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JULY 20-26, 2016 UCW 15 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM W hat do polit ics, Chinese acrobat s, Pr ince and A nnie, t he music a l, have in common? T he Givens Per for ming A r t s Center 's 2016 - 2017 season. A nd, t hat 's just t he f irst four shows. Wit h 10 per for mances slated bet ween t he Sept . 29 opening and t he f ina l show on May 3, GPAC Direc tor of Market- ing Chad Lock lear is look ing for ward to anot her stel- lar year. Peppered w it h var iet y, t he season includes comedy, acrobat s, concer t s, music a ls and dance. "GPAC ha s a g r eat s t a f f, t ea m a nd boa r d t hat 's t r u ly com m it t ed t o br i ng i ng some of t he h ig h- es t qua l it y per for ma nces t o ou r a r ea . It 's a t r ad i- t ion t hat ha s cont i nued for mor e t ha n 4 0 yea r s," he sa id . Par t improv, par t sketch comedy, Unelectable You, presented by Slate maga zine and T he Sec- ond Cit y, includes t he audience in a show t hat "mock s ever y vote, ever y c andidate and t he whole polit ic a l process …" Red, blue or indepen- dent , Unelectable You g ives people of ever y polit ic a l st r ipe somet hing to laugh about . It 's at 7:30 p.m. on Sept . 29. Shanghai Night s rolls into GPAC on Oc t . 18. T he show by T he Shang- hai Acrobat s of t he People's Republic of China weaves dramat ic t a les using movement , music and color to br ing t he excitement and elegance t hat is Shanghai to t he Sandhils. T he show fea- t ures more t han 100 of China's top acrobat s. He c apt ivated a generat ion w it h his music a l prowess and majest ic st age presence. On Oc t . 21, UNC Pembroke celebrates homecoming w it h Pr ince t r ibute ar t ist Mat t Fink , a t hree-t ime Grammy Award w inner and or ig ina l member of Pr ince and t he Revolut ion. T he concer t is open to t he public . November 17, Annie, t he music a l t a kes t he st age. It is direc ted by or ig ina l ly r icist and direc tor Mar t in Char nin and choreog raphed by Liza Gennaro and feat ures book and score by Tony Award®-w inners T homas Meehan, Charles St rouse and Mar t in Char nin. Wit h favor ites like "It 's t he Hard-K nock Life," "Eas y St reet ," "I Don't Need A ny- t hing But You," and t he ever-pop- ular " Tomor row," t his produc t ion promises to have t he audience sing ing a long. A n addit ion to t he lineup, is a display of UNCP 's f inest at t he 8t h A nnua l Holiday E x t ravaganza on Dec . 2. St udent s, fac ult y and st af f come toget her to per for m holi- day classics and new favor ites. Join in sing ing Chr ist mas c arols as UNCP 's choirs and ensembles br ing t he Chr ist- mas spir it to Givens. Don't miss t he preconcer t " Tuba Chr ist mas" per for mance at 7:30 p.m. " T his year we've added t he UNCP Depar t ment of Music's A nnua l Holiday E x t ravaganza to our ser ies," said Lock lear. "It 's such a wonder f ul family-f r iendly event t hat showc ases t he t a l- ent s of st udent s and fac ult y of our music depar t- ment f rom choirs to ja zz ensembles. We wanted to g ive it more ex posure. It 's a lso for a good c ause. Proceeds w ill go to scholarships for st udent s major- ing in music ." T he N. C . Yout h Tap Ensemble feat ures 40 dancers rang ing in age f rom 8 to 18. T hey br ing passion and at t it ude to t he st age w it h high-energ y numbers t hat include some not-so-t radit ion- a l music a l pieces — a ll while honor ing t he t radit ion of t ap. T he per for mance is on Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Broadway and t he A mer ic an dream come toget her on Jan 26 when 42nd St reet t a kes t he st age. Based on a novel by Bradford Ropes and Busby Berkeley 's 1933 mov ie, t he music a l t a kes t he audience on an advent ure w it h Peg g y Saw yer as she st r ikes out on her ow n to chase her dream of f inding success as a New York ac t ress. T he perc ussion, t he dance, t he rhy t hm — t here is not hing like it . STOMP 's eight mem- bers use pret t y much any t hing but perc ussion inst r ument , f inding " beaut if ul noises in t he st rangest places," according to USA Today. Us- ing matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, gar- bage c ans, Zippo lighters and hubc aps, STOMP f ills t he st age w it h rhy t hm. T his well-loved favor ite comes w it h updated and rest r uc t ured rout ines t hat are sure to c apt ivate. It is at GPAC on March 21. T he Russian Nat iona l Ba llet T heat re present s Swan Lake on March 27. Swan Lake or ig ina lly premiered in 1877 and is now t he nat iona l ba llet of Russia . Follow t he f ull-leng t h ba llet as it tells t he stor y of pr incess Odet te and her st r ug gle to brea k f ree of t he sorcerer 's c urse t hat t ur ned her into a swan. T he sa me compos- er t hat br oug ht u s Wicked now of fer s PIPPIN, a mu sic a l packed w it h ac r o - bat ic s, mag ic a l feat s a nd song . It cla i m s fou r 2013 Tony Aw a r d s® i nclud i ng Bes t Mu sic a l Rev iv- a l . PIPPIN closes out t he GPAC sea son on May 3. "A subscr ipt ion to a ll t he shows is less t han t wo t icket s to a Broadway show in New York ," said Lock lear. " We a lso g ive exclusive perk s to our season subscr ibers: an inv it at ion to our annua l Champag ne Ga la at t he opening show, an oppor t unit y to choose t he best seat s before single t icket s go on sa le to t he genera l public, and discounted t icket rates." W hile f irst class enter t ainment is GPAC 's spe- cia lt y, t here is more. " We're t he center of c ult ura l ar t s in our communit y and t he universit y. Besides our Broadway and More Ser ies, t here are many diverse c ult ura l ar t s event s t hroughout t he year," said Lock lear. " T he Depar t ment of T he- at re produces severa l plays a year, t he De- par t ment of Music has severa l concer t s and an annua l music a l, and we feat ure st u- dent and loc a l ar t ist 's ar t- work Givens Announces 2016/2017 Season by STEPHANIE CRIDER EVENTS STEPHANIE CRIDER, Editor. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200 The 2016/2107 GPAC season includes every- thing from comedy to acrobats to Broadway musicals.