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MIDDFEST 2006
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Russia's Shkidy Clowns will perform at Middfest 2006
PERFORMING ARTS SPONSORS

Performing Arts sponsors include: Ohio Arts Council (OAC), Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT), Middletown Public Library System, and Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund (FAF). Other pending grants include the Bubel Aiken Foundation.

PERFORMANCES


SOME SUNNY NIGHT
Musical by composer Thomas Stanghelle, son of Truid Stanghelle from Norway, mezzo-soprano who performed at Middfest in 1997, is based on a true story of a marathon runner, Ketil Moe, a young Norwegian man with Cystic Fibrosis, and a young Chinese man, Mark Wang, with a spinal cord injury, who met in the Norwegian Sunnaas Rehab Hospital. Out of their friendship grew marathons in Norway and China designed to accommodate runners with physical challenges and the able-bodied.

The full-length performance at the Sorg Opera House on Thursday, September 28, at 7:00 P. M., will be followed by an Encore Party. Attending Middfest, will be the Stanghelles from Norway, Mark Wang from China, and Marks mother, Shen Liping, who will be one of Middfest's visual artists. Also attending will be New York Marathon winner Grete Waitz, who was a mentor to Ketil Moe. For tickets call Ann Baines at 513-425-8220, or to order online click here

THE PHILADELPHIA CHINESE OPERA SOCIETY
Spectacular costumes and elaborate make-up will enhance the artistry of their highly stylized singing, dancing and martial arts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 29-30, and October 1.

CHINESE MUSIC & OPERA CENTER
Gong -Qian Yang, composer and musician, will discuss Chinese Music and instruments Saturday, Sept. 30, & Sunday, Oct. 1.
Min Xiao Fen, soloist and composer, will feature music by Gong Qian Yang, in a single performance on Sunday, October 1, at 2:00 P.M.

FIDDLEKICKS
will bring clogging to life with a "hoop and holler"! This distinct form of folk music and percussive dance will be performed to the driving beat of live banjo and fiddle.

WACONGO DANCE COMPANY
Master drummers, musicians and dancers from the Republic of Congo inspire and educate public audiences about African heritage and culture.

LATIN FIESTA
has been enjoyed nationwide in schools, at festivals and with symphony orchestras. Their dazzling style of performance highlights Spanish and Latin American culture.

SHKIDY CLOWN MIME THEATRE
is on tour from St. Petersburg, Russia and will bring their stunning, poetic and poignant award winning performances to Middfest.

THE OSTAP TRIO
will bring lively music of many Eastern European countries. Ostap Stahiv, who was a special guest at Middfest 1993 and 2002, will return with his trio and again play his bandura in solo performances.

MIDDFEST 2006 PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, September 29, 2006 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 30, 2006 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 1, 2006 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm


PERFORMER INFORMATION

If you would like to participate as a performer at Middfest, please click on the link below, fill out the application and follow the instructions at the bottom of the form. 

PERFORMER APPLICATION


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