From reconstructed post-modern choreography to French Baroque music, the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College brings the following to the Lehigh Valley in February.
National Theatre Live Downtown returns with Tennessee Williams’ 20th-century masterpiece, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 at Landis Cinema in Buck Hall.
Paul Taylor – a giant in American modern dance, who died in September at age 88 – created a number of experimental dances with avant-garde artists Robert Rauschenberg, Alex Katz, and Nancy Azara; at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Taylor 2 company will perform four of these, with commentary by art historian Robert S. Mattison.
Well-known viola da gamba player Jordi Savall and his ensemble, “Le Concert des Nations,” will perform a program featuring music from the 1991 award-winning film “Tous les Matins du Monde,” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23.
A highlight of the month features choreographer and aerialist Raphaëlle Boitel with her performers in a new work, “When Angels Fall,” within a dreamscape of storytelling, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28.
The Williams Center for the Arts Performance Series offers subscription packages and discounts. Subscription and single ticket orders may be placed at
williamscenter.lafayette.edu; by mail; faxed to 610-330-5642; or by calling 610-330-5009.
For information, call 610-330-5009, email a brochure request to
williamscenter@lafayette.edu or visit the website at
williamscenter.lafayette.edu.
The Williams Center is located at 317 Hamilton St., Easton, on the campus of Lafayette College. Ample free garage and street parking is available.
