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Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts™ State College, Pennsylvania July 12-15, 2012 ~ Children and Youth Day July 11, 2012 |
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The 2011 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the ArtsTM button provides wearers with general admission to selected performances and shows support for this terrific regional arts event. Show your button at these performances, and we're ready to entertain you on a first-come, first-seated basis. Our 2011 Button design is shown on the right, with this year's Children's Button below.
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2011 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Button Performances
Wednesday
Penn State NU Musical Theatre presents How Can you Run with a Shell on Your Back? Inspired by the enduring relevance of Aesop's classic fables, Alan Schmuckler and Michael Mahler chose three tales—"Androcles and the Lion," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," and "The Tortoise and the Hare"—to rediscover through the eyes of young people today. How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back? places Aesop's three tales into the hands of several unlikely—and seemingly unalike—storytellers: six young students who have been sent to after-school detention. There, the reluctant group is confronted with a substitute teacher who encourages them to spend their hour-sentence together by using their imaginations and exploring one of the library's books—Aesop's Fables. Resistant at first, the six come around as they take on the Aesop's characters and imprint the stories with their own points of view. Music, lyrics, and book are by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler.
The Gizmo Guys The New York Times called The Gizmo Guys “master jugglers with ebullient energy and exquisite skill. . . . human virtuosity with a touch of lunacy.” The Gizmo Guys, otherwise known as Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker, have amazed and amused audiences around the world. They’ve played in more venues than you can shake a stick at--you name it, they've done it. And in their spare time, they've made television appearances, won international juggling competitions, and taught at top circus schools. Their act is filled with a frothy combination of infectious humor and dazzling technique.
Thursday - Saturday
Penn State NU Musical Theatre presents Bubble Boy the Musical Bubble Boy the Musical follows the odyssey of Jimmy Livingston, a boy born without immunities and confined to a plastic bubble room. When he discovers that the love of his life Chloe is getting married, he builds a bubble suit, breaks out of his home and travels across the country to stop the wedding. Along the way he must deal with unlikely cults, ferocious bikers, an Indian ice cream man, and the greatest obstacle of all, his controlling mother. The music and lyrics for Bubble Boy the Musical were written by Cinco Paul (Horton Hears a Who),and the book was written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (College Road Trip).
Penn State NU Musical Theatre presents The Giver
Based on Lois Lowry’s novel, The Giver, is a coming of age story set in a utopian community that is free from pain, sickness and conflict, but also without color, weather, or deep emotions. Jonas, his family, and his friends, Asher and Fiona, journey through the questions of life, love and happiness. The music is by Scott Murphy, with lyrics and book by Nathan Christianson.
Thursday
Pennsylvania Dance Theatre Founded in 1979, Pennsylvania Dance Theatre has earned a reputation for staging intense dance theater works that are challenging and thought-provoking. Under the direction of Andre Koslowski, the company has performed on national and international stages, and has brought to central Pennsylvania the type of powerful, progressive dance experience enjoyed by audiences in cultural centers like New York and Berlin. The company's artistic vision surveys the world with an unflinching eye and seeks to reflect the full range of human experience. With a dedication to exploring the borders between contemporary dance and other artistic disciplines, PDT actively seeks out and collaborates with internationally renowned choreographers, set designers, composers and performers. The company believes that working across boundaries creates limitless opportunities to extend the artistic possibilities of dance, and to push the discipline into exciting frontiers. Tina Konrath (814) 883-6097
B 8:00 p.m.; Schwab • guitar
Friday
Penn State NU Musical Theatre presents How Can you Run with a Shell on Your Back? Inspired by the enduring relevance of Aesop's classic fables, Alan Schmuckler and Michael Mahler chose three tales—"Androcles and the Lion," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," and "The Tortoise and the Hare"—to rediscover through the eyes of young people today. How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back? places Aesop's three tales into the hands of several unlikely—and seemingly unalike—storytellers: six young students who have been sent to after-school detention. There, the reluctant group is confronted with a substitute teacher who encourages them to spend their hour-sentence together by using their imaginations and exploring one of the library's books—Aesop's Fables. Resistant at first, the six come around as they take on the Aesop's characters and imprint the stories with their own points of view. Music, lyrics, and book are by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler.
