China's Golden Dragon Acrobats return to CLC

Posted February 14, 2019 10:00 pm

College of Lake County submission

The Golden Dragon Acrobats, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts, will bring their country's 2,500-year-old tradition of acrobatics back to the College of Lake County after an eight-year absence.

The performance takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts.

Accompanied by ancient and contemporary music, the multitalented troupe combines award-winning acrobatics, precision tumbling, traditional dance and breathtaking routines, including daring maneuvers atop a precarious tower of chairs.

Since 1985, the Golden Dragon Acrobats have toured North America continuously, performing in all 50 U.S. states and at prestigious venues, including the Washington, D.C.-based Ford's Theatre and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Other locations range from the Boston Symphony Hall to Broadway to the University of California-Berkeley. For details, visit www.goldendragonacrobats.com/.

Tickets are $35-$40 for general admission; $34-$39 for seniors, CLC staff and alumni; $15 for CLC students and teens; and $12 for children (prices do not include a $2 JLC facility fee).

Single tickets may be purchased at the Box Office in the James Lumber Center, Room P112, on the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.; by phone; or at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets. For more information, call (847) 543-2300 (option 5).

The Box Office is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

To request a 2018-19 James Lumber Center Professional Series brochure or the CLC art, dance, film, literary, music and theater events guide, call (847) 543-2300 or sign up for the mailing list at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets. Groups of six or more people are eligible for discounted ticket prices. Call group sales at (847) 543-2431 or email JLCgroupsales@clcillinois.edu for more information.

The remainder of the 2018-19 JLC Professional Series includes the following events:

• Artrageous: Tuesday, March 26

• '80s Night Out: Saturday, March 30

• Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure: Sunday, April 7

• Jack Wright's Songs and Stories of Neil Diamond: A Contemporary Tribute: Saturday, May 4

For more information, visit www.clcillinois.edu or jlcenter.clcillinois.edu.

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