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Spring is Here
New Brunswick Arts welcomes spring with an April calendar so diversified that it offers something to please and entertain everyone.
Appropriately, the Broadway smash "Spring Awakening" will be at the State Theatre, and in anticipation of the coming of summer, New Brunswick Arts will offer Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun."
Musical treats will range from Ethel Merman's rousing Broadway songs, to opera, Rock & Roll, chamber music, symphony, and a glee club to a show called "Beethoven to the Beatles." Beauty will come from ballet to new exhibitions of the visual arts. Laughter will be provided by the hilarious comedy "The Fox on the Fairway" directed by David Saint at George Street Playhouse.
Look over this calendar. We're confident you will find so much you don't want to miss.
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Douglas Martin
Artistic Director
American Repertory Ballet
 Douglas Martin began his ballet training with Dimitri Romanoff at the San Jose Ballet School and was one of six dancers selected to study in the newly formed American Ballet Theatre School formed by Mikhail Baryshnikov. He was invited to join the Joffrey Ballet in 1984 where, as a principal dancer, he performed roles in ballets by many great 20th century choreographers. He was among the last dancers of the Joffrey Ballet to spend the majority of his career in the company working under founder Robert Joffrey. Martin joined the Cleveland Ballet in 1991, and in 1993, Mr. Martin was invited to join the American Repertory Ballet.
As leading dancer and Ballet Master for ARB, he collaborated with directors in creating ballets, including productions Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, The Dream and The Nutcracker. Mr. Martin continued to be a principal dancer in the company as well as Ballet Master for ARB and ARBW and Principal Faculty for the PBS Summer Intensive until his retirement from performing in 2002. After retiring from ARB as a performer, Mr. Martin expanded his teaching, production and choreographic work. Martin has been an integral part of the teaching staff at the Princeton Ballet School, Rutgers University and Westminster Choir College, and has also served as the School's Music Director and ARBW Ballet Master. Douglas Martin has served as the Artistic Director for ARB since June 2010.
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American Repertory Ballet
April 29, 2011, 4:00pm
On Pointe
Princeton Ballet School, Studio A,
Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison Street
Princeton NJ
On Pointe brings the dance world to you, with guest speakers, lecture demonstrations, panel discussions and more. This month, American Repertory Ballet presents, "Diving Deep into Our Town". English Professor Michael Robertson will be our guest as we discuss both ARB's Our Town and the Thornton Wilder play it is based on.
This is a free event and no RSVP is required.
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Crossroads Theatre Company
A Raisin In The Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry directed by Eric RuffinApril 14-May 1Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings at 8pm, Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 3pm. When an opportunity in the form of a life insurance check arrives for the Younger's, a family living in a small apartment in the 1950s Chicago suburbs, each member must struggle for their own vision of a better life for the family- their own version of the American dream. Tickets: Previews $40, Opening Night with Reception $65; all others $50. Group Rates Available. Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick NJ. For Tickets: 732-246-7717
www.georgestreetplayhouse.org
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George Street Playhouse
Ken Ludwig's The Fox on the Fairway
Directed by David Saint
Through April 17, 2011
A laugh-out-loud romp around the golf greens from the author of LEND ME A TENOR; MOON OVER BUFFALO and CRAZY FOR YOU Watch the Video Trailer With a ridiculous personal wager at stake, two arch-rival country clubs exec go head-to-head over their annual golf tournament. Hopes are dashed and domestic happiness threatened when the star player switches sides at the last minute -- until a hilarious chain of events leads to missing valuables retrieved, secret liaisons revealed and an unlikely golfer recruited, who just might save the day! For Tickets: 732-246-7717
www.georgestreetplayhouse.org |
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State Theatre Regional Arts Center
 Russian National Ballet Theatre in Romeo and Juliet
Friday, April 1 at 8pmWith a company of 50 dancers, including a large corps de ballet, the Russian National Ballet Theatre has focused on upholding the grand tradition of major Russian ballet works. In a return engagement, the troupe brings to life the tragic yet beautiful tale of William Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. This performance is set to the remarkable score by Tchaikovsky.  A Midsummer Night's Dream
Friday, April 1 at 8pmSaturday, April 2at 3pm & 8pmWilliam Shakespeare's dreamlike comedy of starry-eyed lovers, mischief-making fairies, and a magical forest is brought to life by the BAMA Theatre Company (alumni from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival). Not the fluffy fairy tale you thought-eight actors magically morph into everything from a caustic duke to a mischievous sprite, all out of one suitcase. This Alabama company takes a breath at the top and doesn't exhale until the curtain comes down, y'all! These performances take place at the Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave  Spring Awakening
