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Sneak Peek: Richard Alston Dance Company

February 2, 2017, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location Alexander Kasser Theater
SponsorArts and Cultural ProgrammingCostFREEPosted InPeak Performances
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Sneak Peek
Thurs, February 2nd 6 – 7pm
Kasser Theater

The musical choreography performed by the Richard Alston Dance Company transcends genre and categorization.  Diana Byer, Artistic Director and founder of New York Theatre Ballet, leads an insightful conversation on the integral relationship between music and dance in the work of Richard Alston. 

Come for refreshments at 6:00; conversation begins at 6:15.
Sneak Peeks are pre-show chats that are free and open to the public. No ticket required.

About the speaker:
Diana Byer is the founder and Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet and Ballet School NY. She is a répétiteur for The Antony Tudor Trust, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dance Notation Bureau, an Education Ambassador for The New York Pops, on the Dance Portal Advisory Board of The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, and on the Selection Committees of The Bessies and Clive Barnes Awards. She has staged the ballets of Antony Tudor for American Ballet Theatre and The Hartt School and the ballets of Agnes de Mille for the Alabama Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She coached the principals for the Columbia Pictures film, Center Stage.


Don’t miss performances by Richard Alston Dance Company, Feb. 2-5!

Tickets are no charge for undergraduate students (with valid MSU ID) – pick up your ticket at the Kasser Theater box office.

All other tickets, $20.

For more information, visit peakperfs.org