{"id":59421,"date":"2024-12-11T20:34:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/?p=59421"},"modified":"2024-12-11T20:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:34:39","slug":"agenda-cultural-december-11th-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/2024\/12\/11\/agenda-cultural-december-11th-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda Cultural: December 11th, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

@NJPAC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bringing the excellence and royalty of classic ballet, the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine returns to NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark for a special presentation of the beloved Holidays show The Nutcracker. Fueled by Tchaikovsky’s incomparable tunes such as “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Waltz of the Flowers”, the troupe of wonderful and athletic dancers, along with gorgeous costumes, magical sets and live-action toys make it a dazzling holiday experience.<\/p>\n

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Sunday, December 15 at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets $39-$89. INFO: https:\/\/www.njpac.org\/event\/the-nutcracker\/<\/a><\/p>\n

@The Newark Museum of Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presented by Horizon, Community Days: Winter Wonderland is a free, fun-filled day with activities, games, performances, music, Planetarium shows, and Free Hot Chocolate.<\/p>\n

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Surrounded by amazing galleries, including everyone’s favorite “Animal Kingdom”, the event takes place at The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington Street, on Saturday December 14 from noon to 5pm and features Parranda performance by Rafi Y Su Son Antillano Band, Holiday Jazz set with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, Holiday songs with Christmas Matter Carolers, Kwanza Celebration, Flamenco dances and more. Free. INFO: https:\/\/newarkmuseumart.org\/event\/community-day-winter-wonderland-2\/?date=202412141200<\/a><\/p>\n

@The Joyce Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n

Final days to discover the electrifying blend of tap, jazz, street and swing with A Very Swing Out Holiday, the Joyce’s original production conceived by choreographer Caleb Teicher, featuring live music and creating a contagiously fun show that wraps up with the audience dancing on stage along its fabulous dancers.<\/p>\n

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Performances are thru Sunday December 15. Next week, the amazing Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo returns with their irresistible debauchery with a double program running December 17 thru January 4.<\/p>\n

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As the all-male in-drag ballerinas celebrate their 50th anniversary audiences will find the perfect Holiday treat. Tickets start at $10. INFO: https:\/\/www.joyce.org\/performances<\/a><\/p>\n

@New York City Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

A must-see this Holiday season, the incomparable Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues their Holidays season at New York City Center, 131 W 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) performing thru January 5th.<\/p>\n

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Fans and newcomers alike will be thrilled and touched with Revelations presented on Live Music, as well as other acclaimed works and Premieres. Formed by extraordinary dancers, including Brazilian rising talents Leonardo Brito and Dandara Veiga, this season features new works “Century”, “Many Angels”, “Sacred Songs” and “Grace” among others.<\/p>\n

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2024-25 season celebrates the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison. Tickets start at $42. (Photos by Nir Arieli for the Company). INFO: https:\/\/www.ailey.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa @NJPAC Bringing the excellence and royalty of classic ballet, the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine returns to NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark for a special presentation of the beloved Holidays show The Nutcracker. Fueled by Tchaikovsky’s incomparable tunes such as “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Waltz of the Flowers”, the troupe of wonderful and athletic dancers, along with gorgeous costumes, magical sets and live-action toys make it a dazzling holiday experience. Sunday, December 15 at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets $39-$89. INFO: https:\/\/www.njpac.org\/event\/the-nutcracker\/ @The Newark Museum of Art Presented by Horizon, Community Days: Winter Wonderland is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,3,1],"tags":[],"views":997,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59421"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59429,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59421\/revisions\/59429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}