Jawaahir Dance Company presents
Sing To Me A Little
With the incomparable sounds of the Georges Lammam Ensemble,
Featuring special guest performers Michael Ibrahim of the National Arab Orchestra, Detroit and Shelley Thomas of Brooklyn Takht.
Thursday-Sunday, October 22-25, 2015. 8:00pm.
Saturday-Sunday, October 24-25, 2015. 2:00pm matinees.
**Post-show discussion with the wonderful artists on Friday evening.**
Tickets: $30.
Saturday matinee: pay-as-able ($5 minimum)
Sunday matinee: Children 12 and under, $15. Accompanying adult, $25.
$5 discount for Guild of Oriental Dance members (except Saturday matinee)
For assistance with discounted tickets, please contact The Lab Theater directly at 612-333-7977.
Jawaahir Dance Company ignites the stage with “Sing To Me A Little,” an extravaganza of Arab dance, music, and talent that only Jawaahir can deliver. Jawaahir’s 19 dancers perform ancient traditions and stunning contemporary interpretations, collaborating with some of the most acclaimed Arab artists working today: world-class choreographers Sahra Saeeda and Yasmina Ramzy, commissioned by Jawaahir to each create new work for this concert, and multi-instrumentalist Michael Ibrahim, Director of the National Arab Orchestra, coming fresh from a recent Prairie Home Companion appearance. Long-time collaborator and violin virtuoso Georges Lammam returns as Musical Director. All of this – along with new choreography and breathtaking solo performance by Jawaahir Artistic Director Cassandra Shore.
Twin Cities audiences flock to Jawaahir concerts for exceptional dance, and for the incomparable sounds of The Georges Lammam Ensemble. Born in Beirut, Georges Lammam’s solo violin exemplifies Arabic improvisation and lyricism. Georges' 9-piece Ensemble features Michael Ibrahim (multi-instrumentalist), Shelley Thomas (vocalist), Susu Pampanin (tabla, percussion), Khader Keileh (keyboard), Khaled Khalifa (cello), violinists Laura Harada and Salah Fattah, and the multi-talented
Tim O'Keefe (percussion). The California-based members of the Ensemble tour throughout the US and have been presented in venues ranging from the San Francisco World Music Festival to the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The Lab Theater
700 First Street North
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Free on-street parking after 6:00pm Monday–Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday.
There is also a pay lot across the street.
