Arts & Culture Magazine - January/February 2008 - (Page 77) : : Calendar Federico Lorca’s play, The House of Bernada Alba, and set to the intensity of Frank Martin’s Harpsichord Concerto. David Bintley’s Scottish Dances to the colorful and exuberant music of Malcolm Arnold. Bintley is considered the best choreographer working in Britain today. Call 941.359.0099 or visit www.sarasotaballet.org for more information. Jan 30. AEROS. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $35-$45, 8pm. Spend a soaring evening with these Romanian Olympic masters of gymnastics, and your jaw will drop at their much-applauded fusion of theater, art and athleticism, performed to an original musical score. A $3 ticket surcharge will be applied to the performance ticket price. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www.vanwezel.org for more information. Feb 1-24. Soaring to New Heights. Circus Sarasota. The Big Top, 12th St. and Tuttle Ave. adjacent to Ed Smith Stadium. Eleventh season of performances. Eight performances per week. Popular acts by masters including The White Crow, Crazy Flight, Daniel Hochsteiner, Jimmy Folco, Szebasztian Richter, Krisztina Eotvos, the Poemas, the Smirnov, the Kambarov Kazakhs and Circus Sarasota’s own Dolly Jacobs. Call 941.355.9335 or visit www.circussarasota.org for more information. Feb 6-7. Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $35-$45, 8pm. A nostalgic musical journey spanning seven decades of American history. Using 64 of Berlin’s enduring and popular favorites, this spectacular new show captures the spirit of America. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www.vanwezel.org for more information. Feb 10. Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $40, 5pm. A docu-drama by Leroy Aarons and Geoffrey Cowan, starring Stacy Keach. The true story of the Washington Post’s decision to publish a top-secret study documenting U.S. involvement in Vietnam, centering on Post Editor Ben Bradlee’s dramatic fight for the right to publish. A $3 ticket surcharge will be applied to the performance ticket price. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www. vanwezel.org for more information. Feb 17. Bill Cosby. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $45-$55, 3pm matinee & 7pm. Funnyman Cosby has entertained us for years, in films, on TV, and in personal appearances where his rapport with his audience is always evident. A $3 ticket surcharge will be applied to the performance ticket price. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www.vanwezel.org for more information. Feb 19. Moscow Circus. Van Wezel Perform- arts and culture magazine : : 77 http://www.sarasotaopera.org http://www.sarasotaballet.org http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.sarasotaopera.org http://www.circussarasota.org http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.vanwezel.org
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