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ASYLUM THEATRE IN
THE CLEAN HOUSE
BY SARAH RUHL
Eight performances:
September 20-23 & 27-30, 2012
Thursday through
Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $28
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Staller Center opens the
season with The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, a whimsical, romantic comedy.
You’ll meet Matilde, a Brazilian maid who hates cleaning; her employer Lane, a
driven American doctor; Lane’s surgeon husband Charles; and other unforgettable
characters. The Clean House explores how far we are willing to go for the
ones we love. The play will be staged in one of the Center’s intimate black box
theaters.
The Clean House
received the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was a finalist for
the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Asylum Theatre Company, a group of
professional actors, has staged a range of productions over the past decade
including The Tempest, which was honored with inclusion into the Royal
Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Festival.
The Clean House
is a co-production of Staller Center, Asylum Theatre, Stony Brook’s
Department of Theatre Arts and the Oberon Foundation.
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DAVID SANBORN
Saturday,
October 13, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Recital
Hall - $42
RenaissanceJazz sponsored by
Renaissance
Technologies
Acclaimed alto
saxophonist David Sanborn returns to Staller Center in the intimate
Recital Hall. The winner of six Grammy Awards with 24 albums to his name,
Sanborn has worked in genres that range from blues, to funk, pop, smooth jazz,
soul jazz, free jazz and any other kind of jazz there is left to explore. As one
of the premier saxophonists of this era, Mr. Sanborn has worked with the Rolling
Stones, Gil Evans, Eric Clapton, Albert King, David Bowie, Joss Stone, and many
others. Join us for a special evening.
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EMERSON STRING QUARTET
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 8:00pm
Recital Hall - $42
The Program:
Brahms
Sextet in G Major with Paul Neubauer, viola and Colin Carr, cello
Brahms A minor Quartet,
Op. 51, No. 2
Shostakovich 12th
Quartet, Op. 133
Eugene Drucker (Violin);
Philip Setzer (Violin); Lawrence Dutton (Viola); David Finckel (Cello)
Stony Brook’s Staller
Center is proud to host the Emerson
String
Quartet.
The Quartet has an unparalleled list of
achievements over
three decades: more than
thirty acclaimed recordings since 1987,
nine Grammy® Awards
(including two for Best Classical Album,
an unprecedented honor
for a chamber music group), three
Gramophone Awards, the
coveted Avery Fisher Prize and cycles of
the complete Beethoven,
Bartók, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich
string quartets.
Program subject to change.
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BUIKA
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $34
The magnetic Spanish
singer Buika comes to Staller Center with her unique blend of flamenco,
jazz, soul and blues. From the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Spain, she has
performed the world over and shared the stage with Chucho Valdés at Carnegie
Hall. Buika has collaborated with Oscar-winning filmmaker Pedro Almodovar
and multi-platinum recording artist Seal. Don’t miss this luminous artist when
she performs with her band.
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COLIN QUINN
Saturday, October 27,
2012 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $38
Sponsored by Times
Beacon Record Newspapers
The razor-sharp comedian
Colin Quinn brings his fast-paced stand-up routine to Staller Center’s
Recital Hall. He recently starred on Broadway in his self-written oneman show
Long Story Short, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, which became an HBO special.
A native of Brooklyn who
attended Stony Brook University, Colin Quinn began his career in New York as a
regular on the comedy show circuit. He spent five years on “Saturday Night Live”
and then starred in the Comedy Central series “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.” He
played on Broadway in Colin Quinn—An Irish Wake and has appeared in many
movies.
"We haven’t changed
since
time began…When we
started, it was
all about food, clothing
and shelter.
Now we watch
Top Chef, Project
Runway,
and
Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition."
–
Colin Quinn
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THE PASSING ZONE
Sunday, November 4, 2012
4:00 pm
Main Stage - $15
Not Just for Kids
Presented by Bank of America
Witness the gravity
defying juggling and stunts of Owen Morse and Jon Wee as they keep you laughing
throughout their new comedy show: Gravity Attacks! This dynamic duo has
received international acclaim for their talent and humor and has performed at
The White House. From catching flying chainsaws and flaming torches to cruising
around on Segways, The Passing Zone
guys will have you gasping in delight.
A show for all ages.
**We are turning our coatroom
into a charging station Sunday afternoon so folks without power can charge their
cell phones and other electronics during the 90 minute show that begins at 4:00
pm (charging station will be starting about 3:00 pm)
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STARRY NIGHTS
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 9,
2012 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $34
Sponsored by WSHU Public Radio
Artists-in-residence
perform works in an
intimate setting, with
Colin Carr, artistic
director, programming
outstanding chamber
music from the wide repertoire.
