Dance

Group of dancers on a stage during a performance

Filmmaker to screen dance film at Hazleton about family’s Holocaust survival

Filmmaker and Texas Christian University Professor of Dance Suki John will visit Penn State Hazleton on Thursday, April 18, to present her film detailing the experiences of her family before, during and after the Holocaust. The free event will be held at 1:30 p.m. in room 115 of the Evelyn Graham Academic Building and via Zoom. The event is open to the public.
Six dancers—each sporting a braided or otherwise interesting hairstyle and baggy and tassled costumes—are shown in suspended jumps and kicks.

Urban Bush Women

Dance-theater troupe Urban Bush Women, whose innovative programs seek to challenge assumptions about the impact of dance, will perform “Hair & Other Stories” Thursday, March 14. The program uses humor, music and dance to explore notions of social justice.