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	The Internationalists and LPAC presents NOwhere NOWhere “The Internationalists is the resident theatre company for the 2009-2010 LPAC Season.” NOwhere NOWhere navigates the vast space between Western and Eastern identity. Using Butoh, Kathak and modern dance, Nowhere NOWhere incorporates video, text, and music, to explore what it means to be Asian in America.	September 18 at 8pm Little Theatre General Admission: $10
	Remember that singular performance that kept you in the seat long after the performers took their bows and the curtain fell? Did it feel like a journey cut too short? Well this year LaGuardia plays map maker. LaGuardia Performing Arts Center is making radical programming choices to suit Western Queens and Long Island City. Yes, we have installed road signs with arrows, mapping out the artistic journey, so you don't have to. In previous seasons, artists needed space to develop, “not everyone had a venue”, so we gave them one. This season to keep the spotlight following the artists, LPAC is providing direction, a forum for performers to return to our Mainstage and Little Theatre. At LaGuardia we understand the timetable of the journey is nowhere important as the map. We're bringing back three of the 2008-2009 LPAC Lab residents for one glorious opening night event: Valerie Green Dance Entropy, Michiyo Tanaka’s Mad About Dance, and Yaa Samar Dance Theatre. The inspiration this year's choreography includes: A fortune cookie, life in a bird’s nest, and flour as a metaphor for faith.	September 25 at 7pm September 26 at 7pm Mainstage Theatre Reserved Seating: $15 in advance $20 at the door $10 students
	2009 LPAC Latino Heritage Event: "Somos: Latinos in the Arts" Sponsored by the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Somos: Latinos in the Arts is a Latino heritage celebration, which will be hosted by performance poet Raven S. Blackstone. This multi-media feast for the senses will feature the work of Latinos in per-formance poetry, theater, film, music, and the visual arts. Featured artists will include Tanya Torres, Veronica Caicedo, Chiko Mendez, Maiky J. Rodriguez, Glenys Javier, Elizabeth "Poetisa" Reyes, Jahnu Stayton, Cindy "BlackAngel" Peralta, Martha Macias, Voyce DeSouza, Carlos Asturizaga, Jose Antonio Lopez, Timothy Guzman, Nia Diaz, Dana "La Verdad Es Veneno" King, Rocio "Anacaona" Peña, Marcol Rodriguez, and Aja Garzon.	October 8th 5pm Reception at Skylight Lobby 6pm Presentation in Little Theatre General Admission: FREE
	Echoes in Time Choreographer Andrew Nemr Andrew Nemr’s choreography has been described as "a welcome return to the elegance of simplicity and the tap dancer as maker of aural magic." In “Echoes In Time”, Andrew and his ensemble of tap dancers and musicians reach back into the roots of tap dance by recreating works of masters such as Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Buster Brown, Bubba Gaines, Steve Condos, Henry LeTang, Jimmy Slyde, and Gregory Hines, opening a window to the heart of a tap dancer. Echoes In Time is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces: Dance Initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.	October 10th at 8pm Mainstage Theatre Reserved Seating: $15 advance $20 at the door $10 Students
	Italian Songstress, Elena & the Carol Sudhalter Jazz Band Together with several other Italian and American musicians, Elena Camerin displays her prowess as a jazz singer in a concert comprising both repertoire from classic Italian melodies and American jazz standards. Saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, Boston-born, travels frequently to Italy and tours with Italian rhythm sections. There, she met singer Elena Camerin, who now has come to reside in New York. Impressed with each other's talents, they have carried out some excellent collaborations from New York to Boston to West Virginia.	October 16th at 8:00pm Little Theatre General Admission: $13 $10 students
	SCHOOLTIME SERIES Harold & The Purple Crayon (Grades Pre-K to 3rd; Ages 3-9) Produced by the Enchantment Theatre Company One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.” So begins Harold and the Purple Crayon, the first of seven delightful picture books by Crockett Johnson, following the zany adventures of an inventive young boy. Enchantment Theatre’s production will take your school and family audiences on a wild ride as Harold jets to Mars (shooting stars, space ships!), joins a circus (he walks a tightrope!) and meets a king in an enchanted garden (of course, there’s a dragon). The “Harold” books have captivated families for more than fifty years, celebrating the imagination of children and the unique way they see the world. Using all the elements of its signature style, which combines life-size puppets, masks, magic and music, Enchantment’s production will delight and amaze your audiences, from children starting at Harold’s age, all the way up to grandparents — anyone, in fact, whose heart is young and adventurous.	October 20th 10am & 11:30am Reservations Required Tickets: $7 one free seat per every 10 paid seats
