the performing arts center, purchase college 2015-2016 season brochure

2016

2015

National Youth Orchestra of the USA National Ballet of China

The 5 Browns Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainVertigo Dance Company Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Ana Gasteyer: I’m Hip!

Munich Symphony Orchestra Arturo Sandoval Black Violin Art of Time Ensemble: Sgt. Pepper Jessica Lang Dance

A Chanticleer Christmas Ray Chen The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour Martha Graham Dance Company Decoda Flamenco Vivo Carlota SantanaThe Intergalactic Nemesis Zuill Bailey

Montana Rep: All My SonsEileen Ivers Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion

2

3

45

678

10

11121314

15

161718

1920

21222324

252627

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars State Street Ballet: Carmen Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE! Robin Spielberg John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis

Opera at the Cinema National Theatre Live

Arts in Education

About Purchase College Two Evenings of Piano 2015Conservatory of MusicConservatory of Theatre Arts Conservatory of DanceVisual Arts

Crafts at PurchaseSupport The Center

Season Calendar Ticketing InformationOrder Form

282930313233

3435

36

373839404142

4344

454647

I have a fact to share with you: somewhere far off in the world someone is probably looking at The Performing Arts Center at this very minute. That’s a grand statement, but very true because of something that happens here during the days, and sometimes nights, prior to or after our performances. Filmmaking.

The climactic scene from Bob Fosse’s motion picture AllThatJazz was filmed here at The Center. The dance and backstage sequences of TheBlackSwan took place on the stage of our Concert Hall and downstairs in the dressing rooms and hallways. The Concert Hall stage was host to the Academy Awards ceremony in the movie In&Out. At this very minute someone is likely watching a DVD of Roy Scheider taking center stage, Natalie Portman weeping in a dressing room mirror, or Matt Dillon accepting an Oscar here, at The Center.

More recently, the concert sequences from the TV series Mozart in theJungle, starring Malcolm McDowell, Bernadette Peters, and Gael Garcia Bernal were filmed here. Pretty heady stuff.

Millions of pairs of eyes have seen The Center in movies and on television, but the eyes that are especially important to us are your eyes.

We have an extraordinary season planned for next year and we hope you will see all of it. There are familiar faces among the artists in our series, including OrpheusChamberOrchestra, MarthaGrahamDanceCompany, and jazz great JohnPizzarelli. The broad spectrum of artists making their Performing Arts Center debuts ranges from the violin virtuosity of RayChen to the comedy improvisation of ColinMochrie and BradSherwood; from the wickedly funny singing of AnaGasteyer to the exuberance of the MontereyJazzFestival musicians; from the National Ballet of China fusing Western and Chinese dance to pop icons performing Sgt.Pepper’sLonelyHeartsClubBand.

Take a look through this brochure. It’s a feast for the eyes. Your eyes.As for us, we look forward to seeing you often at The Center in 2015-2016.

Harry J. McFadden Director

DEAR ARTS LOVER,TABLE OF CONTENTS

1

EXPERIENCE.SOMETHING.REAL.

Do you attend multiple performances each season? Do you want to sit in the best seats – the same seats – every time you visit? Do you like to be the first to know when we announce our season? Do you want special perks? Do you love a good deal? If so, you sound just like one of our Series Subscribers!

Our fixed series subscribers are arts lovers like you who know what they like. They sit in the best seats in the house, they get ticket exchange privileges, lost ticket insurance…and because they are our most loyal audience members, a 20% discount.

For those of you who like to mix and match, we also offer Create Your Own series options. Choose three or more events for flexibility and big savings; see the order form on page 47 for details.

Don’t wait until August 4 when single tickets go on sale to secure your seats! Subscribe today, get seated now, and join this very special group of The Center’s biggest fans.

Fixed series events are color-coded throughout the brochure so that you can easily find them. Use the order form on page 47 to subscribe and save.

Questionsaboutbecomingasubscriber?Calltheboxofficeat914-251-6200.

GREAT ORCHESTRASOrpheus Chamber Orchestra (2 performances)Munich Symphony OrchestraApollo’s Fire: St. John Passion

GREAT PERFORMERSThe 5 Browns, pianoRay Chen, violinZuill Bailey, cello

CHAMBER MUSICChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (4 performances)

GREAT VOICESA Chanticleer ChristmasApollo’s Fire: St. John PassionMetropolitan Opera Rising Stars

CENTER DANCE Vertigo Dance CompanyJessica Lang DanceMartha Graham Dance CompanyState Street Ballet: Carmen

CENTER JAZZ Arturo Sandoval Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis

CENTER FAMILYBlack Violin The Intergalactic Nemesis Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE!

CENTER CINEMA Opera at the Cinema* National Theatre Live*

* Fixed package only. Individual screenings cannot be purchased as part of a Create Your Own series.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

2 CENTERSUMMERartscenter.org

NYO-USA

“Delight in all that youthful fervor is heightened by the thought that this is only the beginning”

– London Telegraph

Be the first to meet and applaud this year’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. After a two-week residency at Purchase College, these 122 extraordinary young musicians will give their first performance right here at The Center before they embark on a seven-city tour of China. They will perform under

the baton of the great conductor Charles Dutoit and will be joined by China’s superstar pianist YUNDI. On the program, a new work by Tan Dun commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, “Emperor,” and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

ConcertHallA $55B $45c $30

FRIDAYJULY 108PM

NYO-USA is a project of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

CHARLES DUTOIT CONDUCTOR

YUNDIPIANO

3914-251-6200CENTERSUMMER

“Brings together old and new forms, eastern and western styles and quite possibly the best looking set and costume design you’ll see” – The Scotsman

NATIONAL

BALLET

CHINAOF

SATURDAY JULY 188PM

Direct from the 2015 Lincoln Center Festival, China’s national ballet fuses classic western ballet with traditional Chinese dance, creating a style of ballet that is uniquely their own. Their program will juxtapose the familiar, including excerpts from Act III of Don Quixote and Act II of Giselle,

with works that encapsulate the Chinese spirit and experience, including the contemporary works Guangling Verse and Close Your Eyes When It Is Getting Dark, as well as selections from two of their signature ballets: Yellow River and The Red Detachment of Women.ConcertHall

A $55B $40

4

THE 5BROWNS“Rarely does one see five grand pianos huddled onstage, much less hear them played simultaneously in concert. But play them the 5 Browns did in a performance that was as spontaneous as it was personable.” – The Washington Post

SATURDAY OCTOBER 38PMConcertHallA $55B $45c $35

GREATPERFORMERSartscenter.org

When one looks at five attractive, well-dressed young musicians, ages 28 to 35, one is inclined to think, “ah, a pop group.” Looks can be deceiving: these five brothers and sisters, the first family of five siblings to enroll at New York City’s prestigious Juilliard School, are classical music artists of the highest caliber. They dazzled audiences when they opened our 2012-2013

season as a special event, so much so that we knew we had to bring them back on our Great Performers series. The 5 Browns: five Steinway Artists at five pianos, performing individually or in various combinations from duos to complex five-piano arrangements, classical and contemporary music played flawlessly.

PIANO

ProgramDUKASThe Sorcerer’s Apprentice(arr. Jeffrey Shumway)

STRAVINSKYThe Rite of Spring: Part One (arr. Jeffrey Shumway)

SMETANADie Moldau (arr. Jeffrey Shumway)

BALAKIREVIslamey: Fantasy for Five Pianos (arr. Greg Anderson)

The above pieces are all for five pianos. The program will also include a selection of duets and solos, TBA.

FPO

5914-251-6200 CENTER SINGLES

UKULELEORCHESTRA

OFGREAT BRITAIN

“Iconoclastic. Unabashed genre crashing antics. Nothing is spoof proof.”

– London Sunday Times

SUNDAY OCTOBER 43PMRecitalHallA $45

No drums. No pianos. No banjos. No electronic trickery. Just ukes…and singing…and a bit of whistling. Don’t let the formal wear fool you; a concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a virtuosic, funny, awesome, foot-stomping event, a collision of rock-n-roll, light entertainment, post-punk, and toe-tapping oldies. Formed in 1985 just for fun, their first gig was a sell-out, and they’ve been at it ever since with sold-out concerts around the globe, happily taking the blame for the current ukulele revival. These first-rate artists slide easily from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, maybe with a touch of Otis Redding in between. As one critic suggested, it’s just one plucking thing after another.

