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Shelley & Cal James
featuring their band
—Agents of Unity—
in a unique collaboration with Ballet Fantastique!
Photo: Shelley & Cal with Joe & Rica (Dmitri Von Klein/Monovita)
Cinderella: A Rock Opera Ballet
set in 1964
May 12-13, Hult Center (don't miss this!)
Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 pm (best seats almost gone)
Sunday, May 13 at 2:30 pm (a perfect Mother's Day event!)
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All-original choreography from Donna and Hannah Bontrager, danced by the unstoppable dancers of Ballet Fantastique
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Live on stage: Shelley's all-new arrangements of classic 1960's billboard hits (you've never heard Shelley & Cal like this before!) from Shelley & Cal and the Agents of Unity (Big Girls Don't Cry, You Don't Own Me, Be My Baby, Wild Thing, and lots more)
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Prince Charming: Guest dancer Frederick Davis from Dance Theater of Harlem in New York City
Imagine a version of Cinderella where the setting is 1964, the ball is prom, the dance moves are the Twist and the Mashed Potato (“It’s the latest/It’s the greatest”), and Cinderella goes by “Cindy!”
Ballet Fantastique mother-daughter co-directors and choreographers Donna Marisa and Hannah Bontrager have. They are calling their all-original version of Cinderella a “rock opera ballet,” and have teamed up with Shelley and Cal James and their band, Agents of Unity. Shelley has arranged sixteen hits from the early 60’s for the project, and Shelley and Cal and their eight-part band (complete with back-up vocals) will perform live on stage when Cinderella: A Rock Opera Ballet, opening Act I with “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” The Prince’s mom tells him that “You Can’t Hurry Love,” and the stepsisters will be dreaming of the ball in their nighties to “Mr. Sandman.” In Act II, see "Wild Thing," "Save the Last Dance for Me," and "I Saw Her Standing There." Don't miss ballet like you've never seen it before in the last concert of Ballet Fantastique's DARING 2011-2012 season—with Shelley & Cal!
BFan's last show sold out!
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Photo: Shelley & Cal (Dmitri Von Klein/Monovita)
Special Music Preview Night at Cafe 440!
Tuesday, May 8 at 7 pm at Cafe 440
It's incredible fun for a great cause. Don't miss a very different Heart and Soul night at Cafe 440 (Coburg Station, 440 Coburg Rd, Eugene) this coming Tuesday! Shelley & Cal and members of the Agents of Unity Band will be playing an exclusive preview performance of their incredible new Cinderella soundtrack (Tell Him, Big Girls Don't Cry, You Don't Own Me, Be My Baby, And Then He Kissed Me, and so much more!). You've never heard Shelley & Cal like this before, and you'll love it!
THIS SPECIAL MUSIC PREVIEW IS AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT FOR THE BAND'S CINDERELLA COSTUMES.
Making all-original, innovative art in our city costs money, and we need your help—did you know that performance costumes cost almost $2000 for the band alone? Together, we can get there in no time! Come down, enjoy dinner and drinks (a percentage of your ticket goes towards our project), and please also consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Cinderella project on behalf of these musicians we all love! Pass the word along about this unique night of fun, and thank you so much for your support!
See you Tuesday, May 8 at Cafe 440 for our special Cinderella: A Rock Opera Ballet music preview!
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