Art, Entertainment & Performance

Dance

Advisor: Yorelis Trotter, yorelis.trotter@bucknell.edu

Description: The Bisonettes are in existence solely to build spirit for the Bucknell Bison Football Team during half time at games. The vision is to keep the football fans and spectators entertained at half time while simultaneously building the school spirit. The ladies of the Bisonettes will perform a dance routine at half time to engage the crowd.

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Bison Girls Dance Team

Advisor: Tracy Shaynak shaynak@bucknell.edu

Description: Provides entertainment for home basketball games and other campus events. Offers students an outlet to dance.

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Bucknell Swing Club

Advisor: Robin Jacobson rjacobso@bucknell.edu

Description: The swing club is organized to promote appreciation for the dance/art style of swing and the music associated with it!

Visit Our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/SwingClub

Dance Company

Advisor: Er-Dong Hu erdonghu@bucknell.edu

Description: The Dance Company is a student organization whose primary goals are: the presentation of dance concerts for the university, community and region.

Visit Our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/dance_company/

Jelani (African American Cultural Dance Group)

Advisor: Dustyn Martincich, dm048@bucknell.edu

Description: Promote African-American culture through dance and step performances.

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Latino Dance Corner

Advisor: James Lavine, jlavine@bucknell.edu

Description: This club mainly focuses on relieving stress and just having a good time. The students will be introduced to a variety of great social dances such as Salsa, Cha-Cha, Somba, Jive, Rumba, etc. We promise that everyone will have a great workout, and at the same time, learn hot dance moves to show off at parties!

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Take 2 (formerly Zurie Tendaiji)

Advisor: Dustyn Martincich, dm048@bucknell.edu

Description: Provide an outlet for students interested in performing arts as well as African and African American culture. We hope to achieve this effort by fusing together two styles of performing arts: acting and dancing.

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Music

Bucknell Association of Musicians

Advisor: Barry Long, bl027@bucknell.edu

Description: Unite people who are interested in playing in a band, involve more people in music, benefit the campus artistic/musical/cultural life.

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Bucknell Musicians Forum

Advisor: Barry Long, barry.long@bucknell.edu

Description: The purpose of the Bucknell Musicians Forum is for student musicians to meet, collaborate and share their music with other musicians. It will help to foster creativity in the Bucknell community and work to promote interest in music on a wider scale.

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Jazz Band

Conductor: Barry Long, bl027@bucknell.edu

Description The Bucknell University Jazz Band offers students of all majors and academic interests the opportunity to experience modern and historically important literature in a traditional big band environment.:

Visit: Music > Ensembles > Jazz Band for more information.

Orchestra

Advisor: Christopher Para

Description: The Bucknell University Orchestra is the oldest continuous musical organization on campus. Founded in 1889 by Professor Jean Aviragnet, the orchestra is composed of students and faculty from all departments of the university. It is the mission of the orchestra to provide an outlet of musical expression for students and faculty by the performance of a wide variety of orchestral music. The repertoire is carefully chosen both to challenge the skill of the ensemble and to provide an enjoyable experience for players and audience alike.

Visit Our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/orchestra/

Rooke Chapel Choir

Advisor: William A. Payn, Conductor

Description: The Rooke Chapel Choir of Bucknell University, under the direction of William A. Payn, Director of Choral Studies, has gained international recognition for its creative interpretations of some of the most significant twentieth-century American sacred repertory.

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Rooke Chapel Ringers

Advisor: William A. Payn, Conductor

Description: The Bucknell University Rooke Chapel Ringers were organized in 1983 under the direction of William A. Payn. The choir consists of 14 members who are selected by audition and who represent diverse major fields of study at Bucknell University, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business administration, education, and engineering.

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Symphonic Band

Advisor: William Kenny, Conductor

Description:The Symphonic Band is the central ensemble of the University Bands program at Bucknell. Recently, the Band was one of only four university bands from the East selected to perform for the conference of College Band Directors National Association. Membership generally numbers from sixty-five to eighty personnel. Programs are selected from some of the most challenging and rewarding music of the entire band repertoire. Recent programs have included music by such composers as Holst, Grainger, Reed, Copland, Shostakovich, and Whitacre.

