The Songwriters
A co-presentation by Strathmore and CityDance

Friday, June 13, 2008 • 8pm
Concert Hall • Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane • North Bethesda, MD

An evening of dance centered around America’s great songwriters, including Sophie Maslow’s Folksay* inspired by the music of Woody Guthrie; Jane Dudley’s Harmonica Breakdown set to the music of Sonny Terry; and Paul Gordon Emerson’s Born to Run performed to the iconic songs of Bruce Springsteen.

Completing the program is ODC/San Francisco Artistic Director Brenda Way's On a Train Heading South, a vigorous piece that bravely tackles global warming.

* CityDance is a recipient of American Masterpieces: Dance grant, the dance component of a major initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts administered by New England Foundation for the Arts, for the reconstruction of Sophie Maslow's 1942 work Folksay. This concert marks CityDance's premiere performance of this 26-minute piece featuring eight dancers and two musicians who play traditional folk songs such as Old Smokey and Sweet Betsy and recite Carl Sandburg's poem The People, Yes.

Tickets for The Songwriters are $25-$35.

There are three easy ways to purchase tickets for The Songwriters through the Strathmore Ticket Office.

1) Online: www.strathmore.org
2) Phone: 301.581.5100 • Toll Free and TTY: 800.735.2258
3) In Person: Music Center at Strathmore Ticket Office
   5301 Tuckerman Lane • North Bethesda, MD • 20852
   10am-5pm Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri • 10am-9pm Wednesday • 10am-2pm Saturday

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CityDance in Concert:
The Songwriters
Fri June 13, 2008

An evening of dance centered around America's great songwriters

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