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Contact:
Liz Silverstein
Siegel Artist Management
1416 Hinman Ave #6
Evanston IL 60201
847-475-4224
cell: 847-323-0016
http://www.siegelartist.com
Liz@SiegelArtist.com
The 2008-09 Season will mark Siegel Artist
Management's 38th anniversary representing an exclusive and varied roster of
dance, jazz, classical & world music, multicultural, theatre, family and
international touring attractions. All of our artists provide outstanding
residency and community outreach activities. Ask us for our new DVD with brief
excerpts from all the artists on the roster! NEW for the 2008-09 touring season:
*A new name and new shows: CIRQUE USA presents an eclectic mix of cirque acts,
including AeroDynamiX, Cirque Odyssey, WHITE, and A Taste of the Orient,
acrobatics, balancing, juggling, martial arts and dance from the East.
*Best of the 07 Fringe Festival (MN), featured in the Sept 07 issue of Dance
Magazine and just back from their first-ever NY appearance at the Fall for Dance
festival, 10 foot 5 has dropped all other names in favor of their most accurate
description: “Buckets and Tap Shoes”, Find out why audiences across the country
have been cheering for this amazing tap and percussion ensemble from
Minneapolis. (ArtsNW Juried Showcase, Tacoma 2007.)
*Michael J. Miles (ArtsNW Late-Night showcase, Tacoma) continues to produce
innovative, genre-stretching performance options. In addition to The Magic
Banjo, his multi-media America 1968 is a musical, political, social profile of
America in one of its most turbulent years. This is the first sequel to Miles'
earlier work, America 1941.
*Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret, starring Noel V. Ginnity, Ireland's
Funniest Comedian, with special guest Paul Hennesy, Irish Tenor, Soprano Emer
Hartnett, Musical Director and pianist Pat Marnane, and an ensemble of
championship Irish dancers, this show provides a a wealth of entertainment for
all the family, bringing a touch of nostalgia to every Irish heart! (Touring
late Feb/March only)
*Ragamala Music and Dance Theater has received National Dance Project (NDP)
funding for2008-09 touring of their newest collaboration: SVA (Vital Force) with
4 taiko drummers from the Wadaiko Ensemble Tokara, Japan. This spectacular piece
can be toured with the Taiko ensemble of 4 drummers or with taped music. They
performed this year at ArtsNW in Tacoma.
*River North Chicago Dance Company performed to cheers in Adjudicated Showcases
at the Midwest Arts Conference in OH and PAE Conference in KY, and will have a
new work by choreographer Robert Battle for 2008-09 touring.
*Kennedy’s Kitchen plays tear-up-the-floor, break-your-heart beautiful Irish
music: traditional dance tunes, pub and original songs, stories, jokes, and well
embellished tall tales. They can add a team of Irish dancers at your request;
the band always brings fiddles, flute, whistles, mandolin, bouzouki, guitars,
tenor banjo, bohdran, and bass. Touring availability throughout the season,
based in South Bend IN.
*Columbia City Ballet presents Off the Wall and Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art
of Jonathan Green. This spectacular ballet brings to life the paintings of the
Gullah heritage of South Carolina by African-American artist Jonathan Green. The
vivid and moving ballet is drawn from 22 of the paintings, and set to music
rooted in the history of the region, including gospel, jazz, folk songs and
hymns. This unique commingling is an exhilarating testament to the lively,
multi-cultural reality of the South. The troupe can tour with the artist and his
paintings, for a true multi-media, multi-cultural experience.
*Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater premiers Noche de Falla, Tribute to
Spanish Compose Manuel de Falla with special guest artist, pianist Sylvia Toran
from Madrid. Available for touring, along with their acclaimed Flamenco Passion!
mixed rep program and Tales of Spain for young audiences.
Technical Requirements:
Contact for requirements.
