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"Addy seems very knowledgeable about the events she brings us to and the discussion based atmosphere she fosters is very enjoyable." |
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Cultural Encounters Club Events January - May 2007 Enroll today and get ready to have the arts move you! Perfect for couples, mother daughter time, families looking to schedule cultural time, companies wanting to build their teams, reward their employees, or entertain clients! Great way to meet other active professional people in our community. |
Friday, January 12 @ 8PM, SCABrenda Angiel Aerial DanceBrenda Angiel is a ground-breaking Argentine choreographer who has taken modern dance into a new dimension - one above the stage that literally gives the audience a new perspective on movement. Tethered to bungee cords and steel cables, Angiel’s dancers will bounce, glide and fly in space!Monday, January 29 @ 7:30, Symphony HallMadame ButterflyRich with emotion and gorgeous lyrical arias, Madama Butterfly transports audiences to the world of 19th Century Nagasaki, where the devoted geisha waits patiently for the return of her American husband.Saturday, February 17 @ 7:30, GammageRentOne of Broadway’s most acclaimed musicals filled with moving music and a stunning stage!Sunday, February 25 @ 7:30, SCAChava AlbersteinAlberstein is undoubtedly Israel’s most accomplished singer, having released more than 54 recordings since the late 1960s, many of them now gold or platinum. Her music is bittersweet and intensely moving.Friday, March 9 @ 8PM, HerbergerAugustaMiddle-aged Molly and twenty-something Claire are caught in the working class vise, desperately clinging to low-wage jobs that barely allow them to make ends meet. The pay stinks, the corporate sustem sucks, & the boss is a jerk.Saturday, March 24 @ 8pm, MACIrish RoversIn a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer, the Irish Rovers will have you singing and clapping along to their hit "The Unicorn" and more. As international ambassadors of Irish music, they will charm you!Tuesday, April 10 @ 8PM, MACCirque Eloize "Rain"Called "the intimate version of Cirque du Soliel" - Cirque Eloize brings their new world tour to Phoenix. Drawing on the nostalgia of the rainy days of childhood, Cirque Eloize "Rain" astounds audiences with its breathtaking, dreamlike display of acrobatics and movement.Friday, April 27 @ 8pm, HerbergerPillowmanKaturian, a writer of horrifying short stories, is interrogated by the police in an unnamed totalitarian state. Gruesome crimes that mirror his short stories are being committed against children in his community. As the detectives perfect their good cop/bad cop routine, we enter into the funny and disturbing world of the writer.Saturday, May 12 @ 7:30, SCATito Puente Jr.Son of the internationally renowned timbales artist, Tito Puente, Tito Puente Jr. was born and raised in New York City, feeling the rhythms of the music before he could walk or talk. Puente’s heart is rooted deeply in the musical soul of his father. His arrangements, add a modern edge to the sensuous music of the Latin tradition.Friday, May 25 @ 6:00, Taliesin WestTaliesin WestWitness the stunning Western home of one of America’s renowned architects and designers, Frank Lloyd Wright. We’ll have enjoy a special starlit tour of his home and hear about how his work continues to impact the world around us. |
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| "I will take away an appreciation of the culture that actually exists in Phoenix." |
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