dillard center for the arts season brochure

DILLARDCENTER FOR

THE ARTS2015 - 2016 SEASON BROCHURE

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From the PrincipalMrs. Casandra D. Robinson

I am exceptionally proud and honored to be the Principal of Dillard High School. The pride that permeates throughout the campus and community is contagious. I love that Panther Pride!

Dillard High School, where teaching and learning is our first priority, has a rich history of over 100 years. With a wide variety of rigorous academic and artistic courses, we are uniquely qualified to work with students from all over Broward County, under the expertise of master teachers. . We are committed to the challenge of equipping our students with skills that will help them to take their rightful place among the many distinguished Dillard alumni.

That commitment extends through DIllard Center for the Arts, Broward County’s exclusive high school visual and performing arts magnet program. By helping young people “find their voice,” the blending of both academic and artistic connections toward a quality, well-rounded education allows us to help high school students immerse themselves in their element, their passion and their creativity.

I invite you to explore our programs and performances. Discover what makes Dillard Center for the Arts a special place for students with great interest and abilities in music, visual arts, theater, and dance.

We’re a family at Dillard High School. We believe we can all achieve and we believe, Together We Make Great Things Happen through Proper Planning, Professionalism and with Panther Pride!

Casnadra D. RobinsonCASANDRA D. ROBINSON

PRINCIPAL

ABOUTDILLARD CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Dillard Center for the Arts (DCA) is Broward County Schools’ exclusive

high school visual and performing arts magnet program providing training

in dance, music, theater, and visual arts.

For 38 years, DCA has continued to present world-class theatre, concerts, and visual arts

exhibitions at the Broward Center, Dillard Center for the Arts Theater, and throughout

Broward County thereby reaching several generations of South Floridians.

DCA seeks to offer preparation for higher education and professions in the arts by

providing experiences not available at the traditional high school, while creating an

environment conducive for artistic growth and development for bright and talented high

school students residing in Broward County. DCA is committed to its role as a college

preparatory school, making students aware of the variety of opportunities they have for

future training at colleges, universities, advanced art institutes, and conservatories. The

school recognizes and values student individuality which nurtures, without exception, the

values of individual accomplishment and independence.

I would like to invite you to become a part of the Dillard Center for the Arts family by

becoming a season ticket subscriber. In doing so, you will be treated to world class

entertainment by our young artists, as well as being afforded the opportunity to invest

in arts education. This allows our students to enjoy a quality artistic and educational

experience.

DCA is designed to inspire the imagination and prepare our students for educational

success and career opportunities at the next level. Our goal is to bring unique artistic

experiences to our students, as well as quality artistic programming to our community.

ISRAEL CHARLES

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

DCA SEASON TICKETSJOIN OUR SEASON TICKET SUBSCRIBERS WHO ENJOY LIVE

BROADWAY ENTERTAINMENT, L IVE MUSICAL CONCERTS, BALLET

AND MODERN DANCE PERFORMANCES, CLOSE TO HOME AT THE

BEAUTIFUL DILLARD CENTER FOR THE ARTS

THEATER.

Why become a season ticket holder?

Our loyal patrons and donors enable us to

bring the best musical productions, dance

concerts and theatre to Dillard Center for

the Arts. Imagine the lights, the costumes,

the atmosphere, and anticipation! As

the curtain rises, the outside world fades,

transporting you to a world of monarchs,

heroes, villains, passion, rage, wonder, time

and LOVE.

To show our appreciation, we offer the

following benefits:

The Best Seats

Season Ticket Holders get access to great

seats before groups and the general public.

The Price

Season Ticket Holders save up to 30%

versus purchasing tickets individually.

Exclusive Pre-Sale Opportunities

Get your tickets to other great Dillard High

events before the general public!

Guaranteed Access

You won’t miss a show! We will ensure

there is a space for you in all of the

productions of your series.

Reserved Parking Passes

Your parking spot will be reserved for you

upon arrival.

For more information visit

dillardhigh.com/seasontix or call

754-322-0838

Please Note Plays, productions, ticket prices, casting, performance dates and times are subject to change.

THE DCA JAZZ ENSEMBLEW/SPECIAL GUEST

NAT ADDERLY JR.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM RENTA MUSICAL TRIBUTEIn the late 1980s and early 1990s, friends in Manhattan’s

East Village struggle to build the lives of their dreams.

