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by Regina PopperThe 2014-15 dance season will be

off and spinning soon with ballet, modern, jazz and multicultural dance forms celebrated.

Washington University’s Edison Theatre continues its Ovations Series under a tighter budget and slimmed down staff. However, its trademark determination to bring innovative dance programming continues.

Edison Theatre is located at 6445 Forsyth Blvd. on the campus of Washington University-St. Louis.

“The Mist”On Oct. 24-25, a Vietnamese

troupe from Ho Chi Minh City called Arabesque performs the full-evening piece called “The Mist.” The 8 p.m. concerts present the country’s first private dance troupe melding neo-classical Vietnamese elements with contemporary dance.

Realistic elements of rural rice farming rituals as well as social and urban transformation take on richness and depth with symbolic movement and visuals. The audience will see the results of young artists building on their country's artistic traditions as they progress into the modern world.

“Three Acts, Two Dancers and One Radio Host”

On Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 2 at 2 p.m., This American Life host Ira

Glass presents his clever roadshow, “Three Acts, Two Dancers and One Radio Host.” He joins Monica Bill Barnes and Company in a lively evening of stories featuring Glass’ trademark talk escapades along with dancers expanding the theatrical experience.

Doug Varóne and DancersFor Jan. 23-24, Doug Varóne and

Dancers return with two distinct 8 p.m. programs. The Friday concert, “Stripped/Dressed,” shows the behind-the-scenes rehearsal/creation facet of dance-making with Varóne narrating; the second half is the polished work itself. The more typical Saturday night

concert features the company’s sly wit and warm-hearted commentary on modern life.

Giordano Dance ChicagoApril 10-11 sees the arrival of

Giordano Dance Chicago, founded by jazz dance master Gus Giordano. Recognized as America’s first jazz dance company, the troupe is dedicated to preserving and expanding the range of American jazz dance.

Missouri Ballet TheaterNot part of the Ovations series,

but coming to Edison, are Missouri Ballet Theater’s “Dracula” (Oct. 17-18) and “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 19-

21). At a location to be determined, Better Family Life will host its annual Black Dance-USA Festival on Memorial Day weekend with classes and performances.

At the TouhillOct. 10-11

Dance St. Louis, the Midwest’s largest presenter of world-renowned dance for over 50 years, celebrates another year of dance programming with wide local appeal at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Three nationally recognized choreographers were commissioned by Dance St. Louis. They will set

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Modern American Dance Company (MADCO) will be one of three dance companies featured in the PNC Arts Alive New Dance Horizons III series Oct. 10-11 at the Touhill.

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Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir

Saturday, October 25, 2014 8:00 PMPresented by Mr. John Russell

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Jitro, Czech Girls ChoirHoliday Concert

Monday, November 24, 2014 8:00 PMWelcomed by Coldwell Banker Gundaker, Steinway Piano Gallery &

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Christmas at the CathedralSt. Louis Archdiocesan Choirs & Orchestra featuring

Handel’s “Messiah” Conducted by Dr. Horst BuchholzSaturday, December 13, 2014 8:00 PM

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Todd Wilson, organistSunday, February 8, 2015 2:30 PMWelcomed by Rodgers Organs of St. Louis & Steinway Piano Gallery

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Blue HeronRenaissance Vocal Music for the 21st CenturyWednesday, April 15, 2015 8:00 PMWelcomed by Kopytek, Inc.

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Empire Brasswith Douglas Major, organistWednesday, May 13, 2015 8:00 PMPresented by USIWelcomed by Rodgers Organs of St. Louis

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their works with three local dance companies as part of the PNC Arts Alive New Dance Horizons III. The concerts are at 8 p.m. Oct. 10-11.

