DANCE

Sandra Organ Dance Company presents Amahl and the Night Visitors, December 18 - 19, 2010- Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm, in Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall. Presented as part of the Uniquely Houston Series.

Amahl and the Night Visitors is back at the Hobby in its magical glory---a holiday tale for the attention challenged--45 minutes and you've gotten the heart of the season, and learned some American Sign Language!

Sandra Organ Dance Company presents Amahl and the Night Visitors, the heartwarming story of Amahl, a poor lame shepherd boy who, with his mother are visited one night by three wise men seeking lodging during their star-led journey. The magi tell Amahl of the remarkable child they have set out to see.

Amahl and the Night Visitors, a one hour opera in English composed by Gian Carlo Menotti to his own libretto, was commissioned by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). It was the first opera created expressly for American television and premiered Christmas Eve, 1951. 

Choreographed by James Sewell, former dancer with Eliot Feld of New York, and Artistic Director of James Sewell Ballet of Minneapolis, Amahl also includes American Sign Language to tell Amahl’s story and share the themes of hope, healing, and compassion.

This family-friendly Christmas story is fast becoming a holiday favorite.