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Dance department moves in mysterious ways The moon turned stucco come spring, but the PSD dance de­ partment had plenty more innovative moves to offer throughout the course of the season. "We've had a really wonderful season," remarked depart­ ment Chair Nancy Matschek. Among the year's major events, she noted, were visits by the internationally renowned Wim Vandekeybus, and Beebee Miller, who also held a residency in the department. The fall opened up with a special musical presentation of Balzac's "Sarrasine" produced by the visiting group Gloria, with a humorous and touching libretto by Neil Bartlett and a thor­ oughly entertaining score courtesy of Nicholas Bloomfield. The celebrated Contemporary Dance Season began with the stunningly graceful presentation by Contraband, "MIRA, Cycle 1," in October. The spring brought a hybrid of dance, music, art and theater with the post-modernist collaboration, "Stucco Moon." Also ever-active was the Judy Patton Dance Company which presented a five-part dance series over the course of the season and concluded by uniting its entire group for a spring-end bash, "Chronicle." —Gregory P. Dorr Far left: Brian Grannam and Kayla Scrivner in Judy Patton Dance Com­ pany’s "Chronicle." Left: Jess Curtis and Julie Kane in Contra­ band’s "MERA, Cycle 1." Above: 'Wim Vandekey­ bus and Company go nuts! Ill