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- From: jonb@Ingres.COM (Jon Berger)
- Subject: Re: When are the *AUDITIONS* for the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.232624.304@pony.Ingres.COM>
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- References: <1992Nov23.152536.21633@macc.wisc.edu>
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 23:26:24 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.152536.21633@macc.wisc.edu>, nmrdb@vms.macc.wisc.edu (BEVERLY SEAVEY) writes:
- >The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival happens sometime in June. A friend
- >of mine happened to be in San Francisco sometime in January, and got to
- >attend the auditions for the festival. She said it was better than the actual
- >festival in some ways in that you got to see *all* the groups, and the
- >cost was 1$/day for each of 3 days, and the auditions were in full costume.
- >Does anyone know the dates and place for the auditions this year? I would
- >like to try to see them.
-
- They're January 29, 30, and 31, at McKenna Theater on the campus of
- San Francisco State University. I can provide directions by email if
- anyone needs them.
-
- I'd be inclined to agree that the auditions are more fun than the actual
- festival, although both have their good points. On the major plus side
- for the auditions, they cost LOTS less than the festival -- it does
- cost to get in, but it's on the order of a couple of bucks, as opposed
- to something like $18 per ticket for the actual festival. You get to
- see the great troupes alongside the, uhhh, not-so-great troupes, which
- provides some interesting contrast, and everybody extracts the high
- points of their show for the ten-minute spot, which usually makes for
- good watching. They are, indeed, in full costume, and almost invariably
- have full live musical accompaniment as well. Highly recommended.
-
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