Thursday, February 28, 2008

Garth Fagan Dance will perform at 8 p.m. on March 11 in Kenan Auditorium at University of North Carolina Wilmington. There will be a meet the artists discussion following the performance.

Garth Fagan is a Tony Award-winning choreographer of Broadway's The Lion King. Hailed as "a true dance original" by the New York Post, Fagan's dance style draws from modern, Afro-Caribbean traditions, ballet and the rule-breaking experimentation of the post-modern.

Tickets are $6 for UNCW and area students, $14 for faculty/staff, alumni, seniors and $18 for the general public. Call the Kenan Box Office at 910.962.3500. Campus members may visit Sharky's Box Office in the Fisher Student Center to purchase tickets. Group discounts available.

Members of the dance company will conduct a dance master class for intermediate levels using the Fagan technique from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10 at the Dance Cooperative (118 S. 17th Street (downtown). Free and open to the public but space is limited. Call UNCW Presents at 910.962.7972 or visit www.uncw.edu/presents for more info.