Dartmouth Events

Dada Masilo's "Swan Lake"

Johannesburg-born dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo revisits this classic through a South African lens.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Hopkins Center Moore Theater
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Fee required. Tickets required.

This brash and breathtaking young South African dancer and choreographer reimagines Western classics through a contemporary African eye, joyfully weaving ballet with African dance. In this internationally acclaimed rendition of Swan Lake, Masilo and her company merge fluffy white tutus and bare feet, airborne jetés and earth-bound shimmies, tackling issues of societal pressure, segregation and homophobia with beauty and subversive wit.

Performance contains partial nudity.

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This event is part of Dartmouth's Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Celebration.  For information on the celebration and to see all the events visit www.dartmouth.edu/mlk

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Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.