Arts for All! 2017 by vivoperformingarts

ARTS FOR ALL!

ON STAGES, IN SCHOOLS, ON STREETS,

EVERYWHERE!

BOSTON, MA

ROXBURY

JAMAICA PLAIN

MATTAPAN

ROSLINDALE

DORCHESTER

HYDE PARK

DOWNTOWN EAST

CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON

MISSION:

To present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich our community.

VISION:

We believe in the power of excellence and innovation in the performing arts to enrich life experience, transform lives, and build better communities. We envision a community of Greater Boston where the performing arts are a valued, lifelong, shared experience—on stages, in schools, in homes—everywhere.

Celebrity Series Executive Director GARY DUNNING

Welcome to Celebrity Series’ 2017-2018 Arts for All! community engagement programs With 100+ events, from interactive workshops and concerts in neighborhood venues, featuring some of Boston’s finest local talent, to master classes with great artists from across the globe, to a five day free festival of social dancing and live music on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, we hope you’ll come on out and join us!

Our 2017-18 season opened with the return of Let’s Dance Boston from September 13-17 . Professional dance instructors taught free outdoor lessons followed by five high energy live bands performing swing, mambo, disco, salsa and klezmer . Thanks to all who came out and joined the party!

This season, Neighborhood Arts showcases local artists and students in residencies, workshops and performances of bluegrass, classical music, contemporary dance, Haitian dance, jazz, original compositions, world music, and works by African-American composers In a special presentation, Celebrity Series will co-sponsor Los Colores de Frida with puppeteers from Teatro Sea in a joint presentation with Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción .

Artist Connections features our main stage artists in inspiring masterclasses, coachings, workshops, and artist talks to our conservatory and community partners In 2018, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston debut of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with additional community events in anticipation of their annual performances in March . Take Your Seat continues to offer discounted and free tickets to students, families and community groups .

On stage and off, Arts for All! programs harness the creative energy of the performing arts to build thriving communities and cultivate the next generation of artists and audiences . Many thanks to our enthusiastic artists, our community partners, and our donors and funders, all of whose contributions make Arts for All! programs possible We invite you to join us in exploring Arts for All! this season

Sincerely,

Gary Dunning President & Executive Director

Dreaming of dancing out under the stars? Celebrity Series brings the dance party back to the Greenway! Fun for all, this five-day dance extravaganza invites people of all ages and abilities to join us for this free festival . Each event begins with a 45-minute free dance lesson taught by professional dance instructors, followed by a live band performing a 90 minute set as participants dance the night away .

SWING: Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders, featuring Laura Windley

Dance instructors: Katie & Paolo Piselli

MAMBO: Tito Puente, Jr . and His Orchestra

Dance instructors: Ana Masacote & Gastrell Rossignol

70’s DISCO: THE LOSER’S LOUNGE

Dance instructor: Rob Glover teaches the Hustle

SALSA: ORQUESTRA SCC “LA EXCELENCIA”

Dance instructors: Jenna Robey & Luis Talavera Díaz

KLEZMER: ALICIA SVIGALS’ KLEZMER FIDDLE EXPRESS

Dance Instructor: Steve Weintraub teaches and leads Yiddish Folk Dance

“The Greenway couldn’t be happier to welcome back the Celebrity Series of Boston and their incredibly popular production of Let’s Dance Boston. This event was an all-ages hit in 2015 and we’re again looking forward to welcome attendees for evenings filled with dance and music while surrounded by our art and gardens.”

Jesse Brackenbury, Executive Director ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY CONSERVANCY

LET’S DANCE BOSTON IS SPONSORED BY Leslie & Howard Appleby, Amy & Joshua Boger, Stephanie L. Brown Foundation, Donna & Mike Egan, and Eleanor & Frank Pao

PARTNERS:

LET’S DANCE BOSTON

SEPTEMBER 13-17, 2017

ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY

ARTIST CONNECTIONS

ARTIST CONNECTIONS extends unparalleled access to world-class artists for students from the elementary through conservatory levels. Master classes, lecture-demonstrations and interactive workshops provide opportunities for students to interact with and learn directly from Celebrity Series main stage artists in intimate settings.

