Dance St. Louis opens season at Touhill
Like a string of pearls, a row of white lights hung high over the stage. Below, a row of pale-costumed dancers, another string of pearls, stood far back on stage.
“In the Heights,” the 2008 Best Musical Tony award winner, is “West Side Story,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “Rent,” but has enough Latin flava’ to distance itself from all three.
Natalie Caruncho is from Miami, Fl. and recently graduated from Florida State University with a BFA in acting. She dances in the ensemble for the national tour of “In the Heights,” currently at the Fox Theater, and understudies for the lead roles of Nina, Carla and Vanessa.
Comedian Steven Wright stumbles through two hour set at Touhill
“The reason I’m so laid back is because I smoked a lot of Ritalin in high school,” comedian Steven Wright said as he meandered across the stage at the Touhill Saturday night.
Annual event brings fashion, food and comedy
The pulse of “Mother Africa” roared with pride during the Pan-African Association’s annual “Africa Nite” celebration. Students, faculty members and alumni were exposed to African dance, poetry, comedy, fashion and food. Ghanaian-American stand up comedian, Michael Blackson, also known as “The African King of Comedy,” hosted the event.
