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| Ailey II |
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Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country's best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding emerging choreographers. Alvin Ailey personally appointed former Ailey member Sylvia Waters as artistic director in 1974. Under her direction, Ailey II has become one of the most popular dance companies in the country.
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Fri, March 19, 2010 8:00 PM
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| Hamlet (The Met: Live in HD) |
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The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer’s. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet.
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Tue, March 30, 2010 6:00 PM
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| Thank You, Gregory! |
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In the summer of 2003, the Capitol Center was busy planning for its grand reopening after a major renovation project. Opening night was to feature tap-dance legend Gregory Hines. Sadly, Hines passed away that summer, just three months before his scheduled Concord appearance. Now comes a magnificent tribute to the life, work and legacy of this great American artist. Thank You, Gregory! features eight world-class hoofers and three jazz musicians with multi-media projections and narrative creating a rich and diverse kaleidoscope of tap dance history, artistry, romance, rhythms and musical feet.
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Fri, April 9, 2010 8:00 PM
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| Armida (The Met: Live in HD) |
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This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvor¡ák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than six tenors.
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Mon, May 3, 2010 6:00 PM
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