Israeli-born Roni Koresh of Philadelphia’s Koresh Dance Company will set his work on MADCO (Modern American Dance Company), which is based at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Brian Eno, a former principal with Houston Ballet and choreographer for Hubbard Street Dance, will create a piece for Saint Louis Ballet, and Katarzyna Skarpetowska, a native of Warsaw, Poland, and currently a dancer with Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, has choreographed for a number of professional companies and will continue with a work for The Big Muddy Dance Company.

Dance Theatre of HarlemNov. 7-8

Dance Theatre of Harlem, America’s first African-American ballet company, returns revived after an eight year hiatus. Founded by NYC Ballet's Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook in 1969, the troupe is now under the direction of former lead dancer and founding member, Virginia Johnson. The eighteen racially diverse dancers perform wide-ranging classical and contemporary ballets by world-renowned choreographers.

Tango Buenos AiresJan. 30-31

Tango Buenos Aires performs Jan. 30-31 to heat up the winter cold. Hailing from Argentina, the company includes fiery musicians and dancers in a special production called “Song of

Eva Peron,” tracing her epic life.

Aspen Santa Fe BalletFeb. 27-28

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns Feb. 27-28 with its trademark American athleticism and European aesthetic. Founded in Colorado by Joffrey Ballet dancers Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty in 1996, the company soon claimed a second home in New Mexico. The company features works by choreographers with varying styles, such as Twyla Tharp and William Forsythe.

Compagnie KafigApril 24-25

April 24-25 reveals a first-time visitor, Compagnie Kafig, a unique troupe with roots in hip-hop that has infused international flavors, such as samba, Bollywood, electronica and martial arts. Founded by Mourad Merzouki, a native of Lyon, France, the company is based in France and will feature a work called “Correria Agwa.” The concerts include two 8 p.m. shows and one 2 p.m. matinee.

Spring to Dance ShowcaseOver Memorial Day weekend, May

22-24, 30 professional dance companies will perform over three nights at the annual Spring to Dance showcase at the Touhill. Very affordable tickets allow audiences to sample their pick of local and nationally known dance troupes.

So You Think You Can Dance At the Fox Theatre, Dance St.

Louis also partners to offer So You

Think You Can Dance’s top 10 finalists on tour (Oct. 8), the stage version of “Dirty Dancing” (Oct. 21-Nov. 2) and the return of “Stomp” (April 10-12).

For free pre-show introductions to Dance St. Louis’s major performances, join Dance St. Louis Artistic and Executive Director Michael Uthoff at the Marjorie Orgel Speaking of Dance Series in the Touhill’s Terrace Lobby at 7:15 p.m. prior to the 8 p.m. performances and at 1:15 p.m. prior to the Saturday 2 p.m. performances.

St. Louis Ballet Not part of the Dance St. Louis

series, but coming to the Touhill, are performances by St. Louis Ballet

(“The Nutcracker” on Dec. 18-23, “Love is in the Air” on Feb. 13-14, and “Don Quixote” on May 8-10); MADCO (“Wallstories” on Nov. 14-16 and “Double Date” on March 27-29); and the contemporary Big Muddy Dance Company (“The Little Mermaid” on Oct. 24-26). Big Muddy will also perform a new work at Casa Loma Ballroom on Nov. 14 as well as “Wit, Grit and Grace” at The Pageant on Jan. 30.

For season subscriptions or ticket information, contact Edison Theater at 935-6543 or visit edison.wustl.edu. For Dance St. Louis tickets call 534-6622 or visit dancestlouis.org.

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The Big Muddy Dance Company will perform a piece by Polish choreographer Katarzyna Skarpetowska during New Dance Horizons III.

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St. Louis Actors’ Studio opens its eighth season, themed “The Best Medicine,” with David Ives’ smart and funny group of six shorts, “All In The Timing.”

Winner of the John Gassner Play-writing Award, this critically ac-claimed, award-winning evening of comedies com-bines wit, intel-lect, political sat-ire and just plain fun.

“All In The

Timing” runs Sept. 19-Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, at the Gaslight Theater, 358 N. Boyle Ave. in the Central West End.

