Cleveland State University issued the following announcement on March 1.
Two performances conjure springtime with colorful displays, world premiere work
CLEVELAND (March 1, 2022) – The 2022 Cleveland State University Spring Dance Concert will celebrate the dance program’s return to the Allen Theatre on Playhouse Square for the first time since 2019. The main stage will host two performances, March 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The concerts will include works by guest artists Cleveland native Antonio Brown (artistic director of AntonioBrownDance and formerly of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company), as well as street dance theater/hip-hop repertory artist Teena Marie Custer of Ephrat Asherie Dance in NYC, Cha Lee Chan (formerly of the Hong Kong Dance Company) and acclaimed choreographer Peter Chu.
CSU’s professional dance company-in-residence GroundWorks DanceTheater will perform, as will an array of CSU dance faculty. The CSU Dance Company and CSU Dance Group will round out the bill.
“These repertory concerts consist of both newly created and restaged works that represent varied artistic styles, traditions and music,” said Holly Holsinger, chair and associate professor of CSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance. “Audience members can expect to experience a wide range of contemporary work to feed their senses.”
The diverse slate of performance styles careens from colorful, beautiful shapes of traditional Chinese Fan dances, to an upbeat, poetic display of urban pulsating downbeats. Attendees will also get their first look at an excerpt from Chu’s yet-to-be-titled world premiere dance work.
Tickets are $5 with open, unassigned seating and can be purchased online.
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About Cleveland State University
Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution that provides a dynamic setting for Engaged Learning. With nearly 16,000 students, ten colleges and schools and more than 175 academic programs, CSU was again chosen for 2021 as one of America’s best universities by U.S. News & World Report, including the #1 public university in Ohio for social mobility. Find more information at www.csuohio.edu.
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