N.Y. dancer Doug Varone at the Shaver Theatre

Winner of 11 New York Dance and Performance Awards, the exhilarating Doug Varone and Dancers are coming to the Shaver Theatre on Friday, in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building as a part of the 2009-2010 Performance Arts Series. The company will present three pieces, including Boats Leaving, which won a 2006 Bessie Award, and was described by bloomberg.com as “A masterpiece. Varone’s genius here consists of using tactics that are strictly formal, utterly devoid of sentiment, to arouse the spectators’ deepest feelings;” and Lux, with music by Philip Glass, a piece about freedom and “the spirit of exultation.” Tickets are $25, $10 for students. 8 p.m.