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- The Performing Arts - The Province
- Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts Hosts ... - Broadway World
- Carrollton/Chamberlain dancer heading to Miami - Star Community Newspapers
- Carolina Performing Arts fills out season - Raleigh News & Observer
| The Performing Arts - The Province Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:00 AM PDT The busiest time of the year for the performing arts is the month-long Hong Kong Arts Festival, held every year in February and March. This international 3-week affair features artists from around the world performing with orchestras, dance troupes, opera companies, and chamber ensembles. Appearing at past festivals, for example, were the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Empire Brass from Boston, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and the Georgian State Dance Company from Russia. For information about the Hong Kong Arts Festival programs, tickets (which are priced from HK$60/US$7.80/£4.30 to HK$650/US$85/£46), and future dates, call tel. 852/2824 2430 or visit www.hk.artsfestival.org. To obtain tickets for the Hong Kong Arts Festival, as well as tickets throughout the year for classical-music performances (including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra), Chinese opera, rock and pop concerts, theatrical productions, dance, and other major events, contact the Urban Council Ticketing Office (URBTIX), the ticketing system run by the government's Leisure and Cultural Service Department. There are convenient URBTIX outlets in City Hall, Low Block, 7 Edinburgh Place in Central, open daily from 10am to 9:30pm, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd. in Tsim Sha Tsui, open daily from 10am to 9:30pm. Drop by one of the outlets, or reserve a ticket in advance by calling URBTIX at tel. 852/2734 9009. Tickets reserved by phone must be picked up within 3 days of the order. You can even book tickets before arriving in Hong Kong, either by calling the Credit Card Hotline at tel. 852/2111 5999, daily from 10am to 8pm Hong Kong time, or through the URBTIX website at www.urbtix.gov.hk. The Hong Kong Tourism Board's website, www.discoverhongkong.com, also offers e-ticketing. Full-time students and senior citizens are often eligible for half-price tickets, so be sure to ask when making reservations. Chinese Opera Chinese opera predates the first Western opera by about 600 years, although it wasn't until the 13th and 14th centuries that performances began to develop a structured operatic form, with rules of composition and fixed role characterization. Distinct regional styles also developed, and even today there are marked differences among the operas performed in, say, Peking, Canton, Shanghai, Fukien, Chiu Chow, and Sichuan. Most popular in Hong Kong are Peking-style opera, with its spectacular costumes, elaborate makeup, and feats of acrobatics and swordsmanship; and the less flamboyant but more readily understood Cantonese-style opera. Plots usually dramatize legends and historical events and extol such virtues as loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness. Accompanied by seven or eight musicians, the performers sing in shrill, high-pitched falsetto, a sound Westerners sometimes do not initially appreciate. Although lyrics are in Chinese, body language helps translate the stories. Another aspect of Chinese opera that surprises Westerners is its informality. No one minds if spectators arrive late or leave early; in fact, no one even minds if a spectator, upon spotting friends or relatives, makes his or her way through the auditorium for a chat. For visitors, the easiest way to see a Chinese opera is during the Hong Kong Arts Festival , held from about mid-February to early March each year. Alternatively, Cantonese opera is a common feature of important Chinese festivals, such as the birthday of Tin Hau or the annual Bun Festival on Cheung Chau island, when temporary bamboo theaters are erected. Otherwise, Cantonese opera is performed fairly regularly at Town Halls in the New Territories, as well as in City Hall in Central and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. However, Chinese opera is immensely popular in Hong Kong, so much so that tickets for these shows sell out well in advance, making it almost impossible for tourists to attend performances. If you're still determined to try, call URBTIX in advance of your arrival in Hong Kong, book online , or, once in the SAR, contact the HKTB or check with one of the tourist publications for information on what's playing and then call or drop by URBTIX. Alternatively, the concierge of your hotel may be able to secure seats. Prices generally range from about HK$100 to HK$300 (US$13-US$39/£7.15-£21). Dance Both the Hong Kong Ballet Company and the Hong Kong Dance Company have extensive repertoires. The Hong Kong Ballet Company (tel. 852/2573 7398; www.hkballet.com), founded in 1979, performs both classical works and modern pieces, usually at the Cultural Centre or the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The Hong Kong Dance Company (tel. 852/3103 1888; www.hkdance.com) specializes in traditional Chinese dance and the development of Chinese dance in modern forms, with about five major productions each year. Theater Most plays presented in the SAR are performed in Cantonese. Hong Kong's leading local troupes are the Chung Ying Theatre Company, a community ensemble that plays in a wide range of venues, from schools and seniors' homes to Hong Kong's main theaters, often performing works by local writers, and the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, which performs original Chinese works. Both perform in Cantonese at various venues, including City Hall in Central and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. Prices range from about HK$100 to HK$160 (US$13-US$21/£7.15-£11). Otherwise, your best bet for English-language performances is at the Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd., Central (tel. 852/2521 7251; www.hkfringeclub.com; MTR: Central), a venue for experimental drama (in English and Cantonese), live music, comedy, art exhibitions, and other happenings, from mime to magic shows. The Fringe Club occupies a former dairy-farm depot built in 1813 and consists of two theaters, exhibition space, a restaurant, and a rooftop bar. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts Hosts ... - Broadway World Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:17 AM PDT  Auditions are set to be held at The Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts for Mikado. Adutions will be held Tuesday, April 13th & Wednesday, April 14th from 6:30 - 9:30pm at the Susan B. Katz Theater at the River of Grass ArtsPark, located at 17195 Sheridan Street - Pembroke Pines, Florida. MORE: Callbacks if needed, will be on Arpil 19th. For Details & Information, please visit www.pptopa.com or contact info@pptopa.com or call Character Breakdown: Can be found at www.pptopa.com PPTOPA is a non-profit, community based, theatrical organization and actors are NOT compensated for appearances All are welcome to audition, regardless of experience. Show Information: The Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts
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| Carrollton/Chamberlain dancer heading to Miami - Star Community Newspapers Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:35 AM PDT While most high school graduates will head to Miami for spring break vacations, Aubry Neal is going for an entirely different reason.
