Mid Atlantic Tours
Mid Atlantic Tours increase audience access to the arts by supporting tours of performing artists based in the region and from abroad. The Foundation offers support to presenters from the nine states and jurisdictions it serves (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia) who book artists on the annual Mid Atlantic Tours roster. Priority is given to engagements taking place in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. A new roster of artists is supported each year. Presenters are eligible to receive support toward artist fees for their engagements.
Information about the artist selection process and booking can be found here.
For information on the 2011-2012 Mid Atlantic Tours Roster and schedule, click here
2012-2013 Mid Atlantic Tours Roster
DANCE
 DanceBrazil (Brazil)
http://www.cami.com/?webid=2140
http://dancebrazil.org/
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For more than 30 years DanceBrazil has been thrilling audiences across the United States and around the world with its dazzling artistry, impressive technique, and propulsive choreography, all inspired by the diverse and multi-layered cultural tapestry of Brazil. Whether in the streets or on stage in the most prestigious theaters around the world, the dancers and musicians of DanceBrazil continually enthrall audiences with the company’s unique fusion of Afro-Brazilian movement, contemporary dance and Capoeira, the traditional dance/martial arts form that had its origins in Africa and evolved in colonial Brazil as a means of fighting enslavement. The company will offer new and existing repertory works in 2012-2013 and is available for touring February and March 2013.
“There can’t be much anywhere to match the strength, flexibility, speed and idiomatic allure of the dancers and musicians of DanceBrazil.”—The Washington Post
Booking Contact: Margaret Selby, Columbia Artists Management; Phone: 212-841-9554; Email: mselby@cami.com
Photo Credit:
Tom Pich
FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC
 John Hammond (Jersey City, NJ)
http://www.johnhammond.com/
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John Hammond is one of the world’s premier acoustic blues artists. The Grammy Award-winning legendary bluesman and 2011 inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame is a tireless, performer who tours world-wide on an annual basis. Hammond boasts an extensive 33 releases since his 1962 self-titled debut, and his most recent release, Rough & Tough, earned him a 2010 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. A master on National Steel, Guild 12-String and Stubbs 6-String guitars and harmonica, Hammond has been honored with a total of eight Blues Music Awards and an additional ten nominations.
“John’s sound is so compelling, complete, symmetrical and soulful with just his voice, guitar and harmonica, it is at first impossible to imagine improving it... He’s a great force of nature.”—Tom Waits
Booking Contact: Drew Palmer, The Rosebud Agency; Phone: 415-386-3456; Email: drew@rosebudus.com
WORLD
 Red Baraat (New York, NY)
http://www.tedkurland.com/artists/red-baraat
http://www.redbaraat.com/index.html
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Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat brings a riveting new sound with an explosive stage performance and presence that’s winning fans and critical acclaim across the country. Comprised of dhol (double-sided, barrel-shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder), drumset, percussion, sousaphone, and a five-horn brass section, Red Baraat melds the infectious North Indian rhythm Bhangra with a host of sounds, namely funk, go-go, Latin and jazz. After its performance at the 2011 globalFEST, the band was a top pick favorite and featured in PRI’s The World, NPR’s All Songs Considered, The New York Times, and The Village Voice. Red Baraat has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, and the Molde Jazz Festival (Norway), among many others.
“…a brass band that looks to South Asia, pumping out Bollywood tunes and Sufi songs with a crackling beat and the muscle of horns blasting in unison, putting some New York bluster atop faraway roots.”—The New York Times
Booking Contact: Laurel Wicks, Ted Kurland Associates; Phone: 617-254-0007; Email: laurel@tedkurland.com
Photo Credit: Amy Touchette
JAZZ
 Stefon Harris (West Orange, NJ)
http://unlimitedmyles.com/#/client.php?id=8
http://www.stefonharris.com/
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Heralded as one of the most important young artists in jazz by The Los Angeles Times, Stefon Harris is widely recognized and praised by jazz critics and peers alike for his passionate artistry, astonishing virtuosity and commitment to exploring the rich potential of jazz composition while blazing new trails on the vibraphone. The three-time, Grammy Award-nominated Harris has been voted Best Mallet player by the JazzTimes Critics Poll and by the Jazz Journalist Association as well as a multiple Downbeat’s Critics Poll Winner for Vibraphone and Rising Star. Harris has performed at many of the world’s most distinguished concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, and The Sydney Opera House. In 2012-2013, Harris will tour with his group Blackout, featuring Casey Benjamin on saxophone and Vocoder, Marc Cary on Fender Rhodes, Ben Williams on bass, and Terreon Gully on drums; or with saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter Nicholas Payton as part of the Ninety Miles project..
“...the progress in Harris’ work and ideas that has taken place over the last few years simply affirms the original view of him as one of the significant jazz players (and, now, composers) of the new century.”—The Los Angeles Times
Booking Contact: Myles Weinstein, Unlimited Myles; Phone: 732-566-2881; Email: myles1@optonline.net
THEATER
 The Acting Company (New York, NY)
http://www.cami.com/?webid=2014
http://theactingcompany.org/
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Since its founding by the legendary John Houseman and Margot Harley in 1972, The Acting Company has launched the careers of some of today’s finest actors, including Kevin Kline, Rainn Wilson, Patti LuPone, and Frances Conroy, while performing 137 productions all across the country. The Acting Company has been seen by millions of audience members around the world and promotes theater and literacy by bringing a touring repertory of classical productions, talented young actors and teaching artists into communities across the United States. One of the most praised American touring repertory theater ensembles, The Acting Company has been honored with multiple Obie, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and Audelco Awards and is a TONY Honoree for Excellence in Theater. In 2012-2013, the company will tour Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Shakespeare’s As You Like It.
“The Acting Company endures as the major touring classical theatre in the United States.”—The New York Times
Booking Contact: Alison Williams, Columbia Artists Management; Phone: 212-841-9735; Email: aaw@cami.com
Photo Credit: Michal Daniel
For questions about the program and funding information, contact Krista Bradley at Krista@midatlanticarts.org or 410/539.6656 x 110.
Funding for these tours is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program. Additional funding provided by the Delaware Division of the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
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