Jake Blount and Nic Gareiss

One of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” Nic Gareiss is swiftly becoming recognized as a singular voice in traditional dance. Informed by 25 years of ethnographic study and performance of many world dance practices, Gareiss’ work draws from percussive dance traditions to weave together a technique facilitating his love of improvisation and traditional clog and step dance footwork vocabulary. He has concertized in sixteen countries with many of the luminaries of traditional music, including Alasdair Fraser, Bruce Molsky, and the Chieftains. He has performed at London’s Barbican Centre, the Irish National Concert Hall, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Kennedy Center.

This event is a co-production of MHU’s Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies and MHU’s Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and is supported by a generous grant from the Madison County Tourism Development Authority.

The concert will take place in MHU’s Moore Auditorium. We will be adhering to public health guidelines depending on the state of the pandemic at the time of the concert and will keep ticket-holders updated – this could include requiring proof of vaccination and/or masks and/or a negative COVID test.

We are offering several tiers of ticket prices depending on what is comfortable for your budget: $10, $15, $20, $25, as well as a limited number of donation/pay-what-you-would-like tickets (you can pay a small amount here or a great deal!). If you are able to pay or donate a higher amount, we will use those funds to offset concert costs and to offer high-quality cultural programming in the future. Mars Hill University Students get in free at the door with a student ID.

Online tickets will remain on sale until April 2, 5.30 pm. After that, if still available, $20 tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 6 pm.