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Lady Gaga coming to Purdue in January

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:12:39 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pop superstar Lady Gaga will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music. The show (which thankfully will not include Kanye West) also features special guests Kid Cudi and Jason DeRulo.

Tickets are $36.50 for the general public; price includes a facility fee. Tickets go on sale to Purdue and Ivy Tech Lafayette students, and Purdue faculty and staff with a current ID, at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center box offices and at 765-494-3933. Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10a on Nov. 14 all Ticketmaster locations.

Purdue’s Student Concert Committee is presenting the performance.

Lady Gaga says, “The Haus of Gaga had been designing ‘The Monster Ball’ for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to diligent work and preparation, ‘The Monster Ball’ will begin on Nov. 27 in Montreal. ‘The Monster Ball’ is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever ‘pop electro opera.’”

Lady Gaga will release a repackage of her breakthrough album, “The Fame,” called “The Fame Monster,” earlier that week on Nov. 23. The repackage will include eight new songs, including the club-banging first single “Bad Romance.”

“A message to all my little monsters: “The Fame Monster” will come out four days before the first live show. You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly,” Lady Gaga says.

Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 800-745-3000 or buy online at http://www.ticketmaster.com.

Tickets for the general public are also available at campus box offices beginning Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Company showcases dance works

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:51:51 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The New York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Company will celebrate works by contemporary dance visionaries and showcase a wide-ranging spectrum of both American and international repertory Nov. 13 in Purdue Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse.

The 8 p.m. event is presented by Purdue Convocations and includes a pre-show discussion by a member of the Cedar Lake artistic staff, who will talk about the company’s history and the evening’s repertoire. The discussion will take place at 7 p.m. in the Stewart Center Gallery.

Since its founding in 2003, the New York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Company has distinguished itself through both its talented corps of 16 athletic dancers and its emphasis on acquiring and commissioning new works by the world’s most sought-after emerging choreographers.

Under the artistic direction of Benoit-Swan Pouffer, a celebrated dancer, choreographer and installation artist, Cedar Lake will take audiences on a bold and diverse choreographic journey in a program. The event features works by several distinct and important choreographers, including Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, and Didy Veldman.

Born and raised in Paris, Pouffer joined Cedar Lake as artistic director in 2005. His career began with study at the prestigious Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse, where he performed works by such renowned French choreographers as Claude Brumachon, Daniel Larrieu and Angelin Preljocaj. Pouffer’s distinguished career as a professional dancer includes a seven-year tenure with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, seasons with Philadanco, Donald Byrd/The Group and Complexions. He also has offered outreach programs in South Africa and master classes throughout Europe.

Tickets are $26 for adults and $19 for children 18 years and younger, Purdue students and Ivy Tech Lafayette students. Tickets are available at the Elliott Hall and Stewart Center box offices at 765-494-3933 or 800-914-SHOW. Tickets also are available through Ticketmaster outlets. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more can be ordered at 765-496-1977.

Initiated in 1902, Purdue Convocations is among the oldest collegiate professional performing arts presenters in the United States. Each year, Convocations offers the region 30 to 40 performances of widely varying genres: Broadway-style shows, theater, dance, children’s theater, world music, jazz, and chamber music, along with rock, pop, country and comedy attractions. With a vision for connecting artists and audiences in artistic dialogue and for drawing in academic discourse, Purdue Convocations aims to promote frequent exposure to and familiarity with human cultural expression in a multitude of forms and media.

Call-Out for Dickens of a Christmas participants

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:32 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kids, youth, and others are invited to participate in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Those interested in participating should plan to attend the rehearsal call-out session on Thursday, October 29th at 6:30p at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, 638 North Street, Lafayette (enter the side door and go to the lower level).

The annual Dickens of a Christmas will be held in Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette on Saturday, December 5 from 10:00a–9:00p. During this event, scenes from A Christmas Carol are enacted at various sites throughout the Downtown Lafayette.

Practice sessions are ready to begin.

Questions should be directed to Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce, 765/742-4044 or Peg Black, Dickens players’ coordinator, at 765/742-8619.

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