Date/Time
Oct 24, 2014 - Oct 26, 2014
8:00 pm
Location
Ashamu Studio
83 Waterman Street
Providence, RI
(401) 863-2838
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Tags
Dancing, Educational-for-kids, Family, Local, music, Theater, To do in Providence, To do in Rhode Island
The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies will present an eclectic mix of new and established choreography.
This year’s concert features choreography by Stephanie Turner; Brown dancers in a new work by Gwi Young Bae; and Dance Extension, Brown’s resident student dance company, in works by Donald McKayle, David Parsons, and Brown alumna, Meg Weeks. Weeks will also perform her solo piece, Untitled (Roof Dance), with video by Brown alumnus, Jomo Fray. Vocals for McKayle’s piece will be performed live by an a cappella men’s quartet from RPM Voices of Rhode Island.
Set against the new pieces of Turner, Bae, and Weeks, Dance Extension will perform work by Donald McKayle and David Parsons. McKayle and Parsons are legends of the dance community and access to their work is made possible by the work of the American Dance Legacy Initiative (ADLI). ADLI produces innovative materials and programs designed to engage artists, educators, and the general public with participatory viewing and dancing experiences that connect with American heritage, building a dance literate public.
The concert will be held in the intimate Ashamu Studio in Lyman Hall on campus at Brown University. The studio offers both traditional theatre seating, and floor cushions for an even closer view of the action.