2011-2012 Touhill Experience Magazine (Winter)

Tou h ill Pe r f o r mi ng Arts Cen ter | Un ivers ity of Mis s our i–S t. Louis

Winter/Spring 2012

Pro Arte Quartet p. 7

Don’t Call them Muppets!

Stuffed & Unstrung p. 8

Herbie Hancock p.12

Dramatic & Sweeping Saint Louis Ballet’s Swan Lake p. 14

2012 Spring to Dance p.20

ALL IN RHYTHM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–ST. LOUIS GREATER ST. LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL 2012 Presented by the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the Touhill Performing Arts Center & Jazz St. Louis

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4. All in Rhythm: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival

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8. Stuffed and Unstrung 10. The Second City 11. St. Louis Jazz Orchestra

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Saint Louis Ballet’s Swan Lake MADCO: 35th Season Anniversary The Joffrey Ballet Spring to Dance Festival

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FAMILY 26. Arts@Play 27. Storytelling Festival

ACADEMIC 28. Academic Concerts & Performances 29. Student Life Speaker Series

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30. Friends of the Touhill 33. Become a Volunteer

WRITERS & EDITORS Cary Goldwasser, Carla Gibson, Julia Gleason, Kimberly Klearman

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DESIGN & PRODUCTION Marty Baragiola PHOTOGRAPHY Carol Rosegg (photo of Stuffed and Unstrung) Douglas Kirkland (photo of Herbie Hancock) Marty Baragiola (photo of MADCO) Herbert Migdoll (photo of The Joffrey Ballet) Rosalie O’Connor (photo of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet) Lisa Green (photo of Momenta in Indecision) Scott Lipiec (photo of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble) Kristin Lodoen Linder (photo of Buglisi Dance Theatre) Marty Baragiola (Touhill Photography) COVER ILLUSTRATION Marty Baragiola

THE BLANCHE M. TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

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The Touhill stages are filled almost every weekend with quality performances from our presenting partners such as Dance St. Louis and Jazz St. Louis, as well as local companies like Saint Louis Ballet, Ambassadors of Harmony and Variety Children’s Theater. Our resident artists including the Arianna String Quartet, MADCO and the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra add performances that garner critical recognition and praise.

What may surprise you is the degree to which the Touhill serves as an academic laboratory for UMSL. In fact, academic efforts are our highest priority and constitute the most usage of the Touhill.

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Consider just these three examples: MADCO is known for pushing the boundaries of modern dance. The group’s research as a professional company takes place right alongside UMSL’s program in dance. For the critically acclaimed Pulse! concert this past fall, MADCO developed new techniques to work with bungee cords in the dance environment. In addition to seeing how this new way of thinking was incorporated into a concert, students also got to work with the bungees and professional dancers in the rehearsal hall. The students were right there with MADCO on the cutting edge of modern dance.

Theatre students have regular access to master classes from touring companies.

Last season, the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company gave a crash course in the specific style of G&S as well as some tricks for making the lyrics and story relevant to a modern audience. The students will have a similar opportunity this spring when actors with The Second City conduct a master class, teaching the tricks and techniques that have put this company on top of the comedy improv genre.

And then there is the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, where each year, members of the UMSL Jazz Ensemble get to perform in front of a packed house, with legendary jazz musicians including Clark Terry, Jon Faddis, Ron Carter, and this year Poncho Sanchez, Terence Blanchard and the Christian McBride Big Band. Seeing these artists work directly with the students and pulling the best from them gives audiences and student musicians alike an experience that would certainly be the envy of many professional musicians.

Talk about resume builders.

So while you enjoy the weekend performances, keep in mind that all week long the Touhill staff is busy helping to connect the artists you enjoy with the students and educators of our region. It is when we make these connections that we feel the Touhill, as a venue and an academic laboratory, operates at its full potential.

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While observation is an important and enjoyable aspect of learning, arguably the most impactful activities are those that connect the students and professionals.

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As part of the College of Fine Arts and Communication (CoFAC), the Touhill provides unparalleled opportunity for theater, dance and music students to train, rehearse and perform in their chosen fields. In addition, students have the opportunity to witness live performance by the likes of the Martha Graham Dance Company, George Benson and The Second City–in the same building and on the same stages they use.

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“In recent years,” writes Calvin Wilson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival has presented some of the top artists in jazz,” and the 2011 headliners, a “trio featuring bassist Ron Carter, guitarist Russell Malone and pianist Mulgrew Miller set a new standard.”

High praise, and quite an honor to be lauded as one of the top three jazz concerts in St. Louis for the year 2011.

It’s also an honor for the hundreds of students who participate in the Festival to meet and study with the professional musicians worthy of such accolades.

Because as much as the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival is about enjoying and celebrating professional jazz musicians in headline concert performances, it is also about nurturing the talent of young musicians.

The UMSL Jazz Ensemble, a group with an outstanding reputation on its own, hones its skill during the festival by “doing.”

This group of students gets the privilege of warming up the stage, and often sharing the stage with the greatest jazz artists

GREATER THANGREATER The Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival is a standout

“Students aren’t coming to win a trophy,” said Widner. “They come so they can perform on the same stages as the biggest names in professional jazz.” It is no doubt a heady experience for middle school through college-level music students. “And more than getting that performance experience under their belts, they learn.

The adjudicators give an honest and fair but positive critique.

The goal is to help them play better. You won’t see anyone going all ‘Simon Cowell’ out here,” Widner said.

After they get this feedback, the students meet with the pros – in 2012 they get to learn from Stefon Harris and Sean Jones before their headline concert presented by Jazz St. Louis at The Bistro in Grand Center.

In this, the festival’s ninth year, a newly formed consortium, including some of the most respected jazz producers in the St. Louis area, join resources to make the weekend that much more spectacular for students and jazz fans. The University of Missouri–St. Louis Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival 2012 is presented

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The Touhill continues to support the festival with exceptional venue services for students, professionals and patrons, as well as presenting the Saturday night headliner.

Jazz St. Louis, with its outstanding reputation and considerable presenting power, joins the consortium, broadening the physical scope of the festival to include academic performances and a headliner performance at their mainstay venue, The Bistro in Grand Center. They will also present the opening headliner concert at the Touhill on Friday night.

The consortium is pleased to announce the lineup for The University of Missouri–St. Louis Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival 2012, presented by the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the Touhill Performing Arts Center and Jazz St. Louis. H

2012 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Jazz Combos APRIL 18 & 19 at The Bistro in Grand Center Jazz Big Bands APRIL 19 & 20 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center STEFON HARRIS AND SEAN JONES THURSDAY APRIL 19 7:30 & 9:30PM PRESENTED BY JAZZ ST. LOUIS

at The Bistro in Grand Center

CUBANO BE, CUBANO BOP: PONCHO SANCHEZ & HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND featuring Terence Blanchard

with opening set by the UMSL Jazz Ensemble FRIDAY APRIL 20 8PM PRESENTED BY JAZZ ST. LOUIS

at the Touhill Performing Arts Center THE CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND

with opening set by the UMSL Jazz Ensemble SATURDAY APRIL 21 8PM PRESENTED BY THE TOUHILL

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Academic Performances and Adjudication free and open to the public.

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For other budding musicians, some as young as middle-school age, the festival has grown to accommodate as many as 800 students from 15 schools. For two days, students from across Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Texas converge on the Touhill for two days of clinics and adjudicated performance. All participating schools must apply for a spot, but once accepted, they are part of a rare and memorable learning opportunity.

It is a trifecta of presenting power, led by Jim Widner, director of the University of Missouri– St. Louis Jazz Studies program and director of the festival. He and the UMSL Jazz Studies Program continue to provide boundless expertise and tireless dedication to the festival Widner originated almost a decade ago.

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That’s quite a weekend for a group of college musicians.

Now, a newly formed consortium comprised of some of the most respected jazz producers in the St. Louis area combine resources for an enhanced 2012 festival.

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of our time. The group, lead by Jim Widner, director of Jazz Studies at UMSL and director of the festival, will open this year’s concerts

by Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard on Friday night and The Christian McBride Big Band on Saturday night.

in the jazz community – an annual celebration of education and performance.

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ARIANNA STRING QUARTET

Round Trip for Four: To South Africa, Brazil and Back “…Arianna String Quartet (John McGrosso and David Gillham - violins; Joanna Mendoza viola; Kurt Baldwin - cello) plumbed artistic depths and sustained an incredible level of execution. They were powerfully communicative,” wrote a reviewer for Pretoria News of Pretoria, South Africa.

Next time you attend a concert by the Arianna String Quartet, look around and take note of the number of students seated in the audience with you. They are there to see their teachers in the professional performance setting.

Each member of the quartet is a FacultyArtist in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at UMSL, dedicated to offering “ample personalized instruction and a dynamic, supportive community.”

It’s a dual role that the quartet takes on the road with them – around the globe.

outdoor summer performing arts festival in Oregon, also teaching 16-24 year-old advanced string students in the String Quartet Academy.

So as much as you may appreciate the Arianna for the “artistic depths” and “incredible level of execution” much like the reviewer from South Africa did, there are students worldwide who appreciate the Arianna for sharing knowledge and talent.

The Arianna String Quartet, Emerson Resident Artists at the Touhill, have two concerts yet this season. We won’t ask you to show a passport to get into the Lee Theater, but don’t forget your tickets. H WORLD PREMIERE

FRIDAY MARCH 2 8 PM The centerpiece of the evening is award-winning composer David Stock’s world premiere of a work written especially for the Arianna String Quartet.

BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F minor, Op.95, “Serioso,” STOCK: Quartet No.9 TCHAIKOVSKY: Quartet No.3 in E-flat minor

In 2011, the quartet spent time in South Africa performing and teaching, including a Residency with Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The group performed and taught as part of the Festival de Musica de Santa Catarina in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.

FRIDAY MAY 4 8 PM The Arianna closes the season with a musical odyssey through final works for string quartet written by three leviathans of the quartet repertoire.

And over the summer, the Arianna performed at the prestigious Britt Festival, the annual

MENDELSSOHN: Andante and Scherzo, Op.81 BARTOK: Quartet No.6 BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F Major, Op.135

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“A more striking pedigree would be hard to imagine.”

- May 2010 review of the Pro Arte Quartet, New York Times

Now celebrating its centennial year, the Pro Arte Quartet is, by most accounts, the oldest continually active string quartet in the world.

And for more than 70 years, the group has flourished in Madison, Wisconsin.

Formed in Europe in 1912 by four teenage musical prodigies at the Brussels Conservatory in Belgium, the group served as court quartet to Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. The group also began to tour Europe, the United States and Canada, often under the auspices of Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, renowned patron of chamber music. Remarkably, the quartet’s United States debut came just 14 years after it was founded, when in 1926 the group performed at the inauguration of the Hall of Music in the Library of Congress, Washington DC. The group’s history highlights its debut of new works by the likes of Schoenberg, Barber and Bartok, whose Fourth Quartet is dedicated to the Pro Arte. From its earliest incarnation, the Pro Arte Quartet dedicated resources to a balance of old and new repertoire.

As the Pro Arte continued its travels, the musicians found themselves stranded in Madison in 1940 when Hitler invaded Belgium. After the concert on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the chancellor offered the quartet a permanent home, creating the first residency of its type at a major American university.

Pro Arte Quartet’s legacy extends beyond a blueprint for professional artists building a home base in academia.

To this day, the group actively pursues the opportunity to commission and perform new works by new composers. The tradition that began with Schoenberg and Bartok continues with commissioned work by Walter Mays, Paul Schoenfield, William Bolcom, and John Harbison for the Centennial Celebration.

