MIDDLETOWN, Pa. —The Kulkarni Cultural Series and the Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg will present Philadelphia’s SHARP Dance Company at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, in the Kulkarni Theatre on campus.
The program features “Stories” — The Journey, Fate, and the signature skirt trio Blind Faith — and “669,” a moving tribute to Sir Nicholas Winton and the 669 children he rescued from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939. A post-show talkback with Artistic Director Diane Sharp-Nachsin and the full company will follow.
In “Stories,” SHARP’s dancers create vivid portraits of resilience and interdependence. In “669,” the company honors an “ordinary” citizen whose quiet logistics saved hundreds of lives — a reminder that bravery is often administrative, persistent and collective.
Seating is general admission. Tickets for the public are pay-what-you-will with options of $20/$15/$10. Tickets for Penn State students, faculty and staff are $5.
The event marks the launch of a presenting partnership between the Series and the Center, which is part of the School of Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg, to integrate live performance into campus conversations on history, ethics and civic responsibility.
For more information, visit harrisburg.psu.edu/kulkarni-theatre or contact Amy Banks, performing arts operations manager, at 717-948-6522.
About the Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies
Housed in the School of Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg, the center advances education and research in Holocaust and Jewish studies through courses, public programs, archives and community partnerships. This program is sponsored through the generosity of the Nancy and Irwin Aronson Holocaust Center Study Program Fund.
Endowment acknowledgment
This program is made possible in part by the Mukund S. Kulkarni Cultural Endowment, established with gifts totaling more than $1 million from multiple donors in honor of the late Mukund S. Kulkarni, former chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg.