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Theatre Downtown presents CHICAGO Based on the play CHICAGO by Maurine Dallas Watkins

Theatre Downtown presents CHICAGO Based on the play CHICAGO by Maurine Dallas Watkins

Theatre Downtown presents CHICAGO Based on the play CHICAGO by Maurine Dallas Watkins

Broadway's Eden Espinosa (Wicked, Brooklyn) will be leading a workshop presentation of the new musical, LOULOU THE ACROBAT, on July 17 and July 18 at the The Banff Centre's Kinnear Centre for Innovation and Creativity in Canada. Directed by Kelly Robinson, ACROBAT has music by Steve Mackinnon, Marc Jordan and Amy Sky and a book by Quincy Long. Ian Eisendrath musical directs. Presentations on both days will take place at 2:00pm.

Broadway's Eden Espinosa (Wicked, Brooklyn) will be leading a workshop presentation of the new musical, LOULOU THE ACROBAT, on July 17 and July 18 at the The Banff Centre's Kinnear Centre for Innovation and Creativity in Canada. Directed by Kelly Robinson, ACROBAT has music by Steve Mackinnon, Marc Jordan and Amy Sky and a book by Quincy Long. Ian Eisendrath musical directs. Presentations on both days will take place at 2:00pm.

Broadway's Eden Espinosa (Wicked, Brooklyn) will be leading a workshop presentation of the new musical, LOULOU THE ACROBAT, on July 17 and July 18 at the The Banff Centre's Kinnear Centre for Innovation and Creativity in Canada. Directed by Kelly Robinson, ACROBAT has music by Steve Mackinnon, Marc Jordan and Amy Sky and a book by Quincy Long. Ian Eisendrath musical directs. Presentations on both days will take place at 2:00pm.

Since its formation at the Yale School of Music, So Percussion has been creating music that is at turns raucous and touching, barbarous and heartfelt. Believing that percussion instruments can communicate all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility, they've created a sound not easy to define. Called an 'experimental powerhouse' by The Village Voice and 'brilliant' by The New York Times, the Brooklyn-based quartet's innovative work has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career.

Since its formation at the Yale School of Music, So Percussion has been creating music that is at turns raucous and touching, barbarous and heartfelt. Believing that percussion instruments can communicate all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility, they've created a sound not easy to define. Called an 'experimental powerhouse' by The Village Voice and 'brilliant' by The New York Times, the Brooklyn-based quartet's innovative work has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career.

In our first official season since changing our name to Texas Performing Arts, we aspire to present programming that, 'more intentionally aligns with the academic mission of the University of Texas, increases student arts participation and engagement, and leverages our relationships with other community based arts and cultural organizations,' according to Texas Performing Arts Director and Associate Dean Kathy Panoff.

Since its formation at the Yale School of Music, So Percussion has been creating music that is at turns raucous and touching, barbarous and heartfelt. Believing that percussion instruments can communicate all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility, they've created a sound not easy to define. Called an 'experimental powerhouse' by The Village Voice and 'brilliant' by The New York Times, the Brooklyn-based quartet's innovative work has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career.

Created especially for the Grammy Award-winning sextet eighth blackbird is Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey's new music-theater piece, Slide, which the group premiered last summer and to which it now devotes a U.S. tour, with performances in Richmond, VA (March 3), Chicago's Harris Theater (March 24), and College Park, MD (April 9-10).

Texas Performing Arts welcomes modern performance ensemble So Percussion to the McCullough Theatre on Thursday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. They will present the Austin premiere of composer Steve Reich's new Mallet Quartet, written for the group and several other renowned percussion ensembles.

Texas Performing Arts welcomes modern performance ensemble So Percussion to the McCullough Theatre on Thursday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. They will present the Austin premiere of composer Steve Reich's new Mallet Quartet, written for the group and several other renowned percussion ensembles.

Continuing the momentum and building on the critical success of its fall 2009 season, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park will present a winter/spring 2010 season of impressive and diverse performances by the city's most acclaimed music and dance institutions as well as world-renowned national and international artists and ensembles through its Harris Theater Presents series.

The Board of Directors of New York City Opera has announced the appointment of George Steel as the company's new General Manager and Artistic Director. Mr. Steel is expected to assume his responsibilities as of February 1, 2009.