6DA

NCE

COM

PANY

VERT

IGO

“Noa Wertheim and Adi Sha’al are a powerful force in the Israeli contemporary dance scene” – Dance in Israel

PepsiCoTheatreA $50B $35

SATURDAY OCTOBER 108PM

CENTERDANCEartscenter.org

Hailing from some of Israel’s most respected dance companies, Noa Wertheim and Adi Sha’al’s first professional collaboration was a short duet called Vertigo. Soon after, in 1992, they established their own company of the same name. Based in an Eco Art Village midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, an environment

in which the arts are fostered in an ecologically and socially responsible manner, Vertigo explores the powerful connections that exist among society, art, and the environment, and seeks to bring audiences closer through the universal language of movement.

7

CHAMBERORCHESTRA

ORPHEUSConcertHallA $80B $65C $50

SUNDAYS

OCTOBER 113PM

JANUARY 313PM

October11MENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61

RIHM Concerto for Violin and Cello (World Premiere)

January31HAYDN Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Hob. I: 1

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466

ARENSKY Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35A

RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 (arr. Paul Chihara)

914-251-6200GREATORCHESTRAS

JAN VOGLERCELLOMIRA WANGVIOLIN

KHATIA BUNIATISHVILIPIANO

“Never had a conductor, never seemed to need one. It’s proved its point over and over...the results astonish.” – Los Angeles Times

OCTOBER 11 JANUARY 31

Some musical partnerships are so powerful that the names become synonymous. Think of Lincoln Center and one thinks of the New York Philharmonic. What would Preservation Hall in New Orleans be without the jazz band of the same name? We feel that way about Orpheus. Their recitals are clever, compassionate, and creative, and they’ve been with us for so long, it just wouldn’t be a season without them.

8

“The city’s supreme chamber music series”

– The New Yorker

This marks the second season of residency at The Center for the nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music. This year’s four extraordinary concerts continue Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han’s commitment to bringing audiences the finest chamber music performances, repertoire, and artists.

THE

OF

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

LINCOLNCENTER

CHAMBERMUSICartscenter.org

9

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 215PM

RecitalHallA $50

914-251-6200CHAMBERMUSIC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 175PM

RecitalHallA $50

HAYDN, MENDELSSOHN, & SCHUMANNThe CMS season at The Center kicks off with three jewels of the chamber music repertoire, taking listeners on a journey from the Classical to the Romantic era.

Michael Brownpiano Anne-Marie McDermott pianoWu HanpianoChad Hoopes violinAni KavafianviolinMatthew LipmanviolaPaul NeubauerviolaDmitri AtapinecelloJoseph Conyersdouble bass

HAYDN Trio in A Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:18

MENDELSSOHN Sextet in D Major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110

SCHUMANN Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44

Gilbert KalishpianoNicolas DautricourtviolinKristin LeeviolinPaul NeubauerviolaNicholas CanellakiscelloTorleif ThedéencelloTara Helen O’ConnorfluteTommaso Lonquichclarinet

HAYDN Trio in E Minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:12

SCHOENBERG/WEBERN Kammersymphonie arranged for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 9

BRAHMS Quartet No. 3 in C Minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 60

SATURDAY, JANUARY 235PMRecitalHallA $45

Alessio BaxpianoJuho PohjonenpianoOrion WeisspianoWu Qianpiano

ARENSKY Silhouettes, Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 23

BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 19

LUTOSLAWSKI Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos

RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dancesfor Two Pianos, Op. 45

SATURDAY, MAY 75PMRecitalHallA $50

Nicholas PhantenorGloria ChienpianoJuho PohjonenpianoPaul HuangviolinNicholas CanellakiscelloMihai MaricacelloRadovan Vlatkovichorn

DVORÁK Selected Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands

SCHUBERT “Auf dem Strom” for Tenor, Horn, and Piano, D. 943, Op. 119

SCHUMANN Andante and Variations for Horn, Two Cellos, and Two Pianos, WoO 10

SCHUBERT Allegro in A Minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 947, Op. 144, “Lebensstürme”

BRAHMS Trio in E-flat Major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40

NIGHTS IN VIENNAGilbert Kalish, one of the greatest pianists of our time, leads a cast of formidable CMS artists in a program spanning three centuries of music in Vienna.

PIANOS/PIANISTSFour exceptional CMS pianists share the stage (and sometimes, piano!), performing works that range from playful to fiery.

HORN CALLSInternationally renowned horn virtuoso Radovan Vlatkovic is featured in a program of beloved chamber works for this remarkable instrument.

10 CENTER SINGLES artscenter.org

I’M HIP!“A sure-to-be-memorable mix of comedy and music”

– Rage Monthly


SATURDAY OCTOBER 248PM

CENTERSINGLESartscenter.org

GASTEYERANAYou know she’s funny (6 years on Saturday Night Live). You may know that she sings (she was on Broadway in Wicked and The Threepenny Opera). But did you know that she swings? Really swings? When she steps up to a microphone she evokes the swagger of an era when a lady ruled a nightclub and an audience knew they were in for a good time. The patter is real, the themes adult, the lyrics

are timeless, and the vibe recalls that of a time when entertainers truly entertained with sultry standards and saucy stories. Ana Gasteyer and her high-octane back-up band — they’ll have you swinging here at The Center.

11

ConcertHallA $95B $75C $50

FRIDAYNOVEMBER 68PM MUNICH

ORCHESTRASYMPHONYProgram

GEORGES BIZET Excerpts from Carmen Suites No. 1 and No. 2

JOAQUÍN RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Andaluz

JULES MASSENET Le Cid: Ballet Music

914-251-6200GREATORCHESTRAS

“The ensemble’s incisive playing earned an enthusiastic standing ovation”

– Miami Herald

The last time the Münchner Symphoniker toured the US was in 2011, and this ensemble’s return, with its signature classical-romantic repertoire, has been a highly anticipated event. This time, the world-class orchestra will share the stage with renowned guitarist Pepe Romero, the self-proclaimed ambassador of classical guitar who has entertained audiences worldwide for six decades, and Pepe’s real-life family, The Romeros, about whom The New York Times proclaimed, “Collectively, they are the only classical guitar quartet of real stature in the world today; in fact, they virtually invented the format.”

PHILIPPE ENTREMONTHONORARY CONDUCTOR

THE ROMEROSGUITAR QUARTET

PEPE ROMEROGUITAR SOLOIST

FPO

12

“From Cuba to America, Arturo Sandoval is an ambassador for jazz” – National Public Radio

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 78PM

ARTURO

SANDOVAL


CENTERJAZZartscenter.org

What better pedigree could there be in the jazz world than to be known as the protégé of the one and only Dizzy Gillespie? It’s a claim that can be made by the singular master of the jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, Arturo Sandoval.

You may have seen him performing on the Oscars, the Grammys, or in the Super Bowl halftime show. But if you haven’t yet seen him

live on stage, you haven’t truly experienced one of the most dynamic and vivacious jazz artists of our time, one who also happens to be a renowned composer and classical musician, performing regularly with the world’s leading symphony orchestras. The bottom line: whether it’s straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz, or classical, Sandoval is one of today’s most brilliant and multifaceted musicians.

13


Wil B and Kev Marcus, the two brilliant performers on violin and viola who made their debut at The Center last year, return for another high-energy celebration of music, with a broad-ranging repertoire encompassing classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass. The guys started playing together in high school, received

the best classical training, and for the past decade have been traveling the world, averaging 200 shows each year, sharing their signature sound: “something everyone can enjoy, whether you’re an 80-year-old grandmother or a kid in kindergarten.”

