KRAVIS CENTER Announces Eight Amazing Concerts & Shows for the 2019-2020 Season
Salute to Vienna, by Chris Lee
+ BélO – October 12
+ Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater: Nuttin’ But A Word! – October 19-20
+ Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Star Dust from Bach to David Bowie – November 3
+ The Simon & Garfunkel Story – November 6
+ Mercy Killers: Healing the Heart of American Healthcare – November 8-9
+ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – November 22-December 8
+ Gilberto Santa Rosa: Amor de los Amores – November 22
+ Salute to Vienna – January 1
Tickets Go On Public Sale on Friday, June 21 at 10 am
Boca Raton, FL – The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts today announced eight amazing concerts and shows that will be presented during the upcoming 2019-2020 season.
Tickets for these shows go on sale to donors today at 10 am, and to the general public on Friday, June 21 at 10 am.
October 12 at 7:30 pm & 10 pm (Saturday)
BélO
(PEAK)
Performing a sublime mixture of jazz, rock, reggae and Afro-Haitian traditional rhythms, singer, songwriter BélO is hailed as Haiti’s music ambassador to the world. With five albums under his belt and numerous awards, he’s established himself as a Haitian-International artist—earning admiration from audiences in Germany, France, Rome, London, Canada and the United States. Experience his unique sound and socially-conscious compositions aimed at creating awareness for his country.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets: $32
This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the
MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis.
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. (Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.)
October 19-20
+ Saturday at 7:30 pm
+ Sunday at 1:30 pm & 7 pm
Rennie Harris Puremovement
American Street Dance Theater
Nuttin’ But A Word!
(PEAK)
He’s been called the most respected and the most brilliant hip hop choreographer in America by the New Yorker. Rennie Harris brings his troupe of dancers to challenge the hip hop puritans of the world with a groundbreaking program that serves as a reminder that without individuality, creativity and innovation, hip hop will not evolve as an art form. The performance, complete with awe-inspiring acrobatics will astound the audience.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets: $32
This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the
MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis.
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. (Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.)
November 3 at 7 pm (Sunday)
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Star Dust from Bach to David Bowie
(PEAK)
Combining technical precision, power and passion, Complexions Contemporary Ballet transcends tradition in a groundbreaking mix of styles ranging from ballet to hip hop. Founded by former members of Alvin Ailey, Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden, the company has been featured several times on the hit show So You Think You Can Dance; this season the company brings an exhilarating program set to music from Bach to David Bowie to the Kravis Center. Star Dust is an “utterly transfixing” tribute to the life and music of David Bowie, full of glitter and glam.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $15
This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the
MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis.
November 6 at 8 pm (Wednesday)
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Discover the story behind one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time in this immersive concert-style theater show that chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s, to their dramatic split in 1970. This amazing performance includes projection photos and original film footage as well as a live band performing all of their hits, including Mrs. Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
November 8-9 at 7:30 pm (Friday & Saturday)
Mercy Killers
Healing the Heart of American Healthcare
Written and performed by Michael Milligan
Directed by Tom Oppenheim
(PEAK)
Raw and beautiful, this one-man play is a tender story of love and loss. Middle-aged, blue collar auto-mechanic Joe unravels as he tells his story and draws you into to his tragic, emotional crisis. Experience this award-winning drama as he reveals the lengths he has to go through when his wife becomes ill and loses her health insurance.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets: $32
This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the
MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis.
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. (Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.)
November 22-December 8
+ Wednesday and Saturday at 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm
+ Thursday and Friday at 7:30 pm
+ Sunday at 1:30 pm
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent, and completely politically incorrect, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is one of the funniest musicals ever written. Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors, and a showgirl or two.
Presented by the Kravis Center and MNM Theatre Company
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets start at $39
November 22 at 8 pm (Friday)
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Amor de los Amores
With six Grammy Awards, four multi-platinum albums, 13 platinum and 13 gold albums—Gilberto Santa Rosa is one of the most enduring salsa singers of his time. His continuing popularity has ensured that salsa music, especially the unique improvisational style known as soneo, that he champions, has remained relevant well into the 21st century. Gilberto Santa Rosa continues to embody the soul and essence of an entire musical genre. Experience his gift in this exceptional performance.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39
January 1, 2020 at 8 pm (Wednesday)
Salute to Vienna
Waltz into the new year with this spectacular celebration of song and dance that recreates the elegant charm of Vienna’s Golden Age and beyond. A West Palm Beach tradition for over 24 years, the concert includes acclaimed European singers, ballroom and ballet dancers, and a live symphony orchestra.
Presented by the Kravis Center and Attila Glatz Concert Productions
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $35
How to Get Tickets to these eight amazing concerts and shows:
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 21 at 10 am. They will be available for purchase online through the Kravis Center’s official website at kravis.org.
Kravis Center Donors can purchase tickets starting today by visiting http://go.kravis.org. For information about becoming a Kravis Center donor, please visit kravis.org/membership or call 561.651.4320.
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. The Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality, by offering comprehensive arts education programs – serving approximately 2.6 million schoolchildren since its inception; by providing a Palm Beach County home for local and regional arts organizations to showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. To enhance and elevate the customer experience, the Center has embarked upon a $50 million capital campaign to support a campus redesign and facility expansion that will create a more accessible, comfortable and pedestrian-friendly venue for the community. Aptly named Kravis 2020: The Future is Now, this campaign is at the heart of the Kravis Center’s vision for the future. For information, please visit kravis.org or call the Box Office at 561.832.7469.