The play is directed by Elizabeth Helman and stars Emily Baker, Michelle Hand, Ben Ritchie and Shawn Sheley.

Purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged as seating is limited. Cost: adults $35, students (with a valid ID) and seniors ages 65 and older are $30.

Individual tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 1-800-982-2787. Tickets will also be available at the theater box office one hour prior to performances. Season tickets are also available.

Download a form at www.stlas.org/tickets.

Patrons are asked to not park on the residential streets (Maryland, McPherson, Olive and Westminster). There is plenty of well-lit parking along Boyle Avenue from Maryland north to Delmar, on both sides of the street.

The eighth season continues with:

“Blithe Spirit”by Noel Coward

Directed by Bobby MillerDec. 5-21

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”by Edward Albee

Directed by John ContiniFeb. 13-March 1

“Art”by Yazmina Reza

Translated by Christopher HamptonDirected by Wayne Salomon

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SHAKESPEAREin the STREETS

“Good In Everything” is inspired by Clayton School District’s voluntary deseg program. The street stage is located on Central Avenue between Maryland & Forsyth. Performances are Sept. 18-20 at 8 p.m.

From left, Clayton High students Adam Treutalaar, Hannah Ryan and Darien Garey; Drama teacher Kelley Weber, Clayton attorney Gary Feder, Shakespeare in the Streets Director Alec Wild and recent Clayton High graduate Maalik Shakoor.

photo by Diana Linsley

by Eileen P. DugganClaytonians are used to hopping over

to Forest Park for Shakespeare in the Park every June. Now Shakespeare is coming to Clayton, as Shakespeare in the Streets mounts a play on Central Avenue between Maryland and Forsyth at 8 p.m. Sept. 18 through 20.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will present “Good in Everything,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” The play was inspired by the Clayton School District’s voluntary desegregation program.

“We really fell in love with Clayton High School,” said playwright-in-residence Nancy Bell, who wrote the hour-long play on the topic of the district’s historical desegregation program. The program began in 1983 and served as a model for other St. Louis County school districts.

Acting alongside professionals will be current and former Clayton High School (CHS) students, a CHS teacher, Clayton residents and even a Clayton attorney. The Clayton High School string quartet will provide the live music.

Recent CHS graduate Maalik Shakoor, 19, himself a deseg student, plays the lead role of Orlando, opposite Webster University theater major Caroline Amos. Drama teacher Kelley Weber appears in the play, as does her daughter, Hannah Ryan, a CHS junior.

Other CHS students in the cast are Adam Treutalaar and Mikalya Johnson. Darien Garey, a former Kirkwood student who participated in the deseg program, also is in the cast. Students from other area schools include Pervuna Noory, Danny Guttas and middle-schooler Zoey Menard.

The professional actors include Michael James Reed, Wendy Greenwood, Khnemu Menu-Ra. Actors from the community include Clayton attorney Gary Feder.

“As You Like It” is a natural fit for the area, Bell said. The central story is a “youthful adventure of going into the forest, away from the safe world you’ve known and finding love and inspiration elsewhere.

“The characters experience personal growth and unexpected romances as the two cultures encounter each other for the first time,” Bell said. In the adapted play, “at the end, they all return to Clayton, inspired to make both worlds better.”

Taking To The StreetsShakespeare in the Streets is in its third

year of integrating The Bard’s work into the history and culture of specific neighborhoods. The first street play, an adaptation of “The Tempest,” was performed on Cherokee Street, and the second, based on “The Winter’s Tale,” was performed in the Grove neighborhood.

After that first production, Rick Dildine, former artistic and executive director of Shakespeare Festival, began hearing from communities all around town who had stories to tell. Once Clayton was chosen for the 2014 production, six months of discussions with Clayton community members soon pointed to the acclaimed school district as a driving force in Clayton’s quality of life.

“It’s one of the best schools in the country and it’s got this diverse population. It has dedicated teachers who love the school and love their work,” Bell said.