Takashi Yoshimatsu Fuzzy
Bird Sonata
I. Run, Bird
II. Sing, Bird
III. Fly, Bird
Scott Litroff, saxophone
Michael Smith, piano
Robert Schumann Piano
Trio in d minor (1847)
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Christina McGann, violin
Colin Carr, cello
Olivier Messiaen
Visions de l’Amen for two pianos (1943)
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Join us for two
startlingly different chamber works in this evening’s Starry Nights program.
From quintessential
romantic composer Robert Schumann comes one of the most definitive romantic
piano trios ever written.
From the mystical
composer Olivier Messiaen comes one of his first works after being released as a
prisoner of war—and his first
collaboration with his
future wife, pianist Yvonne Loriod. Visions de l’Amen is a work that
contains dissonance, chant-like hymns,
rhythmic difficulties,
charm and sensuality.
Program and artists
subject to change.
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DONKA - A letter to Chekhov
Saturday, November 10,
2012 at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $38
The great magic of the
circus pays homage to Russian playwright
and physician Anton
Chekhov in a show of visions, dancers,
acrobats and jugglers.
Donka is the latest creation of Daniele
Finzi Pasca—already
confirmed as a leading figure on the
international theatre
scene and author of unforgettable shows for
Cirque Eloize and Cirque du Soleil.
In a
stream-of-consciousness love-letter to Chekhov you’ll see a
dream-like world of
performers portraying the parade of students,
doctors and dreamers
that populate Chekhov’s literary landscape.
Donka is a
theatrical work accompanied by the exotic sounds of old
Russia. Come to a performance you
will not soon forget.
An international cast
animates the stage, while music spreads like a resonant carpet, recalling the
atmosphere of
far away Russia.
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TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
TIERNEY SUTTON
Poets & Prayers
Saturday, November 17,
2012 at 8:00 pm; Recital Hall - $38
RenaissanceJazz
sponsored by
Renaissance Technologies
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Turtle Island, the
Grammy Award winning string quartet that redefined chamber jazz, is a perennial
favorite at the Staller Center. Acclaimed vocalist Tierney Sutton also
returns to Staller Center, joining Turtle Island as they present their historic
collaboration Poets & Prayers. In an evening that moves from the
spiritual
Wade in the Water to Joni Mitchell’s All I Want to John Coltrane’s
A Love Supreme, join us for a concert that celebrates the muse in all its
forms.
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EMERSON STRING QUARTET
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 8:00pm
Recital Hall - $42
The Program:
Mozart D Major
Quartet, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”
Bartok 3rd
Quartet
Dvorak D minor Quartet, Op.
34
The Emerson
Quartet is Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer,
violin; Lawrence
Dutton, viola; and David Finckel, cello. Since
2002, in
addition to their busy concert schedule touring the
world, the
Emerson has been Quartet-in-Residence at Stony
Brook
University, where they coach chamber music, give
master classes
and provide instrumental instruction.
Program subject to change.
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SHAOLIN WARRIORS
Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Main Stage - $38
In a fully choreographed theatrical
production, the Shaolin
Warriors bring a new show to Staller Center. Performed by
disciples of the Shaolin schools, known throughout the world
for their disciplined and deadly martial-arts prowess, these
Kung Fu masters have trained from a very young age in mental
and physical disciplines, which allow them to perform feats
one thought only possible in the movies.
The remarkable
skill, stunning movement, and spectacular
imagery of Kung
Fu.
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Saturday,
January 26, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall -
$34
RenaissanceJazz
sponsored
by Renaissance
Technologies
Live at Birdland features the
Birdland Big Band in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and
experience of an evening spent at the world’s most famous jazz mecca.
This ensemble goes far beyond the standard set list of a 21st century
jazz orchestra, exploring music from every corner of the globe. The
Birdland Big Band is one of NYC’s most popular musical attractions,
playing one night only in the Staller Center Recital Hall.
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THE UGLY
DUCKLING
&
THE
TORTOISE AND THE HARE
Sunday, January
27, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Main Stage - $15
Not Just for
Kids
Presented by Bank of America
See the legendary stories of Hans Christian Andersen and
Aesop in an entirely new light. This show integrates digital technology
with music from classical to jazz to pop. The beloved characters emerge
from the darkness in wires of light, telling their tales of harrowing
journeys through illuminated movement. Will the ugly duckling find
enough courage to become a beautiful swan? Does slow and steady actually
win the race? Brought to you by Corbian/Lightwire Theater, the creators
of the hit 2010 Staller Center show, Darwin the Dinosaur.
Recommended for grades K-4.