	*Journey to the West ( Lab 201)** WORK IN PROGRESS Featuring Diane Wolkstein & Anita Ratnam Directed by Richard Armstrong Choreography by Sat Hon Internationally celebrated storyteller Diane Wolkstein and Indian dance/actor Anita Ratnam present the great Chinese epic Journey to the West* – the first public performance of the project, in preparation for two years. This adventure follows impetuous, super-powerful Monkey and the devoted, (mostly) fearless Tang priest, as they journey to India to bring back the Buddhist scriptures. Through gorgeous movement and song, Wolkstein and Ratnam take us on a Journey of the Soul we will not soon forget. The performance will be followed by Q&A. For more information go to: www.monkeykingepic.com	Oct. 29th at 8pm Oct. 30th at 8pm Little Theatre General Admission: $10 $5 students
	Around the World in 24 Hours— The Internationalists ( Lab 301) “The Internationalists is the resident theatre company for the 2009-2010 LPAC Season.” An annual event hosted by The Internationalists, spanning a 24 HOURS and held live in multiple venues around the world linked together using the best in Internet technologies. Performers are able to interact with each other, panel discussions are given a wide and vast audience, and people online have the opportunity to chat and share their experiences in REAL TIME while performances are happening. Featured events include the newest work by acclaimed Romanian playwright, Peca Stefan and the solo musical theater performance, Mujer Invisible with Puerto Rico's captivating Nancy Millán. For more information, visit: www.theinternationalists.org	November 7th at 3pm thru November 8th, 3pm Little Theatre General Admission: $24 $12 Midnight SPECIAL
	Pieces of Life Dina Denis Dance / Dance Into Light, Inc. Featuring three premiere performances, Pieces of Life is a collaborative effort that defies classification. Dina Denis Dance employs evocative music, film, and inciting choreography pieces to weave together relatable stories of human life. As part of the company’s artist-to-youth mentor program, “Lonely Crowds” (Premiere) features young dancers from Nadia’s Performing Arts Center. “Love, to The Same Old Tune” (Premiere) takes the storytelling of classical blues music and applies it to dance. Using dance, music, and film, Elementary Balance (Premiere) explores the influences of human intention during ceremony and ritual over natural forces endeavoring for balance. Rounding out the program is the urban dance selection “Please Stand Clear of the Closing Doors.” Along with the harsh realties of conformance expressed in “Trickle Down, Up, and Through My Spine”.	November 14th at 8pm Little Theatre General Admission: $15 advance $20 at the door $10 Students
	BLACK & WHITE Mariana Bekerman Dance Company Celebrating their ten year anniversary and returning to LPAC, the Mariana Bekerman Dance Company brings to you BLACK & WHITE. Addressing the human condition in all its complexity and diversity, in hopes of inspiring fresh dialogue, the program introduces a suite of seven evocative dances that employ motion, costumes, music, and projected images. Examining the commonalities uniting people of different countries, races, and cultures, BLACK & WHITE is designed to make our world a better place in which to live, love, and dream. This program is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Queens Council on the Arts.	December 5th at 8pm Little Theatre General Admission: $15 advance $20 at the door $10 Students
	THE NUTCRAKCER (with a special visit with Santa) featuring Ballet For Young Audiences Clara travels with the help of music and dance and imagination. Her godfather, the mystical clock maker, Herr Drosselmeyer, is the one responsible for sending Clara on this exotic trip across time with the Nutcracker Prince. Get an injection of holiday cheer, as Clara, Old Drosselmeyer, and the Nutcracker Prince take a frolicking musical journey that happens only once a year. Afterward, visit Santa in our Toyland, where each child will receive a special gift. Every young dreamer will enjoy this classic holiday tradition.	December 12th at 3pm Mainstage Theatre Reserved Seating: $12 $10 students ----- Schooltime Performances: Dec 9th thru the 11th 10am & 11:30am Reservations Required Tickets: $7 one free seat per every 10 paid seats Santa is not included in the schooltime performances.