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Preview Lecture Series

Previews are free, half-hour discussions presented by industry experts that provide unique insight on that evening's performance. Each Preview Lecture is held 45 minutes prior to a performance.

Date Event Speaker
4/21/12 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields: Joshua Bell, Director and Violin Dr. Judy Palac
Prof. Violin, MSU
10/7/12 Sonny Rollins

TBD
PreView Dinner $

10/23/12 The National Circus of the People's Republic of China TBD
10/25/12 Live at Birdland featuring: The Birdland Big Band; Tommy Igoe, Director TBD
10/26/12 The Improvised Shakespeare Company TBD
10/27/12 Aquila Theatre: The Taming of the Shrew TBD
11/04/12 Royal Drummers & Dancers of Burundi TBD
11/11/12 Parsons Dance TBD
11/29/12 Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare's Will TBD
PreView Dinner $
1/31/13 BBC Concert Orchestra: Keith Lockhart, Conductor; Sophie Shao, Cello TBD
PreView Dinner $
2/20/13 Ladysmith Black Mambazo TBD
2/27/13 Renee Fleming TBD
3/17/13 Momix: Botanica TBD
3/20/13

Monterey Jazz Festival featuring: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Chris Potter & Lewis Nash

TBD
3/21/13 Russian National Ballet Theatre: Cinderella TBD
3/22/13 The Acting Company: Of Mice and Men TBD
3/28/13 Sir James Galway: Legacy Tour TBD
4/07/13 John Scofield's Hollowbody Band featuring: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, Ben Street & Bill Stewart TBD

Bert Goldstein

Director
bert.goldstein@whartoncenter.com
(517) 884-3108

Dana Brazil

Associate Director
dana.brazil@whartoncenter.com
(517) 884-3166

Laurie Briseño

Education Coordinator
laurie.briseno@whartoncenter.com
(517) 884-3141


All performances, dates, times and prices are subject to change.