The new season at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center features four (4) major professional international dance events; chamber jazz that celebrates the solstice and a bluegrass, old-time mountain music concert; Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Forbidden Broadway; plus two fun shows for the family.
"Dance lovers will want to take note of a new offering," says series director, Teri Guerrisi. "We are collaborating with the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York to offer the first-ever Susquehanna Valley Dance Series. Patrons can purchase a package of dance events at both the Rose Lehrman Arts Center and the Strand and receive special discounts."
"The series idea came up at a brainstorming meeting between Joe Jefcoat, Strand-Capitol President and CEO, and his staff and our staff. We know that dance lovers from both York and Harrisburg are traveling to see the shows that we each present. We want to give dance lovers even more incentive to attend dance presentations at each venue.
"Dance is an underserved performing art in this region with few venues presenting professional dance organizations and performances, like we do at the Strand-Capitol and Rose Lehrman Arts Center," Jefcoat noted. "That's why we're so thrilled to be a part of this collaboration which will hopefully increase the exposure of dance to the region and encourage event attendance at both venues for this art."
The Rose Lehrman Arts Center's dance events this coming season are Tango Fire, Friday, November 10; DanceBrazil, Tuesday, January 23; Sydney Dance Company, Tuesday, March 27; and Ragamala Music and Dance Theater, Thursday, April 12. The Strand-Capitol is presenting Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, Tuesday, November 14; and Joffrey Ballet, Wednesday, March 7. The series is only offered by telephone through the Strand-Capitol Box Office at (717) 846-1111.
The Rose Lehrman Arts Center Performing Artist Series in date order is as follows:
Aquila Theatre Company, New York/London
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Sunday, October 1 at 3pm
Media Partner: Central PA Magazine
Tango Fire
The hottest Tango company out of Buenos Aires
Friday, November 10 at 8pm
Sponsor: Arthur Murray Dance Studios - Lemoyne/York
Media Partners: Susquehanna Style and ABC TV 27
Missoula Children's Theatre - The Little Mermaid
Auditions: Monday, November 13 at 4:30pm
Shows: Saturday, November 18 at 2 & 4:30pm
Sponsor: PSECU
Media Partner: Central Penn Parent
Turtle Island String Quartet
Solstice Celebration:
The Festival of Lights
Friday, December 1 at 8pm
Sponsor: The HACC Foundation
Media Partner: WITF FM 89.5
Theatreworks USA
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books
Sunday, January 14 at 2 & 4:30pm
Support from: American Literacy Corporation
Media Partner: Central Penn Parent
DanceBrazil
Mystical world of Capoeira (Afro-Brazilian martial arts) and contemporary dance
Tuesday, January 23 at 7:30pm
Media Partner: Urban Connection
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit
Lampoons everything from Avenue Q to Wicked
Thursday, February 15 at 7:30pm
Sponsor: HACC Alumni Association
Live From The Crooked Road:
Master Musicians from the Mountains of Southwest Virginia
Hot young bluegrass and old time mountain music
Sunday, March 11 at 3pm
Media Partner: PennLive.com
Sydney Dance Company - Grand
Live piano and dazzling dance - a grand celebration
Tuesday, March 27 at 7:30pm
Sponsor: Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation
Media Partner: WITF TV
Ragamala Music & Dance Theater - From Temple to Theater
Indian classical dance and more
Thursday, April 12 at 7:30pm
Sponsor: Brenner Family of Dealerships
Support from: Asian Indian Americans of Central PA
Patrons are encouraged to join the Friends of the Rose Lehrman Arts Center membership program and receive a number of benefits, including center section seating, the Note to Our Friends newsletter, and an invitation to the Friends' annual reception.
The Performing Artist Series is supported by grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. The series also receives support from the Franklin H. and Ruth L. Wells Foundation.
Ticket sales for the season begin on September 5. Patrons can now buy tickets to events online. For more information or a season brochure, call (717) 231-ROSE (7673). The Rose Lehrman Arts Center's new season is online. Click on the Website below.