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A NIGHT IN ANDALUCIA

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Charlotte Jazz Festival Returns With More Music and New Features By Liz Rothaus Bertrand

he dogwood trees won’t be the only thing blooming when the Charlotte Jazz Festival returns to uptown April 29-May 4. Expect this fourth annual event to be the biggest and best yet, with more opportunities to enjoy the many shades of jazz shimmering throughout the city. With new events, world-renowned performances and loads of free events too, you won’t want to miss a moment of the action. Here are some highlights: MAIN STAGE EVENTS Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will once again headline the festival in a range of formats, bringing their unparalleled virtuosity and inviting some of the best new talent on the scene to join them. “I’m really looking forward to the debut of Wynton's performance with the Future of Jazz Orchestra,” says Blumenthal President and CEO Tom Gabbard. “It’s a very exciting concept to be introducing these exceptional young jazz artists.” In fact, Charlotte audiences will get a chance to preview Marsalis with the Future of Jazz Orchestra on Friday, May 2, before its New York premiere. This concert features an all Duke Ellington program, spanning from his early hits to his later suites. In this high-energy performance, Marsalis, bassist Rodney Whitaker, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, and 4

saxophonist Dan Block will lead 16 of the best up-and-coming professionals, many of whom got their start through Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s Essentially Ellington Program for high school students. "Space," an original composition by Marsalis for orchestra and dance, will headline the following evening May 3. While Marsalis will not be part of this performance, his whimsical piece exploring the animal kingdom through music and movement will be front and center. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will be joined Continued on Page 6

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by award-winning theater and “jook” dancer Myles Yachts and Broadway triple threat tap artist Jared Grimes to bring 10 different animals to life – from the playfulness of the rooster to buzzing bees – incorporating hip-hop, jazz and tap dance with big band sounds. “It’s a fascinating way into the music that’s fresh and innovative,” says Joi Brown, director of the Charlotte Jazz Festival. “It is especially well-suited for families introducing younger and new audiences to jazz.” FULL EVENINGS OF MUSIC UNDER THE JAZZ TENT You can catch a different side of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra musicians when they perform with their own small combos at The Jazz Garden Tent at Romare Bearden Park. “These are extraordinary musicians with many facets to their work, including projects outside the jazz big band format.” says Brown. “They are all consummate composers and performers.” Camille Thurman, who has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald when she sings and to Dexter Gordon when she plays tenor sax, kicks things off May 1. She’s joined onstage by the Darrell Green Trio with guest appearances by trumpeter Marsalis. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Carlos Henriquez on bass, Kenny

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Wynton Marsalis performs on the Knight Theater main stage with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Rampton on trumpet, and Paul Nedzela on baritone sax each appear with their own individual combos as a triple bill May 4. Stay for all three shows or come and go as you wish with one admission price. There will be more continuous music under the tent other nights too, including a Latin Jazz Dance Party May 2 and an all blues line up May 3. You can also start your day off with the Saturday Morning Jazz Brew May 4, hosted by internationally recognized musician Ocie Davis, who serves as artistic director of Charlotte’s own Jazz Arts Initiative. Continued on Page 8

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At last year’s Jazz Festival, above, the second line parade makes its way through uptown; below left, jazz artists perform in an outdoor concert; and below right, a crowd gathers for a jazz performance.

FREE EVENTS Last year’s popular Late Night Jam Sessions return to the basement of Knight Theater Friday and Saturday nights. “It’s a very cool speakeasy environment,” says Gabbard. The New Orlean’s style second line parade, a perennial favorite, returns too with a new time slot: noon Thursday, May 2. “We’re hopeful that workers will pour out of those office towers and join the second line,” says Gabbard. Enjoy lunchtime and happy hour shows throughout the week at the Levine Outdoor Pavilion with performances by

some of the leading local and regional artists. And speaking of local stand outs – don’t miss the finals of the Loonis McGlohon Young Jazz Artist Competition under the Jazz Tent at Romare Bearden Park May 3. The Charlotte Jazz Festival is more than a celebration of great music and exceptional artists. It’s an opportunity to bring the community together. “The social aspect is really important to us,” says Gabbard. “We’re trying to use jazz as the great connector to nurture relationships and good vibes between family members.”

