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Performing Arts Schedule- Last updated May 25, 2010

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Performing Arts Pavilion Schedule

(for classes and rehearsals see the Class schedule, under location: "Performing Arts")

Thursday, August 5
3 - 5 pm Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
Friday, August 6
3 - 5 pm Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
7 pm Wine and Alchemy an evening of World music and dance, pulling from a variety of musical influences - Greek, Rom, French, Armenian, Albanian, Hassidic, Middle Eastern, Celtic and others - and featuring special guest dancers.
Saturday, Aug 7
3 - 5 pm Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
7 pmHarts Haven We'll sing you a song, do you a ditty, something powerful, proud, and pretty!
9 pmDragonsong A rich, vibrant kaleidoscope showcasing music and dance from all around the world.
Sunday, Aug 8
8:45 amA Man for all Seasons Rehearsal
3 - 5 pm Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
6 pmMoonwulf and Michael Longcor: The Unknown Benefit Concert Songs, stories, and shenanigans by Duke Moonwulf (Michael Longcor) and friends in a concert that's become a Pennsic tradition. Voluntary donations will benefit a worthy beneficiary announced at the concert.
7 pmEfenwealt Wystle in Concert From Medieval & Renaissance to Comedic SCA-inspired originals to Celtic folksongs – Efenwealt does it all. Come on out for an evening of madrigals, love songs from the trouveres, goof-ball weirdness, filks and fun. No matter what your taste in music, you're sure to have a good time.
9 pmI Sebastiani The Greatest Commedia dell'Arte Troupe in the Entire World! triumphantly returns to Pennsic to weave a full three-act comedy from a tissue of an outline. Come laugh at our fools, sigh with our lovers, and hiss our villains, or be eternally bowed in sorrow that you did not.
Monday, Aug 9
3 -5 pm Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
6:30Cure Sallee Each year during the rainy season of August and September the nomadic peoples of North Africa gather for the Cure Salee. As their camels graze the salt rich earth, they celebrate their meeting with dance and song. Join us in Celebrating at the 7th annual Pennsic Cure Salee!
8:00 pmDebatable Choir The award-winning Debatable Choir of the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands performs songs of death, doom and despair! Bring your hankies to this concert of medieval and renaissance choral music by composers like Monteverdi, Morley, Arcadelt, and Marenzio, where we will celebrate lost love, betrayal, and the ever-popular “little death”.
9 pmI Genesii This commedia dell'arte troupe returns to entertain and titillate you, the cultured and discerning viewer.
Tuesday, Aug 10
1 pmMiddle Eastern Music and Dance Exposition Come and DANCE with us! There are 30 dance spaces available, first-come, first served. Sign up is the middle weekend of Pennsic. Groups and solos welcomed. 7 minute limit includes setups if using live music. Old friend and new - have fun and dance!
4:15 pm  Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
7 pm The Kenneth and Adelaide Show Come join well-known bards, Sir Kenneth MacQuarrie and Mistress Adelaide de Beaumont (modern recording artists Ken Theriot and Lisa Theriot) for an evening of song and merriment.
9:30 pm Little Qaina Join Hareem Shar'eem, Gypsy Soul, Wicked Gypsy and The Shuvani Jezebels as they perform their tribal and gypsy routines to traditional bellydance songs.
Wednesday, Aug 11
12 - 2 pm Known World Harp Celebration Open to all harpers of the Knowne World! Perform any SCA-appropriate piece, harp or harp and vocal, five minutes or less in length. Audience and non-performing harpers welcome.
3 - 5 pm Pennsic Choir practice How to join the Choir
6 pm Middle-Eastern Melodies Recital All week, we’ve been learning and practicing – this is the result. Please join us in exploring the musical traditions of the Near and Middle East
7 pm Lorelei Skye - Rosaleen Dhu: in Concert Lorelei Skye returns to the stage performing yesteryear songs of humor, whimsey, and woe for your enjoyment!
8 pm Cerian Cantwr and Friends Come and listen to the music and madness of some of the Mid-Realm's best known bards. WARNING: Sightings of polar cows and were-llamas are likely.
9 pm Marian of Heatherdale and Friends Well-known bard Mistress Marian of Heatherdale (modern recording artist Heather Dale) will be joined on stage by other bardic performers for a lively evening of song and story. Please join us as you wander through Merchant's Row! Great for all ages.
Thursday, Aug 12
1 - 3 pm Pennsic Choir Dress Rehearsal How to join the Choir
4:30 pm Circa Paleo The violin sings ancient melodies. Ethnic drums paint a lush rhythmscape. Experience a passionate musical journey from East to West as these minstrels breath new life into instrumental folk songs of old.
6 pm Pennsic Choir Performance A long-time tradition at Pennsic, the Pennsic Choir will perform period vocal music with a choir of 50 voices.
8 pm A Man for all Seasons The Masquerade Medieval presents the award winning play by Robert Bolt. The show details the forces surrounding the reformation in England through the portrayal of the conflict between Sir Thomas More, Chancellor of England, and the rising king's minister Thomas Cromwell.
Friday, Aug 13
10:30 am Storytelling Academy Student Debut At the Storytelling Academy (in its 3rd year at Pennsic) students of various ages and experience learn new techniques for improving their performances, and share their stories on the Academy's last day. Come join us for a performance by new and returning students as they explore an art form deeply rooted in our culture.
8 pm Known World Players present: Medea Euripides' Medea, the classical tragedy of a woman's terrible revenge for her husband's betrayal.

Pennsic Amphitheater Schedule

(for classes see the Class schedule, under location: "Amphitheater")

Sunday, August 8
3 pmKnown World Players Rehearsal
Monday, August 9
noonKnown World Players Rehearsal
4 pmWhose Line Doth it Be? auditions Think you are a great improviser? Here's your chance to audition for the improvisational show, Whose Line Doth It Be? Performance slots are limited, so sharpen your wit!
7 pmWhose Line Doth it Be? performance takes place in the Barn
Tuesday, August 10
3 pmKnown World Players Rehearsal
Wednesday, August 11
9 amYouth Theater Festival dress rehearsal
3 pmKnown World Players Rehearsal
Thursday, August 12
1 pmYouth Theater Festival - Performance
3 pmKnown World Players Rehearsal Performance at 8 pm, Aug. 13, in the Performing Arts Pavilion
7 pmDragonSong an open collaborative arts session hosted by DragonSong.  Bring your talents, whether they be dancing, painting, music, or other media.  Bring your favorite art form and share the evening with us as we inspire one another to create.




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