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Walter Kennedy and Diane Vivona rehearse The Deep Field at the Dance Theater Workshop in New York City for Walter Kennedy and Dancers.
Concert: Guest instructors help dance classes
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Department Chair Jenifer Craig said
the guest instructors helped create a
community in the dance department.
“We love having them interact
with students and a great way to do
that is to have them teach class,” she
said. “It’s inspiring for students to
work with dancers from the profes
sional world.”
Lewitzky, who was an artist and
activist for the arts, shared her pas
sions with Eugene on numerous oc
casions. Craig will introduce the Le
witzky-choreographed excerpts
during the show by giving a back
/
ground on the dances themselves
and Lewitzky’s contributions to Eu
gene.
“She gave a lot to this communi
ty,” Craig said. “She taught here,
she was very supportive of the
dance department and the local
arts scene, and she was the first
dancer to present works for the
Oregon Bach Festival.”
Vivona, who performed in the
Bella Lewitzky company for five
years, said the show will entertain
viewers as well as educate them
about an important figure in dance
history.
“I hope the audience comes away
with enjoying the choreography and
also an understanding of Bella, her
place in dance history, and how she
lives on with Walter and other
dancers who continue to teach her
works,” Vivona said.
“Walter Kennedy and Dancers”
will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets cost $10 for stu
dents and $15 to $20 for general ad
mission; they are available at the
EMU Ticket Office or the Hult Center
box office at 682-5000.
natchilingerian @ dailyemerald. com
IN BRIEF
Folk singer receives award
ROME — The singer once known
as Cat Stevens will receive a peace
prize from a foundation headed by
former leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Yusuf Islam is expected to attend
Wednesday's ceremony in Rome,
where he’ll receive the Man for
Peace award from Gorbachev, said
Enzo Cursio, a spokesman for the
Gorbachev Foundation.
In September, the British musi
cian was expelled from the United
States after authorities diverted his
London-to-Washington flight to
Maine to remove him, saying he
was suspected of ties to terrorism.
Islam will receive the award “for
his dedication to promote peace the
reconciliation of people and to con
demn terrorism.”
— The Associated Press
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