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<h1><b>University of California, Riverside Events<br><br>
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</b></h1><h2><b>Margaret Jenkins Dance Company & the Guangdong Modern
Dance Company: "Other Suns" <br><br>
<br><br>
A cross-cultural collaboration featuring mainland China's first modern
dance company. <br><br>
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</b></h2><h3><b>Wednesday, November 4, 2009<br>
8–9:30 p.m.<br><br>
</b></h3>Location:
<a href="http://events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/http://www.campusmap.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/mapit.cgi?loc=XUT">
University Theatre</a> <br>
<a href="http://events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/$5 in Lot 6">Parking
Information</a><br><br>
Category: Performance<br>
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Description: <br><br>
A trilogy of dances created by venerated choreographer <b>Margaret
Jenkins</b> and her company, <b><i>Other Suns</i></b> is a visually
stunning, cross-cultural collaboration with the <b>Guangdong Modern Dance
Company</b> of Guangzhou, China - mainland China’s first professional
modern dance company. Combining athleticism, technical acuity and
emotional nuance, <i>Other Suns</i> creates a highly charged landscape
that transcends national and cultural borders. Live music composed by
<b>Paul Dresher</b> and performed by the <b>Paul Dresher Ensemble</b>
with additional music by Chinese composer <b>Bun Ching-Lam</b>. <br><br>
<b>Dancers/Collaborators from Margaret Jenkins Dance Company:
</b>Margaret Cromwell, Joseph Copley, Kelly Del Rosario, Steffany
Ferroni, Emily Hite, Matthew Holland, Heidi Schweiker and Ryan T.
Smith<br><br>
<b>Dancers/Collaborators from Guangdong Modern Dance Company: </b>Hui
Guanglei, Li Pianpian, Liu Bingyuan, Lu Yahui, Tan Yuanbo, Zhang Yinwen
and Deputy Artistic Director Liu Qi<br><br>
<i>Other Suns</i> is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the
New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from the Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from the Ford
Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community
Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation.<br><br>
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Additional Information:
<a href="http://events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/http://www.ucriversidepresents.ucr.edu">
http://www.mjdc.org/</a><br>
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Open to: General Public<br>
Admission: Entry Charge: $36 General; $34 UCR alumni, faculty, staff,
& seniors; $18 Student <br>
Sponsor:
<a href="http://events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/http://www.culturalevents.ucr.edu">
Cultural Events<br><br>
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