Performing Arts Series presents w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre

Repertoire w88 online game ensemble to perform Nov. 2; free student session Oct. 31

w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre Company

The Performing Arts Series will present the w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre Company Thursday, Nov. 2, at Nightingale Concert Hall.

Performing Arts Series presents w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre

Repertoire w88 online game ensemble to perform Nov. 2; free student session Oct. 31

The Performing Arts Series will present the w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre Company Thursday, Nov. 2, at Nightingale Concert Hall.

w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre Company

The Performing Arts Series will present the w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre Company Thursday, Nov. 2, at Nightingale Concert Hall.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of the Arts is hosting w88 online game Washington Dance Theatre Company at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, at the University of Nevada, Reno's Nightingale Concert Hall.

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Stylistically, she fuses African and Afro-Haitian dance. She also incorporates the dance styles of gospel church, classical ballet, modern, street, theatrical, hip-hop, while drawing from various ideas and issues. The company is composed of athletic dancers, many from the inner city in Los Angeles and trained by w88 online game herself. These dancers bring a charisma and interpretative power to every dance.

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She has garnered numerous awards and honors, and, her works have been commissioned by major foundations and dance-presenting institutions, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the James Irvine Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and AT&T. w88 online game Washington founded the company in 1980 with her husband, Erwin Washington, to provide a creative outlet for minority dance artists in the inner city. The company has danced in more than 150 cities in the United States, as well as abroad in Germany, Spain, Kosovo, Mexico, Canada, China and Russia.

As a leading dance educator, w88 online game and her company will work closely with University music and dance students giving several workshops and masterclasses. Free and open to the public, there is a "dancers collaborating with musicians" session. This class will be held at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Nightingale Concert Hall.

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The University of Nevada, Reno Performing w88 online game Series receives financial support from the National Endowment for the w88 online game, a federal agency; the Nevada w88 online game Council, a state agency; the City of Reno; the University of Nevada, Reno; the University of Nevada, Reno Graduate Student Association; and The Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno. Hotel rooms are provided by Eldorado Resorts and marketing support by CLM Design.

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