Northern Illinois University (NIU) proudly presents The Northern Stars of Dance Concert at the Ruth Page Center for the Performing Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., April 10 – 12. Showcasing the talent of alumni, students and faculty from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, the performance will center on Spent Days Out Yonder, a piece choreographed by internationally renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones. Performances take place Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors and can be purchased through the Ruth Page Center for the Performing Arts Box Office by calling 312-337-6543. For more information, please visit www.niu.edu/theatre.

The Northern Stars of Dance Concert highlights students, alumni, and faculty from the NIU School of Theater and Dance. Founded in 1980, the dance program at NIU has consistently produced stellar dance professionals and features equal training in ballet and modern dance in a conservatory setting.  Northern Illinois dance faculty present choreography in a variety of styles, demonstrating the diverse technical skill of the artists involved.

The Northern Stars of Dance Concert program includes the masterwork Spent Days Out Yonder, as the centerpiece for the dance concert, set on NIU dancers by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company member Catherine Cabeen.  Spent Days Out Yonder is a pure musical exploration, rare in the Bill T. Jones canon, set to the second movement of Mozart’s String Quartet No. 23 in F Major. The movement is firmly rooted in Jones’s elegant, weighted movement vocabulary, challenging dancers to move with ease, efficiency and physical honesty through the sublime score.