Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center 2011-2012 Brochure

MARY D’ANGELO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE EVENTS AT MERCYHURST Each year Mercyhurst College welcomes artists and speakers from across the country and around the world who present the best in cutting-edge dance and award winning classical, contemporary, jazz and world music as well as engaging topics from a variety of disciplines.

Today Mercyhurst offers more than 100 events each year and welcomes nearly 30,000 visitors who enjoy the wide variety of arts and culture events on campus.

The Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center, a $3.7 million, 800-seat complex, is the largest and most stunning of the performance spaces on campus. The venue hosts not only the college’s major performances but also the Guelcher Film Series and the Metropolitan Opera: HD Live.

The 1,200-square-foot Walker Recital Hal opened in fall 2002 as an intimate performance venue. Located inside the Hirt Academic Building, the hall, which seats 250, is used for small lectures, recitals, and intimate jazz and world music performances.

Celebrating its 60th birthday in 2011, Taylor Little Theatre, formerally known as “Little Theatre” was the first performance space at Mercyhurst. The 250-seat theatre was named for former college president Sister M. Eustace Taylor.

What started as a hallway in Old Main to display student artwork has grown into Cummings Art Gallery, a stunning exhibit space featuring the works of student, faculty and professional artists. Today the gallery ranks among the best in the region with traveling and juried offerings.

ROLAND DYENS

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 AT 8 P.M. AT WALKER RECITAL HALL Guitarist Roland Dyens is a true man of the world. Born in Tunisia and now residing in Paris, Dyens studied with the Spanish master Alberto Ponce. As the guitar becomes a nearly universal instrument, Dyens, a composer, an improviser and a spellbinding performer, gathers its entire history — several continents and many centuries of music — under his fingers.

Adult: $10 Senior/Student/PC: $10 Youth/MC Student: $3

ÓRLA FALLON

TUESDAY, OCT. 4 AT 7:30 P.M.

The phenomenal success of CELTIC WOMAN opened doors for Órla Fallon, the group’s singer and harpist from the village of Knockananna in County Wicklow, Ireland.

These doors were at the White House and the Vatican where Fallon, now a solo performer, beguiled her very distinguished audiences.

Fallon is an enchanting performer, as Public Television viewers of her 2010 special “Órla Fallon’s Celtic Christmas,” quickly learned.

Now it’s our turn to experience the special magic of Órla Fallon first-hand.

Gold Circle: $25 Adult: $20 Senior/Student/PC: $15 Youth/MC Student: $7.50

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY

FRIDAY, OCT. 7 AT 8 P.M.

Nothing succeeds like success, though success seems insufficient to describe the electrifying performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company during the 2007-2008 season. To attend a performance by this company is to reconsider the limits of the human body and imagination.

The company has been pushing these limits for 56 years by refining Taylor’s vision into an exceptional evening for audiences worldwide.

Gold Circle: $25 Adult: $20 Senior/Student/PC: $15 Youth/MC Student: $5

DAVID LANZ RE-IMAGINING THE BEATLES FRIDAY, OCT. 14 AT 7:30 P.M.

GrammyŽ-nominated pianist David Lanz is not the sort of artist to sit still. A mainstay during the early days of the New Age-oriented Narada label, Lanz’s curiosity propelled him to explore music far from his meditative, solo-piano roots. Now he takes on one of the most imposing monuments in 20th-century music: the Beatles songbook. With flutist Gary Stroutsos and cellist Walter Gray, Lanz explores the forgotten corners of the Lennon-McCartney canon.

Adult: $22.50 Senior/Student/PC: $20 Youth/MC Student: $15

DAVID SEDARIS

SATURDAY, OCT. 22 AT 8 P.M.

He’s one of the most original voices in American humor — in both senses of that word. David Sedaris mixes a sneaky-good cocktail of wry, deadpan narratives about life in the early 21st Century.

From his early retellings on NPR’s “Morning Edition” of life as an elf at Macy’s to his unforgettable bits on “This American Life” to the New York Times best-seller list, Sedaris, the first spoken-word performer in the16-year history of the D’Angelo Center, is an American original.

