Arsht Center Performances 2009/2010
An Exciting Season is Upon Us
These performances are just a taste of a full-season lineup that will include many more presentations, including jazz from around the world; theater works both intimate and spectacular; shows for children and their families; the latest in contemporary dance; experimental multimedia shows and beloved classics; popular entertainment spanning top-selling recording stars, acclaimed cabaret artists, favorite comedians, and much more.
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dance
Miami City Ballet Presents: Program II
January 8 - 10 @ 8pm
Divertimento No. 15, Valse Fantaisie (1953), "The Golden Section" and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Expect to be wildly entertained with these energy-filled performances.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Tony Bennett
January 8 @ 8pm
His initial successes came via a string of Columbia singles in the early 1950's, including such chart-toppers as "Because of You," "Rags To Riches" and a remake of Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart." He had 24 songs in the Top 40, including "I Wanna Be Around," "The Good Life," "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) and his signature song, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," which garnered him the first two of his eight Grammy Awards. Tony Bennett is one of a handful of artists to have new albums charting in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. He introduced a multitude of songs into the great American Songbook that have since become standards for pop music.
Knight Concert Hall
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lectures and demonstrations
CELEBRITY CHEF SERIES: Emeril Lagasse
January 9 @ 8pm
The series ends with a Bam! with Emeril Lagasse, restaurateur, television star, bestselling author, and Johnson & Wales graduate. As a best-selling author, his latest book takes you outdoors—"Emeril at the Grill: A Cookbook for All Seasons." Emeril will demonstrate some of his favorite recipes featuring South Florida ingredients.
Knight Concert Hall
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family entertainment, free events
Family Fest
Cinderella Ballet
January 9 @ 11:30am
The Adrienne Arsht Center will present Family Fest, a free series featuring family-friendly out-of-doors activities and performances. The performances, hands-on demonstrations, and mini-workshops will provide active and engaging opportunities for parents to share with their children, while introducing "up-close" involvement in the performing arts. Families can make a puppet, learn a song, or try out a few new dance moves, while learning about the arts and other cultures.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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classical music
Ziff Classical Series
Itzhak Perlman
January 12 @ 8 p.m.
Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he has come to be recognized by audiences all over the world who respond not only to his flawless technique, but to the irrepressible joy of making music which he communicates. His latest release from Sony Classical—Classic Perlman: Rhapsody—brings together the best of the violinist's recent recordings for the label, including chamber and symphonic music as well as classic film themes.
The Adrienne Arsht Center's presentation of Itzhak Perlman is sponsored by Diane Star Heller in loving memory of Daniel Neal Heller and his passion for classical music.
Knight Concert Hall
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jazz, vocal
JAZZ ROOTS: VOCALESE
Featuring Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, and special guest Jon Hendricks
January 15 @ 8pm
Take some of the best-known instrumental melodies in jazz, then add swinging poetic lyrics: the result is Vocalese.
Knight Concert Hall
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Miami Symphony Orchestra
An Evening in Vienna
January 17 @ 8pm
Great overtures, waltzes and dances. Music by Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Brahms and Johann Strauss, Jr.
Knight Concert Hall
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Cavalia
January 19 - 31
Seen by more than 2.5 million people worldwide, Cavalia is a tribute to horses and a celebration of the relationship that we have enjoyed together. Created by Cirque du Soleil co-founder, Normand Latourelle, Cavalia is often compared to Cirque for the way it revolutionizes equestrian and performing arts, much like Cirque revolutionized the circus. This multimedia extravaganza features more than 100 two- and four-legged artists, including beautiful horses of 12 breeds, riders, acrobats, aerialists, dancers and live musicians. It is this combination that sets the mood in the majestic White Big Top, the largest touring White Big Top in the world.
Bicentennial Park
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An Evening wth Karen Akers
January 21 - 24
DELICIOUS MUSIC, SWANKY SETTING.
"Perfection! Her voice has never been more lustrous." – The New York Times
One of America's most arresting and successful concert and cabaret stars sings the well-known melodies of Jule Styne, whose shows and songs include Gypsy, Bells Are Ringing, Funny Girl, Just in Time, Make Someone Happy, Time After Time, I Fall In Love Too Easily. People, Everything's Coming Up Roses, and The Party's Over.
Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Brahms Symphony No. 2
January 22 -23
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst opens The Cleveland Orchestra's 2010 Miami Residency with performances of Johannes Brahms's lyrical Symphony No. 2 and Thomas Adès's Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz as soloist. This program juxtaposes Brahms's beloved Second Symphony with a contemporary work by British phenom composer Thomas Adès, performed by the glamorous violinist Leila Josefowicz.
Knight Concert Hall
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opera
Lucia di Lammermoor
January 23 - 31
Experience powerful drama in the opera that features the greatest "Mad Scene" in all of grand opera. Driven insane with sorrow, Lucia kills her new husband in their bridal chamber and horrifies the guests. Lucia di Lammermoor is one of the most popular of the Italian bel canto operas and a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Beethoven "Eroica"
January 29 - 30
Hear The Cleveland Orchestra perform Beethoven's heroic Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") in this performance that also includes Leonard Bernstein's jazz-inspired The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 with Cleveland Orchestra pianist Joela Jones as soloist.
Knight Concert Hall
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dance
Miami City Ballet Presents: Program III - The Neighborhood Ballroom
February 5 - 7 @ 8pm
"THE WALTZ: Our Lady of Oblivion" (Villella/Rennó)
"THE QUICK-STEP: Unspeakable Jazz Must Go" (Villella/Ellington, Mack, Kalm, Yellen)
"THE FOX-TROT: Dancing in the Dark" (Villella/Carmichael, Parish, Ellington, ET.AL)
"THE MAMBO: Mambo No. 2am" (Villella/Prado).
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Flamenco Festival 2010
February 13 - 18
Following two consecutive seasons of sold-out performances, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and PerilloMusic proudly announce the return of FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI, an annual event that has quickly become a staple of the South Florida music and dance scene. The lineup for FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI 2010 includes flamenco sensations PASTORA GALVÁN, BELÉN LÓPEZ, MANUEL LIÑÁN, ROCÍO MOLINA and MARÍA PAGÉS. FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI takes place February 13 - 18, 2010.
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Flamenco Festival 2010
Gala Flamenca: Todo Cambia
Rocio Molina * Pastora Galván * Manuel Liñán * Belén López
February 13 @ 8pm
Introducing Flamenco's most important and daring young stars: The unforgettable Rocio Molina; the sensuous Pastora Galván, equally breathtaking in classic and modern flamenco; Manuel Liñán, a master of dazzling technique and dramatic choreography; the passionate Belén López, a sensationally beautiful and riveting performer.
Single tickets on sale this winter.
Knight Concert Hall
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classical music
Ziff Classical Series
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
February 14 @ 4pm
The internationally renowned American conductor Leonard Slatkin began his appointment as the 12th music director of the acclaimed, nearly 100-year-old Detroit Symphony Orchestra last season, and it was love-at-first-sight among Slatkin, the musicians, his new home-town audience, and the local press: "The prize of the night was the chemistry between the orchestra and its new maestro, and when the rollicking performance was over, all of the audience—not just half—stood up to reward Slatkin and his charges with a raucous standing ovation" Detroit Free Press.The soloist for this performance is the cellist Sol Gabetta, an exciting young artist with a French-Russian-Argentinian heritage and a Tchaikovsky Competition-winning career on the verge of international stardom.
Knight Concert Hall
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Platanos and Collard Greens
February 16 - 28
Platanos is a thought-provoking romantic comedy that addresses stereotypes, prejudices, and urban myths, within the context of Hip-Hop, humor, and satire.
Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Flamenco Festival 2010
Compañía Rocio Molina
Oro Viejo
February 17 @ 8pm
"One of the festival's most unforgettable performances!" – Dance Magazine
Rocío Molina mesmerized festival audiences two years ago with her blazing performance in "Mujeres". Winner of the Best Dancer Award at the Flamenco Bienal of Seville, Molina returns with her company for the Miami premiere of her new show Oro Viejo (Ancient Gold), an intense evening of Flamenco that wowed audiences throughout Spain.
Single tickets on sale this winter.
Knight Concert Hall
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Flamenco Festival 2010
Compañía María Pagés
Flamenco Republic
February 18 @ 8pm
"True poetry in movement!" – La Vanguardia (Barcelona)
Winner of the National Dance Award, Spain's highest honor for dance, María Pagés has lead the way in the development of modern flamenco. With an ensemble of outstanding dancers and musicians, Compañía María Pagés is today among the most highly sought-after flamenco companies in Europe.
Single tickets on sale this winter.
Knight Concert Hall
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opera
The Barber of Seville
February 20 - 28
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro! Yes, indeed... Rossini's The Barber of Seville is THAT opera! If you had the pleasure of seeing the thoroughly delightful production of the The Marriage of Figaro last season, the story of The Barber of Seville is its prequel.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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New World Symphony Presents
Romantic Encounters
February 20 @ 8pm
Put on your dancing shoes as NWS transports you to the streets of Paris. Absorb the City of Lights through the eyes of a young Gershwin, with vivid imagery from French taxi horns to jazzy homesickness. Highly acclaimed recording artist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg romantically reflects with Barber’s lyrical Violin Concerto, where you get a glimpse of the composer’s surprising sense of humor in the final movement. Rachmaninoff will wow you with his tantalizing, yet sentimental Third Symphony.
Knight Concert Hall
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Free Gospel Sundays
Featuring Richard Smallwood
February 21 @ 4pm - Canton Spirituals
April 18 @ 4pm - Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Grammy and Stellar award-winning gospel legend Richard Smallwood is the featured guest on this Free Gospel Sundays holiday program. A Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee with a career spanning more than 25 years, Smallwood is best known for hit songs such as "My Everything" and "I'll Trust You." Bethel Full Gospel Baptist Church Choir of Richmond Heights and the Free Gospel Sundays Mass Choir will proudly join Smallwood for this joyous Christmas celebration.
Knight Concert Hall
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Florida Grand Opera - 25th Anniversary Concert
February 25th @ 7:00pm
Join us in honoring Robert M. Heuer's 25th Anniversary as General Director & CEO of Florida Grand Opera!
Tribute concert and dinner on the Lynn Wolfson Stage.
Those of you who know and respect Bob's incredible leadership will not want to miss the opportunity to say thank you and to recognize his extraordinary accomplishments in growing Florida Grand Opera's audiences into the 7th largest in the United States.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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The Indigo Girls
February 25th @ 7:30pm
The Indigo Girls have been recording together for over two decades, producing eight studio albums, and building a fan base that is both strong and faithful. Deeply rooted activists they often write songs that reference social issues like environmentalism and feminism. They released a new album entitled Rarities in 2005 and their performance will include songs off of this album as well as classic songs such as "Become You" and "Closer to Fine."
Indigo Girls Fan Club Presale: Nov. 10 - 17
Adrienne Arsht Center Members Presale: Nov. 17 - 21
Public Onsale: Nov. 21
Knight Concert Hall
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jazz, R&B
JAZZ ROOTS: JAZZ & SOUL
Featuring Al Jarreau and Ramsey Lewis
February 26 @ 8pm
Al Jarreau, six-time Grammy® Award winner, possesses a voice that's recognized as one of the world's most precious treasures. One of the most honored artists in the history of jazz, NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis is often referred to as "the great performer."
Knight Concert Hall
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comedy
Jackie Mason
February 27
The irascible, irreplaceable and incomparable Jackie Mason brings his latest one-man comedy tour de force, JACKIE MASON—NO HOLDS BARRED. Long passionate about politics, Jackie Mason is well known for his tough and outspoken position on a variety of issues. Jackie combines pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life, and impeccable timing to create material that leaves audiences laughing until they cry show after show.
