Brooklyn Center Announces 2010/2011 Dance Series

By: Jul. 14, 2010
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Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College announces its 2010-2011 World of Dance series. Since the inception of a dance series in 1966, over 40 dance companies have made their New York City debuts at Brooklyn Center and more than 170 regional, national and international companies have premiered new works. This season showcases three international dance companies that reflect the artistic excellence and cultural diversity to which Brooklyn Center is dedicated.

"We are proud and excited to be able to share with the Brooklyn community an astounding variety of exceptional talent in our 2010-2011 Season," said Frank L. Sonntag, Managing Director of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. "We work hard to make sure that our programs reflect the diversity of the borough and that they are reasonably priced so that families and regular folks can take advantage of these opportunities to experience the thrill of live performances. There will be many reasons to smile at Brooklyn Center this season!"

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' 2010-2011 Season includes:
*Tommy Tune in Steps in Time
*Contemporary dance company Philadanco
* The Colonial Nutcracker
* Tango Buenos Aires
* The Russian National Ballet Theatre's Swan Lake

Tommy Tune in Steps In Time: A Broadway Biography in Song and Dance
Featuring the Manhattan Rhythm Kings
Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 3pm
Nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune teams with longtime collaborators The Manhattan Rhythm Kings for a personal look back at his incredible career, featuring timeless standards, elegant choreography, and Tommy's own unique charm and warm-hearted humor. Don't miss this rare chance to view the personal side of this quintessential song-and-dance man.
Tickets: $32-$42 ($35-$45 at door)

Philadanco
A New Work / New York presentation
Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 8pm
Founded in 1970, the internationally acclaimed Philadanco is known for its passionate, powerful, and diverse blend of African-American dance traditions with ballet, jazz, and modern styles. Their 2010 Brooklyn Center appearance includes the New York premiere of "By Way of the Funk," a new work by Brooklyn's own Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Founding and Artistic Director of Urban Bush Women.
Tickets: $30

The Colonial Nutcracker
A Target FamilyFun performance
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 2pm
An annual holiday favorite at Brooklyn Center, Dance Theatre in Westchester performs an abridged, narrated version of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet set in wintry colonial Yorktown, complete with a red-coated mouse army and an enchanted nutcracker prince.
Recommended for ages four and up.
Tickets: $6 ($7 at door)

Tango Buenos Aires: The Fire and Passion of Tango
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 8pm
Sometimes playful, often sensual, and always dramatic, Tango Buenos Aires presents Fuego Tango y Pasión (The Fire and Passion of Tango), a seductive journey through the history of modern tango. Experience the heart and soul of Argentina's passionate dance form with this fiery ensemble of 25 tango virtuosi, performing to live music by Piazzolla, Mores and other Argentine masters.
Tickets: $36-$45 ($40-$48 at door)

The Russian National Ballet Theatre's Swan Lake
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 2pm
With its fairy tale story of a beautiful princess, a passionate prince, and the evil enchantment that threatens their happiness together, Swan Lake is undoubtedly one of the most popular full-length ballets of all time. Set to Tchaikovsky's masterful score, this magical love story will be performed by the Russian National Ballet Theatre in a staging based on the 1895 revival by legendary choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.
Tickets: $27-$37 ($30-$40 at door)

Multibuy (three or four performances) and Megabuy packages (five or more performances) save up to 15% off individual ticket prices. Multibuy and Megabuy discounts do not apply to Target FamilyFun performances. Discounts are available for seniors, students, Brooklyn College faculty/staff/ alumni, and groups of 15 or more. Complimentary student rush tickets are available to all Brooklyn College students, with $10 student rush tickets available to all other students.

About Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Founded in 1954, the mission of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts is to present outstanding performing arts and arts education programs, reflective of Brooklyn's diverse communities, at affordable prices. Brooklyn Center's presentations explore both the classical traditions and the boldest contemporary performances, embracing the world culture that defines Brooklyn. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts welcomes over 70,000 people to the 2,400 seat Walt Whitman Theatre each season, and boasts one of the largest arts education programs in the borough, serving 46,000 schoolchildren from over 300 schools annually with its SchoolTime series. In recognition of its commitment to quality family programming, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has been voted Brooklyn's Best Theater or Theater Group for Kids as part of Nickelodeon's 2009 ParentsConnect Parents' Picks Awards.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College
2900 Campus Road, Brooklyn

Online orders: BrooklynCenterOnline.org
Box Office: (718) 951-4500, Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm-6pm
Subscription Orders/Season Brochure Requests: (718) 951-4600, ext. 25
Groups of 15 or more: (718) 951-4600, ext. 33

Major support for Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' World of Dance series is provided by National Grid, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and The Harkness Foundation for Dance.

Brooklyn Center's presentation of Philadanco is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

The presentation of By Way of the Funk by Philadanco is made possible by the MetLife Community Connections Fund of the National Dance Project, a program administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Major support for the National Dance Project is also provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' programs are made possible in part with public funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding for the 2010-2011 season is provided by: Target; JP Morgan Chase; Con Edison; Macy's Foundation; Brooklyn Community Foundation; TD Bank; the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation; Health Plus; and the Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund, established in the New York Community Trust by founders of The Reader's Digest Association. Additional support provided by CNG Publications, The Brooklyn Eagle, and WBGO. Sheraton Brooklyn New York is the official hotel of Brooklyn Center's 2010-2011 season. Backstage catering is graciously provided by Applebee's.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges generous support from the Members of the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York State Assembly and Speaker Sheldon Silver; Members of the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York State Senate and Majority Conference Leader John L. Sampson; Members of the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York City Council and Speaker Christine C. Quinn; and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Kate Levin.



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