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YOUNG @ HEART<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Young@Heart Chorus, a group composed of New England senior citizens, has delighted audiences worldwide with renditions of songs by artists from The Clash to Coldplay. YOUNG@HEART<\/strong> chronicles seven weeks in the lives of the members of the chorus as they prepare for a one-night-only concert in their hometown of Northampton, Massachusetts. The group is made up of two dozen spirited seniors \u00e2\u20ac\u201d former schoolteachers, executives, doctors, and food service workers \u00e2\u20ac\u201d who specialize in reinterpreting rock, punk, and R&B classics from a unique perspective. What ultimately emerges in the film is a funny and unexpectedly moving testament to friendship, creative inspiration, and expectations defied.<\/p>\n

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Led by Bob Cilman, their demanding musical director, the retirees are rehearsing their new show, struggling with Sonic Youth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dissonant rock anthem \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Schizophrenia,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and giving new meaning to James Brown\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Feel Good.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d With less than two months to go until the concert, the performers grapple with new lyrics and unfamiliar melodies. During their thrice-weekly rehearsals, they gradually take possession of music ranging from R&B classics like Allen Toussaint\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yes We Can Can\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to Coldplay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s emotionally powerful ballad \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fix You,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d upending assumptions about old age, love, sex, and death.<\/p>\n


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