Pennilessness, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension, and

political unrest, among other hardships, challenge the group

physically and emotionally. Facing the problems head on,

they make personal self-discoveries and find what really

matters most in life.

ITS MORE FUN IN A GROUPSeeing a performance with a group is not only fun, it is also

economical. You just need ten or more people who want to

get together for a great deal on shows. Any group can take

advantage of our group discounts, including families, social

organizations and clubs, corporate outings and more. We

offer group discounts of 10% or more for most performances.

Minimum orders vary by show.

Visit dillardhigh.com/showtime for details.

Dillard Center for the Arts in partnership with

Old Dillard Museum will celebrate the

birthday of Fort Lauderdale’s greatest band

director, the late great saxophonist Julian

“Cannonball” Adderley, at a concert featuring

his nephew, Nat Adderley, Jr., a nationally

renowned jazz pianist in his own right and the

award winning DCA Jazz Ensemble.

OUR SEASON

Date: September 20Time: 3:00 PM

Venue: DCA TheaterAdults $20 | Students $10

Date: October 3Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: DCA Black Box TheaterAdults $10 | Students $5

MAST ERWORKSCONCERT SERIES

A PI ECE OF MY H EARTThis is a powerful, true drama of six

women who went to Vietnam: five nurses

and a country western singer booked by

an unscrupulous agent to entertain the

troops. The play portrays each young

woman before, during, and after her tour

in the war-torn nation and ends as each

leaves a personal token at the memorial

wall in Washington.

The DCA Masterworks Concert showcases the

DCA Chorus and Wind Orchestra featuring

John Rutter’s Te Deum, performed with

brass ensemble and organ. Don’t miss out

on your chance to enjoy this unique musical

masterpiece as it comes to life on stage.

Date: October 18Time: 4:00 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdults & Students: $5

Dates: October 28, 29, 31Time: 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM (Sat)Venue: DCA Black Box TheaterAdults $10 | Students $5

DILLARD CENTER for the Arts

Dates: November 12, 13, 14, 15

Time: 7:30 PM, Nov 15 - 4:00 PM

Venue: DCA Theater

Adults $20 | Students $10

HISTORY OF JAZZ

Take a musical journey with the nationally

acclaimed and renowned Dillard Center

for the Arts Jazz Ensemble as they journey

through the history of Amerca’s music - jazz.

Part of the Broward Public Schools SEAS

Concert Series. Dates: October 14Time: 11:30 AMVenue: Broward Center (Amaturo Theater)No Admission

A beloved Broadway gem, The Wiz infuses

L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of

Oz with a dazzling mix of rock, gospel, and

soul music. This timeless tale of Dorothy’s

adventures through the Land of Oz is a fun,

family-friendly, modern musical. Adapted

into a film version featuring Michael

Jackson and Diana Ross. WINNER of 7

Tony Awards - Including Best Musical!

Also WINNER of 5 Drama Desk Awards -

Including Outstanding Music & Lyrics!

BCPSSEAS

SERIES

THE WIZ

Magical 2015 - 2016 Season

LITTLE MATCH GIRLBALLET

T H E CH RISTMAS STORY

A small girl makes her living selling matches

on the streets of New York. It’s winter, and the

hustling crowds at best ignore her, and some are

outright rude. She takes shelter to try to stave off

the cold a bit, and lights a match. It gets blown

out; this happens again, then on the third try, she

falls into a dream. In this dream, cherubs attend

her, she gets a new doll, then a new dress. The

cherubs put her on a throne. Then a storm comes,

and she goes toward a candle. That candle goes

out, and we see that back in the real world, so did

her match and her life. An angel comes along and

takes her soul.

Dillard Center for the Arts proudly

presents the premiere performance of The

Christmas Story, the stirring account of

Christmas as told by a celebrity narrator,

accompanied by the Dillard Center for

the Arts Wind Orchestra and Mass Choir. .

Listen along while the story of the babe in

a manger touches your heart as it has for

generations—accompanied by warm and

inspiring holiday music.

