Prestigious Performances Series

In partnership with DigiScreen, and through their exclusive alliance with Opus Arte and the Royal Opera House of London,
the York Circle presents the world’s most prestigious performing arts companies on screen at the University’s state-of-art
HD Price Family Cinema on Keele Campus. The Prestigious Performances Series will showcase world class concerts, theatre,
opera and ballet, presented in High Definition from: Covent Garden (London), Palais Garnier (Paris), Teatro Real (Madrid),
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (London), and the Lincoln Centre (New York). York’s leading professors will moderate each performance.

Performances are scheduled on Sunday afternoons, starting at 2pm. performance.

• York Circle Members and Students: $15.95 plus HST
• General Admission: $21.95 plus HST
• Children under 12: $9.95 plus HST
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Performances Series Schedule:

September 26, 2010 at 2:00pm As You Like It (theatre) - captured before a live audience at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (London)
Speaker:	Mark Wilson, Professor of Theatre and Associate Dean
	How do actors locate the heart, humanity and humour so essential in bringing a Shakespearean character to life onstage? What choices do actors make in their preparation that will enable them to soar in performance? Join Professor Wilson before the screening of As You Like It as he highlights the creative journey actors undertake when tackling their roles. Professor Wilson will also be available at the intermission to compare notes about this superlative production from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, England. York Circle members are encouraged to visit the website http://globe-education.org/discovery-space/plays/as-you-like-it-2009 to read four compelling blogs (under "Discover the play" ) by actors in the production. Seeing this dazzling digital presentation of As You Like It also invites comparison with the much-lauded production currently playing at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, directed by Des McAnuff.

November 21, 2010 at 2:00pm The Music of Ray Charles (concert) - Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis with special appearance by Norah Jones, recorded before a live audience at Jazz at the Lincoln Centre (New York).
Speaker:	Ron Westray, Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance
	Professor Ron Westray holds the Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance and worked with Ray Charles. His talk will tell us more than we thought possible about these great artists! Follow this link to visit his website and to learn more: http://www.yorku.ca/finearts/faculty/profs/westray.htm

February 6, 2011 at 2:00pm Romeo and Juliet (theatre) - captured before a live audience at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (London)
Speaker:	Deanne Williams, Professor of English
	Professor Williams is a much lauded scholar in Medieval and Renaissance literature with a focus on Shakespeare. She also studies the contemporary writers who base their works on the work of Shakespeare. She has degrees from Toronto, Oxford and Stanford and recently won the John Polyani Prize in English literature. She will give you an entirely new take on Romeo and Juliet - you'll never look at it in the same way!

 

April 10, 2011 at 2:00pm La Bohème Puccini (opera) - captured before a live audience at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden London
Speaker:	Under the guidance of Professor Catherine Robbin, Professor of Music, Diana Di Mauro, & Vanessa Lanch

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