The 20th season!
20 Featured Events
all priced from $20 to $29
Go to the website to get more detailed information on each event and to order tickets. www.thebarclay.org
Tickets go on sale July 27th.
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Ukrainian National Dance Company Combining brilliant technique with traditional Ukrainian folk dance, Virsky is bravura dancing and music at its best— creating virtuosic fireworks. Tickets $25
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13. Joni
Mitchell’s “The Fiddle and the Drum” Alberta Ballet
2. Fondly
Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8pm
Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
With Joni Mitchell’s powerful songs and beautiful artwork used as scenery, the 30 extraordinary dancers of Alberta Ballet use movement to create a contemporary fusion of art forms to stir the soul. Tickets $28
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 8pm The West Coast premiere tour of a dancetheater work by Bill T Jones, one of our nation’s most revered choreographers, that investigates and celebrates the remarkable life of Abraham Lincoln. Tickets $23
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of Ecstasy and Nectar of Enlightenment: Buddhist Ritual Song and Dance from Korea
14. Craig Martin’s Classic Albums Live performs
The Beatles: Abbey Road
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Young San Preservation Group / The Korea Society
Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8pm
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16. The
Guthrie Family Rides Again
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5. An
Evening with David Sedaris
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8pm Four generations of Arlo Guthrie’s family come together to share stories and the songs they’ve written, learned together and come to love. Tickets $27
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8pm
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Petit: Wireless
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17. Dulsori: Wild Beat Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 8pm Traditionalism and spectacle merge in a passionate and colorful performance showcasing the unique heritage and spirited origins of Korean drumming and culture.
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8pm The subject of this year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary, the world’s most famous wire-walker creates a special show for our 20th. Tickets $25
with the Tallis Scholars
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8pm Pre-Opera Talk at 7pm Grigori Frid’s chamber opera gets a fresh telling as conceived by LBO’s artistic director, Andreas Mitisek. An incredible evening where two voices — one from the past and one from the present — combine to tell powerful stories that should never be forgotten. Tickets $25
Considered the rock stars of Renaissance vocal music, England’s Tallis Scholars perform early English and German carols and liturgical gems that tell the Christmas story in hauntingly beautiful music.
$23
19. Preservation Hall Jazz Friday, July 9, 2010 at 8pm
8. The Nutcracker Festival Ballet Theatre Salwa Rizkalla, artistic director Celebrate the season with visions of the Sugar Plum Fairy, our heroine Clara and her dashing prince, while Festival Ballet’s cast of over one hundred dancers takes you back in time to mystical lands of old world charm. Tickets $20
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Beltrão’s Grupo de Rua: H3
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 8pm A southern California dance project with national impact, NCI premieres four new works by choreographers invited by artistic director, Molly Lynch. Tickets $23
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Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8pm This company from Brazil fuses hip-hop with the inventions of contemporary dance, winning a string of accolades in the process. The Guardian in London calls its “raw 21st-century expression… extraordinarily brilliant.” Tickets $23
Tickets go on sale July 27th!
10. Bahok Akram Khan Dance Company & National Ballet of China A unique dance-theater piece by one of London’s most exciting young choreographers explores the idea of national identity by pushing boundaries, both geographic and cultural. Tickets $23
11. Masters
of Persian Music: Three Generations
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20. NCI Discovery 2010 National Choreographers Initiative Molly Lynch, artistic director
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9. Bruno
Band
A perennial favorite, Preservation Hall Jazz Band returns for the 20th time with its signature brand of New Orleans-style jazz.
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Friday, December 11, 2009 at 7pm
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8pm
$25
18. The Diary of Anne Frank Long Beach Opera Andreas Mitisek, artistic director
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3pm
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O’Riley & Guests
Host of the most popular classical music radio show on the air today From the Top, Mr. O’Riley will perform, as well as, introduce and accompany several brilliant young musicians chosen from our local ranks. An exceptional pianist himself, Christopher O’Riley redefines the personality of classical music. Tickets $20
Based in Montréal, Théâtre Sans Fil’s giant puppet adaptation of Tolkien’s classic tale has received standing ovations throughout the world. Tickets $20
7. Christmas
Released in 1969, Abbey Road became one of the most successful Beatles albums ever. Hear it recreated live by a hand-picked group of top studio musicians — note for note, cut for cut — in all its glory. Tickets $25
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 2 & 7pm
Likened to a modern-day Mark Twain, David Sedaris is one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers, noted for his ability to draw incisive observations about human nature from his own, often quirky experiences.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 8pm
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4. The Hobbit Théâtre Sans Fil
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Night in Berlin with Max Raabe Enjoy a musical evening of wit and high style. Based in Berlin, Max Raabe and his ensemble have an incredible range and sly humor that evoke the musical glory of the 20’s and 30’s — but with a modern sensibility. Tickets $24
Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 3pm
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 8pm
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Ancient rituals and modern enlightenment. The monks of Korea’s Young San Preservation Group perform sacred music and dance in honor of Buddha. Tickets $24
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Due to anticipated high demand, some events may have a limit on the number of tickets that may be purchased.
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Gold Seats: A very limited number of seats for each performance are available at a premium price and include VIP seating and complimentary amenitites which will vary by show.
Friday, February 12, 2010 at 8pm An evening featuring Kayhan Kahlor and Hossein Alizadeh, two of the most important figures in Persian classical music, performing with the next generation of Persia’s musical masters. Tickets $26
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