Hunter College Dance Department Presents 3rd Annual

“Sharing the Legacy” Dance Concert

Dancers Showcase Master Works of the 20th Century

Date: March 20, 2006
Contact: Meredith Halpern (meredith.halpern@hunter.cuny.edu)
Phone: (212) 772-4068

(New York) – The Hunter College Dance Department has announced its 3rd Annual Sharing the Legacy Dance Concerts on April 7th and April 8th at 8pm at the Kaye Playhouse. The program for the two concerts includes historic dance works performed by students from 10 different college dance departments from across the country.

This year’s exciting line up includes performances of José Limón’s The Waldstein Sonata (Hunter College dancers), George Balanchine’s Tarantella (University of South Carolina dancers), and Merce Cunningham’s Changing Steps (NYU Tisch School dancers). The Hunter College Sharing the Legacy Concert provides a unique opportunity to revisit the work of choreographers who have influenced the course of dance in the U.S.

Other colleges participating in the concert are East Carolina University; Mercyhurst College; Northwestern University; Purchase College, SUNY; Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania; University of the Arts; and University of California, Santa Barbara.

In addition to performances, Sharing the Legacy 2006 also includes two days of master classes in various techniques as well as a panel discussion moderated by Sally Sommer with panelists Gia Kourlas, John Jasperse, Carla Peterson, Bill Young and Christalyn Wright. The keynote address will be presented by Urban Bushwomen founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

Tickets for the concert are $20 for adults; $10 for non-Hunter students and seniors; and free for Hunter College students. For more information and tickets, please call the Kaye Box Office at (212) 772-4448.

WHAT:	SHARING THE LEGACY DANCE CONCERTS AT HUNTER COLLEGE
WHEN:	FRIDAY, APRIL 7 & SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2006 8 P.M.
WHERE:	THE KAYE PLAYHOUSE AT HUNTER COLLEGE 68TH STREET AT LEXINGTON AVENUE

About Hunter
With a highly diverse student population of more than 20,000, Hunter is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the first choice among all CUNY applicants. Founded in 1870, the College offers more than 170 undergraduate and graduate programs. Hunter is noted for its professional schools in education, health sciences, nursing and social work, as well as its excellence in the liberal arts. Heralded as the "Crown Jewel of CUNY" by The Princeton Review, Hunter College has a distinguished reputation for nurturing talented minority scientists and meeting the challenge of providing high-quality science education in the 21st century. The College also oversees the Hunter College Campus Schools serving gifted and talented students, preschool through grade 12. For more information about Hunter College, please visit our Web site at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu.

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