Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department presents annual Movement and Dance Weekend March 18-20

ROCHESTER, NY (03/09/2016)(readMedia)-- The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department will host its fourth annual MAD (Movement and Dance) Weekend at Nazareth College Friday, March 18–Sunday March 20, 2016, featuring more than 30 events and dance/movement technique master classes in a variety of styles, plus two professionally curated concerts.

The weekend's classes are open to dancers, actors, and movers of all skill levels (ages 15+). Classes in contemporary ballet, hip hop, street jazz, musical theatre, tap, Afro-Caribbean, choreography, improvisation, and more will be taught guest artists, including Bryn Cohn + Artists, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Kris Ashley, and Cameron McKinney. Classes are $5 per class or six classes for $25.

MAD Weekend concerts consist of the MAD Artists Showcase: 8 p.m., Saturday, March 19, Studio Theatre A48; and The Displaced: 7 p.m., Sunday, March 20, Studio Theatre A48 (co-sponsored by the Nazareth College Women and Gender Studies Department). General admission/limited seating concert tickets are $10 each.

Tickets for the classes and concerts may be purchased beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday March 18 and throughout the weekend at the registration table located in the lower lobby of the Nazareth College Arts Center. Cash only please.

For more information, including class schedules and descriptions, artist bios, and complete registration details, visit go.naz.edu/MAD.

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The NAZARETH COLLEGE THEATRE AND DANCE DEPARTMENT provides professional training in theatre and musical theatre performance and production, drama education, dance, and technical theatre and design, and prepares students for graduate work and specialized advanced studies in the entertainment industry. In classrooms, rehearsal halls, and studio settings, students are trained to use their talents to move audiences.

The Theatre Arts and Dance Department presents four productions each year-with scenery, costumes, and lighting designed and created by faculty and students-as well as an annual spring dance concert. Its MAD (Movement and Dance) Weekend offers master class to teens and adults of all skill levels. For more information, visit naz.edu/dept/theatre-dance.

NAZARETH COLLEGE's academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors, including education, health and human services, management, the fine arts, music, theater, math and science, foreign languages, and the liberal arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y. challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life's work. For more information, visit naz.edu.

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