NWSA Alumna To Present Merce Cunningham Open Rehearsal MinEvent

New World School of the Arts alumna Melissa Toogood will stage a preview of the Merce Cunningham Open Rehearsal MinEvent on Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at the New World Dance Theater, 25 N.E. 2nd St., Room 5808A/5808B.

The event will showcase the techniques and works of Merce Cunningham, an accomplished American dancer and choreographer.  

There will be a Q&A session after the rehearsal with Toogood and the NWSA dancers. Toogood is a former student and understudy at the Merce Cunningham Company.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please call NWSA Dean of Dance Mary LisaBurns at (305) 237-3582 or via email at mlburns@mdc.edu.