Atlanta ShowGuide Summer 2024

Summer 2024

THE ALLIANCE THEATRE’S 56TH SEASON

FEATURES WORLD PREMIERES AND NEW WORKS

SPOTLIGHTS, PERFORMANCE GUIDE, WORKSHOPS, AND SO MUCH MORE INSIDE!

NEW SEASON COMING JULY 1, 2024

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6 John Legend with the ASO – 9/9/2024 Historic Holly Theatre Presents: 8 The A Season for Dreamers 10 ArtsKSU to Announce

2024-2025 Season on July 1

12 Meet the cast of City Springs Theatre Company’s upcoming Jersey Boys!

the Timeless Energy of 14 Experience Jonathan Larson’s RENT at Pullman Yards September 19 - October 6

Opens Joseph and the Amazing 16 ASF Technicolor Dreamcoat July 11

18 Callanwolde’s 25th Anniversary

Jazz on the Lawn Concert Series is a Hot Ticket!

Essential Theatre Play Festival 20 The Celebrates 25 Years this August

22 Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University 2024-2025 Rialto Series

24 Global Ballethnic Master Chorale — 26 Atlanta Our 40th Season Begins 28 NBAF 2024 Theme: Artistry Unbound 31 Atlanta ShowGuide Spotlights 37 Atlanta ShowGuide Performance Guide 46 Atlanta ShowGuide Dance Workshops On the Cover: Amber Riley and the cast of the Alliance Theatre’s world premiere musical, THE PREACHER’S WIFE. Photo by Greg Mooney.

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The Alliance Theatre’s 56th Season Features World Premieres and New Works

Amber Riley and the cast of the Alliance Theatre’s world premiere musical, The Preacher’s Wife. Photo by Greg Mooney

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he new season will feature award-winning plays, world premieres, and works developed for youth and families.

In the fall, the Alliance will produce PEARL Into the Burrow CLEAGE’S SOMETHING MOVING: A MEDITATION ON MAYNARD — a new play by Pearl Cleage written for the 50th anniversary of the landmark election of Maynard Jackson as Atlanta’s first Black mayor. This limited engagement will run on the Hertz Stage, August 2–11, 2024.

On The Coca-Cola Stage, Alliance will produce THE MOUNTAINTOP, a gripping reimagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Olivier Awardwinning play offers an intimate and empathetic portrait of one of history’s most consequential figures told by one of today’s most important writers, Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall (The Hot Wing King). THE MOUNTAINTOP is directed by Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden.

The Alliance will then produce the critically acclaimed play by Lloyd Suh, THE CHINESE LADY. Inspired by the true story of the first Chinese woman to set foot in

America, it is a unique portrait of a young country struggling with its identity and role in the world as seen through the eyes of an idealistic migrant. For the holidays, the Alliance will present the timeless Dickens story, A CHRISTMAS CAROL on The CocaCola Stage, November 9 – December 24.

On the Hertz Stage, the Alliance will produce the world premiere of the 21st winner of the celebrated Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, BUSINESS IDEAS, by Milo Cramer from the University of California San Diego.

Inspired by Cramer’s experiences with his enterprising mom, BUSINESS IDEAS is a cross-generational comedy about wealth — who has it and why? — and the value we place on it. Theatrical Outfit’s Artistic Director Matt Torney directs.

Founded in 1968, Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance is led by Jennings Hertz Artistic Directors Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses, and Managing Director Mike Schleifer. Get tickets at alliancetheatre.org.

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he Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) returns to Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta on Monday, September 9 to perform alongside John Legend on his limited run of shows titled A Night of Songs and Stories.

This special performance will feature songs and stories with 12-time GRAMMY winner John Legend. Experience intimate reimaginings of greatest hits (“All of Me,” “Ordinary People,” “Tonight”), unexpected stories from Legend’s life and career, and selections from his most recent release LEGEND (“Nervous,” “Wonder Woman”).

EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum singer-songwriter Legend has garnered 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a

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Tony Award, and an Emmy Award, among others. He is the first African American man to earn an EGOT and one of only 17 people in the prestigious EGOT club.

Legend has released eight celebrated albums over the course of his career, including, Get Lifted (2004), Once Again (2006), Evolver (2008), Love in the Future (2013), Darkness and Light (2016), A Legendary Christmas Deluxe (2019), Bigger Love (2020) and most recently, LEGEND (2022).

John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories is presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther, and will be performed at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on Monday, September 9 at 8 p.m.. For tickets and further information visit aso.org.

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AUG 2–AUG 11 2024 In exploring the 1973 election of Maynard

Jackson, Pearl Cleage invites us to reflect on the meaning of leadership and the kind of future we want to build.

By PEARL CLEAGE Directed by DAVID KOTE

AUG 30–SEP 22 2024 A gripping reimagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By KATORI HALL Direction by TINASHE KAJESE-BOLDEN

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It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama.

By ZORA HOWARD Directed by LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ

A Co-Production with Goodman Theatre Produced in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, Khaliah Neal and Thomas Swayne

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Music Man, photo by Elliot Wallis (Sept. 2023)

The Historic Holly Theatre Presents: A Season for Dreamers

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he Holly The Holly Theatre in Theatre is steadfast Dahlonega is in its commitment excited to finish out to providing its 30th Anniversary opportunities for Season, “A Season children to learn for Dreamers!” As a and perform. The vital part of the local most recent spring community, The production of Elf, photo by Kailey Moster (Dec. 2023) Holly is committed Finding Nemo Jr. is to showcasing the abundant regional talent a testament to this dedication. Additionally, throughout the remaining months of this the theater offers an abundance of celebratory season. summer camps catering to students of all Artistic Director Taylor Jarrard takes ages, starting as early as age 3. This year’s pride in the community’s collective efforts summer programming includes favorites like throughout the season and can’t wait to Madagascar Jr., A Year With Frog and Toad see what the rest of the season has in store. Kids, and so much more!

“It’s always really special to see a season As a longstanding pillar in the North play out, after months of hard work and Georgia community, the historic Holly Theatre discussion amongst the artistic committee.” continues to be a cherished venue. The This June, the Holly Theatre invites venue’s beautiful and relaxed atmosphere you to immerse yourself in The Wizard of creates an intimate and inviting setting for Oz! Follow the yellow brick road in this guests to unwind and immerse themselves in delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank the enchanting world of theater.

