March 11, 2009
On Campus

A Combination Of Culture

Wittenberg Welcomes Evidence Dance Company For Witt Series-Sponsored Performance

Wittenberg University's 2008-09 Witt Series has featured award-winning authors, artists and musicians. Next on the schedule is a performance by acclaimed dance company Evidence, under the artistic direction of Ronald K. Brown, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in Kuss Auditorium of the Clark State Performing Arts Center.

The event is co-sponsored by Gil Belles, Wittenberg class of 1962, and The Wittenberg Guild, a women's organization that supports the university through scholarships, campus landscaping, artwork and other fund-raising initiatives.

Founded by Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, N.Y., Evidence "focuses on the seamless fusion of traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word," according to the dance company's Web site. Its mission is to "promote understanding of the human experience in the African Diaspora through dance and storytelling and to provide sensory connections to history and tradition through music, movement and spoken word."

Among his career highlights, Brown has choreographed works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Ko-Thi Dance Company and Philadanco. He also choreographed Regina Taylor's award-winning play, Crowns.

Evidence annually tours throughout the United States, and the dance company has performed internationally as well, including tours through Cuba, Brazil, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Mexico and Senegal. Brown and dancers in the company perform, teach master classes and conduct lecture/demonstrations for young people.

Free tickets may be obtained at the service desk in the Benham-Prince Student Center at Wittenberg or through the box office at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. The phone number there is (937) 328-3874.

The Witt Series is a selection of cultural activities annually presented by Wittenberg University. All Series events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeannine Fox, Series coordinator, at (937) 327-7470 or via e-mail.

Ryan Maurer
Ryan Maurer
Associate Director of Athletics for Communications, Web Strategy & Content

About Wittenberg

Wittenberg's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, Wittenberg has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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