The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, the Virginia Tech Center for the Arts, and the CLAHS Dean's Advisory Committee on International Initiatives present Al-Hawanim, a five-woman ensemble performing Middle Eastern music. The ensemble features: Elizabeth Ayoub, singer; Anne Rasmussen, 'ud; Anne Elise Thomas, qanun; Bridget Robbins, nay; and Myriam Eli, percussion (riqq, daff, and darabuka). Funding for the performance is provided by: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, VT Center for the Arts, CLAHS Departmental Diversity Award, and the following CLAHS departments and programs: Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought (ASPECT), Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Music, Political Science, Reema Samaha Arabic Language and Cultural Initiative, Religion and Culture, School of Performing Arts and Cinema, and Women's and Gender Studies.
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Location:	Lyric Theatre
Price:	Free and open to the public
Sponsor:	Dean's Advisory Committee on International Initiatiives and the VT Center for the Arts
Contact:	Andrew Becker abecker@vt.edu
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