Baum’s beloved tale, which features the For detailed show and ticket iconic musical score from the MGM film. information, visit hollytheater.com or call The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy (706) 530-5162. Join The Holly Theatre in Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow celebrating the magic of live performances to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill and the vibrant spirit of community theater! audiences worldwide.

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ArtsKSU to Announce 2024-2025 Season on July 1 Pippin

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he 2024-2025 season of the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University (ArtsKSU) will be announced on July 1. Arts patrons will enjoy the varied offerings from the School of Art and Design, the Department of Dance, the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, and the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music. A few highlights:

Band of Choctaw, and his work is a call for Indigenous empowerment as well as queer visibility. Representing the U.S. at the Venice Biennale 2024, he is the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the American Pavilion. Free.

Celebrating the Music of Johnny Mercer On Sept. 20, The Bailey School of Music welcomes Stephanie Blythe, MezzoSoprano, and Ryan McCullough, Piano, in “Mister In-Between: The Music of Johnny Mercer.” The duo will take the audience on a lyrical journey highlighting one of the most important and celebrated musical artists in America. Tickets on sale July 1: ticketing.kennesaw.edu.

Seeing Double (Premieres) The Department of Dance presents two world premieres by choreographers Tristian Griffin and Christian Denice in “Double Exposure” Aug. 26-27. Created exclusively for the KSU Dance Company, these works represent the culmination of the Pomare/ Connor Summer Residency. This evening of original concert dance promises to push the boundaries of artistic innovation. Tickets on sale July 1: ticketing.kennesaw.edu.

How to be Extraordinary The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will present “Pippin” Nov. 7-18 at the Stillwell Theater. Based on the book by Roger O. Herson, “Pippin” is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day. “Pippin” features a score from Stephen Schwartz. Tickets on sale July 1: ticketing.kennesaw.edu.

From Venice Biennale to KSU The School of Art and Design’s Zuckerman Museum of Art will present “Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” Aug. 27-Dec. 7. The exhibition includes prints, photography, painting, sculpture, installation, and video.

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Meet the cast of City Springs Theatre Company’s upcoming Jersey Boys!

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irector Shane DeLancey had his hands full when casting the upcoming City Springs Theatre Company production of the musical hit Jersey Boys. “The turnout at the auditions in terms of talent was overwhelming,” says DeLancey. “There were a number of performers who had already done the show, which is always a bonus, but in this case the four leads that fit together best were all first-time Jersey boys.”

Leading the cast of the July 12-August 11 show is Haden Rider as Frankie Valli.

Haden is a CSTC veteran, and a familiar face to theatergoers across the Atlanta area, with memorable recent roles in CSTC Legally Blonde (Emmett) and Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik). He’ll be joined by another CSTC audience-favorite Nick Walker Jones, who has played memorable roles in Monty Python’s Spamalot (Lancelot), Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), and most recently, Legally Blonde (Warner). Jones plays The Four Seasons’ Bob Gaudio, alongside newcomer Alec Beard as Tommy DeVito, and JD Myers (CSTC’s West Side Story) as Nick Massi.

Returning to the Byers Theatre stage are Tyler Pirrung (as famed music

producer and songwriter Bob Crewe), as well as performers Rob Millerick (as Hank Maajewski), Amanda Fallon Smith (as Lorraine), and ensemble members Mallory Nolting, Meredith C. Rhines, Ruby Calamia, and Zachary Pritts.

Making their City Springs Theatre Company debuts are Chris Damiano (as Gyp DeCarlo), Chloe Cordle (as Frankie’s wife, Mary Delgado), Jordan Sam Rich (as Norm Waxman), Rayvon Love (as Barry Belson), Frankie Marasa 5th (as Joe Pesci), Samantha Lane (as Frankie’s daughter Francine), and ensemble members Claudio Pestana, Asher Patten, Branden Hembree, and Keely Cauble.

In addition to DeLancey as director, Broadway veteran Meg Gillentine will choreograph the show, with Miles Plant (CSTC’s Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof) returning to music direct and conduct the show, which will feature musicians on and off the stage for the production.

Jersey Boys is City Springs Theatre Company’s most-ambitious effort yet, with five full weekends of performances at the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at CitySpringsTheatre.com

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Experience the Timeless Energy of Jonathan Larson’s RENT at Pullman Yards September 19 - October 6

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mmerse yourself in the vibrant and electrifying world of Jonathan Larson’s RENT, the groundbreaking rock opera that has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide for nearly three decades. Put yourself in the middle of the music and action as The Atlanta Opera surrounds you in an immersive multi-platform set in Warehouse 10 at Pullman Yards. It’s an edgy, unforgettable theatrical journey filled with passion, love, and the pursuit of dreams.

Acclaimed for their visionary concepts and inspired designs, directors Tomer Zvulun and Vita Tzykun team up to create a fully immersive theater experience that’s new to Atlanta audiences. Surrounded by working artists, access to the hospitality of the AlcoHall, and seated in the middle of the gritty streets of New York City’s East Village, the audience experience will be unforgettable!

RENT follows a group of bohemian artists, musicians, and activists as they navigate life, love, and loss amidst the HIV/ AIDS epidemic of the late 1980s. Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece transcends generations with its powerful themes of friendship, creativity, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Starring Christin Byrdsong as Angel

with Leanne Antonio (Joanne), Bligh Voth (Maureen), and Gerald Lee Caesar (Benny), RENT’s diverse cast of characters is richly drawn and deeply relatable. Connect with the hopes and fears of struggling filmmaker Mark, the enigmatic drag queen Angel, the activist Maureen, and the loving but despair-filled Mimi.

Timeless Relevance: Despite being set in the 1990s, RENT’s themes of love, tolerance, and social justice remain as poignant and relevant as ever, resonating with audiences of all ages.

Unforgettable Music: From the anthemic “Seasons of Love” to the soulstirring “La Vie Bohème,” RENT’s iconic score is a blend of rock, pop, and Broadway that will have you singing along and tapping your feet throughout the performance.

Join Us for an Unforgettable Theatrical Experience!

