Living Legends gives audiences a kaleidoscope of culture. Dancers from a variety of cultures perform dances in authentic costumes.
Mark A. Philbrick, BYU
PROVO — Brigham Young University's Living Legends will perform music and dance from Polynesian, American Indian and Latin American cultures in its winter concert.
"Seasons" will walk audiences through a story line of cultural seasons, leading them from a season of promise to one of plenty, then prosperity, pride, war and finally rebirth. The show will emphasize the importance of family and choices, as well as the destinations to which those choices lead.
"My favorite part is watching the faces of these audiences as they fall in love with these people on stage," said Janielle Christensen, artistic director for Living Legends. Christensen said these performers are there because they love these cultures. "That's what's portrayed onstage, the light and energy and beauty of the performers and their desire to share with the audience," she said.
With 35-40 members each year, Living Legends is composed entirely of young people who come from the cultures represented in the show.
The fast-paced 90-minute production includes individual dance numbers from North America (especially Alaska), islands such as Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, New Zealand and Tonga, and Latin American countries including Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Bolivia.
If you go . . .
What: Living Legends "Seasons" concert
Where: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU campus
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 and 10
Cost: $10/$8 students
Phone: 422-7664
Web: artix.byu.edu
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