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This is our third edition of Tablao Flamenco in Charlotte. Each time we come back, we present a slightly different group of artists and a different show. And each time we are here, it is our goal to transport you for one evening to a flamenco night club in southern Spain — in Andalucia — for an intimate evening full of song, dance, music, soul and passion. We are thrilled to share our art with you once again and look forward to many more visits to come. — Leah Keith, artistic director

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ARTISTS

PETER BASIL BOGDANOS

JOSE CORTES

AMPARO HEREDIA

RAUL ORTEGA

NELIDA TIRADO

ELISABET TORRAS

ANDRES VADIN

JOSÉ “CHUSCALES” VALLE

MUSICAL NUMBERS Bulerías

Tangos

Siguiriya

Musical Interlude

Solo de guitarra

Soleá

Alegrías

Fin de fiesta

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WHO’S WHO PETER BASIL BOGDANOS (Percussion) 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, salsa 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 its debut CD in 2014. You can see Peter perform regularly in NYC at Sala One Nine and Bar Lunatico. JOSÉ CORTÉS FERNANDEZ (Singer) 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 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

WHO’S WHO 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 in-demand 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. AMPARO HEREDIA (Singer) 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, D.C. 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 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 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

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. RAÚL ORTEGA (Dancer), born in Alcorcón, a suburb of Madrid, has performed as lead dancer and choreographer for some of the most important flamenco companies of the world: Manuel Soler, Rafael Amargo, Antonio Canales and Maria Pages. Additionally, he has toured with the company of maestro Luis Dávila “Luisillo” throughout Japan, Mexico, France and Switzerland as a principal dancer. Raul formed an integral part of the company of Rafael Amargo, from 2001 until 2006 as principal dancer and choreographer in the shows “Amargo,” “Tablao,” Enrramblao,” “Intimo” and “Amor Brujo” touring worldwide and culminating in a performance of “Poeta en Nueva York” at City Center in New York City. Since 2006, Raúl has focused on his own creative projects while still being a much sought after guest artist for other flamenco productions. In 2008, Raul created a show that combined hip hop dancers, tap dancers, flamenco and percussion with equal parts humor called “Hermanos de Baile,” which opened in Barcelona to critical acclaim. In 2011, Raul returned to his roots, presenting “Flamenco Inside” at the Teatro Arenal in Madrid, a strictly traditional flamenco show. “Flamenco Inside” has toured Canada, Israel, Mexico and Tokyo. Raul founded his own tablao flamenco, Puro Arte Jerez in 2014, where artists like El Funi, Alejandro Granados, Beatriz Morales and Soraya Clavijo, among others, grace the stage. While running the tablao, Raul continues to guest dance in the famous tablaos of El Corral de la Moreria in Madrid, Los Tarantos, Casa Camarón as well as in flamenco festivals across Spain. NELIDA TIRADO (Dancer), hailed as “magnificent” (N.Y. 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 N.Y., World Music Institute’s “Gypsy Caravan 1,” with “Noche Flamenca” and was the featured flamenco star in Riverdance” on Broadway. Ms. Tirado 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 and 2012 in collaboration with the FlamencoFestival USA and collaboration with jazz great Wynton Marsalis at Harvard University and the 2016 premiere of her solo show “Dime Quien Soy”