With the high school as the focus, the festival leaders were drawn to Shakespeare’s comedies of young people having adventures, she said.

One term that popped up repeatedly was “the Clayton bubble,” Bell said. “There are good things and bad things about living in this bubble.”

The playwright decided to send the fictional Clayton students out of their safe and structured bubble into the magical forest of St. Louis city for their “romantic transforming adventures.”

The play is infused with Shakespeare’s dialog, both in the student characters’ rehearsals of “As You Like It” and in some of their personal exchanges.

“It’s poking fun at some of the things that happen to deseg students,” said Shakoor. The

satire parts are very similar to his real-life experience as a deseg student at Clayton High School from 2010 to 2014, he said.

He started acting with a school play in his junior year, then got a role in a TV commercial. That inspired him to enroll in Webster University, where he is studying film and cinematography. He now has acting credits in six short films and has a seventh in the works, he said.

Working with students and community members is a unique opportunity for Shakespeare in the Streets Director Alec Wild.

“You have a great mix of professionals and amateurs happening,” he said. “The professionals can help the amateurs with their acting, and the amateurs help us figure out how Clayton is.”

An educational component of the Clayton project included a summer camp with the Clayton School District focusing on acting and discovering “As You Like It.”

Shakespeare in the Streets is supported financially by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the 2014 season is supported by the City of Clayton and the Clayton Century Foundation.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis is best known for its annual performances of Shakespeare plays in Forest Park for the past 14 years. The organization also runs educational programming and facilitates Shake 38, an annual 38-hour marathon presentation of all of Shakespeare’s 38 plays by 38 different groups in 38 locations.

For more information, visit www.sfstl.com or call 531-9800.

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The Sheldon and 88.1 KDHX present the 3rd Annual Folk & Roots Festival featuring Sarah Jarosz with Blue Canyon Boys, The 23 String Band with Foghorn Stringband and

more, Sept. 25-28, in Grand Center.

Venues include The Sheldon Concert Hall and Ballroom, 3648 Washington Blvd.; Strauss Park,

Grand and Washington; The Folk School, 3323 Washington Ave.; and The Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington.

SCHEDULEThursday, Sept. 25, 7:30-10 p.m.

The Stage at KDHXThis Is Not Your

Grandmother’s Square DanceCharlie Walden & Friends

Cost: Festival pass or $15

Friday, Sept. 26, 5-7 p.m.Urban Chestnut Brewery

3229 Washington Ave.Urban Chestnut Happy Hour

Bottom Up Blues GangCost: Free

The Sheldon Ballroom8-11 p.m.

Betse EllisBlue Canyon Boys

Sarah JaroszCost: Festival pass or $40

The Stage at KDHXCaleb Klauder Country Band

11 p.m.-12:30 a.m.Cost: Festival pass or $10

Saturday, Sept. 27Folk School

Folk Alliance WorkshopsMissouri Fiddle Workshop with

Charlie Walden, 10 a.m.-noon

Clawhammer Banjo Workshop with Riley Baugus, noon-2 p.m.

Cost: Festival pass or $40

The Sheldon Main Hall8-10:30 p.m.

Riley BaugusFoghorn StringbandThe 23 String Band

Cost: Festival pass or $40

The Stage at KDHX11 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

JD Wilkes and the Dirt DaubersCost: Festival pass or $10

Saturday, Sept. 28 Strauss Park

4th Annual Folk School Fiddle Contest

Noon-4 p.m.

Contest registration with entertainment

Noon-1 p.m.

Fiddle Contest with Youth, Adult and Senior Divisions

1-4 p.m.

Folk and Roots Festival Package: $60 includes Friday and Saturday night concerts at The Sheldon, Friday and Saturday late night shows at The Stage at KDHX, Saturday workshops, and 4th Annual Fiddle Contest. Call MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or visit www.TheSheldon.org to order tickets.

