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(Bidding closed on this item. Thank you.) Bureau of Cultural Affairs – The Mainstage 2004-2005 Series at Western Illinois University (bidding closes on 9/27/04 @ noon due to the performance of CATS) (512)

- The Mainstage Series 2004-2005
- All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. – the doors open at approximately 7:00 p.m.
- All performances are at Western Hall
- One pair of Zone 2 Season Tickets
- The complete listing of performances
is below
- Tickets can be picked up the University Theatre Box Office (Hainline Box Office – phone 298-2900) – Hours are between 12 noon and 5 pm – Monday – Friday or they can be held at the door on the night of the show.
- Starting bid $120

Where will the arts take you? How about to an urban alleyway, 19th century Paris, a Canadian fiddler’s jamboree, or a happening jazz night club? Find all these exciting places and more on this year’s Mainstage Series Lineup. All performances begin at 7:30PM, with doors opening at approximately 7:00PM. Add value to your experience by purchasing separate tickets to Nnenna Freelon’s night of poetry. Or consider joining the Performing Arts Society, which will extend invitations to a very special reception following each of these performances with a qualifying membership. WIU students have the opportunity to join the Top Shelf Society, which will offer $5.00 Zone Three tickets for each performance.

CATS - September 28, Western Hall, 7:30pm
Unlike any musical before or since, CATS took Broadway by storm, breaking new ground in concept and staging and sending its audiences reeling with delight. The smash hit of the season and the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical of the Year, CATS has become something more: a unique, spectacular event to stand through many seasons. The haunting beauty of its hit song “Memory” and the electrifying energy of the performances send one soaring. The theatrical sensation that has dazzled the world is coming to you. It is an experience never forgotten. It is, now and forever, CATS.

LA TRAVIATA - October 14, Western Hall, 7:30pm
The Stanislavsky Opera Company was established in 1918 as an opera studio of the famed Bolshoi Opera. Since that time, the company has had a long and distinguished history, having debuted many of the great masterpieces of Russian composers such as Prokotiev and Shostakovich as well as mounting new productions of the great classics by Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Strauss, and Massenet, among others. Verdi’s La Traviata is one of the best-loved and most frequently performed, recorded, and filmed of all operas. The story brings to life 19th century Paris where rich men enjoy the company of charming, beautiful women —for a price. Yet for a brief moment, a gentle young man and a cynical courtesan find true love, only to be separated by family, society, and finally, death. La Traviata will be sung in Italian with English translations displayed above the stage.

LEAHY - January 28, Western Hall, 7:30pm
Leahy is composed of nine extraordinarily talented brothers and sisters who have been performing their entire lives. At the center of this exceptional group is the oldest brother, Donnell, who is one of the greatest fiddlers on the planet. Influenced by Celtic, country, classical, and pop music, their mom had them learning to step dance, and their father made sure they all knew how to play a multitude of instruments. Leahy is a name that defines all that is good about family entertainment at its most sincere and exciting best. When it comes to delivering a never-to-be-forgotten experience, Leahy is a guarantee!

NNENNA FREELON - February 23, Western Hall, 7:30pm
Five-time Grammy Award nominated jazz vocalist, Nnenna Freelon, has won the Billie Holiday Award from the Academie du Jazz and the Eubie Blake Award and has made her feature film debut in Mel Gibson’s What Women Want. Not content merely with the accolades of success, Freelon reaches out regularly to children worldwide through her educational activities and residencies in her role as National Spokesperson for Partners in Education, an organization with over 400,000 school/community partnership programs across the United States, dedicated to the improvement of the quality of American education by supporting arts education programs.

KATHY MATTEA - March 30, Western Hall, 7:30pm
At a time when most country artists draw on pop and rock styles to enliven their music, Kathy Mattea looks to different traditions: folk, bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic music. For over 15 years, Mattea’s fans and critics alike have come to appreciate her as a singer with a blue-chip voice who follows her own stars rather than letting herself get caught in the trappings of stardom. With 13 albums, 6 number one singles, and several CMA and Grammy awards, Mattea remains “one of Nashville’s most spirited singers” (Brian Mans. eld, USA Today).

KORESH DANCE COMPANY - April 23, Western Hall, 7:30pm
Renowned for their powerful stage presence and high-energy style, Philadelphia’s Koresh Dance Company has been hailed as an extraordinary newcomer to the national stage. Founded in 1991 by Israeli-born choreographer and artistic director Ronen Koresh, this troupe presents its audiences with an exciting and emotional blend of ballet, modern, and jazz molded into a style of choreography that is both eloquent and explosive. The company’s critically acclaimed work attracts a continually increasing audience across the nation, and Koresh’s reputation for passion and outstanding technique regularly results in sold-out performances.

Donated by:
Bureau of Cultural Affairs
For more information contact: Christina Steelman
University Union
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455

Phone: (309) 298-3232
Fax: (309) 298-2879
Website: www.student.services.wiu.edu/bca