Knight Concert Hall
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broadway, cabaret, theater
Wicked
March 3 - 21 @ 8pm
Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One—born with emerald green skin—is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time"(USA Today).
Members Presale December 7
Public On Sale January 15
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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world music
Angelique Kidjo
March 5
“Her spirit is irrepressible, and she brings life to everything she touches.” – Peter Gabriel
Angelique Kidjo, the Grammy-winning, much-celebrated singer, composer, and performer began in the Beninese port village of Cotonou, where she launched her career at the age of six. Inspired by the traditions and culture of Kidjo’s native Benin in West Africa, DJIN DJIN (pronounced “gin gin,”) the title of the album, refers to the sound of the bell that greets the beginning of a new day for Africa. She’s worked with the likes of talented artists such as Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Josh Groban, Carlos Santana, Joss Stone, Branford Marsalis, producer Tony Visconti, and the others.
Kidjo set some of the new material on DJIN DJIN into the languages of Benin, Nigeria, and Togo. She has written and sung extensively in French and English as well, but for this mission the lyrics came to her from further back in her history.
Knight Concert Hall
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family entertainment, free events
Family Fest
Step Afrika!
March 6 @ 11:30am
The Adrienne Arsht Center will present Family Fest, a free series featuring family-friendly out-of-doors activities and performances. The performances, hands-on demonstrations, and mini-workshops will provide active and engaging opportunities for parents to share with their children, while introducing "up-close" involvement in the performing arts. Families can make a puppet, learn a song, or try out a few new dance moves, while learning about the arts and other cultures.
Knight Concert Hall
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jazz
A TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
Featuring Michael Feinstein and John Pizzarelli
March 19 @ 8pm
Frank Sinatra forever changed both popular song and American pop culture. With the recently released The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein, one of the world's foremost interpreters of The Great American Songbook, pays tribute to this American icon.
John Pizzarelli has had a multi-faceted career as a jazz guitarist and vocalist. The easy humor and prodigious technique he brings to his performances create the perfect mood for an evening celebrating the king of cool.
Knight Concert Hall
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dance
The Joffrey Ballet
March 26 - 27 @ 8pm
"Swift, sinuous choreography and the superb ensemble of youthful dancers" (The Washington Post) are the hallmarks of The Joffrey Ballet. The company has long been known as a transformational force in American dance, having notched an astonishing number of "firsts": the first dance company to perform at the White House; first to appear on television; first American company to visit Russia; first classical dance company to go multi-media; first to commission a rock 'n' roll ballet; and the first and only dance company to appear on the cover of Time magazine.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet"
March 26 - 27
The Cleveland Orchestra closes its 2010 Miami Residency season with performances of Sergei Prokofiev's passionate Suite from Romeo and Juliet led by guest conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy. Argentine-born pianist Ingrid Fliter will perform Frédéric Chopin's romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 as part of this program.
Knight Concert Hall
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classical music
Ziff Classical Series
Lang Lang
and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
March 29 @ 8pm
"The hottest artist on the classical music planet" (The New York Times), Lang Lang has become the pianist of his generation. The 26-year-old plays sold-out concerts all over the world, and was viewed by over 5 billion people in August 2008 during the Beijing's Olympics opening ceremony. He comes to play at the Knight Concert Hall in splendid company—with the "awe-inspiring" (Berliner Zeitung) Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra, which was founded just over two decades ago by Leonard Bernstein and is comprised of the world's finest young musicians under the age of 27. Leading the youthful players is the veteran and widely acclaimed German conductor Christoph Eschenbach, whose music-making is characterized by a "wide-ranging imagination and the fearless taking of interpretative risks" (Playbill).
Knight Concert Hall
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broadway, cabaret, theater
Mamma Mia!
March 30 - April 4
MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical that combines ABBA's greatest hits, including "Dancing Queen,""S.O.S.,""Super Trouper,""Take A Chance on Me"and "The Winner Takes It All,"with an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship.
