Denison University’s Department of Dance will present “Eat / Love / Dance,” a concert, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-11, in the Theatre Arts Building, Ace Morgan Theatre (211 West College Street). The performance is free and open to the public.

“Eat / Love / Dance” features works by dance faculty Stafford C. Berry Jr. and guest artists Julie Fox and Rachael Riggs-Leyva. Fox’s original contemporary piece, “Fruit in the Downstage Right Corner,” will lead off the performance. Featuring seven Denison students, an original composition by the Department of Dance’s resident musician Terrence Karn, and a little fruit inspiration thrown in to sweeten the experience, this work explores the choices choreographers make to convey meaning through movement and perspective. “Vivaldiana” (1969), a classical ballet created by choreographer Jon Rodriquez and reconstructed by Riggs-Leyva, holds the center spot on the program. Reconstructed from the Labanotation score, this piece will be performed en pointe by six Denison students. The evening’s performance will conclude with Berry’s group work, “Rhythm is the Constant.” This energetic piece features a cast of 13 Denison students performing contemporary African dance accompanied by Karn and student musicians on African drums.

For information, call 740-587-6712.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Dance performance, “Eat / Love / Dance,” at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-11, in the Theatre Arts Building, Ace Morgan Theatre (211 West College Street). Free and open to the public. No reservations necessary. For information, call 740-587-6712.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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Barbara Stambaugh

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(740) 587-8575