Adult: $25 Senior/Student/PC: $20 Youth/MC Student: $15

YAMATO

SUNDAY, NOV. 6 AT 2 P.M. & 6 P.M.

It’s become a much-loved Erie tradition: the biennial visit of the Japanese taiko drum orchestra Wadaiko Yamato. The 14 drummers of the Japanese ensemble may be choreographed with the stylized precision of Kabuki theater, but the sound they produce is felt as much as heard — especially that of the sound the o-daiko, a drum the size of a small car whacked by what looks like a baseball bat. This is music that has the awe-inspiring impact of nature itself.

Gold Circle: $30 Adult: $25 Senior/Student/PC: $20 Youth/MC Student: $15

RENÉ MARIE

SUNDAY, NOV. 20 AT 7 P.M. Has any artist captivated a room quite like vocalist René Marie did during her 2001 appearance in Erie? The effect was scarcely different outdoors at the 2003 Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival. A few vocalists combine gospel ardor, R&B sass and jazz artistry, but no female vocalist on the scene today does this with the daring and utter commitment of René Marie.

Gold Circle: $20 Adult: $15 Senior/Student/PC: $10 Youth/MC Student: $5

MARK S. DOSS

SATURDAY, FEB. 4 AT 7:30 P.M. AT WALKER RECITAL HALL Some voices beckon you with beauty of tone and others command you to listen with the authority of their sound. The room-filling bass-baritone of Grammy速 Award-winning artist Mark S. Doss does both. A regular at La Scala and other international opera houses who will be accompanied in recital by Mercyhurst professor Dr. Albert Glinsky, Doss will provide thrilling evidence of why he is one of the most sought-after singing actors on stage today.

Adult: $15 Senior/Student/PC: $12.50 Youth/MC Student: $5

JIN XING DANCE THEATRE

TUESDAY, FEB. 14 AT 7:30 P.M.

Shanghai-based dancer and choreographer Jin Xing has a personal story that almost defies credulity. One could say the same thing about the singular and captivating body of work she has built with the Shanghai Jin Xing Dance Theatre, which have been described as “startlingly original and provocative.” The Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center is honored to bring this international dance iconoclast to an American audience.

Gold Circle: $25 Adult: $20 Senior/Student/PC: $15 Youth/MC Student: $5

THE ROBERT CRAY BAND

FRIDAY, FEB. 24 AT 8 P.M.

Robert Cray last visited Erie in 1984 as a young upstart redefining the language of the blues. He returns to the D’Angelo Center as one of its acknowledged masters. His stinging guitar style, compelling voice and wry, insightful songwriting – just a little left of the center of the blues – mark him as one of the form’s true innovators. As a performer, he will burn the house down. Erie is a blues town, and Robert Cray is a bluesman’s bluesman.

Preferred Seating: $40 Orchestra: $35 Rear Orchestra/Balcony: $32.50 MC Student: 20% off

THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA WITH NEW YORK VOICES

SATURDAY, FEB. 25 AT 8 P.M.

The legendary Count Basie Orchestra is nothing less than America in sound. Now brash, now sophisticated, no one captured the swagger, optimism, precision and sheer exhilaration of the American Century better than the swinging orchestra of the Count from Red Bank. If there were a Count Basie Orchestra of vocals, it would surely be New York Voices, a Grammy速 Award-winning vocal ensemble of dazzling precision and invention. Taken together, they present an evening of jazz at a rarefied level.

Gold Circle: $25 Adult: $20 Senior/Student/PC: $15 Youth/MC Student: $5

BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday: 10 A.M.– Noon Tuesday thru Friday: 10 A.M. – Noon and 1 P.M. – 5 P.M. Saturday: 11 A.M. – 3 P.M. 60 minutes prior to each performance.