Essence of Joy Alumni Singers Since its first performance at the Festival in 2006, the Essence of Joy Alumni Singers’ appearance has come to be a highlight of the Festival. Under the direction former Penn State Laureate Dr. Anthony T. Leach, EOJAS performs sacred and secular music from the African and African-American tradition. The choir, founded in 2005, is composed of alumni of the Essence of Joy Choir of The Pennsylvania State University and has performed in locations such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington D.C., Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.
B 7:30 p.m.; Schwab • folk Sponsored by Gemini Enterprises, Black Walnut Body Shop, House Wire, Inc. and Brown & Associates Cartoon’s song-craft and chill-down-your-spine harmonies have helped define what’s good about State College music for nearly three decades.
Cartoon has a reputation for making music that is straight-forward and unfussy—a combination of narrative lyrics and a unique vocal blend, backed by acoustic guitars, electric bass, and hand percussion. The style draws from folk and bluegrass, is influenced by music of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, and shaped by four talents who came of age musically here in State College. It’s one part walking blues, folk-styling, slightly bent humor, rock `n’ roll, the ache of sweet yearning, and grit enough to make it all real.
The band formed in State College in 1981 when Kevin, Glenn, and Randy began jamming together at local clubs under the name Menagerie. Soon, Jon joined and the name was changed to Cartoon, reflective of the group’s gift for fun and imagination.
Over the next three years, Cartoon became one of the most popular groups in the region, playing dates across the state from Pittsburgh to New Hope and venues in between. It was during this period that the band became an Arts Festival staple, over the years playing to thousands on the Old Main Lawn and packing venues like Schwab Auditorium.
Now, despite being scattered up and down the eastern U.S., band members each summer are drawn to Happy Valley by the special magic of Arts Festival. With the familiarity of almost 30 years, their guitars and voices slide back together like coming home.
A performance by Cartoon is as much a part of the festival as an ice cream cone from the Creamery or Chicken on a Stick.
Saturday
Penn State NU Musical Theatre presents How Can you Run with a Shell on Your Back? Inspired by the enduring relevance of Aesop's classic fables, Alan Schmuckler and Michael Mahler chose three tales—"Androcles and the Lion," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," and "The Tortoise and the Hare"—to rediscover through the eyes of young people today. How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back? places Aesop's three tales into the hands of several unlikely—and seemingly unalike—storytellers: six young students who have been sent to after-school detention. There, the reluctant group is confronted with a substitute teacher who encourages them to spend their hour-sentence together by using their imaginations and exploring one of the library's books—Aesop's Fables. Resistant at first, the six come around as they take on the Aesop's characters and imprint the stories with their own points of view. Music, lyrics, and book are by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler.
Duo Cieli Duo Cieli, otherwise known as John Marcinizyn and Tara Yaney perform frequently at schools, museums, historical societies and concert series. Their repertoire spans five centuries and includes music by traditional and contemporary composers as well as folk, jazz, and popular arrangements. Their Festival program will include tangos, classical works, and even some Beatles. Guitarist, composer, and banjoist John Marcinizyn teaches at Carnegie Mellon, Seton Hill, and Duquesne Universities. Tara Yaney is a piccolo player in several western Pennsylvania orchestras and teachers flute and clarinet at the Pittsburg Music Academy.
Musicians from Music at Penn’s Woods B 3:00 p.m.; St. Andrew’s • classical Several of the area's finest professional classical musicians participating in the music festival Music at Penn's Woods bring classical music to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The program will showcase duos and trios from the Penn’s Woods orchestra. In the serene Gothic Revival setting of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, immerse yourself in a duo for flute and violin, a concertino for flute, viola, and double bass, a Mozart oboe quartet, and a fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen. Debbie Trudeau (814) 237-0979
Joshua Davis Group
Sponsored by the The Schreyer Foundation For those not familiar with this musical iconic family from northwest Ohio (Bowling Green, to be exact) one is in for an ear-bending revelation. These violinist brothers encompass a vivid blend of bluegrass, classical, and rock genres. Wallace and Alex DePue merge brilliant technical prowess with a highly creative joy. With additional musicians, The DePue Brothers Band takes bluegrass to an entirely new level. The band’s album, Weapons of Grass Construction, with its progressive mix of genres, gives a direct nod to their bluegrass tradition and their classical training, while adding a deeper infusion of rock and blues. You won’t want to miss their incredible virtuosity and energy as they deliver a powerful mix of classical, bluegrass, and rock and roll. Eric Amada (888) 660-4333
Sunday
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