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Meet Three Outstanding Scholarship Winners...................................... 4 Celebrate the Centennial of Two Creative Geniuses............................ 6 Sundays With the Symphony................................................................ 8 Season Tickets Available for National Geographic Live!........................12 So You Think You Know Opera?...........................................................16

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Meet Three Outstanding Scholarship Winners By Liz Rothaus Bertrand

uring one magical night at the end of May, The Blumey Awards celebrates the achievements of local high school students in the performing arts. It’s also the moment when the recipients of three major scholarships are announced. This year, Hannah-Kathryn Wall and Kahlil Cabble won the Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship, a $10,000 annually renewable award for students pursuing college programs in the performing arts. Sophie Ferer received the Gordon Hay Scholarship – a $5,000 award for special learning opportunities tied to a nonperforming career in the performing arts. Wall, a graduate of Northwest School of the Arts, will attend Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen where she plans to study musical theater and performance psychology. She won a 2017 Blumey Award for best supporting actress and was one of 14 students to perform alongside professionals at A Gala Tribute to William Ivey Long. Wall says winning the Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship has been a dream come true. “I don't always fit the stereotype of a leading lady, but I want to pursue improvement in this area while in

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college,” she says. “I hope that if I can make it, I can inspire other black girls who are 5'9" and not so petite that they can do it too.” Cabble, a graduate of Central Academy of Technology & Arts, will attend Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts in Pittsburgh, where he will focus on musical theater. “When I got (this award), I was over the moon,” says Cabble, who costarred in his school’s production of On The Town last spring. “I’ve really discovered who I am as a person, and that’s come from all my experiences at CATA and the arts.” Feher, a graduate of Ardrey Kell high school, heads this fall to Savannah College of Art and Design where she will study animation. She started getting serious about drawing and involved in theater as a middle school student. She loves preproduction work, like designing sets and posters. A self-taught artist, she also has an incredible talent for animating songs. Her YouTube channel, “SoapTears,” features her quirky selection of animated tunes and has nearly 13,000 followers. She draws each frame and then animates them using her iPad. She plans to use her scholarship to invest in technology and books and hopes someday to have her own cartoon series on TV.

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harlotte Ballet is thrilled to join in the worldwide centennial celebration of American composer Leonard Bernstein and legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins. Experience their iconic work, Fancy Free, presented at Charlotte Ballet’s Fall Works – the first performance of the 2018/2019 season. Set in New York in the 1940s, Fancy Free tells the story of three small-town sailors spending their last night on the town before shipping out to the front. This playful American ballet was the beginning of a lifelong collaboration and friendship between these landmark artists. Fancy Free later served as the inspiration for the Broadway musical, On the Town. Robbins’ Broadway repertory spans many more beloved hits including West Side Story, The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof. The centennial celebration continues with the world premiere of a highly anticipated new work by Charlotte Ballet’s Resident Choreographer Sasha Janes, set to Bernstein’s iconic music. To round out this exciting triple bill, Artistic Director Hope Muir introduces Charlotte audiences to French choreographer Medhi Walerski’s Petite Cérémonie, which reviewers call a “light-hearted piece full of spunky energy.”

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A Powerful 2018/2019 Season in Store FALL WORKS Oct. 11-13, 2018 Knight Theater

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njoy the shared music experience in a new way this season at the Charlotte Symphony’s matinee performances! First up: The four most iconic notes ever written will astound as the Charlotte Symphony performs Beethoven’s Fifth on Oct. 7 at Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. This musical manifestation of fate will open the Symphony’s exciting 2018-19 Classical series and will present the season’s first Sunday matinee. In an all-Beethoven event, legendary pianist Garrick Ohlsson will wow audiences with the innovative and virtuosic Fourth Piano Concerto.

The concert will open with a Charlotte Symphony premiere of “The Ruins of Athens” Overture. Other masterwork matinee performances this season include a journey through the cosmos with Holst’s “The Planets”; Mozart's masterful final statement, his “Requiem”; and Ravel’s seductive “Bolero.” The matinee series is ideal for seniors, students, families or anyone who wants to elevate Sunday afternoon by experiencing the sounds of the Charlotte Symphony. Interested in a subscription? You’ll save more than 20 percent and gain access to the best seats all season long. Visit charlottesymphony.org for more details.

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“Flamenco is a universal art form, without passport, without borders ... as long as one takes the time to learn and understand its roots.”— Adrian Galia, flamenco dance maestro Rooted in a deep tradition of song, dance and guitar that was birthed out of the shared experiences of oppression of the gypsy, Arab and Sephardic Jewish cultures in Andalusia, flamenco has transcended the borders of Spain and is practiced and performed worldwide. At its core, flamenco is a highly individualized art form, celebrating each artist’s particular way of expressing his or her emotions through music and dance. Virtuosity and improvisatory elements elevate the artistic experience. This is best experienced in a flamenco club setting – a tablao setting. We are thrilled to share this with you once again with the return of Tablao Flamenco to Charlotte. Tonight you will see some familiar faces and some new faces, and all are artists of the highest caliber from different backgrounds joined by their love and dedication to flamenco. We can’t wait to share it with you. — Leah Keith, artistic director

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ARTISTS

PETER BASIL BOGDANOS

JOSE CORTES

ILLEANA GOMEZ

AMPARO HEREDIA

ALEJANDRO PAIS IRIART

NELIDA TIRADO

OSCAR VALERO

JOSÉ “CHUSCALES” VALLE

MUSICAL NUMBERS A Palo Seco Tangos de mi Barrio Caña Solo de guitarra Alegrias

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WHO’S WHO PETER BASIL BOGDANOS (Percussion) Peter Basil Bogdanos is a New York City-based multifaceted percussionist/drummer who has worked with major figures in flamenco, hip-hop, jazz, salsa, rock acts and everything in between. In the past 20 years, he has toured the United States, Japan and Europe with Grammy winning hip-hop group the Digable Planets, Motown artist Zhane, jazz great Bobby Previte’s Bitches Brew project, salso legend Orlando Marin, groundbreaking Greek worldbeat act Annabouboula, as well as a stint with rock diva Ronnie Spector, just to name a few. In the flamenco sphere, Peter has performed with all of New York City’s major flamenco figures and companies as well as with visiting artists from Spain, such as Antonio Hildalgo, Alejandro Grannados, Chuscales, and Raul Ortega, just to name a few. He has also had the pleasure of touring with Martin Santangelo and Soledad Barrio’s Noche Flamenco. His group, INFLAME, which blends north Indian classical music with flamenco, released their debut CD in 2014. You can see Peter perform regularly in NYC at Sala One Nine and Bar Lunatico. JOSÉ CORTÉS (Singer) José Cortés Fernandez was born in the south of France in 1974 to an important gypsy family from Almería. At the age of 10, Jose began his career in Jerez de la Frontera where he won the “premio del joven aficionado del cante flamenco,” accompanied on guitar by Terremoto hijo. He was immersed in the world of flamenco with great artist such as Terremoto, Pansequito, Camarón de la Isla, Moraito Chico and Tomatito. Since then, he has shared the stage with the best artists, including Belen Lopez, Alfonso Losa, Sergio Arranda, Juan Ogalla, María del Mar Moreno, Antonio de la Malenda, Manuel de la Malena, Mara Martinez, Andres Peña, Pilar Ortega, Juan Carmona, David Panigua, Juaniare, Nina de los Reyes, Jesus Carmona and Carmen Ledesma. In 2010, he moved to the United States and is one of the most demanded singers in this hemisphere. Recently Jose was invited to be Antonio Carmona’s (Ketama) backup singer at the Nokia Theater for the Eva Longoria Foundation. Jose has also had the honor to sing for San Francisco Opera’s Giselle and he is the flamenco singer for the Aspen Ballet’s Juan Siddi Company, touring nationally and most recently at the Joyce Theater in New York City last spring. ILLEANA GOMEZ first encountered Spanish dance in her home town of Laredo, Texas. Since then she has studied with various artists in Spain at Amor de Dios in Madrid as well as with various artists in Seville, including Juan Manuel Montoya “Farruquito,” Carmen Ledesma, Juana Amaya, Andres Marin, Alfonso Losa, and Yolanda Heredia to name a few. In 2006, Illeana began her studies at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts under Joaquin Encinias. Under the mentorship of Eva Encinias, she was the first student in history to earn an MFA in Dance with a focus 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

