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UFPA Announces its 2008-09 Season

Filed under Press Releases on April 29, 2008.

University of Florida Performing Arts
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http://www.performingarts.ufl.edu/ 

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April 29, 2008

University of Florida Performing Arts announces its 2008-09 Season
Season includes Ravi Shankar, Garrison Keillor, Mannheim Steamroller, three Farewell Performances by RIVERDANCE, the stage hit The Pajama Game and more!

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Michael Blachly, Director of University of Florida Performing Arts, has announced the line-up for the 2008-09 Season.  With performers from 16 countries and genres that run the gamut from jazz to dance to musical theater, the UFPA 2008-09 Season has a little something for everyone.

Among the season’s many productions is Laurie Anderson’s Homeland (September 16) which was co-commissioned by University of Florida Performing Arts.  Anderson, one of today’s premiere performance artists, is known primarily for her multimedia presentations.  In Homeland, Anderson uses less technology, focusing instead on music and her voice to weave together a series of stories in a poetic and political portrait of contemporary America. 

Musical theater and stage enthusiasts have quite a lot from which to choose.  The Broadway gem The Pajama Game (November 20) is joined by productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (January 8) , Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway (April 4), The Drowsy Chaperone (January 23), and a new production of The Wizard of Oz, based on the 1939 MGM movie (October 10 and 12). 

When it comes to dance offerings for next season, UFPA will present something old, something new and something snowy.  The Limón Dance Company celebrates the 100th anniversary of modern dance master José Limón (February 26); up-and-coming breakout choreographer Trey McIntyre brings the Trey McIntyre Project to the Phillips Center (March 18); and the Israel-based Inbal Pinto Dance Company presents their latest work, Shaker, which looks at life inside a snow globe (October 22).

Audiences can also travel “around the world” with UFPA’s diverse collection of artists from countries such as India, Ireland, Argentina and Africa.  Performers include world-renowned sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (October 14); Irish legends The Chieftains (March 1); red-hot dance company Tango Fire (January 21); and the magnificent and inspiring voices of The African Children’s Choir (February 8) .

Audience favorites will be back as well.  The popular chamber group Interpreti Veneziani returns for a third season in a row to perform at the University Auditorium (January 25). The Soweto Gospel Choir returns to its “U.S. home” for two uplifting performances  perfect for audiences of all ages (November 26 and 28).  Other performers making return appearances next season include the Capitol Steps (November 2 and 3); Mannheim Steamroller (November 13); Mr. Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band (December 7); the Ahn Trio (February 14); and The Peking Acrobats (March 21).

Tickets for the 2008-09 Season go on sale Friday, June 6 at noon. 

Tickets are available by calling the Phillips Center Box Office at 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll-free within Florida) or by calling Ticketmaster at 904-353-3309 or toll free at 800-277-1700.  Tickets are also available in person at the Phillips Center Box Office, University Box Office at the University of Florida Reitz Union and all Ticketmaster outlets; and on the web at http://www.ticketmaster.com/.  Cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard are accepted.  Group tickets are also available.

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