Try not to think of the words to “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance” or any of the other hits of the Swedish band ABBA. Difficult, right?
It will be impossible on Saturday, Oct. 19, when the New York City-based Dancing Dream: The Tribute to ABBA performs at Lancaster Elementary School Theater.
The season-opening show, hosted by the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts, starts at 7:30 p.m. at 191 School Street. Doors open at 7.
The six-member Dancing Dream band, fronted by lead singers Agnes Jawien and Halina Ulatowski, will highlight the harmonies, costumes and choreography that made ABBA a global pop phenomenon in the 1970s and a lasting presence ever since in film and theater as well as the music scene.
“Many of us remember the ’70s as a groovy time with great music and dancing, and Dancing Dream will certainly take us there,” said RFA board president Jamie Tucker. “But ABBA’s music never really stopped. There was the 2001 Broadway musical Mamma Mia! and two blockbuster mov...