tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86467265398042042062024-02-18T21:38:19.388-08:00Restless Creaturea new evening of dance featuring Wendy Whelan, with choreographers Kyle Abraham, Josh Beamish, Brian Brooks, and Alejandro Cerrudo.
World Premiere @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, August 14-18, 2013.
ValerieSAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595690825372776460noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646726539804204206.post-47574372049363474122014-07-04T15:06:00.001-07:002014-07-04T15:08:49.954-07:00Restless Creature in London and Vail! <div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Over the past couple of months, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><b>Wendy, Alejandro, Brian, Josh, and Kyle </b>have enjoyed being back in the studio preparing for upcoming <b>Restless Creature </b>performances in <b>July and August, 2014</b>! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The group is</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> very excited to be hea</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ding to <b>London, UK </b>for the production's first international performance in the <a href="http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/wendy-whelan-restless-creature-by-wendy-whelan" target="_blank"><b>Linbury Studio Theatre</b></a> at the <b>Royal Opera House </b>in Covent Garden from <b>July 22nd - 26th, 2014. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Following performances in London, the group will head to <b>Vail, Colorado </b>where <b>Wendy will celebrate 20 years of performance</b> at the </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vvf.org/content/events/vail-international-dance-festival/2014-wendy-whelan-restless-creature" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Vail International Dance Festival</b></span></a> with a </span>one-night engagement of </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Restless Creature </b></span></span>on <b>August 6th, 2014</b> at the <b>Villar Center for Performing Arts. </b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>We hope to see you soon!</b> Stay tuned for our announcement of the upcoming winter and spring tour dates for 2015. A new and improved website is also in the works, so please check-back for more details soon to come... </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b></b><br /></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Wendy-Whelan-Postpones-RESTLESS-CREATURE-US-Tour-20140207">Wendy Whelan Postpones Restless Creature US Tour</a> </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">So sad to have to break this news ... </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i>"It’s hard to think of another woman who could dance these pieces, by four different choreographers, half so strikingly. Everything about her is riveting, interesting, unusual, intelligent.</i>"</b></span> <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/08/16/jacob-pillow-whelan-creature-beautifully-transformed/Bg37pLHkaYH5UNH5rsGPfM/story.html" target="_blank">At Jacob's Pillow, Whelan is a 'creature' beautifully transformed.</a> </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i>"(Ms. Whelan) is one of those artists who submerge their physical selves into their art in such a way that humanness is, for a few sublime moments, transcended."</i></b> </span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Janine Parker, The Boston Globe</span></blockquote>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646726539804204206.post-71163940008591560362013-08-26T13:02:00.000-07:002013-08-26T13:46:02.660-07:00Wendy Whelan, Restless Creature: A Dance Photo Essay by Christopher Duggan<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See more of Christopher's work at: <a href="http://www.christopherduggan.com/" target="_blank">Christopher Duggan Photography</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March 18, 2014 - <a href="http://www.mccarter.org/ticketoffice/eventdetail.aspx?page_id=7&event_id=8239" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">McCarter Theatre</span></a> - Princeton, NJ<br />March 20, 2014 - <a href="http://www.harristheaterchicago.org/events/2013-2014-season/wendy-whelan" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">The Harris Theater</span></a> - Chicago, IL<br />March 22, 2014 - <a href="http://trustarts.culturaldistrict.org/production/38590" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Byham Theatre</span></a> - Pittsburgh, PA<br />March 25, 2014 -<span style="color: #351c75;"> <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://ums.org/performances/1314-restless-creature-starring-wendy-whelan" target="_blank">Power Center for the Performing Arts</a></span> </span>- Ann Arbor, MI<br />March 28 - 29, 2014 - <a href="http://www.celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2013_14/whelan.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Shubert Theatre</span></a> - Boston, MA<br />April 1 - 6, 2014 -<span style="color: #351c75;"> <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://www.joyce.org/" target="_blank">The Joyce Theatre</a></span></span> - New York, NY<br />April 9, 2014 - <a href="http://www.kentuckycenter.org/Kentucky-Center/13-14/Wendy-Whelan--Restless-Creature/11105" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts</span></a> - Louisville, KY<br />April 11, 2014 - <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ros_perf_series/wendy-whelan-restless-creature-2/" target="_blank">Carolina Performing Arts</a> </span>- Chapel Hill, NC<br />July 22 - 26, 2014 - <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/wendy-whelan-restless-creature-by-wendy-whelan" target="_blank">Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House</a> </span>- London, UK</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This time, featuring choreographer <b>Alejandro Cerrudo!