TROY – A visiting scholar is sharing China’s traditional dance culture with students at Troy University.

Qian Chen, a teacher of folk dance at Sichuan Normal University in China, was invited to lecture and teach by the Department of Theatre and Dance for four months.

“The dance major at Troy University mainly features modern dance and ballet, so I hope that my dances with Chinese characteristics could better facilitate culture exchanges and students’ understanding of China,” Chen said.

In China, folk dance incorporates most traditional Chinese dance styles, with more concentration on ethnic styles including Tibetan, Mongolian, Uygur, North Korean, Dai and Li. Chen said she hopes to present most of the traditional forms of dance to students, faculty members and the community at large to promote “a mutual understanding between folk dance in China and modern dance in the United States.”

The Troy Arts Council and TROY University College of Communication and Fine Arts is pleased to present Fabulous Frank:  The Definitive Tribute to the Chairman of the Board on October 30th at 7 PM at TROY’s Crosby Theatre.  Hailed as a “fresh and unique ultra-modern salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes”, this exciting and memorable celebration showcases Sinatra like never before!   Tickets are $5 for students and $20 for General Admission and are available at the door.  For more information, contact John Jinright at 334 670 3593.

Troy University’s Department of Theatre and Dance opens its fall season with the 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Beth Henley, “Crimes of the Heart,” on Oct. 25.

The show will run from Oct. 25-27, with one performance at 7:30 p.m. each night.  Doors will open at 7:00 p.m.

“It’s a little Chekhov, a little Eudora Welty and some Jerry Springer thrown in the mix. Welcome to the 1974 work of the MaGrath sisters in Hazlehurst, Mississippi,” said Adena Moree, director of theatre and dance.

The play, Moree said, focuses on three sisters raised in a dysfunctional family.