Palaver Strings, a string ensemble and nonprofit, will present You Can Dance If You Want To, a collaborative performance celebrating the relationship between live music and dance. The program will include a set of traditional dance tunes from Hungary and Romania and Enescu’s String Octet with original choreography by Cambridge-based dancer Chavi Bansal and members of her company, Vimoksha. Following intermission, the audience will be invited to participate in a New England contra dance, guided by a dance caller with live music from Palaver Strings.

PROGRAM
ENESCU Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7
TRADITIONAL Transylvanian dance set
TRADITIONAL New England contra tunes