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Jazz Room Series presents
ISIM Concert with Karl Berger and Pyeng Threadgill
Saturday, February 18 at 8:00pm
The "Sittin' In" meet the artist session will take place at 7:00pm in Shea 101.
The convention of the International Society for Improvised Music, hosted by William Paterson this year, brings an array of stellar improvising musicians to our campus. Composer/bandleader Karl Berger is a modern music icon through the Woodstock Music Studio that he founded; he appears on this concert with the University of Michigan Creative Arts Ensemble. Vocalist Pyeng Threadgill and the rolling rhythms of her band bring her eclectic style described as “indie jazz meets Afro groove.” These special guests are sure to create a memorable concert combination.
www.isimprov.org
Vistas Family Scene and
The NJ Theatre Alliance Stages Festival present
Pushcart Player's
Red Riding Hood and Other Stories
March 3, 2012, 2:00 pm
Shea Center for Performing Arts
Pre-show activities begin at 1:15 PM.
Post-show autograph session.
Bring your camera!
Admission: Adults $10.00, Children are admitted free!
Appropriate for Grades Pre-K through 5
A captivating collection of classic tales – Little Red Riding Hood, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, and Hans Christian Andersen’s All’s Well That Ends
Well – with a contemporary spin. Innovative settings and sing-along songs provide
the perfect opportunity for involvement and participation in this early theatre-going
experience. Each story is precious and provides just the right blend of far-away fantasy
and present-day reality. Watch the wonder and magic of live theatre cast its spell on
very young viewers as they journey into the imaginary world of Red Riding Hood and
other “once upon a time” favorites. Great fun for the entire family!
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance
The Stages Festival
www.pushcartplayers.org
Please contact the Box Office at 937-720-2371
to purchase tickets
JC Productions and Vistas Series in conjunction with the Cross-Cultural Arts Festival present
Eva Ayllón
March 30, 2012, 8:00 pm
Shea Center for Performing Arts
Admission:
$50 Orchestra & Near Loge • $40 Rear Loge
For over thirty years Afro-Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón has been an international phenomenon performing in front of sold-out audiences in her native Peru as well as North America. Emerging in the early 70s Eva immediately set a landmark by establishing herself as the leading exponent of Afro-Peruvian music. Eva’s recording career spans over 20 albums including a double Latin Grammy nomination in 2003 and a double Platinum album in Peru.
www.evaayllon.net
Star Promotions and Vistas Series in conjunction with the Cross-Cultural Arts Festival present
Johnny Ventura
March 31, 2012, 8:00 pm
Shea Center for Performing Arts
Admission:
$75 Orchestra • $60 Near Loge • $40 Rear Loge
The Father of Modern Merengue Johnny Ventura brings his unique brand of merengue to the Shea Center. Throughout his artistic life that spans over five decades, Johnny has performed all over the world and given the highest honors from countries up and down the western hemisphere. Considered the most proliferous Dominican artist, his repertoire includes 28 Gold Records, 2 Platinum Albums, a Latin Grammy in 2004 and a Grammy of Excellence in 2006 for his trajectory. Rewarded as the “Merengue Artist of the Century” by the Dominican Congress and the first artist ever invited to a United States Presidential Inauguration for former President Jimmy Carter, there is only one Johnny Ventura.
Watch Johnny Ventura on YouTube
Jazz Room Series and the Cross-Cultural Arts Festival present
Paquito D’Rivera with the William Paterson Latin Jazz Ensemble directed by Chico Mendoza
April 1, 2012, 4:00 pm
Shea Center for Performing Arts
Admission: Public $15 • William Paterson Community and
Seniors $12 • Students $8
Sittin’ In Meet-the-Artist
Session, 3:00 p.m., Shea 101 •
Free to all Jazz Room ticketholders
Paquito D’Rivera first burst onto the world’s music scene as a member of his native Cuba’s Grammy-winning ensemble Irakere. Since that time, he has gone on to win a host of Grammy Awards as a leader of his own band, and as a collaborator on project that transcend his Latin and jazz roots, including cellist Yo Yo Ma, . He is today as well known for his impressive classical compositions as for his virtuosic saxophone and clarinet artistry. He has been awarded the National Medal of Arts at the White House, and is a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master. He has been composer in residence at the Caramoor Festival and with the St. Lukes Chamber Orchestra. Today’s concert will feature D’Rivera’s compositions as well as his powerful woodwind playing.
www.PaquitoD'Rivera.com
New Jersey Playwrights Contest presents
A Matter of Dreams by Judah SkoffWinner of the Eighth Annual NJPC - Play Series
April 12-15, 20-22 & 26-29, 2012
All performances at 8:00 pm,
except Sundays at 3:00 pm
Hunziker Black Box Theatre
Admission:
General admission $18 •
William Paterson University alumni, faculty, staff,
and seniors $10 • Students $10
Press Opening on 4/12/12: all tickets $10.00!
Author Reception follows the April 14th performance
Meet-the-Author session follows the April 15th matinee
Our dreams can scare or entice us. Our faith guides us through them to different paths and people. How they are handled in A MATTER OF DREAMS might surprise you. Set primarily in Hoboken, NJ, Adam, who has rejected his Jewish upbringing, and Claire, a mysterious woman, embark on a psychosexual journey into the darkest parts of their desires. This causes problems for Deena, Adam’s best friend, a “single Jewish woman,” who wants to live the Jewish life. Her relationship with Noah, a cultural snob who looks down on Hoboken, becomes emotionally devastating, forcing her to question her own belief in a Jewish family. Judah Skoff has won various awards, including, the National Playwriting Competition and two New Jersey Governor’s Awards in the Arts. His plays have been performed at the Abingdon Theatre, New York University and other venues. See the premiere of A MATTER OF DREAMS from this up and coming young playwright
New Jersey Playwrights Contest presents
Daybreak Words and music by Bobby CroninWinner of the Eighth Annual NJPC -Musical Series
June 7-10, 15-17 and 22-24, 2012
All performances at 8:00 pm,
except Sundays at 3:00 pm
Hunziker Black Box Theatre
Admission:
General admission $22 •
William Paterson University alumni, faculty, staff,
and seniors $16 • Students $10
Press Opening on 6/7/12: all tickets $10.00!
Meet-the-Author session follows the June 22nd matinee
Author Reception follows the June 23rd performance
More people die by suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge than at any other site in the world. What would cause someone to contemplate jumping from its span or stopping someone from doing so? DAYBREAK is a non-traditional, coming-of-age musical journey, centered on the dark places people go when they feel lost, scared, broken, or alone. Follow two couples as we explore the mysteries that bind them, their relationships, family ties, expectations, dreams, patience and courage. Bobby Cronin, a three time ASCAP PLUS award recipient, is a NJ based composer/lyricist whose songs are "passionate and powerful in a take-no-prisoners way that will knock your socks off." - Cabaret Exchange. Catch DAYBREAK in its North American premiere this June, by the same people who brought you DISENCHANTED! last June.