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THE OPERA SHOW
Glamour. Romance. Musical Fantasyland…THE OPERA SHOW presents beautiful music exquisitely performed in a spectacular and exuberant 21st century showcase.
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Hairspray
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Soweto Gospel Choir
After an exciting debut at the Phillips Center in 2005 and a sold-out performance in 2006, the Soweto Gospel Choir returns to their “U.S. home” once again. The ensemble’s mix of tribal, traditional and popular African gospel makes for a moving, awe-inspiring and unforgettable evening for the entire family.
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem - Pajama Party
November 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Location: Phillips Center
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Prices: Adults - $21 / Children - $15.75 (Prices include tax.)
*This is a Friday Night Sights Event. Join us at the Harn Museum at 5 p.m. to participate in an instrument-making workshop. Activities include drum decorating, and tambourine and harmonica making. The Dancin’ Gators and student members of the UF Choir will perform. Afterward, Scott Kessel, daisy mayhem’s drummer, will teach the children about rhythm before they embark on a musical instrument parade. Click here for more information about Friday Night Sights.
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Performance format:
Rani Arbo (fiddle, vocals)
Scott Kessel (percussion, vocals)
Andrew Kinsey (bass, banjo, vocals)
Anand Nayak (guitar, vocals)
Did you know…
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem are making their first-ever Pajama Party appearance at the Phillips Center for the Performing arts.
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem is rolling out a new family CD, Ranky Tanky, and a touring show to accompany it. For more than a decade, this Americana string band’s “playful and profound” performances (The Boston Globe) have enthralled audiences at festivals and theaters across North America. The new family show embraces all the spirit and skill of the quartet’s all-ages performance, but adds a few twists for young ears: a menagerie of animal songs, a “veggie” baster birthday serenade, a duck dance (no relation to the chicken), a traditional game from the Georgia Sea Islands, and much more.
A 100% parent band, Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem know about kids — and, after 10 years playing together, they also know each other. They have shared everything from rehearsals to stomach flus, canceled flights to cancer treatments, marriage (two out of four are married to each other) to births, lots of child care swaps, and, when absolutely necessary, toothpaste. Watch them on stage for just one song, and you’ll realize this is a family you want to jump up and join. And join them you can! Clap, wiggle, shake, sing and shout, or just listen — anything goes. This band believes that anyone can make music, and when we do it together, it’s magic.
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October 15th, 2009 at 9:58 am
My wife and I saw Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem several times at a barn in Windsor CT, when we lived there. What a great band they will make you get up off your seat and dance.
November 10th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Even though I enjoyed the music, I felt the show was geared toward children. The liveliness of the young ones took away some pleasure of the performance. When trying to decide which of the companion-ticket events to attend, we were assisted by the ticket-seller at the box office. She led us in this direction. Maybe we misunderstood the purpose of the performance.
I would think low attendance was a factor also.
November 10th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I was very disappointed in this performance. While I felt the performers were talented, I had been led to the understanding by those selling the tickets at the box office that this was an adult and family program. Nothing could be farther from the truth. This performance was for preschoolers. For them, it was delightful; for anyone older than 5, it was inappropriate.