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PRO ARTE QUARTET

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 8PM Funded by The James and Vera Olson Fund for the Arts HAYDN: String Quartet in C major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob.III:57 (1788) MAYS: String Quartet No. 2 (2011) A Pro Arte Quartet Centennial Commission FRANCK: String Quartet in D Major, M. 9 (1889)

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HENSON ALTERNATIVE’S STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG, A LIVE UNCENSORED SHOW THAT LETS LOOSE THE PERILOUS AND PROVOCATIVE ELEMENTS OF COMEDIC IMPROVISATION ON STAGE WITH A BUNCH OF PUPPETS, CO-CREATED BY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER AND PERFORMER BRIAN HENSON AND ACTOR AND IMPROVISATIONAL GURU PATRICK BRISTOW.

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Stuffed and Unstrung has been touring the world since its inception in 2005 and played off-Broadway at Union Square Theater for a 10-week run spring 2010. H

Visit touhill.org to see hilarious video excerpts!

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“In 2006, Brian Henson introduced improvisation as a skill set at The Jim Henson Company,” Bristow said. “I came on to teach three- to six-week improv courses. The puppeteers took to it like ducks to water. They quickly became addicted to improvising. So over about a year and a half we went from a couple of classes to the beginning of a show,” Bristow said.

In the same vein, actor/comedian Bristow’s resume reads like a jack of all trades, with more than 100 half-hour and hour credits and feature film roles. He pulls from that widerange experience for Stuffed and Unstrung.

While he’s perhaps most recognizable for his role as Peter on ABC’s Ellen, his roots are in improv, as he was first a member of the legendary Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles.

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With live musical accompaniment and Bristow as host, Stuffed and Unstrung features a cast of six puppeteers in an uninhibited live puppet performance, as never seen before. This production serves up “two shows in one” as the hilarious puppet action is projected on large screens flanking the stage, while the puppeteers display their skillful talents below all in full view of the audience.

Puppeteers tend to be jacks of many on-stage trades. Not only do they create improvised dialogue but at the same time manipulate puppets’ heads and arms – while watching their puppets’ movements on stage-level monitors. “[the art form] requires a lot of work and dedication and innate talent,” said Bristow of puppeteering. All of which, contrary to what you may be used to seeing from a Henson production, will be in full view during Stuffed and Unstrung.

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Henson Alternative is the Jim Henson Company’s label for content created specifically and exclusively for adult audiences.

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Before it was texted, it was tested in venues across America.

The Laugh Out Loud Tour of The Second City rolls into the Touhill for its annual spring run in St. Louis.

The Second City is truly a Chicago landmark and a national treasure. Founded in Chicago in 1959, The Second City has become the premier training ground for the comedy world’s best and brightest. It launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more.

THE SECOND CITY: LAUGH OUT LOUD TOUR

THURSDAY APRIL 26 8PM FRIDAY APRIL 27 8PM SATURDAY APRIL 28 5 & 9PM

Just a few short years after The Second City was established, the theatre formed touring companies that began performing all over North America at theatres, clubs, colleges and performing arts centers. With scripted and improvisational elements, audiences enjoy being part of the show and playing along with the next generation of comic legends.

The Second City audience can now feel even more a part of the show with the new cabaretstyle seating in the Lee Theater. The cabaret tables are located close to the stage and along the sides of the theater. True to cabaret style, audience members can purchase and enjoy beverages at the tables.

Whether it’s ripped from the morning headlines or a classic gem from the 50-year archives, The Second City is always a laughout-loud hit. H

BECAUSE LIFE DOESN’T COME WITH A SCRIPT! Here’s a chance to learn improv from America’s famed comedy troupe. The touring company will share the traditions developed by the groundbreaking and innovative men and women of The Second City. The performers will work with individuals to improve and grow their skills in comedy and improvisation. This master class is held on the Lee Theater stage.

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This performance will be a personal birthday homage from one bandleader to another.

Jim Widner, bassist/band leader of the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra, is also an alumnus of the Stan Kenton Orchestra.

During the time they performed together, Widner was strongly influenced by Kenton’s dedication to jazz education. Their association grew beyond the stage to the classroom as Widner served as faculty member of the Stan Kenton Band Clinics for a decade, and subsequently helped Kenton expand the program to college campuses across the United States.

Now a full-time educator as Director of Jazz Studies at UMSL, Widner has not left professional bass performance behind. He assembled 16 of the finest jazz musicians in the St. Louis area to form the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra, now an Emerson Resident Artist at the Touhill.

In addition to performing some of the big band classics, the concert’s Kenton tribute includes special selections including Kenton’s “Intermission Riff,” “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “Here’s That Rainy Day” and “Artistry In Rhythm,” among others. H

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ST. LOUIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA TUESDAY MARCH 6 7PM

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The spring concert by the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays a special tribute to Kenton, marking what would be his 100th birthday.

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Innovative, sometimes controversial and unquestionably influential, Stan Kenton made an inimitable mark on big band jazz. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Kenton was the last major jazz band leader to emerge from the Big Band Era of 1934-45, and his was one of only a handful of bands that survived when that era came to an end.”

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Born in Chicago in 1940, Hancock was a child piano prodigy who performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. He began playing jazz in high school, initially influenced by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. He also developed a passion for electronics and science, and double-majored in music and electrical engineering at Grinnell College.

music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility, The Imagine Project was recorded around the world and features a stellar group of musicians, including Jeff Beck, Seal, Pink, Dave Matthews, The Chieftains, Lionel Loueke, Oumou Sangare, Konono #l, Anoushka Shankar, Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Tinariwen and Ceu.

In the 1960s, Hancock played with Miles Davis in the Miles Davis Quintet for five years and recorded many classics, including “ESP,” “Nefertiti” and “Sorcerer.” He also made appearances on Davis’ groundbreaking “In a Silent Way” and “Bitches Brew,” which heralded the birth of jazz-fusion.

Hancock also maintains a thriving career beyond the performance stage and recording studio. Recently named by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Creative Chair for Jazz, he also serves as Institute Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, the foremost international organization devoted to the development of jazz performance and education worldwide. Hancock is a founder of The International Committee of Artists for Peace, and was recently awarded the much esteemed “Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres” by French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. In July 2011, he was designated as an honorary UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. H

In the early 1970s, Hancock put together a new band called The Headhunters, and in 1973, recorded Head Hunters. With its crossover hit single “Chameleon,” it became the first jazz album to go platinum. By mid 1970s, Hancock was playing for stadium-sized crowds all over the world and had no fewer than four albums in the pop charts at once.

