Two performances of Swing!--a Broadway song-and-dance show--are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts in Ada.

The show is directed and choreographed by guest artist Alison Solomon who comes to ONU straight from London where she was choreographing the workshop of a new West End/Broadway bound musical. She saw Swing! on Broadway when it opened in 1999 and "was mesmerized and inspired, to say the least." She was cast in the National Tour of Swing! and performed the Lindy Hop feature over 500 times at theatres around the country. Her hope now is to "share the rich history of the dance, which was born in the African American communities of Harlem in the late 1920s."  Describing it as "an art form that has continually challenged me and inspired me throughout my entire artistic career," Solomon hopes to transport us "to that moment in history where music poured out of their souls, and communities integrated for the first time, to share in the joy and freedom of moving with such abandon and celebration." 

Other guest artists in this production include Elijah Dillehay as associate choreographer as he joins fellow professional dancers James Little and Francis Isaí Rivera-Pacheco.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.FreedCenter.com, by phone at 419-772-1900 or in person at the Freed Center Box Office, Monday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.