IMPACT Tour 2013: Andes Manta
by Malika Bryant
The Ohio Arts Council will present the annual International Music and Performing Arts in Communities Tour (IMPACT) from November 2-19, 2013. This year's IMPACT tour will feature Andes Manta.
Playing more than 35 traditional instruments, Andes Manta embodies the lively and influential sound of traditional Andean folk music. The group of musicians, comprised of Fernando, Luis, Bolivar and Jorge Lopez, are natives of the Ecuadorian Andes. The brothers learned their music as it has been learned for thousands of years passed from father to son, and brother to brother.
Andes Manta aspires to promote cultural understanding by bringing the vibrant sound of South American folk music to North American audiences. The brothers have performed across the United States in distinguished locations such as Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral and Lincoln Center.
Andes Manta will perform in five Ohio communities: Marietta, Grove City, Pemberville, Wilmington and Lorain. All performances are free and open to the public.
The fall IMPACT tour will feature educational outreach programs in each community, in addition to the performances. IMPACT is a program of the OAC and is presented in partnership with Ohio Arts Presenters Network. It is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest, which is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.
Since 1998, IMPACT has brought international artists to Ohio each fall for a statewide tour of non-traditional venues, including places of worship. The fall IMPACT tour exposes new audiences to art forms from around the world through performances and festivals that unite communities around the state. IMPACT is designed to bring the best international performing arts groups to audiences in Ohio.
The OAC began the program with the presentation of Barocco Andino, a Chilean music ensemble. In the following years, the OAC brought international artists such as Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre, Viva Quetzal, Cuerdas de Fuego, Real Tango, Eblen Macari Trio, El Arranque Tango Orchestra, America Indigina, Sones de Mexico Ensemble, Mauvais Sort and On Ensemble to Ohio for a statewide tour.
IMPACT TOUR DATES:
Marietta: Saturday, November 2, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Ohio Valley Players
229 Putnam St Marietta, OH 45750
740/373-0894
Presented in partnership with The Colony Theatre and Mid-Ohio Valley Players
Grove City: Wednesday, November 6, 7 p.m.
Grove City United Methodist Church
2650 Columbus St. Grove City, OH 43123
614/670-2926
Presented in partnership with The Grove City Arts Council
Pemberville: Saturday, November 9, 7 p.m.
Pemberville Opera House
115 Main St. Pemberville, OH 43450
419/287-4848
Presented in partnership with the Pemberville Opera House
Wilmington: Tuesday, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Murphy Theatre
50 W. Main St. Wilmington, OH 45177
Presented in partnership with The Murphy Theatre
937/382-3643 local or 877/274-3848 toll-free
Lorain: Tuesday, November 19, 7 p.m.
Lorain Palace Theatre
617 Broadway Ave. Lorain, OH 44052
440/245-2323
Presented in partnership with The Lorain Palace Theatre
For more information, contact Kathy Cain at 614/728-4427 or Kathy.Cain@oac.state.oh.us .
About the Ohio Arts Council:
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
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