SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Spa Little Theater season kicks off Oct. 8 with Pilobolus and continues through next May - when Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Artistic Directors Wu Han and David Finckel return to conclude the 2023-24 programming schedule, Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced this week.
In between, a robust slate of global, jazz, classical, and pop offerings will be staged.
“While we have continued to expand our programing outside of the summer months in recent years, being able to inhabit the Spa little Theater year-round has opened up new possibilities for our year-round line-up of programming. Our 2023-24 season is a diverse and rich mix of incredible artistry offering everything from jazz to global to classical music along with full modern dance productions,” SPAC President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol said in a statement.
Tickets for the 2023-24 Spa Little Theater season, as well as discounted multi-ticket packages are available at: spac.org.
The programming kicks off with Pilobolus on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 2 and 7 p.m. Pilobolus’s new Re: Creation Tour reminds us that play and creativity are fundamental to the human experience and that stories are alive and breathing and can teach, comfort, and connect us to ourselves and each other. Building on the success of their critically acclaimed Big Five-OH! Anniversary tour, Pilobolus moves confidently into the next half century of creation and performance. Alongside groundbreaking new pieces, the company breathes new life into beloved works from the past to create an experience both timely and timeless. Tickets cost $35-$75.
Avi Avital & Hanzhi Wang - Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, 7 p.m. Mandolinist Avi Avital will make his SPAC debut alongside star accordionist Hanzhi Wang, in a truly unique program that will showcase each artist’s incredible virtuosity. Tickets cost $30-$55.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, American Panorama - Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Led by CMS Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, this program will feature a roster of 13 musicians in a special performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring along with works by Dvořák and American Composers Arthur Foote and Harry Burleigh. Tickets cost $35-$65.
Säje - Saturday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. Vocal supergroup, säje, is the brainchild of vocalist/composers Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage. Traversing a vast array of compelling original material, beloved jazz standards, and contemporary re-imaginings of artists such as The Bad Plus, YEBBA, and Björk, the all-female collective has demonstrated their devotion to thoughtful, sophisticated original compositions and heartfelt covers. Tickets are all general admission and cost $33.
Kings Return, We 4 Kings - Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. Kings Return is back by popular demand following their SPAC debut last spring. The unique, harmonizing group turned internet sensation captures the essence of an old-school a cappella quartet with sounds inspired by gospel and R&B. Tickets cost $25-$55.
Time for Three, Home for the Holidays - Saturday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Defying convention and boundaries, Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music. In addition to their arrangements of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Led Zeppelin and others, the trio featuring Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), will present special arrangements of holiday favorites including The Christmas Song, Edelweiss, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and a special Hanukah MashUP. Tickets cost $35-$65.
Kat Edmonson, Holiday Swingin’! - Sunday, Dec. 17, 4 p.m. Kat Edmonson and her band will perform Yuletide favorites along with Kat’s originals for a magical holiday evening celebration. Tickets cost $25-$55.
Coming in 2024: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Instrumental Array - Saturday, March 9; BalletX – Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17; TISRA: Zakir Hussain with Debopriya Chatterjee and Sabir Kahn - Saturday, March 23; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Wu Han, David Finckel and Chad Hoopes - Saturday, May 11.
Visit spac.org for additional details.
