Nazareth College Arts Center presents critically acclaimed family performance by Enchantment Theatre Company

Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales treats audience to a modern telling of classic tales featuring masks, puppets, and pantomime!

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Enchantment Theatre Company: Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales, at Nazareth College Arts Center starting October 5, 2013

ROCHESTER, NY (08/22/2013)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College Arts Center is pleased to present Enchantment Theatre Company: Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales on Saturday, October 5, 2013, at 2 and 4 p.m. in the Callahan Theater. The 60-minute performance will run without an intermission and is recommended for children ages 5+ and their families. The program is also suitable for adults and seniors, who will appreciate the stunning costumes and masks, as well as stories, pantomime, and music.

Ticket holders may participate in a pre-performance mask-making activity one hour before the show. The pre-performance activity is free; however, pre-registration through the Box Office is required (585-389-2170).

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The Performance

"It's not just the superb design work and eye-popping special effects that make Enchantment Theatre's shows unique. Beautifully choreographed, the company's productions effectively mix mime and dance into a stylized ballet of color and sound that entrances both the kids and their adult companions." Philadelphia Weekly

Philadelphia-based Enchantment Theatre Company has produced original family theater based on classic children's literature since 2000. Through its signature performance mix of masked actors in stunning costumes, pantomime, large-scale puppets, and original music, Enchantment Theatre has become known for high quality imaginative productions, which it has toured throughout the United States and Far East.

Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales introduces the audience to the storyteller heroine Scheherazade, who delights her Sultan with nightly narratives of romance and adventure: Aladdin and the mystical lamp, Sinbad's travels to distant lands, Ali Baba and a group of thieves, and more. These magical stories featuring delightful characters – a genie, princesses, wizards, giants, a dragon, and fantastical creatures – transform the Sultan, who, by becoming the hero of each tale, discovers his capacity to forgive and love.

Although created for children, Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales will appeal to adults as well. The modern telling of classic fables about the kindness of strangers and the triumph of good over evil is set to evocative, original music inspired by famed Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, who wrote the symphonic suite, Scheherazade.

For more information, visit: http://www.enchantmenttheatre.org.

Tickets

Tickets to Enchantment Theatre Company: Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales are $17 and $20. Ticket holders may participate in a free pre-performance mask-making activity one hour before the show; pre-registration is required. For tickets and pre-performance activity registration, call – or visit – the Box Office: 585-389-2170; or order tickets online: artscenter.naz.edu.

Subscriptions to the Nazareth College Arts Center 2013-2014 Season are still available through the Box Office; subscribers receive a 20% discount off single ticket prices and additional benefits when purchasing tickets to five or more different shows.

The Nazareth College Arts Center Box Office is located on campus at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14618. Regular box office hours are Monday-Friday, 11am-5pm and 11am until curtain time on performance days.

Sponsor Information

M&T Bank, Wendy's Restaurants of Rochester, and the New York State Council on the Arts sponsor the Nazareth College Arts Center's 2013-2014 subscription series.

About the Nazareth College Arts Center

For more than 40 years, the Nazareth College Arts Center has served as a venue and educational resource for students, educators, visual and performing artists, and audiences to create, study, and experience all areas of the arts. These cultural programs support the College's curriculum in music, art, and theatre arts, and provide area residents with opportunities to experience exceptional dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment.

The Nazareth College Arts Center

  • is a nonprofit institution.
  • attracts more than 80,000 adults and children annually.
  • is the premier presenter of world-class dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment in Rochester.
  • is the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance, as well as the home of Rochester Children's Theatre and Bach Children's Chorus.
  • is the only area performing Arts Center located on a College campus.
  • houses the Nazareth College departments of art, music, and theatre arts, which present exceptional theatre productions, musicals, operas, recitals, and art exhibitions each year (events are open to the public).
  • serves as a venue for auditions, art classes, music lessons, recitals, fundraisers, lectures, community theater productions, camps, workshops, and graduations.
  • provides access to arts and arts-in-education experiences for area youth.

For more information, visit artscenter.naz.edu.

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