The Schaefer Center Announces Its 2023 Fall Season
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August 29, 2023The Schaefer Center Announces Its 2023 Fall Season
The Schaefer Center Presents Series Announces Its 2023 Fall Season
Tickets on sale now for an exciting lineup of family film, patriotic music and intertribal dance: the Coco Live-to-Film Concert Tour, the United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants, and Indigenous Enterprise.
BOONE, NC — The Schaefer Center Presents (SCP) performing arts series, presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts and Cultural Programs, announces its Fall 2023 season. The academic year series offers students, faculty, staff and the community a diverse array of music, theatre and dance designed to enrich the cultural landscape of the campus and surrounding area. Coming this fall are an award-winning family film with live orchestra, a U.S. military band, and a Native American dance collective. All events will be held at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now at TheSchaeferCenter.org. (SCP’s spring season will be announced and go on sale in late fall.)
The fall season opens on October 19 with Coco Live-to-Film Concert, a screening of the complete Disney Pixar film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed live by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México. The following week, the United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants stop in Boone as part of a Southeast tour to perform a free concert of inspirational American music, and, on November 16, the Native American dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise brings their rich cultural heritage to life with a dynamic performance of powwow dance and song.
Tickets are available at theschaefercenter.org, in person at the Schaefer Center box office (733 Rivers Street), or by calling 828-262-4046.
The Schaefer Center Presents’ companion series, APPlause! K-12 Performing Arts Series, now in its 11th year, draws thousands of students and teachers from across the region to experience the magic of live theatre every year. The series presents a variety of world-class music, theatre, and dance, with select events also featured on the evening mainstage series. Registration for teachers and homeschoolers opens on Thursday, Aug. 31. Visit https://theschaefercenter.org/applause/ for more information.
The Schaefer Center Presents Series Fall Season
COCO LIVE-TO-FILM CONCERT
Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7pm
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Disney Pixar’s Coco Live-to-Film Concert on Tour features a screening of the complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed live by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México.
The film won Academy Awards® for Animated Feature Film and Original Song (“Remember Me”).
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s
Tickets: $28 Adults, $23 App State Faculty/Staff, $10 Students/Children
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CONCERT BAND AND SINGING SERGEANTS
Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7pm
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
The United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants are on an exciting tour of Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, and will take the stage in Boone for an unforgettable night of great American music and honoring our veterans.
FREE; registration is required
INDIGENOUS ENTERPRISE
Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7pm
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Phoenix, Arizona-based Indigenous Enterprise is a Native American intertribal dance troupe founded in 2015 with a mission to share the culture of Indigenous people and increase the understanding of Native identity through film, fashion, and dance. Showcasing traditional dance with dazzling regalia and a contemporary flair, the group presents a range of powwow styles, from fancy dance to jingle dress dance, and brings their rich cultural heritage to life with a dynamic performance of dance and song.
Tickets: $28 Adults, $23 Local residents of Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties/App State Faculty/Staff, $10 Students/Children
Tickets
A $10 student price and App State faculty/staff discount are available for all shows, and a local resident discount for Indigenous Enterprise is available with proof of residence in Watauga, Ashe or Avery counties. Purchase in person at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts (733 Rivers St), online at theschaefercenter.org, or call 828.262.4046.
About “The Schaefer Center Presents”
“The Schaefer Center Presents” is a series offering campus and community audiences a diverse array of music, dance and theatre programming designed to enrich the cultural landscape of the Appalachian State University campus and surrounding area. By creating memorable performance experiences and related educational and outreach activities, the series promotes the power and excitement of the live performance experience; provides a “window on the world” through the artistry of nationally and internationally renowned artists; and showcases some of the finest artists of our nation and our region. Musical events range from symphony orchestra and chamber music performances to jazz, folk, traditional, international, and popular artists. Theatre productions run the gamut from serious drama to musical comedy. Dance performances offer an equally wide array of styles, from ballet to modern dance to international companies representing cultural traditions from around the world. For more information, visit http://theschaefercenter.org.
Thank You to Our Schaefer Center Presents Sponsors
Explore Boone, Creekside Electronics, Campus Store, Hampton Inn & Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, Our State Magazine, PBS North Carolina, High Country Radio (WZJS and WATA), WDAV 89.9 FM, WFDD 88.5FM, WKSK The Farm, and WASU 90.5FM.
APPlause! K-12 Performing Arts Series
Study guides are available to download for each event.
Register at TheSchaeferCenter.org/applause/
Wednesday, October 4 at 10am
Sonia De Los Santos
Recommended for PreK-Grade 5
$3/seat*
Sonia de los Santos delighted audiences with her En Casa Con Sonia performances featured on our virtual series. She is back with her full band in person to delight once more! Sonia De Los Santos was born with a smile on her face (that’s what her mom says) in Monterrey, Mexico, and now brings a bilingual collection of songs that explore hope, looking back at our own journey, cherishing our cities and homes, being grateful to one another, dreaming of a better future, marveling at nature, and finding light within ourselves.