Whether you’re a longtime fan or experiencing RENT for the first time, don’t miss your chance to witness the magic of Jonathan Larson’s timeless masterpiece live on stage. Grab your tickets now at atlantaopera.org/performances/ or call 404-881-8885. Come be a part of the RENT phenomenon!

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ASF Opens Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat July 11

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Season 53 Tickets Go On Sale July 22

labama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) wraps up Season 52 with music, fun, and family this summer and eagerly welcomes Season 53.

In July, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat takes the Festival Stage. This upbeat, enchanting musical recounts the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, a gift from his father that fueled the envy of his 11 brothers.

Joseph’s journey leads him through betrayal and bondage to become the pharaoh’s right-hand man, ultimately saving Egypt during a famine and reuniting with his family.

From July 11 to August 11, audiences will delight in the myriad of music genres woven together to tell Joseph’s story, including countrywestern, calypso, and even Elvis-style rock.

This enchanting family-friendly production is recommended for ages five and older.

Tickets range from $26 to $70.

Join us for ASF Insights on Saturday, July 13, at 12:45 p.m. for a behind-thescenes look at the work on stage and the art of theatre. All are welcome to attend this free discussion. Visit ASF.net for discussion details as they are announced.

Single-ticket sales for ASF’s 2024-2025 season will kick off on July 22 online and via the box office. In May, ASF announced that Season 53’s productions include Dear Jack, Dear Louise; A Christmas Carol; The Watsons Go to Birmingham; Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood; Hamlet; Kudzu Calling; and The Wizard of Oz. The season officially starts on September 26 with Dear Jack, Dear Louise.

New ASF subscriptions will be available to purchase on June 28. ASF offers three different subscription packages for all seating zones and budgets — the 7-Show Full-Season, 5-Show Flex, and 3-Show Family.

For more details, visit ASF.net or call the ASF Box Office at 334-271-5345.

Atlanta ShowGuide readers can receive a 15% discount on single tickets (zones A+, A, B, or C only) with promo code ATLSHOWGUIDE. Buy tickets online any time at ASF.net or call the ASF Box Office at 334-271-5353 from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. ASF offers a military discount, senior discount, and special rates for groups over 10 — call today to book your group with the official State Theatre of Alabama!

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Callanwolde’s 25th Anniversary Jazz on the Lawn Concert Series is a Hot Ticket!

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October 4: Eddie & Mayi Lopez: Orquesta Macuba The ever-popular Eddie & Mayi Lopez and the 10-piece Orquesta MaCuba will feature Mayi’s sultry Cuban voice and original Cuban choreography and dance moves. Concert-goers can practice the dance moves they have been learning at Callanwolde’s popular Salsa Night on the dance floor!

riday nights at Callanwolde will be the hot ticket as the fine arts center hosts a sensational lineup of Atlanta’s finest jazz performers at the 25th annual Jazz on the Lawn Concert Series. This year’s schedule has something for everyone, featuring a mix of classic and contemporary jazz, swing, smooth, and blues music!

August 23: Karla Harris and the Joe Alterman Trio Karla Harris and the Joe Alterman Trio will feature straight-ahead jazz celebrating the Great American Songbook. A special performance featuring students from Callanwolde’s community engagement programming led by Karla may be the highlight of the evening.

October 18: Joe Gransden Big Band with Special Guests Jazz powerhouse Joe Gransden ‘s 17-Piece Big Band dazzles audiences nationwide and promises an enchanting night. As a special 25th anniversary celebration twist, three divas of the Atlanta jazz scene will join Gransden on stage for what is certain to be the quintessential jazz under the stars experience.

September 6: The Grant Green Jr. Group A fixture in both the jam band and jazz scenes, Grant Green Jr. will perform fresh arrangements of some of the more popular Burt Bacharach tunes, with a couple of lesser-known pieces to add extra flair.

The Callanwolde Amphitheater provides an intimate atmosphere to spend time with friends, unwind, and experience an evening of live music surrounded by the natural beauty of the Callanwolde estate.

The amphitheater features VIP tables and General Admission lawn seating, and guests are invited to bring blankets, chairs, food and drinks. To buy tickets, visit https://callanwolde.org/events/

September 20: Pete Ayers Quartet Back by popular demand, NYC-based Pete Ayers will perform a wide range of jazz and R&B. Pete’s voice ranges from smooth and airy to raw and soulful, while his songwriting and performances cover a mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B.

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The Essential Theatre Play Festival Celebrates 25 Years this August

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he Essential Theatre Play Festival celebrates 25 years this August with a full schedule of new works by Georgia writers, including world premieres of Peter Hardy’s The Other Part of the Picture and Emily McClain’s The Rock & The Hard Place.

Essential Theatre has given Georgia playwrights a voice for 25 years, producing over 40 World Premieres and helping launch the careers of nationwide successes like Topher Payne, Lauren Gunderson and others. This summer’s Silver Anniversary Festival continues this long tradition with four packed weeks of new works by Georgia playwrights, including two world premiere productions, readings, showcases, and presentations of Georgia playwrights’ work.

The Other Part of the Picture, by Peter Hardy Opening August 9: Winner of playwriting prizes from the Best Script Awards – London and the New York Script Awards as well as being chosen for the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, this play is a comic drama about friendship and storytelling, centering around a group of students who find some mysterious old letters.

The Rock & The Hard Place by Emily McClain Opening August 16: Winner of the 2024 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award

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this play tells the searing story of a young woman’s desperate efforts to free her innocent father from Death Row. The festival also includes several one-night-only presentations in addition to these full productions: On August 10, Essential’s 10 Minute Play Bootcamp concludes with a public showcase of brand new 10 Minute Plays sure to delight and entertain.

Hush Harbor Lab, Atlanta’s Black Play Development Company (hushharborlab.com), returns to the Festival for a third year presenting a one-night-only workshop reading presentation on August 22.

On August 29, see Bridget McCarthy’s Fat Juliet, a hopeful and painfully comic journey through love, loss, loneliness, purity culture, religious trauma, eating disorders and the death of a parent.

Finishing out the festival’s offerings is the Bare Essentials Play Reading series, curated by Artistic Director Peter Hardy and featuring developmental readings of three new plays by Georgia playwrights.

