The Emerging Choreographers Showcase, featuring new dance works created solely by UB student choreographers, will take place Nov. 15-17 in the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex, North Campus.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The concert celebrates diversity in both genre and theme. Work ranges from contemporary to tap, jazz, modern and Irish dance, and features themes that explore the importance of embracing one’s individuality, the struggle to find balance amidst conflicting forces, and the tension of unison and disunity.

The showcase is directed by Department of Theatre and Dance faculty member Joyce Miller Lichtenberger and undergraduate student Alexis Corletta. Choreographers include undergraduates Allison Bollinger, Kennedy Jordan, Sabrina Sapor, Erica Sedor, Caroline Sheehan, Katie Tomney, Nick Wawrzaszek and Whitney Zimmerman, and graduate student Phil Wackerfuss. 

In keeping with the diverse tradition of dance at UB, the concert features eclectic music ranging from the jazz stylings of Duke Ellington to the rippling piano of George Winston, and the steady, melodic tone of Bon Iver’s instrumental cover of “Wash.”

Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online and at the door one hour before the show.