Native American dance troupe in free noon concert on Morristown Green, July 24

The Red Hawk Native American dancers come to the Morristown Green on July 24.
The Red Hawk Native American dancers.
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Music Without Borders continues its third summer season at noon today, July 24, with the Red Hawk Native American Arts Council/ Dance Troupe on the Morristown Green.

Co-hosted by the Arts Council of the Morris Area and the Mayo Performing Arts Center, the series concludes on Aug. 7 with the Russian dance ensemble Barynya.

According to the Arts Council:

The Redhawk Dance Troupe features Native American performing artists who educate and delight audiences by interpreting and presenting social, traditional, and contemporary dances. Since 1993, the Redhawk Native American Arts Council’s performing artists have been sharing Native American dance, music, art and history with audiences around the world.

The Red Hawk Native American dancers come to the Morristown Green on July 24.
The Red Hawk Native American dancers come to the Morristown Green on July 24.

With live singing and drumming, they present traditional and social dances along with articulate verbal interpretation in high energy, exciting performances, combining traditions from various nations to help audiences understand the differences among Native American nations.

Redhawk also hosts four of the largest Native American Pow Wows in New York and New Jersey. Visitors enjoy Native food, music, dance, crafts, art and traditions at these annual events which include over 1,000 Native American artists, performers, and educators from across the Americas, provide opportunities for cross-cultural interaction, and help to insure the survival of Native American traditions.

The Troupe has performed for the President of the United States and at such venues as NY’s Woodstock Festival, the renowned Apollo Theatre, and Dance Theater of Harlem. They have also appeared such TV shows as Good Day New York and Regis & Kathy Lee, among others. For more information, visit www.redhawkcouncil.org.

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