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11/12 CREATE | PRESENT | CONNECT OCT 6/7 Water Stains on the Wall – Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan carolina performing arts 11/12 1 carolina performing arts 11/12 3 Welcome to the 11/12 season. As you have come to expect, this season includes new works by the world’s most inspiring and engaging artists, performers and ensembles. But this season also begins with incredibly good news: Carolina Performing Arts recently received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for “The Rite of Spring at 100,” an upcoming project for the 2012-13 season that marks the centennial of this seminal and groundbreaking work. The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris in 1913, with music by Igor Stravinsky, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and performed by the Ballets Russes. Stravinsky and Nijinsky pushed the boundaries of artistic presentation with the use of complex and primitive rhythms, dissonance and shockingly unconventional choreography. Audience members expressed their contempt, and loud arguments drowned out the orchestra. Before long, a full-scale riot had broken out in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and police were called to subdue the mayhem. Through “The Rite of Spring at 100” project, we are commissioning 12 new works by 20 artists, by such luminaries as choreographer 2 Bill T. Jones and director Anne Bogart. French composer Marc-Andrew Dalbavie will write a new work for mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and pianist Yefim Bronfman. Uzbek composer Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky will write a new work for the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. More artists will be announced in the ensuing months and we’ll be sure to keep you informed. Like some of the sentiment at the 1913 premiere of The Rite of Spring, our 11/12 season may also include some work that you may find difficult to understand. Whatever Paris audiences thought on that night in 1913, they witnessed the premiere of one of the 1 most important works of the 20th century. Just think, the performance you are seeing tonight may also share a similar legacy. Thank you for your support. Please enjoy the performances. Sincerely, / Emil J. Kang Executive Director for the Arts Director, Carolina Performing Arts Professor of the Practice, Department of Music carolinaperformingarts.org // (919)843-3333 2011 11/12SEASON / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 11 12 Carolina Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of time, energy and resources from many individuals and organizations including the Office of the Provost, Office of the Chancellor, University Advancement, Department of Public Safety, the Faculty Council, Student season Body Government and UNC News Services. Elite Coach is the official transportation provider for Carolina Performing Arts’ artists. ADMINIstratIVE staFF Emil J. Kang – Executive Director Kelly Boggs – Audience Services Manager Michelle Bordner –Director of Artist Relations Priscilla Bratcher – Director of Development Rebecca Brenner – Marketing & Communications Coordinator Barbara Call – Finance and Human Resources Manager Amy Clemmons – Development Assistant Reed Colver – Director of Campus & Community Engagement 8 Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Jennifer Cox – Administrative Assistant Mary Dahlsten – Box Office Manager with Stefan Litwin, piano Tiffany Dysart – Artistic Assistant Butch Garris – Production Manager 12 Allen Toussaint & Mavis Staples PERFORMING Erin Hanehan – Artistic Coordinator Kaitlin Houlditch-Fair – Campus & Community 16 Philadanco Engagement Coordinator 2 Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor, Ellen James – Marketing & Communications Manager 20 Matt Johnson – Production Manager with UNC Music Faculty Mike Johnson – Director of Operations Susan Marston – Accountant 24 Water Stains on the Wall – Dan McLamb – Tessitura Systems Administrator Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Mark Nelson – Director of Marketing & Communications Mark Steffen – Events Manager 28 Babel (words) – Eastman, Aaron Yontz – Production Manager choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet CAROLINA 1 MEMORIAL HALL STUDENT staFF 32 Angélique Kidjo Carolina Performing Arts is grateful for the more than 100 students who work in our Box Office, House and 34 An Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter Tech staff. It is their hard work and dedication that make every performance at Memorial Hall a success. Advertisers Make This Book Possible This program book would not be possible without the 38 39 / Donor Spotlight Board, Endowment, Society advertisers who support it. Their patronage means this 40 Donors 47 Important Information 48 Student View ARTS information is available to you without cost to Carolina 50 The Last Word 51 Advertisers Index Performing Arts. We extend our gratitude and encourage you to thank them, as well. The Carolina Performing Arts programs are published and designed by Opus 1, inc., in cooperation with Carolina Performing Arts. If you are interested in reaching our audience with your message in the Carolina Performing Arts program book, please call or email Amy Scott or Kristy Timberlake at (919) 834-9441 or [email protected] or [email protected]. carolina performing arts 11/12 5 2011 NOT QUITE SURE what YOU want? Sometimes you don’t know until you see it … Oct 16 | Angélique Kidjo Sept 7/8 | Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie11 Bremen /12 Still Black Still Proud Béla Fleck and the Cheikh Lô Christian McBride Alvin Ailey American Leif Ove Andsnes, Original Flecktones Dance Theater piano HIGH ENERGY DATE NIGHT These shows are energetic and loud; come Looking for a fun and relaxing evening out? prepared to get up, stand up, and dance! Bring that special someone, then sit back and enjoy. n Allen Toussaint & Mavis Staples n Nutcracker – Carolina Ballet n Angélique Kidjo n Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater n Still Black Still Proud – An African n Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Tribute to James Brown Bremen with Stefan Litwin, piano n Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones n Leif Ove Andsnes, piano n Cheikh Lô n Christian McBride & Inside Straight carolinaperformingarts.org // (919)843-3333 11Oct 9/10 | Babel (words)/1Mar 20/21 | Circa2 Four Electric Ghosts Teatr ZAR Snow White Cloud Gate Dance Shantala Göteborg Ballet Theatre of Taiwan Shivalingappa BREAKTHROUGH GLOBAL VIEWS These cutting edge, avant-garde Travel the globe without leaving performances are guaranteed to stir the Triangle. your soul. n Water Stains on the Wall – Cloud Gate n Babel (words) – Eastman, Dance Theatre of Taiwan choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui n Beckett’s Watt & Endgame – and Damien Jalet Gate Theatre (Ireland) n Four Electric Ghosts – n Shiva Ganga – Shantala Shivalingappa Mendi + Keith Obadike (India) n Teatr ZAR – Gospels of Childhood: n Circa (Australia) The Triptych n Göteborg Ballet (Sweden) n Snow White – Ballet Preljocaj carolina performing arts 11/12 7 “A sense of spontaneous combustion and ever-dangerous living…” – The Times, U.K. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen with Stefan Litwin, piano ♥ Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8 at 7:30pm Classical music performances are made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. We thank the Trustees for their visionary generosity and for encouraging others to support Carolina Performing Arts. carolinaperformingarts.org // (919)843-3333 classical ensemble SEPT 7/8 program Wednesday/Thursday, 7:30pm SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM Symphony No. 49 in F minor (“La Passione”), Hob. I:49 .............................. Franz Joseph Haydn Stefan Litwin Adagio (1732-1809) Born in Mexico City, Stefan Allegro di molto Litwin studied piano, Menuet e Trio composition and inter- Presto pretation in the U.S. and Switzerland with Christoph Wind Octet in E-flat major, Op. 103 ............................................................Ludwig van Beethoven Keller, Jürg Wyttenbach, Allegro (1770-1827) Herbert Brun, Walter Andante Levin and Charles Rosen. Menuetto He has appeared with Presto renowned orchestras under conductors including Christoph von Dohnányi, Michael INTERMISSION Gielen and Marek Janowski. In chamber music, he has partnered with Aurèle Nicolet, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 ....................................................Ludwig van Beethoven Bruno Canino, Kolja Blacher, Christian Tetzlaff, Allegro con brio (1770-1827) Irvine Arditti, Gustav Rivinius, Manuel Fischer- Largo Dieskau, Eduard Brunner, Ib Hausmann, Jörg Rondo – Allegro scherzando Widmann, Michael Riessler and the LaSalle, Arditti, Danel, Pellegrini and Minguet String SEPTEMBER 8 PROGRAM Quartets, and he has performed lieder recitals Haydn Symphony No. 80 in D minor, Hob. I:80 ............................................. Franz Joseph Haydn with Roland Hermann, Henry Herford, Yaron Allegro spiritoso (1732-1809) Windmüller, David Moss and Salome Kammer. Adagio Litwin has performed numerous world pre- Menuetto mieres and has collaborated with composers Finale: Presto such as Luigi Nono, Luciano Berio, György Kúrtag, Hans Zender, Dieter Schnebel, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for String Orchestra, Op. 4 .................Arnold Schoenberg Johannes Kalitzke, Jörg Widmann, Heinz (1874-1951) Holliger and Michael Gielen. Featured on television and radio broadcasts in Europe INTERMISSION and the U.S., he has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Auvidis/Montaigne, Arte Nova, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 ....................................................Ludwig van Beethoven Cala Records, telos, cpo, col legno and häns- Allegro con brio (1770-1827) sler. Current composition projects include Largo a film music score for a UNC documentary Rondo