Mid Atlantic Tours Archive
2005/2006 Season
Andes Manta
Andes Manta, an ensemble of five musicians
performing traditional folk music from the
Andes, toured the mid-Atlantic region
in 2005/06. As natives of the Ecuadorian
Andes, they perform music from that region
in its most authentic form. In addition
to providing performances, they also offered
lecture demonstrations on their instruments
and a workshop on building pan pipes.
Tour
Stops:
Class Acts Arts, Silver Spring, MD
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, Woodstock,
VA
West Virginia University, Parkersburg, WV
Aquila Theatre
Company
Aquila Theatre Company toured throughout
the mid-Atlantic region during 2005/06
with their productions of Hamlet and The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Company,
whose performances of classical drama
have been popular with audiences and schools,
offer productions with minimal props and
sets, using contemporary stagecraft. Their
educational offerings include master classes,
shortened plays for young children, and
lecture/demonstrations.
Tours Stops:
Clay Center for Arts & Sciences of WV, Charleston,
WV
CSI Center for the Arts, Staten Island, NY
Delaware State University, Dover, DE
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
Gettysburg Majestic Theater, Gettysburg, PA
Hampton Arts, Hampton, VA
Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg,
PA
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark,
NJ
Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill,
NY
Piedmont Valley Community College, Charlottesville,
VA
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon,
WV
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Grandchildren
of the Buffalo Soldiers
Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers,
a new play by William S. Yellow Robe,
toured the mid-Atlantic region in the winter of
2006.
Co-produced by Trinity Repertory Company
and Penumbria Theatre Company, the work asks audiences
to consider their racial and cultural identity,
while maintaining a compassionate and open-minded
view of the complexity of mixed-race heritage
in America, and in the Native community.
The
playwright travelled with the production
to participate in activities including pre/post-performance
discussion and workshops.
National Museaum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Masters of Caribbean Music
Co-produced with the National Council for
the Traditional Arts, Masters of Caribbean
Music featured the legendary calyopsonian
The Mighty Sparrow, the exquisite jibaro
ensemble Ecos de Borinquén and, from
Port-au-Prince, the engaging and rarely
heard Ti-Coca et Wanga-Nègès
making it's US touring debut. Educational
offerings included workshops, master classes,
community activities and specially designed
K-12 programs. The tour visited the mid-Atlantic
region in October/November 2005.
Tour Stops:
Alden Theatre, McLean, VA
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
College Community Service, New York, NY
Geneva Concerts, Geneva, NY
Goucher College, Towson, MD
Great Valley Community Education Foundation,
Malvern, PA
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg,
PA
Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
Lafayette College, Easton, PA
The Egg, Albany, NY
State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon has "the charisma of
Pete Seeger, the eloquence of a poet, the
repertoire of a library, and the virtuosity
of an orchestra." His performances are
legendary events that reach into human doings
and find strings that tie all of us together.
Numerous reviewers have called him one of
the most versatile and powerful songwriters
of the 1990's, and his more than twenty record
albums have been greeted with critical and
popular acclaim. John also performs with
symphony orchestras to audiences of all ages.
A multi-instrumentalist wonder, John is a
master at leading into a song with a story.
Tour
Stops:
Bramwell Theatre, Bramwell, WV
Gordon Center for the Performing Arts, Owings
Mills, MD
Hampshire County Arts Council, Romney, WV
Morgan Arts Council, Berkeley Springs, WV
Randolph County Community Arts Council, Elkins,
WV
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, Rockville,
MD
Seán Curran Company
Known for his wit, intelligence, ingenuity,
and uncanny physical humor, Seán
Curran successfully blends a myriad of influences
into purely original style. Dance repertoire
includes pieces for young & family audiences,
solo work and ensemble pieces. The company
offers an array of educational activities
in addition to public performances.
Tour Stops:
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazareth College Arts Center, Nazareth, NY
Tlen-Huicani
Tlen-Huicani remains one of the most faithful
interpreters of the traditional folk music
of Veracruz, Mexico and most of Latin America.
For over 30 years, their music and international
achievements have earned them the honor of "Best
Folk Group in Mexico" by the Union of
Music and Theatre Critics.
Tour Stops:
Butler County Community College, Butler, PA
Delaware Valley Arts Consortium, Malvern,
PA
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
Great Valley Community Education Foundation,
Malvern, PA
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Roanoke College, Salem, VA
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, PA
Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
World Music Institute, New York, NY
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