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Location
University Park, PA
Project Title
UNDERSCORED
Fiscal Year Awarded
2024
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$900
The artist/collective will be at University Park from February 4th-8th, 2024.
Engagement Activities:
Welcome Event Dance Party
Join local dance groups as they perform to welcome the Ephrat Asherie Dance company to our community. To welcome the New York City club-dance legend, community and Penn State dance groups will each perform a piece, to be followed by remarks from Asherie. Afterward, be ready to share your own moves during a dance party featuring a local DJ.
Film Screening of Check Your Body at the Door
A film about underground House dancers and dancing in New York City’s golden decade, the 1990s.
Featuring interviews and rare dance footage with legendary House dancers, the documentary reveals the virtuosity of the eclectic urban dance style. The film will be followed by a Q&A with dancers.
Performance in Eisenhower Auditorium and Post-performance Discussion