For speaker or performance suggestions, booking inquiries or general information, contact:
Tom Musel, ACES Director
Buena Vista University
610 W Fourth St. Box 2055
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone/fax: 712.749.2452
muselt@bvu.edu
Featured ACES: Luna Negra Dance Theatre
September 09 at 07:30 PM
Schaller Memorial Chapel
Devoted to the creation and presentation of contemporary dance by Latino choreographers, LUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATER is an amazing blend of contrasts – serious and funny, passionate and serene. The company’s distinctive style blends ballet and modern dance techniques, strongly flavored by Latino and Afro-Caribbean dance forms. Luna Negra has received wide critical acclaim for its remarkable collaborations with artists of other disciplines such as Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca, Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza, jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera, and the Turtle Island Quartet.
Luna Negra has performed at the New Victory Theater, City Center in New York City, the Ravinia Festival, the Harris Theater, The Dance Center at Columbia College, Dance Cleveland, New Orleans Ballet Association, as well as in Mexico and Panama.
“[Luna Negra Dance Theater’s] well trained dancers are naturally theatrical and able to flesh out their technique with a sweet, unalloyed enthusiasm.” – The New York Times
The Academic and Cultural Event Series (ACES) exposes students to some of the finest lecturers and performers in the world through its Academic Events (a lecture/program series) and Cultural Events (a concert/performance series).
ACES contributes to the University's mission by enriching the solid liberal arts foundation of the University, enhancing the curriculum through experiential learning opportunities and by promoting an awareness of the diversity of cultures and perspectives that exist in the global community.