in flamenco. Since that time, Illeana has worked in various U.S. companies including Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe and Theater Flamenco of San Francisco, and has been on several national tours, performing in such prestigious theaters as the Joyce Theater in New York. In addition, she codirects La Juerga Flamenco Ensemble, producing theater productions annually in the Southwest United States. Currently, Illeana resides in Madrid, Spain where she continues to refine her craft and artistry with flamenco maestros, as well as performing regularly in tablaos alongside such artists as Lucky Losada, Enrique el “Piculabe,” Saul Quiros, y “el Mistela” to name a few. In August 2018 she was awarded third place in the Concurso Nacional de Baile por Alegrias. AMPARO HEREDIA is a gypsy singer from Malaga, Spain. She is a scion of an important gypsy flamenco family, daughter of the mythical Rafaela “La Repompa” and of the great flamenco guitarist Luis Heredia, and niece of la Repompa de Málaga, singer who gave name to the Tangos de Málaga, Tangos de la Repompa, and who greatly influenced the feminine voice in today’s flamenco singing, especially in bulerias and in fandangos. Amparo began to sing at 16 years old in Miami, under the tutelage of Juan de Alba in the Tablao de Costa Blanca. Despite her young age, she toured throughout the most important tablaos of the United States, such as Tablao Triana, Tablao “Cacharritos” and to Chicago, New York and Washington DC. Subsequently, she was a member of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana for many years, performing at Symphony Space in NYC as well as traveling as invited artist to the tablao “El Flamenco” of México D.C., accompanying the prestigious dancers who passed through. Upon her return to Spain, she immediately began performing in the most important tablaos of Madrid, most notably Casa Patas. Her reputation began to grow, and she was a requested singer by the majority of the dancers. Additionally she sang in the company of la Lupi, and with the dancer Juan Andrés Maya, with whom she toured all of Spain with his shows Furia Maya, La Pasión, Tres Homenajes y Salvajes. While Amparo Heredia has dedicated her art and her voice to sing for dance, she is also dedicated to singing “alante,” and has engaged in recital tours across the peñas flamencas of Málaga and Andalucía such as the Peña Juan Brevas de Málaga, Peña el Piyayo, Peña la Platería de Granada, Peña Torres Macarena de Sevilla etc., and in important flamenco festivals such as the II Bienal de Málaga, Veranos del Corral del Carbón de Granada, Otoños Flamencos de Granada, the flamenco circuit of the Diputación de Málaga “Nos vemos en tu Peña,” an homage to Enrique Morente in the Generalife gardens of the Alhambra, where she won the first prize of the Peña Flamenca el Canario in 2011. She is the recipient of many awards, including the prize for seguiriya and tangos in Festival de Cante 9B

WHO’S WHO de las Minas de la Unión (2015), the first prize in the Concurso Mirando a la Torre de Alhaurín de la Torre de Málaga (2016), first prize por Peteneras in the Concurso de Cante Flamenco Niño del Museo de Adamuz de Córdoba (2016), second prize in the Concurso de los Montes en Montejicar de Granada (2016), and second prize in the Concurso de Cante Flamenco La Silla de Oro de Leganés de Madrid (2016) and first prize in La Silla de Oro de Leganés in 2017. ALEJANDRO PAIS IRIART was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a self-taught guitarist, teaching himself the music of guitarists such as Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, and Moraito, among others. He initiated his flamenco studies with Luis Campos and Pedro Cuadra, and later took workshops from Ramon Amador, El Entri, El Viejin, and more. He has travel countless times to Spain, where he has had the opportunity of accompanying flamenco legend Manuel Molina from Lole y Manuel. He has worked in several festivals, most notably at the Festival Flamenco de Albuquerque and has worked as an assistant instructor at UNM under Eva Encinias. Alejandro has performed in several venues around the U.S., Argentina, and Spain, including the Joyce Theater in New York, performing with such artists as Chuscales, Jose Cortes, Saul Quiros, Enrique “el Piculabe” Bermudez, Lucky Losada, Juan Siddi’s company, and Edwin Aparicio’s company, and also had the opportunity to work with the maestro Alejandro Granados. He co-directs his own projects with his partner Illeana Gomez with La Juerga Flamenco Ensemble and Jazz’tamos flamenco/jazz ensemble. He currently resides in Madrid, Spain, where he works in various tablaos such as Torres Bermejas among others. NELIDA TIRADO (Dancer) Nelida Tirado, hailed as “magnificent” (NY Times), began her formal training at Ballet Hispanico of New York at the age of 6. Barely out of her teens, she was invited to tour the U.S. with Jose Molina Bailes Espanoles and work as a soloist in Carlota Santana’s Flamenco Vivo, soloist/dance captain of Compania Maria Pages and Compania Antonio El Pipa, performing at prestigious flamenco festivals and television in Spain and throughout France, Italy, U.K., Germany, Mexico, Poland and Japan. She has performed in “Carmen” with the Metropolitan Opera of NY, World Music Institute’s “Gypsy Caravan 1,” with “Noche Flamenca” and was the featured flamenco star in Riverdance” on Broadway. Ms. Tirado currently was recipient of the 2007 and 2010 BRIO Award for Artistic Excellence, was featured as one of Dance Magazines “25 to Watch” and opened with her company Summer 2010 for Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portoundo for the Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Most recent highlights include “Amores Quebrados” at the Repertorio Espanol, “Dance Under the Influence” 2011 & 2012 in collaboration with the FlamencoFestival 9C

