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It’s a recipe for racial profiling and civil-rights abuses.” NEWS, PAGE 4
Latest teacher rating system is out. NEWS, PAGE 6
Park planned for Monroe & Amherst. NEWS, PAGE 6
Sibley sale is close. NEWS, PAGE 5
ChineseAmerican, not AmericanChinese. RESTAURANT REVIEW, PAGE 9
DANCE FEATURE | BY CASEY CARLSEN | PAGE 16 | PHOTO courtesy John Deane
2012 Nazareth Arts Center Dance Festival The third annual Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival begins Thursday, July 12, and lasts through July 21, bringing a diverse range of dance forms to both the Nazareth stage and lawn. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off the festival Thursday evening with a Dance Festival Overture led by Jeff Tyzik, which will include accompanying dance performances. Over the course of the festival’s 10 days, audiences will be exposed to a vast array of dance genres, including traditional Native American, highvoltage Latino, jazz-based modern, ballet, fusion, and cutting-edge contemporary.
This year’s headliners are Martha Graham Dance Company (pictured), Beth Gill Dance, Luna Negra Dance Theater, LehrerDance, Rochester’s own FuturPointe Dance, and the RPO, a welcome addition to the festival. The festivities will include a free outdoor performance of Phoenix Project Dance on the Memorial Art Gallery grounds, lectures, master classes, and the popular Dancing on the Grass programs featuring Daystar: Contemporary DanceDrama of Indian America and Flower City Ballet. Read on for interviews with several of this year’s artists, as well as a full schedule of events.