WHO’S WHO in the FlamencoFestival N.Y. She is the recipient of the 2017 Rosario Dawson Muse Fellow. ELISABET TORRAS (Dancer), was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, where she earned her B.A. in spanish dance and flamenco from the Conservatory of Dance and Theater of that city. She continued her studies in Madrid. Her training was based on flamenco, classical Spanish dance, Escuela Bolera, Spanish folklore, The Emma Maleras Castanet Method, ballet and contemporary dance. Elisabet has toured Europe and Asia with Zarzuela, flamenco and classical Spanish dance companies. In 2009 she was invited as a guest artist to the flamenco festival “Viva España” in Moscow and the “Presidence Belge” Festival in Brussels. She has toured Spain and China with flamenco pianist Manolo Carrasco’s company, performed several seasons with Javier Latorre’s Somorrostro Dansa Flamenca Company and danced for Rojas & Rodriguez Company in Madrid in 2011. Since 2013 Elisabet performs frequently in New York City and the tri-state area and has been on national tours with N.Y. based flamenco companies such as “Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana,” “Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca,” “Omayra Amaya Flamenco Company,” “A Palo Seco,” “American Bolero Dance Company” and Latin Grammy award winner Hernan Romero. Elisabet participated as a solo castanet artist at Dance Heginbotham and did guest solo performances with opera singers Anna Tonna and Larissa Martinez, as well as with different classical orchestras, chamber orchestras and smaller classic ensembles dancing Escuela Bolera and Spanish classical dance. She has bowed for 3 years at the BAM Theatre (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Carnegie Hall in NYC. Elisabet has also taught flamenco and Spanish dance in Barcelona, Madrid and Moscow and she presently teaches and lectures in New York where she currently resides. www.torrasdance.com ANDRES VADIN (Guitar) was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1976. A guitarist, composer, arranger, session, tour musician and guitar teacher, he is a graduate from the Guillermo Tomas and Amadeo Roldan Conservatory of Music in Habana. He began studying music at the age of 10 and at the age of 12 won first prize in the Amadeo Roldan guitar competition held in Habana, Cuba. From an early age, Andres showed great passion for different music styles, resulting in being a versatile musician. His talent allows him to play the most traditional flamenco music, and as a result he has played for great flamenco dancers such as Maria Juncal, Alfonso Losa, Carmen Ledesma and Ivan Vargas among others. He also has played with artist of different music styles such as Aceituna sin Hueso (with whom he collaborated on the album “Cuba le canta a Serrat,” nominated for the Latin Grammy in 2005 in the category “Contemporary Tropical Album”), Asere and Billy Cobhan, Jose Mendez, Sabrina Romero, Jorge Pardo, Saul Quiros, Pele (Navajita Platea), Antonio Carmona, Marcus Nand, Michel Labaki, Chuck Wright, Adrian Martin, Natalia Jimenez, Oskar Cartaya (Vadin collaborated

on his album “Bajo Mundo,” nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2017 in the category Best Latin Jazz Album), Josemi Carmona, Wadih Al Safi, El Chato, Faramarz Aslani, Mamak Khadem, Concha Buika and many others. He has toured throughout Wales, England, Holland, Belgium, Scotland, Ukraine, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Puerto Rico, and in some Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Dubai. He has played at many well-known music festivals like WOMAD from Peter Gabriel, Glastonbury, Musicport World Music Festival, Montreal International Jazz Music Festival and many others. He performed at the inaugural Big Mama Jama Jamathon, a 52-hour nonstop music event organized in L.A. by the legendary, Steve Vai, where musicians such as Al Di Meola, Orianthi, Nuno Bettancourt and many others also played. He is the newest member of the project Jose Antonio Rodriguez Trio. His work as a session musician includes the movie soundtracks of The Whale of a Tale and Bel Canto, also collaborations in albums of artists like Falete, Maricela, Asere and Billy Cobham, Golden Glow, Jose Fernandez and Wadih El Safi among others. One of his great passions is teaching, so he collaborated with Barrio Music, an organization that provides music education to neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles, CA. Vadin is endorsed by Godin and Bartolex guitars. He performs every year with his trio at The Namm Show held in Anaheim, California, as part of the Godin Guitars Company and continues working on different musical projects. 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 the 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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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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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.

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Charlotte Symphony musicians and community musicians perform side by side at Pro-Am.

Perform With the Charlotte Symphony at Pro-Am

ver wondered what it would be like to perform live on stage with a symphony orchestra? Dust off those instruments and join us at this year’s Pro-Am! A component of the Charlotte Symphony's education and engagement efforts, the annual Pro-Am experience gives community musicians the opportunity to rehearse and perform alongside symphony musicians in a professional setting. Participants in this year’s program will spend the afternoon rehearsing side-byside with Charlotte Symphony musicians

under the direction of resident conductor Christopher James Lees in works by Strauss, Fauré and Tchaikovsky in preparation for a free community concert that evening at Knight Theater. Between rehearsal and the performance, participants and Charlotte Symphony musicians will have the opportunity to engage further over a shared meal. The Charlotte Symphony Pro-Am experience is open to any musician 18 and older who plays a traditional symphony instrument. Participants must be able to provide their own instruments.

