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Making Dance Understandable To Everyone

There's always that one friend whose obsession leaks into every conversation. Wendy Perron, dancer, choreographer, and writer, says, "I'd be talking about dance so much that friends would say, 'Just shut up already.'" Despite the advice, Perron has built a career around documenting changes in dance and choreography since the 1970s.

The Cockefair Chair and the Kansas City Ballet will present Wendy Perron's lecture, 'Enlivening Dance Onstage: What's Edgy Now?' at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17. For more information and to make reservations visit go.umkc.edu/perron.

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