Visit www.folkandrootsfestival.com for more information and a full festival lineup.

Folk & Roots Festival Sept. 25-28

Sarah Jarosz

Foghorn Stringband will perform Saturday, Sept. 27.

photo by Mike Melnyk

For 17 days and nights, beginning Oct. 3, the American Arts Experience -St. Louis will fill venues across the city with productions of American theatre, dance, music, art and – new for this year – literature.

Explore a lineup of experiences happening everyday inside concert halls, museums, theaters, galleries, universities and outdoor spaces throughout the St. Louis region.

Venues include the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries, Kranzberg Arts Center, Pulitzer Arts Foundation (PXSTL site), Missouri Botanical Garden, Art Saint Louis, Saint Louis Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Laumeier Sculpture Park, and many more.

The mission of the American Arts Experience-St. Louis is to provide a unique experience for event-goers, exposing them to all aspects of American arts as presented by the region’s quality cultural organizations and institutions. This collaboration will allow the American Arts Experience-St. Louis to become a world-class event that grows over time into one of the country’s most beloved annual festivals.

For a complete schedule and more information, visit americanartsstl.org.

Multi-Day American Arts Experience Begins Oct. 3

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Philip Slein GalleryThe Philip Slein Gallery, 4735

McPherson Ave. in the Central West End, presents “Extension of Thought,” the latest exhibition of paintings by New York artist John Zinsser.

In addition, the gallery will pres-ent New Work by Jeff Aeling, with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibits are on dis-play through Oct. 11.

Duane Reed GalleryDuane Reed Gallery, 4729 McPher-

son Ave., presents “Repetition, Rhythm, Pattern,” an exhibition show-casing artists Giles Bettison, Kath-erine Glover, Luanne Rimel, Erica Rosenfeld and Harue Shimomoto. Ex-hibition opens Friday, Sept. 12, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m., and runs through Oct. 18.

Sept. 12 CWE Art Galleries

“Oedipus the King” by John Zinsser

World-renowned organist, compos-er and teacher Hans Leitner makes his St. Louis debut Sunday, Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m., as part of the St. Louis Ca-thedral Concerts series at the Cathe-dral Basilica of St. Louis, 4431 Lindell Blvd. in the Central West End.

Leitner is the organist and cathe-dral vicar at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Munich. He will be performing on the 7,621 pipes of the Great Cathe-dral Organ.

This event is open seating. Tickets are $15. Students with a valid student I.D. can get a ticket at the door for any concert in the best available sec-tion for just $10. Call ahead to ensure availability: 533-7662. Season tickets are also available.

Other concerts in the series include:

Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m.

Direct from Dakar Senegal is the Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir. Founded in 1950 by the United Na-tions’ Ambassador Artist for Peace, Julian Jouga, the company is made up of 15 singers and four traditional Sen-egalese drummers. Tickets are $19-$39.

Jitro Holiday Concert Monday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m.

Jitro (meaning “daybreak” in Czech) is based in Hradec Kralove, in the Czech Republic, and is an organization

of 500 girls in seven preparatory en-sembles, of which only the best qualify to tour. Tickets are $19-$39.

Christmas at the Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m.

The 10th Annual Christmas at the Cathedral concert is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season. The concert includes the Archdiocesan Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, Hand-bell Choir, and Orchestra. The pro-gram features Christmas classics old

and new in two shows, Dec. 13 and 14. Tickets are $24-$49.

The St. Louis Cathedral Concerts season continues in 2015 with perfor-mances by Todd Wilson of the Cleve-land Institute of Music on Feb. 8; the a cappella ensemble Pomerium on March 21; the vocal ensemble Blue Heron on April 15; and Empire Brass on May 13. The annual Cathedral Con-certs Gala is planned for May 3.

For more information, visit www.cathedralconcerts.org or call 533-7662.

Leitner Opens Cathedral Concerts SeriesOrganist makes his St. Louis debut Oct. 5

World-renowned organist Hans Leitner will perform Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m., at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.

UrbArts’ second art exhibit, “I STILL love h.e.r: a Celebration of Women in Hip Hop,” features the works of Roland Burrow and Jen Everett, and is on display at UrbArts, 2600 N. 14th St., in Crown Square.

There will be several events during the exhibit hosted or moderated by the curator, Kris Blackmon. Many of the works are for sale and will be available for auction when the exhibit ends Sept. 27.

Upcoming EventsSaturday, Sept. 13: How Far

Have We Come: an open group discussion on women in hip hop; 5-7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20: My Mic Sounds Nice: an I STILL love h.e.r. rap showcase; 9 p.m. to midnight, $5 entry fee; Old North/63106 residents receive discounts.

Friday, Sept. 26: Closing reception; 7 to 10 p.m., at UrbArts.

Saturday, Sept. 27: Saturday Nite Slam & I STILL love h.e.r. silent auction; 9 p.m. to midnight; $7 entry fee, $5 with student ID; Old North/63106 residents receive discounts.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 2 to 7 p.m. For more details, visit www.urbarts.org.

UrbArts’ New Exhibit Now On Display

Skinker DeBaliviere Rock The Block Sept. 13This month, based on a growing na-

tional movement called “Better Block,” community volunteers will create new streetscapes featuring temporary and permanent improvements for more walkable and livable neighborhoods.

The Hamilton Heights neighbor-hood kicked things off Sept. 6. Skinker DeBaliviere is up next with “Rock the Block,” Saturday, Sept. 13, noon to 4 p.m., along Des Peres between Delmar and Greg Freeman Park. The Dutch-town neighborhood event is Sept. 20.

The event will feature pop-up retail outlets and restaurants, naturescap-ing improvements, temporary street adaptations, entertainment and more.

The Skinker DeBaliviere Better Block Project is funded wholly through a grant from the Department of Hous-ing and Urban Development and the St. Louis Community Development Administration.

State Fair Sept. 13This year, the Skinker DeBaliviere

State Fair will be held during Rock The Block. There will be fun activities for kids, informative lectures and con-tests for all to enjoy.

Bring entries to Joe’s Cafe & Art Gallery, 6014 Kingsbury Ave., on Friday, Sept. 12, between 6 and 8 p.m.; and on event day, Saturday, Sept. 13, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Register livestock on event day only. For more information and an entry form, visit skinkerdebaliviere.wordpress.com.

“Drawing Ambience: Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association” will be on display Sept. 12-Jan. 4 at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 1 Brookings Drive, on the campus of Washington University.

This is the first public museum exhibition of drawings from the private collection of Alvin Boyarsky, longtime chair of the Architectural Association (AA) in London.

Featuring early formative works

on paper by a generation of prominent architects — including Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi — “Drawing Ambience” explores Boyarsky’s role as a collector of drawings and also, metaphorically speaking, of the ideas and people that have come to define a key moment in architectural history.

Visit kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu for more information.

“Drawing Ambience” Coming To KemperZaha Hadid, The World (89 Degrees), 1984.

Upstream Theater opens its 10th season with Sophocles’ “Antigone,” an iconic study of civil disobedience near-ly 2,500 years old. The production is the world premiere of a new transla-tion by David Slavitt.

“Antigone” runs Oct. 10-12, 16-19, 23-26, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays, Oct. 12 and 19 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m., at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand Ave. at Olive in Grand Center.

This ancient drama deals with the

tragedy that ensues when society’s de-mand for the rule of law conflicts with an individual’s moral imperative — a conflict that recent events in the St. Louis are have given unforeseen and unwanted resonance.

Tickets: $30/adults, $25/seniors ages 65 and older, $20/full-time students with valid I.D. To purchase visit www.upstreamtheater.org. For more information and group rates email upstreamtheater@sbcglobal.net.

Upstream Theater’s “Antigone” Opens Oct. 10