{"id":457,"date":"2019-07-28T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T20:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2019\/2019\/07\/28\/fela-the-concert-to-electrify-spac-on-july-29\/"},"modified":"2019-07-28T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T20:00:17","slug":"fela-the-concert-to-electrify-spac-on-july-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2019\/2019\/07\/28\/fela-the-concert-to-electrify-spac-on-july-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Fela! The Concert, to Electrify SPAC on July 29"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full of energy in constant motion,&nbsp;<em>Fela!<\/em>&nbsp;The Concert will bring the award winning<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.felaonbroadway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Broadway musical <\/a>to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/tag\/spac\">SPAC<\/a>) on Monday, July 29. The sensual, eclectic sounds and powerful lyrics of Fela Kuti, the founding father of Afrobeat, prove why he became one of the world\u2019s most celebrated and rebellious music legends of the 60\u2019s, 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s. Set against a soaring canvas of projected images,&nbsp;<em>Fela!<\/em>&nbsp;The Concert is driven by the electrifying rhythms from a live Afrobeat band, with singers and dancers who bring to life&nbsp;<em>Fela\u2019s&nbsp;<\/em>provocative spirit.&nbsp;<em>Fela!<\/em>&nbsp;The Concert features members of the original Broadway cast from the highly acclaimed Tony Award winning production&nbsp;<em>Fela!<\/em> This unique concert experience radiates joy and leaves audiences on their feet wanting more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fela! The Concert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NRze4mLsRKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to&nbsp;<em>Fela!&nbsp;<\/em>The Concert, at 7 p.m. SPAC will present a high-energy, professionally choreographed final performance by 80 local children who have been participating in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cdymca.org\/the-performance-project-youth-in-motion-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Performance Project: Youth in Motion<\/a>. Led by the award winning National Dance Institute and presented in partnership with the Capital District and Saratoga Regional YMCA\u2019s, SPAC\u2019s Performance Project is a two-week dance intensive designed to teach children dance skills while instilling in them a belief in their own abilities and capacity to achieve success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">More information on <em>Fela<\/em> at SPAC can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/spac.org\/event\/fela-the-concert\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full of energy in constant motion,&nbsp;Fela!&nbsp;The Concert will bring the award winning Broadway musical to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on Monday, July 29. 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