Member Presale January 25
Public On Sale February 5
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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dance
Miami City Ballet Presents: Program IV
April 9 - 11 @ 8pm
Dances at a Gathering and Who Cares?
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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New World Symphony Presents
The Mahler Legacy
April 10 - 11, 2010
Four of Michael Tilson Thomas’ eight Grammy Awards are a result of his explosively fresh interpretations of Mahler’s symphonies. Become a part of the magic and encounter extraordinary expression by MTT’s side as he delves into Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, a rich panorama of life showcasing beautiful jubilation and tender bereavement. Compelling pianist Jeremy Denk returns with Copland’s percussive Piano Concerto, a jazzy exposé on Americana.
Knight Concert Hall
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jazz, latin entertainment
JAZZ ROOTS: PIANO LATINO
Featuring Eddie Palmieri, Michel Camilo and introducing Alfredo Rodriguez
April 16 @ 8pm
Eddie Palmieri thrills audiences throughout the world with his unique style, charismatic power and bold innovative drive.
Michel Camilo, the Dominican-born winner of a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album, is a virtuoso pianist with technique to spare, who flavors his tunes with the spice of Caribbean rhythms and jazz harmonies.
Alfredo Rodriguez, the Cuban born 23 year old, is a Quincy Jones discovery. His amazing improvisational skills and beautiful artistic soul represents a new generation of world class artists.
Knight Concert Hall
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An Evening with Christine Andreas
April 22 - 25
DELICIOUS MUSIC, SWANKY SETTING.
“You will not see a greater female talent here or on any other world stage! – The Sunday Mail, Sydney, Australia
The acclaimed star of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s very first Broadway musical, The Light in the Piazza, returns with her lushly romantic and riveting cabaret entertainment. Singing songs ranging from contemporary pop to beloved classics of stage and screen, Christine Andreas has a “distinctive, gorgeous voice that illuminates the mood and meaning of each song through her considerable acting skills” (The Miami Herald).
Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House
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opera
Carmen
April 24 - May 8
The seductive and tempestuous gypsy, Carmen, Captures the heart of a young soldier, Don Jose. He sacrifices everything to be with her. Now a fugitive on the run, his life is in ruins. Unfortunately, she is drawn to the dashing matador, Escamillo, and casts Don Jose aside, which seals her fate. In his passionate confrontation with Carmen outside the bullring, Don Jose's pleas for her to take him back are met with cold rejection...and the tragic murder that concludes the opera devestates audiences as much today as it did in 1875 when Carmen first premiered.
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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family entertainment, free events
Family Fest
Rock Odyssey
May 8 @ 11:30am
The Adrienne Arsht Center will present Family Fest, a free series featuring family-friendly out-of-doors activities and performances. The performances, hands-on demonstrations, and mini-workshops will provide active and engaging opportunities for parents to share with their children, while introducing "up-close" involvement in the performing arts. Families can make a puppet, learn a song, or try out a few new dance moves, while learning about the arts and other cultures.
Knight Concert Hall
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broadway, cabaret, theater
Spring Awakening
May 11-16, 2010
Broadway's most talked about new musical is now the biggest Tony® Award winner in years. SPRING AWAKENING is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that has awakened Broadway like no other musical in years.
Member Presale February 8
Public On Sale February 19
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Judith Jamison, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Masazumi Chaya, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
May 20 - 21
Join the celebration as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America's cultural ambassador to the world, marks its 51st anniversary of bringing African-American cultural expression and the American modern dance tradition to the world's stages
All performances include Alvin Ailey's masterpiece Revelations.
"Every American owes it to him or herself to see the Ailey [company] perform Revelations. It is an American phenomenon. I've probably seen it countless times and every time it's magical and spiritual and hopeful—everything we want ourselves to be and hope that our country will be."
— Oprah Winfrey on Entertainment Tonight 12/4/08
Ziff Ballet Opera House
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