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We are beginning the planning process for NextNOW Fest 2015. The Fest will take place September 9-12, 2015, in and around The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

NextNOW Fest is a four-day, multi-­arts festival, co-­presented by all partners of The Clarice. NextNOW Fest invites students, alumni and our "Creative Radius" neighbors into our incredible artistic community for four days of artful, participatory and surprising events.

This blog post is by Emily Schweich, junior broadcast journalism major.

Taylor Mac strutted on stage in sparkly heels, clad in a shimmery gold tunic with a tulle bustle, an asymmetrical military-style jacket, a rainbow boa and a headdress reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty.

It wasn’t long before Mac singled out audience members to join in onstage. “There’s no forcing, just missed opportunities,” Mac said with a wink, although nobody said no to the invitation.

With each song, judy “let go” of a 20th century value or principle that judy felt was no longer serving us – from the patriarchy to the “oppressive nature of fantasy” to commercialization.

This blog post is by Emily Schweich, junior broadcast journalism major.

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Three University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies alumnae – Paige Hernandez (BA Theatre Performance ’02), Anu Yadav (MFA Theatre Performance ’13) and Caroline Clay (MFA Theatre Performance ’13) will perform excerpts from their solo shows at B-FLY BACKSTAGE: Diverse Solo Shows for Women this Saturday, April 18 at Atlas Performing Arts Center.

“I think that putting our work out there and showing what we think…how we do what we do is really taking a stance for all women and girls to be able to show their mind as well.”

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American Moor

A play written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb

Presented by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with The Clarice

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 . 5PM
[Multi-purpose Room at Nyumburu Cultural Center

American Moor is a 90-minute solo play written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb. The play examines the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare’s character, Othello. American Moor is not an “angry black man play,” but rather a play that addresses race in America, the nature of unadulterated love, privilege and American theatre.