JAMIE BARTON CIRCA “S”

QUATUOR MOSAÏQUES

JULIA BULLOCK

BENJAMIN BEILMAN

DANCE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH

• Pilobolus workshops at Boston public schools and Sumner Boys & Girls Club

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency for students with special needs and a Boston Arts Academy masterclass

• Body Music workshops with Boston City Singers and Mattapan Teen Center

MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS FOR INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Revelations workshops (2) on February 24-25, 2018 in Dorchester and Roxbury (see p . 18)

• Compagnie Accrorap workshop at The Dance Complex

MASTER CLASSES

Master classes at Harvard University, Longy School of Music, New England Conservatory and Boston Conservatory at Berklee will include:

• Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano

• Benjamin Beilman, violin and Orion Weiss, piano

• Rafał Blechacz, piano

• Julia Bullock, soprano

• Compagnie Accrorap, hip hop dance

• Doric String Quartet

• Quatuor Mosaïques, string quartet

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER DANCERS AT HENDERSON INCLUSION SCHOOL IN DORCHESTER

Major support for the Ailey residency provided by THE PEABODY FOUNDATION

PILOBOLUS RESIDENCY 2017

Pilobolus @ Play is an innovative creative movement program designed to diversify and increase audiences for Pilobolus and for dance in general across the United States. Pilobolus @ Play will present three movement workshops with Neighborhood Arts partners Henderson Inclusion School (Dorchester) on October 25, and Boston Renaissance Charter School (Hyde Park) and Sumner Boys & Girls Club (Roslindale) on October 26.

PILOBOLUS MASTERCLASS AT BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY

ARTIST POST-SHOW TALKS

FOR SELECTED DANCE EVENTS AT THE BOCH CENTER SHUBERT THEATRE

PETER DIMURO, moderator

Artistic & Executive Director, The Dance Complex, MA

These 20 minute artist talks will feature highlights about the program performed that day and Q&A with each company’s artistic staff and dancers .

• PILOBOLUS (October 27, 2017)

• GRUPO CORPO (January 28, 2018)

• COMPAGNIE ACCRORAP (February 2, 2018)

• CIRCA “S” (March 3, 2018)

• COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR (May 4, 2018)

PILOBOLUS

GRUPO CORPO

COMPAGNIE ACCRORAP

PETER DIMURO

CIRCA “S”

COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS

Neighborhood Arts brings the joy of live performance to people of all ages and abilities, drawing deeply upon partnerships with community organizations to activate neighborhoods with a rich and varied array of opportunities.

ENGAGING LOCAL ARTISTS – Neighborhood Arts artists are a diverse group of 30+ high caliber Boston area performing artists who are experienced in working with young people and committed to community engagement

CREATING COMMUNITY – 40+ community organizations, including youth arts groups, neighborhood venues, community centers, Boy & Girls Clubs, faith-based organizations, schools, and more, collaborate with Celebrity Series to plan and host events, with activities tailored to the partners’ needs

ACTIVATING NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES – Catalyzing artistic and economic activity in the neighborhoods is a core value of Neighborhood Arts, with events planned in 27 locations in Dorchester, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, and the South End

WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES – Partner organizations also receive complimentary tickets to Celebrity Series main stage performances in downtown venues, with approximately 1,000 tickets distributed to partners’ constituents

LENA PARK COMMUNITY CENTER DRUM RESIDENCY WITH RYAN EDWARDS

“You all are so amazing. I can’t stop gushing about Celebrity Series and the crew (family) you have and what authentic / meaningful work you are at the center of in our city. An absolute joy to be a part of it all!”

RYAN

EDWARDS, Artist

“In my opinion, Celebrity Series is the most fruitful partnership that the Mattapan Teen Center Performing Arts Department has. Celebrity Series brings quality arts based programming at no cost to the organization on a consistent basis. The artists they bring are ALWAYS captivating, interactive, and FUN! They are always willing to provide us with complimentary tickets to local performances, which serves as an exemplary incentive for youth to stay committed to long term programming models. Celebrity Series has featured our youth's music in promotional videos that provide our center with excellent exposure and our members with great experience. We hope to continue this outstanding partnership for many years to come and collaborate in new and innovative ways.”

DEVIN FERREIRA, Director of Performing Arts, Mattapan Teen Center

“Thank you so much for the gift of Saturday’s performance in all its collaborative details. I was thrilled to see so many of our families there, and not just from the Tour Choir. We really appreciate how very well we are looked after in every way. And we just loved the Kroc Center!”

JANE MONEY, Artistic Director, Boston City Singers

MAJOR SUPPORT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS IS PROVIDED BY THE Barr Foundation, the Boston Cultural Council, Amy and Ethan d’Ablemont Burnes, the Royal Little Family Foundation, the Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation, the Fuller Foundation, the Liberty Mutual Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Stifler Family Foundation, and Tufts Health Plan.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTISTS

JEAN APPOLON (Haitian dance) is a successful choreographer and master teacher based in Boston and Port-au-Prince, Haiti He is the founder and Artistic Director of Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE), a contemporary Haitian dance company which has performed at major venues in Boston, toured in Washington, DC and Haiti Since 2006, he has directed a free annual summer dance course in Port-au-Prince that provides young, aspiring dancers with access to training His dance classroom provides a positive and affirming atmosphere in which every student is regarded as artistic, and is empowered to be passionate about dance and caring for the community

MIKE BLOCK (world music – cello) is a pioneering multi-style cellist, singer, composer, and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st-Century," and acclaimed by the NY Times for his "vital rich-hued solo playing" Mike is a current member of the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo Yo Ma, and the founding Director of the Silkroad Global Musician Workshop Mike is also the founding Director of the Mike Block String Camp and the online Multi-Style Cello School at ArtistWorks com An active recording artist of original material, folk music, and cross-cultural collaborations, Mike lives in Boston and was appointed Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in 2012

YO-EL CASSELL (contemporary movement) is currently Head of Movement/Assistant Professor of Movement at Boston University's College of Fine Arts School of Theatre Using different elements of movement, his teaching and choreographic endeavors stresses the importance of exploring our personal capacity for self-expression and artistry As someone who is also hearing impaired, he holds movement to be the expressive channel of identity . He is dedicated to engaging his community through theatre/movement programming that break down the boundaries of access

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS (Black artistry through music) is a concert and educational series dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music . Based in Boston and driven to bringing greater cultural representation to the stage, COOS takes its inventive mix of Black history, culture and Classical music to concert halls and classrooms alike . Through its interactive educational workshops, international call to composers, musical-narrative concert experiences, and online blog, COOS invites exploration into Black heritage and a curiosity for Black culture .

SANDEEP DAS (Indian tabla) is considered one of the leading Indian Tabla virtuosos in the world today He has performed on 40 cds and his collaboration with the Silk Road Ensemble for “Sing Me Home” won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best World Music album He has built a diverse international career, collaborating with the Silk Road Ensemble, string quartets, and major symphony orchestras with concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall and the Concertebouw, among others Das is the founder of HUM (Harmony and Universality through Music), a world class ensemble promoting global understanding through performance and education

RYAN EDWARDS (composer-percussion)

From a beginning in big band jazz, to an extensive study in West African music and dance, Ryan Edwards has been on the path to make people dance since he began in music He is a Boston-based inter-disciplinary artist with a background in West African drum and dance, jazz and new-music composition He composes extensively for contemporary dance and produces multimedia performance works and installations with Masary Studios He co-directs the Boston-based Afrobeat band Federator N° 1 and is most proud to be the father of two beautiful children, Jafiah and Maya

MARIA FINKELMEIER (composer-percussion)

Named a “one-woman dynamo” by The Boston Globe, Maria Finkelmeier is a percussionist, composer, educator, and arts entrepreneur Maria is an international touring artist, having performed as a soloist, member of numerous chamber ensembles, and percussionist with in the Baltic Sea Philharmonic As a composer, she's been commissioned by the Boston Center for the Arts and Illuminus Festival with Masary Studios, Outside the Box Festival, Quartet Kalos, and Ensemble Evolution Founder and director of Kadence Arts, Maria aims to unite the community by providing new experiences to support and encourage an appreciation and understanding of how music impacts and enriches our lives

SHAW PONG LIU (composer-erhu-violin)

Violinist and composer Shaw Pong Liu engages diverse communities through multidisciplinary collaborations, creative music and social dialogue Her compositions have been commissioned by A Far Cry, Lorelei Ensemble, and New Gallery Concert Series As a violinist Shaw Pong has performed with groups including Silk Road Ensemble, MIT’s Gamelan GalakTika, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Castle of Our Skins She is a teaching artist for the Silk Road Project, Young Audiences, Celebrity Series, and New England Conservatory

GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE (Ladino and world music)

With musicians hailing from Israel, Palestine, Argentina and the USA, the Guy Mendilow Ensemble operates on the notion that incredible stories and emotionally sweeping experiences can spark resonance and motivation to care beyond our day-to-day . The Guy Mendilow Ensemble combines world-class musicianship with cinematic storytelling in shows that whisk audiences to distant times and picturesque places and, ultimately, inspire fascination with overlooked cultures and histories Members of this award winning ensemble have toured and recorded with the likes of Bobby McFerrin, Yo Yo Ma, Snarky Puppy, the Assad Brothers and Simon Shaheen

BRIAN & ROSI AMADOR (pan-Latin)

Sol y Canto® (“Sun and Song”) is an exuberant Latin music project created by Rosi and Brian Amador In ensembles ranging from a duo to a sextet, Sol y Canto’s bilingual, bicultural music features a wide variety of acoustic Afro-Latin songs and rhythms ranging from traditional to contemporary, featuring many of Brian's original compositions Sol y Canto's mission is to create music and performances that move, delight, excite, and connect the audience to the richness of Latin American culture

VOCI ANGELICA (global folk music)

Straddling the genres of world folk and classical music, the trio creates an ambitious blend of cultures, reinvigorating traditional songs for contemporary audiences Vocal harmonies elegantly intertwine with lush cello lines and percussion to create a musical fusion that transcends political and geographic borders Live performances are a celebration of the group's cultural wayfaring, showcasing the differences and similarities of our shared humanity

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNERS - 2017-18

Adams Street Library

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club

Boston Arts Academy

Boston City Singers

Boston City-Wide String Orchestra

Boston Community Leadership Academy

The Boston Home, Dorchester

Boston Public Schools Performing

Arts Department

Boston Renaissance Charter School

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston

Bridge Boston Charter School

Central Boston Elder Services, Roxbury

Chittick Elementary School

City Connects

City Strings United

Conservatory Lab Charter School

Dimock Community Health Center

Epiphany School, Dorchester

Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Mattapan

Henderson Inclusion K-12 School

Hernandez K-8 School

Hibernian Hall

Hurley K-8 School

Hyde Park Library

Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción

Lena Park Community Center

Madison Park Development Corporation

Mattapan Branch Library

Mattapan Cultural Arts Development

Mattapan Teen Center

Mattapan United

Pine Street Inn

Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, Roxbury

Roslindale Community Center

Roxbury Innovation Center

Salvation Army Kroc Center

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Sumner Boys & Girls Club

Sumner Elementary School

Tufts Health Plan

Timilty Middle School

Urban Edge

Yawkey Club of Roxbury

Villa Victoria Center for the Arts

Women’s Lunch Place

Young Audiences of Massachusetts

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS COMMUNITY CONCERTS

The 2017-2018 Neighborhood Arts season embraces the artistry of drumming, dancing, choral, instrumental and original compositions with Neighborhood Arts artists and young people performing side by side in six neighborhoods. We welcome audiences of all ages and abilities to the free Neighborhood Arts concerts listed below. Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are open to the public. [See www.celebrityseries.org for updated details and event links.]

MENDILOW ENSEMBLE WITH THE BOSTON CITY SINGERS PERFORMING AT THE KROC CENTER, DORCHESTER

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, 4:00 pm

Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 525 River Street, Mattapan

VOCI ANGELICA

Common Ground: Songs of Home, Love, Loss, and Prayer

Using their own arrangements of global folksongs, Voci Angelica Trio fuses sounds from diverse cultures, surrounding audiences with the beauty of cello, voices and percussion interwoven into a single tapestry of sound .

DECEMBER 2, 2017, 3:00 PM

Salvation Army Kroc Center, 650 Dudley Street, Dorchester

SOUL YATRA TRIO: Mike Block, cello | Sandeep Das, tabla | Shaw Pong Liu, erhu-violin with Bridge Boston Charter School and Conservatory Lab Charter School ensembles

Dorchester Stringfest

Our 2nd annual Dorchester Stringfest will feature student selections, works by Soul Yatra Trio in unique combinations of jazz, bluegrass, Indian and Chinese music, as well as jazz/bluegrass finales with all the musicians

DECEMBER 3, 2017, 3:30 pm

Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, Roxbury

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS with Boston City-Wide String Orchestra and City Strings United Roxbury Stringfest: Folksongs from Around the World

Our 3rd annual Roxbury Stringfest will open with student performances, works of Black composers performed by Castle of our Skins (string quartet) and several folksongs arranged specifically for both youth ensembles and COOS

DECEMBER 16, 2017, 3:00 PM

Salvation Army Kroc Center, 650 Dudley Street, Dorchester

GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE with Boston City Singers

Heart of the Holidays: A Global Celebration of Song

A global treasure trove of songs about sparking light when it’s darkest, of realizing abundance at the height of scarcity, and of how we triumph in hard times will lighten your holiday mood This is an interactive concert featuring family-friendly songs so the entire audience becomes part of the show Add your voice to the celebration!

JANUARY 27, 2018, 2:00 pm

The Boston Home, Dorchester (residents only)

BRIAN AND ROSI AMADOR with Boston City Singers Cantare Choir

El doble de amigos/Twice as Many Friends

Brian and Rosi Amador of Sol y Canto, Neighborhood Arts artists since the program’s launch in 2012, join forces with the Boston City Singers Cantare Choir for residents at the Boston Home, which serves adults with neurological diseases Due to space limitations, this is a private event for Boston Home residents only

FEBRUARY 17, 2018, 3:00 pm

Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, 85 West Newton Street, Boston

YO-EL CASSELL with 360 Theater Movement Ensemble and students from the Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción Youth Development Program

Poetry in Motion

The IBA Youth Development Program will premiere a movement piece created with choreographer Yo-El Cassell, alongside original student poetry . The Ensemble 360 will present imaginative, movement-based theatrical selections highlighting the visceral, natural and poetic journey of the human spirit .

FEBRUARY 20, 2018, 2:00 pm

Mattapan Branch Library, 1350 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan

FEBRUARY 21, 2018, 2:00 pm

Adams Street Library, 690 Adams Street, Dorchester

FEBRUARY 22, 2018, 2:00 pm

Hyde Park Library, 35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park

SHAW PONG LIU

Exploring the Middle Kingdom: China in song and story

In three concerts at Boston public library branches during February school vacation week, Shaw Pong Liu takes audiences on a dynamic solo musical journey through historical and contemporary China, with a European violin in one hand and a Chinese violin (erhu) in the other .

FEBRUARY date tbd, 2018, 10:00 am

Boston Community Leadership Academy, 655 Metropolitan Avenue, Hyde Park

JEAN APPOLON

with Jean Appolon Expressions and students from Boston Community Leadership Academy

Lakou Aviti: Stories of Migration, Immigration, and Home

Haitian dance company Jean Appolon Expressions will present excerpts from their new work Lakou Aviti

BCLA students will also premiere student choreography from their five week residency with JAE Artistic Director Jean Appolon

MARCH 3, 2018, 3:00 pm

Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, Roxbury

SOUL YATRA TRIO: Mike Block, cello | Sandeep Das, tabla | Shaw Pong Liu, erhu-violin World music including jazz and music from India and China

Don’t miss this unique trio of world class musicians: their collective experience performing with the Grammy winning Silk Road Ensemble spans diverse musical styles and cultures . The word “Yatra” means “journey”: this concert will be well worth the trip to historic Hibernian Hall with these three incredibly gifted artists .

