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Professional and campus music, dance, and theatre events, as well as lectures, convocations, and other functions are held in the 1,200 seat Weis Center, an architecturally striking and acoustically exceptional performance hall. The Weis Center’s annual Series presents more than 30 professional artists from around the globe. While on campus, visiting artists participate in a variety of residency activities including master classes, lecture demonstrations, impromptu “flash” concerts, pre-performance talks, and post-performance receptions, all with a goal of increasing involvement in and knowledge of the arts within the University, local community, and the region. The Weis Center for the Performing Arts has been presenting professional performances since 1988.

“ The Weis Center offers a broad arrangement of performers, dancers and musicians. I am grateful that I had the opportunities to see so many professional companies right on the Bucknell campus.” — Elizabeth Suczewski, Class of 2017

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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 2014-15 Season at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts —

a place for those who are looking to connect. With artists coming from around

the corner and around the world, we embrace the shared experience of

celebrating creative expression — in the most expansive way possible — through

the performing arts.

We bring these amazing artists to Central Pennsylvania to do more than perform.

Our goal is to build bridges in our community and to set the stage for the powerful

exchange of ideas. We do this through the dozens of academic departments,

organizations, and hundreds of individuals who seek that connection to artists

and their work, who join with us to achieve it. Whether it’s the subtle three-part

harmonies of the Americana trio The Stray Birds, the coolly infectious Afro-pop

grooves of Fatoumata Diawara or the innovative and inspiring Inuit throat singing

of Tanya Tagaq, we believe that the strength of culture rests in its endless ability

to redefine, recreate and reconnect.

At the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, we believe that the arts inspire us

to look at life from a different perspective. We create opportunities — for you to

touch an artist’s creative spirit and equally important, for the artists to learn

from you. We know that these experiences touch us in ways we don’t know, at

times when we least expect it, with an effect we might not realize for days, weeks

or even years. Our 2014-15 Season opens up windows for you to experience

the greater world, with each other, with yourself and with that extraordinary

spirituality that makes us human.

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts is a shining treasure in Central

Pennsylvania and we are proud to continue its tradition of artistic excellence.

Please connect with us on a global journey of movement, sounds, stories

and traditions.

With warmest regards,

Kathryn Maguet

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E-newsletter: Each month, we send a colorful and engaging e-newsletter to our patrons and friends. To sign up, simply email [email protected]. We will never share or sell your email address and we will not spam you.

Preview Videos: Our website features videos of our visiting artists as well as specialty videos about the Weis Center’s offerings as a whole. Or go to YouTube.com/WeisCenter.

Facebook and Twitter: Connect with us on our Facebook and Twitter pages to receive the most up-to-date information, special promos, and insider info. We often post pictures and videos of our visiting artists, as well as local arts and cultural events. This is the best way to keep tabs on our busy lineup of programming!

WORLD MUSIC/BRASS BAND

Slavic Soul PartyFriday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m., Weis Center Plaza – FREE!

BLUES

Guy Davis TrioWednesday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.,Weis Center Lobby – FREE!

CLASSICAL

Narek Arutyunian, Clarinetwith Yekwon Sunwoo, PianoSunday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m., Weis Center Lobby – FREE!

FAMILY WEEKEND – BLUES/ROCK & ROLL

North Mississippi AllstarsFriday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

CLASSICAL

Brentano String QuartetSaturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

ELECTRONIC/NEW MUSIC

Tri Minh’s Quartet, Sounds from HanoiWednesday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. Weis Center Lobby – FREE!

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ

Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Allen ToussaintFriday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

AMERICANA/FOLK

The Stray BirdsWednesday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre

MODERN DANCE

Mark Morris Dance GroupFriday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

MODERN DANCE

Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion“Pavement”Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

HOMECOMING – BLUEGRASS

Sam Bush Band Friday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Nellie McKay and Turtle Island Quartet Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

FAMILY DISCOVERY/LIVE-ACTION GRAPHIC NOVEL

The Intergalactic NemesisThursday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. matinee and 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

CLASSICAL

Russian State Symphony OrchestraSaturday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

MULTIMEDIA/THEATRE

BasetrackTuesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

WORLD MUSIC

Simon Shaheen EnsembleWednesday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre

CELTIC HOLIDAY

Christmas with Lúnasawith Special Guest Karan CaseyThursday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

FAMILY DISCOVERY/PHYSICAL THEATRE

Parallel Exit: Exit Stage Left Saturday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m., Weis Center– FREE!

NEW ORLEANS BRASS

Hot 8 Brass Band Friday, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

MULTIMEDIA/WORLD MUSIC

Tanya Tagaq in Concert with Nanook of the North Wednesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre

MODERN DANCE

Jessica Lang Dance Saturday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

MODERN DANCE

BalletX Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

SOUL

An Evening with Raul MidónWednesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre

CLASSICAL/VOCAL

Nordic VoicesSunday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m., Weis Center

JAZZ VOCALIST

Gregory Porter Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

CLASSICAL

Trio Solisti Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m., Weis Center

MULTIMEDIA

David Krakauer’s “The Big Picture”Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

FAMILY DISCOVERY

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle FavoritesSaturday, March 7, 1 p.m., Weis Center

JAZZ

Matt Wilson Quartet with John Medeski Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center Lobby – FREE!

TANGO

Unión TangueraFriday, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center

WORLD MUSIC

DakhaBrakhaWednesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre

FAMILY DISCOVERY/CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS

Peking AcrobatsSaturday, April 4, 2 p.m., Weis Center

WORLD MUSIC

Fatoumata Diawara Wednesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre

Businesses and individuals are an important part of preserving the vitality of the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. When you support the Weis Center, you make possible the power, beauty and joy of the Performing Arts in our community. Your gift helps fund the presentation and production of perform-ances as well as education, outreach and residency activities. Your support makes it possible for you and hundreds like you to experience the magic and enrichment of live performance — truly a gift of the human spirit.

Donors to the Weis Center Series are acknowledged as contributors to Bucknell University and receive receipts for their tax-deductible donations from the University. Contributions of $100 or more will be listed in Weis Center Series printed programs for one full year.

For information about personal and corporate giving levels and benefits, please contact Kathryn Maguet, Weis Center Executive Director, at 570-577-1670 or email [email protected].

“ Living just a few miles from New York City and being an avid lover of the arts, I was really worried about being sheltered from such opportunities when coming to Bucknell. I was happy to be proven wrong by the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, which constantly amazes me with their unique and diverse performances. I am never disappointed by the acts brought to campus and feel as though I am still in the heart of New York City while living in the middle of Pennsylvania thanks to the Weis Center.” — Lisa Perrone, Italian Studies, Bucknell University

Slavic Soul Party!Friday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m. – FREE! Tickets not required Outside on the Weis Center Plaza (Rain Location: Weis Center Lobby)

In addition to playing nearly 100 times a year in North America, Europe, and Africa, SSP holds residency in Brooklyn every Tuesday which has become a destination for music fans from around the world. They are affectionately called “NYC’s official #1 brass band for BalkanSoul GypsyFunk.” www.slavicsoulparty.com

“Fiery Balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops: Slavic Soul Party is just what it says. These nine musicians have created an acoustic mash-up of Balkan and Gypsy sounds with North American music, weaving the gospel, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin influences of New York’s neighborhoods seamlessly into a Balkan brass setting and always “delivering a great time.” (New York Times) “With razor-sharp precision, juggernaut force, and a healthy dose of playfulness, these guys start out in overdrive and never let up…” (All Things Considered, NPR)

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Whether Guy Davis is appearing on Late Night With Conan O’Brien or nationally syndicated radio programs such as Garrison Keillor’s, A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage or David Dye’s World Café, in front of 15,000 people or teaching an intimate gathering of students, Guy feels the instinctive desire to give each listener his ‘all’. His ‘all’ is the Blues. The routes, and roots, of his blues are as diverse as the music form itself. It can be soulful, moaning out a people’s cry, or playful and bouncy as a hayride. He’s a musician, composer, actor, director, and writer. But most importantly, Guy Davis is a bluesman. The blues permeates every corner of Davis’ creativity.

Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as possible through the material of the great blues masters, African American stories, and his own original songs, stories and performance pieces. www.guydavis.com

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Guy Davis TrioWednesday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Weis Center Lobby – FREE! Tickets not required

Sponsored by Gary and Sandy Sojka

Clarinetist Narek Arutyunian is an artist who “reaches passionate depths with seemingly effortless technical prowess and beguiling sensitivity” (The Washington Post). As a winner of the 2010 Young Concert Artists (YCA) International Auditions, he was presented in YCA’s Rhoda Walker Teagle New York debut concert at Merkin Hall and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to rave reviews. By the age of 16, he had already won First Prizes in the International Young Musicians Competition in Prague and the Musical Youth of the Planet Competition in Moscow. Born in 1992 in Gyumri, Armenia, Arutyunian’s family moved to Moscow when he was 3. He graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory where he worked with Evgeny Petrov. He works with Charles Neidich at The Juilliard School. www.narekarutyunian.instantencore.com

Narek Arutyunian, Clarinetwith Yekwon Sunwoo, PianoSunday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m. Weis Center Lobby – FREE! Tickets not required

“ Our first time at this venue... very nice! And comfortable! Great performance from two of our long time and very talented favorites. Shows like this will keep us coming back. Another note: we asked several employees of the college for guidance along the way and they were all very friendly and extremely

helpful. The entire night was a real treat!” — Michael Coxen, Harrisburg

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This tour engagement of Guy Davis Trio is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment of the Arts.

Saturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Weis Center

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Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. “Passionate,

uninhibited and spellbinding,” raves the London Independent; the New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism;”

the Philadelphia Inquirer praises its “seemingly infallible instincts for finding the center of gravity in every phrase and musical gesture;” and the Times (London) opines, “the Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet…

This was wonderful, selfless music-making.”

Within a few years of its formation, the Quartet garnered the first Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award; and in 1996 the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center invited them to be the inaugural

members of Chamber Music Society Two, a program which was to become a coveted distinction for chamber groups and individuals. The Quartet had its first European tour in 1997, and was honored in the U.K. with the Royal Phil- harmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut. www.brentanoquartet.com

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10

Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

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Brentano String Quartet will perform:• Mozart: Quartet in Bb-Major, K 458 (“Hunt”) • Bartok: Quartet No. 3 • Schubert: Quartet in D-minor (“Death and the Maiden”)

Sponsored by Sam and Nancy Craig

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Family Weekend Concert

North Mississippi Allstars Friday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Weis CenterBrothers Luther and Cody Dickinson formed North Mississippi Allstars in 1996. Luther (guitar, vocals) and Cody (drums, vocals) pioneered their own brand of blues-infused rock and roll after soaking up the music of their father, Memphis legend Jim Dickinson. The North Mississippi Allstars released their debut album, Shake Hands With Shorty, in the spring of 2000. Their debut proved to be a success and earned them a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Contemporary Blues Album’. After earning two more Grammy nominations in the same category for 51 Phantom (2001) and Electric Blue Watermelon (2005), the North Mississippi Allstars earned a reputation as one of the most intriguing acts to emerge from the loam of Southern blues and roots rock.

In 2008, after five studio albums and more than a decade touring together, the Dickinsons decided to branch out and pursue other projects. The brothers reunited in 2010 to record Keys to the Kingdom after the passing of their father. Most recently, Luther and Cody have toured extensively with Robert Plant & The Band of Joy, headlined major festivals and toured internationally as a headliner and with Ian Siegal as part of The Mississippi Mudbloods. www.nmallstars.com

Adults: $20 Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16Youth 18 and Under: $10Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

Adults: $30 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $24Youth 18 and Under: $20 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $20 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students: $20

“ Return to the roots of jazz, America’s great indigenous art form, and don’t miss an opportunity for a performance by the ‘best jazz band in the land.’” — San Francisco Examiner

Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Allen Toussaint Friday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. Weis CenterPreservation Hall Jazz Band and New Orleans icon Allen Toussaint will join forces for the first time ever for an evening of legendary music making. Preservation Hall was founded in 1961 to promote traditional New Orleans jazz in all its authenticity.

Allen Toussaint is an American musician, songwriter and record producer, and one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B. Toussaint has crossed many paths in his illustrious 40 years plus career in music. He has produced, written for, arranged, had his songs covered by, and performed with music giants The Judds, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Patti LaBelle, Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack, Aaron and Art Neville, Joe Cocker, Glen Campbell, The Band, Little Feat, The Rolling Stones, and countless others. His songs/productions have been featured in numerous films, including but not limited to Casino, Moulin Rouge, and Maid in Manhattan. He served as Musical Director for the off Broadway play, Staggerlee, which won the prestigious Outer Circle Critics Award. Jon Pareles of The New York Times says, “At Carnegie Hall the Preservation Hall Jazz Band showed how easily it could hop from era to era. It could work like a rhythm-and-blues horn section or a tightly arranged little big band if need be, but it could also switch back into the polyphonic glories of vintage New Orleans jazz, in which nearly every instrument seems to improvise around the tune at the same time.” www.preservationhalljazzband.comwww.allentoussaint.com

Sponsored by Bob and Dede Gronlund and Family

Tri Minh’s Quartet, Sounds from Hanoi On tour as part of CenterstageTM

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center Lobby – FREE! Tickets not requiredSophisticated, versatile and lithe, Tri Minh’s Quartet binds electronica, acoustic instruments, and traditional Vietnamese motifs in a program of collaborative and improvised works. The Quartet includes: Trí Minh, piano, and electronics, Phạm Trà My, đàn tranh (16 string zither), Đức Minh, mouth harp and Hà Đình Huy, drums and percussion.

Sounds From Hanoi opens a window onto one of the world’s unsung contemporary music scenes. Trí Minh’s Quartet uses improvisation — a vital, though differently expressed component of both Vietnamese traditional forms and jazz — to create a dialogue between instruments in ways that echo Hanoi’s experimental side, a side Trí Minh and his friends connect with the growing voice of civil society in Vietnam.

The presentation of Tri Minh’s Quartet is part of Center Stage, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, with additional support from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and the Asian Cultural Council. General Management for Center Stage is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.

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“ Like other trailblazers of his generation, Minh is using his creativity, connections and education to forge an artistic identity that is unmistakably global – yet uniquely Vietnamese – in the ever-widening spaces of Vietnam’s ongoing liberalization.” — Vietnam Investment Review: Timeout

The Stray Birds Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.Campus Theatre413 Market St., Lewisburg

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Drawing upon the richness of American folk music traditions, the signature power of The Stray Birds sound lies in outstanding songwriting spun with a stirring subtlety and grace. The Stray Birds were born of a compelling collaboration between two unique writers and vocalists — the pure, luxuri-ous voice of Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven’s richness of tone and depth of delivery. Grounding their sound is the unshakeable groove of bassist Charles Muench. Their full-length debut, The Stray Birds, was lauded by radio stations and listeners across the country and named to the Top 10 Folk/Americana Releases of 2012 by NPR. Passionate live performances led to appearances on NPR’s Mountain Stage, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Kerrville Folk Festival, and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. www.thestraybirds.com

Mark Morris Dance Group Friday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.

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The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) is noted for its commitment to live music, a

feature of every performance on its international touring schedule since 1996. MMDG was formed in

1980 and in 1986 it made its first national television program for the PBS series Dance in America. In 1988, MMDG

was invited to become the national dance company of Belgium, and spent three years in residence at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in

Brussels. The company returned to the United States in 1991 as one of the world’s leading dance companies. From the company’s many

London seasons, it has also garnered two Laurence Olivier Awards. www.markmorrisdancegroup.org

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Adults: $10 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $8 • Youth 18 and Under: $5• Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $5 • Bucknell Students: FREE! • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $5

While at the Weis Center, MMDG will perform:• Excursions • A Wooden Tree• Words• Ten Suggestions• Polka

Adults: $30 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $24 • Youth 18 and Under: $20 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $20 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students: $20

Please be advised that on the night of the performance cash will be the only accepted form of payment.

“Super-talented acoustic trio whose virtuosity doesn’t get in the way

of their soul. Rich vocal harmonies, tight acoustic arrangements,

heart-wrenching songs.”— Fly Magazine

“ I can always count on the Weis Center providing diverse acts. Sometimes I go to an event that I know nothing about and I always end up having a great time. It is always something new and interesting, that is what keeps me, and I’m sure others, coming back.” – Morgan Klein, Class of 2017

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.Weis CenterKyle Abraham is a choreographer and dancer and 2013 MacArthur Fellow. With diverse training in music, visual art, and dance — and breathtaking skill as a performer — Abraham’s highly physical dance vocabulary reflects the youthful energy of the hip-hop and urban dance he encountered in his adolescence as well as a strong grounding in modern dance technique.

In his most recent work, “Pavement,” Abraham creates a moving and powerful portrait of urban life consumed by gang and police violence, employing a score that incorporates baroque opera, contemporary classical compositions, and R&B as well as multimedia elements and spoken word. Near the end of the piece, the recurring motif of bodies forced onto the ground into a handcuffed position takes on new meaning: as the six dancers move into different arrangements of stacked bodies, with dancers wriggling out or turning over to face those above, we see that while often filled with brutality, their lives are also marked by a powerful camaraderie that can be a source of comfort and beauty. www.abrahaminmotion.com

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

This tour engagement of Kyle Abraham is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

“ It’s smart and self-aware, and luscious too: the complete package.” — The New York Times

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Sam Bush Band

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Nellie McKay joins forces with the two time Grammy Award winning Turtle Island Quartet to present a delightfully kaleidoscopic view of the music of Billie Holiday, Billy Strayhorn, and the Weimar cabaret of the 1920s. While the combination of voice and strings has long been a staple of the classical genre as well as of contemporary music, Nellie McKay’s talents on piano, mallets, and ukulele and Turtle Island’s famed innovative rhythmic techniques unleash an unprecedented range of possibilities. A healthy dose of original music, for which both McKay and the Turtle Island Quartet are renowned, rounds out this sweeping concert.

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Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush doesn’t seem old enough to be a musical legend. And he’s not. But he is. Alternately known as the King of Telluride and the King of Newgrass, Bush has been honored by the Americana Music Association and the International Bluegrass Music Association.

Bush has helped to expand the horizons of bluegrass music, fusing it with jazz, rock, blues, funk and other styles. He’s the co-founder of the genre-bending New Grass Revival and an in-demand musician who has played with everyone from Emmylou Harris and Bela Fleck to Charlie Haden, Lyle Lovett and Garth Brooks. And though Bush is best known for jaw-dropping skills on the mandolin, he is also a three-time national junior fiddle champion and Grammy Award winning vocalist. www.sambush.com

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

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Nellie McKay and Turtle Island Quartet A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing

Homecoming ConcertFriday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center

Co-sponsored by Bucknell University’s Office of Alumni Relations

Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

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Everything cool these days seems to be coming out of Austin, Texas, and this show is the latest example. Telling an all-ages adventure story set in the 1930s, The Intergalactic

Nemesis mashes up comic-book and radio-play formats into a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience, a new art form,

the Live-Action Graphic Novel.

Three actors voice the dozens of characters, a Foley artist creates all the sound effects, and a pianist plays a cinematic

score, while more than 1,250 individual full-color hi-res comic book panels tell a hilarious sci-fi adventure story visually

from an enormous movie screen. And it’s all done live in front of your eyes.

The premise is simple: a period adventure story (with no small share of laughs) featuring Pulitzer-winning reporter Molly Sloan, her intrepid assistant Timmy Mendez, and a mysterious librarian

named Ben Wilcott as they face the most serious threat Earth has ever known: an impending invasion of sludge monsters

from the planet Zygon.

The Intergalactic Nemesis has been featured on NPR, PBS, Conan O’Brien, the Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other

outlets. The New York Post called its limited run on Broadway “Great fun! [A] happily retro multimedia extravaganza” and

the Cleveland Examiner describes it as “pure theater magic.”

If you’ve got an inner 12-year-old (or an actual one living in your home) The Intergalactic Nemesis is one show

you don’t want to miss.

“ Something you must experience if you’re a fan of awesome.” — collider.com

“The plot was intelligent enough to be engaging, yet goofy enough to keep kids howling and adults chuckling.” — LA Post

Matinee60-minute performance without an intermission

Adults: $12 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $10 • Youth 18 and Under: $5• Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $5 • Bucknell Students

(limit 2): $5 • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $5

Evening Performance120-minute performance with an intermission

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students


Russian State Symphony OrchestraFeaturing Vladimir Feltsman, Piano Soloist

Basetrack, produced by En Garde Productions, is a multimedia work of contemporary theater based on the words of U.S. Marine Corps members and their families. Basetrack takes interactions from social media sites, which enabled military families to communicate with loved ones in Afghanistan, and pairs them with interviews of Marines filmed while they were deployed.

The educational and moving theatrical work is a result of leading artists collaborating with service members of the First Battalion, Eighth Marines. The production was created by Edward Bilous, with writer Jason Grote, director Seth Bockely and composer Michelle DiBucci.

Basetrack uses photos and video from journalists embedded with Marines in Afghanistan, a live contemporary score and stories of those stationed abroad and their families as they struggle to cope with separation and the uncertainties of war. The production features musicians, actors, a video jockey and a sophisticated projection system with photos and videos taken from interviews in Afghanistan and the United States.

The featured Marines share inspiring yet raw stories about the nature of deployment, their experiences of war and the adjustments they have had to make in order to live again at home.

Funded in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

BasetrackTuesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center

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Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10Active and retired military personnel may receive 2 complimentary tickets to this performance; military ID is required. Please contact the Campus Box Office for more information.

While at the Weis Center, they will perform:• Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op. 31

• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 • Prokofieff: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100

Recommended for ages 14 and older. The production includes the frequent use of profanity and occasional depictions of violence. Parental guidance is suggested.

Adults: $30 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $24• Youth 18 and Under: $20 • Bucknell Employees and

Retirees (limit 2): $20 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $20

The Russian State Symphony Orchestra, known in Russia as the State Symphony Capella of Russia, was established in 1991. Its founding followed a merge of the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR Ministry of Culture led by Gennady Rozhdestvensky and the USSR State Chamber Choir under Valery Polyansky. Polyansky became artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra in 1992. Under Polyansky the Russian State Symphony Orchestra ventured into new exciting artistic projects and has been partnered with a choir to establish Polyansky’s State Symphony Capella.

The orchestra has received worldwide critical acclaim and is ranked among the finest symphonic ensembles in Russia and has recorded extensively for the Chandos label. Critics have commented on the strict discipline of the ensemble, its flexibility of phrasing, the warmth of timbre, nobility of expression, and excellent balance between the different sections of the orchestra, as well as the subtlety of nuance evident in its performances. The close creative unity and mutual understanding between the orchestra and conductor has made the ensemble known for its ability to realize some of the most sophisticated artistic concepts.

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“ It was a delightful night at the Weis Center. I was touched when the group likened the Center to the Sydney Opera House! The music was touching, energetic and amazingly well performed. What a talented group.” — Susan Mathias, Lewisburg

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Simon Shaheen EnsembleWednesday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.Campus Theatre, 413 Market St., Lewisburg

Simon Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he deftly leaps from traditional Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classical styles. His soaring technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him international acclaim as a virtuoso on the ‘oud and violin. Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. www.simonshaheen.com

Adults: $10 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $8 • Youth 18 and Under: $5 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $5 • Bucknell students: FREE! • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $5


Attendees are asked to bring a canned food item, which will be donated to Union County Children and Youth Services and distributed to local families in need during the holiday season.

Parallel Exit Exit Stage LeftSaturday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m.Weis Center – FREE! Tickets not required

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rParallel Exit creates moments of simple magic for audiences of all

ages. They create physical theatre inspired by the films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. The company blends theatre, dance, and music into

works of physical theatre that transcend age, language, and cultural barriers. Parallel Exit is one of the leading physical theatre companies in New York City.

Parallel Exit was launched in 1997 when their production WHITE/NOISE/JUMP received “Best in The Fringe Festival - Excellence in Theatre” at the inaugural

New York International Fringe Festival. Harkening back to the days of vaudeville, Exit Stage Left packs more entertainment in a single show than a three-ring

circus. An ensemble of five presents a wide range of old-fashioned family entertainment, from tap dance to live music to slapstick comedy.

www.parallelexit.com

Christmas with Lúnasa with Special Guest Karan CaseyThursday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.Weis CenterKaran Casey has been critically acclaimed from Japan to America as one of Ireland’s greatest singers. The Wall Street Journal has described her as one of the true glories of Irish music today. One of the most influential voices in contemporary Irish music, Casey is a natural innovator. More than a decade ago American audiences were introduced to her as vocalist for the Irish “supergroup” Solas. She has four solo releases to her credit and multiple collaborations. A frequent guest on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” Casey joined their December 2006 broadcasts from New York’s Town Hall.

Lúnasa’s members have helped form the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade. Bassist Trevor Hutchinson was a key member of The Water-boys, and later he, with guitarist Donogh Hennessy, would form the dynamic rhythm section of The Sharon Shannon Band. Paul Meehan has recently replaced Hennessy. Fiddler Sean Smyth is an All-Ireland champion who has played with Donal Lunny’s Coolfin; Kevin Crawford, considered to be among the finest flutists in Ireland played with the acclaimed traditional group Moving Cloud; and, piper Cillian Vallely of the famous Vallely artistic clan. Folk Roots magazine has rightly termed them an “Irish music dream team.” www.karancasey.com www.lunasa.ie

Adults: $25 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $20 • Youth 18 and Under: $15 Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $15 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $15

This tour engagement of Parallel Exit is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic

Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment of the Arts.

Sponsored by the Family of Janet C. Weis

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“ We thoroughly enjoyed the [performance]. I am so happy we had such great seats, because in addition to being fabulous musicians performing great selections, they were also a lot of fun to watch! We always have a great night out at the Weis Center, and this was no exception.” — Rebecca Willoughby, English, Bucknell University

New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for over a decade. The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. The members of the Hot 8 Brass Band were born and raised in New Orleans and many began playing together in high school. What makes the Hot 8 so special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn horns.

Members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have toured in Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Finland, England and Sardinia. The band performs annually at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, world and jazz festivals across the US and Europe, and were featured in both Spike Lee documentaries When the Levees Broke and If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise. The Hot 8 has released three critically acclaimed recordings and is featured on the latest Blind Boys of Alabama recording on Time-Life Records. www.hot8brassband.com

Hot 8 Brass Band Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center


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Tanya Tagaq in Concert with Nanook of the NorthWednesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.Campus Theatre, 413 Market Street, LewisburgInuit throat singer, improviser and two-time Juno Award nominee Tanya Tagaq reclaims the controversial 1922 silent film classic Nanook of the North. Nanook of the North is considered the world’s first major work of non-fiction filmmaking, yet it is rife with contradic-tions. The film portrays the lives of an Inuk family in Arctic Canada. Its director, Robert Flaherty, lived and worked with Inuit for years, but still included staged scenes of buffoonery and feigned Inuit ignorance of modern accoutrements.

Working with composer Derek Charke (whose Tundra Songs Tagaq performed with the Kronos Quartet), Tagaq, along with percussionist Jean Martin and violinist Jesse Zubot, performs a live accompaniment to the film’s silent images of life in an early 20th-century Inuit commu-nity in Northern Quebec.

Drawing on her childhood on Nunavut’s Victoria Island, and on her mother’s memories of forced relocation from the film’s Northern Quebec location, Tagaq’s sense of the sound of the Arctic spaces shown in the film transforms the images, adding tremendous feeling and depth to what is a complex mix of beautiful representations and racially charged clichés. Tagaq employs exquisite improvisations with traditional roots, a style she has perfected over a decade of perform-ances on major stages worldwide, as well as through collaborations with Björk, Mike Patton and many others.

Tanya Tagaq in concert with Nanook of the North was commissioned by the

Toronto International Film Festival, where it premiered

to critical acclaim in 2012 as part of TIFF First Nations.

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showcase performance of the program.

Adults: $10 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $8 • Youth 18

and Under: $5 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $5 • Bucknell

Students: FREE! • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $5

Please be advised that on the night of the performance cash will be the

only accepted form of payment.

BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet, unites distinguished choreographers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Through the daring vision of its award-winning founders and Artistic Directors, Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, BalletX challenges the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging formal experimentation while preserving rigorous technique. The company is committed to producing new works of the highest quality and integrity that bring the combined visions of choreographers and dancers to life and cultivate

in audiences a collective appetite for bold, new dance.

Since the company’s founding in 2005, BalletX has expanded its repertoire with over 45 world premieres by internationally renowned artists. With three annual performance series in Philadelphia, BalletX has reached diverse audiences of all ages and backgrounds as the Resident Dance Company of

The Wilma Theater. www.balletx.org

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Saturday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center

Founded in 2011, Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) is a New York City-based dance company dedicated to creating and performing the work of Jessica Lang.