Hours are subject to change based on college breaks and holidays. · Online ticketing available at http://pac.mercyhurst.edu · No refunds. · Everyone, including infants, must have a ticket. · Discount of 15% available for groups of 20 or more. · Gift Cards are available for those who are “hard to buy for” or those you want to WOW! · There will be a charge of $20 for returned checks. · No food or drink is permitted in the theater. · Cameras & video equipment are not allowed in the theater. · Please turn off your cell phone before the performance begins. · Mail order: Please allow two weeks for delivery. · Call the Box Office at 824-3000 for more information.

ORDERING FEES In person: No fees for purchases

By Phone: $1 per ticket ordered by phone

By Mail: $3 processing fee per order for all incoming mail orders

By Fax: $3 processing fee per order for all incoming fax orders Mailing fee : $3 fee per order to mail tickets out Reprint fee : $2.50 to reprint reserved seat tickets (unless you are a season subscriber) Online convenience fee: $2.50 per ticket Online processing fee: $3.25 per order

2011 - 2012 Season Series Performances Performance / Date

Time Venue Gold Circle Adult

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Roland Dyens N/A $10 $10 $3 Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 8 P.M. WRH #____ #____ #____ Orla Fallon $25 $20 $15 $7.50 Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 7:30 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ Paul Taylor Dance Company $25 $20 $15 $5 Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 8 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ David Lanz N/A $22.50 $20 $15 Friday ,Oct. 14, 2011 7:30 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ David Sedaris N/A $25 $20 $15 Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 8 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ Yamato $30 $25 $20 $15 Sunday, Nov. 6th, 2011 2 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ Sunday, Nov. 6th, 2011 6 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ René Marie $20 $15 $10 $5 Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 7 p.m. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ Mark S. Doss N/A $15 $12.50 $5 Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 7:30 P.M. WRH #____ #____ #____ Jin Xing Dance Theatre $25 $20 $15 $5 Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 7:30 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ The Count Basie Orchesta with New York Voices $25 $20 $15 $5 Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 8 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre Co. N/A $10 $7.50 $5 Saturday, Mar. 3, 2012 2 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ BJM Danse Montréal $25 $20 $15 $5 Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012 7:30 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ Fazil Say $20 $15 $10 $5 Thursday, Apr. 19, 2012 7:30 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____ Kurt Elling $25 $20 $15 $5 Friday, May 11, 2012 8 P.M. PAC #____ #____ #____ #____

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Subscription Options: Flex Package (6+ shows) – Select 6 or more eligible PAC presented shows* per person and take 10% off the regular ticket price.

Full Season Package – This is the whole ball of wax! Treat yourself to 25% off PAC presented shows* when you buy the whole series! *The Robert Cray Band and The Met Opera performances are excluded from these subscription packages. For more info on the Met Opera package, see other side.

Venue Key:

PAC – Performing Arts Center – Reserved Seating

WRH – Walker Recital Hall – General Admission

Payment Method:

Seating:  Same as 2011-2012 Season (if available)

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Signature Mail order forms to: MDPAC Box Office | Mercyhurst College 501 East 38th Street | Erie, PA 16546 Make checks payable to: Mercyhurst College

The Met: Live in HD

Length

Front Row Balcony

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Donizetti’s Anna Bolena Saturday, Oct.15 at 1 P.M..

4 hrs 15 min

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Wagner’s Siegfried Saturday, Nov. 5 at 12 P.M.

5 hrs 56 min

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Mozart’s Don Giovanni Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 P.M..

4 hrs

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Glass’s Satyagraha Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1 P.M.

4 hrs 8 min

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Handel’s Rondelinda Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 P.M.

4 hrs 15 min

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Gounod’s Faust Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 P.M.

4 hrs 20 min

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The Enchanted Island Saturday, Jan. 21 at 1 P.M.

3 hrs 35 min

$30 #___

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Wagner Götterdämmerung Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12 P.M.

6 hrs 24 min

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Verdi’s Ernani Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 P.M.

3 hrs 49 min

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Massenet’s Manon Saturday, Apr. 7 at 12 P.M.

4 hrs 8 min

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Verdi’s La Traviata Saturday, Apr. 14 at 1 P.M.

