VOCA PEOPLE/ADD 2
Press Release MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Reichstein or Karen
Watassek713-632-8105 or [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The A Capella Sensation, Voca People,Return to Houston for One
Night Only!Presented by Society for the Performing Arts
HOUSTON (9/14/2015) The a cappella and beat box octet known as
Voca People returns to Houston Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m., in
the Wortham Centers Cullen Theater, presented by Society for the
Performing Arts.
What began as a YouTube sensation has quickly grown into a
worldwide phenomenon, filled with performances and a fan base
around the world. The Voca People are friendly aliens from the
planet Voca, somewhere behind the sun, where all communication is
made by music and vocal expressions. Follow their journey back to
planet Earth while experiencing an original musical adventure
unlike anything you have ever seen before. Full of energy and
bursting with comedy and fun, Voca People features more than 80 a
cappella and beat box versions of all-time favorite hits including
music by Madonna, Michael Jackson and even Mozart! No instruments,
no sound effectsjust eight incredible talents breathing life into
the greatest music on earth.
Israeli-born Creator, Writer and Director Lior Kalfo began
working on the zany idea of Voca People four years before its first
rehearsal. Known in Israel for his award-winning comedy series The
Comedy Store, Lior envisioned something completely different for
this production, mixing classic songs in a capella style with
performers dressed in all white. Shai Fishman, the shows composer,
arranger and music directoralso from Israelquickly joined Lior in
his efforts to bring Voca People into a reality. Fishman, famous
for composing and producing original scores for all films at NASA
and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, became half of the
amazing duo needed for Voca People to thrive.
Houston audiences wont want to miss out on this special one
night engagement, focused on the Vocas famous motto, life is music
and music is life. Join the millions in witnessing this unique,
inter-galactic phenomenon, filled with comedy, audience
participation, music of all times and an overall evening of total
excitement.
Tickets for Voca People range from $28-$68 and can be purchased
online at www.spahouston.org, by phone at 713-227-4SPA or at the
courtyard level ticket office at
Jones Hall located at 615 Louisiana St. Hours of operation: 9
a.m.5 p.m. MondayFriday. For groups of 15 or more call
713-632-8113. Prices are subject to change.
About Society for the Performing ArtsFounded in 1966, Society
for the Performing Arts (SPA) is the largest independent non-profit
presenting organization in the Southwest. Since its inception, SPA
has sponsored more than 1,000 performances of the worlds finest
music, dance and theater events, in adherence to the belief that
the arts are fundamental to the overall enrichment and quality of
life within the community. In addition to presenting artists, SPA
seeks to provide a variety of learning experiences for adults and
children through master classes, lectures and special student
performances, as well as build relationships between the performing
arts and other interests within the greater Houston area and
throughout the state of Texas.
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