Artlanta Weekly: May 7-13

Alliance Theatre’s Candide 

Starting Wednesday, May 9

Atlanta Symphony Hall
at Woodruff Arts Center                                                                                                                                           1280 W Peachtree St NE

The Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra team up to co-produce a concert adaptation of this Tony Award-winning musical. In this popular adaptation of Voltaire’s satirical novel, the naive Candide is separated from his beloved and must journey around the world to find her while fiercely retaining his mentor’s belief that “this is the best of all possible worlds” in the face of ever-present dangers.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on the BeltLine

Thursday, May 10

Old Fourth Ward Park
592 N Angier Ave. NE

Hop on the Atlanta BeltLine for an evening with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Historic Old Fourth Ward Park.  Listen to this inspiring orchestra in a wonderful all-Italian program featuring Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Rossini’s Overture to L’italiana in Algeri and more. Stop by on your way down the BeltLine or set up with blankets and a picnic.

Xperimental Puppetry Theater

Thursday, May 10 – Sunday, May 13

Center For Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring St. NW

The Center for Puppetry Arts presents another year for dozens of artists to come together in the Xperimental Puppetry Theater. This program offers professional and emerging artists the opportunity to explore and experiment, creating original and bold puppet theater guaranteed to inspire and surprise adult audiences. Join them for an artist talk-back following every performance.

7 Stages presents Curious Human Encounters

Through Sunday, May 13

7 Stages Theatre
1105 Euclid Ave. NE

7 Stages brings back its annual Curious Human Encounters Festival, a showcase of interactive and immersive performances commissioned from multiple Atlanta artists. This year’s event of Curious Human Encounters focuses on sharing quintessentially Atlanta stories. A diverse team of Atlanta citizens and artists — from police to teenagers, to the homeless — create an enthralling production of dance and storytelling. Get ready to experience this beautiful accumulation of human stories, culture, politics, love and family from all corners of our vibrant city.