Venue: Zellerbach Hall

Price: $32/$42/$52
Children 16 & Under half-price

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"The arts ignite the mind. They give you the possibility to dream and hope," says Arthur Mitchell, who founded his now world-renowned company back in 1969 as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A neo-classical company, Dance Theatre of Harlem possesses a repertoire unlike any other: "hip, recognizably American and plugged into the streets where it was born, yet written in the centuries-old traditions of European classical dance," says The Times of London. The company brings an exciting new work for their Cal Performances appearance: the Bay Area premiere of a new "Blues ballet" based on the groundbreaking 1946 Broadway hit St. Louis Woman. Featuring the brilliant choreography of Michael Smuin, costumes by Emmy Award-winning designer Willa Kim, and almost all of the original Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen high-spirited score (including such classics as "Come Rain Or Come Shine," "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "Legalize My Name," and "A Woman's Prerogative"), St. Louis Woman is the perfect showcase for the superb talents of Mitchell's quintessentially American company.

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Related Performances:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Dance Series

Artists links:
www.dancetheatreofharlem.com/index.asp