The Essential Theatre Play Festival runs August 9-September 1 at 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points. Performance schedule and other details are available at www.EssentialTheatre.com.

Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University’s 2024-2025 Rialto Series

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owntown’s landmark Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University brings the world to Atlanta’s doorstep though its 2024-2025 Rialto Series.

It kicks off Sept. 21 with the political hilarity of Capitol Fools, the Washington-based musical parody troupe set to skewer both the right and left live on stage.

The season continues Oct. 6 with Montreal-based Cirque Kalabanté, set to captivate audiences with the Guinea-

including founding members Stephen “Doc” Kupka and Emilio Castillo. They deliver a powerful, horn-drenched sound amplifying the group’s masterful songwriting spanning 21 studio albums achieving eight songs in the Billboard Hot 100.

Audiences will also enjoy an Oct. 26 performance by säje, the all-female jazz ensemble who are fresh from their debut for which they shared a 2024 Grammy Award for best arrangement, instrumental and vocals

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Afrique en Cirque centric “Afrique en Cirque” combining highlevel acrobatics, innovative choreography and colorful rhythms. Created by Yamoussa Bangoura, their presentation features the Kalabanté acrobats portraying the beauty, youth and artistry of West Africa.

The theater will vibrate with energy through gravity-defying moves and human pyramids accompanied by contemporary Afro-Jazz, percussion and kora.

The 2024-2025 season also features music legends Tower of Power on Oct. 19, best known for their R&B and funk hits including “So Very Hard to Go” and “You’re Still a Young Man.” The American band and horn section hails from Oakland, Calif., since 1968, now featuring nine musicians

for the hit “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” with songwriter Jacob Collier.

The fall closes out with the 27th Annual Holiday Gala Presented by the GSU School of Music on Dec. 8.

Attendees will enjoy the highly anticipated concert that is now a tradition of over a quarter-century, featuring the Georgia State University School of Music’s talented students and faculty presenting a joyful celebration of the winter holidays.

Tickets to the Rialto’s 2024-2025 Season are available online at Rialto.GSU.edu, the Rialto Box Office or phone via (404) 413-9TIX (9849). Free validated parking is provided at the 100 Peachtree Parking Garage for Series events.

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preading the Gospel of ballet globally Cofounders Nena Gilreath and Waverly T. Lucas are sharing their decades of experience of creating and opening spaces for dancers through the Ballethnic Way. In October Cofounders attended the ADvANCE Conference along with dance leaders from the UK and around the world.

The Cohort of 20 Arts leaders discussed current issues in dance and received VIP attendance at the Royal Opera House to see Carlos Acosta’s (their ballet idol) Don Quixote and met him during the intermission along with Royal Ballet’s Artistic Director, Kevin O’Hare.

In December Ballethnic Leaders and veteran dancers Karla Tyson and Calvin Gentry traveled to Toronto Canada. They set Waverly Lucas’ Ballet Waltz TanGall as a collaboration with Canada’s National Ballet schools’ graduating students and Ballethnic dancers. Ballethnic returned to Toronto in January to complete Waltz TanGall to get it ready for Holland.

Ballethnic along with 9 dancers from Canada’s National Ballet School, Cofounders and 2 drummers performed in Den Hague Holland for the opening

Gala of the Holland Dance Festival. The opening Gala honored Mavis Staines the retiring Director of NSB. As a special honor Cofounders received their own personal introduction to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands by presenter Samuel Wuersten before the performance. After the performance she came backstage to greet the cast and congratulate everyone.

It was an artistic fulfilling accomplishment.

After performing in North Carolina and Georgia the company returned to Toronto as special guests to present an encore performance of Waltz TanGall for the May Dream Big Retirement Gala for Director Mavis Staines After conducting summer camps in July Ballethnic Directors will teach in Amsterdam at the Dutch National Ballet Academy.

They will then return to Bagamoyo, Tanzania along with Dr. Theresa Howard to serve as dance instructors for the summer intensive. Meanwhile at home alumni leadership Laila Howard will be Directing Ballethnic Academy of dance on its newly renamed street Ballethnic Way. For more info visit ballethnic.org.

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Atlanta Master Chorale — Our 40th Season Begins Join us in celebration of our anniversary season of “music that touches spirit.”

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e open with Choral Tapestry on October 11 & 12, a reminder of the complexity and beauty of choral music we will celebrate all year.

Viewed closely, a tapestry is a group of randomly arranged colorful threads. But from further away, we discover the threads are thoughtfully placed to form a design of exquisite beauty. Similarly, in choral music each voice and part of the music is distinct, yet when carefully arranged by a great composer, the voices swirl together in harmonies more than the sum of the parts.

Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale has become one of the region’s annual holiday traditions. Awaken your holiday spirit with us on December 13, 14, and 15.

While some pieces will be familiar, there are always surprises, and the audience sing-along never fails to disappoint. Plus, tickets make welcome holiday gifts.

The anniversary festivities continue with our March concert, Pathways, on March 14

and 15. Life is full of large and small choices about paths, from love to work to trips. Even if we are fortunate enough to know where we are headed, we may not be sure what path to take to get there. This concert will encourage us to set out on a journey. Who knows where the music will take us?

A major work closes our season May 2 and 3. In An Evening with Mozart, we will be joined by an orchestra to perform two of the composer’s celebrated works, The Coronation Mass, and Requiem. You won’t want to miss this stunning finale.

All performances are at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. For concert dates/times, ticketing, and other information, please visit www.atlantamasterchorale.org. Discounts are available for groups, seniors, and students. And Georgia teachers can attend Friday night performances for free through our Tickets for Teachers program. Don’t miss this 40th Celebration!

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NBAF 2024 Theme: Artistry Unbound!

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t NBAF, we believe that art is not just about creating beauty, it’s a call to address the issues of the day in new and creative ways.

Art has the power to incite change in the world and in the individual. Beyond creating what may seem frivolous to some, we look to art to inspire and energize us as we face our daily struggles. It is its own form of evolution, encouraging us to be better and do better than we have been or than has been done to us. It calls us to find creative solutions to the problems we face as a people and a nation.

As the vanguard organization promoting and presenting the best in Black art, NBAF is always striving to innovate in the field, to find creative solutions to the obstacles that we face, and to present our work in ways that set the standard.

