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瓜神app | By Frank Stasio,

Hady Mawajdeh

Published July 7, 2015 at 12:11 PM EDT

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MOTION dancer Jordan Moser

Parker J. Pfister

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MOTION Dance Theatre performing Michelle Thompson's 'A Path: of light and dark'

Micah Mackenzie

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MOTION dancers Oren Porterfield and Edward Carr

Parker J. Pfister

Asheville is the largest city in western North Carolina. It is known for its scenic views, artsy culture and terrific music scene.

But one native, along with several of his friends, is hoping to also make Asheville a home for dance. Nick Kepley is an acclaimed dancer who founded MOTION Dance Theatre to bring the skills and values he learned performing around the nation home to Asheville.

This summer the theatre is hosting a three-week creative laboratory where visiting dancers and choreographers are given the time and space to create without boundaries.

Host Frank Stasio previews the festival with , visiting choreographer , and participating dancer . MOTION鈥檚 workshop will culminate with two days of performances called NEW/NOW/NEXT on at the Diana Wortham Theatre.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's 瓜神app Director.

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Hady Mawajdeh

Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.

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