MARCH 10, 2018, 3:00 pm

Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, Roxbury

MASARY STUDIOS

Sound Sculpture with drums, marimba, and light projection

Duo percussionists Ryan Edwards and Maria Finkelmeier with video projectionist Sam Okerstrom-Lang combine rhythm compositions with video imagery with Sound Sculpture, an interactive experience that allows participants to create music, sculpture, and light creation through placement of blocks in space . If you’re looking for something awe-inspiring and intergenerationally friendly for all ages, come join us!

MARCH 17, 2018, 3:00 pm

Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, 85 West Newton Street, Boston

VOCI ANGELICA

Passages: Exploring the Migration of Music

Join Voci Angelica for a highly interactive, family-friendly program featuring world geography, the early history of human immigration and civilization, and the diverse cultures, languages, and music of six continents

APRIL 8, 2018, 12:15 pm

St Stephens Episcopal Church, 419 Shawmut Avenue, Boston

SANDEEP DAS AND SHAW PONG LIU

Jugalbandi: Music of India and China

Grammy winning Indian tabla master Sandeep Das and Chinese erhu-violinist Shaw Pong Liu share a Jugalbandi, a duet in which each musician is on equal footing . Evocative solos and duets from India, China and other lands will transport you to distant cultures and storytelling for the ages .

APRIL 21, 2018, 2:00 pm

Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club, 15 Talbot Avenue, Dorchester

MASARY STUDIOS (Ryan Edwards, Maria Finkelmeier, Sam Okerstrom-Lang) with students from Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club, Mattapan Teen Center, and Yawkey Club of Roxbury Sound Sculpture

Music ensembles from several Boston Boys & Girls Clubs join Masary Studios (drums, marimba, video projection) and the Sound Sculpture project for an unparalleled multi-sensory experience

MAY 12, 2018, 4:00 pm

Church of the Holy Spirit, 525 River Street, Mattapan

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS

Music of Black composers

Castle of our Skins (COOS) is dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music Based in Boston and driven to bringing greater cultural representation to the stage, COOS takes its inventive mix of Black history, culture and classical music to concert halls and classrooms alike

Events are subject to change. See the full scope of the Arts for All! 2017-18 programming on our ommunity Calendar.

ARTS FOR ALL! SPECIAL EVENTS

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER REVELATIONS CELEBRATION COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

Alvin Ailey’s Revelations is the world’s most popular work of modern dance Learn excerpts from this masterpiece conducted by former Ailey company member Nasha Thomas, with live music by an Ailey percussionist and selected props Join your friends and family – all ages are welcome! Dance for a moment, remember it for a lifetime .

FEBRUARY 24, 2018, 2-3:30 pm

Salvation Army Kroc Center gym, 650 Dudley Street, Dorchester

FEBRUARY 25, 2018, 3-4:30 pm

Reggie Lewis Athletic Center gym, 1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury

TEATRO SEA Los Colores de Frida

In this special event co-sponsored by Celebrity Series of Boston and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, New York-based puppet theater company Teatro Sea presents two free performances of Los Colores de Frida, which tells the stories behind painter Frida Kahlo’s most famous paintings combining bilingual storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets and audience participation . This play teaches children about this world renowned artist and cultural icon and takes audiences through her trials, tribulations and successes, which propelled her to be considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century .

APRIL 7, 2018, 1:00 & 4:00 pm Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, 85 West Newton Street, Boston

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS CONCERT AT VILLA VICTORIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SOUTH END

TAKE YOUR SEAT

TAKE YOUR SEAT provides thousands of free and discounted tickets to main stage performances, via partnerships with Boston-based community organizations. In addition to Take Your Seat, discounted student tickets are available through Student Tickets (with a valid photo i.d.) and Child Seats for subscribers, subject to availability.

