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DESCRIPTION:May 2\, 2026\nMichelle Dorrance’s extraordinary rhythm-dance 
 concerts owe a lot to the ensemble—each dancer a genius in her own way. 
 For The Center Will Not Hold (yes\, after the doomful Yeats poem) that col
 lective power is both method and message. Co-choreographed by Dorrance and
  her longtime buddy\, hip-hopper Ephrat Asherie\, the hour-long piece begi
 ns with a panoply of solos. Besides tap and hip-hop\, they feature Detroit
  jit\, House\, Chicago footwork\, Memphis jookin’\, body percussion\, li
 tefeet—an American landscape. At first the performers are isolated: one 
 at a time\, a bright spot of rhythm and motion in prevailing darkness. But
  eventually the darkness dissolves and the dancers rejoice together\, as i
 f Yeats’s “rough beast” were reveling in its conglomerate nature. Wi
 th live music by Michelle’s brother Donovan Dorrance\, The Center Will N
 ot Hold is a family affair—blood and otherwise.
LOCATION:George Mason University Center for the Arts\, 4373 Mason Pond Dr\,
  Fairfax\, VA 22030
SUMMARY:Dorrance Dance: The Center Will Not Hold
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