February 2008
Ronald K. Brown
Evidence
Young Arts Explorers—Children's Show
Firday, February 1, 2008 at 10:30 AM
$5 General Admission
This celebrated contemporary African American dance Company will do a school program featuring dance from it's current project entitled "One Shot" based on the photographs of the famous African American photographer Charles "Teenie" Harris who documented community life in Pittsburgh between 1920 and 1970.
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 8 PM
$22 Reserved Seating
$18 Seniors and Students
$10 Children Under 12
We will present the regional premiere of "One Shot", an evening length work by Ronald K. Brown/Evidence the New York-based contemporary dance company founded in 1985. "One Shot" is inspired by the life and work of African American photographer and Pittsburgh native Charles "Teenie" Harris nicknamed "One Shot." It is co-commissioned by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture and the American Dance Festival. Mr. Harris was a major African-American photojournalist with the Pittsburgh Courier from 1920-1970. His body of work, which includes over 80,000 images, is the largest known collection of photographs documenting African-American life in the world. "One Shot" an exhibition of Mr. Harris' photographs will appear at Multiple Choice Gallery followed by an exhibition of student work curated by Professor Walter Plotnick (see Gallery Schedule). Ronald K. Brown received numerous awards and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Dance Festival.
Madhouse Theater
Co-Artistic Directors
John Stanton and Karen DiLossi
Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 8 PM
POTTSTOWN CAMPUS
$10 General Admission
With a pinch of Monty Python, a dash of SNL, and a generous helping of Samuel Beckett, Madhouse brings its unique comic style back to Montgomery County Community College. Known for its sellout late night shows in Philadelphia, it's interesting experimental comedy in many Philly Fringe Festivals, and now a staple and audience favorite in the Summer time ten minute play festival, SPARK, Madhouse proves again and again that comedy comes in many colors and sometimes with live rock-n-roll!
Choral Society of Montgomery County
Winter Concert
Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 8 PM
$15 General Admission
$10 Seniors and Students
$5 Children Under 12
Morgan State Choir
$15 Reserved Seating
$10 Seniors and Students
$5 Children Under 12
The Morgan State University Choir, one of the nation's most prestigious university choral ensembles, has been led for the past 30 years by conductor Nathan Carter. The Choir's repertoire spans several centuries and includes classical, gospel, and contemporary popular music. It is also noted for its emphasis on preserving the heritage of the spiritual, especially in the historic practices of performance. The Choir tours internationally on a regular basis and appears with the finest American and European orchestras and on radio and television. Highlights include concerts at the White House, and tours of South Africa at the request of Bishop Desmond Tutu.
Colcannon
"The Pooka and the Fiddler"
Young Arts Explorers—Children's Show
Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
POTTSTOWN CAMPUS
$5 General Admission
"The Pooka and the Fiddler", a children and family program, is a riveting original tale, told in verse with musical accompaniment. Loosely based on an old Irish folktale, it tells the story of a young musician who learns some valuable lessons from his involvement with a Pooka. What's a Pooka? Listen and find out!