Take Your Seat tickets will be offered for the following performances in 2017-18:

OCTOBER

HUDSON: Jack’s 75th

Sunday 7pm Berklee Perf. Center Oct. 8

Quatuor Mosaïques Saturday 8pm Jordan Hall Oct. 14

Orchestra Nazionale dell’ Accademia Sunday 5pm Symphony Hall Oct. 22 di Santa Cecilia

Ludovico Einaudi Friday 8pm Sanders Theatre Oct. 27

Pilobolus Friday 7:30pm Shubert Theatre Oct.27

Pilobolus Saturday 8pm Shubert Theatre Oct. 28

Pilobolus Sunday 3pm Shubert Theatre Oct. 29

Christian McBride Trio Sunday 7pm Sanders Theatre Oct. 29

NOVEMBER

Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Orchestra Saturday 8pm Berklee Perf. Center Nov. 4

St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig Sunday 3pm Jordan Hall Nov.12

Canadian Brass Saturday 8pm Jordan Hall Nov. 18

DECEMBER

WMIG – Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 Sunday 3pm Jordan Hall Dec.3

JANUARY

Tony Kushner/ Sarah Vowell Saturday 8pm Sanders Theatre Jan. 20

Jeremy Denk/Stefan Jackiw Friday 8pm Jordan Hall Jan. 26

Grupo Corpo Friday 7:30pm Shubert Theatre Jan. 26

Grupo Corpo Saturday 8pm Shubert Theatre Jan. 27

FEBRUARY

Compagnie Accrorap Friday 7:30pm Shubert Theatre Feb. 2

Compagnie Accrorap Saturday 8pm Shubert Theatre Feb. 3 eighth blackbird Saturday 8pm Sanders Theatre Feb. 3

Sergio & Odair Assad and Avi Avital Saturday 8pm Jordan Hall Feb. 10

Chucho Valdès & Gonzalo Rubacala Friday 8pm Jordan Hall Feb. 16

MARCH

Circa “S” Friday 7:30pm Shubert Theatre March 2

Circa “S” Saturday 8pm Shubert Theatre March 3

WMIG – Leonard Bernstein Friday 8pm Sanders Theatre March 9

Anat Cohen Tentet & Ben Wendel group Saturday 8pm Sanders Theatre March 10

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Thursday 7:30pm Wang Theatre March 22

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Friday 8pm Wang Theatre March 23

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Saturday 2pm Wang Theatre March 24

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Saturday 8pm Wang Theatre March 24

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Sunday 3pm Wang Theatre March 25

Wu Man & Huayin Sunday 3pm Shubert Theatre March 25 Shadow Puppet Band

APRIL

Lawrence Brownlee & Eric Owens Saturday 8pm Jordan Hall April 7

Company Wayne McGregor Friday 7:30pm Shubert Theater May 4

Company Wayne McGregor Saturday 8pm Shubert Theater May 5

Body Music Saturday 8pm Sanders Theater May 5

Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider Saturday 8pm Berklee Perf. Center May 19

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Sunday 6pm Symphony Hall June 10 with Wynton Marsalis

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

PARTICIPATE

• Dance the night away at Let’s Dance Boston, September 13-17 on The Greenway

• Bring your friends to any or all of our free Neighborhood Arts community concerts featuring Boston’s extraordinary local artists

• Be inspired by a free Artist Connections master class, workshop or Artist Talk at a local conservatory or after a performance

• Celebrate the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with us as we toast their 50th anniversary in Boston with special events and their annual performance engagement in March

• Treat yourself (and bring a friend or relative) to our main stage performances this season

VOLUNTEER

• Join a dynamic group of arts enthusiasts and volunteer in the Celebrity Series office or at events

SUPPORT

• Underwrite $10 tickets for students to attend Celebrity Series performances

• Become a patron of the Celebrity Series and support our performance and community programs

CELEBRITY SERIES INVITES YOU TO BE A PART OF ARTS FOR ALL! FOR INFORMATION ON ARTS FOR ALL! PROGRAMS PLEASE CONTACT

ROBIN BAKER

Senior Manager of Community Engagement

rb@celebrityseries org 617 .598 .3225

SARA ROBINSON

Chief Advancement Officer

srobinson@celebrityseries .org 617 598 3218

THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS

Celebrity Series is grateful for the generosity of individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies, whose support helps us fulfil Celebrity Series’ mission to present worldclass performing artists who inspire and enrich our community and our vision of a community of Greater Boston where the performing arts are a valued, lifelong, shared experience – on stages, in schools, in homes —everywhere.

