Performing Arts

After a busy summer choreographing "The Beauty and the Beast" for Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y., and presenting theatre dance classes, as well as a showcase performance for the Dance Masters of America National Teachers Training School, Lynne Kurdziel Formato recently returned from Moscow, Russia.

A sculpture of doors, and how “our bodies are actually our homes,” inspired Elon University assistant professor Lauren Kearns to write a winning proposal for a dance piece to headline a fall concert at the North Carolina Dance Alliance Annual Event.