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Ferst Center Announces 2008-2009 Season!
The Ferst Center for the Arts will host over 25 shows in its 2008-2009 season, including seven Atlanta premieres and audience favorites from around the globe.
The roster spans the musical spectrum from hip-hop's Arrested Development to jazz greats Joe Sample and Randy Crawford. Young singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin, the Del McCoury Band, David Sanborn, Eileen Ivers, Earl Klugh, Cherryholmes, Matt Dusk - and the list goes on!
The Ferst Center offers one of the best dance series in the city, and this season presents the Atlanta premieres of Shen Wei Dance Arts and Flamenco Vivo/Carlota Santana.
The comic genius of Lily Tomlin, the political satire of The Capitol Steps, and the powerful vision of performance artist Laurie Anderson are highlights of a season that also includes the Dirty Sock Funtime Band for families and favorites Momix and Trinity Irish Dance. See the entire season listed here.
Select any five shows and save 20 percent off the regular price (some exclusions apply). 5-Show ticket packages are on sale now - call 404-894-9600. All tickets are on sale now. Download the Season Ticket Order Form here.
Upcoming Events
 | September 14, 2008 5:00 pm Performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson returns with her new show "Homeland," a powerful song cycle that reflects on America today. Known primarily for multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist. She was recently named the winner of the 2007 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize recognizing outstanding talents in the arts. MORE INFO |
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September 26, 2008 8:00 pm |
The Atlanta-based Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group has been leading folks in the direction of freedom and spiritual evolution for over 15 years. Their progressive rap collective fuses soul, blues, hip-hop, and funk with political, socially conscious lyrics that celebrate African-American culture and history. MORE INFO |
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October 3, 2008 8:00 pm |
The Capitol Steps is the only group in America that attempts to be funnier than Congress. Taking a stab at anyone within reach of their verbal swords, these Washington insiders (representing 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience) have recorded 27 albums, including their latest, "Springtime for Liberals." Political satire at its best! MORE INFO |
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October 10, 2008 8:00 pm |
Rock meets opera with the exhilarating and adventurous music of the East Village Opera Company. This 11-person group, comprised of a five-piece band, a string quartet, and two vocalists, reinvents classic opera arias into bona fide rock anthems. The band offers hard-hitting arrangements of opera's greatest hits, including "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto, "Habanera" from Carmen, and "Nessun dorma" from Turandot. MORE INFO |
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October 17, 2008 8:00 pm |
Abigail Washburn assembles an all-star collaboration with 7-time Grammy winner Bela Fleck on banjo, Ben Sollee on cello, and Grammy-nominated Casey Driessen on fiddle. The unprecedented acoustic repertoire blends Appalachain fiddle tunes with jazz, classical, and Chinese folk music for a surprising, fresh and cohesive sound. MORE INFO |