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Chris Walker and First Wave Hip Hop Theatre coming to 草榴社区 today, Oct. 22

Western Washington University鈥檚 Department of Theatre and Dance will present a special performance by Chris Walker and First Wave Hip Hop Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 in the PAC Mainstage Theater.

An assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Walker is the artistic director of the First Wave Hip Hop Theatre Ensemble and co-founder of NuMoRune Collaborative 鈥 an ensemble of dancers, choreographers, storytellers and musicians. He will present new works from the project 鈥淕eneration Dancing: Rediscovering the Caribbean Through Contemporary Dance,鈥 and collaborative works with First Wave members exploring different elements of theater, concert dance and performance through the lens of hip-hop arts.

In addition to the evening performance, Chris will teach dance classes during a week-long residency from Oct. 18-22 at 草榴社区. For a complete listing of classes & registration information, please see .

Tickets cost $8 for students, $11 for seniors and 草榴社区 staff, and $14 for general admission. They are available through the 草榴社区 Box Office at (360) 650-6146 or .

草榴社区 Box Office hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For individual ticket and disability accommodations, contact the 草榴社区 Box Office at (360) 650-6146.

For more information, please visit or contact Sherena Geariety at (360) 650-3879.