WHARTON LOVES DANCE: SMUIN BALLET XXCENTRIC
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Join us for a private reception and talk for members of the Penn Club and Wharton Club followed by the entertaining eccentricity of Smuin Ballet as it closes its 20th Anniversary Season with two World Premieres and a Michael Smuin classic in the XXCENTRICS Spring Dance Series.
The program will feature one act of Michael Smuin’s ebullient
Dancin’ With Gershwin, a gleeful romp through Broadway’s most beloved numbers. It features vocal and instrumental recordings by such artists as Peter Gabriel, Marilyn Monroe, Sting, Carmen McRae, and Michael Feinstein, performing such memorable classics as “Summertime,” “Do it Again,” and “The Man I Love.”
Val Caniparoli, presenting his World Premiere
Tutto Eccetto il Lavandino (everything but the kitchen sink). Marrying his trademark style and physicality with the music of Antonio Vivaldi, Caniparoli’s newest work celebrates the versatility of the Smuin dancers, blending high energy athleticism with wit and reflective beauty.
Amy Seiwert introduces her World Premiere ballet
But now I must rest. Drawing her inspiration from the lush music of Cesária Évora, the world renowned Cape Verdian “barefoot diva” known as “The Queen of Morna,” Seiwert weaves a tapestry of grounded contemporary movement with themes of longing, love, history, and hope.
Only 25 tickets available for this private reception.
Buy tickets at:
http://smuinballet.org
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA
Show: XXCENTRIC
Enter code for 25% off tickets (prior to selecting date): Wharton
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2014
Time:
Private reception: 6:45PM (in Green Room)
Show: 8:00PM
Hosted by: Michael Fernandez, founder, Quant 6
Michael is the
Founder of
Quant6. The firm attracts and deploys independent data scientists
and software engineers to companies executing critical Big Data initiatives.
Michael co-founded and is chairman emeritus of Little Kids Rock, a national
nonprofit providing free music lessons to over 115,000 children in over 1600
schools across the US. He serves on the board of NCIRE, the leading
nonprofit medical research institute in the United States devoted to
pioneering new medical treatments for Veterans. He also serves on the board
of the Tides Foundation. Michael holds a BSE from The Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from Harvard University.
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