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You are invited to purchase a discounted ticket package for two to experience three fantastic and varied art forms. So whether it's a powerful aria, or a controversial art instillation or a new interpretation of a classic novel, you'll be sure to enjoy this package.
Enjoy the red hot Seattle Opera's performance of Tosca, the ever changing exhibits of the Henry Art Gallery, and the literary stylings of Book-it Repertory Theatre. PONCHO Presents 2008 will help you keep up with the city's thriving arts scene without overwhelming you. This makes a great gift for the friend or loved one that has everything!
What: Two tickets to three different experiences throughout the winter and spring, with flexible dates and varied offerings.
Cost: $160 for PONCHO Passport holders/UWAA members, $200 for non-members. Ticket cost includes two tickets to three performances/exhibits listed below. This package offers members a 20% discount on ticket prices!
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PONCHO Presents 2008 includes two tickets to each of the following:
Seattle OperaFamed opera diva Tosca wants Cavaradossi, an artist and political firebrand, to turn away from revolution for the sake of their love. Menacing chief of police Scarpia just wants Tosca. It’s a larger-than-life battle of wills, and love may not be the only casualty...
Seattle Opera is one of the nation’s leading opera companies (with international praise and recognition). Seattle Opera produces musically extraordinary and theatrically compelling operas. All performances take place in Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, a Seattle Center staple since 1927. McCaw was recently renovated in 2003 and now boasts a gleaming glass curtain outer wall and fantastic acoustics inside. All Seattle Opera productions are complete with English captions projected above the stage, so you’re sure to understand every minute!
presents either:
Persuasion
A romantic tale of love, perseverance, and rejuvenation, Persuasion pits desire against convention, cutting to the heart of the social and gender issues of early nineteenth century England. Eight years after Anne Elliot’s painful rejection of the naval officer she was betrothed to, having been convinced of his “unworthiness” by her family, she once again struggles with her rekindled and unwavering devotion. Austen’s scenes of avarice and poverty, flirtations begun and abandoned, and her ability to be a ruthless narrator, all come to life in this insightful world-premiere adaptation.
The Highest Tide
It’s summer and 13 year old, four-foot eight-inch, stature-challenged Miles O’Malley is doing what he loves best…combing the tidal beaches of the Puget Sound in the middle of the night. The Nisqually Earthquake is about to shake up his home town of Olympia, Washington, and his obsession with all things aquatic and the lust of the girl next door is about to turn this young man’s life upside down. Poetic, yet lean and lucid, and disarmingly funny, The Highest Tide is a stunning look into the sea of change that adolescence brings, and an intelligent, fascinating peek under the coastal waters of the Puget Sound— a sure highlight for all Northwesterners.
Choose one of the following 4 performances:
Persuasion - Saturday, February 23 @ 2:00 p.m.
Persuasion – Saturday, March 1 @ 2:00 p.m.
The Highest Tide - Saturday, May 3 @ 2:00 p.m.
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he Highest Tide - Saturday, May 10 @ 2:00 p.m.
Book-It Repertory Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming great literature into great theatre through simple and sensitive production and to inspire its audiences to read. From its early beginnings as a collective of theatre artists who were passionate readers experimenting in a workshop setting, Book-It has become a thriving Seattle institution with over 1,600 subscribers to its unique mainstage productions, and an educational outreach program, Book-It All Over, that serves more than 60,000 students per year. Each season we present four to five world-premiere productions, both contemporary works and literary classics, in an intimate 200 seat theatre at Seattle Center.
You and a guest can visit the Henry Art Gallery in your own timeframe to see any of the following exhibits as well as the Henry’s permanent collection:
Kim Jones: A Retrospective
October 20, 2007 – January 20, 2008
Kim Jones is recognized internationally for his performance art, installations, sculptures, and drawings. This exhibition is the first full retrospective of this significant figure in contemporary art and includes new work.
SANAA
December 1, 2007 – March 2, 2008
SANAA showcases the work of cutting-edge architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. Winners of the 2004 Venice Biennale Gold Lion prize, SANAA is celebrated worldwide for their light-filled and fluid architecture.
Jean-Luc Mylane
January 26 – April 27, 2008
30 large-scale color photographs emerged from more than two years’ work along migratory bird paths in the countryside surrounding Fort Davis, Texas. This exhibition is Mylayne’s first solo museum exhibition in the U.S.
Kader Attia: New Work
February 29 – May 25, 2008
New video work and large-scale installations by French-Algerian artist Kader Attia, nominated for the Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2005. The exhibition will Attia’s first large-scale solo exhibition in the U.S.
Seattle’s oldest art museum with the newest art… Founded in 1927, the Henry Art Gallery on the University of Washington campus was the first public art museum in the state of Washington. The Henry embodies the youthful vigor and inquisitiveness that comes with being associated with a world-class University. Balanced with the wisdom gained through 80 years of experience, the Henry Art Gallery is a seasoned organization with verve. The Henry engages diverse audiences in the powerful experience of artistic invention and serves as a catalyst for the creation of new work that inspires and challenges. The distinct gallery spaces provide a showcase for edgy, risk-taking art produced in every medium, at an international level. Through specially commissioned new works by up-and-coming artists such as Kader Attia (New Work opens February 29, 2008) to retrospectives of artists like Kim Jones (on view through January 20, 2008), Henry programs and exhibitions aim to stretch our awareness and move us into a new realm of possibility.
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Again, thank you for your support and be thankful for the richness of arts we have in this community to enjoy! Again, thank you for your support and be thankful for the richness of arts we have in this community to enjoy!
