The dance events of this season include touring artists from around the world and IUP Dance Theater.
With a variety of performances that spans cultures and eras, there is sure to be something for almost every taste from modern to classical to unique collaborations.
View the Events Calendar for Lively Arts.
Daloy Dance Company
Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 8:00 p.m.; Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center
Daloy Dance Company from the Philippines was formed by the acclaimed contemporary dancer Ea Torrado. The company uses its platform as an outlet to discuss societal controversies that are often shared challenges around the world, from culture to culture. On their first tour in the United States, they have assembled a community of dance artists and collaborators from across this great south Asian archipelago.
Blood Wedding
November 4 and 5, 2016, at 7:00 pm; November 6, 2016, at 2:00 pm; Zink Hall Dance Theater
When a young bride-to-be receives a visit from a former paramour on her wedding day, a family blood feud threatens the celebration and sparks a deadly dance of love and deception, family and revenge, beauty and betrayal in this performance based upon Garcia Lorca's classic tale.
Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at 8:00 p.m; Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center
Catch a glimpse of India through this sensual, colorful performance of Taj Express: The Bollywood Music Review. Direct from Mumbai, India, Taj Express fuses traditional Bollywood and modern flare, combining western and eastern culture. This extravaganza will have the audience on the edge of their seat. Come celebrate Valentine's Day in Bollywood.
A New Genesis
April 8, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.; Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center
The IUP Dance Theater and IUP Percussion Ensemble once again combine talent to unfold a new adaptation of Nolan and Johnson's idyllic sci-fi story Logan's Run through the powerful music of Genesis and Phil Collins.