Major support for Celebrity Series and Arts for All! is provided by the following individuals. To learn more about how you can support Arts for All!, please visit celebrityseries.org/support.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS

Barr Foundation

Stephanie L. Brown Foundation

Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation

LEAD PRODUCERS

Anonymous

The Garbis & Arminé Barsoumian Charitable Foundation

The Boston Foundation

The Catered Affair

ANGELS

Anonymous

AVFX

French US Exchange in Dance

Liberty Mutual Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephanie L Brown, Chair

Margaret Eagle

Yvette Hochberg

Jann E Leeming

John Patterson

Dottie Weber Janet Zwanziger

COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LARGE

BOARD OF OVERSEERS

Leslie Appleby

Amy d’Ablemont Burnes

Jolyon Cowan

Arreen Andrew, Local Cultural Councils Program Officer, Massachusetts Cultural Council

Dillon Bustin, Artistic Director, Hibernian Hall

Yo-El Cassell, Neighborhood Arts Artist

Lucas Cowan, Public Art Curator, Rose Kennedy Greenway

Peter DiMuro, Executive Director, The Dance Complex

Cedric Douglas, Lead Artist, UpTruck

Ryan Edwards, Neighborhood Arts Artist

Devin Ferreira, Director of Performing Arts, Mattapan Teen Center

Kara Fili, Project Lead, The Dance Complex

Karen Gonzalez, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator, Hurley K-8 School

Karin Goodfellow, Director, Boston Art Commission

Betty Hillmon, Artistic Director, Boston City-Wide String Orchestra

Bithyah Israel, Founder & President, City Strings United

Taylor McCarthy, Program Events Coordinator, Big Sister Association

Mary McFadden

Guy Mendilow, Neighborhood Arts Artist

Jane Money, Artistic Director, Boston City Singers

Deidra Montgomery, Program Coordinator, New England Foundation for the Arts

Elizabeth Steinhauser, Priest Associate and Director of Youth Programs, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Nina Vansuch, Director, Sumner Boys and Girls Club

CELEBRITY SERIES STAFF

Gary Dunning, President and Executive Director

ADVANCEMENT

Sara Curtis Robinson, Chief Advancement Officer

Sarah Long Holland, Associate Director of Institutional Giving

Alec Bleday, Major Gifts Officer

Erica Leung, Senior Manager of Advancement and Patron Programs

Emily Eagan, Events & Stewardship Coordinator

Anya Hess, Development Associate

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Marilyn Miller

Dr Gordon Moore

Stephen Perry

Suzanne Priebatsch

Oliver Radford

Michael Raizman

Reuben Reynolds

Robin Richman

Millard Rose

Abby Rosenfeld +

Howard Salwen +

Sally Seaver +

Sandra Shapiro +

Dr Samuel J Shubrooks, Jr +

Joel A Stein +

Marylen R Sternweiler +

Jeffrey A Thomson

Elizabeth G Tréhu, MD

Wendy L Watson

Barnet Weinstein

Peter J Wender +

Edwin Derecho, Chief Financial Officer

Alex Larin, Senior Accountant

Connor Buckley, Accounts Payable and Payroll Coordinator

Jonathan Carpenter, Technology Operations Manager

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Jack Wright, Director of Marketing and Communications

Gillian Morrison, Associate Director of Marketing

Betsy Glickman, Digital Marketing Manager

Robert Torres, Senior Graphic and Web Designer / Photographer

Susanna Bonta, Program Book Associate

Kristín Otharsson, Graphic Design Assistant

PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Amy Lam, Artistic Programmer

Karen Brown, Director of Performance Operations

Sarah Cronin, Senior Manager of Performance Operations

Robin Baker, Senior Manager of Community Engagement

Katherine Ludington, Associate Manager of Performance Operations

Shea Rose, Community Concerts Coordinator

TICKETING SERVICES

Ellen Holt, Box Office Manager

Jesse Limbacher, Assistant Box Office Manager

Julie Eyer, Audience Services Associate

Riley Carbonneau, Office Coordinator

Stephanie Janes PR, Media Relations

Prince Lobel Tye, LLP, Legal Counsel AAFCPAs, Auditors