BRUNSWICK — Moments of quiet introspection to bold exuberance highlight the December Dance Concert, presented by Bowdoin College’s Department of Theater and Dance. Dec.4-6 at 8 p. m. The performance showcases dance repertory classes alongside a new dance film and guest performers from Bates College.

Dance faculty Gwyneth Jones spearheads two repertory projects. Enthusiastic beginners boogie, shimmy, jump, slide, and spin around the dance floor to a selection of popular tunes bookended by Jake Shimbakuro’s renditions of “Let’s Dance” and “Thriller.” For the intermediate group, Jones presents “En Banc” with one woman, one man, and two benches to a vocal score by Caroline Shaw and “Roomful of Teeth.” Dance faculty Charlotte Griffin directs the advanced students in a vibrant quintet, to the compelling music of Philip Glass. The students of these repertory classes take the stage, some for the first time, to generate shared experiences for the Bowdoin community.

Guest artists and Bates dance faculty, Rachel Boggia and Carol Dilley, perform Her Story Repeats Itself, a touching duet that evokes both the relentless pace and graceful inevitability of time passing. In Rooms, a dance film by Paul Sarvis, images of family, shelter, entrapment, youth and age collide and fold into one another. Sarvis’s film has screened at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Dance on Camera Festival in New York and at assorted venues internationally. Lighting designer Michael Schiff-Verre and costume designer Julie McMurry contribute their artistry to make the December Dance Concert a vivid experience.

The Association of Bowdoin Friends will host a closing night reception. Pickard Theater is located in Memorial Hall, on the corner of Bath Road and Maine Street.