KU’s Fall Dance Concert opens Nov. 12

[embedded content] LAWRENCE — Attendees to the University Dance Company Fall Concert should expect an array of dance styles reflecting our diverse world. “Nina Simone said it best: ‘The artist’s duty is to reflect the times,’” said guest choreographer Amirah Sackett, an internationally recognized hip-hop dancer, choreographer, educator and activist whose work “Olive Branch” will serve as the concert’s finale. Performances are at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. Nov. 24 in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall. Choreography featured in the Fall Concert was created in conversation with the Department of Theatre & Dance performance season’s themes of fearlessness and breaking barriers. For more details and to purchase tickets online, visit the KU Dance website. The concert will be livestreamed via CUR8. To learn more and purchase a livestream ticket, visit the KU Theatre streaming site. Sackett was in residency this fall to teach master classes and choreograph a work, which features popping, locking and house dance moves. Department of Theatre & Dance faculty choreographers Ashley Brittingham, Claire Buss, Michelle Heffner Hayes and Marisa Plasencia also have created pieces for the concert. Student-led and choreographed works from Jayhawk Tap Co. will provide entertainment. “Performing for the...