Experience the world of dance in one afternoon at the Long Beach Center Theater on Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at 4 PM. From belly dancing to ballet, DanceFest 2010 is a display of traditional, urban, and contemporary dance styles presented by the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation, and Marine’s Homeland Cultural Center.
DanceFest 2010 will feature performances and demonstrations by:
- Homeland Pop Shop
- West African Drum and Dance Ensemble
- Hmong Association of Long Beach
- Kutturan Chamoru Performers
- Demolition Krew KRUMP
- Homeland B-Boys
- Ballet Folklorico Maria
- Culture Shock LA
- Ancient Khmer Martial Arts
- Belly Dancer Tehani
- Musician Orlando Greenhill
- DJ Ervin Arana
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American actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is coming to the Long Beach Terrace Theater on Friday, September 24th, at 8pm. Morgan is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and for co-starring on current NBC hit comedy series “30 Rock”. The concert is a presentation of Rose Presents Inc.
Morgan’s career started as a stand-up comic who headlined across the country. He was first introduced to television audiences in his role as “Hustleman” on the hit comedy series “Martin.” He went on to join “Saturday Night Live” in 1996 where he appeared for seven seasons and created such memorable characters as “Astronaut Jones” and “Brian Fellows.” After leaving SNL, Morgan went on to star in his own comedy series “The Tracy Morgan Show” and voiced “Spoonie Luv” on Comedy Central’s “Crank Yankers.” Additional film credits include: SUPERHERO MOVIE, FIRST SUNDAY opposite Ice Cube and Katt Williams, THE LONGEST YARD opposite Adam Sandler, the Wayan’s brothers LITTLE MAN, JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, and HEAD OF STATE.
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Grammy nominated afro-pop singer-songwriter, Salif Keita, is coming to the Long Beach Terrace Theater on Tuesday, June 15th, at 7:30pm to perform his music and raise awareness towards albinism. The concert is a presentation of Long Beach Central Area Association (LBCAA) and MusicUNTOLD.
Keita is also known as The Golden Voice of Africa, however he was not always regarded so highly. In addition to the problems of growing up with albinism, Keita encountered the opposition of his family to his interest in becoming a singer. The traditions of his ancestry excluded members of the nobility from becoming singers. Keita’s decision to become a musician broke an important taboo as only the lower class makes its living from music in Mali.
Persevering through these challenges, Keita left Djoliba for Bamako in 1970, where he spent time as a street musician and playing in bars. The first group he worked with was the Super Rail Band, a state-sponsored ensemble that was based at a Bamako railway station hotel. Keita left the Rail Band in 1973 and joined Les Ambassadeurs International. This group developed the fusion between traditional music and western electric influences. Restricted by the limited opportunities and political climate in Mali, the group moved south and set up in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, where they performed and recorded during the late 1970s.
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A fresh installment of the internationally recognized Vietnamese musical production, Truc Tiep Thu Hinh, returns to the Long Beach Terrace Theater on July 3rd, 2010, at 7 PM. A presentation of Asia Entertainment, the musical is titled “Truc Tiep Thu Hinh – V66” or “American Time Wing Rebellion: Letters from A Battlefield.”
The four-hour production, performed entirely in Vietnamese, will feature some of the world’s most talented Vietnamese performers. The live musical will be taped for a DVD release.
“It is always a privilege to welcome Asia Entertainment’s productions to the Terrace Theater,” said Dan Spellens, Director of Theaters & Entertainment for the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. “Long Beach is a city of great diversity, and we make it a priority to include cross-cultural events a part of our Performing Arts offerings,” he concluded.
Tickets are available through Asia Entertainment Inc. at 9500 Bolsa Avenue, Westminster, CA or 714-775-8264. The office is open seven days a week from 10:30am until 6pm.
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Three-time-Grammy-nominated-singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading is bringing her vocal prowess to the Long Beach Terrace Theater on Saturday, August 7th at 8 PM. This show is a presentation of StandOut Productions.
With 19 albums to her credit and the newly released "This Charming Life," the singer-songwriter’s music has touched millions around the world. Armatrading has received countless gold, platinum, and silver records, been nominated for the Brit Award, been the recipient of an Ivor Novello Award, and ranked high in VH1's Top 100 poll for The Most Influential Woman In Rock.
Leaving school when she was only16, Armatrading undertook various jobs while writing her songs until signing to Cube Records in 1971. Her debut album, "Whatever's For Us," produced by the late Gus Dudgeon and written with her friend Pam Nestor, was released the following year in the UK and United States. In the career that followed, Armatrading has fashioned many classic songs including "Love and Affection," "Down To Zero," "Drop the Pilot," and "Me Myself I."
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