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Dance department to present dance, aerial arts and multimedia concert

CORE Dance 2015 Mirna Minkov HyeYoung Borden-v.photo
HyeYoung Borden and Mirna Minkov perform on the single point lyra in preparation for the CORE Concert Contemporary and Aerial Dance Company's 2015 show.

The UGA CORE Concert Contemporary and Aerial Dance Company will present “The Human Soul Connection,” a dance, aerial dance and multimedia concert, Feb. 25-28 at 8 p.m. in the New Dance Theater of the dance building on Sanford Drive.

Tickets, which are $16, $10 for students and seniors, are available through the Tate Student Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu, by phone at 706-542-4400 or at the door beginning at 7 p.m. each evening of the concert.

“The Human Soul Connection” will guide the audience through an exploration of the human soul. Atlanta-based dance companies Staibdance and Zoetic Dance Ensemble will join students on stage.

“In this presentation of repertory and new works that explore the human soul connection, we will highlight the talent of UGA student artists,” said Bala Sarasvati, CORE artistic director and the Jane Willson Professor in the Arts. “We also will showcase several alums who exemplify continued artistic and creative development in their career endeavors.”

UGA students who will take part in the concert are Ronnie J. Anderson, Meg Babcock Adams, Michael Ball, Alexis Birts, Amy Chambers, Emily Daniels, Mirna Minkov, Francesca Mokry and Tylar Smith.

A preview video of the performance is at http://youtu.be/H6gPCtPJ-DY.