3 hrs 7 min

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Indicates encore presentation *Met Operas There is a 15% discount when you purchase all 11 operas at the same time. Although the operas are general admission, you can purchase front row balcony seats for $30 each. These seats are also eligible for the 15% discount when all 11 performances are purchased. Please note that the purchase of the Met operas does not qualify as part of the PAC Series subscription.

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Opera sub-total

(Less 15% if purchasing all)

Opera total Page total from other side Tax-deductible donation Processing Fee Mailing Fee $3.00 (optional)

GRAND TOTAL

$ 3.00

Although ticket revenue covers some of our expenses at the MDPAC, we rely on grants and community support in order to continue to bring you critically acclaimed films and worldrenowned artists and entertainers. With your tax-deductible gift, we will place your name in our playbill’s program inserts. For more information or inquiries regarding donation levels, call Michael Fuhrman at (814) 824-3000.

Please take this opportunity to become a friend of the PAC on the enclosed order form.

Thank you!

Your support will: • Offset the city’s amusement tax (we did not raise ticket prices to accommodate this tax) • Raise the level of cultural vitality throughout the Erie region • Support the only film series in Erie that presents important and thought provoking works • Make necessary improvements to our facilities

FRED GARBO INFLATABLE THEATER CO. SATURDAY, MARCH 3 AT 2 P.M. BJM DANSE MONTRÉAL Yes, inflatable. Also aerodynamic, gravity-defying and laugh-out-loud funny,

7:30 too.TUES., Fred GarboAPRIL was trained17, as a AT juggler, mime,P.M. acrobat and clown, and with Something wonderful is clearly happening in Montréal. his partner, Daielma Santos, combines these skills into anFrom evening that will the city that nourished Cirque du Soleil comes BJM Danse (Les leave your entire family breathless, wide-eyed and wildly entertained.

Ballets Jazz de Montréal). In its 29-year existence, the company has $10 earned the sobriquet title “the feel-good company” for its Adult: radiant and expressive Senior/Student/PC: $7.50 style, which can be enjoyed by dance Youth/MC Student: connoisseurs and$5newcomers alike. Creative, contemporary yet resolutely classical BJM Danse Montréal has something for everybody.

BJM DANSE MONTRÉAL TUESDAY, APRIL 17 AT 7:30 P.M. Something wonderful is clearly happening in Montréal. From the city that nourished Cirque du Soleil comes BJM Danse (Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal). In its 29-year existence, the company has earned the sobriquet title “the feel-good company” for its radiant and expressive style, which can be enjoyed by dance connoisseurs and newcomers alike. Creative and contemporary and yet resolutely classical, BJM Danse Montréal has something for everybody.

Gold Circle: $25 Adult: $20 Senior/Student/PC: $15 Youth/MC Student: $5

FAZIL SAY THURSDAY, APRIL 19 AT 7:30 P.M.

It’s not often that Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say travels to America. With a parallel career as an esteemed composer and as a Culture Ambassador of the European Union, Say is enormously in demand. His artistic goal of constructing a new bridge between Eastern and Western culture is transformed by his fingers into a pianistic tour de force and a cultural encounter that could not be more current – or compelling.

Gold Circle: $20 Adult: $15 Senior/Student/PC: $10 Youth/MC Student: $5

KURT ELLING SWING SINATRA FRIDAY, MAY 11 AT 8 P.M. Celebrate the music of Sinatra in peak form–during an evening accented with richly told stories of a fascinating moment in time–as can only be provided by one of the foremost talents of our time, Grammy winnter Kurt Elling. “Elling is the standout male vocalist of our time.” —The New York Times.

Gold Circle: $25 Adult: $20 Senior/Student/PC: $15 Youth/MC Student: $5

DONIZETTI’S ANNA BOLENA

Saturday, Oct.15 at 1 P.M.

WAGNER’S SIEGFRIED

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 12 P.M.

MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI*

Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 P.M.

GLASS’S SATYAGRAHA*

Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1 P.M.

HANDEL’S RODELINDA

Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 P.M. GOUNOD’S FAUST* Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 P.M.

