Wild Swan Theater presents
Coming to America: Immigrant
Tales, an original story incorporating
the humor and hardship in the inter-
woven lives of several children who
immigrate to America (aimed at chil-
dren ages 3-12), 10:30 and 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 28-30, in
Towsley Auditorium, Washtenaw
Community College, 4800 E. Huron
River Dr., Ann Arbor. $7-$9. (734)
995-0530.

NEW ON DVD

Trembling Before God (New Yorker
Video; $39.95 DVD), the documen-
tary film by Sandi Simcha DuBowski
built around Chasidic and Orthodox
Jews who are gay or lesbian and their
quest to reconcile their love of Judaism
with the biblical prohibitions against
homosexuality, is now available in a
deluxe two-disc set that includes three
hours of bonus materials.

THE ART SCENE

The Community Arts Gallery pres-
ents the new work of WSU art professor
Jeffrey Abt Oct. 24-Dec. 6. Opening
reception: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24.
(313) 577-2423.
The Alfred Berkowitz Gallery at U-M
Dearborn hosts a Michigan Oriental Art
Society exhibit, The Faithful Samurai,
an exhibition of Japanese woodblock
prints and artifacts, Oct. 26-Dec 6.
Opening reception: 2-5 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 26, (313) 593-5058; all-day semi-
nar, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, fea-
turing Dr. David Weinberg, author of
Kimiyoshi — The Faithful Samurai, $20,
(586) 558-8767.
Art on the Edge: Contemporary Art
from the DaimlerChrysler Collection,
an exhibit featuring work of 80 artists
from around the world produced since
the 1960s, with a focus on the last two
decades, runs Oct. 29-Jan. 18 at the
Detroit Institute of Arts. (313) 833-
7900.

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dinner before the show...
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of arts patrons are coming to the
U.S. to see this production."
Born in Russia, Eden, 56, immi-
orated to Israel in the 1970s, where
he produced plays and musical
events. He came to the U.S. in
1995; he and his wife, Maura, have
two children and live in New York.
"The Sports Coliseum is an
unusual setting for a play, but we're
using it so we can utilize a suspend-

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walk."
The Kirov Ballet,
originally the
Imperial Russian
Ballet, premiered many
famous works, including
Tchaikovsky's Sleeping

Beauty (1890)

and Swan Lake (1895).
During the Cold War, many of its
dancers, including Nureyev,
Makarov-a and Baryshnikov, defected
to the West. Oleg Vinogradov is
current artistic director.

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Boris Gudonov will be performed 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m.
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29-Nov.2, at U-M Sports Coliseum, 5th
and Hill, in Ann Arbor. $35 $40. (734) 764-2538.
The Kirov Ballet performs La Bayadere 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday,
8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29-Nov. 2,
at the Detroit Opera House. $25-$90. (313) 237-SING.

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