Hancock’s most recent recording Herbie Hancock’s The Imagine Project is the critically acclaimed winner of two 2011 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration and Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Utilizing the universal language of

AN EVENING WITH HERBIE HANCOCK & HIS BAND PRESENTED BY JAZZ ST. LOUIS

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SWAN LAKE. The iconic classic Swan Lake is loved the world over for its sweeping score by Tchaikovsky, enthralling storyline and grand sets and costumes. According to Saint Louis Ballet’s Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi, a great deal of the appeal also rests in how the movement of swans in nature perfectly matches the techniques dancers strive to attain in ballet.

“They train to be flexible, to jump high, to reach higher,” said Horiuchi, “all in a graceful way. The swan has a long neck, curvy back.

These are what we look for on a daily basis in training and what audiences are used to seeing in ballet.”

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MADCO certainly doesn’t look its age.

The Modern American Dance Company, known for its fresh, athletic style, turns 35 this year.

“For our 35th anniversary, we are thrilled to have eclectic works from MADCO’s co-founders, former dancers and other renowned choreographers,” said MADCO’s Artistic Director Stacy West.

MADCO was co-founded in 1976 by Ross Winter and Alcine Wiltz, and that history and foresight shines bright in “Crimson Momentum,” the piece Alcine Wiltz choreographed for MADCO when he visited the company in St. Louis last fall. The work is very driving and technically difficult. It’s the embodiment of MADCO’s technique and style.

“Other Realties” was a signature piece of the late Ross Winter. It’s about design of bodies in space. It uses a futuristic set and three couples who are coupled through the whole piece.

As a repertory company, MADCO performs work created especially for it by choreographers from across the country. One of the numbers the company will be performing for the 35th Anniversary production is from one of its own, former MADCO dancer and choreographer Joseph Mills, who also went on to dance with MOMIX. Now Professor of Dance at Queens College in New York, Mills will help MADCO celebrate by contributing the piece “Getting Lucky.”

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Mills continues to be a big fan of MADCO, and recently commented on MADCO’s significance in the dance world, saying there are few places left where contemporary dancers get such continuous training and work.

Rounding out the evening is a new piece titled “Fuse” by Michael Foley, an associate professor of dance at the University of South Florida and a choreographer who’s worked nationally and internationally. This piece has exciting drive and partnering with split-second timing.

“It’s an important, landmark event in our history,” said West. “Our fans – those who’ve known us for a long time to those who’ve just discovered us – won’t want to miss this performance. ” H

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“This time The Joffrey is showing us what truly made them the jewel they are, one of the most highly regarded companies in the world, with creations of today’s young masters performed with top-of-the-line dancers,” said Dance St. Louis Artistic & Executive Director Michael Uthoff. “They are the vanguard of centuries to come.” H

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The program revels in the dancers’ athletic powers and emotional heft. In Age of Innocence, passions seethe beneath social conventions until they are sensually unleashed. After the Rain also focuses on passionate relationships in “a hauntingly dreamy work at once erotic and spiritual”—of “such otherworldly yet profoundly sensual beauty that the audience seemed to be holding its breath” (Chicago Sun-Times). And In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated is “like going on safari,” said the San Francisco Chronicle—“ballet dancers as a pride of muscle-rippling, competitive lions.”

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Artistic Director Ashley Wheater has assembled a program that includes a new work made especially for the Joffrey, the white-hot Age of Innocence by a brilliant new voice in American dance, Edwaard Liang. Christopher Wheeldon’s recent masterwork After the Rain showcases his “characteristic blend of classical ballet with twisty ingenuity” (New York Times).

The program also features a modern classic, the explosive In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated

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ver since The Joffrey Ballet was born in 1956, the company has had a triplepronged personality: classical favorites including story ballets, reconstructions of historic modern masterpieces and experimental new works. St. Louis has loved the Joffrey in the gorgeous Nutcracker at the Fox. But it’s been 10 long years since they brought us anything cutting-edge. That’s about to change—with a bang.

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET PRESENTED BY DANCE ST. LOUIS & NOVUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. FRIDAY APRIL 13 8 PM SATURDAY APRIL 14 2 & 8 PM There’s a saying that it takes 25 years to build a great ballet company—but Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has soared to that status in half the time.

They’re “a company to be reckoned with,” says Dance Magazine—the “classically trained company of the future” (Boston Herald)—“a class act, a classic act, and an extraordinarily engaging act” (New York Post). Credit their skyrocketing success to enthusiastic support from the two vibrant Western cities that are their dual homes, and the taste, skill and business savvy of co-directors Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty, both Joffrey Ballet alums. The St. Louis program will be drawn from the company’s eclectic repertory of contemporary ballets by European and American choreographers. Sleek and sophisticated, chic and charming, the top-flight dancers of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet “raise the bar…and then they jump over it” (New York Times). Enjoy the ballet of today at its most inventive and entertaining!

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Dance St. Louis 2011-2012 Season Presenting Sponsor – Ameren Dance St. Louis is supported by the Arts and Education Council, Missouri Arts Council, Regional Arts Commission, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and National Endowment for the Arts.

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5:30 PM Festival of Fun in the Lobby 6:00 PM Lee Theater Performance 7:30 PM Anheuser-Busch Performance

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said it last May: “Like a dancer who puts in the time and energy necessary to successfully pursue her art, the SPRING TO DANCE Festival is in good shape. On second thought, make that great shape. Established in 2008, the three-day event presented

by Dance St. Louis has gained solid footing as a Memorial Day weekend attraction.”

And those words proved prophetic. For the first time in the festival’s four-year history, a performance sold out. On second thought, make that two performances!

There’s no reason to think the response to the 5th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE® FESTIVAL 2012 will be any less, says Dance St. Louis Artistic & Executive Director Michael Uthoff. The festival will again feature 30 dance companies from the Midwest and beyond, for three nights, a different program each night, for only $10 a night.

