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BYU hosts fall semester Ballet Showcase Nov. 16-17

The Department of Dance at Brigham Young University will present its fall semester Ballet Showcase on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Studio Theatre, 166 Richards Building.

Admission to the performance will be $5. Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling (801) 422-4322 or by visiting performances.byu.edu.

The program will include “Further Down the River,” a piece by BYU faculty member Janalyn Memmott featuring the music of Incubus; a divertissement from the classic ballet “Raymonda” set to the music of Alexander Glazunov; “Capriole Suite,” a number by Suzi Wood, the showcase’s artistic director, with music by Peter Warlock; and “Concealed,” a contemporary ballet set to Karl Jenkins’ music and choreographed by BYU faculty member Shani Robison.

The showcase will also feature a senior project by BYU student Aileen Villalba Tamez.

For more information, contact Suzi Wood at (801) 422-1830.

Writer: Aaron Searle

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