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Theatre

Campus Productions

Advisor: Kelly Finley, kelly.finley@bucknell.edu

Description: A professional, student-run organization that produces musical theatre producing performances in the Campus Theatre downtown.

Visit Our Website: www.campusproductions.wordpress.com

Bucknell Multicultural Theatre Ensemble

Advisor: Amy Merena amerena@bucknell.edu

Description: Through plays, improvisation, and other theatrical performances demonstrates the importance of multiculturalism in modern society.

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Cap & Dagger (drama)

Advisor: Anjalee Deshpande Hutchinson adn001@bucknell.edu

Description: The purpose of Cap & Dagger is to train its membership in dramatic work, to foster interest and participation among the Bucknell community in all productions, and to promote high standards in the achievement of the dramatic arts.

Visit Our Website: https://sites.google.com/a/bucknell.edu/cap-and-dagger-2-0/

Musical Theatre Club

Advisor: Gary Grant, gary.grant@bucknell.edu

Description: The Musical Theatre Club offers the talented student body it's only musical theatre outlet in a supportive and creative environment. All are welcome to join!

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We Brake for Nobody (comedy improv)

Advisor: Gary Grant, grantg@bucknell.edu

Description: To produce comedy shows on and off campus; traveling to festivals and competitions as well.

Visit our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/wbfn/

Visual Arts

Art Collective

Advisor: Cynthia Peltier peltier@bucknell.edu

Description: Art Collective offers a non-academic venue for life drawing sessions from professional models.

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Bucknell Film Club

Advisor: Eric Faden efaden@bucknell.edu

Description: Promotes the art of film through creation, exhibition, and awareness of the medium.

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Craft Center

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Culture Couture (fashion club)

Advisor: Paula Davis, pdavilar@bucknell.edu

Description: Provides a laboratory or outlet for students to express themselves and their creativity through the field of fashion and design.

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Photography Club

Advisor: Gretchen Heuges gheuges@bucknell.edu

Description: Provides students with a dark room and an opportunity to learn about black and white photography.

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Voice

The Offbeats

Advisor: David Dean dd033@bucknell.edu

Description: To provide co-ed a cappella music to Bucknell University that will foster music on campus, maximize a cappella exposure, and create a supportive musical community among all the a cappella groups on campus.

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Beyond Unison (coed a cappella singing group)

Advisor: William A. Payne payn@bucknell.edu

Description: Beyond Unison is Bucknell's newest co-educational singing group. We emphasize a productive and challenging atmosphere fueled by fresh contemporary popular arrangements.

Visit Our Website: www.beyondunison.com

Bison Chips (men's a capella singing group)

Advisor: William Payn payn@bucknell.edu

Description: (Bucknell’s all male a cappella group) Provides entertainment to the university in the form of a cappella music. This includes singing for Matriculation and other events.

Visit Our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/chips/

Concert Chorale

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Silhouettes (women's a cappella singing group)

Advisor: Jean Peterson

Description: To provide entertainment for the campus and surrounding communities through a cappella music. (All female)

Visit Our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/silhouettes/

Two Past Midnight (coed a cappella singing group)

Advisor: William Payn payn@bucknell.edu

Description: Vocal, a cappella performance on campus, in the community, and on a traveling basis. (Co-ed)

Visit Our Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/2pm/

Other Performance

Activites & Campus Events

Advisor: Dorsey Spencer, ds066@bucknell.edu and Callie Frieler, cef012@bucknell.edu

Description: ACE is a student-run organization that specializes in bringing entertainment for students to the Bucknell campus. ACE General Membership meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of the month at noon in Arches Lounge on the 3rd floor of the Langone Center. Meetings are open to all Bucknell students.

Visit Our Website: http://my.bucknell.edu/x52923.html (myBucknell login required)

Bucknell Juggling Club

Advisor: Ron Marquette ron.marquette@bucknell.edu

Description: Creating an environment in which members of the Bucknell community can learn to juggle in an atmosphere that promotes friendships within the community.

Visit our Website: http://www.orgs.bucknell.edu/juggling_club/

Concert Committee