With a wry\, unsettling humor and a low-tech\, pop sensib ility\, the wildly creative New York video/performance artis t Shana Moulton’\;s hilarious multi-part Whispering Pines features her alter ego Cynthia\, a confused\, hyp ochondriac agoraphobe prone to colorful hallucinations and a bsurd fantasies.
LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=006a8dbb-7ef4-497f-b290-888c6c95af90 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120422T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:069b7889e00d4fd3a63b9db2a236601b SUMMARY:Gospels of Childhood\: The Triptych - Teatr ZAR - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:A densely atmospheric\, image-filled exploration of resur rection\, freedom and possession\, Gospels of Childhood exam ines birth\, death\, pleasure and pain through song\, chanti ng and movement in an inventive\, evocative\, ritualistic wo rk of theater and music.
LOCATION: URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=069b7889-e00d-4fd3-a63b-9db2a236601b BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120224T200000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:241c079e4c5846089f74b4fbab53e089 SUMMARY:Christian McBride & Inside Straight DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning bassist extraordinaire\, composer\, arr anger\, educator\, curator and leader\, Christian McBride wi ll bring his big band Inside Straight to Memorial Hall as pa rt of the 35th annual Carolina Jazz Festival. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=241c079e-4c58-4608-9f74-b4fbab53e089 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120417T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:3613fe82be48465da65742a4e7e491a8 SUMMARY:Göteborg Ballet DESCRIPTION:Sweden’\;s Gö\;teborg Ballet boasts 40 classically t rained dancers from 17 countries. Many of the great choreogr aphers of the world have worked with the company in recent y ears\, contributing to its growing international reputation. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=3613fe82-be48-465d-a657-42a4e7e491a8 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120320T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:4a67775a6ba4460f8c78dda6ca1c607d SUMMARY:C!RCA Circus that moves the heart\, mind and soul DESCRIPTION:In a jaw-dropping fusion of dance\, extreme circus skills an d raw emotion\, Australia’\;s cheeky Circa performers pu sh their own dangerous limits at breakneck speed. Abandoning themselves to terrifying adventures\, their signature style combines physical beauty\, formidable talent and a barrage of sound\, light and projection. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=4a67775a-6ba4-460f-8c78-dda6ca1c607d BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120217T200000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:569018abdf8d44968831b166536900ef SUMMARY:Leif Ove Andsnes\, piano DESCRIPTION:Described by The New York Times as “\;the most accomplished pianist of the new generation\,”\; Norwegia n pianist Leif Ove Andsnes returns to UNC's Memorial Hall wi th his commanding technique and searching interpretations. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=569018ab-df8d-4496-8831-b166536900ef BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120404T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:6432f26f92664ad9b532ba7bc2bd2d6c SUMMARY:Snow White - Ballet Preljocaj DESCRIPTION:French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj has created \; a wickedly erotic contemporary ballet reinventing the alluri ng fairy tale of Snow White.
LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=6432f26f-9266-4ad9-b532-ba7bc2bd2d6c BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120322T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:71d45f241c6748da8d6465364cd3cd0b SUMMARY:An Evening with Herbie Hancock and His Band - LIMITED AVAILA BILITY DESCRIPTION:A modern icon\, Herbie Hancock has transcended limitations a nd genres throughout his musical explorations. With a career spanning five decades and 12 Grammy Awards\, he has had an influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&\;B that few can match. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=71d45f24-1c67-48da-8d64-65364cd3cd0b BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120425T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:75c491dad3f74e35a44a44952bc28a3a SUMMARY:Béla Fleck & the Original Flecktones - LIMITED AVAILABILITY DESCRIPTION:Nominated in more categories than anyone in Grammy Award his tory –\; country\, pop\, jazz\, bluegrass\, classical\, folk\, spoken word\, composition and arranging –\; B 3\;la Fleck is considered by many to be the most innovative banjo player in the world\, transcending language and cultur e barriers and finding common ground with musicians ranging from African villagers to international superstars. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=75c491da-d3f7-4e35-a44a-44952bc28a3a BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120213T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:82a09148059e4ef7b19ba803b501f9c5 SUMMARY:Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - LIMITED AVAILABILITY DESCRIPTION:The legacy of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as the Unit ed States' dance ambassador to the world continues with the extraordinary artistry of the company’\;s beautiful danc ers\, whose splendid technique and inimitable style continue to dazzle audiences around the globe. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=82a09148-059e-4ef7-b19b-a803b501f9c5 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120410T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:8adf5279b138440daba043240c438d77 SUMMARY:Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau Duo DESCRIPTION:Sophisticated complexity contrasts with refined simplicity w hen Grammy-nominated Brad Mehldau\, one of today’\;s mos t adventurous jazz pianists\, teams up with prodigious tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=8adf5279-b138-440d-aba0-43240c438d77 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120315T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:9987c302380c44edb4832f6f82fc6edc SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis\, trum pet - LIMITED AVAILABILITY DESCRIPTION:The first jazz composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in music\, New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis also was the first artis t to win jazz and classical Grammy Awards in the same year. His Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) features 15 of j azz music’\;s leading soloists\, drawing from an extensi ve repertoire and rich history of the jazz greats LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=9987c302-380c-44ed-b483-2f6f82fc6edc BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120313T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:b36285c23dfc49cd88aeecf03b07092f SUMMARY:Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir\, with Ton Koopman\, con ductor DESCRIPTION:Boundless energy and enthusiasm coupled with internationally celebrated baroque mastery and scholarship contribute to th e lasting appeal of the gifted Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra a nd Choir. They will perform a concert highlighting some of t he greatest works of Bach. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=b36285c2-3dfc-49cd-88ae-ecf03b07092f BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120210T200000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:cc92129f0f70449d977b8da376cd4cd5 SUMMARY:Overtone Quartet\, featuring Dave Holland\, Chris Potter\, J ason Moran & Eric Harland DESCRIPTION:Bassist Dave Holland is acknowledged as one of the most soph isticated composers and arrangers in the jazz world. Here he joins the next generation of masters in the Overtone Quarte t. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=cc92129f-0f70-449d-977b-8da376cd4cd5 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120413T200000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:d1a521c3f6a44921b2b29aaa3028bd35 SUMMARY:European Union Youth Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy\, mus ic director & conductor DESCRIPTION:The rapturous European Union Youth Orchestra unites Europ e’\;s most gifted and magnetic young musicians with the world’\;s most famous conductors and soloists\, transcen ding cultural boundaries in a European ideal of community wo rking together to achieve peace and social understanding. Th e Orchestra appears here with UNC-Chapel Hill Music Departme nt’\;s Carolina Choir under Susan Klebanow with members of the voice faculty along with piano faculty member Clara Y ang.
LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=d1a521c3-f6a4-4921-b2b2-9aaa3028bd35 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120414T200000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:da42a7c63b754034a73ad0901f393ab8 SUMMARY:Cheikh Lô DESCRIPTION:One of the great mavericks of African music\, Senegalese Suf i troubadour Cheikh Lô\; is known for his hook-laden sem i-acoustic blend of mbalax\, salsa\, rumba\, folk\, flamenco and jazz. LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=da42a7c6-3b75-4034-a73a-d0901f393ab8 BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120204T091810 DTSTART:20120209T193000 SEQUENCE:0 UID:e61fd4741c544ccdb9f6cd6aedbcd1ba SUMMARY:Four Electric Ghosts - An Opera-Masquerade by Mendi + Keith Obadike - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Amos Tutuola’\;s 1954 novel My Life i n the Bush of Ghosts and Tori Iwatani’\;s influenti al 1980s video game Pac Man\, this fantastically futuristic multimedia romp creates a composite world at the intersectio n of game culture\, folk tales and pop songs.
LOCATION:Memorial Hall URL:http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=e61fd474-1c54-4ccd-b9f6-cd6aedbcd1ba BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1D ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REMINDER END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR