Spring 2016 Brochure

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EXPERIENCE 2016 The “glass is half empty” crowd would surely say that, at this point, our 2015-2016 season is almost over. We beg to differ — we say the best is yet to come! Tickets are still available for all upcoming performances; select a single show or, better yet, create your own series of three or more performances for big savings. From jazz greats and dance legends to family fun and new cinema offerings, there is so much here that you do not want to miss.

SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY! By phone at 914-251-6200

In person at the box office. Box office hours are Tuesday - Friday, noon to 6pm.

Online at WWW.ARTSCENTER.ORG

JANUARY

Standard service fees apply.

ALESSSIO BAX

KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI

1.23 THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Saturday, 5pm Pianos/Pianists. Four exceptional pianists share the stage — and their pianos — performing a program that ranges from playful to fiery. Featuring: Alessio Bax, Juho Pohjonen, Orion Weiss, Wu Qian. TICKETS $45

1.31 ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Sunday, 3pm Without fail, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performances are clever, compassionate, and creative. Joining them will be soloist Khatia Buniatishvili, one of today’s most technically gifted young pianists. A winning combination! TICKETS $80 / $65 / $50 Underwritten in part by The Vivian & Seymour Milstein Endowed Fund.

THANK YOU

FEBRUARY FLAMENCO VIVO

ZUILL BAILEY

2.13 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR Saturday, 8pm No need to make the pilgrimage to the fairgrounds in Monterey, California — the Monterey Jazz Festival is taking it on the road, bringing with it the Festival’s “traditionalist-untraditionalist” attitude and jazz-with-a-purpose exuberance. TICKETS $60 / $50 / $45

2.20 MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY Saturday, 8pm Now in its 90th anniversary season, the company founded by Martha Graham continues to carry on her legacy with performances of her works, and by fostering her spirit of ingenuity, embracing choreography by artists who have been inspired by her vision. TICKETS $80 / $65 Generously underwritten by Phyllis Canter in memory of Arnold B. Canter.

2.21 DECODA Sunday, 3pm We are thrilled that this fine young chamber music ensemble is back for their fourth consecutive season. As always, audiences can anticipate an afternoon of carefully selected repertoire played with matchless musical fervor. TICKETS $30

2.26 FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA Friday, 8pm Flamenco: shimmering, seductive, and steeped in tradition. Experience Poema de Andalucía, a choreographic journey through the Andalusian provinces that form the cradle of Flamenco, celebrating the region’s rich heritage through music, song, and dance.TICKETS $45 / $35

2.27 THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS Live-Action Graphic Novel Saturday, 3pm A multimedia extravaganza! Three actors voice dozens of characters, a Foley sound artist creates the audio effects, and a pianist plays a cinematic score, while projections of more than 1,250 individual full-color hi-res comic book panels tell a hilarious sci-fi adventure story. Ages 7 and up. TICKETS $25 / $15. Children ages 16 and under take 50% off.

2.28 ZUILL BAILEY: J.S. Bach – Suites for Solo Cello Sunday, 3pm Meet Zuill Bailey, rock star of the cello. His rare mix of artistry, sensitive tone, technical wizardry, and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought-after cellists today. TICKETS $50 / $35 Underwritten in part by The Vivian & Seymour Milstein Endowed Fund.

MARCH

EILEEN IVERS

APOLLO’S FIRE

3.10 MONTANA REP: ALL MY SONS Thursday, 8pm Arthur Miller’s first great play, a dramatic tale of social responsibility versus personal gain, is set in small-town America in the aftermath of World War II. This production is from Montana Rep, the theatre-in-residence at the University of Montana and one of the most respected touring companies in the United States. TICKETS $45 / $30

3.11 EILEEN IVERS Friday, 8pm Eileen Ivers Beyond the Bog Road tour, celebrating her newest CD, is a celebration of Americana music ...the growth of Bluegrass, Appalachian, Quebecois, and Cajun music from Celtic influence; the story of the Irish immigrant’s impact on America and America’s impact on the Irish immigrant. TICKETS $40 / $25

3.13 APOLLO’S FIRE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA & CHORUS Sunday, 3pm St. John Passion. Conductor Jeannette Sorrell; Nicholas Phan, evangelist. Apollo’s Fire and an international cast of singer-actors bring a vibrant and fierce intensity to J.S. Bach’s most theatrical oratorio. First performed on a Good Friday nearly 300 years ago, the Passion arrives here just two weeks before Easter of 2016. TICKETS $70 / $55 / $40

CREATE YOUR OWN SERIES CHOOSE 3 OR 4 PERFORMANCES & SAVE 15% CHOOSE 5 OR MORE & SAVE 20% BOX OFFICE: 914-251-6200 “Create Your Own” packages cannot be purchased online. Please call the box office for assistance.

WWW.ARTSCENTER.ORG 4.1 COLIN MOCHRIE & BRAD SHERWOOD: TWO MAN GROUP Friday, 8pm The stars of TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” — the imaginative mammal Colin Mochrie (Latin name: Hilaritycus Smoothius) and the savant of self-amusement Brad Sherwood (Latin name: Cranius Giganticum) — will have you splitting your sides for 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song. TICKETS $60 / $50 / $45

4.3 METROPOLITAN OPERA RISING STARS Sunday, 3pm

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Each Rising Stars concert features several young singers, accompanied by piano, in popular arias, duets, and ensembles. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to discover remarkable young singers whose names, someday, will be known by all. TICKETS $50

COLIN MOCHRIE & BRAD SHERWOOD

STATE STREET BALLET

4.9 STATE STREET BALLET: CARMEN Saturday, 8pm Don’t miss State Street Ballet’s full-length production of the tragic tale of the Gypsy and her obsessive lover, told through contemporary ballet, choreographed by William Soleau to the rich score by Georges Bizet. TICKETS $70 / $50

4.16 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG LIVE! Saturday, 3pm For more than 40 years Clifford has charmed and amazed children with his zany escapades and “big ideas” and he’s coming to The Center to emBARK on his latest adventure, live on stage!

