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in Canada and across the North Atlantic back to Norway. It was a race against time and in waters with drifting ice, increasing darkness and autumn gales. They have credited their successful voyage on innovation, using state-of-the-art communication technology, good teamwork and a combination of thorough preparation and improvisation. Thorleifsson is an experienced mariner and an organizational developer. His ideas and perspectives are based on his own experiences from business, organizational

gales. “We have to analyze challenges thoroughly,” Thorleifsson said. “My friend BØrge has survived all these expeditions because he is a pessimist.” Thorleifsson credited their successful voyage to innovation, using state-of-the-art communication technology, good teamwork and a combination of thorough preparation and improvisation. Thorleifsson said he hopes his work will bring awareness to the issue of global warming. “I hope that the companies and actors in the future will be responsible

required ingredient. This year, that ingredient is duck. Each chef has to prepare their duck in two classical cuts and, from there, what they do is up to them. Thinking resourcefully, chefs are to infuse their dish with local food available to them. This will change with the season and requires creativity and thought. These kinds of challenges are exactly what Blessum is looking for. “There’s so much you gain from it,” Blessum said. The judges will want to see improvisation and resourcefulness

minor to focus more on technique. Courses, such as Dance and Culture, will be added along with Ballet, Modern and Hip-Hop Technique, Dance Production, Intro to Dance, Dance Composition and Improvisation. Tickets for Dance 2015 are $8 General Admission, $5 Senior Citizens and Alumni, $3 PLU Community, Students and 18 and under. Tickets are available at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center, 253-535-7411 [credit/debit/cash), and can be purchased at the door before the show [cash only

study.” While the Elizabethan language requires some study and understanding, Anderson teaches students that Shakespeare is more about improvisation. “The secret to good Shakespeare is finding a sense of play between actor and audience within that structure,” Anderson explains. “One popular stereotype of Shakespearean acting often invokes a stodgy and impenetrable formality. This comes with a false label of theatre as ‘high culture.’ Shakespeare’s work was always meant for a mixed, popular audience

choreographer; original choreography is strongly encouraged when possible. Do my audition videos have to be unique just for this scholarship? No, they do not. We can accept clips from performance videos, class work, or improvisation in your dance genres. Where do I upload my video submissions? We strongly prefer videos uploaded to an outside video host, such as YouTube or Vimeo. Many services are free when you sign up with your email address. In the online application, we have an info box to paste the link

featuring her fourth cast of dancers. “Each of the six dancers represent different characters, qualities and emotions, and memorize those parts from a structured improvisation,” Winchester said. “It’s complex.” Simply, this piece is designed by chaos, meant to be fun, but also very specific. The dancers analyze the story into dance through the process of dramaturgy, the technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation. This is what defines Vonnegut’s description of female shorthand typing

different characters, qualities and emotions, and memorize those parts from a structured improvisation,” Winchester said. “It’s complex.” Simply, this piece is designed by chaos, meant to be fun, but also very specific. The dancers analyze the story into dance through the process of dramaturgy, the technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation. This is what defines Vonnegut’s description of female shorthand typing pools in the 1950s. However, Winchester’s choreography itself is not the

2009 release, Wait For Me. July 31 The Rob Hutchinson Group Hutchinson teaches music theory, orchestration, analysis, counterpoint, improvisation and composition at the University of Puget Sound. He is also a jazz bassist and organizes and appears at the Jazz in the Rotunda series at the UPS. His band, the Rob Hutchinson Group, includes Kareem Kandi on saxophone, David Deacon-Joyner on keyboards and Jacques Willis on drums and performs original compositions in the jazz/rock fusion style of groups

jazz music. “A jazz combo is a smaller, more intimate ensemble that tends to emphasize improvisation and spontaneous interaction over more formalized, written-out music that is more native to the larger 20-piece band,” explains Deacon-Joyner. “A ‘little big band’ is bigger than a combo, (but) smaller than a ‘big band,’” he says. “This group totals from eight to 10  players, five or six wind instruments and a rhythm section. This lean, versatile instrumentation can feature both intricate written-out