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International Series
The Bullfighters Ballet - November
16, at 7:30 p.m.
The Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company displays passion, pride
and ritual in Mano a Mano, a rich dramatization of the life of
the legendary Spanish bullfighter, Manolete. Audiences will experience
an exuberant celebration of a culture's cherished memories, and a slice
of its everyday life, brilliantly performed. Tickets are $25.
Trinity Irish Dance Company - March 7, at
7:30 p.m.
They leap, they step dance super fast, their arms and legs flail
about as if unattached to the rest of their bodies and they were
entertaining audiences with innovative Celtic dancing long before Michael
Flatley's joint-bending maneuvers scared the bejesus out of Chandler
on the hit television show Friends. Tickets are $25.
Masters of Mexican Music
- March 13, at 7:30 p.m.
This cultural program features Marimba Chiapas from southern Mexico,
Los Fantasmas de Valle of the Texas-Mexican border area playing the
accordion-based conjunto, José Gutierrez leading a trio
of master musicians performing jarocho music, and Mariachi Los
Camperos de Nati Cano playing the mariachi of Jalisco, and traditional
Mexican dance. Tickets are $25.
Season tickets for the International
Series are $80 for the general public; $70 for senior citizens, faulty,
staff and alumni; and $50 for students.
Professional Theatre
Series
Porgy and Bess - November
8, at 7:30 p.m.
George Gershwins American masterpiece bristles with energy
and life more than 65 years after its premiere performance. Tickets
are $25.
Murder by Poe- November
22, at 7:30 p.m. and November 23 at 3 p.m.
The Tony Award-winning Acting Company weaves together four Edgar
Allan Poe tales to create a tapestry of revenge, suicide, obsession
and murder. A world premiere! Tickets are $25.
Gilbert and Sullivans
The Mikado - February 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Londons Carl Rosa Opera Company presents a sparkling and
lavish recreation of the original 1885 Savoy production as directed
by W.S. Gilbert, featuring sets and costumes from the Academy Award-winning
Mike Leigh film, Topsy Turvy. Tickets are $25.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
- March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Make way for the biggest of Broadway's "big ladies," The Unsinkable
Molly Brown, in a funny, light, uplifting and uniquely American
musical. Tickets are $25.
Season tickets for the Professional
Theatre Series are $80 for the general public; $70 for senior citizens,
faculty, staff and alumni; and $50 for students.
Kean Childrens
Hour
A Garfield Christmas - December 6,
at 7 p.m.
The worlds best-loved and fattest cat, Garfield, will light up
your holiday this year with his wit, wise cracks and wisdom. Tickets
are $15.
Claras Dream: A Jazz
Nutcracker - December 13, at 7:30 p.m. and December 14, at
3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
This high-voltage adaptation of Tchaikovskys fairy tale ballet,
The Nutcracker, is a uniquely American jazz-tap celebration.
Tickets are $15.
The Incredible Acrobats
of China- March 19, at 7 p.m.
According to The New York Times, the New Shanghai
Circus is "literally breathtaking heights of skill (and) entertainment
in abundance." Tickets are $15.
Mathilda - April 23,
at 7 p.m.
Roald Dahls book Mathilda comes to life in this dramatization
by the Cleveland Signstage Theatre. Tickets are $15.
Season tickets for the Keans
Childrens Hour Series are $60 for the general public; $52.50 for
senior citizens, faculty, staff and alumni; and $37.50 for students.
Popular Music
Four Bitchin Babes-
October 25, at 7:30 p.m.
Start with four richly gifted singer-songwriters. Add three-quarters
cup married life, five kids, four-part harmony vocals, one piano, a
dollop of sharp social commentary and a wardrobe to die for. Put this
combination on the road and allow to steep for 10 years and youve
got Four Bitchin Babes. Tickets are $20.
Rockapella - April 16, at
7:30 p.m.
One of the hippest a cappella groups to hit the stage in
years; Rockapella is a five-man group from New York City that
uses its incredible five-octave range to showcase its musical versatility.
Tickets are $20.
Tickets prices for the Popular
Music Series are $32 for the general public; $28 for senior citizens,
faculty, staff and alumni; and $20 for students.
Affiliate
Artist Classical Music and Jazz
Jazz Pictures - December 11, at 8
p.m.
Affiliate Artist Andy Fusco presents the Walt Weiskopf Sextet in a performance
of Sight to Sound. Tickets are $10.
A Perfect 10: Chamber Music for Strings and Piano - March 1,
at 8 p.m.
Dvorák's Double Bass Quintet in G and Brahms' Piano
Quintet in F Minor performed by world-renowned chamber musicians.
Tickets are $10.
Ars Vitalis: The New Jersey
New Music Forum - March 31, at 7:15 p.m.
A critically acclaimed concert, Ars Vitalis showcases the best
of contemporary music performed by leading New Jersey-area composers,
including Guggenheim Fellow Robert Aldridge. Excerpts from Aldridge's
soon-to-be-premiered opera Elmer Gantry will be featured. Under
the direction of Dr. Matthew Halper, associate professor in Keans
Department of Music, Ars Vitalis will introduce the audience to the
allure, drama and impact of the living art of contemporary music composition.
Admission to this grant-funded program is free.
Springtime Showcase: Music from the Stage
- April 19, at 8 p.m.
This production will include works from Broadway
and opera in chamber music including the world premiere of Music
by Kurt Weill, an arrangement written by Latin Grammy winner Carlos
Franzetti, especially for Keans affiliate artists. Tickets are
$10.
Season tickets for the Affiliate
Artists Classical Music and Jazz Series are $32 for the general public;
$28 for senior citizens, faculty, staff and alumni; and $20 for students.
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