Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center (Alexandria, VA)
Modern dance company Jane Franklin Dance presents Sound Walk, a blend of dance, live music, and collaboration from the local artistic community. The concert features dances set to music by Gina Biver's Splash, Nova String Quartet (sponsored by American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras), and Alexandria Choral Society Children's Chorus.
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Just as an audience is captivated by the merging of unusual notes and off-beat percussion, visitors to the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College will be mesmerized by the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center. The facility took center stage in Northern Virginia in September, 2001 with the opening of its breathtaking 1,000 seat Mary Collier Baker Theater, the
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<p>Jane Franklin Dance brings together premier dance, live music, and artistic and community collaboration in Sound Walk. From duet marimbas, to a string quartet, to an original music composition that incorporates the sounds of neighborhood workshops, to a chorus of youth voices, each dance utilizes the power of collaboration to combine artistic comment about the ever changing community with the people who inhabit it.</p>
<p>The concert features premier performances by Jane Franklin Dance with music by Gina Biver's Splash, ensemble Nova String Quartet sponsored by American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, and Alexandria Choral Society Children's Chorus.</p>
<p>Photo: Enoch Chan.
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Jane Franklin Dance celebrates movement and makes dance accessible to a wide range of audiences through public performances, community engagement, dance education, and collaborations with artists from other disciplines.