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2009-2010
David Dorfman Dance Company
underground
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Friday, September 25, 8pm
Saturday, September 26, 8pm
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Celebrated for its exuberant and “delightfully oddball”
style, David Dorfman Dance returns to the Edison stage
with its latest piece, underground. With the 1960s as a
starting point, underground explores the principles of political
activism and asks the question: “When can activism
become terrorism or vice versa?” Confrontational questions
not to be ignored, Dorfman’s rare form of dance theater
keeps you on the edge of your seat.
www.daviddorfmandance.org
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GrooveLily
Sleeping Beauty Wakes
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Friday, October 2, 8pm
Saturday, October 3, 8pm |
In a land far, far away, Beauty wakes up in a sleepdisorder center with no prince in sight! GrooveLily returns with a contemporary twist to this classic Grimms’ fairy tale for our adult audience. Sleeping Beauty Wakes takes us on a wild journey through Beauty’s fairy-tale world, the real joy of living and true love. This award-winning musical theater piece is Broadway bound and now is your chance to see the concert version before it makes its Broadway debut!
www.groovelily.com |
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Parsons Dance with East Village Opera Company
Remember Me
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Saturday, November 14, 8pm
Sunday, November 15, 2pm
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Two veterans of the Edison stage team up and join forces to create this rock opera contemporary ballet that fuses physical and spoken language. Parsons Dance Company and East Village Opera Company (EVOC) combine their wit and energy in this lively tale where two brothers vie for the love of the enchanting Maria. This multimedia spectacular features Ann Marie and Tyley from EVOC on vocals with the full Parsons Dance Company on stage performing aerial dance
with video projections and special effects.
www.parsonsdance.org |
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Roger Rees
What You Will
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Friday, November 20, 8pm
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This is the one-man show with everything there is “to be or not to be” about William Shakespeare—including the greatest soliloquies ever written and side-splitting accounts of the funniest disasters ever perpetrated on stage. Roger Rees, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 22 years, won both Olivier and Tony awards for his acclaimed performance in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and is known by television audiences as the dashing English tycoon Robin Colcord on Cheers, British Ambassador Lord John Marbury on The West Wing, and Dr. Colin Marlow on Grey’s Anatomy.
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ScrapArtsMusic
Saturday, January 23, 8pm
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The highly physical, wildly theatrical and thoroughly
entertaining sonically driven music is sure to have you
in awe. ScrapArtsMusic excites the senses with its
intricate rhythms, raw energy, athletic choreography
and the most inventive use of recycling today! Using
scrap and offbeat materials from accordion parts to
artillery shells, these one-of-a-kind instruments are as
striking as their music is riveting.
www.scrapartsmusic.com
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Aquila Theatre Company
As You Like It
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Friday, February 12, 8pm
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An Enemy of the People
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Saturday, February 13, 8pm
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The foremost producer of touring classical theater in the United States, Aquila Theatre Company believes that “the greatest works should be seen by the greatest number.” That certainly holds true for these two great titles on two distinct evenings of theater. Aquila Theatre gives new meaning to “All the world’s a stage…” in As You Like It, one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies where love comes in all shapes, sizes and disguises. Thrills abound with Henrik Ibsen’s classic, Enemy of the People, which explores the impact of severe eco-issues in a small town and the consequences of one man’s discovery of the truth.
www.aquilatheatre.com
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PHILADANCO
Friday, February 19, 8pm
Saturday, February 20, 8pm
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Hailing from the city of brotherly love, Philadanco (Philadelphia Dance Company) has enjoyed worldwide acclaim for the past 39 years with their innovative contemporary dance rooted in African-American cultural
traditions. Fusing ballet, modern, jazz and ethnic dance,
Philadanco sizzles with energy and performs works by today’s most celebrated African-American choreographers
including Rennie Harris, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Ron K.
Brown and many more.
www.philadanco.org
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Tiempo Libre
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Friday, March 26, 8pm
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Two-time Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest young Latin bands today and is known for its incendiary, joyful performances of tibma—an irrestistible mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and seductive rhythms. These
modern heirs of traditional Cuban music are as much a physical experience as a musical one with their contagious, pulsating energy. Named “Best Latin Band 2008” by the Miami New Times, Tiempo Libre is on a mission to share its musical heritage and reinvigorate that music with a youthful, modern sound that merges Cuban roots with new American experiences.
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