Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble to Perform Dec. 5-8 in Center for the Arts

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo's Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble in a dance concert to be held Dec. 5-8 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Performance times will be 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble is directed by William E. Thomas. Some of the pieces will be choreographed by associate director Joyce Lichtenberger and other members of the Department of Theatre and Dance. The ensemble is comprised of UB students.

The performance will showcase the department's multi-talented dancers in a variety of dance styles. The mixed repertory program will range from light and breezy works utilizing the sounds of Ray Charles, to computer based-choreography set to the music of James Asher. Also included will be a work based on fear integrating spoken text and another work dealing with memories set to the music of Cirqúe du Soleil.

Tickets for Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble are $5. Tickets are available from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Center Box Office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Kaufmann's. To charge tickets, call 852-5000; in Canada, call 416-870-8000. For group sales, call 645-6771. For more information, call 645-ARTS. The Center for the Arts is a Ticketfast location.