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COMMUNITY MUSICIANS AND DANCERS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN THIRD ANNUAL SING AND PLAY THE BING ON DECEMBER 6
Free event will feature performances by Peninsula Women’s Chorus,Chinese Performing Arts of America andTezkatlipoka Aztec Dance and Drum
Stanford, CA, November 14, 2014— For the third year in a row, Stanford Live will showcase the wealth of cultural diversity and artistic excellence in Silicon Valley with its free Sing and Play the Bing concert on Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Bing Concert Hall. This year’s lineup will feature the Peninsula Women’s Chorus, the Chinese Performing Arts of America and Tezkatlipoka Aztec Dance and Drum.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Founded in 1966, Peninsula Women’s Chorus (PWC) is a Palo Alto–based 50-voice women’s choir. The PWC has come to national and international attention through live performances and recordings and has added significantly to the choral literature by commissioning new music. The chorus inspires and enriches its audiences in the Bay Area through its concert series, its ongoing program of premiering new works, and its numerous collaborations with other performing groups. Martín Benvenuto has been artistic director of the Peninsula Women’s Chorus since 2003.
Since its founding in 1991 as a performing ensemble focused on the Chinese cultural arts, the Chinese Performing Arts of America (CPAA) has evolved into a midsized multifunction organization with three core program components. The organization produces, presents, and tours performances by CPAA’s company of professional performing artists throughout a yearlong season of more than 14 arts events in San Jose and throughout the Bay Area, sharing and interpreting Chinese culture with over 20,000 audience members. CPAA also has a Chinese cultural arts learning program—the CPAA Academy—which provides classes to 400 children and adults each week in Chinese traditional and contemporary performing arts. The International Performing Arts Center (IPAC) is an arts incubator program for over 20 organizations from diverse ethnic backgrounds that utilizes CPAA’s home facility’s eight small and four large studios and 350-seat auditorium to provide classes and activities for 2,000 children and adults each week.
Calmecac Tezkatlipoka Aztec Dance and Drum (Tezkatlipoka) is a traditional school of Aztec dancing, drumming, and culture and a traditional Aztec dance circle based in San Jose. Tezkatlipoka is also well known in Silicon Valley as a community-based performing arts dance group that promotes an appreciation and understanding of pre-Columbian art forms through traditional Aztec dance and music. Tezkatlipoka works towards integrating all dimensions of Mesoamerican dance, music and performance art while honoring the cultural traditions left behind by its ancestors. Tezkatlipoka has shown a deep commitment to the advancement of Aztec art forms by offering open weekly community classes and by providing arts education for schools and community-based cultural presentations and events. Through these cultural programs, Tezkatlipoka celebrates cultural diversity by exploring common links that connect all people together in a celebration of movement, art, and life.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for Sing and Play the Bing are free and will be available on the day of the event at the Bing Concert Hall Box Office. The Bing Box Office is located at 327 Lasuen Street. Regular hours are Tuesday-Friday from 12:00-5:00 p.m. and 60 minutes before the performance on weekends.
VENUE INFORMATION
Bing Concert Hall is located on the Stanford University campus at 327 Lasuen Street on the corner of Lasuen and Campus Dr. Parking on campus is free of charge after 4:00 PM and on weekends at all times, and may be found in the Galvez Lot across Campus Drive from Bing Concert Hall. Maps and directions are available at http://live.stanford.edu/Venues/parkingmapsdirections.php.
ABOUT STANFORD LIVE
Stanford Live is Stanford University’s performing arts presenter and producer, committed to sharing, celebrating and advancing the art of live music, dance, theater, and opera. Stanford Live unites celebrated and emerging artists with the Stanford campus and greater Bay Area communities in a broad range of experiences that engage the senses and emotions, stimulate minds, and enrich lives. The organization values artistic vitality, learning and an inclusive community. In addition to its home in Bing Concert Hall, Stanford Live also presents performances at other campus venues including Memorial Auditorium, Memorial Church and Frost Amphitheater.
CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:
What: Sing and Play the Bing
When: Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford University
Tickets: FREE; tickets will be available at the door.
Description: For the third year in a row, Stanford Live hosts a festive evening featuring performances from Silicon Valley-based groups, highlighting the wealth of cultural diversity and artistic excellence in our community. This year’s lineup includes Peninsula Women’s Chorus, the Chinese Performing Arts of America and Tezkatlipoka Aztec Dance and Drum.
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