COCA PRESENTS 2016-2017October 2016 - July 2017

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COCA’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

UPTOWN

1 ½ HOURSFRI, APR 7, 2017 | 7PMSAT, APR 8, 2017 | 1PM & 5PMSUN, APR 9, 2017 | 1PM & 5PM

Celebrated Alvin Ailey dancer/choreographer Matthew Rushing’s Uptown is an episodic tour through 1920s Harlem. The audience encounters characters both real and fictional, and scenes — a busy street, a rent party, a night at the Savoy ballroom — that highlight major developments in music, literature, the visual arts and dance. Marking our 30th Anniversary, COCA brings Uptown to life in a collaborative production featuring its five pre-professional student dance, vocal and theatre companies in a showcase celebration of the power of the arts.

AGES 6+

KENNEDY CENTER ON TOUR

ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE: WE ARE IN A PLAY

1 HOUR SAT, FEB 25, 2017 | 1PM & 5PMSUN, FEB 26, 2017 | 1PM & 5PM

Based on Mo Willems’s beloved, award-winning children’s books, Elephant and Piggie: We Are in a Play! is a brand-new vaudevillian romp of a musical. Elephant Gerald and Piggie sing and dance their way through fundamental questions like, what do you wear to a fancy pool costume party? Should you share your ice cream? And how can two friends play with one toy? Backed by nutty back-up singers The Squirrelles, our duo even gets the audience involved. You’ll be doing the “Flippy Floppy Floory” dance all night long!

For Subscribers Only: Join us for Subscriber Parties all weekend long!

AGES 4+

LIGHTWIRE THEATER

THE UGLY DUCKLING AND THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE

1 HOURSAT, OCT 22, 2016 | 1PM & 5PMSUN, OCT 23, 2016 | 1PM & 5PM

New Orleans-based Lightwire Theater brings two classic tales to the modern stage in a new and brilliant light. Lined with electroluminescent wire, beloved stories play out through a cutting-edge blend of full-body puppetry, technology and dance, with dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and the creative use of music.

For Subscribers Only: Join us for Storytime Soirees all weekend long!

AGES 4+

COCA’S BALLET ECLECTICA

THE LITTLE DANCER

1 HOURFRI, DEC 9, 2016 | 7PMSAT, DEC 10, 2016 | 1PM & 5PMSUN, DEC 11 2016 | 1PM

The COCA holiday tradition returns! COCA’s Ballet Eclectica presents the tale of Degas’ famous statuette that comes to life and finds herself dancing through various works of art.

Ballet Eclectica is an auditioned ensemble of COCA’s top pre-professional ballet students.

AGES 4+

COCADANCE AND THE COCA HIP-HOP CREW

MOMENTUM

1 HOURSAT, JAN 21, 2017 | 1PM & 5PMSUN, JAN 22, 2017 | 1PM & 5PM

An unprecedented choreographic collaboration between Kirven Douthit-Boyd and Anthony “Redd” Williams makes this a not to miss performance! Members of COCAdance and the COCA Hip-Hop Crew will leave you breathless after a high-energy show in honor of COCA’s 30th Anniversary Season.

COCAdance and the COCA Hip-Hop Crew are an auditioned ensemble of COCA’s top pre-professional dance students.

AGES 6+

Photo by David Lancaster

ALLEGRO WINTER CONCERT

1 ½ HOURSSAT, DEC 17, 2016 | 5PM

Allegro, COCA’s vocal music company, brings an energetic repertoire of musical theater, pop, traditional and winter classics to the stage. Highlighting this year’s concert are solo performances by alumni including Christina Ramirez, recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as interdisciplinary work with alumni dancers.

Allegro is an auditioned ensemble of pre-professional voice students from throughout the Saint Louis region.

THE LITTLE DANCER TEA

SUN, DEC 11, 2016 | 2PMTICKETS: $25 Join us for a delightful tea party with The Little Dancer performers, which begins immediately following the Sunday, 1pm performance.

COCA THEATRE COMPANY

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

2 HOURS, PLUS 15-MINUTE INTERMISSIONFRI, JUL 21, 2017 | 7PMSAT, JUL 22, 2017 | 1PM & 5PMSUN, JUL 23, 2017 | 1PM & 5PM

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young provincial woman, and the Beast, a young prince trapped in an enchantress’s spell. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not find love soon, he will be doomed for all eternity. This production features the film’s Academy Award®- winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, with additional songs with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is by Linda Woolverton.

The COCA Theatre Company (CTC) is an auditioned ensemble of pre-professional musical theatre students from throughout the region.

AGES 5+

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Schedule subject to change

TAKE ALL 6Tier 1 seats: $106Tier 2 seats: $87Tier 3 seats: $78

PICK 3Tier 1 seats: $51 ($61 with Uptown)Tier 2 seats: $45 ($47 with Uptown)Tier 3 seats: $42

COCA’S FOUNDERS’ THEATRE

TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3

RENEW OR PURCHASE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES ONLINE!www.cocastl.org/subscribe

SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGESCurrent Subscribers, renew by June 1, 2016 to secure the best seats!

WHY SUBSCRIBE?• Easy Ticket Exchanges. Subscribers receive free and easy

ticket exchange privileges.

• Early Access: Subscribers are able to purchase single tickets to any show before they go on sale to the general public.

• Ticket Insurance: Subscribers will be seated even if their tickets have been lost or misplaced.

• Subscriber Parties: Subscribers receive backstage access with fun activities and snacks themed around two show weekends.

OR, PICK YOUR OWN!Select your favorite three shows to build your own package.*Please note, Beauty and the Beast is a 2-hour performance with a 15-minute intermission.

THREE SHOW PACKAGES:My First TheatreThe Ugly DucklingThe Little DancerElephant and Piggie

Rowdy RomperThe Ugly DucklingMomentumElephant and Piggie

Little Princess The Ugly DucklingBeauty and the Beast*The Little Dancer

Let’s DanceThe Little DancerMomentumUptown

Date NightMomentumUptownBeauty and the Beast*

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