USA and collaboration with jazz great Wynton Marsalis at Harvard University and the 2016 premiere of her solo show “Dime Quien Soy” in the FlamencoFestival NY. She is the recipient of the 2017 Rosario Dawson Muse Fellow. OSCAR VALERO (Dancer) Oscar Valero is a multitalented flamenco dancer, choreographer, singer, and percussionist. He was performing professionally by 17, and in 1998 he became a soloist with the Antonio Canales Flamenco Company and the Maria Pages Dance Company. He has danced at Festival de Jerez, Festival de Cante de las Minas, and La Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla. He performed at festivals in Lyon, Bogota, Tel Aviv, Spoleto, and Tokyo with Antonio Canales and in Boston and New York City with Maria Pages. In 2006, Valero inaugurated the FlamencoFestival in Valencia. In 2009, the premiere of his Fuerza, El Swing del Flamenco received raves at The Joyce Theater, then at the renowned Baryshnikov Arts Center, JCC Arts Center, and Connelly Theater. He was in the film The Pink Panther 2 with Steve Martin and in Metropolitan Opera’s Carmen and La Traviata. Now a San Diegan, he can be seen at local venues, holds flamenco workshops, and teaches in the UC San Diego dance department, in addition to traveling for guest performances as an artist and choreographer. JOSÉ “CHUSCALES” VALLE (Guitar) “Chuscales” was the name given to composer and virtuoso flamenco guitarist Jose Valle Fajado by his grandfather. Born in Antequera, Spain, Chuscales grew up in a traditional gypsy family of professional flamenco dancers and musicians who lived and performed in the famed gypsy caves of Sacromonte quarter in Granada, one of the legendary cradles of flamenco. During the nightly shows in his grandmother’s cave, he absorbed the rhythms of flamenco dancing and the nuances of flamenco singing. Chuscales recalls, “The families in the caves and the singing and dancing ... there might be seven, eight, maybe nine caves, and there would be more singing and dancing on the streets ... It was unbelievable ...” Throughout his distinguished career, Chuscales has accompanied many Spanish flamenco luminaries and toured with prestigious dance companies. He has been a featured performer at the Telluride Jazz Festival and the Sante Fe Jazz & International Music Festival. He performed with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and has been principal guitarist and musical director for Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco and Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe. He has performed in countless flamenco festivals throughout the country. Chuscales has taught at Santa Fe College, Northern New Mexico College, the National Institite of Flamenco, The Institute for Spanish Arts, Dartmouth University, the University of New Mexico and the Minneapolis and Calgary Guitar Societies. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

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HOSPITALITY PARTNERS Our Restaurant Partners help make your Blumenthal experience even more special. We gratefully acknowledge their generous support and hope you will patronize them frequently.

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THE DOCTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION The Arts & Science Council supports Blumenthal Performing Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2019 fiscal year budget with operating and programmatic grants.

Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

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$15,000+ CEO PARTNERS

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WE INSPIRE BIG DREAMS

Abby Corrigan performing at the Blumenthal Performing Arts 25th anniversary celebration. Photo by Daniel Coston.