Neal, a Hebron High School graduate, was accepted into the Miami City Ballet School, a world-renowned school of ballet and dance. She will be enrolled in the schools highest level of training, and as a student of MCBS, Neal will undergo intensive daily training in ballet technique, pointe, repertory, gyrotonics and jazz. MCBS is the official school of the Miami City Ballet, founded by Edward Villella. A resident of Carrollton, Neal has trained at the Plano-based Chamberlain School of Performing Arts since seventh grade. This pre-professional dance school is partnered with the Chamberlain Performing Arts dance company, of which Neal is a member. She said she realized her passion for dancing early. It was about four years ago, and it was my first time to work with a partner on stage, she said. Thats when I knew I wanted to be a dancer. As a company member of the Chamberlain Performing Arts, Neal has established a solid foundation of dance that has prepared her for more dance opportunities. Most recently, she has danced lead roles as The Bird in Chamberlains production of Peter and the Wolf, and as the Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker. The performing opportunities with the Chamberlain have been great, she said. The Chamberlain is set up almost like a professional company, During her summers, Neal has participated in summer intensives with Miami City Ballet, as well as the San Francisco Ballet and an Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell. In working with the Miami City Ballet summer workshop, Neal has worked closely with master teachers and guest artists, including Carter Alexander, head of faculty at Miami City Ballet School. Because of my prior experience with the summer intensives with Miami City Ballet, I didnt have to audition, Neal said. They had seen my dancing and talent before, which I think really helped them consider my acceptance.
Neals enrollment in MCBS only lasts a semester, and she hopes to be accepted back to the school next year. She said the experience will help her pursue her dreams of being a part of a professional dance company. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Carolina Performing Arts fills out season - Raleigh News & Observer Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:56 PM PDT McCoy Tyner Quartet - Sept. 9 Earl Scruggs with special guests The Red Clay Ramblers - Sept. 15 Chick Corea with Christian McBride and Brian Blade - Sept. 2 "Dynamic Korea: Dance and Song" by Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company - Sept. 28 Leon Fleisher - Sept. 30 Ozomatli - Oct. 1 Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet - Oct. 8 Hugh Masekela - Oct. 11 Mariinsky Orchestra with conductor Valery Gergiev - Oct. 13-14 Omara Portuondo - Nov. 5 Kremerata Baltica with Gidon Kremer - Nov. 8 "Sutra," by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - Nov. 10-11 Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Sollee - Nov. 17 "Nutcracker" by Carolina Ballet - Dec. 4-5 Anthony Dean Griffey with UNC music faculty - Jan. 14 Mitsuko Uchida - Jan. 21 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis - Jan. 28-29 "Black Watch" by National Theatre of Scotland - Feb. 9-13 "Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts" - Feb. 16 Eddie Palmieri - Feb. 18 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Feb. 22-24 Nicola Benedetti - Feb. 28 "ID" by Cirque Éloize - March 1-2 "The Andersen Project" by Ex Machina - March 17-18 Netherlands Dance Theater - March 29-30 St. Petersburg Philharmonic with conductor Yuri Temirkanov and cellist Alisa Weilerstein - April 5 BeijingDance/LDTX - April 12-13 "Bach and Beyond" by violinist Jennifer Koh - April 14 The Anoushka Shankar Project - April 19 Branford Marsalis with the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra - April 21 Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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