HANDEL, RAMEAU, VIVALDI, AND OTHERS THE ENCHANTED ISLAND

Saturday, Jan. 21 at 1 P.M.

WAGNER’S GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12 P.M. VERDI’S ERNANI*

Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 P.M. MASSENET’S MANON

Saturday, Apr. 7 at 12 P.M.

VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA Saturday, Apr. 14 at 1 P.M. Front Row Balcony: $30 Adult: $18 Senior/Student: $15 Youth: $10 The Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy® Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues for its fourth season. Don’t miss the chance to experience the Met live at the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. *Due to previously scheduled events, this opera will not be shown on its live trasmission date. The opera will be recorded and shown on the date listed.

Trust: Second Acts in Young Length: 78 min Lives* Language: English

Little Town of Bethlehem*

Sept. 7, 2011

Rating: NR A traumatized Honduran immigrant finds redemption through a teen theater company.

Length: 75 min Language: Arabic/English Oct. 5, 2011 Rating: PG-13 Three men of different faiths explore the violence in Israel and Palestine.

The Tree of Life

The Beginners

Length: 139 min Language: English Sept. 14, 2011 Rating: PG-13 Jack, a young man coming of age in the 1950s, must reconcile questions of faith, family and the modern world.

Length: 100 min

Length: 105 min Language: English, French Oct. 12, 2011 Rating: R After recently losing his parents, a man hopes his unconventional father’s life lessons will help him maintain a loving relationship with a French actress.

Names of Love Language: Fr., Eng., Greek,

In a Better World

106 min Certified Copy Length: Language: Fr., Ita., English

Honest Man

Arabic Rating: R Seduction is the means by which a young woman wins men to her liberal causes until she meets a man who shares her tragic past.

Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 28, 2011

Rating: NR A gallery owner and a British author suspect there’s something more when they pose as a longmarried couple during a tour of Tuscany.

Length: 119 min Language: Dan., Swed.

Oct. 19, 2011 Rating: R A Danish doctor and his family face conflicts at home and at an African refugee camp where he works. Oscar Winner 2011 for Best Foreign Film

Length: 76 min Language: English Oct. 26, 2011 Rating: NR An exploration of what led former Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer to infamously commit suicide during a televised press conference.

In Good Time, The Piano Jazz 85 min of Marian McPartland* Length: Language: English Nov. 2, 2011

Rating: NR This biopic follows Marian McPartland’s journey from piano playing English child to jazz legend.

Showcasing the best in foreign, independent and documentary films.

Meek’s Cutoff

Length: 104 min Language: English Rating: PG

Nov. 9, 2011 A group of families making the dangerous crossing through the Oregon Trail faces the difficult decision of choosing a reliable leader.

Films show Wednesdays at 2:15 & 7:15 P.M. All films subject to change without notice.

All foreign films are English subtitled.

General Admission Adult: $6 Senior/Student: $5 PC: $4 MC Student w/ ID: Free

Incendies

Length: 130 min Language: Fr., Eng., Arabic Nov. 16, 2011 Rating: R In the wake of their mother’s death, a pair of twins journeys to the Middle East to resurrect their family history.

Queen to Play

Another Earth

Shall We Dance

Length: 92 min Language: English Nov. 30, 2011 Rating: PG-13 An aspiring astrophysicist and a brilliant composer cross paths when a duplicate Earth is discovered.

Length: 97 min Language: English, French Dec. 7, 2011 Rating: NR Kevin Kline and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica.

Length: 136 min Language: Japanese Dec. 14, 2011 Rating: PG A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

Launched in 2011, On Screen/In Person tours new independent American films and their respective filmmakers to communities across the mid-Atlantic region. Visiting filmmakers work with host sites to develop their participation in community activities that provide context and greater appreciation for their respective work and the art of film.

Mercyhurst College is one of only 14 sites to be selected as a host this year.

D’Angleo Department of Music Faculty Recital Series Recitals are held at the Walker Recital Hall.

They are free and open to the public.

