The second annual ACANSA Arts Festival runs from September 16 to 20. It will feature a variety of art forms at a variety of venues downtown. This week, we will preview some of the acts. Today’s entry looks at the dance and movement acts.
The Urban Bush Women (UBW) keep history alive by presenting dancers that tell stories from the perspective of women in the African diaspora. This non-profit dance company, based in Brooklyn, New York was founded in 1984 by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.
This group of seven women have performed their diverse pieces across the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. UBW previously presented at Spoleto USA and other festivals and received a number of honors including the Capezio Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance and the Doris Duke Award for New Work from the American Dance Festival to name a few.
The Urban Bush Women will perform on Saturday, September 19 at 7pm. The performance will take place at the North Little Rock Middle School auditorium (formerly the North Little Rock High – East Campus auditorium).
Seeing award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre is like watching a live-action movie. This talented group of performers inspires awe with physical illusions and gravity-defying, dance-infused, acrobatic high-jinx.
PUSH has performed in theatres, festivals, special events, arts education and residency projects. Audiences ranged from 11,000 to 200 for smaller theatres.
It’s cool, it’s athletic, it’s a perfect metaphor-in-motion: the narratives of our lives played out with hope, strength and optimism. Once you’ve experienced the myth and magic of PUSH, you will know the strength of the human soul expressed by the power of the human body.
PUSH’s repeated sold-out performances have established them as the masters of physical storytelling.
The performance begins at 7:00pm on Thursday, September 17. The performance will take place at the North Little Rock Middle School auditorium (formerly the North Little Rock High – East Campus auditorium).
Tickets to both events, as well as festival passes, can be purchased at the ACANSA website.
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