Mid Atlantic Tours - Current Tours
2012/2013 Season
All schedules are subject to change. Please check with the performance venue to confirm dates and times, and for ticket information.
DANCE
DanceBrazil (Brazil)
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. DanceBrazil continues to captivate with the company’s unique fusion of Afro-Brazilian movement, contemporary dance and Capoeira, the martial arts form that had its origins in Africa and evolved in colonial Brazil. http://dancebrazil.org/
4/2/2013 |
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA |
4/3/2013 |
Lafayette College, Easton, PA |
4/6-7/2013 |
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY |
4/7/2013 |
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx, NY |
4/9-10/2013 |
The American Theatre, Hampton, VA |
4/11-12/2013 |
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD |
4/13/2013 |
Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, WV |
FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC
John Hammond (Jersey City, NJ)
John Hammond is one of the world’s premier acoustic blues artists. The Grammy Award-winning bluesman and 2011 inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame is a master on National Steel, Guild 12-String and Stubbs 6-String guitars, as well as on harmonica. His most recent release, Rough & Tough, earned him a 2010 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. Hammond has been honored with a total of eight Blues Music Awards. http://www.johnhammond.com/
7/6/2012 |
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA |
7/7/2012 |
Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, MD |
11/9/2012 |
The American Theatre, Hampton, VA |
11/10/2012 |
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD |
11/11/2012 |
Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE |
2/24/2013 |
Susquehanna Folk Music Society, New Cumberland, PA |
4/18/2013 |
BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD |
4/26/2013 |
Emelin Theatre of the Performing Arts, Mamaroneck, NY |
4/27/2013 |
Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington, NY |
6/7-9/2013 |
Tinner Hill Blues Festival, Falls Church, VA |
WORLD
Red Baraat (New York, NY)
Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat brings a riveting new sound coupled with an explosive stage presence. Comprised of dhol (double-sided, barrel-shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder), drum set, percussion, sousaphone, and a five-horn brass section, Red Baraat melds the infectious North Indian rhythm of Bhangra with a host of sounds, including funk, go-go, Latin and jazz. http://www.redbaraat.com/index.html
8/5/2012 |
Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA |
8/24-25/2012 |
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA |
8/27/2012 |
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MA |
9/20/2012 |
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV |
9/21/2012 |
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA |
9/22/2012 |
Jefferson Center, Roanoke, VA |
9/23/2012 |
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA |
10/12/2012 |
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ |
11/30/2012 |
Prince Georges Public Playhouse, Cheverly, MD |
12/1/2012 |
Arden Club, Arden, DE |
1/26/2013 |
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
JAZZ
Stefon Harris (West Orange, NJ)
Heralded as one of the most important young artists in jazz, Stefon Harris is widely recognized and praised by jazz critics and peers alike for 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, and the Kennedy Center. http://www.stefonharris.com/
8/10/2012 |
Belleayre Music Festival, Highmount, NY |
9/14/2012 |
Lafayette College, Easton, PA |
9/15-16/2012 |
Bucknell University, Lewsiburg, PA |
3/18/2013 |
College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY |
4/24/2013 |
The American Theatre, Hampton, VA |
4/26-27/2013 |
University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
5/31/2013-6/9/2013 |
DC Jazz Festival, Washington, DC |
THEATER
The Acting Company (New York, NY)
Since its founding 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. 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. http://theactingcompany.org/
2/19/2013 |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg, Parkersburg, WV |
2/21/2013 |
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA |
3/13-14/2013 |
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY |
4/20-21/2013 |
The American Theatre, Hampton, VA |
4/23/2013 |
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA |
4/27/2013 |
Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas, VA |
4/28/2013 |
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA |
Funding for Mid Atlantic Tours is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program. Additional funding was 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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