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Monday, 22 February 2010 07:27 Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2012 16:39 Written by Administrator

 

2011-2012 Performing Arts Season

The Emporia Arts Council presents… 

CORBIAN and Lightwire Theater Present: The Ugly Duckling and Tortoise and the Hare                        Emporia Granada Theatre        Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 3:00pm

Electroluminescent lights (EL) with jazz and pop music will make these classics come to life.  This is a perfect production for families.  Broadwayworld.com  “...an eye-popping display of storytelling that’s like nothing else you’ve ever seen.”

Kenya Safari Acrobats               Emporia Granada Theatre               Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:30pm          

Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes acrobatics to exhilarating extremes.  The group members learned acrobatics on the beaches of Kenya, as a means to break free from an impoverished country.   A unique cultural experience.

Black Violin                  Emporia Granada Theater        Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 7:30pm 

To most people, jazz, hip-hop, funk and classical are musical genres.  But to revolutionary music group Black Violin; they’re nothing but ingredients.  Combining a daunting array of musical styles and influences to produce a signature sound that is not quite maestro, not quite emcee, this group of two classically, trained violinists and their DJ are redefining the music world-one string at a time.  Black Violin breaks all the rules, blending the classical with the modern.

 

Missoula Children’s Theater Presents: Alice in Wonderland               Emporia High SchoolAuditions: Monday, April 9, 2012 at 4:30                                 

Performances:  Friday, April 13, 2012 at 7pm and Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2pm