Dates: 7:30 PM December 54:00 PM December 6Venue: DCA TheaterAdults $10 | Students $5

Dates: December 12Time: 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM

December 13, 4:00 PMVenue: DCA Theater

Adults $10 | Students $5

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EE JAZZ FEST IVAL

OPEN HOUSEDCA MAGNET SHOWCASE

FEST IVAL OF WI N DS

Dillard Center for the Arts is proud to host the Essentially Ellington High

School Jazz Band Festival, featuring high school jazz bands from across South

Florida. Essentially Ellington co-produces this non-competitive, education-

focused festivals designed to offer high school jazz bands of all levels the

opportunity to perform the music of Duke Ellington and other seminal big

band composers and arrangers. Participating bands receive professional

feedback from JALC clinicians and other jazz professionals in their own

backyard. The weekend of activities culminates with a performance featuring

the DCA Jazz Ensemble.

Dillard Center for the Arts presents its annual

Visual & Performing Arts Open House. Middle

& High School students currently not attending

DCA that are passionate about studying the

arts are invited and encouraged to attend. The

evening will feature showcase performances

from our award winning Music, Theatre

and Dance Departments. Our Visual Arts

Department will also have exhibits on display

in our very own 2500 sq. ft. Art Gallery.

Date: January 21Time: 6:30 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdmission: Free

Join us for an evening of bold and lively

music at the “Festival of Winds 2016”, a

musical experience designed to showcase

high school concert bands throughout South

Florida. The Festival’s non-competitive

atmosphere provides a place for growth, as

each band will have the opportunity to work

with renowned university directors, for an

on-stage, clinic following their performance.

January 31Time: 6:00 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdmission: Free

DCAOPEN

HOUSEJan. 21

Dates: February 6 (Festival) & 7 (DCA Jazz Concert)Time: Festival Performance Times: TBA |DCA Jazz Concert 4:00 PM

Venue: DCA TheaterFestival Adminssion: FREE | Sunday DCA Jazz Concert: Adults $20 | Students $10

FBA MPA

Series

ROM EO & JU LI ETSHAKESPEAREAN THEATRE

FBA JAZZ FEST IVAL

Teenagers Romeo and Juliet fall for each other despite their

warring families in Verona. Their passionate romance leads to

tragedy in William Shakespeare’s tale of forbidden love.

Dates: February 11, 12 Time: 7:30 PMVenue: DCA Black Box TheaterAdults $10 | Students $5

The Florida Bandmasters Association, in

conjunction with the Florida School Music

Association, sponsors non-competitive

performance opportunities called Music

Performance Assessments (MPA). The purpose

of the MPA is to provide opportunities for

students and directors to perform in an

environment which provides critical evaluation

of its performance by noted experts in the field

of band performance. Dillard Center for the Arts

is proud to once again host the Jazz MPA’s for

both Middle & High School Jazz Ensembles in

Broward County. All FBA events are free and

open to the public.

Date: February 18Time: TBA

Venue: DCA Theater

BCPSSEAS

SERIES


TheSTARS SHINE BRIGHT at DCADCA is recognized as one of the nations premier high schools for arts education. Our sprawling Ft. Lauderdale facility features several dance studios, private and group music studios, five instrumental and vocal ensemble rehearsal rooms, a state of the art music production lab/recording studio, three performance venues, as well as several theater and visual arts classrooms, all housed under one roof. At Dillard Center For The Arts (DCA), the visual and performing arts is our specialty! Our ability to integrate a rigorous academic curriculum with an intense study of arts under the tutelage of a highly qualified staff of music educators and industry professionals is just a few of the reasons why you should consider Broward County’s premiere visual and performing arts magnet.

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Opening Reception4:00 PM - December 104:00 PM - January 20

Meet the DCA Senior Art Majors during an opening reception beginning at 4 p.m., with the exhibits open until 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, please call 754-322-0838 or visit dillardhigh.com/showtime.

Dates: December 10 & January 20Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PMVenue: Dillard Center for the Arts GalleryAdmission: Free

S HADES OF B LU EGOSPEL NIGHT CELEBRATION

FBA HS CONCERT BAN D FEST IVAL

The 4th Annual “Shades of Blue” Gospel Concert, featuring the

Dillard High School Choir is held in honor of the late Rhoda Glasco

Snead Collins. Mrs. Collins faithfully served as choral director at

Dillard High for 22 years throughout the 50’s and 60’s. Donations

given at the concert contribute directly to the Rhoda Glasco Snead

Collins scholarship fund for Dillard High School students entering

college with an interest in music.

