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DESCRIPTION:THE ROZSA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS\n\nNAILA ANSA
 RI'S\nMOVEMENT OF JOY\n\nRun time TBD | General admission seating | Public
  welcome\n\n \n\nNaila Ansari dances to a live performance of "Lift Every 
 Voice and Sing" by Drea D'Nur featuring Malcom Parson\n\nPROGRAM\n\nThe Mo
 vement of Joy is an ongoing practice aimed to amass joy testimonials that 
 meditate on remembering and understanding the movement histories that live
  in our physical bodies through performance\, film\, writing\, archiving\,
  and oral traditions.\n\nWitness the joy of Black women and a host of mult
 idisciplinary artists who will create movements\, songs\, and poetry\, fro
 m the stories shared by these women. We will close with an immersive exper
 ience of community joy.\n\nContent Considerations // none\n\nABOUT\n\nA na
 tive of Buffalo\, New York\, Naila Ansari (she/her) is an award-winning ch
 oreographer\, director\, and performing artist. She is a distinguished MFA
  graduate from the University at Buffalo in Dance and a Cum Laude undergra
 duate of Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts Program. Ansari is a
 n original and former principal dancer for the August Wilson Center Dance 
 Ensemble. The company was named “Top 25 Dance Companies to Watch” in D
 ance Magazine for the 2012-2013 season\, featured at Jacob's Pillow and Su
 mmerStage NYC at Central Park. Ansari has danced and performed works for t
 he legendary Lula Washington Dance Theatre out of Los Angeles\, CA. She ha
 s had the privilege of dancing works by Robert Battle\, Kyle Abraham\, Cam
 ille A. Brown\, Darrell Grand Moultrie\, Sidra Bell\, and Trebien Pollard\
 , to name a few. Ansari's choreography has been set on a host of colleges\
 , universities\, professional theatres\, and commercial projects.\n\nStude
 nt Rush tickets are available 30 minutes before the performance. Email roz
 sa@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1906 to skip the line by reserving your tickets
  in advance.\nRozsa Presenting Series: You shouldn’t have to travel hour
 s for outstanding events\, so the Rozsa is bringing them to you.\n\nACKNOW
 LEDGEMENTS\n\n\n\nThis program/lecture is supported by the MICHIGAN ARTS A
 ND CULTURE COUNCIL and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.\n\nThis progra
 m/lecture is partially funded/sponsored by the Visiting Professor Program 
 which is funded by a grant to the Office of the Provost from the State of 
 Michigan's King-Chavez-Parks Initiative.
GEO:47.1175;-88.541695
LOCATION:Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts\, Backstage | Dr. James A. an
 d Margaret C. Black Performance Hall
SUMMARY:The Rozsa Presents: Naila Ansari's Movement of Joy
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.mtu.edu/event/nailaansari_22
CATEGORIES:Arts and Entertainment
CATEGORIES:Recreation and Wellness
CATEGORIES:Dance
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