Directed by Masi Afua Osseo-Asare '00

Produced by Black C.A.S.T. and the Fantastick Theater Company

Agassiz Theater

May 16-18

STORY: Dances for a Journey is a contemporary folk tale in music and movement about three sisters who go out into the world to seek their fortune. Written and directed by professional songwriter Osseo-Asare for her senior thesis in Perfor-mance Studies, the show features over 20 original songs. Conceived as a suite of three musical/dramatic/choreographic pieces, Dances charts a timeless narrative across a fairy-tale world, a musical theater stage and real life. Traveling to different places, trying on different identities, getting lost and searching for a way back home--these are the familiar themes re-invented in this post-modern coming-of-age story.

BUZZ: Perhaps the most exciting thing about Dances is the way that it seems to combine so many diverse elements together, and the genuine fervor of director Osseo-Asare. From putting together a truly multi-ethnic cast to combining different genres of music and different forms of art, this play about identity and rediscovery certainly has a pertinent message for all lovers of the arts. Watch for the role-switching across the three pieces--each is a mini-drama related by a loose overarching narrative. For the student production with the most professional chutzpah, this is the one to beat.