Date: February 28Time: 4:00 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdmission: $10 Adults | $5 Students

The Florida Bandmasters Association, in conjunction

with the Florida School Music Association, sponsors

non-competitive performance opportunities called

Music Performance Assessments (MPA). Dillard

Center for the Arts is proud to once again host the

Concert Band MPA’s for both Middle & High School

bands in Broward County. All FBA events are free and

open to the public.

High School MPA Dates: March 8 & 9Middle School MPA Dates: March 15 & 16Performance Times TBA at dillardhigh.com/showtimeVenue: DCA Theater

Dillard Center for the Arts

FBA MPA

Series

SWEET DILLARD JAZZ

Enjoy the music of the award winning, nationally

renowned DCA Jazz Ensemble as they swing to the

Big Band music and treat yourself to a sweet dessert

buffet during intermission. Sweet Dillard Jazz is the

ensemble’s annual fundraising concert designed

to offset student travel expenses for the Essentially

Ellington Competition. The Dillard Jazz Ensemble

earned First Place at Essentially Ellington in 2011

and 2012 and has placed in the top four bands in

each of its six appearances.

Date: March 13Time: 4:00 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdmission: $20 Adults | $10 Students


DANCE FOREVERSENIOR CHOREOGRAPHY & DANCE SHOWCASE

The inspiring “Dance Forever” Spring Dance Concert features works by our outstanding students as well as choreography from our senior dance majors. Works range from jazz, modern, tap, and musical theatre dances to experimental combinations of words and movement. The showcase, which serves as the senior capstones for DCA Dance seniors features original choreographed pieces. This is an excellent opportunity to see tomorrow's professional choreographers today.

Dates: May 21, 22Time: 8:00 PM/4:00 PM (Sun)Venue: DCA TheaterAdmission: $10 Adults | $5 Students

ASK YOUR MAMA

The Langston Hughes Project is a multimedia concert performance

of Langston Hughes’s kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite. Ask Your Mama

is Hughes’s homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic

and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the

1960s. It is a twelve-part epic poem which Hughes scored with

musical cues drawn from blues and Dixieland, gospel songs, boogie

woogie, bebop and progressive jazz, Latin “cha cha” and Afro-Cuban

mambo music, German lieder, Jewish liturgy, West Indian calypso,

and African drumming -- a creative masterwork left unperformed at

his death.

Originally, Langston Hughes created Ask Your Mama in the

aftermath of his participation as an official for the five-day Newport

Jazz Festival of July 1960. The musical scoring of the poem was

designed to serve not as mere background for the words but to

forge a conversation and a commentary with the music. Though

Hughes originally intended to collaborate with Charles Mingus, and

then Randy Weston, on the full performance of his masterwork,

it remained only in the planning stages when Langston Hughes

died in 1967. Its recovery now in word, music, and image provides a

galvanizing experience for audiences everywhere.

DCA JAZZ ENSEMBLEW/SPECIAL GUEST

DR. RON MCCURDYDate: April 10Time: 4:00 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdmission: $20 Adults | $10 Students

Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey’s

close-minded mama and Felicia’s cautious brother, a

club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their

careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal

ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable

to accept their love.

APRIL 21 , 22, 23 - 7 :30 PM

APRIL 24 - 4 :00 PM MATINEE

DILLARD CENTER FOR THE ARTS THEATER

ADMISSION: $20 ADULTS | $10 STUDENTS

Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was

born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations

and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee

city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of

DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole’ local boy with a passion for

R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black

singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street.

Memphis

UNCONQU ERED

DCA UNPLUGGED

“Unconquered” is The Dillard Marching Panthers end

of the year musical spectacular. This show with its

blazing horns, dazzling drumline, flawless flagline and

gorgeous dancers and majorettes is one you don’t

want to miss.

Date: June 1Time: 6:00 PMVenue: DCA TheaterAdmission: $5

The Unplugged Commercial Music showcase features select

DCA vocalist, backed by a 12 piece student house band

performing hits made popular by artist such as Beyonce’,

Bob Marley, Frankie Beverly, and many many more, LIVE, in

the intimate setting of the DCA Black Box Theater. From Old

School to New School, Unplugged is guaranteed to have you

up dancing and singing all night!

