Fractals: Infinite Movement

Conceived and Directed by Adrienne Wilson and Jeri Dickey

Featuring the Auburn University Dance Ensemble and Guest Artists

F ollowing our 2022-23 season marking the addition of “& Dance” to our department name, join us for a concert celebrating the multifaceted worlds of dance and movement. Auburn professors and choreographers Adrienne Wilson and Jeri Dickey, along with student choreographers and dancers, present a program of work that spans genre and highlights the ability of dance and movement to shine new light in unexpected places.

The

comet said to portend Untold horrors

And the end of the world

But for me

The comet brings no fear

No, I gaze joyfully.

– Pierre

February 22–March 1, 2024

Telfair B. Peet Mainstage Theatre

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

by Dave Malloy

Adapted from War and Peace by Leo

Tolstoy

Directed by Andrew Schwartz

Music Direction by Brian Osborne | Choreography by Jeri

Dickey

There’s a war going on out there,” and Natasha, Pierre, Anatole, and an entire motley crew of Russians find themselves adrift in the city of Moscow as a comet enters the atmosphere. Pulled from a slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this Tony Award-winning musical weaves together vivid stories of romance, intrigue, action, betrayal, and existential crisis, all to the tunes of a vibrant electropop score. Dave Malloy’s Great Comet offers audiences a classic tale wrapped in the most modern of packages. Come witness the wonder!

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