Connecticut College News

NEW LONDON, Conn. - More than 40 Connecticut College dancers will perform choreographed works by dance professors Shani Collins, David Dorfman, Heidi Henderson and Adele Myers in the Dance Department´s Fall Concert Dec. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. The evening´s program will also include a modernized version of "Swan Lake" by distinguished guest artist Robyne Watkin, a piece by guest artist Monica Bill Barnes and student-choreographed works by Lily Ockwell ´10 and Liz Young ´10. The students´ pieces will also be performed at the 2010 American College Dance Festival Association´s New England Region Conference at Boston University Feb. 10 - 14. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $6 for students and seniors. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (860) 439-2787. About Connecticut College Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college´s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu. --CC--

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