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Ephrat Asherie Dance brings ‘vast, complex and layered’ street and club dances to NWA

EADs first evening-length work, “A Single Ride,” earned two Bessie nominations in 2013 for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and Outstanding Sound Design by Marty Beller. The company has presented work at The Apollo Theater, Columbia College, River to River Festival, Mass MoCA, Summerstage and The Yard, among others, and comes to Bentonville for a weeklong residency.

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EADs first evening-length work, “A Single Ride,” earned two Bessie nominations in 2013 for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and Outstanding Sound Design by Marty Beller. The company has presented work at The Apollo Theater, Columbia College, River to River Festival, Mass MoCA, Summerstage and The Yard, among others, and comes to Bentonville for a weeklong residency. (Courtesy Photo)

"There's a lot bubbling underground these days in Northwest Arkansas," says Cynthia Post Hunt, curator of performance at The Momentary in Bentonville. "We've got DJ sets and dance pop-ups happening all over – folks like Breaking Habits, Her Set Her Sound, NWA Movement Hub, Backroom AR, and Haus of Untz to name just a few – and they are bringing us back into social spaces and reminding us just how much we like to move our bodies.

That said, "we're thrilled to welcome Ephrat Asherie Dance to Bentonville," she adds. "I'm excited to see how the stories and moves of 'UNDERSCORED' -- with New York City dance legends and heroes -- can both inspire and affirm the thriving and quickly expanding scene here.

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