ϺƵ Theatre and Film presents ‘Dance Nation’
Sarah Manriquez
907-474-5972
Nov. 6, 2023
The University of ϺƵ Fairbanks Department of Theatre and Film will present the play “Dance Nation” 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.
“If you were ever a 13-year-old girl, Clare Barron’s daring, raw ‘Dance Nation’ will probably hit you hard,” according to a 2018 review by Sara Holdren in New York magazine. “It’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.”
Daniel Ponickly, executive director of the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra and a guest artist with the ϺƵ Department of Theatre and Film, directs the production.
Tickets are $10 for students; $20 for seniors, military members and ϺƵ employees; and $25 for adults. Buy . For more information, contact Virginia "By" Valentine at 907-474-6590 or vbvalentine@alaska.edu.
The ϺƵ Department of Theatre and Film teaches courses in media and performing arts, technology, theory and criticism. ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Daniel Ponickly, 907-474-5407, djponickly@alaska.edu
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