NBAF’s 2024 theme, Artistry Unbound is an exploration of the resounding power of African American art to propel us toward the realization of our collective freedom.

This theme celebrates the profound contributions of African American artists in their relentless pursuit of social justice, equality, and financial equity. It celebrates the trailblazers who have paved the way for a new generation of artists, continuing the legacy of social commentary and artistic innovation. This theme calls us to be “Black on purpose” and create programs that directly speak to the injustices that we still face as a people and find artistic and creative ways to address these issues.

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ATLANTA SPOTLIGHTS SUMMER Movies in Concert with the ASO — September 13-14, October 4-5, November 1-2, and November 30-December 1 They’re back! The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has announced the newest installments of their Movies in Concert series, presented by Invesco QQQ. Witness your favorite films like never before— performed with a world-class symphony!

Experience Princess Bride, How to Train Your Dragon, Ghostbusters, and Disney’s Frozen on a 40-foot screen in Symphony Hall while the ASO performs the film score live! For tickets and more information, visit aso.org/movies.

Don’t miss the Atlanta Black Theater Festival’s 13th-annual celebration!

Enjoy engaging main-stage performances from around the corner and around the globe! Check out the Black Arts and Business Expo and the Creative Arts Conference. Dive into provocative stage readings, film screenings, workshops, and power networking opportunities, closing the event with a huge comedy best-of-thefest awards and show! Join us for a unique experience celebrating Black excellence and creativity: two dynamic days at two convenient venues. Secure your festival pass early and save 15% with a unique promo code SHOWGUIDE! Visit atlantabtf.org for details.

Atlanta Master Chorale Celebrates 40th Season For our 40th season, we open on October 11 and 12 with Choral Tapestry, featuring unique, distinctive music carefully arranged to produce a program more than the sum of its parts.

Our perennial favorite, Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale, will awaken the holiday spirit in three performances

on December 13, 14 and 15. In March, the Pathways theme offers a musical look at life choices and journeys. The May finale, An Evening with Mozart, features his Coronation Mass and his Requiem with orchestral accompaniment.

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RENT at The Atlanta Opera Following the resounding success of Cabaret in 2022, The Atlanta Opera is once again pushing artistic boundaries and performing Jonathan Larson’s RENT at Pullman Yards in an edgy, immersive audience experience. The groundbreaking rock musical Rent, which transformed Broadway and continues to inspire audiences worldwide, surrounds the audience as the music and action wraps around the warehouse space in a multilevel set. Following the lives of a group of bohemian artists in New York City’s East Village, Rent grapples with love, friendship, and challenges of relationships living, and dying, with HIV/AIDS. Tickets start at $30.

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It’s all comedy all the time this summer for The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse.

On the heels of Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers, in early July is As You Like It, Shakespeare’s comedy about life, love, and wrestling matches. August brings two shows: two weeks of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) followed by three weeks of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Head down to Midtown, four blocks south of The Fabulous Fox Theater. The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse produces Shakespeare and the classics in a casual tavern atmosphere.

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ATLANTA SPOTLIGHTS SUMMER East Point Cheney Street Changed to Ballethnic Way

performances under the stars at the beautiful and historic Callanwolde estate. The Callanwolde amphitheater is a true Atlanta treasure, providing an intimate atmosphere to spend time with friends, unwind, and experience an evening of live music while supporting affordable and accessible arts education in Atlanta. This year’s schedule has something for everyone, featuring popular artists Karla Harris and the Joe Alterman Trio, The Grant Green Jr. Group, Pete Ayers Quartet, Eddie & Mayi Lopez Orquesta Macuba, and Joe Gransden Big Band with three Special Guest Singers. To buy tickets, visit https://callanwolde.org/events/.

Ballethnic Dance Company will have its street name changed on June 29th at 4 pm.

On September 18th the City of East Point Mayor and Council voted unanimously to change Ballethnic’s current street name (Cheney Street) to Ballethnic Way. The celebration and official signage name change will occur. Chris Swain, East Point Public Art Coordinator along with city officials will be present. Members of Ballethnic Dance Company, Youth Ensemble, and Adam L. McKnight will provide performance tributes. CoFounders Waverly T. Lucas and Nena Gilreath will choreography and curate a tribute to celebrate Ballethnic supporters past and present. Refreshments will be served.

Jersey Boys Hit the City Springs Theatre Stage With phenomenal music and memorable characters, the musical Jersey Boys follows the journey of four blue-collar guys who became one of the greatest successes in pop-music history. Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony® and Olivier Awards®, Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons as the foursome work their way from the streets to the heights of stardom. Audiences will be thrilled with electrifying performances of chart-topping hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” which brought The Four Seasons the highest honor: induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Performances begin July 12. Tickets are available at CitySpringsTheatre.com

“Any Dream Will Do” at Alabama Shakespeare Festival this Summer “Any Dream Will Do” at Alabama Shakespeare Festival this summer with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on the Festival Stage from July 11 to August 11. Join Joseph on his hopeful musical journey as he triumphs over betrayal and bondage to become the Pharaoh’s “right-hand man,” leading him to save Egypt during a famine and joyfully reunite with his family. Based on the Biblical story, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s lively tale delightfully incorporates pop music styles, spanning genres to include country-western, calypso, and even Elvisstyle rock. For more information and to order tickets, visit ASF.net.

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Oz to various cover bands like End of the Line: The Premiere Allman Brothers Tribute Band (Tickets at hollytheater.com). We showcase the vast talents of our Georgia mountains region: old-timey traditions of singin’, fiddlin’, and strummin’ translate into musical experiences that give Broadway a run for its money! For more info contact us at hollytheater.com.

Essential Theatre Celebrates with a Silver Anniversary Festival

In Double Exposure, patrons will be treated to new choreography by nationally acclaimed choreographers Tristian Griffin and Christian Denice. The two were selected for the Eleo Pomare/Glenn Connor Summer Residency, now in its fourth year, in a highly competitive application process.

This summer, they will work with KSU Dance students to continue to push the boundaries of artistic innovation. Double Exposure will be held Aug. 23-24 at 8 p.m. at the KSU Dance Theater on the Marietta campus. Tickets: KSUDance.com.