Recommended for ages 3 and up. TICKETS $30 / $20. Children ages 16 and under take 50% off.

BOX OFFICE: 914-251-6200 4.16 ROBIN SPIELBERG Saturday, 8pm Join us for an evening of spellbinding musical storytelling. Robin Spielberg, a Steinway Artist, is one of America’s most beloved pianist/composers. Her neo-classical piano stylings, coupled with her ability to connect with audiences, never fail to inspire and make us smile. TICKETS $50

4.30 JOHN PIZZARELLI & RAMSEY LEWIS Saturday, 8pm

JOHN PIZZARELLI & RAMSEY LEWIS

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Nat King Cole, the titan of 50s song stylists, is celebrated by two of the jazz world’s best: three-time Grammy winner and master of jazz piano Ramsey Lewis and singer-guitarist John Pizzarelli. Expect an explosion of smooth jazz, a concert hall evening with a nightclub ambience.

TICKETS $75 / $65 / $50

THE BOSTON POPS

5.1 BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE ORCHESTRA Sunday, 3pm Performing under the baton of conductor Keith Lockhart, the renowned Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra will present a very special afternoon program featuring 20th-century classical works as well as favorites from the Broadway and American songbooks – all especially chosen just for us. TICKETS $95 / $75 / $50 Underwritten by Emily and Eugene Grant.

5.7 THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Saturday, 5pm Horn Calls. Featuring internationally renowned horn virtuoso Radovan Vlatković and beloved chamber works for this remarkable instrument. With: Nicholas Phan, tenor Gloria Chien, piano Juho Pohjonen, piano Paul Huang, violin Nicholas Canellakis, cello Mihai Marica, cello Radovan Vlatković, horn. TICKETS $50

CINEMA AT THE CENTER NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE The best from London recorded live and screened here in digital HD. $20

1.24 CORIOLANUS Sunday, 2pm Donmar Warehouse’s production of Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, starring Tom Hiddleston.

2.14 JANE EYRE Sunday, 2pm Sally Cookson’s reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic was called “fresh, exciting and inventive” by the Evening Standard.

NEW! PURCHASE FILM SERIES: DOCUMENTARY NOW A new series curated by Purchase College Film & Media Studies faculty. $15

2.4 IVORY TOWER Thursday, 7pm Director Andrew Rossi examines the vast costs and perceived benefits of higher education in the United States. (2014)

3.2 THE IRON MINISTRY Wednesday, 7pm

Saturday, 2pm

Filming on China’s railway network, Director J. P. Sniadecki traces the vast interiors of a country on the move: flesh and metal, clangs and squeals, light and dark, language and gesture. (2014)

Sultry and scandalous tale of sex, intrigue, and revenge in pre-revolutionary France.

Featuring Tony Award-winner Janet McTeer.

4.7 FREE ANGELA & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS Thursday, 7pm

3.12 LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

4.24 AS YOU LIKE IT unday, 2pm One of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies in director Molly Findlay’s critically acclaimed production.

6.18 THE AUDIENCE Saturday, 2pm All hail the Queen! Peter Morgan’s play, directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Dame Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth.

Shola Lynch’s 2012 gripping historic account of the events in the late 1960’s that catapulted a young University of California philosophy professor into the national spotlight, transforming her into a controversial political icon.

OPERA AT THE CINEMA No passport required! HD screenings of classic operas from Europe’s great stages.

Presented by Rising Alternative. $20

3.20 TOSCA Sunday, 2pm Puccini’s tale of jealousy, turmoil, and dreams. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts this new production, with stage direction by Claire Servais.

5.8 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Sunday, 2pm From Austria’s Bregenz Festival, an extraordinary production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute features spectacular staging by David Pountney. Conducted by Patrick Summers.

HELEN MIRREN IN THE AUDIENCE

Please note: The Cinema at The Center events may not be combined with other series events when building CYO packages.

Prices do not include handling fees.

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PHOTO CREDITS: COVER, clockwise from top. Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Fire © Roger Mastroianni • Ravi Coltrane, Monterey Jazz Festival © Deborah Fiengold • Martha Graham Dance Company © Hibbard Nash Photography • Two Man Group © Mills Entertainment INTERIOR by month. January: Alessio Bax, CMS © Marie Mazzucco • Khatia Buniatishvili, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra © Esther Hass • February: Flamenco Vivo © Lois Greenfield • Zuill Bailey © Lisa-Marie Mazzucco • March: Eileen Ivers © Mel DiGiacomo • Apollo’s Fire © Sisi Burns • April: Two Man Group © Mills Entertainment • State Street Ballet © Rose Eichenbaum • John Pizzarelli © Andrew Lepley Ramsey Lewis © Ravinia Festival • May: Keith Lockhart, The Boston Pops © Stu Rosner • Cinema at The Center: Helen Mirren,

The Audience © Johann Persson