Sharpen up your dance moves, no experience necessary!

This activity is part of NextNOW Fest 2018

A recital of spectacular solo works and eight-hand transcriptions from the orchestral repertoire. Music of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and more!

Travel to 1615 and be immersed in the grand procession of Brussels' Ommegang pageant. Experience art, technology and history collaborations come to life, presented together for the first time in the U.S. This amazing animated experience and illustrated public lecture on street theater kicks off The Triumph of Isabella, a year-long exploration of performance through art, and art through performance.

UMD students perform 30 two-minute plays they wrote themselves! Presented under the guidance of alumnus Kurt Chiang, and in partnership with UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

This performance is part of the NextNOW Fest Alumni Commissioning Project, which supports the creation of new works by alumni of the UMD School of Music; and the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Born and raised in Durham, NC with a Buddhist background, poet-emcee G Yamazawa blurs the lines between poetry and rap to challenge American perspectives of race and culture. He is the youngest poet to be a National Poetry Slam Champion, is a two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, and a three-time Southern Fried Champion. G has also been a featured performer at the Sundance Film Festival, TV One's Verses and Flow, the Pentagon, and the White House Initiative for AAPI.