KeyBank Dance Series to Sponsor Ronald K. Brown/Evidence

By David Wedekindt

Release Date: August 18, 2006 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Ronald K. Brown/Evidence at 8 p.m. on March 23 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. A pre-performance will be held at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the performance go on sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 21.

Ronald K. Brown makes dance stories in response to the human condition and the current cultural climate. Praised as "one of the most profound choreographers of his modern dance generation" by The New York Times, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence blends African, modern, ballet and hip-hop dance styles to tell stories about what is important about the human experience.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2006, Ronald K Brown / Evidence's focus on the seamless fusion of traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word, provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies and triumphs. Ronald K. Brown's use of history, tradition and dance forms from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, combined with modern and urban dance, says through the body what cannot be said in words.

Brown's award-winning, New York-based company now tours to more than 15 cities in the United States each year and has traveled to Cuba, Brazil, England, France, Greece, Hungary and Segal to perform, teach master classes and conduct lecture/demonstrations for young people. The center will host Evidence for a month-long Buffalo residency in March. The company will visit area schools to give demonstrations and workshops, in addition to providing master classes for UB dance students.

Tickets for Ronald K. Brown/Evidence are $18, students $10. Tickets are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Center for the Arts Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Kaufmann's. To charge tickets, call 852-5000; in Canada, call 1-416-870-8000. For group sales, call 645-6771. For more information, call 645-ARTS. The Center for the Arts is a Ticketfast location. Students (of any school) must present valid student ID at the Center Box Office to receive discount.