'When The Beat Drops' Dance Film Premiere
Choreographed by School of Dance alumnus Juel D. Lane, 鈥When the Beat Drops鈥 first premiered at Fall Dance in 2015. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 only enjoy the dancing 鈥 I like to challenge people鈥檚 minds and feed people鈥檚 souls,鈥 he says. 鈥淎s a film director, it's about mixing imagination and feeling to get audiences to see another perspective of my art.鈥
Lane directed and choreographed 鈥When the Beat Drops鈥 to explore the relationship between the physical, material world and the sonic world. The film illustrates a harmonious collaboration with students in the School of Dance, School of Filmmaking students Chris Matthews and Ryan Civale, film faculty member and renowned cinematographer John LeBlanc and original score by composer Reggie Croslan.