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Recaptured: Spring dance shows, a colorful Holi celebration and the ’Cats’ win streak

An actor in a cowboy hat stands under an orange light on stage.
“The Ballad of Ricky Jo,” an original play set in the Wild West, premiered to an enthusiastic crowd Friday at Shanley Pavilion. Featuring five original songs, the show was written by Medill junior Sophia Casa and directed by Communication sophomore Jeffrey Rohr. (Ashley Dong/The Daily Northwestern)

Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. This week’s Recaptured includes a colorful Holi celebration, spring dance shows and the ’Cats’ win streak.

Students throw colored powder at one another and laugh.
More than 200 participants took part in throwing colored powder called gulal at one another during Northwestern South Asian Student Alliance’s annual Holi celebration Saturday. Attendees drank the mango-flavored drink Frooti, chased each other with water guns and enjoyed South Asian music. (Carter Nishi/The Daily Northwestern)
Four dancers strike a pose on stage.
Saturday night’s Vietnamese Student Association’s annual spring show, “The Summer I Turned Vietnamese,” leaned into a playful coming-of-age theme inspired by hit series “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” The show explored identity, culture and reconnecting with heritage. (Ina Choe/The Daily Northwestern)
A baseball pitcher throws a ball.
Northwestern baseball won both of their games against St. Thomas and Bradley this week, giving them confidence as they head into a three-game series with Minnesota this weekend in Minneapolis. (Charlie Perlman/The Daily Northwestern)
A group of dancers strike a pose under pink lighting.
Northwestern’s student-led K-pop dance group, K-Dance, held its sixth annual Spring Show in Ryan Family Auditorium on Friday night. (Ina Choe/The Daily Northwestern)
A sign is held up at a protest.
Postdoctoral researchers and research associates from the Northwestern University Postdoctoral Union-UE called for more frequent and longer bargaining sessions with the University at a demonstration preceding a second bargaining session Tuesday. (Summer Hu/The Daily Northwestern)
Girl laughs while folding paper on a table.
Northwestern’s Undergraduate International Students Advancement Council and Associated Student Government hosted the first International Cultural Festival on Norris University Center’s Cohen Lawn Friday. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)
A softball player swings a bat on a field.
Northwestern defeated Michigan State in a close game by one run Saturday. The game marked the Wildcats’ 26th straight win against the Spartans, which became 27 after Sunday’s 8-0 win. (Micaela Rivera Porras/The Daily Northwestern)

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