Title: La Gran Fiesta
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
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Description: Join the Party!

La Gran Fiesta
A FREE Celebration of Latin and Hispanic Cultures

November 5-6
Noon-6:00pm
Free Admission

Live music, dance, family activities, arts & culture exhibits, latin mercado, free admission to SMOCA and hands on activities, etc…
Start Date: 2011-11-05
Start Time: 12:00pm
End Date: 2011-11-06
End Time: 6:00pm

Title: Stephen Petronio Dance Company: Underland
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
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Description: Stephen Petronio Dance Company: Underland
Friday, November 18, 8:00 p.m. (Adult Content)

School Performance 11:00am

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale

Tickets:
Package-Priced $35 A: $39 B: $29

Package-Priced Package-Priced Tickets – Discounted A-priced seating when you purchase four or more Package-priced events in one order.

Free Arts-Connect activity included in ticket price.

“He has had a singular knack for pairing his sexually charged, elegantly virtuosic movement language with some of the hottest musicians and fashion designers of the moment … “ – The New York Times

Praised by audiences and critics alike, choreographer Stephen Petronio is widely regarded as one of the leading dance-makers of his generation. New music, visual art and fashion collide in his dances producing powerfully modern landscapes for the senses. His company performs the provocative multi-media work Underland featuring a soundtrack by Australian alternative rocker Nick Cave.

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A Viewer’s Guide to Underland
6:30 p.m.
SMoCA Lounge

Learn about the creative process behind Stephen Petronio’s Underland at this informal pre-show talk. Free to ticket holders or with Museum admission.

Funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts. NDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust. This project also received support from WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation; and the National Endowment for the Arts.

New England Foundation for the Arts Western States Arts Federation

Box Office: 480-499-TKTS (8587)
Administration: 480-994-ARTS (2787)
Fax: 480-874-4699
TDD: 480-874-4694

Mail:
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

http://stephenpetronio.com/

Date: 2011-11-18

Title: Te Vaka
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
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Description: Te Vaka
Thursday, November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale

Tickets:
Package-Priced $35 A: $39 B: $29

Package-Priced Package-Priced Tickets – Discounted A-priced seating when you purchase four or more Package-priced events in one order.

Free Arts-Connect activity included in ticket price.

“…forceful rhythms, inspired melodies … [a] stereotype-smashing glimpse into the true soul of the South Seas …” – Wired

A passionate fusion of music and dance inspired by the South Pacific, New Zealand’s Te Vaka has performed in more than 35 countries around the world and released six internationally acclaimed albums. The group’s enchanting melodies, powerful rhythms and beautiful lyrics sung in the language of Tokelau tell the story of Polynesia from ancient times to the present.

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Post-Show Q&A with Te Vaka
9 p.m.
Virginia G. Piper Theater

The musicians of Te Vaka answer questions from the audience following their concert. Free to ticket holders.

Box Office: 480-499-TKTS (8587)
Administration: 480-994-ARTS (2787)
Fax: 480-874-4699
TDD: 480-874-4694

Mail:
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

http://www.tevaka.com/

Start Time: 7:30pm
Date: 2011-11-10

Title: Blue Man Group
Location: ASU Gammage, 1200 South Forest Avenue Tempe, AZ 85287
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Description: Blue Man Group
November 1-6, 2011
Tuesday-Saturday 7:30pm
Saturday 2:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm and 6:30pm

ASU Gammage, 1200 South Forest Avenue Tempe, AZ 85287

Experience the Phenomenon. BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as “One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged.” E! Entertainment News exclaims, “BLUE MAN GROUP is what every live performance aspires to be.” The Baltimore Sun raves, “BLUE MAN GROUP packs a wallop. It’s a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!”

Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that BLUE MAN GROUP is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. With no spoken language, BLUE MAN GROUP is perfect for people of all ages, languages and cultures. BLUE MAN GROUP is now on the road for its first U.S. theatrical tour. This unique experience is a form of entertainment like nothing else; guaranteed to be an outing you will never forget.

All performances, dates, times and prices are subject to change.

1 hr. 30 mins., no intermission

This production is recommended for audience age five and up.

Customer Service: moc.egammagusanull@eciffoxob
Box Office: 480.965.3434
Group Services: 480.965.6678
Fax: 480.965.3583

Start Date: 2011-11-01
End Date: 2011-11-06

Title: ASU Dance presents Nora Chipaumire Residency
Location: Arizona State University, APMA, 970 East University Drive, Tempe
Description: ASU Dance presents Nora Chipaumire Residency

November 1-December 3, 2011
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00pm-8:30pm
Saturdays 1:00pm-4:30pm
Attendance and participation to all sessions are preferred.

Free for ASU students, Fee for non-ASU participants $45
Please call ASU School of Dance 480-965-1208 to register

Join Nora Chipaumire and ASU Dancers for an exciting investigative choreography/performance workshop. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore embodied resistance, the Chipaumire language and process from concept to performance.

The workshop will be built around “Miriam,” Chipaumire’s current project which will premiere Fall of 2012.

For info about Miriam, go to: www.Mapp.com
For info about Nora Chipaumire and her work, go to: www.chipaumire.com

ASU School of Dance: 480-965-1208

http://dance.asu.edu

Date: November 1-December 3, 2011

Title: Pan-African Dance Master Class
Location: Grand Canyon University, Recreation Center Dance Room, 2nd Floor, 3300 West Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85017-3030
Description: Grand Canyon University’s National Dance Education Organization presents Rujeko Dumbutshena

Friday, November 4, 2011
6:00pm-8:00pm
Free to GSU Students
$5 General Public

This is a public, open-level master class with live drum accompaniment that is FREE for GSU Students and $5 for the public.

For more information: www.rujeko.org/about

To RSVP for this master class, contact: Susannah Keita, M.F.A., Director of Dance at susannah.keita@gcu or 602-639-6295
Start Time: 6:00pm
Date: 2011-11-04
End Time: 8:00pm

Title: Civil Disobedience Park Jam!
Location: Arizona State University, Nelson Fine Arts Plaza, Tempe (SW corner of Mill Avenue & 10th Street)
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Description: Civil Disobedience Park Jam!
Nov. 18, 2011, 6-9 p.m.

School of Dance
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
School of Music
Location: Nelson Fine Arts Center Fine Arts Plaza
Campus: Tempe
Cost: Free

Experience the elements of urban youth culture and hip-hop in the southwest, including appearances by leading dancers, DJs, MCs, and graffiti writers. Try your hand at spinning records and writing graffiti with one of our experts.

For more information, please visit civildisobedience.asu.edu

Be sure to join us on these dates for more Civil Disobedience (same time, same place)!

March 9
April 20

Start Time: 6:00pm
Date: 2011-11-18
End Time: 9:00pm

Title: UA Dance: Premium Blend
Location: UA Stevie Eller
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Description: The UA Dance Ensemble’s “Premium Blend” will feature George Balanchine’s masterwork, “Allegro Brillante,” along with faculty choreography by Douglas Nielsen, Sam Watson and others. Rounding out the program will be Elizabeth George’s tribute to Arizona’s 100th Birthday.

Start Time: Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm; Sunday 1:30pm
Date: November 17-20, 2011 and December 1-4, 2011

Title: Kings of Salsa
Location: UA Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ
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Description: Kings of Salsa delivers an explosion of high voltage salsa and sizzling choreography that pays homage to the great Cuban performers and dance styles from this intoxicating island with a modern twist never seen before on stage. Choreographed by Roclan Gonzalez Chavez, this stunning new show features talent from Cuba’s top dance companies and seamlessly mixes traditional Afro-Caribbean moves, world class contemporary dance and the Cuban classics: Mambo, Rumba, and Cha Cha Cha — all backed by Latin rhythms and brass arrangements from the 9-piece band Cuba Ashire.

Start Time: 8:00 pm
Date: November 12, 2011

Title: A Thousand Years of Comedy
Location: Thrive! Dreamfactory, 2501 N. 7th Street, Phoenix
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Description: Love Lee Entertainment presents another event

A 1000 Years of Comedy

Comedy Show with Lee Lewis as the Host

Comedic performances by:

Keith Ellis, Comedian – Bob Kubota, Comedian
and Special Guests including: Step’s Junk Funk

Thrive! Dreamfactory, 2501 N. 7th Street, Phoenix
November 11, 2011
7:00pm-9:00pm

Ticket Prices:
$20.00 Pre-Ticket Sale
$25.00 at Door
$5 Student Discount w/ID

Pre-Tickets at: http://a1000yearsofcomedy.eventbrite.com/

Tickets also will be sold in person by contacting Love Lee at
(818) 835-5339

21 and Up

Catered Food and Drinks

$1 Raffle for movie tickets

(Blaq Diamond Models will be present)
Start Time: 7:00pm
Date: 2011-11-11
End Time: 9:00pm