UPCOMING EVENTS

Max & Ruby

Stages of Discovery

Thursday March 20, 2008 10am & 12pm

This delightful musical is based on the top-rated Nickelodeon television show inspired by Rosemary Wells' bunny siblings, Max and Ruby! Seven-year old Ruby loves her Grandma very much and wants to do something special for her. She gets the idea to put on a show, with music and costumes and a castle and everything! She'll need some help, though, so she tries to enlist her little brother Max. Ruby wants to put on a play about a princess, but Max is already playing a cowboy. Ruby wants to work quietly, but Max is enjoying his noisy toys. Ruby wants to look for costumes, but Max is too busy looking for frogs! Clearly, Max is no help at all, so Ruby recruits her Bunny Scout friends for assistance. But can the help her finish Grandma's play in time?

NJCCCS: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5; 3.1, 3.4, 3.5; 6.3, 6.6; 9.2 NAES: Dance 2,3,4; Music 3,6,7,8,9; Theatre 6,7

Grades Pre/K-3

Symphony in C: Concert for Teens

Stages of Discovery

Friday May 2, 2008 10am & 12:30pm

Symphony in C brings its innovative classical education programming to the Rutgers-Center for the Arts. Middle school and high school age students gain perspective on how an orchestra works and rehearses, orchestra repertoire and concert etiquette when the Symphony brings teens a sampling of a concert featuring Bizet/Shchedrin's Carmen. This interactive performance includes an educational Question & Answer session with Music Director Rossen Milanov!

NAES: Performing & Visual Arts: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5; Language Arts Literacy: 3.4, 3.5; Consumer, Family & Life Skills: 9.2

Grades 8-12

The Academy of Vocal Arts

La Traviata

Saturday May 17, 2008 7:30 pm

Christofer Macatsoris, conductor
with the AVA Opera Orchestra

$28/38/48
group discounts available

Madeline and the Bad Hat

Stages of Discovery

Wednesday May 14, 2008 10am & 12:30pm

ArtsPower's Madeline and the Bad Hat is an original musical based upon the much-loved book series by Ludwig Bemelmans's. It traces the adventures of a young Parisian girl who - despite starting off on the wrong foot with a mischievous new neighbor - eventually learns that first impressions aren't everything.

The Spanish Ambassador moves into the house next door, Madeline and Miss Clavel and the other girls quickly discover that his son Pepito is a true horror! Rude and conceited, Pepito seems at first to be nothing but trouble. But when he unexpectedly finds himself in real danger, it's up to the resourceful Madeline to get him out of it. Can she teach Pepito a lesson; does he have a good side after all?

NJCCCS: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5; 3.1, 3.4, 3.5; 9.2
NAES: Dance 2,3,4; Music 3,6,7,8,9; Theatre 6,7

Grades Pre/K-3

Symphony in C

with Lidia Kaminska, accordion

Saturday May 3, 2008 8pm

Rimsky-Korsakov: Cappricio Espagnol
Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon (accordion)
A Selection of Latin Tangos

$40/25/15 reserved

Yu Wei: Chinese Dance Collection

Stages of Discovery

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10am & 12:30pm

The inspiration for the dances comes from nature, Chinese classical literature and history, and folk legend. The original choreography is drawn from the styles of Chinese classical, folk, ballet and modern dance. Chinese traditional music is characterized by rich tonality and emotion, and is connected to language and poetry. Each dance is complemented by a short film depicting the cultural and artistic background of the dance, and information about Chinese traditional and ethnic culture.

NJCCCS: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5; 3.1, 3.4, 3.5; 6.3; 9.2
NAES: Dance 2,3,4; Music 3,6,7,8,9; Theatre 6,7