These performances are just a taste of a full-season lineup that will include many more presentations, including jazz from around the world; theater works both intimate and spectacular; shows for children and their families; the latest in contemporary dance; experimental multimedia shows and beloved classics; popular entertainment spanning top-selling recording stars, acclaimed cabaret artists, favorite comedians, and much more.

contemporary dance YIN MEI DANCE Nomad: The River January 4, 5, 6 @ 8 p.m. Yin Mei is a dancer and choreographer of luminous and delicate precision. Her own experience during China's Cultural Revolution is at the core of Nomad: The River, an evening-length multimedia dance-theater piece for seven performers. "Yin Mei has a striking visual sense and an authoritative way with social and literary themes (The New York Times)." Studio Theater orchestral concert with soloists, chorus & dancers LA PASIÓN SEGÚN SAN MARCOS by Osvaldo Golijov January 6 @ 8 p.m. A remarkable musical creation in which the acclaimed Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov employs vocal soloists and orchestra, Afro-Cuban and capoeira dancers, the famed choir Schola Cantorum de Venezuela to tell the story of the final ordeal and death of Christ according to the Gospel of St. Mark, with additional texts from the Kaddish, the Old Testament and Spanish poetry. "The score is infused with the spirit of Afro-Cuban music, bossa nova, the "new tango" style of Astor Piazzolla, rumba and flamenco..As soon as the concert ended (the audience) instantly leapt to its collective feet and let loose with cheers, deafening applause, foot stamping and ululating that didn't stop for nearly 20 minutes..This is a marvelous new voice for expressing the joy and sorrow of a boisterous multicultural world, and it traverses ethnic walls as if they didn't exist at all."-excerpt from Mark Swed's LATimes review of the world premiere of La Pasión según San Marcos. Knight Concert Hall adult contemporary LINDA EDER Fantasma Presents January 10 @ 8 p.m. Linda Eder was born in Brainerd, Minnesota (not far from Judy Garland's hometown of Grand Rapids). She spent much of her 20's perfecting her vocals and stage presence. Her big break came in 1988 on the TV show "Star Search," where she reined a record 13 weeks. That led to a lead role in the 1990 Broadway-bound musical "Jekyll & Hyde." Linda recorded seven Atlantic and Angel albums between 1994 and 2004, each a blend of standards, pop hits and originals, and each showcasing Linda's extravagant vocal gifts. Knight Concert Hall world music IDAN RAICHEL January 28 @ 8 p.m. Israel's hottest singer, songwriter, and world music artist, platinum recording star Idan Raichel mixes his country's multi-cultural pop and ethnic Ethiopian music into an irresistible fusion of raw energy, ambient hymns and touching love songs. Knight Concert Hall