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Ford Theatres
Los Angeles County Arts Commission Arts Education Arts Resources Folk and Traditional Arts Grants and Pofessional Growth Public Special Events

Summer Nights
FAMILY
  2001 Season
 



A family series presented by the Ford Theatres Foundation, appropriate for
ages 6 and up
Children FREE*, Adults $4 (General Admission)
*Reservations are required, call: (323) 461-3673
Join us at 9:00 AM for special pre-performance activities.


Ford Theatre Foundation
presents

TROUBADOUR THEATER COMPANY in
FUNKY PUNKS WITH JUNK IN THEIR TRUNKS
Saturday, June 2 at 10:00 AM
Saturday, June 9 at 10:00 AM
Pre-performance activities at 9:00 AM
Children FREE*, adults $4
General Admission
*Reservations are required, call: (323) 461-3673

Troubadour opens the Ford Theatres Foundation's Big/World/Fun series for families with a madcap romp. The company, many of whom performed with Ringling Brothers' Greatest Show on Earth, combines circus skills, acrobatics, physical comedy, classic clown gags, and improvisation with loads and loads of audience participation.


African Cultural Center of Long Beach
presents

JALIYAA: TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN MUSIC, STORIES & DANCE
Saturday, July 14 at 10:00 AM
9:00 A.M., pre-performance activities
Children FREE*, Adults $4
General Admission
*Reservations are required, call: (323) 461-3673

The Dembrebrah ensemble, in the tradition of West African poets, fascinate and entertain with drum calls, tribal dance, folk tales, and sing-along as they transmit a lifestyle thousands of miles away.


ACADEMIA
presents

THE HISTORY OF ROCK
Saturday, July 28 at 10:00 AM
9:00 AM, pre-performance activities
Children FREE*, Adults $4
General Admission
*Reservations are required, call: (323) 461-3673

Eleanor Academia ("the new great superstar for the next generation" - KLOS) and her power trio trace the emergence of rock from early blues to the arresting sounds of today.


HOMEGROWN
Saturday, August 11at 10:00 AM
9:00 AM, pre-performance activities
Children FREE*, Adults $4
General Admission
*Reservations are required, call: (323) 461-3673

Four artists hailing from Altadena blend storytelling with global sounds:
Leslie Perry
spins yarns like "The Bremen Town Musicians" as the Three Peace Ensemble invents "new" world music.


CIRCUS MILLENNIA
Saturday, August 25 at 10:00 AM

9:00 AM, pre-performance activities
Children FREE*, Adults $4
General Admission
*Reservations are required, call: (323) 461-3673

 

*Sound Clip Button Sound Clip - Circus Millennia
Hats!
(Greg Pascarelli and Steven Coghill)

West Coast debut! These creators of visionary family fare erase boundaries between circus and theatre presents Hats, the story of a misfit clown integrating juggling, chair climbing, acrobatics and audience participation.



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