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03 February 2015 ~ 0 Comments

Connecting Music, Dance, Culture and Minds: The Koresh Dance Company

  This weekend, Schimmel Center is excited to welcome an exciting dance company straight from Philadelphia, The Koresh Dance Company. The acclaimed ensemble is the brain child of choreographer, Roni Koresh. As a teacher and collaborator, Koresh has created a unique and highly emotional movement blend of ballet, modern and jazz. Since 1991, the company […]

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23 December 2014 ~ 0 Comments

Musicians of the Highest Order: An Interview with Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director of “The Knights.”

All of us at the Schimmel are very excited to be welcoming Brooklyn’s most dynamic and exciting new Chamber Orchestra, The Knights. The group will be playing with special guest, Béla Fleck, the undisputed banjo master for one night only on Wednesday, January 28. I recently sat down to ask Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director of […]

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04 December 2014 ~ 0 Comments

Cracking Nuts: Fun Facts about, “The Nutcracker,” Ballet

It’s that time of year (when the world falls in love) and when the Gelsey Kirkland Ballet takes over the Schimmel stage to present their production of that perennial favorite ballet, The Nutcracker. To celebrate the ballet’s return, I thought I would present some trivia about the time honored classic!   Based on Dark Material […]

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02 December 2014 ~ 0 Comments

A Message from our Executive Director on this Day of Giving!

Dear Schimmel Patron, What better way to celebrate the holiday season than by giving forward. We, at the Schimmel, are committed to bringing you world-class entertainment each year at a reasonable ticket price. In order to do so, we ask that, in light of #GivingTuesday and the year’s end, please join us a Schimmel member. […]

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05 November 2014 ~ 0 Comments

Béla Fleck announced as The Knight’s special guest!

The exuberant and contemporary chamber orchestra, The Knights, is coming to the Schimmel on Wednesday, January 28, for an exciting concert performance. Joining them will be 15 time Grammy award winner, Béla Fleck. Mr. Fleck is known world over as the world’s premier banjo player. Mr. Fleck sold out two years ago with our Banjo […]

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