Dance For World Community This Saturday, 6/8!

Jose Mateo Ballet Theater's annual Dance for World Community Fest is a beautiful event. I've enjoyed going to as a spectator for several years now, and this year I have a quartet of dancers performing a new quartet, "Find me in the Dance Floor." To music by electronic music artist Mark Fell (http://www.markfell.com), the piece goes deeply into the roots of why we enjoy losing ourselves to dance. We perform at 5:20, but be sure to check out as much of the festival as you can.

more info at http://www.danceforworldcommunity.org/

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Sphere at the White-Ellery House Saturday August 5

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