Essential Theatre has given Georgia playwrights a voice for 25 years, producing over 40 World Premieres and helping launch the careers of nationwide successes like Topher Payne, Lauren Gunderson and others. This summer’s Silver Anniversary Festival will continue this long tradition with world premieres of The Other Part of the Picture by Essential’s Founding Artistic Director Peter Hardy, a comic drama about a group of students who find a mysterious batch of old letters in the house two of them are living in, and the winner of the 2024 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, Emily McClain’s The Rock & The Hard Place, a powerful drama about a young woman’s desperate efforts to free her innocent father from Death Row. The Festival runs August 9-September 1 at 7 Stages. Performance schedule and other details at www.EssentialTheatre.com.

The Wizard of Oz Hits the Stage at The Holly Theatre The Holly Theatre, Dahlonega, is a historic, 300seat community theater featuring smalltown charm and big-town quality. The Holly provides a choice for every taste from our current productions like The Wizard of

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Out Front Theatre Company Announces its 2024-2025 Season Out Front Theatre Company, Georgia’s only LGBTQIA+ theatre, has announced its upcoming season of shows. To kick off their milestone ninth season, Out Front will open with the Tony Award-winning musical, Hairspray, with book by Thomas Meehan and Mark O’Donnell, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

This feel-good musical comedy will get Atlanta feeling the nonstop beat again!

Rounding out their season is the Murder on the Polar Express, a holiday romp by Ryan Landry; At the Wedding, a raucous comedy by Bryna Turner; Immediate Family, a heartwarming and hilarious play; finally;

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ATLANTA SPOTLIGHTS SUMMER they will conclude with the world premiere of Trick! The Musical by Jason Schafer and David Gurksy, based on the 1999 cult-classic film. Season tickets are available July 1 at OutFrontTheatre.com

Full Radius Dance: A Radical Act Dance has historically been performed by what is considered as the ideal body; therefore, when a disabled body appears on stage, it’s a radical act. It defies society’s conception of the dancing body. Full Radius Dance believes that the intersection of dance and disability is an extraordinarily rich site to explore the overlapping constructions of the disabled

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Pearl Cleage latest explores Maynard Jackson’s historic election In the fall, the Alliance will produce PEARL CLEAGE’S SOMETHING MOVING: A MEDITATION ON MAYNARD — a new play by Pearl Cleage written for the 50th anniversary of the landmark election of Maynard Jackson as Atlanta’s first Black mayor. Cleage brings an artist’s unblinking eye to her experiences as a member of Maynard Jackson’s administration. By looking back, Cleage invites us to reflect on the meaning of leadership and the kind of future we want to build. This limited engagement will run on the Hertz Stage, August 2–11, 2024. alliancetheatre.org

Rialto Kicks Off 2024-2025 Rialto Series September 21 Downtown’s landmark Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University brings the world to Atlanta’s doorstep though its 2024-2025 Rialto Series, which kicks off Sept. 21 with the political hilarity of Capitol Fools, the Washington-based musical parody troupe set to skewer both the right and left live on stage. Then Oct. 6, Montreal-based Cirque Kalabanté will captivate audiences with the Guinea-centric “Afrique en Cirque” combining high-level acrobatics, innovative choreography and colorful rhythms. The Rialto season also features music legends Tower of Power, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents and The Drifters, with tickets available via Rialto.GSU.edu.

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER As of press time the following events are scheduled, but may be subject to change

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SESAME STREET: THE MUSICAL Family Series: 6/5-8/4/24 Prices: $29.00-$79.00 Center For Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW TIX: 404.873.3391 puppet.org

AS YOU LIKE IT 7/6-7/27/24 Prices: $28-$48 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse 499 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30308 TIX: 404-874-5299 x 0 ShakespeareTavern.com

MADAGASCAR JR. 6/15-6/23, 2024, Fri. & Sat. at 7 pm, Sun. at 2 pm Prices: $10 - $14 The Holly Theatre Company 69 W Main St, Dahlonega, GA 30533 TIX: 706-530-5162 hollytheater.com A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD KIDS 6/28-6/30, 2024, Fri. & Sat. at 7 pm, Sun. at 2 pm Prices: $10 - $14 The Holly Theatre Company 69 W Main St, Dahlonega, GA 30533 TIX: 706-530-5162 hollytheater.com BLUEY’S BIG PLAY 7/13-7/14/24 Prices: $30-$140 Cobb Energy Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339 TIX: 770-916-2852 Cobbenergycentre.com OWL AT HOME 8/14-9/8 Prices: $20.50-$22.75 Center For Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org NATIONAL PUPPET SLAM Adult Series 8/30-8/31 Prices : $20.80 - $24.50 Center For Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW TIX: puppet.org

SOMETHING MOVING 8/2-8/11/24 Prices: $45 Alliance Theatre Hertz Stage, Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 TIX: 404-733-4600 www.alliancetheatre.org THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) 8/3-8/11, 2024 Prices (range): $28-$48 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse 499 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30308 TIX: 404-874-5299 x 0 ShakespeareTavern.com THE OTHER PART OF THE PICTURE,

BY PETER HARDY 8/9-8/30, 2024 Prices: $25-28 Essential Theatre, Inc 7Stages Black Box 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 TIX: www.EssentialTheatre.com or EssentialTheatre.Tix.com THE ROCK & THE HARD PLACE,

BY EMILY MCCLAIN 8/16-9/1/24 Prices: $25-28 Essential Theatre, Inc 7Stages Black Box 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 TIX: www.EssentialTheatre.com or EssentialTheatre.Tix.com

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM 8/17-8/31/2024 Prices: $28-$48 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse 499 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30308 TIX: 404-874-5299 x 0 ShakespeareTavern.com IAN BAGG 8/22/24 Prices: $23-$32 Gas South Theater 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway , Duluth, Georgia 30097 TIX: 470-639-8243 https://www.gassouthdistrict.com/events/detail/ ian-bagg BILL MAHER: THE WTF? TOUR 9/7/24 Prices: $45-$125 Cobb Energy Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339 TIX: 770-916-2852 Cobbenergycentre.com

