By Daily Press staff
A local dance troupe is inviting members of the public to come see what’s shaking. The R Dance Company is now showing Freedom Dances, a tribute to the tenacity and strength of the human spirit. Artistic directors/choreographers Roberta Wolin- Manker and Robert Whidbee are joined by Meri Bender, Ola Hudson, Kathryn Rossum and special guests Marion Scott with Craig Ng for dance and poetry.
Roberta Wolin-Manker, nominated for two Lester Horton Awards, premieres “Freedom Suite;” Robert Whidbee, second place winner in the William Couser Black Choreographer Awards, presents “Eternity;” and Marion Scott, now 83, recipient of the Lester Horton Lifetime Achievement Award in Dance, premieres “Into the Light” with Craig Ng.
The show is being held at 8:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at the Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., one block north of Olympic Boulevard.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students. For reservations, call (310) 315-1459. Treasure film to be featured at fest
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 21, 2006. Read the original PDF.