Uthoff has refined a winning formula for the programs: companies that appeared the year before, companies that didn’t appear that year but did

appear in a previous festival, and companies new to St. Louis. This ensures the return of audience favorites while keeping the mix fresh.

“For instance, I am excited about the return of River North Chicago Dance Company and Buckets and Tap Shoes, who captivated everyone two years ago,” Uthoff said. “New companies include Q Dance from Canada and Jennifer Muller/The Works from New York. Also, Dance St. Louis makes sure to feature some of the companies that will appear in our following season.

Therefore we have invited Pilobolus and Nashville Ballet for SPRING TO DANCE 2012.

helpful change. If you want to go to the Lee Theater performance, you will need to pick up a door pass outside the Lee Theater on the night of the show.

“We will start handing out Lee passes at 4:40 p.m., and when they’re gone, they’re gone,” Uthoff said. “This way, if you don’t go to the Lee, you can head right away to the Terrace Lobby and enjoy the interactive performances by local dance troupes that run continuously from 5:30 to 7 p.m.”

“As usual we love showing off St. Louis’ own companies, so we invited Saint Louis Ballet, MADCO, Common Thread Contemporary Dance Company and Atrek.”

Either way, Uthoff said, SPRING TO DANCE is a phenomenal experience. As one respondent to the 2011 audience survey commented, “Great selection of talent and at a price I can handle—everybody can!” Or as another summed up: “Excellent chance to view a wide variety of dance companies in a classy format at a cheap price.” H

The 6 p.m. show in the 350seat Lee Theater is included in the $10 ticket along with the 7:30 p.m. show in the 1600-seat Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall. But for 2012, Uthoff notes one important and, he hopes,

Sponsored by Emerson, Caleb C. and Julia W. Dula Educational and Charitable Foundation, Edward Jones, Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, Missouri Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Regional Arts Commission and the Whitaker Foundation.

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FUSION: EAST & WEST “Japan Meets World is an ode to the beauty of Japanese music,” said Maria Millar, Silver Roots violinist. “By contrasting Japanese folk and classical music with its Western counterparts, we celebrate the similarities and differences of each.”

Silver Roots – comprised of Juilliard graduates Shawn Wyckoff (flute), Maria Millar (violin) and Michael Haas (cello)–performs a rich blend of folk music from over 15 countries and classical music spanning 400 years.

Silver Roots weaves music, history and candid commentary into magical performances.

The trio’s double life of performing classical music in concert halls while playing folk music in pubs and clubs has amassed an unparalleled treasure chest of skills.

Silver Roots’ concerts are a voyage across borders, worlds and time steeped in legends and magic. The group draws upon backgrounds in acting, singing and dancing to turn concerts into unforgettable performance events.

Improvisation takes it up a notch, infusing concerts with pure, dynamic energy.

Interaction and innovation are hallmarks of Silver Roots, and have paved the way for the trios’ accolades and grants. Silver Roots is the recipient of a 2011 Canada Council for the Arts Composition Grant as well as a 2010 Chamber Music America Residency Grant. H Presented by E. Desmond Lee Global Ethnic Collaborative and Ei’ichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professorship in Japanese Studies, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, with the support of The Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis

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Revived in the 1960s and ‘70s, rembetika is still popular in Greece, and today, it has again become one of the so-called “purely Greek” traditions.

The bluesy, heart-wrenching rembetika, driven by the bouzouki instrument, is the music of the 1920s Greek demimonde inhabitants of the waterfront bars of Piraeus. (To recreate the intimate atmosphere in which rembetika was created, this program will be presented in the Lee Cabaret that provides for table seating and drinks in the theater.)

Like many urban subculture musical forms, rembetiko grew out of particular urban circumstances. At its core, it’s the music of poor refugees and criminals, and has been compared to Mississippi Delta blues for its soulful chronicling of personal and social problems.

The three musicians who make up the group Syn-Aulois come from a rich variety of musical backgrounds, including jazz, classical music, avant-garde, rock and Latin music, as well as various styles of folkloric and urban Greek music. They perform on bouzouki, violin, guitar, piano, accordion and percussion, and are accompanied by the extraordinary voice of Panayota Haloulakou. H Presented by E. Desmond Lee Global Ethnic Collaborative and Karakas Family Foundation Alliance for the Advancement of Hellenic Studies, Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, with the support of The Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis

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music to make “True global anyone feel better.”

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Senegalese singer/songwriter Cheikh Lô has taken his nation’s pop dance music and made it popular worldwide.

He accomplished this by softening the hard edges of mbalax, the most popular modern music in Senegal, and incorporated elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rumba, folk and jazz.

As a child in the 1950s growing up in Burkina near the border of Mali, Lô, a distinctive guitarist, percussionist and drummer, played the musical genres of the time, including Cuban and Congolese styles. As he grew as a

musician, he developed his signature blend of semi-acoustic flavors, a diverse statement of musical and cultural experience.

His infectious style of music is more accessible to Western listeners, and he’s considered one of the great mavericks of African music. On his latest album, Jamm, which means “peace” in Wolof, Lô’s mbalax rhythms and signature blend of semi-acoustic flavors support his husky vocals.

Since releasing his first internationally distributed record in 1996, Lô’s worldwide acclaim has been steadily increasing. African music expert Banning Eyre of NPR’s All Things Considered said, Lô “proves himself one of the most dynamic creators in today’s African music” and the Associated Press called the record “a globe-hopping aural adventure.” H

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approach to the arts,” said Dennis Reagan, president and CEO at The Muny. “Our production, Muny 4U, is being designed to bring a fresh spin on musical theatre to this young audience.”

DESIGNED WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN MIND.

Arts@Play, the Touhill’s new interactive series for young audiences, is a collaboration of Touhill staff and some of St. Louis’ most respected presenters and artists. The series is a hybrid of interactivity and performance, produced with a goal of giving young people the opportunity to experience the performing arts in an entertaining, comfortable, fun setting.

