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21 UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE TOURING COMPANY
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 7:30 PM UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Performers Joseph Shabalala Msizi Shabalala Russel Mthembu Albert Mazibuko Thulani Shabalala Thamsanqa Shabalala Sibongiseni Shabalala Abednego Mazibuko Ngane Dlamini
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17 ABOUT LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO Africa and incorporated Black Mambazo’s rich In 2011, Ladysmith Black Mambazo – led by tenor/alto/bass harmonies into his Graceland founder and front man Joseph Shabalala – cel- album – a landmark 1986 recording that was ebrates forty-five years of joyous and uplifting considered seminal in introducing world music music that marries the intricate rhythms and to mainstream audiences. A year later, Simon harmonies of their native South African musi- produced Black Mambazo’s first U.S. release, cal traditions to the sounds and sentiments Shaka Zulu, which won a Grammy in 1988 for of Christian gospel music. In those years, the Best Traditional Folk Album. Since then the a cappella vocal group has created a musi- group has won an additional two Grammy cal and spiritual alchemy that has touched a Awards (2005 & 2009) and received fifteen worldwide audience representing every corner Grammy Award Nominations. of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape. In addition to their work with Paul Simon, Their musical efforts over the past four decades Ladysmith Black Mambazo has recorded with have garnered praise and accolades within numerous artists from around the world, in- the recording industry, but also solidified their cluding Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, Dolly Par- identity as a cultural force to be reckoned with. ton, Ben Harper and many others. Their 2006 Assembled in the early 1960s in South Africa CD, “Long Walk To Freedom” had guest singers by Shabalala – then a young farm boy turned join them, such as Sarah McLachlan, Natalie factory worker – the group took the name Merchant, Melissa Etheridge, Emmylou Harris, Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Ladysmith being Taj Mahal and others. Their film work includes the name of Shabalala’s rural hometown; Black an appearance in Michael Jackson’s Moon- being a reference to oxen, the strongest of all walker video and Spike Lee’s Do It A Cappella. farm animals; and Mambazo being the Zulu They provided soundtrack material for Disney’s word for axe, a symbol of the group’s ability The Lion King, Part II as well as Eddie Murphy’s to “chop down” any singing rival who might Coming To America, Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, challenge them. Their collective voices were so Marlon Brando’s A Dry White Season, Sean Con- tight and their harmonies so polished that they nery’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were eventually banned from competitions and James Earl Jones’ Cry The Beloved Country. – although they were welcome to participate A documentary film titled On Tip Toe: Gentle strictly as entertainers. Steps to Freedom, the story of Ladysmith Black Shabalala says his conversion to Christianity Mambazo, was nominated for an Academy in the ‘60s helped define the group’s musical Award. The group is also well known for its Life identity. The path that the axe was chopping Savers candy commercials as well as adverts suddenly had a direction: “To bring this gospel with Heinz Beans and IBM. Their performance of loving one another all over the world,” he with Paul Simon on Sesame Street is legend- says. However, he’s quick to point out that the ary and is one of the top three requested message is not specific to any one religious orientation. “Without hearing the lyrics, this music gets into the blood, because it comes from the blood,” he says. “It evokes enthusiasm and excitement, regardless of what you follow spiritually.” A radio broadcast in 1970 opened the door to their first record contract – the beginning of an ambitious discography that currently includes more than forty recordings. Their philosophy in the studio was – and continues to be – just as much about preservation of musical heritage as it is about entertainment. The group bor- rows heavily from a traditional music called isi- cathamiya (is-cot-a-ME-Ya), which developed in the mines of South Africa, where black workers were taken by rail to work far away from their homes and their families. Poorly housed and paid worse, the mine workers would entertain themselves after a six-day week by singing songs into the wee hours on Sunday morning. When the miners returned to the homelands, this musical tradition returned with them. In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon visited South 18 Sesame Street segments in history. They have African warrior who united numerous regional appeared on Broadway in their show “The Song tribes in the late 1800s and became the first Of Jacob Zulu” which received six Tony Award king of the Zulu nation. Nomination as well as a Drama Desk Award for Ladysmith Black Mambazo returns to its Best Music. They followed this performance roots with Songs From A Zulu Farm, a January with “Nomathemba”: a theatrical musical based 25, 2011 a cd that marks their move to self on the first song written by Joseph Shabalala. releasing their recordings in partnership with Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been invited the Listen 2 Entertainment label. Songs From to perform at many special occasions. Nelson A Zulu Farm is a collection of traditional songs Mandela made certain, that when he went to from the group member’s childhoods on the Oslo Norway to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, farms of Zululand South Africa, Songs From A he had his country’s premier singing group by Zulu Farm recreates the idyllic world in which his side. As well, by special invitation from Man- the members once lived and shares it with dela, they performed for the Queen of England audiences around the world. and the Royal Family at the Royal Albert Hall Just when one thinks the group should be in London. The group has also performed at slowing down they are entering what will be another Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, a concert the busiest years of their career since “Grace- for Pope John Paul II in Rome, South African land.” After four and a half decades of inspiring Presidential inaugurations, the 1996 Summer audiences worldwide, the group continues to Olympics and many other special events. In work on fresh material and new recordings. the summer of 2002, they were again asked to No, time is not slowing down for Ladysmith represent their nation in London at a celebra- Black Mambazo. As Joseph Shabalala says, “We tion for Queen Elizabeth’s 50th Anniversary as are teachers. We travel the world spreading our Monarch. They shared the stage with Paul Mc- message of Peace, Love and Harmony. What Cartney, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker could be better or more important than that.” and Phil Collins. After receiving their second Grammy Award, in 2005, for Wenyukela: Raise Your Spirit Higher, Mambazo went on to grab their third Grammy Award in 2009 for their last release, inIlembe: POB 213 Macedonia, Ohio 44067 USA Honoring Shaka Zulu. The album is a stirring Phone: 330.908.0150 Telefax 330.468.8599 musical tribute to Shaka Zulu, the iconic South [email protected] www.listen2entertainmentgroup.com Sponsored by:
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NASSIB EL-HUSSEINI AND TOM LIGHTBURN
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MASON AMES VALÉRIE BENOÎT-CHARBONNEAU
LUCAS BOUTIN MATHIEU CLOUTIER
BRADLEY HENDERSON LJ MARLES PHILIPPE NORMAND-JENNY
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MASON AMES VALÉRIE BENOÎT-CHARBONNEAU LUCAS BOUTIN MATHIEU CLOUTIER BRADLEY HENDERSON LJ MARLES PHILIPPE NORMAND-JENNY
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The taking of photographs with flash is strictly prohibited. 27 ABOUT 7 FINGERS What do you think of when you hear the word a brand-new type of show. “circus?” Since Loft, 7 Fingers has created seven shows For most people it’s a blur of high-wire stunts, including Traces, La Vie, Psy, Fibonnaci Project, dancing animals and peanuts. Tents and Patinoire, Sequence 8, and A Muse; each show elaborate costumes are nearly mandatory. And offering a distinct setting and yet carrying the who could forget the clowns? same 7 finger-print. But what would circus performers do if they had In addition the 7 Fingers have developed a it their way? What kind of circus troupe would special events department through which they they create if they were allowed to do more than deliver a diverse range of custom projects. The just their specialty act and push themselves to the 7 Fingers have performed for the Queen of furthest limits of their abilities? England during The Royal Variety Performance, Enter 7 Fingers. performed during ceremonies for both the Founded in Montreal in 2002, 7 Fingers’ initial Turin and Vancouver Olympics, have created goal was to bring circus to a human scale. Les performances for large corporate events and 7 doigts de la main translates literally as “the much more. Each project is custom-made and 7 fingers of the hand.” It is a twist on a French approached with the same hands-on creativity. idiom (“the five fingers of the hand”) used to ABOUT TRACES describe distinct parts united tightly, moving With Traces, 7 Fingers worked to take their in coordination towards one common goal. trademark human and multi-disciplinary Here it refers to the seven founding directors approach one step further by fusing classic of the company (Shana Carroll, Isabelle Chasse, acrobatics with such street forms as skateboard, Patrick Léonard, Faon Shane, Gypsy Snider, basketball and parcours. Traces is a new circus Sébastien Soldevila and Samuel Tétreault) experience—one with an urban flavor, as young who, by combining their distinct talents and artists explode onto the stage with a renewed experiences, work towards their common dynamic energy. artistic goals with the beautifully awkward Unlike classic circus where an artist specializes dexterity of a 7-fingered hand. in one talent, the artists in Traces have mastered Their first show, Loft, rejected the fanciful a multitude of specialties. What results is a fluid production qualities of standard circuses for narrative from beginning to end that highlights the intimate environment of an artist’s loft. the individual artist as much as it honors the All the while blending such diverse forms ensemble effect. as acrobatics, avant-garde dance, physical The people seen on stage are not nameless comedy, music, song, spoken word, interactive and faceless nor are they hidden by costume video projections and live DJ-ing. The result was and makeup. The men and woman on stage are
