HERO
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Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio
185 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08542Description
The Program in Theater will present Hero, a new performance piece written, directed, and choreographed by senior certificate student Eamon Foley. Hero uses dance, rock music, and aerial choreography to chronicle the experiences of boy draft into the Vietnam War. The piece features a varied cast of dancers from Princeton's top dance companies, as well as a musical collaboration with Princeton University Rock Ensemble. Performances will be on April 25, 26, 29, 30 at 8:00 p.m. and May 1st at 6:00 p.m. in the Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau Street. Free and open to the public.
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Princeton University’s programs in Creative Writing, Dance, Theater, Music Theater, Visual Arts and the interdisciplinary Atelier form the Lewis Center for the Arts. Envisioned by former President Shirley Tilghman as an initiative to elevate the quality and expand the breadth of creative opportunities on campus, the Lewis Center exists thanks to a community of partners across campus and the generosity of its extraordinary supporters.
The Center serves the campus and the wider Princeton regional community through the presentation of over 100 public performances, exhibitions, readings, film screenings and lectures each year, most of them free.
The Lewis Center is named in honor of the late Peter B. Lewis (1933 – 2013). A member of Princeton’s Class of 1955 and a former Charter Trustee of the University, Mr. Lewis ushered in a new era for the arts at Princeton with an unprecedented $101 million gift to the University in 2006.