Anoushka Shankar, sitar

Fri. April 16, 8:00 PM
TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk
$40, $30

Schooled in the ancient intricacies of Indian music by her father, Anoushka Shankar dazzles audiences around the world. "The hall rang with thunderous applause... [Ravi Shankar's] musical tradition is safe in his daughter's nimble fingers" (Telegraph, London).

Presented in cooperation with Taste of India 2010.

 

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  TASTE of INDIA
Sunday, April 25th
11am–7pm - FREE
Ted Constant Center
Norfolk

Invigorate your cultural palette this year at Taste of India, one of the largest Asian Indian festivals in Virginia! Immerse yourself by experiencing Indian food and art while learning about the unique history, culture, and politics of a nation whose population outnumbers the United States by fourfold. Come see for yourself why every year over 10,000 people choose to stimulate their tongues, eyes, and minds at the Ted Constant Center for this event!

Reduced Shakespeare Company

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
April 21, 22, and 23 at 8 pm
Saturday, April 24, at 4 & 8 pm
Sunday, April 25, at 2 pm
Wells Theatre, Norfolk
Tickets $30, $20 (W, Th); $40, $30 (F, S, S)

Prepare to lose it laughing! This three-man comedy troupe is known for taking long, serious subjects and reducing them into short, sharp comedies. In “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” they bring an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's oeuvre—all 37 plays in 97 hilarious minutes. "The funniest show you’re likely to see in your entire lifetime” (Globe and Mail, Toronto).

Co-presented with Virginia Stage Company

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

JoAnn Falletta, Music Director and Conductor
Pamela Berlin, Director
Todd Rosenlieb, Choreographer
Robert Shoup, Virginia Symphony Chorus Director
Carol Thomas Downing, Virginia Children’s Chorus Director
Jamie Bernstein, Pre-performance panelist
Robert Cross, Producer

Fri. April 23, 8:00 PM
Sat. April 24, 8:00 PM
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
$65 Gold Circle, no discounts. $55, $40, $25

Over 200 performers from Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Todd Rosenlieb Dance, Virginia Symphony Chorus, Virginia Children’s Chorus and a host of gifted singers!

The largest and most theatrical of the great composer/ conductor's works, Mass is a simple name for a soaring work that fills the stage with choruses, a Broadway-sized cast, an orchestra and even a rock band. Originally commissioned for the opening of The Kennedy Center in 1971, this stunning new production combines the music of Bernstein, Grammywinning pop icon Paul Simon, and Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Godspell, Wicked) in what promises to be the musical event of the year.

Check out a Sneak Peek of MASS!





Co-presented with Virginia Symphony Orchestra

By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Agent for Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC, publisher and copyright owner.

This project is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius

This production is made possible by a gift from David & Susan Goode.


African Children's Choir

Wed. May 12, 7:30 PM
Attucks Theatre, Norfolk
$35, $20

A celebration of the human spirit, this troupe of orphaned children, aged 7 to 11, travel the world performing songs that ring with hope and promise, raising money for their own education and that of thousands more. Singing, dancing, and performing on traditional instruments, the young performers joyfully share traditions from many regions of Africa, combined with gospel and contemporary music. "Irresistible—angelic voices and high-wattage smiles" (The Baltimore Sun).

Co-presented with Sevenvenues



Béla Fleck, banjo

The Melody of Rhythm
with Zakir Hussain, tabla, and
Edgar Meyer, double-bass

Fri. May 28, 8:00 PM
Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg
$45, $35, Reserved Theater Seating

Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck mixes traditions and instruments with the joy of a master chef blending spices. In his latest experiment, “The Melody of Rhythm,” he joins the banjo with the double-bass and Indian tabla drum, revealing new sounds from these beautiful instruments.

This program is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts
Commission, Williamsburg City Council and the James City County
Board of Supervisors.




The Republic of Korea Traditional Army Band

Thurs. April 29, 7:30 PM
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
$45, $35, $20

Flourishing their brilliantly colored traditional drums in choreography that bristles with the power of martial arts, this spectacular troupe is sure to thrill audiences of all ages.