Next in the series is original work from The Muny created especially for Arts@Play.

“Presenting musical theatre as ‘play’ rather than ‘work’ dovetails nicely with The Muny’s

Muny 4U is an hour-long theatrical experience, designed by The Muny primarily for middle school audiences. Interactive and lively, the show will involve the audience in different aspects of musical theatre, and demonstrate that they know more about the genre than they might realize.

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Connecting the Community Through Stories Throughout time, people have preserved their culture, values and beliefs through storytelling.

This year, master storytellers include Noah Buchholz, Willy Claflin, Angela Lloyd, Kunama Mtemdaji, Susan O’Halloran and Dovie Thomason.

The festival encompasses activities for all ages, with special events featuring family storytelling, tales for adults, a youth storytelling concert, a storytelling workshop, a storytelling program for the deaf, an evening of faith-based storytelling and ghost stories.

Year after year, audiences are inspired by the telling of tales, listening and sharing in the performances. Join UMSL as we connect the community through stories. H

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Giving voice to the human experience, storytelling allows families and communities to pass on their history to succeeding generations. The award-winning St. Louis Storytelling Festival, now in its 33rd year, renews this ancient art. This four-day extravaganza has both featured storytellers from across the nation and regional storytellers from our own community who breathe life into tales of family, neighborhoods and the global community.

They will weave their tales throughout the community, performing at more than 20 locations in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Locations include the Gateway Arch, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Missouri Historical Society, Missouri Botanical Garden, library branches, parks and bookstores.

The concluding performance takes place at the Touhill Performing Arts Center and offers performances by all the featured storytellers.

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GAETANO DONIZETTI’S -THE ELIXIR OF LOVE PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, UMSL OPERA THEATRE

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24 7:30 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 2 & 7:30 PM (1 pm pre-show discussion) Ah, love! The source of man’s greatest pleasure, as well as his greatest pain.

University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Opera Theatre invites you to celebrate the conquering of love’s fickle affections in one of opera’s most delightful gems! A work of great musical and comedic wealth, The Elixir of Love is just the antidote needed to awaken the passionate rumblings of even the most hardened romantic soul. They say love is blind, but be assured that your eyes, ears and hearts are in for an intoxicatingly fun evening of musical seduction!

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PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, DANCE & MEDIA STUDIES

MARCH 16 & 17 7:30 PM / MARCH 18 3 PM MARCH 21 - 24 7:30 PM $10 general public / $5 student with ID

Moliere’s classic farce comes to life in this bold, new production. The religious hypocrite Tartuffe has wormed his way into the once ordered household and vulnerable heart of substantial merchant Orgon. Under the guise of piety, he looks set to succeed in driving away the son, marrying the daughter, seducing the wife, imprisoning Orgon and leaving the family destitute. Railed against as a sacrilegious outrage by the Church, the play was banned from public performance by Louis XIV in 1664.

UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION, AFRO-CUBAN ENSEMBLE & VOCAL POINT PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

TUESDAY APRIL 10 7:30 PM This concert is the third annual collaborative event between the University Percussion Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Ensemble and Vocal Point. There will be popular music, ethnic music, classical music and more performed.

It is entertainment for the entire family! The University Percussion and Afro-Cuban Ensembles perform under the direction of Matt Henry and Vocal Point performs under the direction of Jim Henry.

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JANUARY 27-29 JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 4 $10 general public / $5 student with ID

DES LEE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC CONCERT

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14 6:30 PM

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 6:30 PM

PIANO STUDIO DUO RECITAL

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 7:30 PM

DANIEL KUEHLER PIANO CONCERT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29 7:30 PM

UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE with the u.s. air force band of mid-america THURSDAY MARCH 1 7:30 PM

UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA CONCERTO CONCERT Featuring Daniel Kuehler, piano MONDAY MARCH 5 7:30 PM

UMSL JAZZ COMBOS

THURSDAY MARCH 8 7:30 PM

UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE

WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 7:30 PM

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PIANO STUDIO RECITAL

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 7:30PM

CELLO CHOIR

TUESDAY APRIL 17 7:30 PM

GREATER ST. LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL STUDENT ENSEMBLE CONCERTS APRIL 20-21

UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE with the St Louis Wind Symphony SUNDAY APRIL 22 7:30 PM

UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA & UNIVERSITY SINGERS

MONDAY APRIL 23 7:30 PM

UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY CHORUS TUESDAY APRIL 24 7:30 PM

GENESIS JAZZ PROJECT TUESDAY MAY 1 7:30 PM

STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC WEDNESDAY MAY 2 7:30PM

MFA GRADUATE READINGS FRIDAY MAY 11 7:30 PM

the World with Your Bare Hands WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 7PM

The Honorable Cory A. Booker is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He took the oath of office as Mayor of New Jersey’s largest city in July 2006 following a sweeping electoral victory and was re-elected for a second term in another overwhelming majority in 2010. Elected with a clear mandate for change, Mayor Booker has begun work on realizing a bold vision for the city. Newark’s mission is to set a national standard for urban transformation by marshaling its resources to achieve security, economic abundance and an environment which is nurturing and empowering for individuals and families. H

LISA LING: Open Heart, Open Mind TUESDAY MARCH 13 7PM

Ling is the co-executive producer and host of Our America on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and was the field correspondent for The Oprah Show.