MUSICAL THEATER THE CHARLIE BROWN CABARET Saturday Nights @ 9 p.m. Prices: $5 Eagle Atlanta (Upstairs Cabaret) 1492 Piedmont Ave Atlanta GA 30309 TIX: atlantaeagle.com JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT 7/11-8/11/24 Prices: $26 – $70 Alabama Shakespeare Festival ASF Festival Stage 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117 TIX: 334-271-5353 ASF.net JERSEY BOYS 7/12-8/11/24 Prices: $42-$98 City Springs Theatre Company Byers Theatre 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 TIX: 404-477-4365 CitySpringsTheatre.com

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FUNNY GIRL 7/30-8/4/24 Prices: Tickets start at $34 Broadway in Atlanta Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 TIX: 855-285-8499 https://atlanta.broadway.com CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - CORTEO 8/15th, 16th, 17th , & 18th Prices: $25-$144 Gas South Arena 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway , Duluth, Georgia 30097 TIX: (470) 639-8243 https://www.gassouthdistrict.com/events/detail/ cirque-du-soleil-corteo END OF THE LINE 8/24/2024 at 8 pm Prices: $35-41 The Holly Theatre Company 69 W Main St, Dahlonega, GA 30533 TIX: 706-530-5162 hollytheater.com

RENT 9/19, 9/21, 9/22, 9/26, 9/28, 9/29/24, & 10/2, 10/4, 10/6/24 Prices: Start at $30 The Atlanta Opera Pullman Yards Warehouse 10, 225 Rogers St NE, Atlanta GA 30317 TIX: 404-881-8885 https://www.atlantaopera.org CAPITAL FOOLS 9/21/24 – 8PM Prices: $46 - $81 Georgia State University Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 TIX: 404-413-9849 rialto.gsu.edu CIRQUE KALABANTÉ AFRIQUE EN CIRQUE 10/6/24 – 3PM Prices: $46-$81 Georgia State University Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 TIX: 404-413-9849 rialto.gsu.edu

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER HAIRSPRAY 10/24 –11/9, 2024 Prices: $35-$40 Out Front Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 TIX: (404) 448-2755 www.OutFrontTheatre.com

CONCERTS PIANO BAR WITH ROBERT RAY Fri. & Sat. - 8:30pm - Midnight Prices: No Cover Charge Campagnolo!

980 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30309 Dinner served nightly until 10pm TIX: Reservations Suggested 404-343-2446

THE JOE GRANSDEN QUINTET “SWINGIN’ AT THE HAVEN” WITH SPECIAL GUEST KENNY BANKS SR. 6/23/24 Prices: $37.50/Gen. $33.75/Senior/ Student/Military Roswell Cultural Arts Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest St. Roswell GA 30075 TIX: 770-594-6120 roswellcac.showare.com FRISCH MARIONETTES PRESENTS: THE JUNGLE BOOK 6/25-6/29/24 Prices: $7 Roswell Cultural Arts Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest St. Roswell GA 30075 TIX: 770-594-6120 https://roswellcac.showare.com DONNY OSMOND: DIRECT FROM VEGAS 6/25/24 Prices: $30-$140 Cobb Energy Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339 TIX: 770-916-2852 Cobbenergycentre.com

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BLACK GIRLS ROCK AWARDS 6/27/24 Prices: $104+ The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30308 TIX: 855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org COSMIC SWIFT LASER SPECTACULAR 7/13/24 Prices: $42-$45 Gas South Convention Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway , Duluth, Georgia 30097 TIX: 470-639-8243 https://www.gassouthdistrict.com/events/detail/ cosmic-swift-laser-spectacular FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS 8/18/24 Price: $70-$120 Cobb Energy Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339 TIX: 770-916-2852 Cobbenergycentre.com

JAZZ ON THE LAWN 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SERIES 8/23, 9/6, 9/20, 10/4, 10/18/2024 Prices: Starting @ $35 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Road NE TIX: 404-872-5338 https://www.callanwolde.org FACULTY RECITAL: LEONARDO LOPES, DOUBLE BASS 8/26/24 /7:30p - 8:30p Prices: $15 Morgan Hall, Bailey School of Music Kennesaw State University Bailey Performance Center 488 Prillaman Way NW, Kennesaw. GA 30144 TIX: ticketing.kennesaw.edu FACULTY RECITAL: ZACH BOEDING, OBOE 8/30/24 7:30p - 8:30p Price: $15 Morgan Hall, Bailey School of Music TIX: ticketing.kennesaw.edu

The cast of the Alliance Theatre production of THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY at KSU.

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER JOHN LEGEND WITH THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 9/9/24 Prices:TBA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30009 TIX: 404.733.4800 https://www.aso.org/events/detail/john-legend

CHORAL TAPESTRY; CHRISTMAS WITH ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE; PATHWAYS; AN EVENING WITH MOZART 10/11 & 10/12 (8PM); 12/13, 12/14 (8 PM & 12/15 (4 PM); 3/14 & 3/15 (8PM); 5/2 & 5/3 (8PM) Atlanta Master Chorale Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 N Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307 TIX: 404-727-5050 AtlantaMasterChorale.org/concerts

The cast of the Alliance Theatre production of FAT HAM. Photo by Greg Mooney.

DANCE SAYAW HIMIG II – FIL-AM HERITAGE FOUNDATION 7/20/24 Prices: $30 Gas South Theater 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097 TIX: 470-639-8243 https://www.gassouthdistrict.com/events/detail/ sayaw-himig-ii-fil-am-heritage-foundation

DOUBLE EXPOSURE Choreographers Tristian Griffin and Christian Denice.

8/23 + 8/24/24, 8p-9p Dance Theater/School of Dance Price: KSU Student, Faculty/staff, senior/military $15 Non-KSU students, regular $20 KSU Dance Theater, Marietta campus, Department of Dance TIX: ticketing.kennesaw.edu

Shelli Delgado in Alliance Theatre’s 2023/24 world premiere production of Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit™ Tale.

Photo by Greg Mooney.

