As part of the CUNY Dance Initiative, the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture presents the premiere of MAWU Dance’s “Journey into House” for the Company’s performance on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 7:30pm in the Repertory Theater of Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The performance will be followed by a brief Q&A, and then an after concert party, featuring the sounds of DJ Sabine Blaizin, in the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling (718) 518-4455 or online at www.hostoscenter.org. Students and Under 18 is free. Box Office window hours are Mon. – Fri., 1 PM to 4 PM, and two hours prior to performance. Hostos Community College can be reached by the IRT 2, 4, 5, and busses Bx1, Bx2, Bx19 to East 149th Street and the Grand Concourse.

Founded in 2007, MAWU is an all-female crew and dance company born out of New York's underground house scene, whose mission is to embody strong, positive images of women in the urban dance community, and to create fierce and creative works that will both educate and inspire new audiences. As part of the CUNY Dance Initiative, MAWU will premiere a new work, Journey into House, dedicated to Marjory Smarth, the late, legendary New York underground house dancer on her 47th birthday.

An iconic figure in the New York underground house scene, Smarth was a pioneer in dance, and she touched many lives around the world while spreading her message of love: “Live True, Dance Free.” Born in Haiti and raised in New York, Smarth was influenced by the movements from her birthplace and those from the NYC streets and clubs. Aside from performing and choreographing, she taught numerous House Dance classes all over the world, inspiring thousands of dancers. As a mentor and friend to MAWU and a driving force in New York’s dance community, Journey into House is a celebration of her life and a reflection of her legacy.