Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 24, 1995 TAG: 9503250007
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
The concert, "Hands, Feet and Hair," will be presented March 31 at 8 p.m. in Squires' Old Dominion Ballroom as one of the final events of Women's Week.
Beverly Botsford, who collects drums and percussion instruments from all over the world, will take the stage with vocalist Elise Witt, a singer and guitarist from Atlanta. Witt has performed from Carnegie Hall to the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
Ann Kilkelly, director of Virginia Tech's Women's Studies program and a jazz tap and swing dancer, will join the two women in a presentation that combines music, rhythm, improvisation and talk.
"We've all known each other for years," said Kilkelly. When the three women were presenting solo performances at an event in North Carolina last year, "we said how much fun it would be to put our work together and see what would happen.
"Beverly is deeply into rhythm; I'm into tap dancing; Elise is into rhythmic songs, so it all made a lot of sense. We present music, rhythm and stories about ourselves," Kilkelly said.
The women found many of their favorite stories involved hair, so for this performance Kilkelly has asked a local hairdresser, Clinton Stone, to join them on stage and cut hair during the performance. "We are going to play around and have a lot of fun with that idea."
Botsford, who describes herself as a lover of jazz, has toured the United States performing with the African-American Dance Ensemble.
Kilkelly, who also teaches jazz, swing and tap dance as a member of Tech's Theater Arts Department, has choreographed several Tech productions.
Guest artists and friends will join in the performance, which will involve audience participation.
Tickets for the event will be sold at the door and are $3 for students and senior citizens and $5 for general admission.
The three artists also will offer vocal, percussion and dance workshops April 1 and 2 in Virginia Tech's Performing Arts Building and at the Center of Dance in downtown Blacksburg.
They will present informal lectures and demonstrations at the Radford Women's Resource Center on Monday and that night at Virginia Tech.
For more information, contact Barbara Hogue at 231-7623 or 833-1717
"Hands, Feet and Hair" will take the stage March 31 at 8 p.m. in Squires' Old Dominion Ballroom as one of the final events of Women's Week. The three artists also will offer vocal, percussion and dance workshops April 1 and 2 in Tech's Performing Arts Building and at the Center of Dance in downtown Blacksburg.
by CNB