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38 All Terrain String Festival: Bolcom 4 x 4 Arditti Quartet | Chiara String Quartet Harlem Quartet | Shanghai Quartet With Eliot Fisk (guitar) and John Patitucci (bass) March 31 – April 2 42 William Bolcom: Embracing All Terrain Ronni Reich previews this wide-ranging quartet festival that features the work of American composer William Bolcom on each program. 44 doug elkins choreography, etc. April 20 – 23 46 Doug Elkins's Favorite Things A wide-ranging conversation with the choreographer who describes himself as "a man with a promiscuous attention span." 50 Astrid Hadad (Mexico) Tierra Misteriosa May 5 – 6 52 An Aztec Priestess in the 21st Century Manuel Igrejas learns this Mexican cabaret star is every bit as splashy and as political as her colorful costumes suggest. 54 Engage! Enhance your Peak Performances experience with programming from our Cultural Engagement department. 56 Tickets & Audience Services 58 Season at a Glance Programs in this season are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Alison and James T. Cirenza; Holly and Robert Gregory; I. Michael Kasser; and The Honorable Mary Mochary. 38 44 50 ALL TERRAIN STRING FESTIVAL: BOLCOM 4 X 4 DOUG ELKINS ASTRID HADAD Peak Performances is the proud recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Citation of Excellence and Designation of Major Impact. A World of Difference Jedediah Wheeler, Publisher Amy Estes, Editor Patrick Flood, Creative Director Contributors: Manuel Igrejas, Gennadi Novash, Wendy Perron, Ronni Reich P E R F O R M A N C E S 1 6 / 1 7 PHOTOS, TOP TO BOTTOM: William Bolcom. Photo: Peter Smith Mo(or)town/Redux. Courtesy of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Astrid Hadad. Photo: Rodrigo Vazquez www.peakperfs.org 5

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