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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Monday, February 13, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Memorial Hall

Single: $79/$69/$59/$49/$39

The legacy of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as the United States' dance ambassador to the world continues with the extraordinary artistry of the company’s beautiful dancers, whose splendid technique and inimitable style continue to dazzle audiences around the globe.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, trumpet - LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Memorial Hall

Single: $119/$109/$99/$89/$79/$49

The first jazz composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in music, New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis also was the first artist to win jazz and classical Grammy Awards in the same year. His Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) features 15 of jazz music’s leading soloists, drawing from an extensive repertoire and rich history of the jazz greats

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Circus that moves the heart, mind and soul

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Memorial Hall

Single: $49/$39/$29/$25/$15/$10
Student Single: $10

In a jaw-dropping fusion of dance, extreme circus skills and raw emotion, Australia’s cheeky Circa performers push 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.

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<i>An Evening with Herbie Hancock and His Band</i> - LIMITED AVAILABILITY

An Evening with Herbie Hancock and His Band - LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Memorial Hall

Single: $119/$109/$99/$89/$79/$49

A modern icon, Herbie Hancock has transcended limitations and 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.

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Snow White - Ballet Preljocaj

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Memorial Hall

Single: $59/$49/$45/$29/$25/$15
Student Single: $10

French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj has created a wickedly erotic contemporary ballet reinventing the alluring fairy tale of Snow White.

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European Union Youth Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy, music director & conductor

Friday, April 13, 2012 - 8:00 PM

Memorial Hall

Single: $39/$29/$19
Student Single: $10

The rapturous European Union Youth Orchestra unites Europe’s most gifted and magnetic young musicians with the world’s most famous conductors and soloists, transcending cultural boundaries in a European ideal of community working together to achieve peace and social understanding. The Orchestra appears here with UNC-Chapel Hill Music Department’s Carolina Choir under Susan Klebanow with members of the voice faculty along with piano faculty member Clara Yang.

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