Jody Sperling ’92 Performing ‘Dancing in the Arctic’ in NYC, June 20-21

Lauren RubensteinJune 19, 20152min
Choreographer Jody Sperling '92 traveled to the Arctic Ocean to create her dance pieces on climate change. (Photo by Pierre Coupel)
Choreographer Jody Sperling ’92 traveled to the Arctic Ocean to create her dance pieces on climate change. (Photo by Pierre Coupel)

Jody Sperling ’92 will present a dance performance, Bringing the Arctic Home, at the JCC in Manhattan on June 20-21. The event includes the premier of Ice Cycle, a collaboration with Alaskan-born composer Matthew Burtner, a specialist in the music of snow and ice. The weekend features three performances, a kids’ workshop, and two climate-themed panel discussions.

Tickets and more information are available here. See the Bulletin at Wesconnect for Sperling’s posting about this event, and to get her special discount code for the Wesleyan community.

Read more about Sperling in this story in the Wesleyan magazine.