Fall dance concert set for Oct. 12 and Oct. 14

The Department of Creative and Performing Arts at LSMSA will present its annual dance concert Thursday, Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Black Box located in the Center for Performance and Technology.

Performances will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, and 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14.

The event is open to the public.

This year’s concert was conceived and directed by Cher Anabo. Anabo was inspired by the concept of the mandala.

“We reflect on the fact that we exist,” she said. “Our physical bodies occupying the space, moving and breathing like a mandala.”

Performers include Colby Alexander, a junior from Franklin; Brilliane Bays, a sophomore from Coushatta; Gabrielle Blanchard, a senior from Houma; Jada Bezue, a junior from Hammond; Catherine Kennon, a senior from Bossier City; Edouard Ferrell, a senior from Natchitoches; Sean Lane, a senior from Hammond; Abigail LeBlanc, a junior from Fordoche; and Samantha Wright, a senior from Crowley.

Technical support includes Mei Scott, a junior from Shreveport; Caitlin Foster, a senior from LaPlace; Emily Ann Dart, a senior from Bossier City; and Ruby Kharod, a senior from Opelousas.

For ticket information, email Cher Anabo at canabo@lsmsa.edu.