324 MTSU DANCE THEATRE READIES TO DELIVER ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT

Dancers Will Perform Works by Guest Choreographers Badu-Younge & Chang

(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU Dance Theatre will present its annual Spring Dance Concert at 7:30 nightly April 19 -21 at MTSU’s Tucker Theatre.
Kim Neal Nofsinger, director of the dance company, said, “This semester's concert features work by international guest artists and has dances from several dance genres. Seven company members will perform guest artist Zelma Badu-Youunge's ‘Crash,’ a humorous work showing the a unique group of individuals whose lives intertwine on the street.”
Nofsinger said Badu-Younge is a specialist in West African dance who incorporate traditional movement in a contemporary framework.
The spring concert also will feature "Ash Wind" by Chung-Fu Chang, a native of Taiwan.
“ This lush, beautiful work provides an insight into the fraility of life and is influenced by an Asian aesthitic in its visual poetry,” Nofsinger remarked.
Tap, jazz and modern works choreographed by faculty members Elaine Husted, Nancy Ammerman and Nofsinger will complete the concert.
“These dances range from traditional to contemporay artisitc viewpoints and incorporate the 40 members of MTSU Dance Theatre,” Nofsinger said, regarding the company whose members represent a variety of majors from across campus.
Students selected for the this ensemble are required to enroll in technique classes, attend Saturday morning classes and rehearse a minimum of three hours per week for each piece they are dancing.
“The dedication of these students is evident within the quality of the concert that will be presented,” the director observed.
• TICKET INFO: Tickets for the Spring Dance Concert may be purchased at the door on the evening of the performance. Ticket prices range from $4 to $8. MTSU students will be admitted free of charge with a valid ID.
For more information please call (615) 494-8810 or visit the department’s Web site at www.mtsu.edu/~theatre.

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