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Contact Improvisation Jam

Come join in the contact improvisation jam, a participatory event exploring this dance technique, in which participants use physical points of contact with one another to explore and improvise movement together. It will be led by Alito Alessi, longtime contact improvisation practitioner, pioneering artistic director of the mixed-ability company DanceAbility International, and Guggenheim fellow. His DanceAbility method has been extremely influential worldwide in opening the doors of contemporary dance to be more accessible to people with disabilities.

Raphael Xavier Ground-Core Technique Class

Rooted in Xavier’s own Ground-Core technique (a Somatic dance technique) the class allows for each participant to identify and strengthen his/her own core, creating an awareness of how it shifts and moves throughout space. The instructor deconstructs various breaking movements which participants are then taught to perform. By making this movement accessible to any body type, the class helps create a new vocabulary for the practitioner, allowing for a better understanding of the body within all dance forms.

Afro House Sound Experiment Workshop

The Afro House Sound Experiment Workshop aims to encourage the exploration of noise, sound and music in a creative, enjoyable and interactive experience! Come and rock out with Scott Patterson, artistic director of Afro House, and a collection of musicians, sound artists and music lovers to create the sound that will be used in Afro House's Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe. 

Lily Afshar

The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at UMD is excited to host an extraordinary artist, Lily Afshar, a true citizen of the world. Acclaimed as "one of the world's foremost classical guitarists" according to Public Radio International, Lily Afshar is a virtuosa who brings passion to her performance. Her unique life story finds expression in her art.

The Wizard of Oz in Concert

After a tornado whisks away a young Kansas farm girl, Dorothy, to the magical land of Oz, she starts her quest to find the mighty Wizard of Oz who has the power to send her home. Along the way she meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a Cowardly Lion who help her on her journey, as well as a couple of witches and some munchkins!

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