The American Dream at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Dates: (1/18/2024 )

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New Jersey Performing Arts Center

New Jersey Symphony

1 Center Street
Newark,NJ 07102

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Xian Zhang conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Our nation’s music is a kaleidoscope that always turns to the new. Bernstein captured the energy and audacity of New York in his 1944 musical, On the Town, and made waves with a racially diverse cast; and his West Side Story put the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet on Manhattan fire escapes and sidewalks. Meanwhile, Still’s Darker America focuses on people who came to America by force, not choice. DBR’s provocative i am a white person who _____ Black people opens the concert with a blend of tender and edgy energy.

Daniel Bernard Roumain i am a white person who _____ Black people
Still Darker America
Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

NOTE: Rob Kapilow’s We Came to America will not be performed at this concert.

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Where is New Jersey Performing Arts Center located?

New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.

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		Broadway Through the Ages Westfield High School Auditorium (12/31 - 1/1)
		Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert State Theatre New Jersey (4/13 - 4/13)
		Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey State Theatre New Jersey (1/30 - 1/30)
		Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang State Theatre New Jersey (4/6 - 4/6)
		Velveteen Rabbit Pushcart Players (11/4 - 6/30)
		Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich Mayo Performing Arts Center (6/5 - 6/5)
		Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Directed by Diane L. Parker Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College (2/14 - 2/23)
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