UA Dance Company performing Nov. 17-20

11/03/2011

Members of The University of Akron Dance Company perform.


The University of Akron Dance Company (UADC) will present its Fall 2011 Dance Concert Nov. 17-19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at Paul A. Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall, 328 Buchtel Common, on campus.

UA dance students will perform works by faculty choreographers MaryAnn Black, Tom Smith and Robin Prichard. They will also perform a work by guest choreographer Bobby Wesner, artistic director of Neos Dance Theatre.

The concert will feature myriad dance styles that include contemporary ballet, jazz, tap and modern dance set to music from Handel, Gershwin and Broadway's "Hairspray."

Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors and UA faculty/staff, and $6 for students. The box office opens one hour before each performance. A group discount is available in advance for 10 or more patrons.

For additional information and reservations call 330-972-7895. For more information about the nationally recognized dance program at The University of Akron, visit www.uakron.edu/dtaa.


Media contact: Cyndee Snider, 330-972-5196 or cyndee@uakron.edu.