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Up with People performers set for return

CedarBridge Academy. (Photograph by Nadia Hall)

Multicultural performance group Up with People is set to return to Bermuda this month as part of their latest tour.

In addition to performing at CedarBridge Academy on April 28 and 29, group members will be volunteering their time to assist community projects and help charities such as Keep Bermuda Beautiful.

Up with People has been touring for 50 years, bringing an international cast of young people on five-month world tours during which they stay with locals, work with non-profits and perform.

Other stops on the tour include the United States, Mexico, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium.

A number of Bermudians have been featured in the cast over the years, including Zach Lathan, Sara Schroter-Ross and Sloane Wilson. Another Bermudian, Johnae Tucker, is set to join the touring cast this summer.

UWP executive producer Eric Lentz said that the mission of the group was as important in 2016 as it was in 1965, saying: “The show will feature historical highlights from throughout Up with People’s existence, including pop medleys from the last five decades, and a medley of iconic UWP international dances. Original UWP songs will introduce timeless themes, and include messages of hope, movement, peace and an overriding sense of motivation to go out and make a positive change in the world.”