The Artist Series Presents Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble 9/28

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.

The Ensemble's talents and mastery of Native American artistic traditions has been internationally recognized time and again in the group's short five-year period together.

"Rhythmically entrancing, [with] visually astounding statements about the human condition..." - The Washington Post

Instantly felt by any observer, the performance is not just entertainment, it's an interactive gateway into Native American culture and beliefs portrayed through compelling dance theater.

Recent appearances by the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble include the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, a follow-up performance at the NMAI in New York City, the World Culture Open at the Lincoln Center (sponsored in part by the United Nations), and a residency at the University of Arizona. Future performances include a return to the Smithsonian in New York, followed by a dance at Symphony Space in Manhattan.

The Kevin LockE NATIVE DANCE ENSEMBLE will be performed at the WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 7:30PM. Tickets cost $34.50. Discounts are available for groups of 10+ by calling (904) 632-3228 or groupsales@fscj.edu.

To purchase tickets by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover or for more information, please call The Artist Series Box Office at (904) 632-3373 (toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY.)

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www.artistseriesjax.org
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