Mid Atlantic Tours Archive
2007/2008
Season
Dance: Taylor 2
Paul Taylor Dance Company, now in its 42nd year, celebrates the artistry of Paul Taylor and performs his dances throughout the world. Taylor 2 was established in 1993 under the direction of Linda Hodges to accommodate the demands on the Paul Taylor Dance Company for increased teaching and community outreach. Like the original Taylor ensemble of 1954, Taylor 2 is comprised of professionals with a particular gift for the choreographer's style who can introduce Paul Taylor's work to audiences in markets not able to accommodate the larger Company. Taylor 2's repertoire includes works that reveal the broad spectrum of Paul Taylor's work. Currently, the Company's repertory includes works such as Airs, Arden Court, Book of Beasts, Company B, Esplanade, Funny Papers, Images, and Runes. Performed in various combinations, they introduce new audiences to the athleticism, humor, and range of emotions found in the work of Paul Taylor. www.ptdc.org
| 7/28/2007 |
Todi Music Festival, Portsmouth, VA |
| 9/8/2007 |
Spring Lake Theatre, Spring Lake, NJ |
| 10/11/2007 |
The Arts at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA |
| 10/13-10/14/2007 |
American Dance Institute, Rockville, MD |
| 2/8-2/9/2008 |
Suffolk County BOCES, Bay Shore, NY |
| 4/20/2008 |
Dance Theater of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA |
| 4/18-4/19/2008 |
Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, NY |
Choral: Morgan State University Choir
Widely recognized as one of the nation's most prestigious university choral ensembles, the Choir's repertoire spans several centuries and includes classical, gospel, and contemporary popular music. The 40-member traveling ensemble is also noted for its emphasis on preserving the heritage of the spiritual, especially in the historic practices of performance. The Choir tours internationally on a regular basis and appears with the finest American and European orchestras. www.msuchoir.org
| 9/20 - 9/23/2007 |
Reichhold Center, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, USVI |
| 10/13/2007 |
Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD |
| 10/17/2007 |
Hood College, Frederick, MD |
| 11/3/2007 |
Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA |
| 11/7/2007 |
Delaware State University, Dover, DE |
| 11/30/2007 |
Arden Guild Hall, Arden, DE |
| 12/11/2007 |
The Strand Performing Arts Center, York, PA |
| 2/1/2008 |
Smoot Theatre, Parkersburg, WV |
| 2/16/2008 |
Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD |
| 2/19/2008 |
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD |
| 2/22/2008 |
Montgomery Community College, Blue Bell, PA |
| 4/19/2008 |
The Prizery Community Arts Center, South Boston, VA |
| 5/10/2008 |
Smithsonian Art Museum, Washington, DC |
| 5/25/2008 |
Garrett College, McHenry, MD |
Folk / Traditional Arts: Mick Moloney
Irish impresario and musician Mick Maloney has been teaching, promoting, and nurturing traditional Irish music and dance in the U.S. for decades. He has recorded and produced over fifty albums of traditional Irish music, written scores of liner notes for assorted recordings and acted as advisor for festivals and concerts all over America during the past thirty years. In 1999 he was awarded the National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts - the highest official honor a traditional artist can receive in the United States. For this tour, Mick will be joined by an ensemble of four musicians on mandolin, fiddle, button accordion, and uillean pipes. Two dancers performing traditional Irish hard and soft shoe dance will also travel with the group. www.mickmoloney.com
| 10/13/2007 |
World Music Institute, New York, NY |
| 10/30/2007 |
Tug Valley Arts Council, Williamson, WV |
| 11/1/2007 |
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| 11/2/2007 |
Smoot Theatre, Parkersburg, WV |
| 3/8/2008 |
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, Elmer, NJ |
| 4/24/2008 |
Highland Arts Unlimited, Keyser, WV |
| 4/25/2008 |
Bridgeport Arts Council, Bridgeport, WV |
Jazz: Jason Moran and The Bandwagon
ince his formidable emergence on the music scene in the late 90s, Jason Moran has become a leading light and an artist to watch in modern jazz. Moran uses an "impressionistic" approach to playing piano and composing pieces, visible in his critically acclaimed trio/quartet The Bandwagon and in his work with jazz contemporaries such as Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Steve Coleman, Greg Osby and Stefon Harris. A deft conceptualist finding inspiration in spoken word, film, jazz, pop and hip-hop, Moran has performed at leading clubs and jazz presenters and festivals worldwide, as well as receiving commissions by several major arts institutions. Beyond his live performances, his recorded works including two Blue Note releases, Same Mother and Artist in Residence have led critics to claim that Moran is becoming one of the most provocative thinkers in current jazz. www.jasonmoran.com
Theatre: Aquila
Theatre Company
Aquila is the foremost producer of touring classical theatre in the United States, visiting 60-70 American cities per year. With precision, sensitivity and unity of ensemble, The Aquila Theatre Company articulates the human essence inherent in classical drama. For the 2007-2008 season, the Company toured Julius Caesar, bringing one of Shakespeare's most relevant and timely works to life. The Company also toured a new production of CATCH-22, using Joseph Heller's own stage adaptation of his classic novel. CATCH-22 explores the important and timely questions of the absurdity of war and its impact on American society. www.aquilatheatre.com
| 9/20-9/22/2007 |
Reichhold Center, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, USVI |
| 9/28/07 |
Cecil Community College, North East, MD |
| 9/30/2007 |
University of Delaware, Newark, DE |
| 10/2/2007 |
Paramount Theatre, Charlottesville, VA |
| 10/3/2007 |
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA |
| 10/8/2007 |
Concord University, Athens, WV |
| 10/11-10/12/2007 |
The Prizery Community Arts Center, South Boston, VA |
| 10/17/2007 |
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ |
| 10/23-10/24/2007 |
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 10/30/2007 |
Proctor's Theater, Schenectady, NY |
| 11/1/2007 |
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown, Johnstown, PA |
| 11/2/2007 |
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA |
| 11/4-11/5/2007 |
Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD |
| 11/6/2007 |
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA |
| 11/15-11/16/2007 |
F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes Barre, PA |
| 3/24-3/25/2008 |
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD |
| 3/26/2008 |
Penn State University, York, PA |
| 3/27/2008 |
Delaware State University, Dover, DE |
| 4/6/2008 |
Little Theatre-Cape Henlopen, Lewes, DE |
| 4/18/2008 |
Wells College, Aurora, NY |
Funding for these tours
is made possible with support from the National
Endowment for the Arts Regional
Touring Program.
|