Saturday, April 2 at 2pm & 8pmThe winner of eightTony® Awards, including Best Musical-told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through "The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade" (Entertainment Weekly)-Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with poignancy and passion you will never forget. The landmark musical Spring Awakening is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality, and Rock & Roll exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. Join this group of late 19th century German students on their passage, as they navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable Spring Awakening.  Ethel Merman's Broadway
Starring Rita McKenzie Sun, April 3 at 3pmRita McKenzie, one of Broadway, Hollywood, and television's most versatile actresses, performs her internationally acclaimed tour de force show, Ethel Merman's Broadway, which re-creates the life and times of Ethel Merman, the Queen of Broadway's Golden Age. The songs Merman introduced during this era, are featured in the show.  Parsons Dance and East Village Opera Company: Remember Me
Thursday, April 7 at 8pmChoreographed and directed for the stage by David Parsons, Remember Me is a high-energy mix of contemporary American dance, opera, and rock music. It combines the athleticism of Parsons Dance with the exhilarating live vocal performances of the East Village Opera Company (EVOC). Remember Me is a thoroughly modern re-telling of a classic story of tragic love. With contemporary dance, live and recorded music, video projections, complex digital lighting and visual effects, Remember Me is the most ambitious production created by Parsons Dance in its 22-year history.  Ethan Bortnick
And His Musical Time Machine Sunday, April 10 at 3pmAn exciting adventure from Beethoven to The Beatles! Join us for an afternoon of pop and classical music by 9-year-old child prodigy pianist Ethan Bortnick.Songs will include Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," the Beatles' "Let It Be," Mozart's "Ala Turka," Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly," and so much more. Bortnick, who is also a composer, songwriter, and actor, recently, taped his own one hour PBS Concert.Bortnick, who is able to play any song by ear, began playing the keyboard at age three and was composing music by age five.  A Salute to John Williams
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 3pmGerald Steichen, conductor Presented by State Theatre and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Oscar® and Golden Globe® winner John Williams has written the soundtracks for some of the most defining films of the last 50 years. It takes only a few notes to recognize the themes from Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Schindler's List. Hear these and more, like Superman, Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Cowboys, as we salute this incredible talent.
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The Jane Vorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
FREE FIRST SUNDAYS (New Program!)
Sunday, April 3, 12-5pm
The first Sunday of every month at the Zimmerli becomes a free day of activities, tours, and fun for the whole family. Scavenger hunts are offered in English and Spanish between 12:30 and 4pm. Tours for children and adults are available at 1pm and 2pm.
SPOTLIGHT TOURS Sundays, April 3, 10, and 17, 2pm
Join a docent educator in the museum lobby every Sunday at 2pm (while Rutgers is in session) for an informal and informative introduction to the collection.
ART AFTER HOURS: FIRST WEDNESDAYS Wednesday, April 6, 5-10pm
April's Art After Hours begins with a book signing, celebrating the publication of Visible Writings, edited by Rutgers faculty members Marija Dalbello and Mary Shaw. Visible Writings is just one of several featured books. Meet the authors and purchase a signed copy of this new offering from Rutgers University Press.
The evening continues with a poetry reading featuring Sara Bauer and Laurie Granieri from 6-7pm followed by comedy performances and an open mic session cosponsored by the Zimmerli Student Advisory Board and Rutgers University Programming Association. Enjoy refreshments courtesy of ZSAB and RUPA. For information on performing during the open mic session, please email RUPAcomedymovies@gmail.com.
Teen Drawing Society (NEW PROGRAM!), Ages 14-19 Saturdays: April 9 and 16, May 7, 3 to 4:30pm
The new Teen Drawing Society offers aspiring and accomplished artists the opportunity to practice their skills in the museum, drawing from works in the Zimmerli's acclaimed collection or from live models under the direction of trained art instructors.
CONCERT: Salut D'Amour: The Kwon Duo Sunday, April 10, 3pm
The dazzling duo of sisters Min and Yoon Kwon offers an afternoon of supreme musical virtuosity. Steinway Artist Min Kwon, the youngest Associate Professor of Music at Rutgers, is a world-acclaimed pianist and teacher; Yoon Kwon is the youngest recipient in the history of the New Jersey Symphony Young Artists Auditions and is now first violinist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, in addition to her international career as a soloist.
TOUR: Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions at Rutgers Wednesday, April 13, 2 to 4pm
Location: Mason Gross School of the Arts
This tour will offer a unique opportunity to visit the acclaimed Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions with the Zimmerli's Curator of Prints and Drawings, Marilyn Symmes, and the BCIE's Master Printer Randy Hemminghaus and Papermaker Anne McKeown. The Brodsky Center will feature prints by Joan Snyder and other artists, and provide insights on the collaborative printmaking process. This special tour is co-sponsored by the Brodsky Center, the Zimmerli, and Rutgers Institute for Women and Art.
