NOTE: Advance sales for this concert have ended. There will be a small number of tickets available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Those tickets will go on sale when the box office opens at 6:30pm. 

The NOCCA Institute gets into the swing of things with
DANCING WITH THE FAUBOURG
Featuring the music of the Faubourg Quartet 
Saturday, September 17 at 7:30pm

• DANCING WITH THE FAUBOURG features classical ensemble the Faubourg Quartet, performing alongside tango, swing, and other dancers.

• The Faubourg Quartet will perform works from Beethoven, Piazzolla, Shostakovich, and more.

• DANCING WITH THE FAUBOURG takes place Saturday, September 17 at 7:30pm at NOCCA, 2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans.

Join The NOCCA Institute for a celebration of strings and swing on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 7:30pm as we present DANCING WITH THE FAUBOURG, featuring the Faubourg Quartet! This one-night-only event will be held in the intimate Nims Black Box Theatre, on NOCCA's campus at 2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans. 

From classical to tango, ballet to swing, the Faubourg Quartet will perform works by Beethoven, Piazzolla, Shostakovich, and more. The Quartet will be joined onstage by Chia-Hsing Lin (piano) and Geoff Clapp (drums), plus dancers Nathalie Gomes Adams, Jarina Carvalho, Robert Claypool, Ector Gutierrez, and Argerie Villalobos who will bring these beloved compositions to life with some very fancy footwork.

DANCING WITH THE FAUBOURG marks the start of the Faubourg Quartet's 2011-12 season. Additional performances will take place in the fall and spring, including the ensemble's acclaimed charity concert supporting Coats for Kids. 

Seating is limited, so order your tickets today!

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About NOCCA & The NOCCA Institute
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) is a world-class educational institution that has been changing the lives of young people since 1973. Every year, this professional arts training center provides intensive instruction in Classical Music, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts, Dance, Drama, Jazz, Media Arts, Musical Theatre, Theatre Design, Vocal Music, Visual Arts, and academics to students from public, private, and parochial schools across Louisiana. Students attend via schoolday, after-school, weekend, and summer sessions. Admission to NOCCA is by audition, and tuition is free.

The NOCCA Institute provides supplemental funding for NOCCA students and advocacy for NOCCA’s world-class program. With the support of corporations, foundations, and individuals across Louisiana and the globe, the Institute has helped turn NOCCA into a flagship professional arts training facility. Some of the Institute’s more notable endeavors include: the Term-Time Financial Aid Program, the NOCCA Summer Term Financial Aid Program, the Summer Study Financial Aid Program, the Artists-in-Residence Program, the capital campaign for NOCCA’s current home and future capital expansion, and numerous arts programs for the general public.

About the Faubourg Quartet
Based in New Orleans, the Faubourg Quartet was founded in 2008 by local classical musicians connected to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. None of the Quartet are from NOLA originally, but they have each been accepted into its colorful culture with open arms, and they have found there is nowhere quite like it. The Quartet's mission is to bring all genres of music together in a celebration of community and culture, then represent New Orleans in collaboration with other cultures around the world. By working with other local musicians, and performing works by New Orleans composers, the Faubourg Quartet aims to bridge the gap between classical music and all other genres, including jazz and blues. In addition, the Quartet wants to give as much back to the community as they can by playing benefit concerts for organizations such as "Coats for Kids."