Catch UAA’s New Dances 2017 this weekend

Every year, the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Theatre Department hosts the New Dances program. This year there are 10 diverse dances that will be performed.
The director, Brian Jeffery, says he started it 15 years ago to showcase the talent within the department. According to Jeffery, the performances are mostly contemporary dance pieces. The styles, however, are completely different. One of those dances, called “PRE-,” features a live marimba being played during the pe