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February 12-15
ALVIN AILEY CELEBRATES ITS 50th
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, celebrating its golden anniversary, returns to the Detroit Opera House for five performances in four days. To commemorate the company’s rich history, a short film entitled Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 50 – A Golden Anniversary Celebration precedes each performance.
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MIXED REPERTORY
The program will vary by performance, and includes works by Alvin Ailey, Mario Bigonzetti, Elisa Monte, George Faison, Talley Beatty and Twyla Tharp, set to music ranging from Otis Redding to George Frideric Handel.
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
The Grammy Award-winning all-female a capella vocal ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock, will perform on stage with the Ailey dancers during the Saturday, February 14 7:30 PM performance.
WHAT
Alvin Ailey
WHEN
Feb. 12-15
WHERE
Detroit Opera House
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CULTURAL AMBASSADOR
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men’s Hebrew Association in New York. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance.
Today, led by Artistic Director, Judith Jamison, AAADT has gone on to perform for an estimated 21 million people in 48 states and in 71 countries on six continents, including two historic residencies in South Africa. The company has earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance.
A Free Dance Talk begins one hour before curtain
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February 28, Noon and 5PM
ALADDIN
This all new full length production by Grand Rapids Ballet Company is family fun!
* Lavish costumes
* Exotic scenery
* A full range of orchestral music
* A Genie of the Lamp that GROWS
* Choreography by Gordon Peirce Schmidt
* A magic flying carpet
JOIN US ONSTAGE
Join us onstage following the 12 noon performance to meet the performers and get a up-close view of the sets and costumes.
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WHAT
Aladdin
WHEN
Feb. 28
Noon and 5PM
WHERE
Detroit Opera House
March 13-15
ROMEO & JULIET
American Ballet Theatre
MOT Orchestra
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT’s signature productions. Against a sumptuous setting in Renaissance Italy, MacMillan weaves a dance tapestry rich in character nuance and sensuality, and Sergei Prokofiev’s stirring music underscores the lyric beauty and passion of this beloved ballet’s star-crossed lovers.
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WHAT
Romeo & Juliet
American Ballet Theatre
WHEN
March 13-15
WHERE
Detroit Opera House
A Free Dance Talk begins one hour before curtain
March 21, Noon and 5PM
BRUNDIBAR
An opera for young people by young people
Performed by the Michigan Opera Theatre Childrens Chorus
Brundibar is the story of two children, Little Joe and Annette, who have no money to buy milk for their ailing mother. Seeing passersby giving coins to the organ grinder Brundibar, the children try to earn money by singing on the street corner. Brundibar chases them away, but a friendly Dog, Cat and Sparrow help them round up the other children in town, who form a choir large enough to compete with the organ grinder. When Brundibar steals Little Joe’s hatful of coins, the children overpower him. Little Joe succeeds in his quest to buy milk, and the children are victorious!
WHAT
Brundibar
WHEN
March 21
Noon and 5PM
WHERE
Detroit Opera House
JOIN US ONSTAGE
Join us onstage following the 12 noon performance to meet the performers and get a up-close view of the sets and costumes.
BUMBLEBEE
Brundibar was originally performed by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp in occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The name comes from a Czech colloquialism for bumblebee.
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March 27 – April 4
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE
A gullible peasant bumbles his way into the heart of the landowner’s daughter in Donizetti’s charming and hilarious buffa.
The cast features returning stars Ailyn Perez (Figaro ’07), Dalibor Jenis (The Barber of Seville ’06), and Burak Bilgil (Rigoletto ’04).
DAVID’S OVERVIEW
Hear music excerpts and Dr. DiChiera’s commentary. Listen
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WHAT
The Elixir of Love
WHEN
March 27 – April 4
WHERE
Detroit Opera House
A Free Opera Talk begins one hour before curtain
May 9-17
CARMEN
Opera’s sultriest heart-breaker returns to close the 2008-09 Season, “Casualties of Love.”
DAVID’S OVERVIEW
Hear music excerpts and Dr. DiChiera’s commentary. Listen
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WHAT
Brundibar
WHEN
May 9-17
WHERE
Detroit Opera House
A Free Opera Talk begins one hour before curtain
Jan 30 – Feb 1 The Marriage Counselor [play]
Feb 7 Valentine’s Concert [Miracles, Drifters]
Feb 12-15 Alvin Ailey [dance begins]
Feb 17-22 Rent [musical]
Feb 24, 7PM Burn the Floor [dance film series]
Sat, Feb 28 Aladdin [dance]
Sun March 1, 8PM Motor City Blues Festival [concert]
March 3-8 Fiddler on Roof
March 13-15 Romeo & Juliet [dance season ends]
Sat March 21, noon & 5PM Brundibar [children's opera]
Sat, March 21 Lisa Lampanelli [comedy]
March 27 – April 4 The Elixir of Love [opera]
Tue Apr 21, 7PM David Sedaris [comedy]
May 9-17 Carmen [opera season ends]
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