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

BLACKSUNDAYNOVEMBER 153PM

“Black Violin works hard, but makes it all look like play. Sometimes they play with the intense seriousness of orchestral soloists; at others they fiddle as if at a hoedown” – The New York Times

VIOLIN

914-251-6200CENTERFAMILY



“Art of Time chooses to rebuild magic” – Toronto Globe & Mail

ANDREW BURASHKO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FEATURING STEVEN PAGE OF BARENAKED LADIES, GLEN PHILLIPS OF TOAD THE WET SPROCKET, CRAIG NORTHEY, AND ANDY MAIZE

ART OF TIME

SGT. PEPPER

ENSEMBLE

THE

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 208PM

The Art of Time Ensemble, featuring icons of contemporary pop, re-imagines and re-invents the Beatles classic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through newly commissioned arrangements from pop, jazz, and classical composers. This fresh and vibrant look at such classic Paul McCartney/John Lennon songs as “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” and, of course, the title track, channels the Beatles, but with a decidedly 2015 twist.

15


914-251-6200CENTERDANCE

“With a long list of commissioned works to her name Jessica Lang finally has a canvas of her own to work on. Lang is a master of visual composition.”

– Dance Magazine

SUNDAYNOVEMBER 223PM

The New York Times was rhapsodic when Jessica Lang’s new choreographic work had its premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this past December: “If a Romantic poet were moved to praise the virtues of Jessica Lang’s The Wanderer, he would have many to list. The production, which translates Schubert’s song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin into dance, is a work of high

craftsmanship. With great ingenuity, Ms. Lang’s fine dancers shape it into myriad forms as they tell the story.” Lang, formerly a dancer with Twyla Tharp, and her young company, only a handful of years old, have truly taken the dance world by storm. Also on the program will be The Calling: one dancer and a 20-foot-long white skirt, a striking image in motion.

JESSICA LANG DANCE

16

“The world’s reigning male chorus” – The New Yorker

GREATVOICESartscenter.org

SATURDAY DECEMBER 54PM & 8PMRecitalHallA $55

CHANTICLEERCHRISTMAS

A

Twelve guys in tuxes celebrating the season — what could be better? This orchestra of voices, all of them male (and sartorially resplendent fellows at that), is named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and will be celebrating its 37th season in 2015-2016 the way they celebrate every year: with concerts throughout the country and Europe. The voices range from soprano (yes, adult male soprano) to bass, and their vocal interpretation of holiday music, from Renaissance to traditional to contemporary pop, is always stunningly original.

17914-251-6200GREATPERFORMERS

“Chen’s most impressive strength is the uncompromising rhythmic integrity of his playing”

– The Washington Post

RAYCHEN

SUNDAYDECEMBER 63PMRecitalHallA $50B $35

Program:SCHUBERT Rondo in B Minor, D. 895

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major

ARVO PÄRT Fratres for Violin and Piano

STRAVINSKY Divertimento for Violin and Piano

RAVEL Tzigane

The acclaimed young violinist Ray Chen, just 26 years of age, has been described on National Public Radio as “the finest current violinist you don’t yet know, but soon will” and has repeatedly been compared to the great Maxim Vengerov. When Vengerov himself praises him, attention must be paid: “Ray has proven himself to be a pure musician with great qualities such as a beautiful youthful tone, vitality, and lightness.” The Taiwan-born, Australia-raised musician was first-prize winner of the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition and the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.

VIOLIN


PepsiCoTheatreA $75B $50C $40

THE

ROB MATHES

HOLIDAY CONCERT

FRIDAY DECEMBER 18 8PM

SATURDAYDECEMBER 198PM

“This holiday production puts a new spin on Christmas classics”

– The New York Times

It just wouldn’t be Christmas without Rob Mathes and his band of New York City All-Star musicians, now in their third decade of holiday performances at The Center. This annual celebration is a heart-warming evening of original tunes, holiday classics, and Mathes favorites that will put you in the spirit of the season. Rob has worked with virtually every big

name in the music industry, arranging, producing, directing, recording, and performing with the likes of Bono, Bennett, Sting, and Springsteen. But despite his busy schedule, he’s here each year, and it’s always great to have him “home” for the holidays.

19914-251-6200CENTERJAZZ

“The granddaddy of jazz events”

– Wall Street Journal

MONTEREY JAZZFESTIVAL ON

TOUR

SATURDAYFEBRUARY 138PM

Patti Austinvocals

Terence Blanchardtrumpet

Ravi Coltranetenor & soprano saxophone

Gerald Claytonpiano & music director

Joe Sandersbass

Justin Browndrums


Only one unofficial holiday truly matters to jazz lovers. Every third weekend in September since 1958, thousands upon thousands make the pilgrimage to the fairgrounds in Monterey, California, for a three-day celebration of the best in jazz. In 2016 it’s the Monterey Jazz Festival itself that will be traveling to audiences, bringing with it the Festival’s hallmark “traditionalist-untraditionalist” attitude and jazz-with-a-purpose exuberance, exemplified from the beginning by what founder Jimmy Lyons called “the best jazz people in the whole world.”

20 CENTERDANCEartscenter.org

MARTHA

DANCE

GRAHAM

COMPANY

SATURDAYFEBRUARY 208PM

“Think of the magic of the foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.”

– Martha Graham

ConcertHallA $80B $65

The word “legend” is overused in brochures like this. True legends are few and far between and at The Center we avoid the word. However, sometimes no other word suffices. Such is the case with the legendary (there, we said it) Martha Graham. Now in its 90th anniversary season, the company she founded continues

to carry on her legacy, not only with regular performances selected from among the 181 choreographic works she created, but by continuing to foster her spirit of ingenuity, embracing works by artists inspired by Graham’s vision.


“A collective of some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world”

– Time Out NY

SUNDAYFEBRUARY 213PMRecitalHallA $30

DECO

DA

When a bunch of young musicians first collaborated with one another in a fellowship program overseen by Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, they may not have imagined that the collaboration would evolve into Decoda, an ensemble that in less than four years would travel throughout the United States as well as Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, creating innovative performances and engaging

projects with partners around the world. Now an Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, they were first at The Center in 2012, when they were just starting out, and our audiences embraced them. We are thrilled that they’re back for their fourth consecutive season; audiences can anticipate an afternoon of carefully selected repertoire played with matchless musical fervor.


FLAMENCOVIVO

FRIDAYFEBRUARY 268PMConcertHallA $45B $35“An infectiously joyful

celebration of music and dance” – The New York Times

Flamenco: shimmering, seductive, and steeped in tradition and storytelling. When Carlota Santana brought Flamenco Vivo to The Center two seasons ago, audience enthusiasm was such that we wanted them on our stage again as soon as possible. They return with Poema de Andalucía, a choreographic journey through the alluring cultures and traditions of the Andalusian provinces that form the cradle of Flamenco. This special “poem” celebrates the region’s unique and rich heritage through the language of music, song, and dance.

CARLOTASANTANA


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. And, in this family-friendly performance, it all happens live before your very eyes.

The Intergalactic Nemesis has been featured on television, including Conan O’Brien, and on stage in New York where the New York Post called it “Great fun! A happily retro multimedia extravaganza.”


THE INTERGALACTIC

LIVE-ACTION GRAPHIC NOVEL

NEMESIS“Something you simply must experience if you are a fan of awesome.” –Collider.com

SATURDAYFEBRUARY 273PMPepsiCoTheatreA $25B $15

24 GREATPERFORMERSartscenter.org

ZUILL

BAILEY

“Bailey is one of the most exciting cellists to come along in years”

– The Kansas City Star

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 283PMRecitalHallA $50B $35

The descriptive phrase “rock star” and the word “cellist” are not often uttered in the same sentence, but the two come to mind to describe the astonishingly talented (and, in the words of one critic, “easy on the eye”) Zuill Bailey. This extraordinary classical cellist is gifted with beautiful tone, fabulous technique, sensitive interpretation, and a dynamic personality. The Virginia-born Bailey’s calling card to public attention may have been a bit unusual: for half a dozen years he played a murderous cellist on the HBO prison series Oz. At The Center he’ll be “killing” audiences on the cello he calls “J-Lo” in honor of its deep curves.

CELLO


MONTANA REP

ALLMYSONS

“The 1947 play that made Arthur Miller famous”

– The New York Times

THURSDAYMARCH 108PMPepsiCoTheatreA $45B $30

Arthur Miller’s first great play foreshadowed the explosiveness of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible still to come. World War II recently ended and Joe Keller, the patriarch of a seemingly all-American family, has a secret, one that will slowly unravel during the course of two acts and change

the lives of all the characters forever. Originally produced on Broadway in 1947 and revived several times, this production is from Montana Rep, the theater-in-residence at the University of Montana and one of the most respected touring companies in the United States.


“A beautifully inventive fiddler…her playing tradition-rich yet adventurous, spiced with world, jazz and pop”

– The Boston Globe

FRIDAY MARCH 118PMPepsiCoTheatreA $40B $25

Long-time audience members will remember Eileen Ivers, hailed by The New York Times as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin,” for her frequent appearances at The Center about a dozen years ago. Welcome back, Eileen! We’re looking forward to your Beyond the Bog Road tour, celebrating your newest CD. Adding to the excitement, Eileen will not be alone. Her dazzling and virtuoso fiddle playing will be accompanied by a four-piece back-up band and dancers, all exploring Americana sounds and the growth from Celtic beginnings of Bluegrass, Appalachian, Quebecois, and Cajun music.

EILEEN IVERS

27914-251-6200GREATORCHESTRAS/GREATVOICES

“Sorrell led a revelatory performance, with impassioned singing and playing bringing Bach’s score to life with contemporary immediacy.” - Opera News

APOLLO’S FIRE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA& CHORUS

BACH’S

ST. JOHN PASSION

SUNDAYMARCH 133PMConcertHallA $70B $55C $40

JEANNETTE SORRELLCONDUCTOR

NICHOLAS PHANEVANGELIST

Fresh from their triumph in London as one of the “5 Best Classical Concerts of the Year” (The Telegraph), Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell forge a “vibrant, life-affirming approach” to period-instrument performance (BBC Magazine). They bring their distinctive fire and passion to J.S. Bach’s most theatrical oratorio, the St. John Passion. Bursting out of the starting gates from the agitated opening chorus, the

dramatic events of Jesus’ final days unfold with compelling storytelling. An international cast of singer-actors brings the characters to life, while the acclaimed chorus Apollo’s Singers evoke the wild mob with fierce intensity. First performed on a Good Friday nearly 300 years ago, the Passion arrives at The Center just two weeks before Easter of 2016.

Jesse BlumbergJesusJeffrey StraussPilateAmanda ForsythesopranoTerry WeycountertenorChristian Immlerbaritone


“They are laugh-until-your-sides-hurt funny”

– The Cape Cod Times

TWO MAN

GROUP

COLIN MOCHRIEBRAD SHERWOOD

FRIDAYAPRIL 18PMConcertHallA $60B $50C $45

The pairing of these two stars of TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? raises the question: “Who’s live anyway?” Answer: “They are.” The imaginative mammal Colin Mochrie (Latin name: Hilaritycus Smoothius) and the savant of self-amusement Brad Sherwood (Latin name: Cranius Giganticum) are

alive and kicking with 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song. Is it any wonder that this performance will take place on April Fool’s Day? Come to the performance with your own improvisation suggestions and you may just be asked to join the cast on stage.

29914-251-6200GREATVOICES

“Opera stars of the future who are on the cusp of extraordinary careers”

– New Jersey Monthly

METROPOLITAN

RISING

OPERA

STARS

SUNDAYAPRIL 33PMRecitalHallA $50

For more than 125 years New York City’s Metropolitan Opera has been the artistic home of the greatest singers in the world. The Met is also the launching pad for the opera stars of the future. Some of today’s leading artists got their first big break by winning the company’s national auditions, as members of the young artist

program, or by catching the attention of Met talent scouts. This Rising Stars concert offers fans a rare opportunity to discover remarkable young singers whose names, someday, will be spoken with the same reverence and respect as those of the opera world’s biggest stars.

30 CENTERDANCEartscenter.org

STAT

E ST

REET

BAL

LET

CARMEN“SSB’s Carmen is by far the company’s most ambitious and most dazzling ballet yet” – Santa Barbara Independent

SATURDAY APRIL 98PMConcertHallA $70B $50

A red dress. It hints of passion, jealousy, desire. That one red dress, clinging to a beautiful dancer, embodies all of the elements of Carmen, the classic tragic tale of the Gypsy and her obsessive lover. State Street Ballet’s full-length production is told through contemporary ballet, with both classical and modern influences, choreographed by William Soleau to the rich score by Georges Bizet. State Street, a vibrant and innovative

dance company based in Santa Barbara, has become known for melding familiar story lines with exciting movement to give familiar tales a modern, passionate, and unique twist.


CLIFFORDLIVE!THE BIG RED DOG

“Kids who love Clifford’s books and the animated series will enjoy every moment of this production”

– Scholastic Entertainment

SATURDAYAPRIL 163PMConcertHallA $30B $20

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! Clifford fans will love every minute of this musical tail (sorry, that should be tale). Perhaps this performance will answer the question that’s

been asked for many years: How did he get to be so big? With hummable songs and lovable characters, Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE! is certain to be a “pup”-ular hit.



ROBINSPIELBERG

“Spielberg has one of the best sets of hands going.”

- All-Music Guide

SATURDAY APRIL 168PMRecitalHallA $50

Spellbinding Musical Storytelling. The numbers add up. She’s releasing her 17th CD this spring. She has sold over a million recordings and digital downloads since her debut album Heal of the Hand. She has over 54 million listeners on Pandora. With tours encompassing hundreds of dates and tens of thousands of audiences entertained, Robin Spielberg, named to the prestigious Steinway Artist Roster, has truly

become one of America’s most beloved pianist/composers. Whether performing her ingenious arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon (which has made her a bona fide “piano star” in Korea), American classics from film and Broadway, or her original works inspired by love, nature, and history, Robin’s neo-classical piano stylings coupled with her ability to connect with audiences always inspire and make us smile.

33914-251-6200CENTERJAZZ

JOHN

PIZZARELLI“By the time the show ended with the audience singing along with ‘Walking My Baby Back Home’ the packed house felt that it didn’t enjoy an evening as much of nostalgia, but of a level of art and musicianship that needs to be passed on to the next generation” – Jazz Weekly

SATURDAYAPRIL 308PMConcertHallA $75B $65C $50

“Mona Lisa.” “Unforgettable.” “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” And oh so many more, one solid gold hit after another. 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, about whom a local paper in the Northwest quipped, “John Pizzarelli is so impossibly cool he shouldn’t be legally allowed to enter Oregon.” Bring these two together and it’s an explosion of smooth jazz, an evening with a nightclub ambience minus the martinis.

LEWISRAMSEY&

34

CINEMA

OPERA

AT THE

CENTERCINEMAartscenter.org

SUNDAYS2PMPepsiCoTheatreGENERALADMISSION

$20

“The cinema isn’t just for movies anymore” – London Telegraph

Introduced during the 2014-2015 season, these high-definition film screenings of classic operas have taken our audiences to the opera houses of Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. A program of Rising Alternatives, this series brings the world’s richest cultural spectacles to you, all within a short drive from home.

NORMA SEPTEMBER 27Bellini’s most famous opera, featuring a powerful and vengeful classical heroine, in a production from Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, sung in Italian and directed by American stage director Kevin Newbury with conducting by Renato Palumbo.

Sung in ItalianFrom Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Recorded in February 2015

AIDA NOVEMBER 8 Teatro alla Scala di Milano’s new production of Verdi’s magnificent opera presented by two great masters: conductor Zubin Mehta returning to La Scala and director Peter Stein. This quintessential lyric opera is sung in Italian.

Sung in ItalianFrom Teatro Alla Scala di MilanoRecorded in February 2015

35914-251-6200CENTERCINEMA

“Cinema audiences get the best seats in the house for each production” – NT Live

New to The Center: the finest theatre from London captured live on stage. National Theatre Live launched in 2009, and its high-definition broadcasts have now been experienced by over 3.5 million people around the world. NT Live audiences in the U.S. saw Helen Mirren starring in The Audience long before it arrived on Broadway and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time a full year before it became a surprise smash

hit. Other NT Live events have been Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch as well as productions from the Donmar Warehouse and the Young Vic, both part of London’s equivalent of off-Broadway.

The series will include nine screenings; dates and titles TBA.

PepsiCoTheatreGENERALADMISSION

$20

TOSCA MARCH 20 Belgium’s Opéra Royal de Wallonie presents a new production of Puccini’s tale of jealousy, turmoil, and despair. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the classic opera, sung in Italian, with stage direction by Claire Servais.

Sung in ItalianFrom Opéra Royal de Wallonie – LiègeRecorded in January 2015

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTEMAY 8 From Austria’s Bregenz Festival, this spectacular production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, sung in German, features fire-spewing “dragon dogs,” mythical creatures operated by puppeteers, and dozens of stunt artists in this staging by David Pountney and conducted by Patrick Summers.

Sung in GermanFrom Bregenz Festival, Vienna Symphony OrchestraRecorded in July 2013

FPO

36 artscenter.org

GOODNIGHT MOON & THE RUNAWAY BUNNYTUESDAY, OCTOBER 27Grades: PreK–2

BLACK VIOLINMONDAY, NOVEMBER 16Grades: 5–12

THE CAT IN THE HATTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19Grades: PreK–2

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELLWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9Grades: 9–12

THE NUTCRACKERWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16Grades: K–8

PAWS (PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS)TUESDAY, JANUARY 12Grades: 9–12

DOKTOR KABOOM!THURSDAY, JANUARY 21Grades: 4–8

WALK ON: THE ROSA PARKS STORYMONDAY, FEBRUARY 22Grades: 3–8

IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARETUESDAY, MARCH 15Grades 7–12

ELEPHANT & PIGGIE: WE ARE IN A PLAY!THURSDAY, MARCH 17Grades: PreK–2

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLARWEDNESDAY, MARCH 30THURSDAY, MARCH 31Grades: PreK–2

THE BFG (BIG FRIENDLY GIANT)MONDAY, APRIL 4Grades: 2–6

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG™ - LIVE!FRIDAY, APRIL 15Grades: PreK–2

TITUSFRIDAY, MAY 6Grades: 5–8

LOVE THAT DOGMONDAY, MAY 9Grades: 2–5

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGESIN-SCHOOL RESIDENCYFALL/SPRINGMade possible by The Frog Rock Foundation and Peckham Family Foundation

ARTS IN EDUCATION

2015-2016

THANK YOU!

PeckhamFamilyFoundation

TheBeeSteinhausMemorialArts-in-EducationFund

Discover. Enlighten. Engage.

We proudly present a series of performances that offer artistic innovation and educational rigor that will resonate in the classroom long after the applause has faded away. We renew our intention to link student creativity to professional artistry and create a dialogue between the work on our stage and the learning in your classrooms, particularly through our celebrated School Time Teaching Artist Program that will continue to offer immersive opportunities both in-school and at The Center.

For more information, please call 914-251-6232 or visitartscenter.org/arts-in-education.

37

Founded by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1967 as the cultural gem of the State University of New York system, Purchase College enjoys a world-class reputation for its arts programs and high rankings for its liberal arts and sciences programs. The College attracts students and faculty from around the world to its 550-acre suburban campus located just 35 miles north of New York City. The focus and diversity at Purchase College are notable. The approximately 4,000 students and 300 faculty members at Purchase seek to actively develop their talents, expand their minds, and prepare for a life of intellectual and creative independence.

For more information, please visit purchase.edu.

ABOUT

STATE UNIVERSITYOF NEW YORK

PURCHASECOLLEGE

914-251-6200

38

TicketSpecial:BothConcertsRecitalHallA $30

artscenter.org

SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PRESENTS

SUMMER 2015: TWO EVENINGS OF PIANO

Marcus Roberts is known around the world for his creative, virtuosic, and powerful jazz piano style. Not only is he a man set apart in his genre due to his exceptional talent, but also for the challenges that he’s had to overcome due to his childhood blindness. A man who has rare insight into the soul of American music, Marcus Roberts is a fierce piano player as well as gifted composer. These talents he combines with the skill of Rodney Jordan on bass and drummer Jason Marsalis to create a group that redefines the typical jazz trio, tackling classic jazz standards with fresh style and musical ingenuity. Founded in 1995, the group is going strong after 15 years, defining themselves through enormous individual talent to create a powerfully rhythmic group sound. The Marcus Roberts Trio believes in “letting the music take over” which they do to impressive effect because of their quick musical reflexes, creative imaginations, and intuitive way of communicating on stage.Concert$20Q&AwithMarcusRobertsisfreeandopentothepublic.

MARCUS ROBERTS TRIOJULY 24, 20156:30PM Q&A WITH MARCUS ROBERTS7:30PM CONCERT

Recital will be preceded by a master class at 5:30pm withPurchase College faculty member Paul Ostrovsky featuringguest artists from PianoSummer at New Paltz.

Alexander Korsantia has won great critical acclaim for his versatility, power and the unique sincerity of his playing. Currently he teaches at New England Conservatory in Boston and is on the faculty of SUNY New Paltz’s PianoSummer program. Tonight’s program will feature selections by Haydn, Ravel, and Beethoven.

Paul Ostrovsky is is widely recognized as a pianist of extraordinary sensitivity with a special gift for chamber music and has appeared on the world’s great concert stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Philharmonie in Berlin, and the Musikverein in Vienna.

Recital$15MasterClassisfreeandopentothepublic.

School of the Arts summer piano events are made possible by founding supporter Marion H. Levy.

Marcus Roberts and Alexander Korsantia are Steinway Artists.

ALEXANDER KORSANTIAHAYDN, RAVEL, BEETHOVEN

JULY 25, 20155:30PM MASTER CLASS7:30PM RECITAL

39914-251-6200

CONSERVATORY OF

MUSIC

TICKETS $20

For the serious, developing musician, the Conservatory of Music in the School of the Arts at Purchase College offers a unique educational experience – intensive training within the context of a spirited, supportive community, where mastery and artistry flourish. Come discover and support our extraordinary musicians in concert!

Tickets can be purchased through The Center’s box office. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and the campus community. For more information about our performances, please visit purchase.edu/music.

PURCHASE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRARANSOM WILSONOCTOBER 9 5PM & 7:30PMNOVEMBER 20 5PM & 7:30PMFEBRUARY 19 5PM & 7:30PMAPRIL 15 5PM & 7:30PM

PURCHASE OPERA JACQUE TRUSSELHUGH MURPHYHUMPERDINCK’S HÄNSEL UND GRETEL(in German with English surtitles)OCTOBER 23, 7PMOCTOBER 24, 1PM

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES(In English)OCTOBER 21, 22, 23 10:30AMGroup sales onlyFor information:914-251-5909margaret.vignola@ purchase.edu

SOUL VOICESPETE MALINVERNINOVEMBER 18, 7PM

PURCHASE SYMPHONIC WINDSGRAHAM ASHTONDECEMBER 2, 7PMAPRIL 20, 7PM

JAZZ SHOWCASEPURCHASE JAZZ ORCHESTRATODD COOLMAN & JON FADDISPURCHASE LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRADAVID DEJESUSDECEMBER 9, 7PM

HANDEL’S MESSIAHPURCHASE COLLEGE CHORUSDAVID J. RECCAPURCHASE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRARANSOM WILSONDECEMBER 11, 7PM

PURCHASE OPERASPRING PERFORMANCEJACQUE TRUSSELHUGH MURPHYPURCHASE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAMARCH 10, 11, 12, 7PMMARCH 13, 1PM

STUDENT CHAMBER MUSICAPRIL 19, 7PM

SUNDAY FACULTY SALON SERIESMAY 1, 3PM

PURCHASE ORCHESTRA – ELECTRIC!JAKUB CIUPINSKIMAY 4, 7PM

SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

FPO

40

FALL 2015IN THE RED AND BROWN WATERBY TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEYOCTOBER 9-17

THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIEBY DEBORAH BREVOORTOCTOBER 10-17

BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIEBY JAMES BALDWIN OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 7

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDECEMBER 4-12

SPRING 2016SERIOUS MONEY BY CARYL CHURCHILLFEBRUARY 12-20

THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLEBY BERTOLT BRECHT MARCH 4-12

THE COAST OF UTOPIA: VOYAGE BY TOM STOPPARDAPRIL 15-23

artscenter.org

For over forty years, the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Purchase College has offered the highest level of professional training in acting, theatrical design, and stage technology. Our Purchase Repertory Theatre showcases tomorrow’s leading lights of stage and screen in a season of productions featuring the talents of our Junior and Senior BFA Acting companies and BFA Design/Technology students in bold interpretations of classic and contemporary works. In addition, the Conservatory’s BA programs in Theatre & Performance and Playwriting & Screenwriting present professionally directed and student generated productions in The Performing Arts Center’s Underground performance space, as well as Purchase College’s Humanities Theatre.

We look forward to seeing you at our shows!

Tickets can be purchased through The Center’s box office. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and the campus community. For more information about our performances, please visit purchase.edu/ta.

THEATRE

SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

CONSERVATORY OF

ARTS

TICKETS $20

41

Meet the next generation of leading dance artists!

Join us for thrilling performances by the Purchase Dance Company. Witness and celebrate the talent, technical virtuosity, and vibrant energy of professional caliber students as they perform diverse programs ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary modern dances, including new works created especially for the Company by acclaimed choreographers. Come discover our world of dance!

Tickets can be purchased through The Center’s box office. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and the campus community. For more information about our performances, please visit purchase.edu/dance.

FALL 2015PERFORMANCE SERIESDECEMBER 11, 8PMDECEMBER 12, 2PM & 8PMDECEMBER 13, 3PM

SPRING 2016PERFORMANCE SERIESAPRIL 15, 8PMAPRIL 16, 2PM & 8PMAPRIL 17, 3PM

CONSERVATORY OF

SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

DANCE

TICKETS $20

914-251-6200

42 artscenter.org

TheNeubergerMuseumofArt is the premier museum of modern, African, Latin American, and contemporary art in the Westchester/Fairfield County region. An outstanding arts and education institution, the Museum was conceived with the dual purpose of serving both as an important cultural resource to its regional, national and international audiences, and as an integral part of Purchase College. The Museum’s mission is to educate our diverse audiences in, about, and through the visual arts. Our goal is to engage and inspire by actively fostering the story, appreciation, and understanding of our collection and changing exhibitions. This year’s exhibitions include: Plastic: Art in an Era of Material Innovation (Spring 2015), GOLD (Summer 2015); Teresa Margolles: We Have a Common Thread (Summer 2015); Liza Lou: Colorfield

and the Ixube Works (Fall 2015); and Louise Fishman: A Retrospective (Spring 2016). Special events and programming are also planned. The annual benefit in the fall and Paper Jam art auction in the spring are popular events. Visit www.neuberger.org, subscribe to our e-news, or connect on Facebook for updates and information.

Richard&DollyMaassGallery, located within the school of Art+Design, presents exhibitions that provide professional context for students and interact with their daily classroom experience. The gallery’s program focuses on emerging artists, A+D alumni, current faculty, and student work. This series includes yearly MFA and BFA student group exhibitions. In conjunction with the Neuberger Museum, the School

also connects students with artists whose work is featured at the Museum. Through this connection, students have the unique opportunity to work with professional national and international exhibiting artists, designers, and cultural producers.

ThePassageGallery serves as a professional quality interdisciplinary media gallery and exhibition space for student work at Purchase College. The gallery opens new shows on a regular cycle of three to four weeks, representing the breadth of cultural production at the school. It provides a venue for a diverse array of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, digital media, and video, as well as performance and conceptual art forms.

VISUAL ARTS

43

THE ART OF CRAFT

Don’t miss this juried event featuring over 100 of America’s best emerging and established craft artists. Presented by Artrider, producers of the nationally acclaimed Crafts at Lyndhurst, in collaboration with The Center’s volunteer corps, The Prompters. Proceeds benefit The Performing Arts Center. Thank you for your support!

CRAFTSATPURCHASE

SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 10AM-6PM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 10AM-5PM

For more information, contact [email protected]

914-251-6200

44 artscenter.org

SUPPORT

THE CENTER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES*Christopher T. Clark Marjorie Gilbert Harry J. McFadden Vivian MilsteinDr. Betty B. OsmanBarry Pearson M. James SandlingDean SchafferThomas J. SchwarzHannah ShmerlerJeannine StarrCarol A. StrickbergerLucille Werlinich*as of May 2015

Chair EmeritiEmily Grant, Purchase College Foundation

Donald Landis†, The Performing Arts Center Foundation

Ann Scheuer, The Performing Arts Center Foundation

† deceased

THANK YOU!The PAC acknowledges with great appreciation our major funders and sponsors

TheVivianandSeymour

MilsteinEndowed

Fund

For 38 years, The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College has been committed to providing a stage for the arts and arts education in Westchester and Fairfield counties. Only because of the support we receive from our fellow community members and friends who care deeply about the impact that the arts have on our lives, are we able to bring to you our highly regarded Arts-In-Education programs and world-class performances.

Forthatreason,weinviteyoutomakeagifttotheAnnualFundtoday.

Not only will you be supporting a local organization which brings “culture without the hassle” to Westchester and Fairfield counties, but you will also enjoy the perks and benefits* associated with your gift that will enhance your theatre experience, such as:

• Access to VIP Patrons’ Desk Ticketing Service Concierge for VIP seats to all performances• Complimentary valet parking at select performances• Invitations to private donor events, including exclusive opportunities to meet the artists• Access to Patrons’ Lounge Intermission Receptions at all Center Series performances with the Director• Joining a community of performing arts lovers who share an affinity for The PAC

*all benefits outlined above begin at the Donors’ Circle level ($1,000+)

To donate, please call Sarah Recca, Associate Director of Development, at 914-251-6189 or visit artscenter.org/support.

“First-rate performances straight from NYC, easy parking, good restaurants nearby, culture without a hassle!” – Elaine & Alan Weiler

PeckhamFamilyFoundation

TheBeeSteinhausMemorialArts-in-

EducationFund

MEDIA SPONSORS

45

2015-2016 CALENDAR

FriSatFriSat

Sun

SatSunFriFriSatSatSatSunWedThuFriSatSatSatWed-FriFriSatSatFri-SatSat

Wed-SatFriSatSatSunSunWedFriFriSatSun

WedFri-SatSatSatSatSunWedWed-SatFriFriSat

7/107/187/247/25

9/27

10/310/410/910/910/1010/1010/1010/1110/1410/1510/1610/1710/1710/1710/21-2310/2310/2410/2410/30-3110/31

11/4-711/611/711/711/811/1511/1811/2011/2011/2111/22

12/212/4-512/512/512/512/612/912/9-1212/1112/11-1212/12

8pm8pm7:30pm7:30pm

2pm

8pm3pm5 & 7:30pm7:30pm1:30pm7:30pm8pm3pm7:30pm7:30pm7:30pm1:30pm5pm7:30pm10:30am7pm1pm8pm7:30pm1:30pm

7:30pm8pm1:30pm8pm2pm3pm7pm5 & 7:30pm8pm5pm3pm

7pm7:30pm1:30pm4pm8pm3pm7pm7:30pm7pm8pm2pm

NationalYouthOrchestraoftheUSANationalBalletofChinaMarcus Roberts TrioAlexander Korsantia Piano Recital

OperaattheCinema:Norma

The5Browns,pianoUkuleleOrchestraofGreatBritainPurchase Symphony OrchestraIn the Red and Brown WaterIn the Red and Brown WaterThe Women of LockerbieVertigoDanceCompanyOrpheusChamberOrchestraThe Women of LockerbieIn the Red and Brown WaterThe Women of LockerbieThe Women of LockerbieCMS:Haydn,Mendelssohn&SchumannIn the Red and Brown WaterPurchase Opera: Hänsel & Gretel Purchase Opera: Hänsel & Gretel Purchase Opera: Hänsel & Gretel AnaGasteyer:I’mHip!Blues for Mister CharlieBlues for Mister Charlie

Blues for Mister CharlieMunichSymphonyOrchestraBlues for Mister CharlieArturoSandovalOperaattheCinema:AidaBlackViolinSoul VoicesPurchase Symphony OrchestraArtofTimeEnsemble:Sgt.PepperCMS:NightsinViennaJessicaLangDance

Purchase Symphonic WindsAll’s Well That Ends WellAll’s Well That Ends WellAChanticleerChristmasAChanticleerChristmasRayChen,violinJazz Showcase All’s Well That Ends WellPSO & College Chorus: Handel’s MessiahFall Dance Performance SeriesFall Dance Performance Series

SatSunFri-Sat

SatSun

Fri-SatSatSatWed-SatFriSatSatSunFriSatSun

Fri-SatSatWed-SatThu-SatThuFriSatSunSunSun

Fri

SunSatFriFri-SatFri-SatSatSatSatSat SunTueWedWed-SatSatSat

SunWedSatSun

CONSERVATORY CENTERDANCE

CENTERFAMILYCENTERCINEMA

CHAMBERMUSICGREATPERFORMERS

GREATVOICESCENTERJAZZ

GREATORCHESTRASCENTERSINGLES

JUL

SEP

OCT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

NOV

DEC

12/1212/1312/18-19

1/231/31

2/12-132/132/132/17-202/192/202/202/212/262/272/28

3/4-53/53/9-123/10-123/103/113/123/133/133/20

4/1

4/34/94/154/15-164/15-164/164/164/164/164/174/194/204/20-234/234/30

5/15/45/75/8

1:30pm3pm8pm

5pm3pm

7:30pm1:30pm8pm7:30pm5 & 7:30pm1:30pm8pm3pm8pm3pm3pm

7:30pm1:30pm7:30pm7pm8pm8pm1:30pm1pm3pm2pm

8pm

3pm8pm5 & 7:30pm7:30pm8pm1:30pm2pm3pm8pm3pm7pm7pm7:30pm1:30pm8pm

3pm7pm5pm2pm

All’s Well That Ends WellFall Dance Performance SeriesTheRobMathesHolidayConcert

CMS:Pianos/PianistsOrpheusChamberOrchestra

Serious Money Serious Money MontereyJazzFestivalonTourSerious Money Purchase Symphony OrchestraSerious Money MarthaGrahamDanceCompanyDecodaFlamencoVivoCarlotaSantanaTheIntergalacticNemesisZuillBailey,cello

The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle Purchase Spring OperaMontanaRep:AllMySonsEileenIversThe Caucasian Chalk Circle Purchase Spring OperaApollo’sFire:St.JohnPassionOperaattheCinema:Tosca

ColinMochrie&BradSherwood:TwoManGroupMetropolitanOperaRisingStarsStateStreetBallet:CarmenPurchase Symphony OrchestraThe Coast of Utopia: Voyage Spring Dance Performance SeriesThe Coast of Utopia: Voyage Spring Dance Performance SeriesCliffordTheBigRedDogLIVE!RobinSpielbergSpring Dance Performance SeriesStudent Chamber MusicPurchase Symphonic WindsThe Coast of Utopia: Voyage The Coast of Utopia: Voyage JohnPizzarelli&RamseyLewis

Sunday Faculty Salon SeriesPurchase Orchestra - Electric!CMS:HornCallsOperaattheCinema:DieZauberflöte

DEC

46 artscenter.org

ORDERING TICKETSByMail PAC Box Office, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577-1402ByPhone914-251-6200ByFax914-251-6171 Onlinewww.artscenter.org (single ticket sales only, starting at noon on August 4, 2015)

InPersonThe box office is located in the lobby of The Performing Arts Center, just inside the main entrance. Hours of operation are Tuesday – Friday from noon to 6pm, and on evenings and weekends before performances.

LOCATIONThe Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Purchase College, just east of White Plains, NY, and just west of Greenwich, CT, easily accessible from routes 287, 684, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and the Merritt Parkway. The address is 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577.

PATRON INFORMATIONFees• All prices include a $2.50 college administrative fee per ticket per event.• All single tickets are subject to a handling charge in addition to the price of the ticket. Online: $3 per ticket By phone, mail, or fax: $4 per ticket In person: $1 per ticket.• All college administrative and handling fees are non-refundable.• In the event of a cancellation, only the face value of the ticket will be returned.

On-SaleDatesSingle tickets for The Center Series will go on sale August 4. Orders for single tickets added on to a subscription wil be processed at the time of order. Orders for single tickets received before the on-sale date will be held and processed beginning August 4.

Tickets for Conservatory performances will go on sale August 4 by phone, online, and in person. Conservatory tickets are subject to administrative and handling fees.

AccessibilityThe orchestra levels of all of our theatres are wheelchair accessible; the Grand Tier and Second Tier of the Concert Hall and the Balcony of the PepsiCo Theatre are only accessible by stairs. Please mention your needs when ordering your tickets so that an appropriate seat can be reserved for you.

DISCOUNTSSubscribersFixed series subscribers save 20%, Create Your Own subscribers can save 15 to 20%. See the order form for details.

GroupsGroups of 15 or more who attend the same Center Series performance save 15% off the regular ticket price. Call Tania Mather at 914-251-6200 to reserve tickets for your group.

PurchaseCollegeFaculty&StaffSpecial discounted tickets are available: $25 for most performances.

YouthFull-time students with a valid ID and children 16 and under save 50% off the regular ticket price.

SeniorsSenior citizens age 65 and over receive a discount of 10% off the regular single-ticket price.

Alumni Purchase College alumni receive 15% off the regular single-ticket price with a valid alumni ID.

StudentRush!$5 tickets for Purchase College students with a valid ID are available for most performances. Limit 2 per ID and subject to availability. Keep an eye out for flyers and email alerts about rush sale dates.

NoteThe above discounts are for Center Series performances only. They do not apply to subscriptions, Conservatory, or rental performances, and may not be combined.

Hutchinson River Pkw

y

PurchaseStreet

Anderson Hill Road

Lincoln Ave.

KingStreet

Glen Ridge Road

PURCHASE COLLEGE

684

287

120

TICKETING & BOX OFFICE INFO

FPO

47

ORDER FORM

FIVE WAYS TO ORDER1. Mail this form and payment to The PAC Box Office 735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, NY 10577-14022. Call 914-251-6200 Box office hours: Tue–Fri, noon–6pm3. Fax this form to 914-251-61714. Online at www.artscenter.org (single ticket sales only, starting at noon on August 4, 2015)

5. In Person at The PAC box office ticket windows.

THREE WAYS TO SAVE1. By Series Select the series — such as Great Orchestras or Dance — save 20% and get the same seats for every performance

2. Create Your Own 3 or 4 Select any three or four events and save 15%— flexibility is the key here — pick the variety that best suits your interests. Best available seats.

3. CreateYourOwn5+ This one is for arts aficionados! Buy any five (or more) events and save 20% — get your tickets to a season that only you could choose. Best available seats.

TEAR

HER

E

STEP 1 OrderyourSeriesSubscription Select the series, save 20% and get the same seats for each performance.Series

Great Orchestras

Great Performers *

Great Voices *

Chamber Music

Center Dance *

Center Jazz

Center Family *

Opera at the Cinema

Quantity Total

*Dance, Family, Great Voices, Great Performers subscribers: note that events take place in two different theatres. Select your seats in the Concert Hall, and we will find you comparable seats in the PepsiCo Theatre / Recital Hall. All prices include the college administrative fee.