She is also a contributor to ABC News’ Nightline. She was the first female host of “National Geographic’s Explorer” series where she investigated the deadly MS-13 gang, went undercover inside North Korea and explored the drug war in South America. Her national career debut came as co-host of ABC Daytime’s hit show The View, which won its first daytime Emmy during her time at the show. She was also a special correspondent for CNN’s Planet in Peril series and is a contributing editor for USA Today’s “USA Weekend Magazine.” She is the co-author of Mother, Sister, Daughter, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood and Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home, which she penned with her sister Laura. H

COMMON: It’ll All Make Sense One Day TUESDAY APRIL 3 7PM

Known as the King of Conscious Hip Hop, Common is one of music’s most poetic and respected lyricists. On his many albums, such as Can I Borrow a Dollar? and Finding Forever, his introspective rhymes have pushed boundaries with their biting social commentary. He’s also an actor, recently seen in Just Wright with Queen Latifah. Common isn’t just a musician and actor: he is a role model. Offering the younger generations a better understanding of self-respect and love, he has combined hip hop with literature, releasing three books, including I Like You But I Love Me. In 2007, he launched the Common Ground Foundation, an organization dedicated to the empowerment and development of America’s urban youth. Whether inspiring audiences through his music, his books or his foundation, Common continues to break new ground, and remains one of hip hop’s most innovative, positive voices. H

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Thank You FRIENDS BOARD Cynthia J. Bambini – President Heather Backes Laura Lock Janet Conners Kathleen Matheny Judie A. Courtney Darin E. Slyman Dr. Malaika Horne Lisa Youngblood SOLOIST LEVEL Dixie and Suzanne Kohn ENSEMBLE LEVEL Richard Kluesner Barbara A. Horn, M.D. and Peter D. Weiss, M.D. PATRON LEVEL Jaime C. and Jason Bergfeld Willyetta M. Carter Dr. William Carver Irene Franklin Tracy A. Gilroy Dr. John B. and Doris Hylton Elizabeth Kurila and Michael Mindlin Larry Levin

Jean Lovati Roy Parks Jean Prokop Molly Rockamann James and Catherine Sieveking Michael J. Sieveking Thomas Siler Marie Steinbach Michael G. Uthoff

FRIEND LEVEL Wendy Bell Judith Bender Edward O. Bull Dr. Sallyanne H. Fitzgerald Jim and Julia Gleason Rachel Haspiel Dr. Jacqueline Kelly

Joseph Kline Lewis Levey Katherine Madson Charlotte Martin Kevin Shulte Callaway Zuccarello

SPONSORS Emerson and Emerson Charitable Trust Regional Arts Commission

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Explore.Experience.Engage (E3!) – This program enhances the live performance experience by offering a pre-show discussion and a post-show meet-and-greet opportunity to share ideas and enthusiasm for the performing arts.

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TOUHILL VOLUNTEERS Thank you for generously giving your time! We couldn't do what we do without you!

Carole Allen Rita Anokhin Fran Atkins Ellen Kaye Augustine Augustine, Richard Tim Barnes Rebecca Barnes Christine Bates Dottie Bates Janet Beasley Della Bibko Duane Bibko Jacqueline Bishop Dick Blatz Margaret Blatz Joan Bohrer Genetra Bowser Carla Bright Vicki Budd-Darby Penney Bush-Boyce Willyetta Carter Linda Casey Terri Christian Donald Cole Doris Coleman Ania Colvin Teresa Connelly Lisa Cripe Catherine Daniels Donna Dannenmaier Galina Dega Jacqueline Dehmer William Dehmer Joe Deluca Bill Dick Dottie Dick Georgia Durfee Gerry Durfee Chuck Ehlert Linda Fiehler Phyllis Floyd Joan Fromme BJ Fuhrmann Paul Fuhrmann Mary Fulmer Angela Gielow

Craig Groh Donna Hall Margo Harris Betty Heath Becky Henderson Diane Henderson Bob Herr Gloria Herr Garry Hitt Florence Hodge Holdenried ,Faye Yvonne Holmes Richard Hu Carol Hutchinson Donald Jeffries Gene Jewell Hilda Jones Dorothy Kaiser Angel Keys Donna Kriete Libbie Krumme Roger Krumme Jennifer Krupp Robert Larson Mary Leuchtmann Margie Levinson Audrey Levit Steve Levit Mary Lutz Whitt Lynn Roz Marx Kay McFarlane Roslyn McSpadden Madreen Meyer Norman Meyer Paul Meyer Jim Mitchell Larry Mitchell Linda Mitchell Ginni Mittler Janice Mueller Mary Mueller Sheila O Connor Jacque Perez Pat Poindexter Kathy Pratte

Active Volunteer list as of January 1, 2012

Sharon Preston Tracey Ramsey Don Rataj Diane Rataj Sue Reid Pamela Rice Kathleen Riethmann Tom Riethmann Joe Ritacco Sheryl Rogers Janie Saxe Brenda Schmelzel Betty Schmelzer Ed Schmidt Al Schumacher Patricia Scott Carol Simon William Simon Pamela Smith Bradd Snead Jo Snead Peggy Stephens Jane Sulze Joe Sulze Tammy Tate John Terry Sheri Lyn Terry Murlene Thayer Barbara Thomas Valda Tuetken Michael Ursch Kathleen Vallett Catherine Vatterott Frank Vullo Jean Vullo Peggy Wald Harold Walters Judith Walters Matt Waterman April Webb Steve Webb Martin Wilder Rita Wilhelm Randy Wilson Karen Wood Jeanne Yegge

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VOLUNTEER Volunteers and Touhill staff are partners, each with an equal but complementary role in realizing the Touhill experience for our patrons.

All performances are supported by nearly 120 active community volunteers who serve as ticket takers, greeters, guest service representatives and ushers.

How it works

Volunteers choose the performance opportunities they want to assist – based on their interests and availability. The coordinator assigns them to selected events and returns their schedule confirmation. On the day of the event, the volunteer will be assigned a task position based on the needs of the performance. Most of the volunteers get to see or experience a majority of the show itself!

We ask that volunteers commit to at least 12 events a year to remain in active status as a member of the Guild. For volunteers, events last just around five hours from call time to dismissal.

Major perks!

Touhill volunteers are afforded special benefits associated with giving time to an UMSL organization: Experience Touhill performances with two complimentary tickets per volunteer.

Access to The Mark Twain Building, host to a wide-range of recreational activities and programs including a running track, work-out facilities and a swimming pool.

Free admission to Triton home games.

10% discount on purchases at the Campus Bookstore.

A vision care discount with 25% off comprehensive care examinations and eyeglasses.

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Join the award-winning Touhill Volunteer Guild! You can experience the arts from a whole new perspective as a volunteer. Our volunteers are appreciated and recognized for their service and commitment to strengthening the artistic community.