Dates: May 24, 25, 26Time: 7:30 PMVenue: DCA Black Box TheaterAdmission: $10 Adults | $5 Students


Box Office & Patron Services Information:The DCA Box Office is located at the east entrance to Building #2, which is directly accross from the Dillard High Administration Building. Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. Contact the Box Office by phone at 754.322.0838, or email at [email protected]. Note: Please do not submit ticket orders by email.

ONLINE SALESTickets can be purchased online by visiting www.dillardhigh.com/showtime.

GROUP SALES• 10 to 24 people receive a 10% discount off regular ticket price.• 25 to 49 people receive a 15% discount off regular ticket price.• 50 and more people receive a 20% discount off regular ticket price. Please visit our website at dillardhigh.com/showtime or contact the Box Office for additional information.

GIVINGOur productions are possible because of generous gifts from our friends. If you would like to learn more about how you can make a positive impact in the lives of students such as those featured in this brochure, please contact Israel Charles, Artistic Director, Dillard Center for the Arts. 754.322.0838 [email protected]

BOX OFFICE

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Dillard Center for the Arts boasts a

spectacular proscenium theater with

a state-of-the-art sound system and

655 seats, as well as a 4000 square

foot Black Box theater and a 250

seat Recital Hall, a 2,500 square

foot art gallery. Designed with

three dance studios, five visual arts

studios, two vocal studios, band and

orchestra suites, a piano laboratory,

two acting studios, a music theater

laboratory, a green room, scene

shop, costume and property storage,

orchestra pit, make-up/dressing

room areas, lockers, showers, ticket

booth and snack bar, the Performing

Arts Center is a one-of-a-kind

multi-purpose performance center

designed specifically for arts education

in Broward.

DCA BLACK BOX THEATER

The Black Box Theater, is a unique

“flexible seating” venue featuring

new and experimental productions.

Due to the nature of the venue, the

exact number of seats available

Dillard Center for the Arts features instructional, community, and professional entertainment and informational programs designed specifically for arts education and community engagement.

The Venue

for performances may vary.

Therefore, a limited number

of seats will be placed on sale

at the beginning of the season

until the exact seating count has

been confirmed by the technical

staff. All seating in the Black Box

Theater is General Admission –

on a first-come first-served basis.

Access to the Black Box Theater

is through the Recital Hall Foyer

entrance on the south side of

Building 2.

ACCESSABILITY

DCA has been constructed to

accommodate attendance for people with

accessibility requirements. Accessible

seating is available on the main floor in the

Orchestra seating section of Rows N or P

Please contact the Box Office for additional

information.

The Venue

Our Audience

Dillard Center for the Arts will attract an estimated 10,000 ticketed guest this season. Our audience features adult professionals including parents, students, education professionals and arts patrons from all areas of Broward County.

Corporate/Business and community support is invaluable to our program, as it provides the future artist of tomorrow the opportunity to gain the types of extra ordinary experiences that students with a deep passion for studying at a Visual & Performing Arts Magnet school should receive. Cash and in-kind support from sponsors helps to bridge the gap between what the public school system can provide and the actual resources our students need to be prepared for success either in college or in the professional world.

Advertise with DCA

For more information regarding advertising in our season brochure, playbills, or programs contact Israel Charles at [email protected] or visit our website at dillardhigh.com/sponsorship.

Thank You Cox Media MiamiFor your support of Dillard Center for the Arts

and our community!

DCA FACULTY

PrincipalMrs. Casandra D. Robinson

Assistant Principal to the Visual & Performing ArtsWilliam A. Barrow

Artistic DirectorIsrael Charles

Dance FacultyAlina Guerrero Pena

Enjoli Paul

Music FacultySophia Beharrie - Director of Vocal Studies

Christopher Dorsey - Director of Jazz StudiesKenneth Howard - Vocal Music & Piano

Phillip M. Jones II - Commercial Music StudiesSheldon McLean - Director of Wind Bands

Theatre FacultyBruce F. BrownAngela Thomas

Technical DirectorPaul Thomas

Visual Art FacultyStacey JenkinsCelestin JosephBarbara Mazur

Office Management/Box OfficeTrabien Polk

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