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2007-08
Season
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Tuesday,
Nov. 20
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Obo Addy
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| Master
Drummer |
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Obo Addy, one of the key originators
of the seminal musical movement now known as "Worldbeat,"
is a prominent member of the first generation of African musicians
to bring their traditional and popular music to Europe and America.
An original and respected composer whose music reaches far
beyond the boundaries of his land of birth, Addy has a twenty-year
presence on the international performing arts scene and has
become known for his ability to celebrate past traditions
while expanding to embrace new ideas and foreign influences.
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| 7:00PM
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| COS
Theater |
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$15/ASB
Free
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Friday,
Feb. 01 |
Brasil
Brazil Show
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| Brazilian
Music Performance |
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Brasil Brazil Show is an invigorating, magical experience
comprised of internationally renowned performers. Featuring
Brazilian singers, Ana Gazzola and Sonia Santos, this show
delivers the fervor, enthusiasm and excitement of popular
Brazilian music with a variety of styles, rhythms and faces
of this colorful and tropical culture. With a variety of unique,
authentic percussion instruments, the audience is both entertained
and educated about Brazil.
The band is outfitted in bright yellow and green costumes
and the production has the joyful feel of Carnaval. The music,
tinged with jazz and spiced with Latin and African drumming,
creates an uplifting experience of awesome proportions.
"Gazzola and Santos have developed a musical formula
based on a slick, well-crafted display of movement and music.
Their vocal togetherness as brightly colored as their outfits".
-- Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
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| 7:00
PM |
| COS
Theater |
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$15/ASB
Free
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Friday,
Apr. 11 |
Backhaus
Dance Company
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Backhausdance celebrates modern themes through athletic yet
lyrical contemporary movement. This company is a unique mix
of physically powerful, socially diverse, beautifully trained
dancers with an aggressive approach to motion. These dancers
express their joy for their craft within an amazing ensemble
dynamic, creating riveting performances full of passion, physical
beauty, and a breathtaking execution of movement.
"[Backhausdance] demonstrates an awesome unity, even
when they differentiate in movement – so that they remain
cohesive, like the parts of an atom or a planetary system.
Indeed, audience members may feel as if they have witnessed
a cosmic event, or the hidden machinations of the universe,
as the Backhaus dancers perform with authority, and without
the overt expression of human joy, sorrow and coquetry that
often dominate the modern medium. Disintegration may be something
like destiny in the respective mise en scene – and in
the future success of this promising, young company."
- Joanna Beresford, McCallum Theatre
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| 7:00
PM |
| COS
Theater |
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$15/ASB
Free
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Saturday,
May 03 |
Giant
Bhangra II
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| Punjabi
Folk Dance Fusion |
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Competitive Bhangra returns to COS for the 2007-2008 Season!
Bhangra is both
a lively dance which is from the region of Punjab, now divided
between north India and Pakistan, and the musical accompaniment
to the dance. Traditionally, lyrics reflected the harvest
celebration, love, patriotism or current social issues.
Today
the word "bhangra" is more associated with the style
of dance, and the musical fusion of the traditional forms
and rhythms with hip-hop, pop, house and reggae.
Come
check out the west-coast and Canada's top college, university,
and independent teams compete against one another for $3,500
in prizes.
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| 6:00
PM |
| Fox
Theater |
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$20 VIP
$10
General $5 Children under 5
ASB Free
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