Two worlds collide in this “breathtaking and exquisite” (The New York Times) musical, based on the 2015 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring Tina Finkelman Berkett (BODYTRAFFIC co-artistic director and performer), is offered one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity, so seating is available on a first-arrival basis.
A Los Angeles Times critic describes BODYTRAFFIC as “one of the most talked-about young companies, not just in L.A. but nationwide.” Founded in 2007 by Lillian Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC is helping to establish Los Angeles as a major center for contemporary dance.
Led by artistic director and composer Ma Jiuyue, Sounds of China features an outstanding ensemble of contemporary Chinese folk musicians that blends the ancient and the new by combining traditional music with modern arrangements.
HUB-Robeson Center
Engagement Space and Gingher Lounge (first floor)
The public is invited to attend a two-hour workshop featuring Stephanie Gush from the Penn State Center for Arts and Crafts and Elisha Clark Halpin, associate director for instruction in the Penn State School of Theatre. The event includes an informal discussion about masks and identity using masks from around the world. Worksheets showing examples of masks from various cultures will provide inspiration for participants’ creations. Crafting will take place in Gingher Lounge.
KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy- and Tony-winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind.
In the realm of jazz violinists, Regina Carter reigns at the pinnacle of the pyramid. Carter, a MacArthur Foundation “genius” Fellowship recipient, makes her sixth appearance on a Penn State stage to honor THE source of her musical inspiration.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro, is offered one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity, so seating is available on a first-arrival basis.
“Ballet Hispánico’s artistic director Eduardo Vilaro has said that the troupe’s title notwithstanding, the company is ‘a new envisioning of American modern dance,’” writes a Boston Globe critic.
