11/12 CREATE | PRESENT | CONNECT Shiva Ganga – Shantala Shivalingappa NOV 8 Program Book 2 of 4 OCT 28, 2011carolina – performing JAN 11, arts 11/122012 1 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 Body Government and UNC News Services. season Elite Coach is the official transportation provider for Carolina Performing Arts’ artists. AdmINIstratIVE staFF Emil J. Kang – Executive Director Kelly Boggs – Audience Services Manager Rebecca Brenner – Marketing and Communications Coordinator Barbara Call – Finance and Human Resources Manager Amy Clemmons – Development Assistant Reed Colver – Director of Campus and Community Engagement Jennifer Cox – Administrative Assistant Mary Dahlsten – Box Office Manager Tiffany Dysart – Artistic Assistant 8 Gil Shaham, solo violin Butch Garris – Production Manager 12 Samuel Beckett’s Watt – Gate Theatre Dublin Erin Hanehan – Artistic Coordinator Kaitlin Houlditch-Fair – Campus and Community PERFORMING 16 Samuel Beckett’s Endgame – Gate Theatre Dublin Engagement Coordinator Ellen James – Marketing and Communications Manager 20 Shiva Ganga – Shantala Shivalingappa Matt Johnson – Production Manager Mike Johnson – Associate Director 24 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Marnie Karmelita – Director of Artist Relations with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, music director Susan Marston – Accountant Dan McLamb – Tessitura Systems Administrator and conductor Mark Nelson – Director of Marketing and Communications Mark Steffen – Events Manager 28 Still Black Still Proud – Christine Tully – Audience Services Coordinator An African Tribute to James Brown Aaron Yontz – Production Manager 32 Nutcracker – Carolina Ballet MemorIal Hall stUdent staFF 34 Brooklyn Rider and The Knights CAROLINA Carolina Performing Arts is grateful for the more than 100 students who work in our Box Office, House and Tech staff. It is their hard work and dedication that make every performance at Memorial Hall a success. 38 Donor Spotlight Advertisers Make This Book Possible 39 Board, Endowment, Society This program book would not be possible without the 40 Donors advertisers who support it. Their patronage means this ARTS information is available to you without cost to Carolina 44 Important Information Performing Arts. We extend our gratitude and encourage you to thank them, as well. 45 Student View 46 The Last Word The Carolina Performing Arts programs are published and designed by Opus 1, inc., in cooperation with Carolina 47 Advertisers Index 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 3 We all bring our own expectations to each and every performance. There are evenings where we want to lose ourselves in the choreography of a dance or immerse ourselves in the beautiful music of an orchestra. Other times, we may feel frustrated when we don’t comprehend exactly what the artist is trying to convey. If you’ve attended a performance at Memorial Hall, you know that we present performances where the artist challenges us with abstract and sometimes controversial material either in content or context. While performances can often be fun and exhilarating, it is important to remember that these performers do not exist in a vacuum. In fact, the most successful works are those created by artists whose own personal experiences, viewpoints and values are conveyed articulately and concisely through their art. For instance, Angélique Kidjo, who performed in October, endured years of exile for speaking out against the Marxist regime in Benin. Throughout her energetic and soulful concert, she told us about the lessons she learned from her father, such as the importance of understanding other cultures and the critical role of love, compassion and empathy in making a difference in the world. We would never want Angélique to 2 hold back on her personal opinions, formed from her own experiences, for the sake of making us feel comfortable. In contrast, we also recently presented the U.S. premiere of Water Stains on the Wall by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. The work was an abstract meditation of movement, light and shadow. It was much more challenging to grasp and yet spoke volumes about the culture, values and tradition of the people of Taiwan with its movement’s roots in the martial arts, spirituality and calligraphy. Even if we don’t agree with or understand all that is presented on stage, I hope you will 1 concur that our role at Carolina Performing Arts is to present artists who will engage you in a way that will challenge, inspire and break through the clutter of life’s preoccupations in order to connect more meaningfully with those who we meet every day. 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 CREATE | PRESENT | CONNECT COMING SOON FEB 3 Carolina Chocolate Drops, with special guests Luminescent Orchestrii FEB 10 Overtone Quartet, featuring Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Jason Moran & Eric Harland FEB 13/14 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater FEB 17 Leif Ove Andsnes, piano FEB 24 Christian McBride & Inside Straight MAR 13/14 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir with Ton Koopman, conductor MAR 15 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, trumpet MAR 20/21 Circa MAR 22 Herbie Hancock 2 1 / Overtone Quartet, featuring Dave Holland, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Herbie Hancock Chris Potter, Jason Moran & Eric Harland 919-843-3333 | carolinaperformingarts.org carolina performing arts 11/12 5 2011 NOT QUITE SURE what YOU want? Sometimes you don’t know until you see it … FEB 3 | Carolina Chocolate Drops NOV 12/13 | Orchestre Révolutionnaire11 et Romantique /12 Still Black Still Proud Béla Fleck and the Cheikh Lô Christian McBride Alvin Ailey American Leif Ove Andsnes, Original Flecktones and Inside Straight 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 Still Black Still Proud – An African Tribute to James Brown n Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, music n Carolina Chocolate Drops with director and conductor special guest Luminescent Orchestrii n Nutcracker – Carolina Ballet n Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones n Overtone Quartet, featuring Dave n Cheikh Lô Holland, Chris Potter, Jason Moran & Eric Harland n Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater n Herbie Hancock carolinaperformingarts.org // (919)843-3333 11Apr 4/5 | Snow White /– Ballet Preljocaj 1Mar 20/21 | Circa2 Four Electric Ghosts Teatr ZAR Whispering Pines European Union Shantala Göteborg Ballet Youth Orchestra Shivalingappa BREAKTHROUGH GLOBAL VIEWS These cutting edge, avant-garde Travel the globe without leaving performances are guaranteed to stir the Triangle. your soul. n Beckett’s Watt & Endgame – n Snow White – Ballet Preljocaj Gate Theatre (Ireland) n Four Electric Ghosts – n Shiva Ganga – Shantala Shivalingappa Mendi + Keith Obadike (India) n Whispering Pines – n Circa (Australia) Shana Moulton & Nick Hallett n European Union Youth Orchestra n Teatr ZAR – Gospels of Childhood: with Vladimir Ashkenazy, The Triptych music director & conductor n Göteborg Ballet (Sweden) carolina performing arts 11/12 7 “ Go-for-broke passion…silvery tone… meticulously molded phrasing.” – The Washington Post Gil Shaham, solo violin ♥ Friday, October 28 at 8pm 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 recital OCT 28 Friday, 8pm program PROGRAM Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 ................................................................................. J.S. Bach Preludio ...............................................................................................................(1685-1750) Loure Gavotte en Rondeau Menuet I and II Bourrée Gigue Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 ................................................................................. J.S. Bach Adagio Fuga Largo Allegro assai INTERMISSION Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ................................................................................. J.S. Bach Allemande Courante Sarabande Gigue Chaconne Mr. Shaham records exclusively for Canary Classics Program Notes by Katharina Uhde composed his violin solos) and a century later, Violinists and audiences throughout history when his music was rescued from oblivion. have been amazed and dazzled by Bach’s solo Mendelssohn was by far not the only composer violin sonatas and partitas. Quite a number who could imagine Bach’s solo violin work of them had difficulty believing and accepting with accompaniment: Robert Schumann also that these works are, in fact, unaccompanied. composed accompaniment for all six sonatas. The first account of an added accompaniment Further arrangements