"Joy and Truth": Dance Ensemble concert Feb. 28, March 1, 2

Original choreography by nine students and three faculty members is featured in Youngstown State University’s Dance Ensemble Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28, March 1 and 2, in the Ford Theater of Bliss Hall on campus.

Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $16. Tickets are $8 for non-YSU students, YSU faculty and staff with valid ID, senior citizens, Penguin Club members and groups of eight or more. YSU student tickets are free with valid ID. All tickets are general admission and available by calling 330-941-3105, purchasing online at www.ysu.tix.com or at the door prior to each performance.

The concert is directed by Theatre and Dance faculty member Amy Wright and features a total of 30 student dancers.

“This concert is wonderfully varied, with work including theatre jazz, tap, modern and dance theatre, work meant to uplift and work meant to challenge our social framework,” Wright said. “We share it in hope that our audience may find as much joy and truth in it as we do.”

The YSU Dance Ensemble is a sanctioned student organization that accepts members via an audition process in the Fall term. Members include: Rachel Davis, Hailey Gelzheiser,  Hannah Hall,  Cassandra Jenkins, Dagmar Stahl, Allison Workman, Elizabeth Angeletti,  Kaitlynn Kurdziel, Kennedy Lisowski,  Abigail Seidel, Haley Gregory, Avery Calloway, Sarah Gage, McKenzie Sella, Ava Burcsak,  Kaitlyn Carson, AnnMarie Lowerre, Samantha Poe,  Alyssa Stiner, Sarah Macciomei, Ben Mowrer,  Rosemary Bresson, Erica Hays, Mia Matthews, Emily McConnell, Anna Anders, Adrienne Day, Cristina LaRocca, Abigail Whaley and Madeline Handel.

Professional staff include Antonio Colaruotolo, lighting designer; Katherine Garlick, costume designer; Ryan Fitzpatrick, technical director; and Sarah Dubos, stage manager.

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