African American Dance Company's Studio Concert

Please join the African American Dance Company at their annual Studio Concert!

Exemplifying keen vigorous expression, eloquence and class, the African American Dance Company captures and conveys the spirit of dance styles of the African Diaspora.

This year's Studio Concert that will take place December 9, 2008 at 7:30pm at Willkie Auditorium on IU's campus. Tickets are $3 and will be sold atthe door.

The African American Dance Company will present their "Collaborations 2009"projects with a spoken word guest artist. This year's theme is "We thePeople...(s)," which probes the inclusiveness of the Constitution of theUnited States in this global society. In addition to the African American Dance Company, there will be guest performances by the students of the Ghanaian Drum and Dance Course taught by Kwesi Brown, which is offered in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Also, students of the Dance in the African Diaspora course, which is offered in the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department and is taught by Prof. Iris Rosa, will perform dances such as the Lamba, the Orisha dance of Elegua from the Afro Cuban tradition, as well as an interactive conga comparsa. There will also be live drumming by the percussionists of Sancocho: Music and Dance Collage and Mr. Kwesi Brown and his students.

You don't want to miss this concert!! We look forward to seeing you there!For more information please contact the African American Arts Institute'sMarketing Office at (812)855-5427.Best regards,