This performance is free and open to the public. Merrill's interest in this book arose when she re-read it during her junior year. She choreographed two dances for last spring's dance performance, based on Carroll's stories of Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and the Cheshire Cat. I received such a wonderful response that I decided to pursue my interest in the novel and do some more choreography based on it. Merrill is presenting this performance as partial completion of her Plan of Concentration, Marlboro's version of the undergraduate major.
Work is evaluated in an oral examination with an outside expert.
For her research paper, Merrill is writing on how the characters in Wonderland help to invert Alice's world to create her journey. She is also exploring dance composition and performance with an emphasis on narrative dance, and how narrative can influence body movement. The Whittemore Theater is fully accessible.