Mid Atlantic Tours Archive
2003/2004 Season
Aquila Theatre Company
Aquila Theatre Company toured throughout
the mid-Atlantic region during 2003/04 with their
production of Othello. The Company, whose productions
of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies have been
a popular draw for audiences and schools in the region,
is the Professional Company in Residence at the Center
for Ancient Studies at New York University. Aquila
Theatre Company brings to life classical drama for
audiences by performing inventive productions with
minimal props and sets, using masks and other contemporary
stagecraft. The Company's education program encompasses
a variety of formats for introducing students to
classical drama, including master classes on the
skill of acting, and techniques for using masks,
music and movement in a production, shortened performances
of plays for younger children, teacher training,
and seminars on Shakespeare or Greek drama and comedy.
In the past, tours of the Company in the region have
been supported by the Foundation through the ArtsCONNECT
Program. In 2004, Aquila Theatre will join five other
theater companies to participate in Arts Midwest's "Shakespeare
in American Communities," a project that supports
tours of theater companies performing Shakespeare.
Tour stops:
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, WV
Clay Center, Charleston, WV
Hampton Arts Commission, Hampton, VA
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
McLean Community Center, McLean, VA
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Johnstown, PA
State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
SUNY/Purchase College, Purchase, NY
SUNY/Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Weinberg Center, Frederick, MD
Masters of Mexican Music
"Masters of Mexican Music" explored
four regional musical traditions from Mexico: the marimba
of southern Mexico, the accordion conjunto of the Texas-Mexico
border area, the Veracruz harp ensemble, and the mariachi
of Jalisco. A tour of musicians representing these
musical traditions developed by the National Council
for Traditional Arts (NCTA) and the Foundation traveled
throughout the mid-Atlantic region during March/April
2004. Educational workshops, master classes, community
activities, and specially designed K-12 programs were
offered to presenters in addition to the public performances.
The Masters of Mexican Music tour was made possible
through generous support from the Metlife Foundation.
Tour Stops:
Adams County Arts Council, Gettysburg, PA
ArtsEnter, Cape Charles, VA
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV
City of Galax Division of Tourism, Galax, VA
Class Acts Arts, Silver Spring, MD
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
Gordon Center, Owings Mills, MD
Ivy & Stone Council for the Arts, Summersville, WV
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
West Virginia University, Parkersburg, WV
World Music Institute, New York, NY
QuinTango
The Virginia-based musical ensemble, QuinTango,
is a quintet (two violinists, a cellist, a bassist
and a pianist), dedicated to the musical performance
of tango. Their tour brought a diverse range of tango
music to venues throughout the region (excluding Virginia)
during the 2003/04 season. QuinTango's repertoire spans
the tango music literature, and includes some of the
earliest tangos to enter the repertoire, classic tangos
from the Golden Age, tango waltzes, the "nuevo
tango" music of Astor Piazzola, and original compositions
by Uruguayan composer and bandoneonist, Alejandro Muzio.
QuinTango has developed educational programs for elementary
schools and students in grades 7-12 schools that were
available for presenters participating in the tour
in addition to public performances.
Tour Stops:
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Butler County Community College, Butler, PA
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, DC
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV |
