Miami University

2001-2002 Performing Arts season set at Miami

05/25/2001

The National Ballet of China, the Moscow Philharmonic and the musical "Titanic" highlight the 2001-02 season of the Miami University Performing Arts Series.

Millett Series concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Subscriptions are $38 for Miami students and youth, $72 for senior citizens and $80 for other adults.

Performances include:

• National Ballet of China, Oct. 30, performing the classic French ballet "La Sylphide" and a Chinese ballet, "The Yellow River," based on the epic Yellow River Cantata by Xian Xinghai. Concert presented with the support of the Heartland Arts Fund.

• "Titanic," Nov. 27. The Miami performance of the blockbuster musical that won five Tony Awards, including "Best New Musical," is sponsored by Kona Bistro and Coffee Bar.

• Moscow Philharmonic, Dec. 6, performing Tchaikovsky’s "The Nutcracker" and the Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 with soloist Kyoko Takezawa. The concert is sponsored by Miami’s Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies.

• Gershwin’s "Porgy and Bess," Feb. 21. The American classic mixes blues, gospel, jazz and classical music in songs including "Summertime" and "It Ain’t Necessarily So."

Concerts in the Hall Auditorium Series begin at 7:30 p.m. Subscriptions are $27 for Miami students and youth, $50 for senior citizens and $58 for other adults.

The series includes:

• "Mercy," Oct. 16, a new work by composer, singer and director/choreographer Meredith Monk, working with sculptor Ann Hamilton.

  "Mercy" integrates dance, music and visual art; the Miami performance is sponsored by Pamela Fox and Dan Layman.

• Sweet Honey in the Rock, Jan. 28, sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures. The Grammy Award-winning ensemble of six women presents a cappella music in a repertoire based in the rich tradition of the African-American church and freedom songs from the Civil Rights movement.

• André Watts, pianist, Feb. 8. Winner of the Avery Fisher Prize and celebrated for performances in recital and with orchestras all over the world, Watts appears in a performance sponsored by Beth Swailes. Watts received an honorary doctorate from Miami in 1984.

• "Room," a one-woman tour de force sampled from a lifetime of writings by Virginia Woolf April 12 and 13. The production will be in Gates-Abegglen Theatre and performed by the SITI Company (Saratoga International Theatre Institute). Company members also will work with students as Cromer/Flory Performing Artists-in-Residence in the department of theatre.

Family Series tickets are $17 for Miami students and youth, $30 for senior citizens and $36 for other adults. The series includes:

• Missoula Children’s Theatre at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29, in Hall Auditorium. The troupe, dedicated to developing life skills through the performing arts, will work with a cast of more than 50 local children for one week prior to the performance.

• Miami Opera Theatre in "Hansel and Gretel," at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16-17 and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 18, in Hall Auditorium.

• Sweet Honey in the Rock at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27 in Hall Auditorium in a performance especially designed to appeal to children.

• Cincinnati Ballet in "Peter Pan" at 7:30 p.m. on March 22 in Millett. The tale is danced to music written by Cincinnati Ballet music director Carmon

  DeLeone. Performance sponsored by Kona Bistro and Coffee Bar.

The Performing Arts Series also will sponsor two special events, "Celebrating Sor Juana: The Phoenix of Mexico" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in Hall Auditorium and Ulrich Schütte, bass-baritone, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in Souers Recital Hall, Center for Performing Arts.

"Celebrating Sor Juana" features members of the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble who will work with Miami faculty and students to weave dance, theatre and music into an homage to the life and work of Sor Juana, a 16th century Spanish nun. Tickets are $3 for Miami students and youth, $4 for senior citizens and $6 for other adults.

Schütte, from the Cologne (Germany) College-Conservatory of Music, specializes in lieder. He will sing Franz Schubert’s song cycle, "Die Winterreise" (The Winter Journey)[Click here for translation of the text.] The performance is part of the American Conference on Romanticism to be held at Miami. Tickets are $3 for Miami students and youth, $4 for senior citizens and $6 for other adults.

Subscription tickets offer discounts over single ticket prices and priority seating, among other benefits. For more information call the Miami box office at (513) 529-3200 or the Performing Arts Series office at (513) 529-6333.