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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Thursday, January 12, 2012
Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE!
01/12/2012 Time: 3 shows Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA website | map
Jesus Hopped the A Train Angel Cruz is in jail pending his trial for the shooting of Reverend Kim; a cult leader who has brainwashed his best friend. During Angel's daily exercise he meets inmate Lucius Jenkins, and a masterful debate about anger, innocence, lying, and ultimately being right in God's eyes ensues. The cast includes OBIE Award Winner Edwin Lee Gibson, Raúl Castillo, Elena Passarello, Patrick Jordan, and Leandro Cano. Derrick Sanders directs this play by Tony-nominated playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis. 01/12/2012 - 01/29/2012
Location: New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA website
Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances Classical music's superstar percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, unleashes her notable musicality and virtuosity on an impressive array of percussion instruments in Spirit Voices by Steven Stucky, who claims “inspiration from the Slovakian conductor Juraj Valčuha to lead Sergei Rachmaninoff's lush and energetic Symphonic Dances. 01/13/2012 - 01/15/2012 01/13 - 2:30 pm 01/13 - 8:00 pm 01/13 - 8:00 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Through the Night Daniel Beaty's kinetic one-man show tells six intersecting stories about what it means to be a black man in America today. Equal parts poetry and soul, this virtuosic feat of acting portrays a range of eclectic characters – a precocious 10-year-old boy, an overweight bishop, a college student escaping the projects, and more. Each unforgettable voice reveals the hope, courage, and determination we all need to make it through the night. Nominated for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. 01/14/2012 - 02/05/2012 Time: various 1300 Bingham Street Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Music on the Edge - LotUS LotUS (League of the Unsound Sound) performs experimental music featuring a combination of performers, composers and improvisers. 01/14/2012 Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA website
Opera Up Close: Hansel & Gretel An in-depth look at the music and story of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel, with singers and directors from the production. Stage Director Ted Huffman and conductor Glenn Lewis are scheduled panelists. Free admission. 01/15/2012 Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website
Music on the Mount Chamber Music for the New Year. Free Admission. 01/15/2012 Time: 3:00 pm
Location: St. Mary of the Mount, Mt. Washington website
L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale) SOLD OUT SOLD OUT! Musicians from Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra join us for an intimate one-night-only production of Stravinsky's timeless tale. 01/18/2012 Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website
Michael Pollan Named by Newsweek as one of the Top 10 "New Thought Leaders" in 2009, for the past 20 years, he has been exploring the places where the human and natural worlds intersect. His prize-winning bestsellers include In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, and Food Rules. In 2008, Pollan co-starred in the documentary Food, Inc. 01/18/2012 Time: 8:00 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA website | map
As You Like It Smart, feisty, and funny, the role of Rosalind is one of Shakespeare's greatest inventions. At the palace, Rosalind and Orlando fall for each other at first sight, but their courtship is cut short when she is banished by the Duke. Disguised as a boy, Rosalind flees into the Forest of Arden, only to meet Orlando once again. What ensues for Rosalind and her companions is described as “the triumph of Shakespearian romantic comedy.” Ted Pappas directs. 01/19/2012 - 02/19/2012 O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
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