Sam Houston State University

Sam Houston State University, Star dancers from around the world and a “brilliant piece from one of the most iconic choreographers” will be featured on the Sam Houston State University campus when the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater presents a mixed rep program onFriday and Saturday (Feb. 17-18).

The contemporary ballet company will continue its 10th anniversary tour in the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center Dance Theater at 8 p.m. on both days.

The program will include a revival of former Nederlands Dans Theater director and chiefchoreographer Ji?™? Kyli?n’s “27’52”.”

“Ji?™?’s work has an aesthetic that simply resonates with me. There is a refined use of classical vocabulary that is combined with an earthy, grounded, and weighted contemporary quality,” said Dominic Walsh, dance theater founder and artistic director. “This gives his work an emotional and psychological significance.”

The piece, a reference to its full 27 minute and 52 second running time, was created in 2002 for three couples and is the most recent Kyli?n work being performed in theU.S. today.

Described as “unmistakably Kyli?n,” full of dazzling detail and deeply moving partner work, the piece is accompanied by poetic texts that blend eastern spirituality with western notions, and the music is also a mix of cultures.

“Dancing ’27’52″‘ last season was an experience that I will always cherish due to the profound physical and psychological levels the duet took me to,” Walsh said. “I am very much looking forward to the company revisiting this wonderful piece and having another opportunity to share the masterful work of Ji?™? Kyli?n with our audiences.”

Walsh’s “Nessuno,” a work he created in 2010 as one of three finalists of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s National Choreographic Competition, is a work that travels through three chapters, each representing the non-sequential states of being when one discovers a place of belonging, according to Dionne Noble, SHSU dance lecturer.

“I think of the first chapter like a sort of divinity of placement in a time and location, and how one would fit into that environment,” Walsh said. “The second represents a kind of joy, youth, and playfulness within that discovered place, and the third continues the journey of maturation, fullness of ones self and this is represented in the elegance and intricacy of the movement and music.”

“Nessuno” premiered in Germany, performed by Hubbard Street 2, to rave reviews.

The company will also perform “Duets” from Walsh’s award-winning “The Trilogy: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart” that features set design by Houston artist Libbie Masterson.

In the piece, company member Domenico Luciano will reprise his role as “Mozart” and perform stunning duets with Italian dancer Stefania Figliossi, who wowed audiences in the company’s season opener, Noble said.

Luciano will also perform a duet from “Wolfgang” with Japanese ballerina Hana Sakai, who is regarded as one of the most prominent and popular ballet dancers in Japan and currently dances with New National Theatre in Tokyo.

History Of The Foam Finger

History Of The Foam Finger, A general view of a foam finger vendor during the game between the Anaheim Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Edison Field in Anaheim, California. The foam finger or foam hand seen at many sporting events and political rallies. It is a novelty item intended to enhance the experience of a fan by allowing a fan to show support for their team or political candidate in a very visual manner.

The foam finger looks like an oversized hand with an extended index finger and is worn over a fan’s real hand. The surface of the foam finger will often have a name, logo, or slogan, printed on it. The foam finger is also produced in other variations of finger positions, for example: extended thumb and index and pinky, extended index and pinky (see second photo), or extended middle.

In 1978, a high school teacher named Geral Fauss invented the foam finger aka the “we are number one” foam hand, a highly successful and popular piece of sports merchandise. Geral Fauss taught industrial arts at the Cypress Fairbanks ISD in Cypress, Texas. The inventor had a love for design, technical illustration, drafting, and obviously sports.
In 1978, the football team at the high school where Geral Fauss taught had made it into the state finals. Fauss invented the foam finger to show support for the team, to raise funds for the industrial arts club, and as a project that his industrial arts class could produce themselves. The first prototype foam finger was actually made out of plywood and had a painting of a “number one” done in the school’s colors.

Foam Finger History

Foam Finger History, A foam hand, also known as a foam finger, is a sports paraphernalia item worn on the hand to show support for a particular team. The most common version resembles an oversized hand with an extended index finger. Usually the surface displays a silk-screened team name, logo, or other graphic or slogan, such as “We Are #1.” Foam hands are made of open-celled foam; slits in their bases allow them to be worn.

Invented by Geral Fauss in 1978, who originally created the giant finger out of plywood.

Besides being sold at all manner of sporting events and venues as souvenirs, foam fingers are used as fund-raisers for schools and booster clubs as well as corporate promotions.

To date, the majority of “foam hands” have been produced in a planar-like form. However, in early 2009, a product that more-closely replicates the dimensional form of a human hand (like Hulk Hands with an extended finger) was introduced and marketed under the trade name Radhand, a company owned by Vincent DeFelice and Dennis Magner.

Robert Morris University

Robert Morris University:According To showbiz99 As a private, comprehensive institution committed to active learning and student success, Robert Morris University is recognized for integrating liberal arts with a professionally focused, applied education that prepares students for leadership in a rapidly changing world.

Robert Morris University, which has campuses in downtown Pittsburgh and Moon Township, entered the tournament as a number 15 seed after receiving an automatic bid by defeating Quinnipiac University 52-50 in the Northeast Conference championship.

Robert Morris was defeated by Villanova 70-73 in OT, but continues to bounce around the Trending Topics list.

Since the NCAA men’s basketball tournament began seeding teams, there have been 100 games pitting a No. 2 vs. a No. 15 team coming into this year’s tournament.

Robert Morris University vs. Villanova today in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. No. 15 seed in the South Regional, the Robert Morris University men’s basketball team will take on No. 2 seed Villanova out of the Big East Conference Thursday, March 18, at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Robert Morris is making its seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the most by any program in NEC history,