28 real, living and breathing artists with stories to led him to expand his acrobatic skills, entering tell and astonishing talents to share. the Châtellerault National Circus School at age What results is a breathtaking array of human 15, followed by the Circus Space in London at 18 daring mixed with the personal charm of the where he specialized in Chinese Pole and gradu- individual artist. What are the Traces you’ll leave ated in July 2011. Performing credits include the behind? Generating Company in Hong Kong, the Circa WHO’S WHO in the CAST Festival in France, numerous events, and the MASON AMES (Artist) moved to Montreal from English National Opera. Lucas just returned from a New Hampshire to train at the National Circus four month European tour of Traces. School, specializing in hand to hand. Previous MATHIEU CLOUTIER (Artist). Originally from credits include: Cirque Eloize’s iD, Cirque du Soleil’s Gaspe, Quebec, Mathieu spent three years at the Viva Elvis, Circus Smirkus and other productions of Circus School of Quebec, specializing in acro- 7 Fingers, notably joining them for their participa- batics, rollerblade and diabolo. Previous credits tion in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Most include: GOP (Munich, Munster), Cirque du Soleil recently, Mason spent over a year performing in (special events), Les Grands Opéras de Québec the Off-Broadway production of Traces and just and more than 275 acrobatic shows at Seabreeze completed a four month European tour. amusement park in Rochester, N.Y. Most VALÉRIE BENOÎT-CHARBONNEAU (Artist) recently, Mathieu spent over a year performing trained for seven years at Montreal’s National in the Off-Broadway production of Traces and just Circus School, specializing in hand to hand and completed a four month European tour. Mathieu banquine. Previous credits: Eclipse in Shawinigan, also enjoys playing guitar and writing music. Quebec, during two summers while training at the BRADLEY HENDERSON (Artist) was one of the National Circus School; Cirque Eloize’s iD (Korean original Traces cast members and has been tour- production); Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis. Valérie ing the world with 7 Fingers since 2005. A San also performed in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Francisco native, Bradley trained at the S.F. Circus Olympics and more recently, in the Off-Broadway Center, learning Chinese acrobatics with Master production of Traces as well as in the four month Trainer Lu Yi. In 2002 he moved to Montreal to European tour. attend the National Circus School and upon gradu- LUCAS BOUTIN (Artist) discovered circus arts ation was hired by 7 Fingers. Most recently, Bradley at age six, learning to juggle and unicycle in a spent over a year performing in the Off-Broadway small town near Paris. His passion for movement production of Traces and just completed a four month European tour.
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LJ MARLES (Artist). London-boy LJ (Kalyn) fell in love with the circus arts at the age of 18 after taking part in a youth project with the Bassline Circus. A self taught street and hiphop dancer, he spent the next three years at the Circus Space, specializing in aerial straps. After developing his Explore the many wonderful classical music groups and series skills and approach, he performed in projects available throughout the Pioneer Valley such as Finland’s Turku Festival, France’s Circa Festival, and an outdoor series with the British The multi-platform political National Theatre. LJ just returned from a four month European tour of Traces. talk program airing on over 155 PHILIPPE NORMAND-JENNY (Artist) was born radio & TV stations, DirecTV, DISH and raised in Montreal. He trained at the Circus Network, plus an explosive online School of Quebec, specializing in hand to hand, presence. Part of the TYT Network teeterboard and trampoline. Other performances on YouTube approaching a billion include: GOP (Munich, Munster), Cirque du Soleil (special events), Les Grands Opéras de Québec views. and more than 275 shows at Seabreeze amuse- ment park Rochester, N.Y. Most recently, Philippe Featured in The Washington Post, spent over a year performing in the Off-Broadway The Huffington Post, CBS News, CNN, production of Traces and just completed a four The Howard Stern Show, and more. month European tour. SHANA CARROLL (Direction, Choreography) Tune in throughout the fall for is co-founding artistic director of Montreal’s election coverage. Les 7 doigts de la main (7 Fingers), where she has co-directed and choreographed the com- pany’s major touring shows, whether together For information with the collective (LOFT, La Vie) with partner davidpakman.com Gypsy Snider (Traces), with partner and husband /davidpakmanshow Sebastien Soldevila (Sequence 8), or alone (Psy, Cabaret 2010). In addition to her work within 7 Fingers, Shana’s circus directing and choreog- raphy credits include the Cirque du Soleil per- formance at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012), the acrobatic design and choreogra- phy of Cirque du Soleil’s show Iris at the Dolby (formerly Kodak) Theatre, creation of 4 gold- medal winning acts at the Festival de Cirque de Demain, Il Fait Dimanche for l’Ecole Nationale de Cirque de Montreal, and Quebec’s 400th anniversary performance with 40 trapeze artists (2008). GYPSY SNIDER (Direction, Choreography). Born into the circus ring, as the daughter of the found- ers of San Francisco’s Pickle Family Circus, Gypsy began her artistic career at age four. She has been performing ever since. A graduate of Switzerland’s Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Gypsy performed for three seasons with La Compagnia Dimitri. She has con- sistently developed her own amalgam of theatre and circus, going on to perform internationally with Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Knie, Pomp Duck and Circumstance and Teatro Zinzanni. Gypsy has been impassioned since adolescence by direct- ing and teaching, and has been a guest teacher with the San Francisco Circus Center and National Circus School of Montreal and a director with the New Pickle Circus, Jamie Adkins/Cirque Eloize, the National Circus School’s show Scène de crime Shoul Paul by Photo and for various special projects with Cirque du Soleil. Gypsy is choreographing the circus acts 31 in the musical revival of Pippin directed by Diane Paulus. Gypsy co-formed Les 7 doigts de la main in 2002. She was an original performer in Loft and Mistress of Ceremonies in Cabaret des 7 doigts, a co-creator of Loft, co-director of Traces (nominated for a New York Drama Desk Award in Oustanding Choreography), and director of A Muse. NASSIB EL-HUSSEINI (Chief Executive Officer). Political scientist, author (L’Occident Imaginaire, PUQ Editions), advisor and volunteer for doz- ens of national and international organiza- tions, Nassib fell under the charm of a modern day tribe: Les 7 doigts de la main. He ran away with the circus, as the saying goes, and took on the management of this jewel of the Montreal stage, serving as CEO. TOM GABBARD (Producer). CEO of Blumenthal Performing Arts, which operates six theaters in Charlotte, NC. The Blumenthal offers a highly diverse arts and education program that ranges from blockbuster musicals to dance, music and family attractions. Broadway, national tours and London productions in which the Center has served as a co-producer or investor include Monty Python’s Spamalot; The Color Purple; Legally Blonde; Frost/Nixon; RED; The Mountaintop; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty; Grace; Basic Training; Ghost; West Side Story; AMANDA DUBOIS (Producer) has been an inde- 9 to 5; and upcoming Matilda; Cinderella; Jekyll pendent producer since 2005. Her Broadway & Hyde and Kinky Boots. Investment committee credits include Grace starring Paul Rudd, Michael member of the Independent Presenters Network Shannon and Ed Asner, the 2007 Tony Award- (IPN) and former Board member of the Broadway winning production of Spring Awakening and League. its subsequent national tour as well as the Broadway revival of ’night, Mother starring Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn. Off-Broadway she was associate producer on both Bare and The Awesome 80s Prom, now in its 6th year at Webster Hall. She has also produced at the New York International Fringe Festival and New York Musical Theatre Festival. Amanda serves on the board of Early Stages and on the Advisory Committee of The American Theatre Wing. FOX THEATRICALS (Producer). Headed by Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson. Broadway credits include Grace; Red (six 2010 Tony Awards); Everyday Rapture; The Seagull; Legally Blonde: The Musical (also London, Olivier Award); ‘night, Mother; Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie (six Tony Awards); One Flew Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony Award); Death of a Salesman (Tony Award); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (two Tony Awards); Jekyll & Hyde. Off-Broadway: Trying, Lobby Hero, Three Tall Women, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. National Tours: 9 to 5; Legally Blonde: The Musical; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Death of a Salesman; Jekyll & Hyde. Member of the Independent Presenters Network, Broadway producer on Spamalot, The Color Purple and Edward Scissorhands, and operator of Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre. Fox Theatricals is a divi- sion of Fox Associates, owner and operator of 32 The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis, and is led by President Richard Baker and owners Robert Baudendistel and Mary Strauss. KRISTIN CASKEY (Producer) is President of Fox Theatricals. With producing partner Mike Isaacson, Broadway: Bring It On: The Musical (also National Tour), Grace, Red (Tony Award); Legally Blonde: The Musical (also National Tour and West End, Olivier Award for Best New Musical); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award; also National Tour and West End); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony Award); The Seagull; ‘night, Mother; Caroline, or Change; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and Everyday Rapture. Chicago: An Evening with Sutton Foster. Upcoming: Mad Hot Ballroom and Coal Miner’s Daughter. Kristin also programs the US Bank Broadway Series at The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis. She is a member of the Independent Presenters Network and on the Board of Governors at the Broadway League. Special thanks to Megan and Kate. MIKE ISAACSON (Producer) heads Fox Theatricals with partner Kristin Caskey. Broadway: Grace, Bring It On: The Musical, Red (2010 Tony Award); Everyday Rapture; The Seagull starring Kristin Scott Thomas; Legally Award, Best Musical); The Color Purple. London: Blonde: The Musical; ’night, Mother; Caroline, Legally Blonde: The Musical (Olivier Award, Best or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Musical); Thoroughly Modern Millie. Upcoming: Tony Award, Best Musical); One Flew Over the Fun Home, Mad Hot Ballroom. Isaacson also Cuckoo’s Nest (2001 Tony Award); You’re a serves as Executive Producer of the world Good Man, Charlie Brown; Death of a Salesman famous Muny in St. Louis, the world’s oldest and (1999 Tony Award). For the IPN: Spamalot (Tony largest outdoor theatre. THE DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (Producer). under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Daniel L. Ritchie, offers an exhilarating mix of Broadway shows, professional theatre, acting instruction and breathtaking facilities. Established in 1979, the organization operates out of eight theatres in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. It consists of the Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theatre Company, which produces classics, revivals and world pre- mieres; and Denver Center Attractions which presents blockbuster musical touring shows and cabaret productions. The Denver Center’s com- prehensive Education Department offers classes in all aspects of the performing arts to children and adults, aspiring professionals and amateurs alike. NASSIB El-HUSSEINI and TOM LIGHTBURN (Producers). Nassib El-Husseini, Ph.D., acting as producer on behalf of Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers), has used his world- wide business and financial contacts to propel the 7 Fingers with their current line-up of five productions into the forefront of the interna- tional circus performance world. Producing credits include Loft, Traces, La Vie, Psy, Fibonacci Project, Patinoire, A Muse, and Séquence 8, as well as hundreds of custom-made projects such as participation in the closing ceremony of the 33 Torino Winter Olympic Games. Nassib is cur- Performing Arts Center, The Kimmel Center rently serving on the boards of the International (Philadelphia). Exchange for the Performing Arts (CINARS), and the Montreal Conseil for the Arts (CAM). STAFF FOR TRACES Tom Lightburn has been associated with the GENERAL MANAGEMENT 7 Fingers as producing partner for the past WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS five years. He was involved with the creation Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel of La Vie in New York and presented Traces in Scott Seay Anièle Fortin Toronto. He is active both in film and theatre. PRODUCTION SUPERVISION He has produced the SingA Long Sound of Music, TECHNICAL THEATER SOLUTIONS Slava’s Snow Show, and Spiegeltent, as well as Rhys Williams Mike East being active with the 7 Fingers. TOUR MARKETING DIRECTION WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (General Anne Dailey Meyer Andrew Damer Management). Dedicated to creating and pro- ASSOCIATE PRODUCER FOR FOX THEATRICALS ducing live entertainment. In addition to gen- Megan Larche Dominick eral/production managing Traces, producers of the North American tours of Tony Award win- COMPANY MANAGER ...... Anièle Fortin ners American Idiot, In The Heights, Avenue Q ARTISTIC MANAGER ...... William Underwood, and A Year With Frog and Toad. Produced Julie Olaf Triebel, Claudette Waddle Production Supervisor ...... Rhys Williams Andrews - The Gift of Music with performances Associate Production Supervisor ...... Mike East at The Hollywood Bowl and London’s O2 Arena. Sound/Video ...... Sébastien Marion Upcoming productions include the 2013/14 Rigging/Carpentry ...... John “5ive” McInnis tour of Mamma Mia!. Creators of four new musi- Head Electrician ...... Amber Tanudjaja cals for young audiences including The Musical Consulting General Adventures of Flat Stanley and James and the Manager ...... DR Theatrical Management Giant Peach. WLP is led by founding partner and Social Media Coordinator ...... Owen Spruill Legal Counsel ...... Nan Bases, Esq. President, Stephen Gabriel and Vice President, Music Clearance ...... Janet Billig Rich Nancy Gabriel. General Management, Scott Seay Accountant ...... FK Partners CPAs LLP/ and Anièle Fortin. Production Management, Robert Fried Rhys Williams and Mike East. www.worklight- Comptroller ...... Galbraith & Co., Inc./ productions.com. Tabitha Falcone TECHNICAL THEATER SOLUTIONS (Production Banking ...... Signature Bank/ Supervision). Based in Charleston, SC, TTS pro- Margaret M. Monigan Assistant to Amanda Dubois ...... Owen Spruill vides production supervision and technical Assistant to Kristin Caskey ...... Kate Cofran direction for a variety of clients including the annual Spoleto Festival USA, Mabou Mines, ARTISTIC TEAM FOR TRACES Aruba Productions, and Work Light Productions. Direction and Choreography ������������������������Shana Carroll, Select current associations include US and inter- Gypsy Snider Acrobatic Designer ...... Sébastien Soldevila national tours of Mamma Mia! and Green Day’s Technical Director ...... Olivier Rosa American Idiot; past associations include tours of Lights ...... Nol van Genuchten In The Heights and Avenue Q, and on Broadway Costumes ...... Manon Desmarais Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Play Set & Props Original Design ...... Flavia Hevia On!. Rhys Williams is Founder and President of Set & Props Adaptation/ TTS and Mike East serves as Vice President. Music & Soundscape/ ALLIED LIVE (Tour Marketing/Publicity) is a full- Video ...... Les 7 doigts de la main/7 Fingers Head Coach (Acrobatics) ...... Jerôme Le Baut service marketing firm representing numerous Aerial Strap ...... Isabelle Chassé Broadway touring shows, venues, retail centers, Hand Balancing ...... Samuel Tétreault lifestyle brands and attractions throughout North Skateboards ...... Yann Fily-Paré America. Current touring clients include: The Single Wheel ...... Ethan Law Book of Mormon, Billy Elliot the Musical, Mamma Piano ...... Sophie Houle Mia!, West Side Story, Hair, Blue Man Group, LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN / 7 FINGERS and STOMP. Chicago clients include: Million Dollar Chief Executive Officer ...... Nassib El-Husseini Quartet, The Lyric Opera, Lookingglass Theatre, Founding Members & and Hubbard Street Dance. LA clients include: Artistic Directors ...... Shana Carroll, Hollywood & Highland Center, Westfield, The Isabelle Chassé, Patrick Léonard, Strand (Huntington Beach), LA Phil at Hollywood Sébastien Soldevila, Gyspy Snider, Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall, Center Samuel Tétreault Theatre Group, and Reprise Theatre Company. Touring and Development Director . . . . . Tina Diab Washington, DC clients include: The Washington Administrative Director ...... Richard Gagnon Artistic Coordinator ...... Francisco Cruz Ballet, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Strathmore Director – Accounting Services . . . . Céline Boucher 34 Production Director ...... Luc Paradis Technical Director ...... Yves Touchette “Talk Show Host” Operations Director ...... Sophie Picard Performed by Radiohead ©WB Music Corp. Special Event ...... Ann-Laurence Dubois All rights reserved. Used by Permission. Project Management ...... Génifère Legrand Accounting Technician ...... Sandrine Hubert “Mashav” Communication . . . . . Marion Bellin, Fanny Perret Composed by John Zorn Touring ...... Mélina Saunier, Kevin Bissonnette Courtesy of Hips Road Assistant to the Artistic Directors . . . Sabrina Gilbert “It’s Only a Paper Moon” by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Harold Touring Development & Arlen, and Billy Rose Public Funding ...... Joanie Leroux-Côté Performed by Stephane Grappelli Technical Coordinator ...... Vincent Houle Courtesy of Concord Music Group Published by SA Music LLC c/o Stockpile Holdings TOUR BOOKING AGENCY Warner Chappell Music Inc. THE BOOKING GROUP Glocca Morra Music (ASCAP) Meredith Blair, Mollie Mann Administered by Next Decade Entertainment, Inc. Brian Brooks and Rich Rundle All Rights Reserved Used by Permission www.thebookinggroup.com “Make You Feel That Way” ORIGINAL PRODUCTION Performed by Blackalicious Traces was originally co-produced by Centre National des Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Arts—Ottawa with the support of partners Conseil des Universal Music Enterprises Arts du Canada and Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec. “Jumping in Havana” CREDITS Performed by Chinese Man Sound Equipment by Masque Sound®; Lighting Published by Chinese Man Records Equipment by Christie Lites; Chain Motors by Port City “Ni Ten Ichi Ryu” Equipment Rentals; Trucking by JANCO Performed by Photek Productions Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from SPECIAL THANKS Universal Music Enterprises National Circus School of Montreal, TOHU Ben Philippi, Michael Meseke “Mitis Traho” Broadway In Chicago, Broadway/L.A. Written and performed by Seth Stachowski The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Published by Seth Stachowski Music Skateboards provided by Karma Skateboards “Spiegelbeeld” www.tracesusa.com Performed by Ferenc E. Van der Sluijs, www.7fingers.com aka I-F Fucking Consumer MUSIC CREDITS “Touched” by Jon Crosby Performed by VAST Published by Vast Music Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment (Warner Music Group Company) c/o Vast Music o/b/o Rhino Entertainment (Warner Music Group Company) “Marigold” by Francisco Cruz “Una Pondera” Written and performed by Seth Stachowski Published by Seth Stachowski Music “Polaroids” by Francisco Cruz “La Rue de St. Paul” Performed by Le Peuple de l’herbe Courtesy of Play It Again Sam Records under the license of SONY/ATV Music Publishing “Tides” Performed by Nitin Sawhney Courtesy of Outcaste Records Limited under the license of Universal Music Publishing “Burn My Shadow” Written by Ian Astbury, James Lavelle, Richard File, Christopher Goss Performed by Unkle Published by Ian Astbury, Baby Cole Music c/o Wixen Music Publishing, James Lavelle, Richard File
