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What’s Inside...
COVER PHOTO: Smuin Ballet’s Tango Palace. David DeSilva, photographer
Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
February Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
March Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
April Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
May Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ordering Tickets/Order Form . . . . . . . 15
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hether you enjoy theatre, classical ballet or contemporary dance, choral orinstrumental music, or music and dance
from around the world, you’ll find an amazingarray of performing arts at the Mountain ViewCenter for the Performing Arts. Lecture series andfamily events add to the variety of offerings pre-sented by over 50 diverse Bay Area professionalpresenting and performing arts organizations.
THEATRE
Theatre-goers can attend a variety of perfor-mances by the Center’s two Home Companies:TheatreWorks—The Nationally Acclaimed Theatreof Silicon Valley, and award-winning PeninsulaYouth Theatre, known throughout the Bay Areaas a presenter of high-quality children’s theatre.
Don’t miss TheatreWorks’ West Coast premiereof The Pitmen Painters (Jan 18–Feb 12), followed by Steinbeck’s great American classic Of Mice and Men (Apr 4–29).
Bring the family to Peninsula Youth Theatre’sMainStage productions of Cinderella (Mar 3–11)and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream -coat (May 12–20), and the Stories on Stage serieson SecondStage: Miss Smith’s Incredible Story -book (Feb 17–18), Just So Stories (Mar 23–24),Go, Dog. Go! (Apr 27–28), and Alexander andthe Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(May 18–19). And, celebrate PYT’s 20thAnniversary with To PYT With Love (Mar 8).
DANCE
The Center’s calendar is full of an incrediblenumber of events, with something to delighteveryone. For dance enthusiasts, choose fromSmuin Ballet’s 2011-2012 Winter Program (DearMiss Cline—a World Premiere by Amy Seiwert,and Michael Smuin’s Stabat Mater, TheEternal Idol and Tango Palace) (Feb 22–26),Menlowe Ballet’s Double Happiness (Mar 16-17),San Jose Ballet Association’s Pacifc BalletAcademy’s Spring Showcase (Mar 24–25), TheBay Area Elite Dance Company’s Ballroom onthe Grid (May 17) and Smuin Ballet’s 2011-2012Spring Program (Michael Smuin’s Symphonyof Psalms, Val Caniparoli’s Swipe and aWorld Premiere by Ma Cong) (May 23–27).
MUSIC
Music’s in the air with Peery Piano Academy’sFormal Recital (Feb 4) and UpWest Arts’An Evening with Leo Kottke (Mar 18).
WORLD MUSIC & DANCEExperience Assyrian music, songs and folkloredances with Assyrian Aid Society ofAmerica’s Mesopotamian Night 2012 (Feb 18).
AND MORE…
If it’s lectures you enjoy, Peninsula OpenSpace Trust Wallace Stegner Lecture Seriesfeatures Wade Davis (Mar 5), Joel Salatin(Apr 16), and Elizabeth Kolbert (May 14).
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The Mountain View Center for the PerformingArts enriches Bay Area audiences throughenjoyment, celebration and interaction withthe arts. Each year, more than 170,000 patronsattend over 400 events on the Center’s threestages—MainStage, SecondStage and ParkStage.
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TheatreWorks
The Pitmen PaintersJanuary 18 through February 12 All previews at 8 pmTuesday & Wednesday at 7:30 pmThursday & Friday at 8 pm Saturday at 2 and/or 8 pmSunday at 2 and/or 7 pm
From the writer of the mega-hitfilm and musicalBilly Elliot comesanother absorbingLondon/Broadwaysuccess! A funnyplay that asks bigquestions, it tellsthe rousing, truestory of a hard-scrabble group
of 1930s miners who take up painting andbecome sensations of the British art world.Their exhilarating journey from pit to pinnacleoverflows with spirit and laughter, as rich andintriguing as the art it unveils. West CoastPremiere by Lee Hall. “Great heart and humor!A superb play.” (The New Yorker)Audio-described performances on February 10 & 11at 8 pm and February 12 at 2 pm.
