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A Time to Dance - One Woman Show by Libby Skala

  • Norwalk Public Library 1 Belden Avenue Norwalk, CT, 06850 United States (map)

A TIME TO DANCE - a one-woman show by Libby Skala      
Libby Skala interweaves storytelling, music and dance to portray the dazzling hundred years of her great aunt Elizabeth Polk who transcends poverty, artistic repression and the rise of Hitler through the love of dance to become a renowned dance therapy pioneer. 'Funny. Captivating. Charming.' - The NY Times About Libby Skala
LIBBY SKALA (Playwright/Actress) has charmed audiences internationally with her critically-acclaimed solo plays Lilia!, about her Oscar-nominated actress grandmother Lilia Skala and A Time to Dance, about her great aunt, award-winning dance therapy pioneer Elizabeth Polk. er newest play Felicitas s about her great aunt Lizi, a tough-love Austrian baby nurse. Lilia! had a successful Off-Broadway run with Mirror Repertory Co, and A Time to Dance won 'Best Solo Performer Award” at The London Fringe Festival. The shows have played to sold-out houses internationally. Non-solo work includes playing Viola in Twelfth Night at St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Canada. She appears in the film Birth with Nicole Kidman and is a graduate of Oberlin College. www.LibbySkala.com

A light lunch will be served

For more information , please contact C. Laheyat clahey@norwalkpubliclibrary.org

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