Jessica Lang and 'CAREFREE' Set for McCarter's 2016 Dance Series

A perfect example of McCarter Theatre Center's unique position as an eclectic home for arts lovers of all backgrounds and tastes, two singularly special dance events are up next as part of McCarter's Dance and Signature Series, respectively.

On Wednesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m., firebrand choreographer Jessica Lang brings her company to the Berlind Theatre with The Wanderer. On Sunday, November 6th at 3:00 p.m. on the Matthews Stage, Tony Award-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle brings a tap-dancing tour-de-force from Hollywood's golden age, Carefree: Dancin' with Fred and Ginger.

Jessica Lang DANCE
The Wanderer
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 7:30 p.m.
Berlind Theatre

A master of visual composition, Jessica Lang has already fulfilled her early promise as one of the most important choreographers of her generation. A former Tharp dancer, Lang's works extend the boundaries of the dancing body through architectural décor that resembles abstractions of nature.

A prime example of this is The Wanderer, a full-evening work of dance-theater in which music, dance, décor, and narrative coalesce, each embracing one another-in this case, a dramatization of Schubert's 1824 song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill), sung live by the baritone Steven LaBrie. Schubert's songs (with lyrics by Wilhelm Müller) provide a story in which a brook snakes through the narrative and LaBrie is onstage throughout, interacting with the dancers, his voice giving direction to Lang's fluid and playful choreography.

The Wanderer is Lang's first full-length ballet, but in the words of The Huffington Post: "it is more than a ballet; it's a culmination of plastic art, opera, and motion where no form overpowers the other."

Tickets for Jessica Lang Dance's performance of The Wanderer are $54.00 and are on sale now at the McCarter Theatre Center Ticket Office, by phone at 609-258-2787, or online at www.mccarter.org.

CAREFREE: DANCIN' WITH FRED & GINGER
Directed and Choreographed by Warren Carlyle
Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 3:00 p.m.
Matthews Theatre

An all-new tribute-live on stage-to American cinema's most iconic dance duo, Carefree: Dancin' with Fred and Ginger takes us on a modern musical journey through Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' singular on-screen partnership. Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle's innovative staging blends today's hottest Broadway hoofers with original footage from films like Top Hat and Swing Time to breathe fresh life into the pair's famous routines. Produced by NJPAC and RKO Stage.

Tickets for Carefree: Dancin' with Fred and Ginger are $25.00 - $60.00 and are on sale now at the McCarter Theatre Center Ticket Office, by phone at 609-258-2787, or online at www.mccarter.org.

These presentations are a part of McCarter Theatre Center's Dance Series and Signature Series, which are curated by Special Programming Director William W. Lockwood, the driving force behind McCarter Theatre Center's reputation as one of the premiere arts presenters in the country. The 2016-2017 Dance Series is supported in part by the Jerome Robbins Foundation. The 2016-2017 Signature Series is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

McCarter Theatre Center is supported by Princeton University, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and over 3,000 individuals, corporations, and foundations. McCarter Theatre is located at 91 University Place in Princeton, NJ. For more information, www.mccarter.org.

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