MainStage n January 18, 19 & 20 previews –$49 adults; $39 seniors/educators; $29 fulltimestudents with ID. Sunday 7 pm, Tuesday,Wednesday & Thursday – $59, $49, $39 adults;$49, $39, $29 seniors/educators; $39, $29, $19 fulltime students with ID.Sunday 2 pm, Friday & Saturday – $69, $59, $49 adults; $59, $49, $39 seniors/educators; $49, $39, $29 fulltime students with ID. (TheatreWorks ticket prices are subject to change and include a $3 Facility Use Fee)
Peery Piano Academy
Peery Piano AcademyFormal RecitalSaturday, February 4 at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Peery PianoAcademy strives tohelp studentsdevelop a learningprocess tomatch their
goals. The formal recital features beginningstudents playing small pieces like a concertpianist, competitive pianists playing classicalrepertoire and practical pianists singing andplaying together. The Habits curriculum worksat the San Francisco Conservatory—but to see the different types of pianists in action,you’ve got to come to Mountain View.
SecondStage n $8 adults; $5 children (12 & under)(Ticket prices include a $2 Facility Use Fee)
FebruaryEvents
Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage
Miss Smith's Incredible StorybookFriday, February 17 at 9:30 & 11 amSaturday, February 18 at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Zack’s second-gradeteacher, Miss Smith,has a knack fortelling tales: whenshe reads from herincredible book, thestories literally springto life! Then one dayMiss Smith is late for school. The principal takesover and things get out of hand. The classroomis swarming with storybook characters fromprincesses to pirates to the three little pigs! Howwill Zack and his classmates get them all backinto their stories? All it takes is one spectacularteacher. Read the book by Michael Garland,then come see this World Premiere play!
SecondStage n Friday – $8; Saturday – $10(Saturday’s ticket price includes a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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Assyrian Aid Society of America
Mesopotamian Night 2012Saturday, February 18 at 7 pm
MesopotamianNight 2012 concert celebratesAssyrian music,songs and folklore dances.The performancesinclude the musical MalekRama and thesongs of VaniaDavid and MishaAshoorian. Theproceeds fromthis event goes toeducational andhumanitarian
projects of the Assyrian Aid Society of America,a 501(c) California organization.
MainStage n $150, $125, $100, $75 adults;$125, $100, $75, $50 students/children (12 & under)(Ticket price includes a $3 Facility Use Fee)
Smuin Ballet
2011-2012 Winter ProgramFebruary 22 through February 26Wednesday, Thursday & Friday at 8 pm,Saturday at 2 & 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
Smuin Ballet kicks off its season with a World Premiere byChoreographer inResidence Amy Seiwert.Seiwert’s Dear MissCline is a buoyant andcolorful romp set to ten Patsy Cline tunes,including “Walkin’After Midnight,”
“Come On In,” “Triangle,” “There He Goes,”and “Pick Me Up On Your Way Down.” Also included is Michael Smuin’s tribute toSeptember 11th,Stabat Mater,and The EternalIdol, a pas dedeux Smuin created forAmerican Ballet Theatre in 1969. Rounding outthe program is Michael Smuin’s Tango Palace.
MainStage n $65, $62, $52 adults; $23 students(Ticket prices include a $3 Facility Use Fee)
Smuin Ballet’sThe Eternal Idol
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MarchEvents
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CinderellaMarch 3 through March 11Thursday at 9:30 amFriday at 9:30 am & 7:30 pmSaturday at 2 & 7:30 pmSunday, March 4 at 1 & 6:30 pmSunday, March 11 at 1 pm
You, too, can go to the ballwith this beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musicaladaptation of the classic fairy-tale! Cinderella overcomesrags and a nasty stepmother and—with a little help from herfairy godmother—makes her dreams come true!
MainStage n $22 adults;$18 seniors/students/children (12 & under).9:30 am schooltimeperformances – $7.(Ticket prices include a $2 Facility Use Fee, except for 9:30 amschooltime performances)
Peninsula Youth Theatre
To PYT With LoveThursday, March 8 at 7 pm
Celebrate two decades with the beloved Bay Area children’s theater with this lighthearted look at great PYT productions of the past!Alumni, staff,parents andcurrent participantscome togetherto put on acabaret filledwith greatsongs and PYT memories. Toast PYT at theintermission dessert reception!
