¾«¶«Ó°Ņµ Theatre and Film presents ā€˜Dance Nation’

The ¾«¶«Ó°ŅµDepartment of Theatre and Film will present the play ā€œDance Nationā€ in the Salisbury Theatre on Nov. 10-19, 2023.

The play explores the passions, doubts, complexities and ferocity of a teen dance ensemble, focused through the lens of their later-adult eyes.

ā€œIf you were ever a 13-year-old girl, Clare Barron’s daring, raw ā€˜Dance Nation’ will probably hit you hard,ā€ according to a 2018 review by Sara Holdren in New York magazine. ā€œIt’s a brave, visceral, excitingly off-kilter barbaric yawp of a play. And it gets at something excruciatingly tender: the burden of modesty on young American women.ā€

Daniel Ponickly, executive director of the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra and a guest artist with the ¾«¶«Ó°Ņµ Department of Theatre and Film, directs the production.

Tickets are $10 for students; $20 for seniors, military members and ¾«¶«Ó°Ņµ employees; and $25 for adults. Buy . For more information, contact Virginia "By" Valentine at 907-474-6590 or vbvalentine@alaska.edu

The ¾«¶«Ó°Ņµ Department of Theatre and Film teaches courses in media and performing arts, technology, theory and criticism. ADDITIONAL CONTACTDaniel Ponickly, 907-474-5407, djponickly@alaska.edu

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