Rebecca Davis Dance Company to Perform at Allegheny College

Darfur dance productionMEADVILLE, Pa. – Jan. 19, 2010 – The Rebecca Davis Dance Company will present “Darfur,” a modern dance production designed to raise awareness and funds for victims of genocide, on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Shafer Auditorium on the Allegheny College campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

“Darfur” is based on “The Devil Came on Horseback,” an Emmy-nominated documentary film. T-shirts will be sold after the performance to benefit Global Grassroots, a charity that provides education to women in southern Sudan.

The event is sponsored by the Allegheny Dance and Movement Studies program and Allegheny Student Government. For more information, contact the Dance and Movement Studies office at (814) 332-2813.