A

$262.00

$125.50

$141.50

$158.00

$202.00

$157.50

$65.50

$66.00

B

$210.00

$93.50

$129.50

$150.00

$133.50

$41.50

C

$154.00

$113.50

Sub-Total

STEP 2 ChooseyourSingleTickets/CreateYourOwnSeriesontheothersideofthisform

IF FIRST SEATING CHOICE IS SOLD OUT, PLEASE: SEAT ME IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SECTION CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS

STEP 3 TotalyourorderSeries Subscription Sub-Total

Create Your Own Sub-Total

Single Ticket Sub-Total** Single Tickets for The Center Series events go on sale August 4. Orders for Single Tickets added on to Series or Create Your Own subscriptions will be seated at the time of order. Orders for Single Tickets received before the on-sale date will be held and processed beginning August 4.

Subscription Handling Fee

Tax-Deductible DonationThe price of a ticket only covers 50% of bringing world-class performances to Purchase College. Please consider adding a tax-deductible gift to your order.

Total

$

$8

$

$

$

$

$

NAME

ADDRESS APT.

CITY STATE ZIP

PHONE EMAIL

Chooseyourpayment CHECK (PAYABLE TO: THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER) CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD: MASTERCARD VISA AMEX

ACCOUNT # EXPIRES

CARDHOLDER NAME CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE

Enteranyspecialneedsorspecificseatingrequestsyoumayhave:

PleaseNote:TheGrandTier/SecondTierinTheConcertHallandtheBalconyinThePepsiCoTheatreareonlyaccessiblebystairs.

STEP 4 Provideinformation

914-251-6200

ARLENE

Sticky Note

Perf pages 47-48.

48 artscenter.org

Adults/Kids* Sub-Total

SINGLE TICKETS Full Price

CREATE YOUR OWN 3 OR 4Select any three or four events and save 15% — flexibility is the key here — pick the variety that best suits your interests.Best available seats.

STEP 2Choose Your Single Tickets / Create Your Own Package

CREATE YOUR OWN 5+

This one is for arts aficionados! Buy any five (or more) events and save 20% — get your tickets to a season that only you could choose. Best available seats.

KIDS(16 and under)

NUMBER OF TICKETSPlease circle corresponding seating price for each event to ensure proper handling.

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

National Ballet of China

The 5 Browns, pianos

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Vertigo Dance Company

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 10/11

CMS: Haydn-Mendelssohn-Schumann

Ana Gasteyer: I’m Hip!

Munich Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Sandoval

Black Violin

Art of Time Ensemble: Sgt. Pepper

CMS: Nights in Vienna

Jessica Lang Dance

A Chanticleer Christmas (matinee)

A Chanticleer Christmas

Ray Chen, violin

Rob Mathes 12/18

Rob Mathes 12/19

CMS: Pianos / Pianists

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 1/31

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour

Martha Graham Dance Company

Decoda

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

The Intergalactic Nemesis

Zuill Bailey, cello

Montana Rep: All My Sons

Eileen Ivers

Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood

Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars

State Street Ballet: Carmen

Clifford The Big Red Dog LIVE!

Robin Spielberg

John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis

CMS: Horn Calls

C

16.25

16.25

18.75

26.25

16.25

26.25

23.75

21.25

21.25

26.25

23.75

21.25

23.75

26.25

C

24.50

24.50

28.50

40.50

24.50

40.50

36.50

32.50

32.50

40.50

36.50

32.50

36.50

40.50

C

25.88

25.88

30.13

42.88

25.88

42.88

38.63

34.38

34.38

42.88

38.63

34.38

38.63

42.88

C

30

30

35

50

30

50

45

40

40

50

45

40

45

50

B

23.75

21.25

23.75

18.75

33.75

23.75

38.75

26.25

8.75

21.25

18.75

18.75

26.25

26.25

33.75

26.25

33.75

18.75

8.75

18.75

16.25

13.75

28.75

26.25

26.25

11.25

33.75

B

36.50

32.50

36.50

28.50

52.50

36.50

60.50

40.50

12.50

32.50

28.50

28.50

40.50

40.50

52.50

40.50

52.50

28.50

12.50

28.50

24.50

20.50

44.50

40.50

40.50

16.50

52.50

B

38.63

34.38

38.63

30.13

55.63

38.63

64.13

42.88

13.13

34.38

30.13

30.13

42.88

42.88

55.63

42.88

55.63

30.13

13.13

30.13

25.88

21.63

47.13

42.88

42.88

17.38

55.63

B

45

40

45

35

65

45

75

50

15

40

35

35

50

50

65

50

65

35

15

35

30

25

55

50

50

20

65

A

28.75

28.75

28.75

23.75

26.25

41.25

26.25

28.75

48.75

31.25

13.75

28.75

26.25

26.25

28.75

28.75

26.25

38.75

38.75

23.75

41.25

31.25

41.25

16.25

23.75

13.75

26.25

23.75

21.25

36.25

31.25

26.25

36.25

16.25

26.25

38.75

26.25

A

44.50

44.50

44.50

36.50

40.50

64.50

40.50

44.50

76.50

48.50

20.50

44.50

40.50

40.50

44.50

44.50

40.50

60.50

60.50

36.50

64.50

48.50

64.50

24.50

36.50

20.50

40.50

36.50

32.50

56.50

48.50

40.50

56.50

24.50

40.50

60.50

40.50

A

47.13

47.13

47.13

38.63

42.88

68.38

42.88

47.13

81.13

51.38

21.63

47.13

42.88

42.88

47.13

47.13

42.88

64.13

64.13

38.63

68.38

51.38

68.38

25.88

38.63

21.63

42.88

38.63

34.38

59.88

51.38

42.88

59.88

25.88

42.88

64.13

42.88

A

$55

$55

$55

$45

$50

$80

$50

$55

$95

$60

$25

$55

$50

$50

$55

$55

$50

$75

$75

$45

$80

$60

$80

$30

$45

$25

$50

$45

$40

$70

$60

$50

$70

$30

$50

$75

$50

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=SingleTickets/CreateYourOwnSub-Total

49

Like us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

Share with us on Instagram

Watch us on YouTube

Email us at [email protected]

Call us at 914-251-6200

Visit us at www.artscenter.org

Martha Graham Dance Company: Diversion of Angels. © Hibbard Nash Photography.Roman DeanNYO-USA courtesy of Carnegie HallCharles Dutoit © Priska KettererYUNDI © Chen ManCourtesy of the artistBryan Hernandez-LuchNigel BarklieMaayan HotamOrpheus Chamber Orchestra courtesy of the artistVogler & Wang courtesy of the artistKhatia Buniatishvili © Esther HaaseTristan CookTristan CookCourtesy of the artistMunich Symphony Orchestra © Peter Von FelbertPhilippe Entremont © Pascale LRPepe Romero © Mark JohnsonManny IriarteBrian StolleryCourtesy of the artistTakao KomaruLisa KohlerJulian HargreavesRoman DeanAlbert SanchezHibbard Nash PhotographyCaroline Bittencourt FotografiaAngelica EscotoCourtesy of the artistLisa-Marie MazzuccoCourtesy of the artistLuke RatrayRoger MastroianniMills EntertainmentRon BerardRose EichenbaumMichael F. O’BrienCourtesy of the artistJohn Pizzarelli © Jimmy KatzRamsey Lewis © Michael CoakesAida © Brescia AmisanoTosca © Croisier Crop of Hamlet poster, courtesy of National Theatre LiveNeighborhood BridgesThomas DiCostanzo ‘15Courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln CenterCourtesy of Purchase CollegeCourtesy of Purchase CollegeChristopher DugganBecoming Disfarmer Installation. Courtesy of the Neuberger Museum.Dancing Lady courtesy of Artrider ProductionsMartha Graham Dance Company © Hibbard Nash Photography

Ronny Quevedo

Cover

p.1p.2

p.3p.4p.5p.6p.7

p.8p.9

p.10p.11

p.12p.13p.14p.15p.16p.17p.18p.19p.20p.21 p.22p.23p.24p.25p.26p.27p.28p.29p.30p.31p.32p.33

p.34p.35

p.36p.37p.38p.39p.40p.41p.42

p.43

p.44

Design

FPO

The Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc.735 Anderson Hill RoadPurchase, NY 10577-1402

Non Profit Org.U.S. Postage

PAIDPermit No. 42

White Plains, NY

the performing arts center, purchase college 2015-2016 season brochure

Documents