Arts
Southern Oregon Magazine is a proud supporter of the arts. Here is a brief and by no means complete schedule of upcoming events for the region. To see a complete schedule for each please visit them online.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival - www.osfashland.org
The Britt Festivals - www.brittfest.org
Opening Night / Britt Orchestra / Chee-Yun
Friday, August 6, 2010 • 8 p.m.
Britt Orchestra / Jeffrey Biegel
Saturday, August 7, 2010 • 8 p.m
Arianna String Quartet with special guest Alexander Tutunov
SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland
Sunday, August 8, 2010 • 3 p.m.
The Latin Spirit / Britt Orchestra / Nancy Allen
Friday, August 13, 2010 • 8 p.m.
Britt Orchestra / Emanuel Ax
Saturday, August 14, 2010 • 8 p.m.
Britt Orchestra / Jennifer Frautschi
Friday, August 20, 2010 • 8 p.m.
Family Concert / Britt Orchestra / Enchantment Theatre Company
Pre-concert activities 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 • 7:30 p.m.
Britt Orchestra / Jon Nakamatsu
Sunday, August 22, 2010 • 8 p.m
Craterian Performances - www.craterian.org
Drum-Tao is a breathtaking spectacle of controlled frenzy, melding the epic, ancient sounds of the Japanese taiko drum with colorful costumes, contemporary music, and acrobatic dance moves drawn from martial arts. An explosive, youthful, vibrantly modern take on a traditional art from — and a visual and sonic tour-de-force!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 7:30PM
Presented by Craterian Performances
Sponsored by Red Lion Hotel & Mail Tribune
Eight of the nation’s most talented young tap dancers take the stage in a dynamic, uplifting production that has wowed audiences of all ages from coast to coast. Imagine High School Musical crossed with non-stop electrifying dance, and you have an idea of this show’s unique, combustive appeal. Featuring a choreographic mix of pop, funk, big band, and Broadway, Tap Kids takes top prize for sheer youthful exuberance.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7:30PM
Presented by Craterian Performances
Sponsored by Rogue Disposal & Jerry & Jeanne Taylor Family Foundation
Much more than a concert, In the Mood is a big band theatrical revue that vividly evokes the life and times of America’s greatest generation. Featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, the Andrews Sisters, and Frank Sinatra, In the Mood brings back an era when everyone listened and danced to the same buoyant music — music that lightened hearts and lifted spirits across the nation!
Monday, February 22, 2010, 7:30PM
Presented by Craterian Performances
Sponsored by Ferguson Wellman
Rediscover the grandeur of one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals! Set in a fantastical world of pageantry, chivalry, and magic, Camelot tells the story of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the doomed love affair between Queen Guenevere and Sir Lancelot. Featuring a glorious score by Lerner and Loewe that includes “If Ever I Would Leave You,” “Follow Me,” and “What Do the Simple Folk Do?”
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 7:30PM
Presented by Craterian Performances
Sponsored by Liberty Bank
The Tweaksters are two incredibly athletic, wildly imaginative acrobat / juggler / dancers who specialize in “fabulous feats of physical fun.” Dedicated to exploring — and seemingly ignoring — the laws of physics, the two are masters at transforming the mundane into the magical. Come watch them launch ping-pong air raids, juggle flower pots, and turn plumbing pipes into tympani. Their crazy-cool, off-the-wall show will tweak your world!
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3PM
Presented by Craterian Performances
Sponsored by Cutler Investment Group
Rogue Opera - www.rogueopera.org
Matrimony, Mayhem, Mozart!
Mozart’s masterpiece and one of the world’s most beloved comic operas will be the high point of Rogue Opera’s 2009-2010 Season. Performed in English Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro will feature professional opera singers from across the country, a full orchestra and chorus, with beautiful costumes and sets. The Marriage of Figaro includes the characters we loved in The Barber of Seville, all grown up, with grown up problems that have to be resolved in one crazy day. Throw in a teenager with a major crush, a tipsy gardener, and schemers and dreamers looking for love and you have one of Mozart’s finest and funniest operas!
The cast features singers from across the country as well as our local musical community.
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