LIEDERABEND: AN EVENING OF GERMAN SONGS: Brent Weber, Tenor; Shirley Yoo, Piano; Barton Samuel Rotberg, Violin Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8 P.M.

THE IMPROVISATIONAL SAXOPHONE Allen Zurcher with Tony Grey and Matt Ferguson Thursday, Sept. 15 at 8 P.M.

D’ANGELO PIANO TRIO Barton Samuel Rotberg, Violin; Jonathan Tortolano, Cello; Shirley Yoo, Piano Thursday, Feb. 7 at 8 P.M.

SHIRLEY YOO, PIANO Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8 P.M.

SOUNDSCAPES JAZZ RECITAL Scott Meier Thursday, March 8 at 8 P.M.

BARTON SAMUEL ROTBERG, VIOLIN Thursday, Nov. 10 at 8 P.M.

A COLLABORATIVE CELEBRATION Faculty and honors students Thursday, Apr.12 at 8 P.M.

The Mercyhurst College Music Department presents more than 70 concerts, recitals and master classes each season, most of which are free and open to the public.

To receive a department brochure or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Krista Lamb at (814) 824-2394 or klamb@mercyhurst.edu.

Spring Opera GIANNI SCHICCHI BY GIACOMO PUCCINI AND THE IMPRESSARIO

BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART MARY D’ANGELO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Friday, March 23 at 8 P.M. Saturday, March 24 at 8 P.M. Sunday, March 25 at 2 P.M.

Adult: $15.50 Senior/Student: $12.50 PC: $7.50

Youth: $5.00 MC Student: $2.50

Enjoy two comedic opera classics in one night. “Gianni Schicchi” tells the story of a jealous group’s plot to assume the inheritance of a wealthy relative while “The Impressario” follows the drama between two rival divas.

MERCYHURST

DANCERS

MERCYHURST COLLEGE DANCE DEPARTMENT

Adult: $15.50 Senior/Student: $12.50 PC: $7.50 Youth: $5 MC Student: $3.50

BEYOND WORDS

RAW EDGES

WITH MERCYHURST BALLET THEATRE AND SOMAR DANCE WORKS

WITH THE MERCYHURST DANCERS AND RETURNING ALUMNI

FRIDAY, OCT. 28 AT 4:30 P.M. (preview concert, $5.00)

FRIDAY, FEB. 3 AT 4:30 P.M. (preview concert, $5.00)

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 AT 2 P.M. AND 7 P.M. SUNDAY, OCT. 30 AT 2 P.M.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4 AT 2 P.M. AND 7 P.M. SUNDAY, FEB. 5 AT 2 P.M.

An evening of mixed repertoire exploring the boundaries of dance as an evolving art form and striving to connect performers with audience members through nonverbal vocabulary and the unexplainable beauty of movement.

This ever popular event showcases the innovative works of coming-of-age choreographers and is the only event of its kind held in Erie where audiences can be a part of history as young choreographers present new dances. Alumni of The Mercyhurst Dancers will join this concert as guest artists.

‘TIS THE SEASON

VIVA LA DANSE

WITH THE MERCYHURST DANCERS AND LITURGICAL DANCE ENSEMBLE

FRIDAY, DEC.9 AT 4:30 P.M. (preview concert, $5.00) SATURDAY, DEC. 10 AT 2 P.M. AND 7 P.M. SUNDAY, DEC. 11 AT 2 P.M.

Our holiday gift to Erie, family programming centered on the delights of the season offering Santa’s Toy Shop, The Skaters and a spiritually based premiere presented by the Liturgical Dance Ensemble. Dancers will greet the audience in the lobby before and after the performance.

WITH THE MERCYHURST DANCERS

FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT 4:30 P.M. (preview concert, $5.00) SATURDAY, MAY 6 AT 2 P.M. AND 7 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7 AT 2 P.M.

The Mercyhurst Dancers will be showcased in the choreography of acclaimed twentieth century choreographers Gerald Arpino’s Viva Vivaldi 2nd movement and Tomm Ruud’s Mobile. A premiere by Solveig Santillano and Marius Petipa’s Paquita will complete the program.

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