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER BALLETHNIC ACADEMY OF DANCE Ballethnic Summer training: June and July Prices: $180-$750 Ballet, Pointe, Pre-Pointe, Pas de Deux, African, Jazz, Modern (Horton), Tap, Ballethnicize, Afro Yoga, Hip Hop, Dance History, Terminology *Adult classes available Urban Nutcracker, Fall Registration and Scholarship auditions: July 13 (11AM-5PM) see website for times 2587 Cheney Street East Point, GA 30344 TIX: 404-762-1416 www.ballethnic.org

FESTIVALS, EXHIBITS, AND MORE THE UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN’S HOME Open now until 2025 Price: Free DeKalb History Center, 1st floor 101 E Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030 More info: dekalbhistory.org DOWN IN FRAGGLE ROCK MUSEUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION Now-11/3/24 Prices: Included with Museum Entry $16.00 Center For Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St NW TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org DUTCH ART IN A GLOBAL AGE: MASTERPIECES FROM THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON Now-7/14/24 — TYLER MITCHELL: IDYLLIC SPACE 6/21-10/27/24 — PATTERNS IN ABSTRACTION: BLACK QUILTS FROM THE HIGH’S COLLECTION 6/28/24-1/5/25 — Prices: General Admission ($18.50) High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: high.org/exhibition/dutch-art-in-a-global-age/

WINDGATE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: MAYA GELFMAN & ROIE AVIDAN, AKA MIND THE HEART! PROJECT & LEANDRA URRUTIA CURATED BY CYNTHIA NOURSE THOMPSON Now-7/27/24 Price: Free Zuckerman Museum of Art 492 Prillaman Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 TIX: https://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/academics/ visual-arts/zuckerman/exhibitions/index.php 2024 ESSENTIAL THEATRE PLAY FESTIVAL 8/9-9/1/24 Prices: $25-28 Essential Theatre, Inc 7Stages Black Box 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 TIX: www.EssentialTheatre.com or EssentialTheatre.Tix.com THE 48 HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL 8/17/24, 8p-9p Price: $5 @ door Stillwell Theater Department of Theatre & Performance Studies 471 Bartow Ave NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 TIX: KSUTheatre.com WINDGATE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: MATTHEW KIRK 8/19-8/30/24 Price: Free Zuckerman Museum of Art 492 Prillaman Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 TIX: https://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/academics/ visual-arts/zuckerman/exhibitions/index.php ZMA PROJECT WALL WEST – ARTWORK BY NAVAJO NATION ARTIST MATTHEW KIRK. 8/27/24-7/26/25, Price: Free Zuckerman Museum of Art 492 Prillaman Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 TIX: https://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/academics/ visual-arts/zuckerman/exhibitions/index.php ZMA PROJECT WALL NORTH 8/27- 12/7/24 Price: Free Zuckerman Museum of Art 492 Prillaman Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 TIX: https://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/academics/ visual-arts/zuckerman/exhibitions/index.php

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ATLANTA BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL & CREATIVE ARTS CONFERENCE 8/30 -8/31, 2024 Prices: $25 - $200 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Southwest Art Center & Holiday Inn/Suites Atlanta Airport North 915 New Hope Rd SW, Atlanta & 1380 Virginia Ave, Atlanta TIX: atlantabtf.org VISIT DECATUR There’s always something fun happening in Decatur.

Check our comprehensive online events calendar to keep you up to speed. Here are some highlights: DECATUR FARMERS MARKET: EVERY WED. & SAT; LITTLE SHOP OF STORIES: Regular author events,readings, and signings; THREE TAVERNS COMEDY ON DRAFT: Last Wednesday of every month;

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Amber Riley and the cast of the Alliance Theatre’s world premiere musical, THE PREACHER’S WIFE. Photo by Greg Mooney.

DANCE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS GUIDE TOLBERT YILMAZ SCHOOL OF DANCE Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Acrobatics, Aerial Silks, Kinderdance, Hip-Hop Prices: Start at $85 per month 601 Houze Way, Roswell GA TIX: 770-998-0259 www.tysod.com

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Mojah, Ballet, African, Tap, & Hip-hop Prices: $10-$15 1661 S. Gordon St. SW Atlanta, Ga TIX: 770-256-6400 www.dancicalproductions.com

ATLANTA BALLET CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION

Summer Programs for ages 2 & up Prices: vary Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Buckhead Centre, 4279 Roswell Road, Atlanta 30342 Virginia-Highland Centre, 504 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta 30306 Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre, 1695 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta 30318 TIX: 404-873-5811 centre.atlantaballet.com

BALLETHNIC DANCE COMPANY

Ballet, Ballethnicize, Modern, Tap, Jazz and African Dance and Stretch classes.

Prices: $18 per class and monthly rates 2587 Cheney Street East Point GA 30344 TIX: 404 762-1416 Ballethnic.org

ARTISTRY UNBOUND

2024 National Black Arts Festival Event Guide

EXPOSE. EDUCATE. ENGAGE. ENTERTAIN.

Celebrates 36 Years of Arts Excellence in Atlanta For more information on the current National Black Arts Festival events please visit the NBAF 2024 Guide online: https://issuu.com/ atlantashowguide/docs/ nbaf2024-web

Venues & More 7 Stages

Cobb Energy Center

Rialto Center For The Arts

Actor’s Express

Conant Arts Center @

Roswell Cultural

Alliance Theatre

Oglethorpe University

Arts Center

Atlanta Convention &

Decatur Visitor’s Center

Southwest Arts Center

Visitors Center

Explore Gwinnett

Syncronicity Theatre

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Ferst Center @ Ga Tech

Schwartz Center @ Emory

Callanwolde

High Museum of Art

University

Fine Arts Center

Horizon Theatre

The Holly Theatre

Center For Puppetry Arts

Gas South Theatre

Tolbert Yilmaz

City Springs Theatre

Judy Jacobs Gallery

School Of Dance

Company

King Plow Arts Center

Woodruff Arts Center

Cobb Civic Center

Out Front Theatre

Complex

Porter Sanford Arts Center

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ATLANTAOPERA.ORG | 404-881-8885 The Magic Flute

Mozart | Nov 2024 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Macbeth

Verdi | Mar 2025 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Discoveries: Bohème Project—La bohème Puccini | Sept-Oct 2024 Pullman Yards

Siegfried

Wagner | Apr/May 2025 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Discoveries: Bohème Project—Rent

Semele

Handel | Jun 2025 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Jonathan Larson | Sept-Oct 2024 Pullman Yards