Abby Corrigan, named best actress in Blumenthal Performing Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014 Blumey Awards, is a 2016 graduate of Musical Theatre and Drama at Northwest School of the Arts. She landed the role of Medium Allison on the National Tour of Fun Home just out of high school.

Blumenthal Performing Arts has been entertaining and inspiring our community since 1992.

Your gifts make inspiration possible.

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FOR THE CAROLINAS

Every day, more than 32,000 people choose us for their healthcare. From the region’s most advanced heart program and cancer institute to a nationally ranked children’s hospital, we remain strong in our commitment – not just to delivering better care, but to delivering the best care. For all.

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Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice

Photos by David Doubilet

Season Tickets Available for National Geographic Live! By Becky Bereiter

lumenthal Performing Arts and Discovery Place Science have joined forces to create a new and unique experience for Charlotte area explorers interested in discovering the natural world with National Geographic Live! and connecting with others who share their curiosity. The new three-event series featuring National Geographic Liveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speakers is sponsored by CompuCom. The highly acclaimed speaker series features thought-provoking presentations by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading explorers, scientists and photographers. It includes Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice on Oct. 23; View From Above Jan. 29; and Big Cats on March 26.

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“We are excited to join Discovery Place Science in bringing National Geographic Live! to Charlotte,” said Blumenthal President Tom Gabbard. “It’s an extraordinary program in and of itself, but we have an additional element – thanks to the assets of Discovery Place Science – that we think will make this a truly unique experience. Along with compelling speakers, participants can attend a preshow party where they’ll meet others who share their curiosity about the world and get a chance to play with some of Discovery Place’s fantastic ‘toys,’ like telescopes and touch tanks.” National Geographic Live! participants will begin their evening at 6 p.m. in Discovery Place Science where they’ll have a chance to enjoy cocktails and chat with other guests, as well as try out special activities and demonstrations

associated with that evening’s National Geographic Live! topic. The National Geographic Live! speaker will begin at 7:30 p.m. in McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square, directly across the street from Discovery Place Science.

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Big Cats

Photo by Terry Virts

View From Above

National Geographic Live!

Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice • View From Above • Big Cats

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For the best seats, GET TICKETS NOW! Plus FREE parking with your order Sept. 10 till the end of the month.*

Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 2018

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Jan. 15-20, 2019

Feb. 13, 2019

Dec. 27-31, 2018

Feb. 19-24, 2019

Jan. 6-12, 2019

April 2-7, 2019

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Opera Carolina

Carmen

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The Daughter of the Regiment

Eugene Onegin

So You Think You Know Opera?

ake Opera Carolina’s quiz to discover if you are an opera expert. Send your answers by emailing marketing@operacarolina.org for a chance to win free tickets to an opera this season!

1. Who composed the opera Carmen? 2. How many high C’s does the tenor hit in The Daughter of the Regiment? 3. In what language is Eugene Onegin sung? 4. In what country does Carmen take place? 5. Which author inspired Tchaikovsky to compose Eugene Onegin?

Opera Carolina’s 2018/19 Season For information, visit operacarolina.org. For tickets, call 704.332.7177, ext. 202. 16

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NOV. 25 BELK THEATER

NOV. 28 KNIGHT THEATER

DEC. 12 McGLOHON THEATER

DEC. 13 McGLOHON THEATER

DEC. 16 McGLOHON THEATER

DEC. 26-29 KNIGHT THEATER

And More! 704.372.1000 BlumenthalArts.org Group Sales: 704.348.5752

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NEW PNC BROADWAY LIGHTS SEASON OPENS DEC. 4!

DEC. 4-9

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YOUR SEASON SEATS ARE RENEWABLE ANNUALLY! THE BEST SEATS AT THE BEST PRICE FOR EIGHT (OR NINE) SHOWS Don’t wait and pay more for less desirable seat locations later.

FREE EXCHANGE Exchange your season performance to another date and time of the same show at no cost.

SWAP TO CUSTOMIZE Swap up to four season shows for anything else on our schedule.

BE A HERO TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY! Get great seats for them to season shows and Broadway Extras before sales open to the public.

EXTENDED PAYMENTS! Pay in equal monthly installments now through March.

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