Public field trips at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Somi and the members of her band have agreed to a small-group talk-back after the concert for our group! Please confirm in the registration form you intention to attend the talk-back.
East African vocalist & songwriter Somi will perform music from her acclaimed album, The Lagos Music Salon. In this deeply personal song cycle, Somi fuses African jazz, soul, and spoken word to reflect on her 18-month sojourn in Lagos, Nigeria. Born in Illinois to immigrant parents from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi...
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Somi and the members of her band have agreed to a small-group talk-back after the concert for our group! Please confirm in the registration form you intention to attend the talk-back.
East African vocalist & songwriter Somi will perform music from her acclaimed album, The Lagos Music Salon. In this deeply personal song cycle, Somi fuses African jazz, soul, and spoken word to reflect on her 18-month sojourn in Lagos, Nigeria. Born in Illinois to immigrant parents from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi...
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Step Afrika! explores the history of stepping and the Great Migration through high energy stepping, body percussion and dance, including excerpts from their signature work, The Migration. Through movement and projections, the company brings to life the iconic paintings of Jacob Lawrence that chart the story of African Americans moving from the south to the north in the early 1900s.
Study guides are posted online 3 to 4 weeks prior the performance at www.ordway.org/education/school-performances/...
Friday, October 7, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
The Martha Redbone Trio explore the roots of Redbone’s Cherokee, Choctaw and African American ancestry with musical selections from their new theatrical work Bone Hill. Utilizing a wide range of musical styles from traditional Cherokee chants to blue grass, blues, funk, and more Redbone presents an epic story of four generations of women in a Cherokee family working in the coal mines of Appalachia amid the Laws of Jim Crow. Bone Hill brings to light an important piece of American history that...
Friday, October 7, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
The Martha Redbone Trio explore the roots of Redbone’s Cherokee, Choctaw and African American ancestry with musical selections from their new theatrical work Bone Hill. Utilizing a wide range of musical styles from traditional Cherokee chants to blue grass, blues, funk, and more Redbone presents an epic story of four generations of women in a Cherokee family working in the coal mines of Appalachia amid the Laws of Jim Crow. Bone Hill brings to light an important piece of American history that...
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
This live concert explores musical selections and stories from many shows in which Broadway bucked the status quo, and through sheer entertainment, woke us up. Broadway has consistently sought to redress corruption, ignorance, and injustice and pushed for understanding, integrity, and tolerance. Whether dealing directly with racism, as in shows like Show Boat and Shuffle Along, anti-Semitism, as in Cabaret, or exposing political corruption, as in Fiorello, Broadway IS a subversive activity....
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
This live concert explores musical selections and stories from many shows in which Broadway bucked the status quo, and through sheer entertainment, woke us up. Broadway has consistently sought to redress corruption, ignorance, and injustice and pushed for understanding, integrity, and tolerance. Whether dealing directly with racism, as in shows like Show Boat and Shuffle Along, anti-Semitism, as in Cabaret, or exposing political corruption, as in Fiorello, Broadway IS a subversive activity....
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 9:15am - 2:15pm
A day of excitement featuring the best international performing artists from around the globe and hands-on Global Arts workshops. See artists from around the world perform exquisite music, heartfelt dramas and heart-pounding movement inside the Ordway! Interact with local artists while you eat lunch in the park. Tour the ARTwalk!
Please note that this is an all-date event. If you are only interested in attending one or two of the following, please contact the Ordway to make individual...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Registration for this event has closed, but a limited number of tickets are still available (as of Mar 1, 2016). You may call the Ordway Education Sales office directly at 651-282-3115 to obtain seats for your family.
From the steps of Mongolia by way of Beijing, Hanggai blends traditional folk music, Mongolian throat singing, and modern punk rock to create an exciting genre like no other. Hanggai is making new inroads into the Chinese pop music industry with their unique, modern take on...
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Classic and contemporary, SEOP Dance Company uses playfulness and theatricality in their piece A Man’s Requiem, an exquisite production that uses explores the theme of destiny and the afterlife. One of Korea’s finest dance companies, SEOP fuses Butoh, contemporary dance, and traditional Korean dance techniques to create a stunning display of sound, color and movement.
Study guides are posted online 3 to 4 weeks prior the performance at learn.ordway.org/studyguides/
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