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FRIENDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT director of development, John Ebbets Lee Hines Jr., Chair Frederick C. Tillis director of marketing, Shawn Farley Director Emeritus community relations manager, Anna Robbins Allen Davis, Vice Chair Members Emeriti interim director of education & engagement, Yvonne Mendez Neal Abraham marketing & development assistant, Darcy Hartmann Mary Ellen Anderson Frank Anderson marketing assistant, Jorge Luis González William Baczek Barbara C. Bernard Marc Berman Richard Covell BOX OFFICE Patricia A. Canavan Honore David manager, Steven Coombs assistant manager, Richard Ballon Steven K. Daury Betsy Egan Ian Fraser Carl Eger Seymour Frankel PRODUCTION SERVICES Anne Rebecca George director of operations, Fritz Farrington Mansour Ghalibaf Arnold Friedmann Gwendolyn Glass associate director of operations, Brenda Cortina Fran Goldsher assistant technical director, Bob Mahnken Shelly Holzman J. Lynn Griesemer Alfred L. Griggs lighting director, Erica Conlon Motoko Inoue audio director, Michael McLaughlin Joan Haley John Kendzierski production stage manager, Ayumi Cordeiro Michael Kusek Merilee Hill interim audience services manager, Melissa Cleary Pearson Julie Roman Lackner Bill Hogan office manager, Racquel Kirpan James Mallet Dolly Jolly Tony Maroulis Betsy Loughran EDUCATION Isolda Ortega-Bustamante Dave Martula program director, arts council, Sally O’Shea Elaine Palmer Kathleen Mullin academic program manager, lively arts, Donna Carpenter Shardool Parmar Sandra Parent program director, jazz in july, Frank Newton Justin M. Pelis Lorna Peterson PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS Tini Sawicki Zina Tillona Rob Yacubian Asian Arts & Culture Michael J. Simolo, Esq. director, Ranjanaa Devi Pamela H. Simpson Honorary Members marketing & outreach coordinator, Sue McFarland William T. Stapleton Nnenna Freelon Sarah K. Tanner Mike Haley Center Series Karen A. Tarlow Jimmy Heath director of programming, Halina Kusleika William H. Truswell, M.D. Sheila Jordan assistant director for center series, Hillary Rathbun Katherine E. Vorwerk Yusef Lateef Magic Triangle and Solos & Duos Stan Rosenberg coordinator, Glenn Siegel Billy Taylor Peter Tolan VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS Lois Torf University Museum of Contemporary Art George Trakas director, Loretta Yarlow gallery manager, Craig Allaben ADMINISTRATION business manager, Lori Tuominen director, Dr. Willie L. Hill, Jr. collection registrar, Justin Griswold associate director, Dennis Conway curator of education, Eva Fierst assistant to director, Kate Copenhaver Augusta Savage Gallery BUSINESS OFFICE director, Terry Jenoure director of administration and finance, Margaret Curtiss gallery manager, Alexia Cota business office manager, Sonia Kudla technology manager, Christine Texiera Hampden Gallery bookkeeper, Cyn Horton director, Anne La Prade department assistant, Connie Whigham gallery manager, John Simpson
37 Through their support the following Friends of the Fine Arts Center play an integral role in making possible our performances, exhibits and educational programs. (List represents all gifts between 7/1/2011-8/31/2012) A sincere Thank You to all. SPONSORS $10,000 & above Pioneer Valley Travel Allen & Judith Davis The Rainbow Times Margaret Sarkissian & Individuals TigerPress Jerry Dennerline Lois B. Torf United Wealth Management Group Jacob Epstein Businesses Pioneer Valley Periodontics Ian H. Fraser & Pamela Bartlett Baystate Medical Practices Steven H. Goldsher DDS Arnold & Susi Friedmann Coca-Cola Bottling Company Todd Diacon & Moema Furtado Daily Hampshire Gazette MEMBERS Beth C. & John E. Gamel Hotel Northampton $1,000–$2,499 Gwendolyn Glass Pioneer Valley Hotel Group Individuals Merry C. & Daniel M. Glosband The Republican Dr. Neal Abraham Jorge L. Gonzalez & Beth Fraser Valley Advocate/Preview Magazine Muriel Fox Aronson Leon Janikian UMass Campus Center Hotel Jeffrey & Marilyn Blaustein Kylie H. Johnson ADVOCATES Steven & Alejandra Daury Willard M. Johnson $5,000–$9,999 John Ebbets Ryan Landry Carl & Shirley Eger Nancy LaPointe Individuals Carol LaRocca Scott Prior & Nanny Vonnegut Nancy & Bruce Goldstein JoAnne A. & Roger Finck Andrew Malloy & Debra Gastler Businesses J. Lynn Griesemer & Bryan Harvey David & Tanyss Martula Cooley Dickinson Hospital Beverly & Willie L. Hill, Jr. John McCarthy & Ellen Woolford Florence Savings Bank John & Justine Holdsworth Gail M. & Paul J. McDonald Hampshire Hospitality Motoko Inoue Kathy & Walter Mullin Loomis Communities John & Patricia Kendzierski Howard B. Natenshon & New England Public Radio Alexandra Kennedy & James Haug Rosemary Caine PeoplesBank Elizabeth Lee Loughran Thomas O’Brien The Hotel Northampton James Mallet & Jennifer Southgate Janet O’Rourke The Recorder Michael F. Malone & Max Page in honor of Anita & UMass Catering Services Christine A. Lau Alex Page United Personnel Greg & Kathy Malynoski Lorna & Dale Peterson WGBY-TV57 Suzannah & James Muspratt Robert N. Pollin WRSI 93.9 The River TR Rosenberg & Laurel Glocheski Lorna Ritz Barbara & David Rothenberg Ben Smar ASSOCIATES Katherine E. Vorwerk & James Staros & Alice Harris $2,500–$4,999 Robert S. Feldman Zina Tillona Edward & Evelyn Westhead Individuals Richard L. Weil, Jr. Michael & Sara Wolff Lynn Peterfreund & Nicholas Xenos Anonymous Donor Robert Mugar Yacubian Mary Ellen & Jeff Anderson Businesses Sol & Miriam Berg Bacon & Wilson P.C. Businesses Sally Curcio CJC Event Lighting Amherst Chamber of Commerce Taiga Ermansons Fallon Community Health Plan Don Muller Gallery Sean Greene Glenmeadow Retirement Duseau Trucking Raphael Griswold Community Enrico Fermi High School Amy Johnquest Greenfield Savings Bank Greenfield Cooperative Bank Louise Kohrman Integrity Builders Guild Art Centre Jane Lund Jones-Town & Country Realty Hair by Harlow Holly Lynton Services, Inc. Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Nancy Milliken Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo People’s United Bank Ali Osborn & Assoc. Pioneer Valley Landscapes Steven Petegorsky Pivot Media, Inc Rail Europe Stephen St. Francis Decky Professional Drywall Construction Robinson & Donovan, PC Mara Superior Silverscape Designs Sky Meadow Photo Gallery Sarah & Mark Tanner United Bank The Colonnade Frederick C. & Louise Tillis 106.3 WEIB Smooth FM The Lift, A Salon Carolyn Webb Travel Impressions Angela Zammarelli SUSTAINER WB Mason $500–$999 WEBS America’s Yarn Store Businesses William Baczek Fine Arts Aesthetic Laser & Cosmetic Individuals Whalen Insurance Agency Surgery Center Anonymous Donor Davis Financial Group John Baackes ENTHUSIAST Easthampton Savings Bank Claudette Boudreau $250–$499 Finck & Perras Insurance Elizabeth Curtis Don & Honoré David Individuals Agency, Inc. Anonymous Donor 38 John & Linda Ahern David & Iris Berkman Pamela Tillis Zachary H. Bissonette Barton B. Byg & Jan E. Whitaker Michele Topor Eric & Barbara Carle Edward Blaguszewski John & Peggy Townsend Dhipati & Anjusree Chanda Robert M. 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Patricia & Donald Polonis The Benjamin Company White Square Robert & Jeanne Potash The Eric Carle Museum Nancy & Eric Reeves The Steamship Authority Steven, Anna & Calder Robbins Tickets for Groups, Inc. FRIEND Margery H. Roy $100–$249 Valley Art Supplies Laura Holland Yoga Center of Amherst Individuals Gloria & James Russell Zanna Doug Adler Ann & Stephen W. Schupack Tranquility Day Spa Paul & Marie Appleby Amilcar & Demetria Shabazz Ronald J. Archer Betsy Siersma FAN John A. & Elizabeth Armstrong Melanie Gallo & Stan Smith $50–$99 Judith Ashkin Elizabeth & Eric Stahl Pip & Dick Stromgren Individuals Charles & Deborah Austin Anonymous Donors Andrew H. Balder & Jack Szpiler & Colleen Ahern Mary Teichman Jill Anderson Cynthia A. Sommer Dawn & W. Phillips Barlow Michael & Tina Berins Robert H. Temkin 39 Jessica Barker & Tyler Johnson In Memory of Joyce E. Smar Ted & Barbara Slovin Carol A. 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42 41 42 Patron Services loops and headsets are available for patrons with hearing impairments Refreshments and may be checked out with an ID Concessions are available before the in the lobby prior to the performance. performance and during intermission for Compatible with most ALS systems and most Center Series Concert Hall events. in compliance with the ADA. A credit For patrons in our wheelchair section, card, driver’s license, or valid student please notify an usher and they will be ID will be held as security while devices happy to bring the refreshments to you. are in use.
Restrooms Emergency Closing Restrooms are located on the lower In case of emergency, the lighted, red, level of the Fine Arts Center Concert exit sign near your seat is the shortest Hall adjacent to the University Gallery route to the exterior of the building. For and in the Concert Hall main lobby. your safety, please check the location of When available there are additional the exit closest to your seat and review restrooms in the Rand Theater area. the evacuation map included in this Fully accessible restrooms are available playbill. Also, follow the in the Concert Hall and Bowker directions provided by the ushers. Auditorium. Restrooms in the Concert Hall for the mobility impaired are located Accessible Parking in the lobby and the refuge area outside An access-parking permit or plates section 3 on house right. must be visible to parking attendants.
Drinking Fountains For Your Viewing Pleasure Drinking fountains are located on the Check out what’s on view in the lower level of the Concert Hall near the University Gallery. The University restrooms and in the lobby. Gallery is located on the lower level of the Concert Hall and is open one hour Late Seating prior to the start of performances and Patrons arriving after the start of the during intermission. The Gallery is also performance will be seated at an open to the public Tuesday through appropriate break. Friday, 11am to 4:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 5pm. Pagers and Cell Phones Please turn off all pagers and cell Performance Cancellation phones when entering the seating area. Fine Arts Center performances are rarely canceled and only in the case On Call Service of severe weather. If a performance is Doctors and persons needing canceled, you can call the Box Office emergency call service are asked to at 1-800-999-UMAS or 545-2511 leave their name and seat location with or tune in to the following radio and the box office. If you keep a pager with television stations: public radio station you, please use the silent, vibration WFCR 88.5FM, WRNX 100.9FM/ option. WPNI 1430AM, WHMP 99.9FM, WMUA, WRSI 95.3FM, WHYN, WMAS, Cameras and Recording Devices WWLP-TV22 and WGGB-TV40. If a The taking of photographs or recording performance is canceled, patrons may the performance in any way is strictly exchange tickets for another event prohibited. (subject to availability), may receive a credit on their account, or may request For Hearing-Impaired Patrons a refund. Assisted listening devices: Induction Please recycle your playbill in the lobby.
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