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wellsAurora, New York—The Wells College Department of Theatre and Dance willpresent 'Facets: A Spring Evening of Dance,' the annual faculty and guest artist dance concert. The performance will take place on Friday, April 13th and Saturday, April 14th at 7:30 p.m. in Phipps Auditorium of Macmillan Hall on the Wells College campus.

'Facets: A Spring Evening of Dance' will feature choreography by Lecturer in Dance Heather Roffe and Guest Artist in Dance Elizabeth Wilmot-Bishop. Presenting a variety of modern, ballet and jazz influenced dance styles with musical selections from Aretha Franklin, Jackie Evancho and Beethoven, this year’s concert delves into the inner self, exploring the deeper desires and emotions of humanity on the personal, societal and national scale.

Guest artists FuturPointe Dance, a Rochester-based professional dance company, will join Wells students and faculty for the production. Formed in 2009, FuturPointe is dedicated to bringing dance to a broader and more diverse audience by combining styles and backgrounds including Carribean, African, Latin, folk/popular dance and ballet. The company has already made a name for itself through tours and performances in national venues, showcasing a performance style that often blends dance with samples from other art forms such as videography, music and visual art.

FuturPointe Dance will be in residency at Wells the week of April 9–14, offering open master classes to both Wells students and the community.

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