Music? Dance? Both. Nai-Ni Chen and the Ahn Trio

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and the Ahn Trio will a dynamic collaboration of music and dance in “The Temptation of the Muses"on on Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m. in BU's Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.   Tickets cost $34.50 for adults, $19.50 for children and $17 for BU students.

Nai-Ni Chen is an established Asian-American choreographer who melds the freedom of modern American dance with the discipline of Chinese classical arts. She has taught master classes throughout the U.S. and at dance festivals in Poland, Taiwan, China and Russia.

The Ahn sisters have performed at BU several times. Angela, Maria and Lucia Ahn were born in Korea. Educated at the Julliard School, the Ahns reflect both cultures – U.S. and Korean. Unlike most musicians in the pit of the theatre, the Ahn Trio interacts with the dancers on stage for a partnership of dance and music.

The selections planned for the BU performance will include compositions by Kenji Bunch, David Balakrishnan, Pat Metheny, Ronn Yedidia and an arrangement of The Door's "Riders on the Storm."

“They’re used to practicing to recorded music and expect the same tempos and cadences,” said Angela Ahn. “As we get to know each other more, the dancers can be more free and we can, too.

For tickets or more information, visit www.bloomu.edu/cas or call the box office at (570) 389-4409.

The performance, the final program in BU’s 2012-13 Celebrity Artist Series, is supported Barbara and Michael Hudock, Hudock Moyer Wealth Management, and the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts.