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<p class=MsoNormal>A new version of <i>West Side Story</i> will be at the
Academy of Music from April 23-27 performed by PACE Theater. Go to <a
href="http://www.pacetheater.org/" target="_blank">www.pacetheater.com </a>
for the schedule & ticket prices including the <b><i><u>substantial discounted
group rates</u></i></b> (10 or more). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This new take on the 1957 Broadway musical sends
a 21st century message dealing with our current public dialogue on race,
immigration, and the depiction of minorities. While staying true to <i>West
Side Story</i>'s timeless tale of cultural conflict and forbidden love (based
on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet), PACE will present all new choreography by
the internationally acclaimed Maura Nguyen Donohue. Accompanied by a live
orchestra, the multicultural cast from all over the Pioneer Valley will draw on
dance traditions seldom seen on the theatrical stage, such as hip-hop, West
African dance, martial arts, and capoeira. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>GO TO THE WEBSITE AND CLICK ONTO MEDIA ROOM TO SEE THE
YOUTUBE VIDEO SAMPLE OF THE DANCING. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, call Sonia Fried Oppenheim
at 413-527-3700.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>Saturday afternoon, April 26 : <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p><b>A public dialogue on the issues raised by the PACE Theater production of <i>West
Side Story</i>. A discussion with three Latino professors, the three
directors of the show, cast members and the public. This discussion takes
place at Smith College in the Dewey Commons Room, Dewey Hall from 3-4:30pm.<br>
<br>
</b>Three special panelists will join the three directors of the show and some
of the cast members, together with the audience, in a wide-ranging discussion
of what this play--first performed in l957--means for us in 2008 and what makes
it a classic. Over the years this play has been a beloved work by Leonard
Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and Steven Sondheim; it has also raised much
controversy (as have all the great classics, rooted in time).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>Panelists:</i><br>
<b>Ginetta Candelario</b>, Smith College, Professor of Sociology and
Latin American and Latina/o Studies and a member of the Study of Women and
Gender Program Committee. She is author of <i>Black Behind the Ears:
Blackness in Dominican Identity From Museums to Beauty Shops</i>.<br>
<b>Alberto Sandoval-Sanchez</b>, Professor of Spanish, Mt. Holyoke College,
author of the book: <i>Jose, Can You See? Latinos On and Off Broadway<u>.</u><br>
</i><b>Natalia Munoz</b>, editor and publisher of the monthly bi-lingual
newspaper, LaPrensa (<a href="http://www.laprensama.com/" target="_blank">www.laprensama.com</a>),
who is sponsoring the production. She is a well-known local journalist
who worked for years for the Republican newspaper in Springfield. <br>
<i><br>
</i>West Side Story<i>'s three artistic directors</i>: <br>
<b>Director David Fried Oppenheim</b>, artistic director and co-director with
Sonia Fried Oppenheim of PACE Theater, who decided to use the play as a
catalyst for joining the current national dialogue on issues of race and
"otherness," by using multi-racial casting.<br>
<b>Choreographer Maura Nguyen Donohue</b>, director of her own NYC theater
company, "inmixedcompany," focusing on mixed racial issues, whose
most dramatic change in the show was to use contemporary urban street dances
instead of the 1957 Broadway choreography of Jerome Robbins.<br>
<b>Jane Hanson, musical director</b>, founder and director of Jane Hanson
Productions, LLC whose sole mission is Joy and Excellence through the
performing arts, and founder of The Proficient Musician, a company that
provides professional development opportunities for music educators and
performers. <br>
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<i>Members of the cast will also attend.</i><br>
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