Newman Center 2009-2010 Season Schedule
2009 - 2010 SEASON ISSUE
Space deadline August 28, 2009
Larry Keigwin + Company
Bolero Colorado
September 26, 2009
The professional dancers of Keigwin + Company from New York City and up to 50 members of the Colorado community will create Bolero Colorado under the direction of choreographer Larry Keigwin. This large-scale dance event will include participation from Denver School of the Arts students.
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The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later … an Epilogue
October 12, 2009
Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten and left tied to a fence in the outskirts of Laramie in October 1998. He died in a Fort Collins hospital. Shortly after, members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie and interviewed people of the town, which was transformed into the play and movie, The Laramie Project. The Epilogue Project will update the story.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
October 20, 2009
Critically acclaimed for its exuberant and athletic dancers, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents challenging and engaging performances drawn from an eclectic and continually evolving repertory by master American and international choreographers. In its 30-plus years of performing, the company has appeared in celebrated dance venues in 44 states and 19 countries.
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Mariza
November 14, 2009
Mariza sings the Portuguese soul. Mariza has in a few short years gone from singing in the backroom of a Lisbon bar to being recognized the world over as the queen of the Portuguese musical style known as fado. Her dedication to this musical heritage of her country has garnered international awards.
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Rebel Baroque Ensemble
November 17, 2009
Influenced by the Spanish of the 17th and 18th centuries, this musical mix bears the imprint of folk music. Rebel and its special guests will perform vocal and instrumental works by Durón, Falconieri, Castellanos, Nebra, Orejón y Aparicio, de Salazar, and Vivaldi. The New York Times has praised the work as “sophisticated and beguiling.”
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Cantus
All Is Calm
December 10, 2009
Cantus, which appeared in Newman Center Presents’ first season, returns with a program inspired by actual historical events during the First World War on Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence came a silence, then a song. A young German soldier stepped into No Man’s Land singing Stille Nacht (Silent Night). After intermission, Cantus will sing traditional holiday fare.
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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
January 15, 2010
The legendary Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began life as the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966 and has performed continuously ever since. Their current name comes from the fact that they are booked at the Village Vanguard in New York City every Monday.
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Pilobolus
January 26, 2010
Pilobolus is a unique American arts organization of international influence, having created one of the most popular and varied bodies of work in the history of dance. Pilobolus arose out of a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. Their performances have long been characterized by a strong element of physical interaction between the bodies of the performers.
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Mile High Voltage Festival
February 19-20, 2010
The Mile High Voltage Festival explores through featured artists of the Cantaloupe Music Label the ways that popular and alternative music are changing our idea of what can be offered as classical. Performers will surprise the audience with new instruments, video as an integral part of music, and boundary-crossing composition.
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Russian National Orchestra
February 24, 2010
Returning to the Newman Center after their wildly successful appearance in 2008, the Russian National Orchestra will delight audiences. Twenty-two year old Chinese superstar pianist Yuja Wang will perform Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto. The 100-member RNO has been in demand throughout the music world since its debut in Moscow in 1990.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
March 16, 2010
For more than 30 years, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape.
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Marcus Tardelli
Brazilian guitar
March 25, 2010
Brazil is “the nation of the guitar,” and Marcus Tardelli has risen quickly to be one of its greatest stars. A revolutionary in his playing technique, Tardelli has developed an orchestral approach to his instrument. The program he has designed for the Newman Center, reflective of his unique approach to playing, includes works by Alexander Scriabin, Guinga, Villa Lobos and Claude Debussy.
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The Secret Life of Bees
April 10, 2010
In this New York Times bestseller by Sue Monk Kidd set in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement, a young girl’s search for the truth about her mother leads her to three beekeeping sisters and the discovery of the real meaning of family. The American Place Theatre has adapted the novel for performance by a single extraordinary actress.
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Martha Graham Dance Co.
Essential Graham –
Prelude and Revolt
April 20, 2010
Martha Graham was one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance. She invented a new language of movement, and used it to reveal the passion, rage, and ecstasy common to human experience. She danced and choreographed for over seventy years, and during that time was the first dancer to perform at The White House, the first American dancer to travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and the first dancer to receive the nation’s highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom.
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Soweto Gospel Choir
October 28, 2008
Earthy rhythms, rich harmonies and acapella numbers blend with dancing, costumes and
the magnificent South African choir to create the contemporary sounds of the world.
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American Bluegrass Masters
May 8, 2010
For the first time in 50 years, the American Bluegrass Masters Tour unites Grammy Winner JD Crowe and Grand Ole Opry legend Bobby Osborne with the hottest bluegrass singers and pickers on the planet. JD and Bobby, among the founding fathers of bluegrass, embody the spirit, sounds and lore of the rural American South. Old-time tradition meets youthful energy in a concert of vibrant front-porch twang and infectious rhythms that define the American spirit.
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