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STARRY NIGHTS FEBRUARY
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $34
Sponsored by WSHU Public Radio
The stars of the classical music world come out for a night of
beautiful chamber music.
Works of two Russian
composers are on the program: Anton Arensky’s 'two cello' quartet, written in
memory of his friend and mentor Tchaikovsky, and Tchaikovsky's own string sextet
Souvenir de Florence, his last work for a chamber ensemble. Don’t miss this
delightful evening of music by remarkable
string virtuosos.
Arensky Quartet for
violin, viola and two cellos
Soovin Kim, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir,
cello
Colin Carr, cello
Tchaikovsky Souvenir
de Florence for string sextet
Philip Setzer, violin
Hyewon Kim, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Chieh-Fan Yiu, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Colin Carr, cello
Program and artists subject to
change.
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MOTIONHOUSE DANCE
Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $38
Sponsored by WALK 97.5 Radio
Motionhouse’s physical, dynamic dancers’ inspiration is the majesty and
savagery of water in their stunning show entitled “Scattered.” The performance
draws on theatre, acrobatics and film, incorporating a curved floor bathed in
video that disappears skyward. Motionhouse is one of the United Kingdom’s
foremost dance theatre companies, touring award-winning productions throughout
the world.
“Motionhouse’s work is
some of the most startling and original performance-based contemporary dance,”
notes Sir Richard Taylor,
creator of special effects for the
Lord of the Rings films. "The sheer talent of the performers leaves
the viewer utterly amazed.''
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What critics are saying about Motionhouse:
"...This multi-media
presentation is part IMAX, part X Games and part Olympics."
"the dancers mesmerized us as
they trampolined, flipped, and slid down and even up…"
"decidedly modern and thrilling
to watch"
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RAISIN’ CANE
WITH
JASMINE GUY
AND
THE AVERY SHARPE TRIO
Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $34
Raisin’ Cane, called a ‘Harlem
Renaissance Odyssey,’ stars the talented and versatile Jasmine Guy, actress
(A Different World), singer and dancer. This dramatic production depicts
Harlem in the 1920’s: a pent up explosion of brilliant prose, poetry, politics
and music of African-Americans who were ready to have their say.
Backed by a superb original score performed by the
Avery Sharpe Trio, Raisin’ Cane features striking photos and paintings of the
artists and inhabitants of Harlem during this period, and is a unique theatrical
experience unlike any other.
It was an exceptional time.
It was our time.
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GALA 2013
A Broadway Evening with
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura
Benanti
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Main
Stage - $65
Staller
Center hosts two Tony Award winners as special musical guests for Gala 2013,
showcasing Broadway favorites and standards.
Support
Staller Center by attending the Gala and enjoy an evening of song with two of
Broadway’s best talents.
Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich
and varied career on Broadway, television, film and recordings, along with
appearances in the great American concert halls. Broadway career highlights
include Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate and
Ragtime. Enjoy the rich baritone voice of Broadway’s acclaimed leading
man.
Laura Benanti charms audiences with her
glorious, expressive soprano. She portrayed Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in the Patti
LuPone revival of Gypsy. Selected Broadway credits include The Sound
of Music, Swing!, Into The Woods, Nine, and Women on
the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
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TAP KIDS
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Main Stage - $15
Not Just for Kids
Presented by Bank of America
Feel the rhythm as eight of the best young tap
dancers in the country lead you through a coming of age story. Familiar
characters emerge, from a quiet nerd to a confident athlete. Tap Kids
dance their way through some of the most memorable milestones—a first love, the
school dance and graduation. Friendships and connections happen between unlikely
pairs.
Recommended for ages 10 and up.
See a world filled with hopes and dreams
through the eyes, ears and tapping feet of these talented performers.
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CELTIC NIGHTS
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $38
Sponsored by Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Celtic Nights is a unique show
featuring the finest male and female voices of the Celtic world, showcased
against a thundering backdrop of expert dancing and musicianship. In this
glittering production, six of
Ireland’s most prominent vocal talents are complemented by six of its most
accomplished step dancers, creating an exhilarating picture of a proud people
who carved out a home in the New World. In Celtic Nights, their
story is told, through the power and majesty of music and dancing feet.
Traditional ballads, vivid choreography and the
story of a people struggling to find their place in a changing world.
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HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD
Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Main Stage - $42
Sponsored by Teachers Federal Credit Union
Take a nostalgic journey through the most
popular movie musicals of the last fifty years. The show features a cast of
fourteen wonderful singers and dancers, and lots
of costume changes. Enjoy film clips of your favorite movies from Singing in
the Rain and Grease, to West Side Story and Dirty Dancing.