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Information and Directions TOUHILL TICKET OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with extended hours on Monday and Thursday until 7 p.m., and at least two hours prior to ticketed performances on Saturday and Sunday. The Ticket Office remains open through intermission.

Phone: 314.516.4949 Toll-free: 866.516.4949 Online: www.touhill.org All tickets purchased by phone and online must be charged to MasterCard, Visa or Discover; individual tickets will not be held without payment. Checks may be made payable to the University of Missouri–St. Louis or UMSL. Tickets purchased via mail, phone or online will be mailed. Please allow 7-10 business days for delivery. All tickets purchased less than seven days prior to the performance will be held at Will Call. Patrons must present an I.D. when picking up tickets. Tickets will only be released to ticket purchaser with I.D. Call with name changes.

SER V IC E FE E S A service fee is added to the price of each ticket for all phone, mail, fax and online purchases. There are no additional fees charged at the window. Fees are not printed on the ticket.

DI S C OUN T S Local students, seniors and UMSL employees benefit from discounted ticket prices to many performances at the Touhill. Please ask at the time of purchase if the show you choose to attend is eligible.

Students and UMSL employees must present current I.D. when requesting discounts.

Discounts may not be combined.

REFR E S HM E N T S The Bar/Concession area located in the Terrace Lobby is open one hour before curtain and during intermission for most performances, featuring drinks, snacks and light fare. No food or drink is permitted in the theater except for Gold Circle and select events. Catering is available for private parties.

Please contact an event manager at 314.516.4100 for information.

P E R S O N A L A MPL I F I E D L I S T E N E R ( PA L ) Don’t miss a note or a word at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Our state-of-the-art Infraports — lightweight, comfortable and easy to wear hearing augmentation headsets — are available free to patrons at the Touhill’s two coat checks.

L AT E S E AT I N G P O L I C Y Please arrive at the Touhill with enough time to find your seat before the performance begins. Late arrivals will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager, who will determine an appropriate time so as not to interrupt the artists or other audience members.

Video monitors are available at each door to ensure that you can partake of the program while waiting to enter the Hall.

Late seating points may be significantly into the program.

MAT U R E A U D I E N C ES Indicates performances are suitable for mature audiences due to adult content.

ATM An ATM is located in the Parterre Lobby next to the concession area.

GROUP DI SCOUNT S Group discounts may be available for groups of 20 or more. Call 314.516.4940 for information.

T I CKE T RE SE L L E RS Be advised that only tickets printed on Touhill imprinted ticket stock will be honored for admittance to events held at the Touhill. Touhill tickets may be offered through other resellers, however we recommend checking directly with the Touhill Ticket Office for availability and pricing prior to purchasing from these resellers. The Touhill will not be responsible for any transactions between a reseller and patron.

DI SRUP T I VE BE HAVI OR P OL I CY In order to preserve the enjoyment and safety of all patrons and performers, the Touhill does not permit disruptive behavior that causes undue attention to any audience members. If a patron displays behavior deemed disruptive by the House Manager, he or she may be asked to leave the facility and will not be allowed a refund.

T OBACCO-F RE E Please note that the UMSL campus is tobacco-free.

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FROM I-70 TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND MAIN TICKET OFFICE: Take the Florissant Road exit (exit 240) and travel south one-half mile to Arnold B. Grobman Dr. Turn right, continue up the hill and park in the garages to your left or in Parking Lot E to your right. Follow signs for handicapped parking.

METROLINK Go METRO! The UMSL North Campus MetroLink Station is just steps from the Touhill’s Main Entrance!

PARKING Touhill patrons enjoy plenty of FREE parking, found in Parking Garages at the Touhill’s Main Entrance, and Lot K at the Touhill’s Lee Entrance. Handicap accessible parking is also available.

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PRO ARTE QUARTET Friday 10, 8 p.m.

CHEIKH LO Thursday 12, 7:30 p.m.

ASQ: FAMOUS LAST WORDS Friday 4, 8 p.m.

STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG Friday 17, 8 p.m.

MUNY 4U Friday 13, 7 p.m.

SILVER ROOTS: JAPAN MEETS WORLD Saturday 18, 8 p.m.

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET Friday 13, 8 p.m.

Saturday 14, 2 & 8 p.m.

ST. LOUIS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL Saturday 5, 7:30 p.m.

ALEXANDRA BALLET: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Saturday 25, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 26, 2 p.m.

JAZZ FESTIVAL:

PONCHO SANCHEZ & HIS LATIN BAND, Featuring Terence Blanchard Friday 20, 8 p.m.

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THE CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND Saturday 21, 8 p.m.

ASQ: WORLD PREMIERE Friday 2, 8 p.m.

ST. LOUIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA Tuesday 6, 7 p.m.

THE SECOND CITY Thursday 26, 8 p.m.

Friday 27, 8 p.m.

Saturday 28, 5 & 9 p.m.

THE JOFFREY BALLET Friday 9, 8 p.m.

Saturday 10, 2 & 8 p.m.

SAINT LOUIS BALLET: SWAN LAKE Friday 27, 8 p.m.

Saturday 28, 2:30 & 8 p.m.

Sunday 29, 3 p.m.

SYN-AULOIS: REMBETIKA TO MODERN Saturday 10, 8 p.m.

MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! Friday 16, 8 p.m.

AN EVENING WITH HERBIE HANCOCK AND HIS BAND Sunday 18, 7:30 p.m.

MADCO: 35th SEASON ANNIVERSARY Friday 30, 8 p.m.

Saturday 31, 8 p.m.

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A LIFE UNHAPPENING Friday 11, 7:30 p.m.

SPRING TO DANCE FESTIVAL Thursday 24, 5:30 p.m.

Friday 25, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 26, 5:30 p.m.

JUNE JUNE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY Saturday 23, 2 & 8 p.m.

THE BIG MUDDY DANCE COMPANY Friday 29, 8 p.m.

Saturday 30, 8 p.m.

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