The 2002-03 performance and lecture series of Tusculum College's Acts, Arts, Academia program will begin Monday, Aug. 26, with a performance of colorful Chinese folk and ethnic dances.

The Chinese Folk Dance Company, a widely acclaimed resident company of the New York Chinese Cultural Center, will perform at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building.

The company's colorful dances with flashing swords, fluttering fans, and soaring silk banners reflect Chinese culture from the open prairies of Mongolia to the farming village in the Yellow River delta to the Imperial Palace of ancient China.

The company has performed its vast repertoire of Chinese classical, folk and ethnic dances all across the country, including at the Kennedy Center and the Lincoln Center. The company includes award-winning dancers and musicians from China.

Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for senior citizens; and $5 for children under 12.

In association with Greeneville Community Concerts, Tusculum College's Arts Outreach program brings a variety of cultural events to the region through Acts, Arts Academia. The program is supported by Dr. Sam and Mary Agnes Miller, the Society of Cicero, Campus Life, and Arts Outreach.

For more information about the performance, contact Arts Outreach at Tusculum at 798-1620 or visit its Web site at http://arts.tusculum.edu.