{"id":70327,"date":"2025-11-07T16:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=70327"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:34:21","slug":"unc-charlotte-students-join-professional-artists-for-nyc-dance-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/11\/07\/unc-charlotte-students-join-professional-artists-for-nyc-dance-production\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Charlotte Students Join Professional Artists for NYC Dance Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignwide alignwide getwid-anim fadeIn\" data-wow-duration=\"1500ms\" data-wow-delay=\"200ms\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-21x9-xl\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1097\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00217-2560x1097.jpeg\" alt=\"banner\" class=\"wp-image-70347 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00217-2560x1097.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00217-1400x600.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00217-600x257.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00217-300x128.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1097;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here and below: students and recent graduates in \u201cVitruvian Wo(Man),&#8221; choreographed by Kim Jones and performed at Theater at St. Jean&#8217;s in Manhattan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, seven current students and two alumni had the extraordinary opportunity to travel to New York City to perform on a program with professional dancers at the Theatre at St. Jean&#8217;s. Dance majors and recent graduates shared the stage with members of <a href=\"https:\/\/movementmigration.org\/\">Movement Migration<\/a>, a company founded by Associate Professor of Dance <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/kim-jones\/\">Kim Jones<\/a> that includes former principals of such renowned companies as the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Jos\u00e9 Lim\u00f3n Dance Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-1000x667.jpeg\" alt=\"dance\" class=\"wp-image-70337 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/667;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-1400x933.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00128-300x200.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"699\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-1000x699.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70329 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/699;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-1000x699.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-600x419.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-1536x1073.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-2048x1431.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-1400x978.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00097-300x210.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presented on Saturday, Oct. 25, the program \u201cMovements in Resilience\u201d was a benefit concert for the <a href=\"https:\/\/humanrights.weill.cornell.edu\/\">Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights<\/a> in celebration of its 15<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary. The WCCHR is a medical student-run human rights clinic dedicated to providing forensic medical evaluations to survivors of torture seeking asylum in the United States. Founded in 2010 through a partnership with Physicians for Human Rights, WCCHR is the first student-run asylum clinic at a U.S. medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones was invited to produce \u201cMovements in Resilience\u201d to conclude the center\u2019s anniversary gala, which was dedicated to Thomas Kalman, director emeritus of the WCCHR. The performance was sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Kalman and the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignwide getwid-anim fadeIn\" data-wow-duration=\"1500ms\" data-wow-delay=\"200ms\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;background-position:center center\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00225.jpeg&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 5126px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 5126\/3590;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-lead-font-size wp-elements-30c36c5c19ce9eaa6ffe2b6dda91e3f1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-radius:14px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--black);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--black);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--black);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:16px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--black);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:16px\"><strong><em>\u201cThis was a unique and meaningful opportunity for UNC Charlotte dance majors and alumni to work with seasoned and emerging professional dancers in a performance dedicated to human rights in New York City&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was a unique and meaningful opportunity for UNC Charlotte dance majors and alumni to work with seasoned and emerging professional dancers in a performance dedicated to human rights in New York City,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI was thrilled to invite both current and former students to perform, stage manage and work on the production crew.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven works comprised the program, which included a duet featuring Professor of Dance <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/ee-balcos\/\">E.E. Balcos<\/a> and a group work by alumna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceciliawhalendance.com\/\">Cecilia Whalen \u201921<\/a>. Professor of Lighting Design <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/david-fillmore\/\">David Fillmore<\/a> designed the lighting for the production, and dance student Janise Rodriguez stage managed. Dance alumni Riley McGowen &#8217;25 and Shelby Murphy &#8217;25, who currently live in New York City and are part of the Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway professional semester programs, respectively, and Kailey Kammerdiener &#8217;24 served as back stage crew for the performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"709\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-1000x709.jpeg\" alt=\"dance\" class=\"wp-image-70363 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/709;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-1000x709.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-600x425.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-768x545.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-1536x1089.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-2048x1452.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-1400x993.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00041-300x213.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor of Dance E.E. Balcos performing in &#8220;Untamed,&#8221;  choreographed by Kim Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-1000x667.jpeg\" alt=\"cecilia work\" class=\"wp-image-70365 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/667;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-1400x934.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20251025_Wondmagegn_MovementMigrationNYC-00019-300x200.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;The Erie Canal Project (Excerpt)&#8221; choreographed by alumna Cecilia Whalen &#8217;21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-1000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"dance\" class=\"wp-image-70371 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1333;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_0580-300x400.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jones with Balcos and company member Dominique Willis during tech rehearsal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1778\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/4E28D895-3C66-4C7B-A773-804E1948D800-1000x1778.jpg\" alt=\"stage manage\" class=\"wp-image-70369 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; 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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur students represented UNC Charlotte with exceptional artistry, professionalism and commitment, making valuable connections with medical students, faculty and members of New York\u2019s professional dance community,\u201d Jones said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-lead-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-lead-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cIt was incredibly moving to see this beautiful community of artists, designers and students come together for such a meaningful cause. 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