The Artist Series Presents Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble 9/28
By: Gabrielle Sierra
The Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble performance at the Wilson Center for the Arts on Florida State College at Jacksonville's South Campus on Tuesday, September 28th at 7:30PM is an opportunity for audiences to explore aspects of Native American culture they won't find in history books. More than simply an excellent cultural representation of traditional dance, audiences will experience compelling dance theater at its most moving.
Visually dynamic and musically powerful, this year's program, "The Drum is the Thunder, the Flute is the Wind" is a sensational journey in Native American symbolism and aesthetics. Adapted from the traditional dance to welcome the ‘Return of the Thunders,' the performance embraces the Native American arts through six diverse dances, storytelling and a unique presentation of musical skill.The earth renews itself each stormy spring, and Native music and dance celebrates this annual "Return of the Thunders" through simple and powerful instrumentation: the drum is the thunder, the rattle s the rain, the voice is the lightning and the flute is the wind. Each dance, dramatic and inspiring, represents a philosophy or mythology of an aspect of the Native American people. The champion performers of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble show how a clash of thunder keeps rhythm to the beat of the heart, and how a strike of lightning pierces the soul.www.artistseriesjax.org
for more information.
Videos