WWU to Host Chris Walker and First Wave Hip Hop Theatre Oct. 22

Contact: Sherena Geariety, WWU Dance Program, (360) 650-3879 sherena.geariety@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present a special performance by Chris Walker and First Wave Hip Hop Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 in the PAC Mainstage Theater.

An assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Walker is the artistic director of the First Wave Hip Hop Theatre Ensemble and co-founder of NuMoRune Collaborative – an ensemble of dancers, choreographers, storytellers and musicians.  He will present new works from the project “Generation Dancing: Rediscovering the Caribbean Through Contemporary Dance,” and collaborative works with First Wave members exploring different elements of theater, concert dance and performance through the lens of hip-hop arts.

In addition to the evening performance, Chris will teach dance classes during a week-long residency from Oct. 18-22 at WWU. For a complete listing of classes & registration information, please see http://www.wwu.edu/theatredance.

Tickets cost $8 for students, $11 for seniors and WWU staff, and $14 for general admission. They are available through the WWU Box Office at (360) 650-6146 or http://www.tickets.wwu.edu.

WWU Box Office hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For individual ticket and disability accommodations, contact the WWU Box Office at (360) 650-6146.

For more information, please visit http://www.wwu.edu/dance or contact Sherena Geariety at (360) 650-3879.