</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I got to know Wendy P. about 10 years ago when I worked with Peter Boal on his own project, Peter Boal and Co. (He chose me to be part of his 3 member group). Wendy P. was not only the editor of Dance Magazine back then but still choreographing dances of her own, and she created a beautiful solo for Peter for his show. </span></i></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646726539804204206.post-28098692699041138962013-07-03T08:29:00.000-07:002013-07-03T08:29:24.826-07:00Wendy with Karen Young, Costume Designer for Restless Creature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographer Christopher Duggan writes about his experience working with the Restless Creature team.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sneak a peek into last week's rehearsal with Wendy and Alejandro. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there is one event you can't miss, it's this weekend's Guggenheim Works and Process live streaming of Restless Creature. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch it in the comfort of your home, this <b>Sunday April 14, at 3pm <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14.545454025268555px;">EDT</span>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">Last week, I had an amazing experience working with Kyle Abraham during our first week of residency at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. We spent more than 3 hours together every day building material for what I would say is, after 6 days now, the bulk our piece.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">I wasn't sure what to expect on our first day, since I barely knew Kyle. I didn't know what music Kyle would choose, and I had very little understanding of his unique movement vocabulary or choreographic style. I felt very slow to pick up the material, and I have to say I left the first rehearsal feeling extremely frustrated and nervous that I would never be able to "get" this piece together in my body or mind.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">I usually film the material we make each day and resign myself to doing homework, studying the videos, each evening after rehearsal. I would find myself awake at 4am processing sequences of steps in my head. So far, I have done this for each of the four choreographers I am working with, and it has really helped me to keep up with them and not waste valuable studio time.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Unlike the other choreographers, Kyle brought in two of his own dancers (Chalvar Monteiro and Rena Butler) to assist him so he could step back and see the work he was creating. He and his dancers are absolutely breathtaking to watch. ( I think the first couple of days I was probably SO transfixed and in awe watching them, that I couldn't pick up the steps.)</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">But by day four, Kyle and I were doing run-thrus on our own, which started to build my confidence. Kyle, Rena and Chalvar fed me lots of descriptive imagery in order to explain the movement and soon their imagery began to navigate it's way into my own body, I could feel myself growing into the work, and things started to make sense for me. The piece began to develop beyond Kyle and I, stirring up it's own dramatic intensity and identity by way of the music and steps the more we danced together. This is the kind of chemistry that will define a work and a partnership.... and with luck it will surface at some point during the creative process.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">It's something I always hope for, but never expect. It's my favorite part of developing a new work, and it's the the whole reason why I have taken on this project, for the simple hope of experiencing this glimmer of profound human connection through creativity.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">The unexpected gift of a finding piece designing itself, on the deepest of levels ... all on its own.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It's been eight years since Shen Wei and I made Body Study lll. I only decided a year ago, with great hesitation to look at the performance video from 2005 ... I am so glad that I finally got the courage to watch myself tackle this beast of a piece. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>My first thought was, "what am I waiting for? I NEED to dig into this choreography again."</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I could so clearly see all the work I had put into the challenge of becoming a "Shen Wei dancer" for that moment, and I was happy to feel such pride in my work. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I remember how much Shen Wei and I loved working together, all those years ago. We each brought the other out of a comfort zone during the creation of this solo. It was the first and only time he has ever created for a dancer wearing pointe shoes, and the challenge and coordination of his movement was completely new territory for me to try and embody. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>That said, we have always greatly admired one another. I think we get inspired by each other's energy and artistry, and we each have quite a perfectionistic streak. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> I'll never forget him telling me that I blink too much while dancing ... And that his dancers don't blink! :))) </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Today was our first day back in the studio together to work on shaping Body Study lll for our Guggenheim Works and Process performances which take place April 14 and 15. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Shen Wei hadn't seen the piece in 8 years so it was a real surprise for him that I could show him the whole 6 minute solo. Afterwards he said, " Soooooo good! ...Now we make even better! " </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It's nice to know that some things will never change.., we picked up right where we left off, all those years ago. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><i>Glad to read that, like me, he's the child of a basketball coach.,., Maybe we really will have some complimentary moves on the dance floor, after all ! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Margaret Fuhrer from Dance Spirit Magazine asks her readers to <i>"<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.109375px;">take a moment to recognize the amazingness that is </span>Wendy Whelan.</b>"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read her article <a href="http://www.dancespirit.com/2013/01/wendy-whelan-ftw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wendy-whelan-ftw"><b>here</b></a><i>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is pointing out the great work of the Kentucky E<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.109375px;">ducational Television Channel, who recently aired a great video profile of Wendy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the full video on Kentucky Educational Television <a href="http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/cheetah/watch_video.pl?nola=KMUSE%20000502&altdir=&template="><b>here</b></a>. </span>ValerieSAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595690825372776460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646726539804204206.post-7928640514681721962013-01-09T07:55:00.001-08:002013-01-09T07:59:59.036-08:00<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the many characteristics that
makes Wendy Whelan a supreme artist isn't her willingness to take risks.
Rather, it's her complete joy in riskiness. At this point in her career, Whelan
can do anything-- and the most amazing part is her excitement-- </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I
absolutely feel a freedom, immense amounts of it!,</i></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" she says, "</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>...
almost too much since it's all new to me, and I am feeling so game to try
anything. It's a wonderful, empowering, scary and extremely joyful place to
be</i>.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her freedom
shines while she rehearses a new pas de deux, set by her dance partner,
Brian Brooks. Brooks, a celebrated contemporary choreographer, has
been working with Whelan on the work's development for several months. Their
connection seems authentic, fluid, and easy. "</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We have an awesome
chemistry</i></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">," says Whelan. "<i> </i></span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I believe and hope this connection
translates to the work. I've always been labeled a contemporary ballerina
because of my angles and my energy and quirks. I also think ... my way of
thinking and how I make my way through the world, adds to this. I have a modern
sensibility. I love to dig, I love grit, and I love to explore</i>.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their
connection absolutely does translate into the work. The chemistry between
Whelan and Brooks looks as natural as any I've seen, and makes for an energy
that exudes delicious, lyrical, tensile movement rarely seen on the American
stage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This section
the two rehearse is from a larger work in progress, an evolving, evening-length
dance. One of the challenges Whelan welcomes is the work's newness, its
unfinished-ness: "</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The partnering in this piece is definitely still in a
developmental phase, mainly because I am not used to Brian's style as a
partner. I'm not even used to the design of the piece -- because it's so new.
It's extremely complex with fast partnering, so we are constantly
challenging ourselves each time we attempt these new phrases. Many people have
compared the first movement of the piece to body-weaving, as that's literally
what we are doing with each other physically. We really have to try to be
single-minded with two bodies during this section. This challenge takes time
when a partnership is new, so we're really trying to think at the same level of
intensity and musicality throughout.</i></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just
one example of the many nuances that make watching the rehearsal process of
this work so exciting and invigorating. We hold our breath as the dancers move
together and apart. We let it out because we trust them to exceed our hopes.
And they will. Certainly, they will. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Whelan tells
us-- "</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Brian has brought new breath and energy to my body, and a new kind
of dance puzzle to my mind. It's been one of the most joy-filled and
challenging experiences I have ever experienced as a dancer. To me, as a
dancer, there's nothing as delicious to me than a joy filled
challenge.</i></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't miss this
<st1:state><st1:place>New
York</st1:place></st1:state>
premiere of Wendy Whelan's exciting new project, with a sneak preview at
Guggenheim's Works & Process. Is this what balletomanes might expect from
Wendy Whelan? "</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>My hope is to surprise people, and I hope to surprise
myself as well</i>,</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" she says. What wonderful, ambitious, inspiring surprises
are in store for us! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">--Marika Brussel</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.joyce.org/performancestickets/calendar_detail.php?event=469&theate"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>More details on the show and reservation here. </b></span></a></div>
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