Garth Fagan Dance, May 14, Letchworth Central School
The Arts Council for Wyoming County, with the sponsorship of the NYS Dance Force and Tompkins Bank of Castile, presents a performance by Garth Fagan Dance at 7 pm on Saturday, May 14, at the Letchworth Central School auditorium.
Garth Fagan Dance is an internationally acclaimed contemporary American dance company. It’s a bustling school of dance with an enrollment of 400 students and a community-based resource of broad and growing influence, whose home has remained in Rochester for almost five decades.
The company started in the 1970s, when the country was just beginning to emerge from a tumultuous decade of riots and widespread unrest. As part of his appointment to the faculty at SUNY Brockport, Garth Fagan began teaching dance classes at the SUNY Educational Opportunity Center in downtown Rochester. Many of his students had no previous training. Most came from inner-city, economically disadvantaged backgrounds. But Fagan was so inspired by their raw talent and tenacity that he decided to transform this highly unconventional group of dancers into a professional company, based not in one of the world’s cultural capitals, but in upstate New York.
The concert is a FREE ticketed event, with an optional donation at the door. Tickets may be picked up at any Bank of Castile branch in Wyoming County, GoArt located in Batavia, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts located in Mt. Morris, and the Arts Council for Wyoming County, located in Perry. Letchworth Central School is located at 5550 School Rd. in Gainesville, NY.
This project is made possible with funds from the NYS Dance Force, a partnership program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional funding was made possible by Tompkins Bank of Castile.
Although not mandated, masks are recommended due to COVID-19.
What: GARTH FAGAN DANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCE AT
CENTRAL SCHOOL
When: Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 7 PM(doors open at 6:30 pm)
Where: 5550 School Road. Gainesville, NY
Cost: FREE (Optional donation at the door)
For more information: (585) 237-3517
Organization: Arts Council for Wyoming County
Contact: Jacqueline Swaby (585) 237-3517 EX 100
Website: www.artswyco.org
Event Email: info@artswyco.org