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Just So StoriesFriday, March 23 at 9:30 & 11 amSaturday, March 24 at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
How didthe camelget hishump, or theleopardget hisspots?Theanswersare all here in this world premiere adaptationof Rudyard Kipling’s tales. Read the stories and then see the play!
SecondStage n Friday – $8; Saturday – $10(Saturday’s ticket price includes a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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Menlowe Ballet
Double HappinessFriday, March 16 at 8 pmSaturday, March 17 at 2 & 8 pm
Following its highlyacclaimedDEBUT! inNovember,MenloweBallet returnsthis Springwith the dazzling duoof MichaelLowe’s
cultural ballet Double Happiness and audiencefavorite Cirque. Rounding out the program areworks from Savage Jazz Dance Company ofBerkeley. These works each highlight very dif-ferent aspects of this new company’s strengthswhile remaining true to the harmonious repre-sentation of life that the company holds dear.
MainStage n $53, $46 adults; $31 seniors/students/children (12 & under)(Ticket prices include a $3 Facility Use Fee)
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An Evening with Leo KottkeSunday, March 18 at 7 pm
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MainStage n $63, $48, $33 adults; $48, $33, $18 children (12 & under)(Ticket prices include a $3 Facility Use Fee)
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TheatreWorks
Of Mice and MenApril 4 through April 29 All previews at 8 pmTuesday & Wednesday at 7:30 pmThursday & Friday at 8 pm Saturday at 2 and/or 8 pmSunday at 2 and/or 7 pm
Crafted for thestage by JohnSteinbeck himself,this beloved dramais a deeply movingtribute to thestrength of friend-ship and the depthof the Americandream. ProtectiveGeorge and his
gentle giant of a friend Lennie are migrantworkers on a Salinas Valley ranch during theGreat Depression. Their hopes for a place of
their own come close to fruition, but fate intervenes in a powerhouse saga of conscience and character. “Grabs you by theheart and never lets go.” (The New York Times)Audio-described performances on April 27 & 28 at 8 pm and April 29 at 2 pm.
MainStage n April 4, 5 & 6 previews – $49 adults; $39 seniors/educators; $29 fulltimestudents with ID. Sunday 7 pm, Tuesday,Wednesday & Thursday – $59, $49, $39 adults;$49, $39, $29 seniors/educators; $39, $29, $19fulltime students with ID. Sunday 2 pm, Friday & Saturday – $69, $59, $49 adults; $59, $49, $39 seniors/educators; $49, $39, $29 fulltime students with ID. (TheatreWorks ticket prices are subject to change and include a $3 Facility Use Fee)
Peninsula Open Space Trust Wallace Stegner Lecture Series
Joel SalatinLocal Food to the RescueMonday, April 16 at 8 pm
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MainStage n $22(Ticket prices include a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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Go, Dog. Go!Friday, April 27 at 9:30 & 11 amSaturday, April 28 at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Join us for a DogParty with thisrollicking musicaladaptation—don’tforget to wearyour favorite hat!P.D. Eastman’sbeloved children’sbook comes to lifein this scat-dot-doodly-tasticmusical!
SecondStage nFriday – $8;Saturday – $10
(Saturday’s ticket price includes a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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Peninsula Youth Theatre
Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor DreamcoatMay 12 though May 20Thursday at 9:30 amFriday at 9:30 am & 7:30 pmSaturday at 2 & 7:30 pmSunday, May 13 at 1 & 6:30 pmSunday, May 20 at 1 pm
Jealous of Josephand his special coat,his brothers sell himinto slavery inEgypt, where hisgift for interpretingdreams endears himto the Pharoah.Vibrancy and joy characterize thistimeless musical tale of perseverance andforgiveness.
MainStage n $22 adults; $18 seniors/ students/children (12 & under).
9:30 am schooltime performances – $7.(Ticket prices include a $2 Facility Use Fee, except for 9:30 am schooltime performances)
Peninsula Open Space Trust Wallace Stegner Lecture Series
Elizabeth KolbertField Notes from a Catastrophe: On Man, Nature and Climate Changein the Bay Area and BeyondMonday, May 14 at 8 pm
In her book Field Notes from a Catastrophe,ElizabethKolbert, a staffwriter for TheNew Yorker since1999, sorts out the science, the politics and thepersonal stories of people affected by globalwarming. From the debate she offers insightinto how we might save our planet.
MainStage n $22(Ticket price includes a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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Ballroom on the GridBenefit Concert for the City of Mountain ViewPerforming Arts Committee
Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 pm
Witness the performance ofthe three-timeundefeatedCalifornia Stateand WesternUnited StatesChampions Bay Area Elite in their interpretation of “Ballroom on the Grid.”Inspired by the cybertized lives of SiliconValley, this concert will make you laugh and cry as you witness the transformation of software to dancewear.
MainStage n $27 adults; $22 seniors/students; $12 children (12 & under)(Ticket prices include a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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Smuin Ballet
2011-12 Spring ProgramMay 23 through May 27Wednesday, Thursday & Friday at 8 pm Saturday at 2 & 8 pmSunday at 2 pm
Smuin Ballet’s Spring Program features the West Coast premiere of Swipe by internationally-renowned choreographer Val Caniparoli. Next, after his triumphantFrench Twistfrom Smuin’s2009-2010 season,Ma Cong returns with anotherWorld Premiere.Rounding out the program isMichael Smuin’sSymphony ofPsalms set toStravinsky’s score.
MainStage n $65,$62, $52 adults; $23 students(Ticket prices include a$3 Facility Use Fee)
Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayFriday, May 18 at 9:30 & 11 amSaturday, May 19 at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
When Alexanderwakes up withgum stuck in hishair, it’s just thefirst in a series of misfortunes in this stageadaptation of the hilariousbook by Judith
Viorst. Read the book, and then see the play!
SecondStage n Friday – $8; Saturday – $10(Saturday’s ticket price includes a $2 Facility Use Fee)
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FebruaryWed 1 The Pitmen Painters 7:30 pm
Thu 2 The Pitmen Painters 8 pm
Fri 3 The Pitmen Painters 8 pm
Sat 4 Formal Recital 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Sat 4 The Pitmen Painters 2 & 8 pm
Sun 5 The Pitmen Painters 2 & 7 pm
Tue 7 The Pitmen Painters 7:30 pm
Wed 8 The Pitmen Painters 7:30 pm
Thu 9 The Pitmen Painters 8 pm
Fri 10 The Pitmen Painters 8 pm
Sat 11 The Pitmen Painters
Sun 12 The Pitmen Painters pm
Fri 17 Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook 9:30 & 11 am
Sat 18 Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Sat 18 Mesopotamian Night 7 pm
Wed 22 Smuin BalletWinter Program 2011-2012 8 pm
Thu 23 Smuin BalletWinter Program 2011-2012 8 pm
Fri 24 Smuin BalletWinter Program 2011-2012 8 pm
Sat 25 Smuin Ballet Winter Program 2011-2012 2 & 8 pm
Sun 26 Smuin BalletWinter Program 2011-2012 2 pm
MarchSat 3 Cinderella 2 & 7:30 pm
Sun 4 Cinderella 1 & 6:30 pm
Mon 5 Wade Davis 8 pm
Thu 8 Cinderella 9:30 am
Thu 8 To PYT With Love 7 pm
Fri 9 Cinderella 9:30 am & 7:30 pm
Sat 10 Cinderella 2 & 7:30 pm
Sun 11 Cinderella 1 pm
Fri 16 Double Happiness 8 pm
Sat 17 Double Happiness 2 & 8 pm
Sun 18 An Evening with Leo Kottke 7 pmFri 23 Just So Stories 9:30 & 11 am
Sat 24 Just So Stories 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Sat 24 Pacific Ballet AcademySpring Showcase 12 & 5 pm
Sun 25 Pacific Ballet AcademySpring Showcase 12 & 5 pm
AprilWed 4 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Thu 5 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Fri 6 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Sat 7 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Sun 8 Of Mice and Men 2 & 7 pm
Tue 10 Of Mice and Men 7:30 pm
Wed 11 Of Mice and Men 7:30 pm
Thu 12 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Fri 13 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Sat 14 Of Mice and Men 2 & 8 pm
Sun 15 Of Mice and Men 2 & 7 pm
Mon 16 Joel Salatin 8 pm
Tue 17 Of Mice and Men 7:30 pm
Wed 18 Of Mice and Men 7:30 pm
Thu 19 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Fri 20 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Sat 21 Of Mice and Men 2 & 8 pm
Sun 22 Of Mice and Men 2 & 7 pm
Tue 24 Of Mice and Men 7:30 pm
Wed 25 Of Mice and Men 7:30 pm
Thu 26 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Fri 27 Go, Dog. Go! 9:30 & 11 am
