BENITA BIKE’S DANCEART COMPANY ANNOUNCES PEFORMANCE AT DISCOVERY CUBE LOS ANGELES’ NEW SCIENCE OF DANCE WEEKEND!
As part of Discovery Cube Los Angeles’ Feb 26-27 “Science of Dance Weekend,” Benita Bike’s DanceArt will present a dance discovery program on Saturday, February 26, 2:00 pm, at Discovery Cube LA, 11800 Foothill Blvd., Los Angeles, 91342. Masks and proof of vaccination or negative Covid test required. Pre-register and receive your FREE ticket by emailing benita@danceart.org with your name and the number in your party. Attendance of this event is also included with general admission at Discovery Cube. This performance is supported, in part, by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and Discovery Cube Los Angeles.
Featured dance works are:
– Excerpt from New Work in Progress – See what we’re coming up with!
– “Benches” takes you to a park to people-watch & imagine the lives of the people you see;
– “On Beat 3” – a trio filled with driving percussive rhythms and off-balance movement;
– Duet from “Entrelazadas” – two women struggle in a storm to music by Rodrigo.
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