North Carolina Dance Festival Presented at ASU November 12 to 14

Kinetic Dance Works (top) and Appalachian Dance Ensemble (bottom)

ASU’s Department of Theatre and Dance welcomes the North Carolina Dance Festival to the Valborg Theatre from Thursday to Saturday, November 12 to 14. All performances begin at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students, and seating is general admission. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and one hour prior to show time. Patrons can purchase tickets in person, by phone at 828-262-3063 or online by clicking to www.theatre.appstate.edu/performances/.

The North Carolina Dance Festival is a touring production offering performances by professional choreographers and dance artists from across the state. Each evening’s performance highlights a new combination of companies and performers. Performing on Thursday, November 12, are Kinetic Works Dance, Eleanor Smith and Even Exchange Dance Theatre. Performing on Friday, November 13, are Cyrus Art Production and Cindy Mancini. Performing on Saturday, November 14, are Natalie Marrone, Kim Jones and Joan-Nicholas Walker and Courtney Greer. The Appalachian Dance Ensemble, comprising ASU faculty, advanced student choreographers and student dancers, will perform a number of new works together with festival artists.

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Date: Thursday to Saturday, November 12 to 14
Time: 7:00 p.m. each night
Location: Valborg Theatre, ASU Campus
Cost: $12 for adults, $6 for students

For the Appalachian Dance Ensemble, dance faculty Emily Daughtridge has choreographed “Once Was Now,” a dance inspired by the visceral power of memory. Five female dancers flow through brief interactions, pause in reflection and retrograde their paths to a waltzing score. “Out of the fire, a still sound voice,” choreographed by student Jessie Maynard, is a piece that asks the performers to risk vulnerability in an effort to speak truth to the audience. “Whist,” choreographed by student Carrie Harding, is about the nature of secrets and why we keep them. “A-Sheyr,” choreographed by student Jessica O'Keefe, is a whimsical piece regarding the experiences of searching and discovering contentment.

The ASU Department of Theatre and Dance sends loud applause to this season’s 2009-10 sponsors, Boone Bagelry and Joe’s Italian Kitchen, and warmly thanks Stick Boy Bread Company and Tupelo’s World Café for their generous support.

The Valborg Theatre is located at 480 Howard Street, behind the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Parking is available after 5:00 p.m. on campus in faculty lots, the College Street parking deck near the Belk Library and Information Commons and behind the Turchin Center.