Fri 27 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Sat 28 Go, Dog. Go! 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Sat 28 Of Mice and Men 8 pm
Sun 29 Of Mice and Men 2 pm
MaySat 12 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat 2 & 7:30 pm
Sun 13 Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat 1 & 6:30 pm
Mon 14 Elizabeth Kolbert 8 pm
Thu 17 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 9:30 am
Thu 17 Ballroom on the Grid 7:30 pm
Fri 18 Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat 9:30 am & 7:30 pm
Fri 18 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 9:30 & 11 am
Sat 19 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 11:30 am & 1:30 pm
Sat 19 Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat 2 & 7:30 pm
Sun 20 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1 pm
Wed 23 Smuin BalletSpring Program 2011-2012 8 pm
Thu 24 Smuin BalletSpring Program 2011-2012 8 pm
Fri 25 Smuin BalletSpring Program 2011-2012 8 pm
Sat 26 Smuin Ballet Spring Program
2011-2012 2 & 8 pm
Sun 27 Smuin BalletSpring Program 2011-2012 2 pm
PREVIEW MAGAZINE • WINTER/SPRING 2012TICKETS & INFORMATION 650.903.6000 & mvcpa.com 15
Tickets to events listed in Preview Magazine maybe purchased in advance, subject to availability.Please note that tickets are not refundable. A $2 or$3 (depending on event) per ticket Facility Use Feeis included in the listed Preview ticket prices. Otherapplicable service charges apply depending onmethod of purchase.
The Center’s ticket office is open for walk-upsales Wednesday through Saturday 12 noon to6 pm, and one hour prior to the event start time.
Orders can also be mailed to Ticket Services(P.O. Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540),or faxed to 650-965-1727. There is a $2.50 perticket service charge for all mail and fax orders.These tickets will be mailed upon request
Additional ServicesPatrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements withTicket Services at the time of ticket purchase.Notifying the Center in advance makes it possi-ble to better serve your needs. Ticket Servicesphone number is 650-903-6000.
Assistive listening system headsets are available in the lobby at all performances.
Audio-described services for patrons who are visually impaired are available at some performances. Patrons who are hearingimpaired may request translation services. For information call 650-903-6000.
Assistive ambulatory devices will be checkedto the back of the theater unless the device fitscompletely beneath the seats.
Group RatesGroup rates are available for many events. Ask the ticket office about availability.
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(Please note the $2 or $3 (depending on the event) Facility Use Fee (FUF) is now included in the ticket prices listed in Preview Magazine)
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Order Form
No refunds. Programs and dates are subject to change. Not all ticket prices are available at every performance.
Ordering Tickets & Other Services
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You can also charge your tickets by phoneby calling 650-903-6000 Wednesday throughSaturday 12 noon to 6 pm, or by leaving a message on our Ticket Services’s InformationHotline voicemail. There is a $2.50 per ticket service charge for all phone orders.
Purchase tickets on-line at mvcpa.com.Service charges for on-line purchases varyaccording to the ticket price. These tickets will be held at Will Call.
All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.There are no refunds or exchanges unless aperformance is canceled or rescheduled.
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Warm up Winter with Smuin BalletThe Winter Program Feb 22 – 26
Tango Palace captures Michael Smuin’s sizzling celebration of Argentine Tango.
Amy Seiwert’s Dear Miss Cline is set to the expressive vocals of the incomparable Patsy Cline.
Stabat Mater is Michael’s eloquent memorial to the events of 9/11.
The Eternal Idol brings the famed Rodin sculpture to life.
Coming This Spring May 23 – 27
World Premiere - Ma Cong Swipe - Val Caniparoli Symphony of Psalms - Michael Smuin
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts650 903 6000smuinballet.org