Dancers cross the globe to perform.
The 14 members of the senior class and faculty Mickie Geller, Frederick Kraps, Madeleine Scott, and Marina Walchli returned safely from their 12 day tour of Japan. The project began last year with organizational and fund raising efforts by students and faculty members, particularly senior Joe Takahashi and professors Mickie Geller and Marina Walchli. In September, eight dancers from Japan visited Ohio University and collaborated with dance majors here on a fund raising concert. The concert was comprised of pieces by both American and Japanese choreographers. The Japanese dancers stayed for two weeks, taking daily technique classes, rehearsing and experiencing American culture firsthand.