JLD enriches and inspires global audiences by immersing them in the beauty of movement and

music. Hailed as “a master of visual composition” by Dance Magazine, Lang seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical

ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works.

Since the company’s inception, marked by Lang’s receipt of a Joyce Theater Residency supported by

the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JLD has garnered significant attention and acclaim, thrilling audiences

at major venues throughout the country.www.jessicalangdance.com

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees

and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10• Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

Jessica Lang Dance

This tour engagement of Jessica Lang Dance is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of the Mid Atlantic Arts

Foundation with support from the National Endowment of the Arts.

“ Lang was formerly a dancer with Twyla Tharp, and like Tharp she has the gift of cramming together an eclectic range of colors and ideas without losing thought with her individual sensibility.” — The Guardian

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 •Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10 • Non-Bucknell

College Students (limit 2): $10

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Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center

Nordic Voices Sunday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m.Weis Center

“ What an incredibly enjoyable concert! Four of us attended and we all were very pleasantly surprised. We expected good, but this was great.” — Richard Rupert, Hughesville

An Evening with Raul Midón Wednesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.Campus Theatre, 413 Market St., Lewisburg

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón has earned renown as one of music’s most distinctive and searching voices. He is “a one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus,” according to The New York Times. Midón has collaborated with such heroes as Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder, along with contributing to recordings by Jason Mraz, Queen Latifah and Snoop Dogg and the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s She Hate Me. The New Mexico native, blind since birth, has released seven albums since 1999. Ever since being told by some when he was a child that his blindness meant that “you can’t do this, you can’t do that,” Midón has lived a life devoted to shattering stereotypes. www.raulmidon.com

Adults: $10 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $8 • Youth 18 and Under: $5 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2) $5 • Bucknell Students: FREE! • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $5

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“ Such mesmerizing talent is rare.... Whatever language, it was the group’s astonishing range of sonic vocabulary... that thrilled the senses and sent an emotional message no listener could miss.” — Washington Post

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Nordic Voices is a six-voice a cappella ensemble acclaimed for

the depth of its programming and extraordinary vocal skills. A technically brilliant ensemble, Nordic Voices made a quick

sensation in international vocal circles and is acknowledged as a leader of the a cappella artform. Now expanding into collaborations, they perform a

repertoire ranging from the medieval to the contemporary. Nordic Voices is unrivaled in the fine art of sophisticated music-making and stylish

performance, and as a result has been hailed by international critics for their live appearances and remarkable recordings. The group explores

new vocal techniques and new ways of using the classically trained voice. They can produce a wide range of techniques, from ordinary classical

sounds to Mongolian overtone singing. Based in Oslo, Norway, the members of Nordic Voices were educated at the State Academy of Music

in Oslo and the National Academy of Operatic Art in Oslo, where they specialized in opera, composition, church music and pedagogy.

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10 • Bucknell Students (limit 2): $10

• Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $10

While at the Weis Center, they will perform works by Ligeti, Marenzio, Thoresen, Petrassi and others.

Gregory Porter’s new album, Liquid Spirit, marks his Blue Note Records debut. Its release comes on the heels of two critically acclaimed indie

label albums that quickly propelled Porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers. Porter released his first album Water in

2010, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. His sophomore album Be Good followed in 2012 and earned him his second Grammy nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Porter has an amazing gift for writing poignant songs based upon personal experiences with a relatable and emotional

immediacy. Even more, his hooky melodies penetrate instantly. Recommencing with the water analogy that

characterized his debut disc, Porter sees Liquid Spirit as a logical progression in his burgeoning discography as it touches on some of the same themes, particularly the

highs and lows of romance, his childhood, and socio- political observations.

Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center

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This tour engagement of Gregory Porter is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundationas part of its Jazz Touring Network with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Trio Solisti

“ Gregory Porter has most of what you want in a male jazz singer, and maybe a thing or two you didn’t know you wanted.” — New York Times

Adults: $20 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $16 • Youth 18 and Under: $10 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $10

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Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.Weis Center Trio Solisti, a “trio of soloists,” has forged its reputation as “the most exciting piano trio in America” (The New Yorker Magazine) with a performance style that combines exceptional virtuosity and penetrating musical insight, the result of which yields a cohesive and powerful musical narrative. Possessing a repertoire which encompasses most of the standard trio repertoire as well as many new works by contemporary composers, rave reviews follow the ensemble throughout its concert tours.

Founded in 2001, Trio Solisti has performed at many of America’s important concert venues and cultural institutions. Above and beyond performing together and individually at many music festivals across the country, Trio Solisti has founded Telluride MusicFest, an annual chamber music festival in the mountains of Colorado in which the ensemble presents two weeks of performances with celebrity guest artists. Trio Solisti is Ensemble-in-Residence at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, an honor that includes the presentation of concerts and master classes, and in-depth work with student composers. www.triosolisti.com

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When at the Weis Center, they will perform:• Rachmaninoff: Trio No. 1 in G minor• Turina: Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76

• Liebermann: Trio No. 3• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Trio Solisti)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle FavoritesSaturday, March 7, 1 p.m. Weis Center

60-minute performance without an intermission

Suggested for ages 3–7

David Krakauer’s “The Big Picture”Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Weis Center“The Big Picture” explores the inseparable relationship between music and movies while

reminding the audience of their incomparable contributions as co-stars. Clarinetist extraordinaire David Krakauer’s otherworldly interpretations of the music found in a myriad

of moviegoer’s favorites including Sophie’s Choice, Life is Beautiful, The Pianist, Radio Days, and more, will transport the audience to the shores of their memory banks while

expanding their appreciation of one of life’s great couples — music and movies.

Having been showered with accolades for his groundbreaking work in classical music and new klezmer, Krakauer finds himself at an artistic crossroads and is ready to

enter into a new phase in his career. With an all-star crew of fellow musical renegades, Krakauer is reimagining familiar themes by such renowned film music composers as

Marvin Hamlisch, Wojciech Kilar and Vangelis, as well as interpreting melodic gems by the likes of Sergei Prokofiev, Ralph Burns, John Kander & Fred Ebb and Jerry Bock that have appeared in popular films. Having already contributed to films by directors Ang Lee and

Sally Potter, Krakauer takes on the challenge of bringing a modernist vision to tunes that resonate on a deeply emotional level with generations of moviegoers.

Widely considered one of the greatest clarinetists on the planet, he has been praised internationally as a key innovator in modern klezmer as well as a major voice in classical

music. Known simply as “Krakauer” to his fervent following, he is nothing less than an American original who has embarked on a tremendous journey transforming the music

of his Eastern European Jewish heritage into something uniquely contemporary. www.davidkrakauer.com/the-big-picture

Three beloved stories by Eric Carle, award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, are retold on stage through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar follows the wonderful adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through an amazing variety of foods on his path to becoming a beautiful butterfly. High up in the sky, Little Cloud playfully transforms himself into various creatures, including a sheep, an airplane, a shark and more. The Mixed-Up Chameleon is bored with his life, sitting about predictably changing color all day. Following an adventurous trip to the zoo, he attempts to emulate the beautiful animals he sees before coming to the conclusion that there is value in his own unique self.

Adapted, designed and directed by Jim Morrow, with music by Steven Naylor and narration by Gordon Pinsent, the hour-long production features the imaginative approach to storytelling through theatre that has earned international recognition for Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia.



“ A quiet delight... brought to memorable life.” — Los Angeles Times

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New York based drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is one of today’s most celebrated jazz artists. He is universally recognized for his musical and melodic drumming style, as well as being a gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and teaching artist. Matt was featured on the covers of both Downbeat and JazzTimes in November 2009, and was voted #1 Rising Star Drummer for five consecutive years in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll. In addition, the readers of JazzTimes chose Matt as one of the top four drummers in the 2010 Readers Poll. In 2003, he was voted Drummer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association.

The Quartet is Chris Lightcap on Bass, Jeff Lederer on tenor saxophone/clarinet, Kirk Knuffke on cornet and Matt Wilson on drums with special guest John Medeski. Keyboard master John Medeski thrives on the unpredictable, a trait that has kept his work with the trailblazing trio Medeski Martin & Wood fresh and surprising for more than 20 years. While he’s become better known for a more buoyant, organ-centric approach that melds free-wheeling jazz with jam band eclecticism, Medeski says that sitting alone at a piano feels natural, returning him to his earliest experiences at the keyboard. www.mattwilsonjazz.com

Matt Wilson Quartet with John MedeskiWednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.Weis Center Lobby – FREE! Tickets not required

Unión TangueraFriday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.

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This tour engagement of Matt Wilson Quartet is funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation as part of its Jazz Touring Network with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Unión Tanguera, founded in 2002, is a French Argentinean contemporary tango ensemble company based in Lyon, France and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company’s works are created

and directed by Co-Artistic Directors, Claudia Codega and Esteban Moreno. Utilizing the music and dance of traditional tango

as the foundation for their creative process and by incorporating elements of contemporary dance, Union Tanguera creates new

frontiers and ways of re-imagining the possibility of tango.

Originally from Argentina, Codega and Moreno have worked together since 1990. Codega trained in ballet, contemporary dance,

jazz, and composition. She performed as a contemporary dancer in various theaters, finding tango in 1990. Moreno discovered tango in 1988 through courses at the Centro Cultural Gral San Martín, and at Centro Cultural Fortunato Lacamera. His immersion in tango led

to work with “Ciclos,” directed by Alicia Orlando, where he met Codega.

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DakhaBrakhaWednesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.Campus Theatre, 413 Market St., Lewisburg DakhaBrakha is a world-music quartet from Kiev, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band DakhaBrakha creates a world of unexpected new music. The name DakhaBrakha is original, outstanding and authentic at the same time. It means “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language.Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture.

“The Peking Acrobats [are] pushing the envelope of human possibility... Pure artistry!” — New York PostPeking Acrobats

Saturday, April 42 p.m.Weis CenterJoin us in the Weis Center Lobby before and after the performance!1–2 p.m. FREE exhibit featuring local artwork by Susquehanna River Arts artists

3:30–4:30 p.m. FREE reception featuring kid-friendly refreshments and magician Brent Kessler

Adults: $10 • Seniors 62+ and Subscribers: $8 • Youth 18 and Under: $5 • Bucknell Employees and Retirees (limit 2): $5 • Bucknell Students: FREE! • Non-Bucknell College Students (limit 2): $5

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The Peking Acrobats have been the featured performers on numerous television shows and celebrity-studded TV specials including appearances on The Wayne Brady Show as well as NBC’s Ring in the New Year Special, Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous and Ellen’s Really Big Show, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The Peking Acrobats set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on Fox’s Guinness Book Premiere where they astounded television audiences with their bravery and dexterity as they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs, 21 feet up in the air, without safety lines! The Peking Acrobats are also making the Hollywood scene on the silver screen as company members were featured in director Steven Soderbergh’s hit film Ocean’s 11. Qin Shaobo, an alumnus of The Peking Acrobats, appeared in that film’s two blockbuster sequels, Ocean’s 12, and Ocean’s 13.



Wednesday, April 157:30 p.m.Campus Theatre413 Market St., Lewisburg

This tour engagement of Fatoumata Diawara is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Fatoumata Diawara

Sponsored by David and Clayton Lightman and Family

“ What a fantastic season of music. We have taken in four superb concerts. We are delighted to see the Weis Center expanding the genres of music offered.” — Mark Spiro, Biology, Bucknell University

Perpetuating Mali’s rich musical tradition, Fatoumata Diawara presents a joyous mix of the vibrant and understated, combining songs about love, politics and empowerment, with arresting melodies soaring over intricate guitar and drum arrangements. Inspired by Wassoulou tradition, jazz, and blues, Diawara has created her own unique contemporary folk sound, with a distinctly African spin to the concept of the female singer-songwriter.

At the center of the music is Diawara’s warm, affecting voice; spare, rhythmical guitar playing; and gorgeously melodic songs that draw powerfully on her own often troubled experience. Born in Côte d’Ivoire, raised in Mali, based in Paris, Diawara has had a life covering a whole gamut of contemporary African experience: fighting parental opposition to her artistic ambitions and the cultural prejudice faced by women throughout Africa, winning success as an actress in film and theater, before finding her feet in the medium she was always destined to make her own: music. www.worldcircuit.co.uk/ #Fatoumata_Diawara

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“ The acoustics were wonderful, our seats were great and the folks around us seemed as enchanted as we both were by the evening’s musical offerings! [The performance] left us all with joy, admiration and tunes to fill our heart!” — Tom Rosencrans and Jina Gillis-Rosencrans, Northumberland

Subscriber BenefitsWe are pleased to continue to offer discounts on tickets to series events at Williamsport’s Community Arts Center. Purchase five or more Weis Center Series Performances at one time as a subscription and for each subscription purchased, receive a coupon good for 50 percent off two adult tickets for events presented by the Community Arts Center (CAC) in Williamsport. This discount is valid for selected events that are presented solely by the Community Arts Center and does not include events which are being presented by outside promoters or are co-promoted; it is not available for performances for which the CAC serves as the venue but not the presenter. This discount cannot be applied retroactively. This discount cannot be used or applied to ticket purchases made online or by telephone, and it is the responsibility of the subscriber-patron to present the coupon when purchasing.

Ticket exchangeAfter the box office opens for sales of Weis Center Series tickets on August 28, tickets can be exchanged for any other performance in the 2014-15 Series for which admission is charged. Necessary payment adjustments can be made, and all seating is subject to availability.

Priority for your choice of seating locationsSubscribers get priority seating through late August. Every effort will be made to seat subscribers in the same seats for all performances for which tickets are ordered unless the subscriber requests otherwise.

Lost tickets replacedSubscription tickets are sent well in advance. If lost or misplaced, replacements will be provided, even minutes before a performance.

How to OrderPayment by check, American Express, MasterCard, VISA, and Discover accepted. Bucknell University B-Bill accounts can also be charged.

By mail: Complete the enclosed order form and send to: Campus Box Office Bucknell University 1 Dent Drive Lewisburg, PA 17837

Online: Beginning Thursday, August 28, to charge tickets on the Internet, visit the Campus Box Office web page at www.Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice

By phone: Beginning Thursday, August 28, call the Campus Box Office at 570-577-1000 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

In person: Beginning Thursday, August 28, come to a Campus Box Office location during business hours (information follows).

When to OrderSubscription orders by mail will be given priority until August 15. (Remember that subscribers may order single tickets at the lower subscription price using the enclosed order form.)

Single ticket orders by mail will be filled in the order in which they have been received and will be mailed out beginning August 25.

Orders by phone or in person can be placed during normal box office hours beginning August 28.

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Ticket InformationCampus Box Office, Weis Center Lobby: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and one hour prior to performance

Elaine Langone Center Campus Activities and Programs Center: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

570-577-1000www.Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice

Subscriptions“Make-Your-Own” Subscriptions of five or more events may be purchased at a 20 percent discount off the full price (see “Subscription Benefits” and the order form). Subscribers receive a coupon good for a discount on the price of two adult tickets to selected events at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport.

Single TicketsSingle tickets are available for all ticketed Weis Center performances. Tickets are not required for free events.

Discounts on Tickets to Weis Center Series Performances (only one discount permitted per purchase; discounts are not retroactive).• Senior citizens aged 62 and over are entitled to a 20

percent discount (the amount varies by show) on single tickets.

• Youth 18 and under are entitled to tickets at $10 off the full ticket price.

• Bucknell employees and retirees with valid University IDs may purchase two tickets for $10 off the full ticket price, except where noted.

• Bucknell students with valid University IDs may purchase two tickets for $10 each.

• Non-Bucknell college students may purchase two tickets for $10 off the full ticket price, except where noted.

• Groups of 10 or more are frequently eligible for discounted rates. Please call the Campus Box Office at 570-577-1000 for information on group discounts.

Please NoteFor performances in the Weis Center auditorium, patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. Please note that on the night of a performance, patrons will be offered “best available” seating and will not have the opportunity to choose a specific seat.

Tickets will not be held without payment under any circumstances. Seating is reserved for all Weis Center Performances for which admission is charged. Tickets are contracts. There are no refunds or exchanges on single ticket sales.

All programs and artistic personnel are subject to change without notice. In the event of a cancellation or date change, the information will be announced as early as possible, and attempts will be made to contact all ticket holders.

General InformationLocationThe Weis Center for the Performing Arts is located just off Route 15, one-half mile south of Route 45 in Lewisburg, on the Bucknell University campus.

Arrival for performancesThe Weis Center lobby generally opens one hour prior to scheduled events, and seating begins approximately one half hour before the performance. Late arrivals are seated at appropriate intervals in the performance at the direction and discretion of the artists.

ChildrenYoung children are required to hold tickets and must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult, particularly in the balcony area. Out of respect for other ticket holders, babes in arms cannot be admitted to performances.

AccessPatrons requiring information concerning the availability of accom- modations or services for Weis Center Performances should call 570-577-1000. The Weis Center ground floor is fully accessible. The staff will gladly provide assistance and appropriate seat selections. The balcony is accessible only by the lobby staircase.

Headphone SystemA headphone system of assistance for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing is available upon request. The headphone system is a type of wireless transmitter which helps the individual better under-stand speech and sound in situations where it might be difficult. To reserve on for a Weis Center performance, please call 570-577-3720 at least two days prior to the performance.

Large Print ProgramsPlease let us know in advance if large print programs will be helpful to you. Please call 570-577-3727 at least two days prior to the performance.

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