Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Offers Inspired 2009-2010 Season
By: Sarah Marcus Sep. 17, 2009
The Annenberg Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Penn Presents/Dance Celebration 09/10 Season includes many great dance, theater and music performances. Currently students can get $10 tickets to all performances through the Ben's Tix Program. (Ticket sale runs Sept. 17-19)
Says the official press release on the season: "The 09/10 season is packed with performances you won't want to miss! Pay tribute to the Bard with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre of London in Love's Labour's Lost, and Rick Miller's hilarious MacHomer - a Simpsons meets Shakespeare version of Macbeth. Ring in St. Patrick's Day with the spirtied jigs and reels of Natalie MacMaster and celebrate the women of jazz with Jane Monheit and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Be amazed a the action-packed extreme dancing of STREB and versatile fusion styles performed by Bad Boys of Dance, straight from TV's So You Think You Can Dance."
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at Penn is a center for cultural and intellectual engagement in the Philadelphia region. They present and host a diverse program of music, theatre, dance, education and outreach for adult, student and children's audiences. Dance Celebration is presented by Dance Affiliates and PENN PRESENTS. Subscriptions to The Annenberg Center’s PENN PRESENTS and DANCE CELEBRATION 2009-2010 season are now on sale. Prices range from $51 to $266, with a choice of 3 to 7 show packages.
For more information about PENN PRESENTS and the Annenberg Center, or to purchase subscriptions for the upcoming season, please visit www.annenbergcenter.org or call the Box Office at 215-898-3900.
A full schedule follows below:
Jane Monheit
Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
WEST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
THANK YOU GREGORY
A Tribute to the Legends of Tap
Tuesday, October 6 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 7 at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 9 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 10 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 10 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance Celebration series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the
Annenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
MacHomer
Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 15 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 16 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 17 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
SILVANA CARDELL & CURT HAWORTH
Vertex & The Compromise
Friday, October 16 at 7:30 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
BODYVOX
Water Bodies
Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 23 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 24 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance Celebration series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the
Annenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
SHAKEPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Tuesday, October 27 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 30 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 31 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 31 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Herb Alpert & LANI HALL
Wednesday, November 4 at 7:30 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
DOUG ELKINS & FRIENDS
Fraulein Maria
Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 13 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 14 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance Celebration series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the
Annenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
CHERISH THE LADIES
Sunday, November 15 at 7:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
PIERIS MUSIC
Fountain
Thursday, December 10 at 8:00 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA
Featuring Teada
Friday, December 11 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
A Creole Christmas
Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
RIVER NORTH CHICAGO DANCE COMPANY
Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 PM
Friday, January 15 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, January 16 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 16 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance Celebration series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the
Annenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
BRAT PRODUCTIONS
A 24-Hour The Bald Soprano
Friday, January 22 at 8:00 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Underground
Saturday, January 30 at 7:30 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Paquito D’Rivera clarinet & saxophone
Robert Black double bass
Anne Manson conductor
Pawel Wojtasik video
Roger Zare Time-Lapse (Philadelphia Premiere, ACO/Underwood Commission)
Sebastian Currier Next Atlantis, version for orchestra, electronics, and video
(Philadelphia Premiere)
Paquito D’Rivera Conversations with Cachao (Philadelphia Premiere)
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
Saturday, January 30 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
STREB
Brave
Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 PM
Friday, February 5 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 6 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance Celebration series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the
Annenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
WINGED WOMAN DANCE
Residue
Saturday, February 6 at 7:30 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
KATE WATSON-WALLACE/anonymous bodies
the mentalist
Sunday, February 14 at 8:00 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
THE PHILADELPHIA SINGERS
Glass, Reich & Bryars
Featuring Rela?che & Orchestra 2001
Saturday, March 6 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
HABIB KOITE?
Sunday, March 14 at 7:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
NATALIE MACMASTER
Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
BAD BOYS OF DANCE
Thursday, April 15 at 7:30 PM
Friday, April 16 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 17 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 17 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance Celebration series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the
Annenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
The Acting Company & THE GUTHRIE THEATER
Romeo and Juliet
Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM
Friday, April 23 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 24 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 24 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
MUSIC FROM THE CROOKED ROAD:
Mountain Music of Virginia
Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM
Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
LINDA TILLERY & THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CHOIR
Friday, April 30 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
MOMIX
Botanica
Thursday, May 20 at 7:30 PM
Friday, May 21 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 22 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 22 at 8:00 PM
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
This performance is part of the Dance CelebraAnnenberg Center’s Penn Presents.
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