Ordway Center kicks off Target® World Music and Dance this February
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents
Target® World Music and Dance
Feb. 7, 9 and 19, 2014
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Jan. 9, 2014) The Target World Music and Dance Series at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents three distinctive performances in February. The month kicks off on Feb 7 at 7:30 pm with hip-hop powerhouse RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT. World-renowned, 2013 Grammy Award-nominated LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO follows on Feb 9 at 7:30 pm and Afro-Caribbean songstress MARIA DE BARROS brings a dance party to the Ordway on Feb 19 at 7:30 pm.
Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM)
Friday, February 7, 2014
7:30pm
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: $23
Harris is nothing less than an international guru of hip-hop choreography and one of the first to bring this essentially social genre to the concert stage. Portland Herald Express
Critically-acclaimed RHPMs bold, original hip-hop work encompasses rich and diverse African-American traditions of the past while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation. Rennie Harris, a North Philadelphia native, founded RHPM more than 20 years ago based on the belief that hip-hop is the most important original expression of a new generation, with the unique ability to express universal themes that extend beyond racial, religious, and economic boundaries.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
7:30pm
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: $23
With a story behind every song, lots of humor and energetic dancing, consider it mission accomplished at the concert. The Dallas Morning News
For more than 50 years, the voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape. In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon visited South Africa and incorporated Black Mambazos rich tenor/alto/bass harmonies into his Graceland albuma landmark 1986 recording that was considered seminal in introducing world music to mainstream audiences.
Opener: Havana Hi-Fi
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
7:30pm
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: $23
Maria de Barros recombines the rhythms of West Africa with Brazilian samba and bossa nova for a new take on Old World island sounds. Metroactive (San Jose, CA)
Chanteuse Maria de Barros was deeply influenced by Cape Verdes most recognized artist, Cesária Évora (the barefoot diva) but de Barros sounds extend beyond the morna tradition. Her music travels through countries dense with culture, picking up pieces of each along the way, combining distinct inflections of Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean, France and Spain, while allowing the tradition and culture of Cape Verde to permeate. Local Minneapolis group Havana Hi-Fi opens the show with their unique Latin sound focusing on the beautiful era of old Havana.
February is packed with performances that showcase the Ordways unparalleled World Music and Dance series, said Dayna Martinez, Artistic Director of World Music and Dance. From hip-hop to a cappella to Latin dance rhythms, these performances bring talent from the different pockets of the world to celebrate their vibrant art and culture.
ABOUT THE ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The Ordway is widely recognized as one of the nations leading nonprofit performing arts centers and Saint Pauls most elegant and inviting performance space. The Ordways Music Theater and soon-to-be completed Concert Hall attract diverse audiences with an array of productions showcasing the finest in American musical theater, world music, dance and vocal performance. Education and community engagement are integral to the Ordways mission, with major initiatives including the annual Flint Hills International Childrens Festival and Ordway Education programs that serve more than 50,000 students annually. The Ordway also sponsors the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, a professionally guided academic and artistic environment that trains aspiring pre-professional performing artists. Together with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and The Schubert Club, the Ordway is a member of the Arts Partnership and serves as the principal venue for their performances.
QUICK REFERENCE
Performances: Rennie Harris Puremovement
Friday, February 7, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sunday, February 9, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Maria de Barros
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: ordway.org
651.224.4222
Groups: 651.282.3111
Price: Start at $23
Theater Venue Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
& Location: 345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Media Contacts:
Anne Q. Ulseth
AQUA Public Relations
612.272.0588 or anne@aquamn.com
Danielle Cristal
Public Relations Coordinator
651.282.3113 or dcristal@ordway.org
Artwork for download: ordway.org/media
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