Charlotte Symphony Pro-Am March 24 • Knight Theater For information and to register, visit charlottesymphony.org 12

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Opera Is for Everyone

o the uninitiated, opera may seem old-fashioned, inaccessible or elite. Allow us to refute some of these misconceptions. 1. I won’t understand it. On the contrary. We provide subtitles in English. Follow the plot and each lyrical line, no matter what language the opera is sung in. 2. Opera is too expensive. Get a single ticket at Opera Carolina for as little as $21. Youths (those under age 18) always get a 50 percent discount. And Student Rush tickets are $10. Group discounts are also available. 3. Opera is for old people. Opera is for all ages. In fact, Opera Carolina’s educational touring company, “Opera Xpress,” serves thousands of area school kids each

year. The young professionals’ group, “Bravo,” offers a variety of opportunities to engage with the opera. These events typically take place around each opera and are free to join. 4. I have to wear fancy clothes. Opera is a great opportunity to dress to the nines if you’d like, but you can wear whatever you feel most comfortable in. Bring out the little black dress … or dress in jeans. After all, art is about expressing one’s self. 5. It’s irrelevant. Opera and classical music provide the very foundation of modern music. Many movies and musicals (Pretty Woman, RENT) have been adapted from operas. Advertisers use operatic tunes to sell everything from corn chips to cars. Opera is everywhere.

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Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

ut a little spring in your step with the exciting selection of music, dance and film coming to Blumenthal Performing Arts in March. From incredible sounds to breathtaking sights, there is so much to explore from the comfort of some of our state-of-the-art theaters, each one offering a unique viewing experience. Marc Broussard March 1 • McGlohon Theater Broussard has a timeless sound, channeling R&B, rock and soul with uncanny ability. Black Violin March 5 • Belk Theater After a busy year of recording and touring, including backto-back sold-out performances at the Kennedy Black Violin Center in 16

Marc Broussard

Washington, D.C., Black Violin returns to Charlotte with its inimitable fusion of classical music, hip-hop, funk and more. The Choir of Man March 5 • McGlohon Theater Set in a working pub, this “ultimate feel-good show” from the U.K. combines amazing harmonies, high energy dance and live percussion as nine handsome blokes put on the best pub gig you have ever seen. Chris Botti March 7 • Belk Theater Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter Botti returns to Belk Theater. With multiple platinum and gold albums, he is one of the most inspiring forces in the Chris Botti contemporary music scene, having performed with legends ranging from Sting and Barbra Streisand to Frank Sinatra and Yo-Yo Ma. Continued on Next Page

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Diavolo: Architecture in Motion March 13 • Belk Theater A fusion of dance, acrobatics and gymnastics, this Los Angeles-based group returns to Charlotte with its astonishing architectural creations that made it one of the Top 10 finalists on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Chatham County Line March 15 • McGlohon Theater This quartet out of Raleigh brings its distinctive sound where bluegrass roots meet a modern sensibility. Expect great harmonies and expert finger-picking as they work their way through ballads and toe-tappers alike.

Diavolo: Architecture in Motion

Banff Mountain Film Festival March 17 and 18 • McGlohon Theater Direct from the most prestigious mountain film festival held in the world come stories of incredible outdoor adventures and ground-breaking expeditions.

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Charlotte Ballet

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Meet Tinker Bell From Charlotte Ballet’s Peter Pan

ourney to Neverland with Tinker Bell and all the characters you’ve grown to love as Charlotte Ballet brings the beloved story of Peter Pan to life this March! Audiences young and old will be charmed by this fantastic tale of the boy who never grew up. Watch the story unfold through elaborate sets and costumes as Peter Sarah Hayes Harkins Pan soars on stage in

high-flying, exciting adventures. Bring the whole family to one of the afternoon Family Matinees and experience the wonder of this storybook adventure complete with pre-show, interactive lobby activities. In her 11th season with Charlotte Ballet, dancer Sarah Hayes Harkins stars as Peter Pan’s spunky sidekick, Tinker Bell. Get to know Sarah and then come see her March 8-17 in Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Peter Pan. Tickets start at only $25. Get yours before the adventure takes flight!

About Sarah Hayes Harkins Hometown: Waynesville, North Carolina Dancing since: Age 7 Favorite Ballet: Johan Inger’s Walking Mad (returning to Charlotte Ballet this April!) Favorite roles she’s performed: Choleric in Balanchine’s Four Temperaments; Grand Pas Classique; Cinderella; the Grey Girl in Jirí Kylián’s Forgotten Land; and Tinker Bell. Favorite thing to do on a day off: Get outside. What powers you as a dancer: I talk a lot about “hunger.” I have hunger for new ballets and choreographers I have never worked with, for new styles I’ve never tried, to see how I will thrive in those environments. My hunger for the exploration of dance powers me. Photos by Jeff Cravotta.

Charlotte Ballet’s Peter Pan

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