Enhance Your Experience
The Annenberg Center offers many exciting pre- and post-performance events to learn from artists and Penn professors, chat with fellow arts lovers and experience the arts firsthand. We hope you will join us!
2010/11 Events
Pre-show chat with Terence Blanchard
October 3 @ 6 PM
Join Terence Blanchard and former New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial for a pre-show chat beginning at 6:00 PM. This event is free for all ticket holders.
Pre-show chat with Hugh Masekela
October 8 @ 7 PM
Join Carol Muller, Professor of Ethnomusicology at Penn, for a pre-show chat with Hugh Masekela that will explore South African music and its influence on the evolution of world music. The event begins at 7:00 PM and is free for all ticket holders.
Post-show talk back with the Paul Taylor Dance Company
October 22
Join the Paul Taylor Dance Company for a talk back after the show in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Stories of Coal from Grammy® Award Winning Singer, Kathy Mattea
October 30 @ 1:30 PM
A champion of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, Kathy Mattea travels the country speaking about the importance of fighting global warming and the environmental and physical devastation of coal mining. This program relates to the 2010-11 University-wide theme “Year of Water” through its focus on environmentalism with attention to the effect of the coal mining industry’s practice of mountain-top removal which poisons the waterways. Mapping the internal and external landscapes of her coal journey, Mattea will reflect on her process as an environmental and social justice advocate and musician, and suggest directions for the future. This event will take place in the Montgomery Theatre from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM and is free.
Post-show fan chat with Kathy Mattea
October 30
Join Kathy Mattea after the performance for a fan chat in the lobby.
Post-show talk back with Kathy Mattea's band
October 30
Join Kathy Mattea's band members for a post-show talk back in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show talk back with The Laramie Project cast
November 11
Join members of the cast for a post-show talk back facilitated by Katherine Sender, Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. This event will take place in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show talk back with The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later cast
November 12
Join members of the cast for a post-show talk back facilitated by Ty Furman, Director of University Life Arts Initiatives. This event will take place in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show audience chat
November 13
Join us for a post-show audience chat led by Penn faculty member. This event will take place after the 2 PM performance in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show talk back with The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later cast
November 13
Join us for a post-show talk back with the cast. This event will take place after the 8 PM performance in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 16
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. Both events will take place in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 17
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. These events will take place before and after the 2 PM performance and will be held in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 17
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. These events will take place before and after the 8 PM performance and will be held in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 18
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. Both events will take place in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 19
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. Both events will take place in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 20
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. These events will take place before and after the 2 PM performance and will be held in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Pre- and post-show tango demonstrations
November 20
Join us to learn from and enjoy a pre-show tango demonstration by a local dance studio. Stay after the show for a demonstration by members of the Luis Bravo's Forever Tango company. These events will take place before and after the 8 PM performance and will be held in the Annenberg Center lobby.
Post-show talk back with the Parsons Dance Company
December 3
Join the Parsons Dance Company for a talk back after the show in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show talk back with the Mummenschanz
December 17
Join Mummenschanz for a talk back after the show in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show talk back with Keigwin + Company
January 21
Join Keigwin + Company for a talk back after the show in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Post-show talk back with Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Kate Weare Company
February 11
Join Monica Bill Barnes & Company and the Kate Weare Company for a talk back after the show in the Zellerbach Theatre.
Pre-show chat with Christian McBride
February 26 @ 7 PM
Join Christian McBride for a pre-show chat. The event begins at 7:00 PM and is free for all ticket holders.
Stay tuned for updates on more pre- and post-performance events being offered in the 2010/11 season!
