Troupe Will Hold Nutcracker Auditions Next Weekend
By ADVOCATE STAFF
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre will hold auditions for its annual Christmas production, The Nutcracker, A Tale from the Bayou, Saturday and Sunday, Sept 22 and 23, at the Dancers Workshop, 10745 Linkwood Court.
Auditions are open to both advanced dancers and children between the ages 8 and 13.
More than 300 children will be chosen to fill the roles of lambs, mice, cooks, soldiers, angels, bon bons and party children.
Audition times are as follows: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, advanced dancers; 12:45 p.m. Sunday, boys 8 and up; 1:15 p.m. Sunday, 8-year- old girls; 2:15 p.m., 9-year-old girls; 3:15 p.m., girls 10-11 years old; and 4:15 p.m., girls 12-14 years old.
There will be a $5 audition fee.
For more information, call (225) 766-8379.
Short films at Manship
The Short Films of Roger Beebe: Documents, Experiments and Wisecracks will be screened at the Manship Theattre, 100 Lafayette St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19.
The event is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.
Beebe is a member of the film faculty at the University of Florida.
A Meet the Filmmaker reception will follow the screening.
Tickets are $5. Call (225) 344-0334.
Hot 8 at Manship
New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band will play at the Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St., at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18.
The band, which has toured worldwide, plays the traditional Second Line parades and has been a symbol of New Orleans street music for more than a decade.
Tickets are $8. For more information, call (225) 344-0334 or go to http://www.manshiptheatre.org.
Movie at UpStage
UpStage Theatre Company, 1713 Wooddale Blvd., will premiere an original sketch comedy movie, Laugh Now, Laugh Later, at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.
The movie presents a funny look at politics, family, relationships and employment situations.
The cast includes Southern University alumni Katorri Alexander, Shana Allen and Darren Radcliff. Other students featured are Bashirah Perine, Bobby Matthews and Carlos Rodriguez.
The movie was written by Terrance Turner and Alexander Scott, and was directed by Thomas F. Davis.
The movie runs through Nov. 1.
For more information, call (225) 978-9074.
Arts in Livingston
The public is invited to a planning meeting concerning the growth of the arts in Livingston Parish.
The meeting, coordinated by the Arts Council of Livingston Parish and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Denham Springs City Hall meeting room, 941 Government St.
For more information, call (225) 664-1168.
School of Music events
Three recitals are planned this week at the LSU School of Music.
Boris Tonkov will give a guest viola recital at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Faculty member Michael Gurt will give a piano performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19.
A faculty violin recital by Borislava Iltcheva will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.
All concerts are free and will be in the School of Music Recital Hall.
Comedian at LSU
Comedian Dan Adhoot will bring his stand-up show to the LSU Student Union Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18.
The Iranian-American Jewish stand-up comedian had appeared on NBC’s The Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.
The show, sponsored by the Union Program Council, is free.
Live At Chelsea’s
A free, family-friendly concert will take place at Chelsea’s Cafe, 2857 Perkins Road, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19.
Jazz bassist Harry Anderson will perform.
The concert is a partnership among Chelsea’s, Cox Communications and the East Baton Rouge Parish Library.For information, call (225) 231-3750.
In Metairie
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society and the Ashe Cultural Center will present The Origins of Life on Earth at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie.
The production is a multidisciplinary composition for soloists, chanters, chorus and dancers, and explores the contributions the Yoruba People of West Africa have made to New Orleans and Louisiana culture and history.
Tickets are $12-$20. Call (504) 885-2000 or go to http:// www.jpas.org.
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