The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill on Thursday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. They will present a new work called Shadow Cities. The performance is 60-minutes, without an intermission.
There will be a pre-performance talk with Ephrat Asherie and Arturo O’Farrill from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium.
Ephrat Asherie collaborates with Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Arturo O’Farrill in the company’s newest creation, Shadow Cities. Bringing together Ephrat Asherie Dance’s exhilarating choreography that remixes and reconnects various street and club dance styles and an original composition featuring O’Farrill’s trademark Latin jazz sound, Shadow Cities explores what it means to be and to feel the in-between.
With a cast of seven dancers and four musicians, the performers explore the myriad ways they feel split between cities, memories and generations, encountering their most enlivened selves in unexpected moments.
About Ephrat Asherie Dance
Founded in 2012, New York City based Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD), is made up of a dynamic group of multi-faceted street and club dance artists. A dance company dedicated to honoring the ethos of the underground club community, EAD is rooted in Black and Latine vernacular dance, including breaking, hip hop, house, waacking and the New York style hustle.
About Ephrat Asherie
Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie is a NYC-based choreographer, performer and b-girl. A Bessie Award winner for Innovative Achievement in Dance, Asherie creates work for the dynamic group of dancers in her company, Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD). Dedicated to honoring the ethos of NYC’s underground club community, EAD explores the inherently complex and dynamic qualities of various Black and Latine vernacular forms, including breaking, hip hop, house, and waacking. Asherie has received numerous awards to support her work including Dance Magazine’s inaugural Harkness Promise Award, a Jerome Artist Fellowship and two fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
About Arturo O’Farrill (Composer, Musician, Piano)
Mexican-American pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill stands as a towering figure in contemporary music, renowned for his genre-defying virtuosity, leadership, and unwavering commitment to social justice through music. Hailed by DownBeat as “one of our greatest living pianists”, O’Farrill bridges the gap between traditional Latin rhythms, modern jazz, and contemporary composition, continually pushing the boundaries of the art form while maintaining a profound connection to his roots.
TICKETS
Tickets are $30 for adults, $24 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $20 for youth 18 and under, $20 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $20 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Special promo code for youth dancers: $10 tickets are available for local dance students and their accompanying parent/guardian. Use code SHADOW at checkout, after selecting seats. Online only at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at lisa.leighton@bucknell.edu.
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