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2009 marked the 24th consecutive season of Central Park SummerStage. The series officially opened on June 12 with a performance by [[Josh Ritter]] backed by the [[New York Pops]] and closed August 16 with a performance by alternative rockers [[Dinosaur Jr.]] |
2009 marked the 24th consecutive season of Central Park SummerStage. The series officially opened on June 12 with a performance by [[Josh Ritter]] backed by the [[New York Pops]] and closed August 16 with a performance by alternative rockers [[Dinosaur Jr.]] |
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Over 1700 individual artist performances have taken place in its 24-year history, reaching a cumulative audience of more than 3 million people. While most shows are free and patrons are asked to donate money at the gate, a handful of performances (usually six per season)are paid events, considered " |
Over 1700 individual artist performances have taken place in its 24-year history, reaching a cumulative audience of more than 3 million people. While most shows are free and patrons are asked to donate money at the gate, a handful of performances (usually six per season)are paid events, considered "Benefit Concerts" to support the free programs. In 2010 Central Park SummerStage will celebrate its 25th anniversary. |
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In 2010 Central Park SummerStage will celebrate its 25th anniversary. |
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Over 1700 individual artist performances have taken place in its 24-year history, reaching a cumulative audience of more than 2.5 million people. While most shows are free and patrons are asked to donate money at the gate, a handful (usually six per season) of performances are paid events, considered "benefits" to support the high quality free programs. |
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== External links == |
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Revision as of 15:07, 13 November 2009
SummerStage is New York's premiere outdoor concert venue in Central Park (New York City), founded in 1986. In 1994, SummerStage was transferred to City Parks Foundation, where it has remained. From the beginning, the philosophy of SummerStage has been to bring to Central Park as wide a range of performing arts as possible, making them accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. It continues to present performances of outstanding artistic quality, free of charge, including music, dance, spoken word, and film events in the summer months. The artists represent an array of genres and cultures, including American soul and U.S. debuts from trailblazing international acts, and specializing in New York City's own emerging indie-rock talent.
In August 2003, during the famous Eastern Seaboard blackout, the Indigo Girls were scheduled to perform. The band showed up to play and did, after the technical staff rewired the venue to work off a single generator.
Other memorable SummerStage performances include: Sharon Jones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vampire Weekend, Marion Williams, David Bowie, Santogold, Curtis Mayfield, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Patti Smith, a Joni Mitchell tribute, in which Joni herself showed up for the finale, Toni Morrison and John Legend.
2009 marked the 24th consecutive season of Central Park SummerStage. The series officially opened on June 12 with a performance by Josh Ritter backed by the New York Pops and closed August 16 with a performance by alternative rockers Dinosaur Jr.
Over 1700 individual artist performances have taken place in its 24-year history, reaching a cumulative audience of more than 3 million people. While most shows are free and patrons are asked to donate money at the gate, a handful of performances (usually six per season)are paid events, considered "Benefit Concerts" to support the free programs. In 2010 Central Park SummerStage will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
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