Friday, November 3 at 10am
Marching Mountaineers
Recommended for All Grades
$1/seat*
At 285 members strong, the Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers proudly provides visual entertainment and musical “Mountaineer Pride” to the Appalachian fanbase during all home football games, select away games, and, fortunately for us, APPlause! Series audiences here in Boone. Under the direction of Dr. Jason Gardner, the Marching Mountaineers are recognized as “North Carolina’s Band of Distinction.” Experience the unique band formations and stunning color guard in this impressive performance!
Thursday, November 16 at 10am
Recommended for All Grades
$5 all seats*
Indigenous Enterprise is a Native American intertribal dance troupe founded in 2015 with a mission to share the culture of Indigenous people and increase the understanding of Native identity through film, fashion, and dance. Showcasing traditional dance with dazzling regalia and a contemporary flair, the group presents a range of powwow styles, from fancy dance to jingle dress dance, and brings their rich cultural heritage to life with this dynamic performance of dance and song.
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 10am
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience: Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco
Recommended for All Grades
$3/seat*
Two-time Grammy Award-winning Black American roots music group Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience bring us Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco. Learn about the history of this fascinating and entertaining American roots music and hear “Gonna Take You There,” the popular Zydeco-flavored tune, on which Terrance collaborated, that was featured in Disney’s 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 10am
Sing and Swing — a Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production
Recommended for All Grades
$5 all seats*
Featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more, and joined by a who’s who of New York all-stars, this “unforgettable” program of singin’ and swingin’ is composed of up-and-coming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10am
The Kennedy Center’s Show Way The Musical
Recommended for Grades 4-12
$3/seat*
Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson’s Show Way, an award-winning story of history, love, and resilience, has been adapted for the stage. This moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women in Woodson’s own family whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters’ lives over seven generations.
Soonie’s great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She began to stitch a Show Way, a quilt with secret meanings to show enslaved people the way to freedom. As each generation passes, the Show Way shines a light on the past and paves a road to the future, stitching together possibility and promise.
Friday, April 26, 2024 at 10am
TheatreworksUSA’s DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical
Recommended for PreK – Grade 2
$3/seat*
DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical is an exciting new musical based on the Creatrilogy trio of award-winning picture books by New York Times bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds (The Dot, Ish and Sky Color). Adapted by composers Keelay Gipson and Sam Salmond, the musical, like the series, celebrates the power of originality, self-expression, and opening our eyes to look beyond the expected. When Marisol (Sky Color), a young artist and curator of the Musee de Marisol, decides that her gallery requires more than her own art, her search for emerging talent leads her to Vashti (The Dot), whose dots inspire Ramon (Ish) to become an artist in his own right. The musical follows Marisol’s journey to help her new friends and her entire community break free from self-criticism and learn to let their imaginations soar.
*Homeschool groups and small groups pay $5 per person for all shows
Register or learn more at TheSchaeferCenter.org/Applause.
About APPlause!
Every season, affordable music, dance, film and theatre events are offered to students and their teachers from K-12 classrooms across the region. A variety of in-person and virtual events enable students to experience everything from high-energy acrobatics and Appalachian music to international dance and literary classics brought to life through theatrical productions. Featuring local, regional and world-renowned professional artists, the mission of the program is to share university arts resources with the public, private and home school network across our region. Study guide materials connect every performance to the classroom curriculum.
Thank You to Our APPlause! Sponsors
The APPlause! 2023-2024 season has been generously supported by a grant from the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund and individual support from Sue and Steve Chase. Sustaining support for the series is provided by the Christine Petti Opportunity Fund.
THE SCHAEFER CENTER PRESENTS… CO-SPONSORED EVENTS
The Schaefer Center Presents series is proud to support our university partners by co-sponsoring three series across campus that are vital to the cultural life of the university. Visit TheSchaeferCenter.org/schaefer-center-presents-cosponsored-events/ for details.
- An Evening with Author John Elder Robison, Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7pm
University Forum Lecture Series
- TBA
- Novelist Irina Zhorov, Thursday, Sept. 21
Craft Talk: 2-3:15pm / Reading: 6pm
Table Rock, Room 201B, Plemmons Student Union
- Novelist and Editor Emily Nemens (2023 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing), Thursday, Oct. 12
Craft Talk: 2-3:15pm / Reading: 6pm
Table Rock, Room 201B, Plemmons Student Union - Novelist De’Shawn Charles Winslow, Thursday, Nov. 9
Craft Talk: 3:30-4:45pm
Linville Falls, Room 226, Plemmons Student Union
Reading: 6pm
Three Top, Room 169, Plemmons Student Union - Poet Liz Robbinsand Fiction Writer Caroline McCoy, Thursday, Nov. 30
Craft Talk: 3:30-4:45pm / Reading: 6pm
Table Rock, Room 201B, Plemmons Student Union
For more information on the Visiting Writers Series, please email we********@ap******.edu/">we********@ap******.edu.