RUTGERS DAY at the Zimmerli Saturday, April 30, 10am - 4pm
A Zimmerli tradition continues as the museum welcomes visitors to celebrate the third annual Rutgers Day. This celebration includes tours, exhibits, performances, and family-friendly activities across the Rutgers campuses. Come to the Zimmerli for caricature artists, face painters, scavenger hunts, storytellers, special workshops, and much more.
New Exhibitions at the Zimmerli
 Jolán Gross-Bettelheim: An American Printmaker in an Age of Progress
Through - July 31, 2011
This exhibition features rare prints by the Hungarian-American artist Jolán Gross-Bettelheim (1900-1972), a pioneering modernist woman printmaker. Gross-Bettelheim excelled in creating prints of industrial scenes, machinery, and technology. Her compositions celebrated the modernist geometric imagery that prevailed during America's machine age.
Mystics and Moderns: Painting in Estonia before Glasnost Apr. 30, 2011 - Oct. 28, 2011
Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, became an important center for underground art in the late 1960s. Turning to painting, artists revived the European painterly origins of Estonia's avant-garde past. Painting allowed artists to assimilate or reject contemporary trends from the nearby West. Nationalist opposition to Soviet power-a culture that gave birth to the 1980s National Awakening. Mystics and Moderns draws on rarely seen works from the Dodge Collection.
For information call: 732-932-7237 or visit www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu |
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Mason Gross School of the Arts
BFA Thesis II
Friday, April 15-Saturday, May 7
Monday-Friday, 10 am to 4 pm
Extended hours on Wednesday until 6 pm
Saturdays, noon to 4 pm
Reception: Thursday, April 21, 5-7 pm
Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square
Rutgers Symphony Orchestra* Unforgettable Mahler Friday, April 15, 8 pm Mahler: Symphony No. 10; Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde with alto and tenor Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers Theater Company* Fires in the Mirror Friday, April 15-Saturday, April 30
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm (no performance on Sunday, April 24) by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Lynda Gravátt
A traffic accident and a dead child lead to riots and the murder of an innocent man. How does a neighborhood like Crown Heights fly into a frenzy of hatred and violence overnight? Award-winning author/performer Anna Deavere Smith went to the street and asked. The answers became Fires in the Mirror, a searing examination of an explosive, racially-mixed Brooklyn neighborhood.
Philip J. Levin Theater
Kirkpatrick Choir Saturday, April 16, 8 pm
Patrick Gardner, conductor
Bach: B minor Mass
Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers Percussion Ensemble Sunday, April 17, 2 pm
Joseph Tompkins, director
Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers Jazz Chamber Ensemble Tuesday, April 19, 8 pm
Schare Recital Hall
Rutgers Sinfonia Wednesday, April 20, 8 pm
Kynan Johns, conductor
Nicholas Music Center
Voorhees Choir Thursday, April 21, 8 pm
Barbara Retzko, director
Voorhees Chapel
DancePlus Spring* Thursday, April 21-Saturday, April 30
Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 pm Saturday, April 23, 2 pm The Flesh is the Stage (part II) Choreographer: Julia Ritter
With The Flesh is the Stage, choreographer Julia Ritter continues her investigation of the question "why do you dance?" with a new installment that reached into unknown territories and beyond the footlights of the stage.
Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater (formerly New Theater)
Collegium Musicum Monday, April 25, 8 pm (originally scheduled for May 1)
Andrew Kirkman, conductor
Renaissance vocal ensemble
Christ Church
Rutgers Jazz Chamber Ensemble Tuesday, April 26, 8 pm
Rehearsal Hall 104
The Jameson Project An Evening of Original One Acts Wednesday, April 27-Saturday, April 30, 8 pm
Sunday, May 1, 2 pm
Preview performance Tuesday, April 26, 8 pm
Listen by Josh Levine
directed by David Ledoux
When Leah and Ben meet in Washington Square Park for a blind date, they discover they're quite different from their online profiles.
Solitary by Alex Gherardi
directed by Melissa Firlit
The struggle of one man trapped in solitary confinement fighting for his freedom, his sanity, and some art supplies.
When the World Doesn't End by Brendon Votipka
directed by Matthew Singletary
A brother and sister relationship will be tested by inevitable change.
Jameson Studio Theater
Rutgers Symphony Band Wednesday, April 27, 8 pm
Darryl Bott, conductor
Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers Concert Band Thursday, April 28, 8 pm
Tim Smith, conductor
Rutgers Wind Ensemble Friday, April 29, 8 pm
Darryl Bott, conductor
Nicholas Music Center
Sounds of Chamber Music Saturday, April 30, noon
Karina Bruk, conductor
Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers Glee Club Saturday, April 30, 8 pm
Patrick Gardner, conductor
Nicholas Music Center
For additional listings and more information call: 732-932-7511
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