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Ivy Dance Exchange in Concert

Presented by Dance Program (Office for the Arts)
Location: Harvard Dance Center
60 Garden St., Cambridge

Tickets on Sale: 10/9/2009

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Date/Time: Friday 12/4 07:00 PM Add to iCal | Buy Online
Ticket Prices: Regular: $12.00, Seniors (65+): $8.00; Students: $8.00

Date/Time: Saturday 12/5 07:00 PM Add to iCal | Buy Online
Ticket Prices: Regular: $12.00, Seniors (65+): $8.00; Students: $8.00



Students from Brown, Harvard, and Yale Universities unite for a diverse and exciting collaborative performance featuring works by acclaimed choreographers Twyla Tharp, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Battle, Trey McIntyre, and Lacina Coulibaly, as well as original student choreography.

Continuing in the collaborative spirit of 2008’s immensely successful Ivies@Cunningham shared performance in New York City, Ivy Dance Exchange in Concert brings together diverse and exciting performances from Brown, Harvard, and Yale Universities. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see talented young dancers share the stage with master works of modern and contemporary dance.

The highlight of the offerings from Brown University is Robert Battle’s energetic, dynamic, and humorous Rush Hour, set to a percussive score by John Mackey. Brown’s dance company of undergraduates is dedicated to performing, teaching, and revisiting choreographic masterworks.

Theater Studies at Yale University presents three dances: Yvonne Rainer’s renowned Trio A, Twyla Tharp’s intriguing and groundbreaking Torelli, and a new work by contemporary West African choreographer Lacina Coulibaly, who seeks to fuse European contemporary dance techniques with his traditional African dance roots.

Students from Harvard University will perform four works: a world premiere by innovative, engaging choreographer Trey McIntyre, a delightful, humorous return to prom nights by Boston choreographer Brenda Divelbliss, and two works by Harvard students, a powerful spectacle based on the Pygmalion myth, and a playful, rhythmic work set to the music of Tigger Benford.