Over the centuries flamenco has evolved from folk dancing to a form of passionate performance art.

Ballet Flamenco José Porcel, from Spain, will perform a combination of traditional and modern flamenco works, which combine influences from Gypsy, Arabic, Jewish and Indian cultures.

Principal dancer José Porcel, has performed with some of the world’s greatest flamenco dancers.

Ballet Flamenco Jose Porcel
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030 (map it)

Dates and Times – Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets – $22.00, 36.00, $44.00. Call the box office at 703-993-2787 or use the online order form.

Parking – Paid parking is available on the Visitor Parking Deck, located directly adjacent to the Concert Hall. Free parking is available in Lot K, across the pond from the Concert Hall.

Nearest Metro subway station – Vienna/GMU station – Orange line, then a 20-30 minute cab/bus ride.

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In 1955, Orsen Wells adapted the classic story and created a play-within-a-play, Moby Dick Rehearsed,retelling the story of an American theatre company at the end of the 1800s, rehearsing a new play, Moby Dick.  The cast, unhappy with the blowhard director’s selection, is forced to reluctantly improvise characters with only minimal stage design and limited props.  The actors must rely on their ability to tell a story using emotion, gesture and mime. But gradually, the story and the characters develop.

Wells’ “theatre of the imagination”, is a production of pure, raw theater, allowing the audience’s imagination to voyage along on the hunt for Moby Dick.

Moby Dick Rehearsed – The Acting Company
The Center for the Arts
George Mason University Concert Hall
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030 (map it)

Date and Time – Saturday, April 5, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets – $17.00, $26.00 & $34.00, and are available online.

Parking – Paid parking is available on the Visitor Parking Deck, located directly adjacent to the Concert Hall. Free parking is available in Lot K, across the pond from the Concert Hall.

Nearest Metro subway station – Vienna/GMU station – Orange line, then a 20-30 minute bus ride.

Image – The Acting Company, poster art by Kevin Sprague.

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