Hooray for Hollywood performers sing and dance to over thirty songs including
“Staying Alive,” “All that Jazz,” “Dancing Queen,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and many
more! Watch as lights, camera, action unfolds live on stage.
Hollywood’s Greatest Song and Dance Live on
Stage
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RANDALL SCARLATA and GILBERT KALISH
PERFORMING
SCHUBERT’S WINTERREISE
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $34
Schubert's song cycle
Winterreise (Winter’s Journey) will be sung by Randall Scarlata,
baritone, accompanied by pianist Gilbert Kalish. A haunting setting of 24 poems
by Wilhelm Müller, the songs follow the lonely winter journey of a poet whose
love has left him for another. This is a unique opportunity to hear one of the
greatest song cycles ever written.
Mr.
Scarlata has been described by The Boston Globe as having “the vocal
wherewithal to do just about anything he wants.” Gilbert Kalish’s profound
influence as pianist in myriad performances and recordings has established him
as a major figure in American music making.
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DANCE BRAZIL
Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $34
Dance
Brazil’s high-powered fusion of Afro-Brazilian movement and modern dance brings
athletic energy and grace to the Staller Center stage. The moves of the ensemble
are inspired by capoeira, a uniquely Brazilian form that combines martial
arts and dance. Artistic director Jelon Vieira’s new work, which premiered at
New York City’s Joyce Theater in the spring of 2012, “Dance Like a Fight – Fight
Like A Dance,” crystallized their style in a title.
Enjoy the ensemble’s dazzling artistry inspired by
the cultural tapestry of Brazil.
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EMERSON STRING QUARTET
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 8:00pm
Recital Hall - $42
The Program:
Copland Lento Quartet
Berg “Lyric Suite” Quartet
Grieg G minor Quartet, Op. 27
The
Emerson String Quartet, named after the American poet
and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, is based in New York
City. Violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer alternate in
the first chair position, while Lawrence Dutton plays viola
and David Finckel is the cellist.
"With
musicians like this there must be some hope for
humanity." – The Times (London)
Program subject to change.
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REGINA CARTER:
REVERSE THREAD
Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $38
RenaissanceJazz sponsored
by Renaissance Technologies
In
Reverse Thread, world-renowned jazz violinist Regina Carter plays African
folk melodies re-imagined, making music that’s jazzy and beautiful. By adding an
accordion and kora, the West African harp traditionally played by village
storytellers, Ms. Carter has found the perfect complement to her sumptuous
sound. Some of the music from her album Reverse Thread is based on field
recordings of singing by Ugandan Jews, other pieces layer the rhythms of African
music with harmonies from India and Puerto Rico.
Whatever the source of inspiration, each work is better than the one before,
resulting in a new and uplifting experience like no other.
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NEW DATE
ACROBATS OF CIRQUE-TACULAR
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Main Stage - $15
Not Just For Kids
Presented by Bank of America
Acrobats of Cirque-tacular bring a heart-stopping,
mindboggling
display of artistry and athleticism to Staller Center’s Main Stage. Discover all
the wow factor and star quality of the circus tent,
concert hall, and Broadway stage in one fantastic evening. Indulge your
curiosities and celebrate your senses as aerialists, acrobats, contortionists,
jugglers, illusionists, world record holders, and indescribable feats reignite
your belief in human potential! A perfect family show.
"impossibly cool-looking – The Economist"
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If you are holding tickets for Sunday, May 5, 2013: As you may know, due
to a power outage at Staller Center, the Acrobats of Cirque-tacular performance
was postponed. The Acrobats of Cirque-tacular show has been rescheduled for Sunday,
June 23 at 4:00 pm. Your May 5
tickets can be used on that day.
UNABLE TO ATTEND?
If you are unable to use your tickets and would like a refund, mail
them back to the Staller Center Box Office or drop them off at the Box Office,
Monday to Saturday, 12 noon to 6 pm by
Friday, May 24. A refund will be
arranged.
The address is:
Staller Center Box Office
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook NY 11794-5425
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LES
BALLETS TROCKADERO
DE
MONTE CARLO
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $42
Sponsored by Holiday Inn Express - Stony Brook
Les
Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is a marvelous company of male dancers
performing the full range of the ballet and modern dance repertoire, including
classical and original works in faithful renditions of the manners and conceits
of those dance styles.
The
“Trocks” comedy is achieved by incorporating and exaggerating the foibles,
accidents, and underlying incongruities of serious dance.
Men dance all the parts—heavy bodies delicately balancing on toes as swans,
sylphs, water sprites, romantic princesses, and angst-ridden Victorian ladies.
Their performance will delight and amuse the most knowledgeable dance fans as
well as novices to ballet.
A
unique brand of ballet, dancing a fine line between high art and high camp.
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