The NDSU Department of Theatre Arts is set to co-host the opening presentation and reception of the “Common Ground: Understanding Spectacle and Imagining Civic Art” symposium Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Plains Art Museum, 704 1st Ave. N., Fargo.

Frank Maugeri, community programs artistic director at Chicago Children's Theatre, will lead the presentation, titled, “introduction to Ritual.” During his career, Maugeri also spent two decades as producing artistic director with the acclaimed Redmoon Theater performance company. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Support for the workshop is provided by the Bush Foundation through its Community Innovation Grant Program.

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