29th Annual Performance of Perpetual Motion
Thursday, March 30, 2017
This year, Perpetual Motion will feature 21 pieces of original student choreography, ranging in style from Afro-Caribbean to Irish to swing to hip hop. The performance will feature more than 60 university student dancers as well as a few high school students from St. Andrew’s-Sewanee. Performances are free, and the public is invited to come cheer and enjoy the experience. The performances will be at 7 p.m., Thursday–Saturday, April 6–8, in Guerry Auditorium.
Perpetual Motion is a student-led performing dance company started in 1989 and designed to give students an opportunity to perform for the Sewanee community in many forms and styles of dance. Perpetual Motion is also an adventure. It has elements of surprise. Some pieces are raw expressions of emotion. Others are playful forms of art. Previous styles have included belly dance, salsa, country, modern, Irish, classical and modern ballet, hip hop, lyrical, even disco.
What will Perpetual Motion 2017 bring? Answer: Pure entertainment and joy!