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NextNOW Fest: IMD New Works Incubator Showcase
Experience projects developed during the Immersive Media Design Program’s New Works Incubator, a six-week summer development program designed to support the creation of immersive media projects by students from across the UMD campus. The Incubator enables individual student creators and teams to explore new areas of immersive media and to create works based on their own interests and initiative.
NextNOW Fest 2023
WHERE CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY CONVERGE
SEPTEMBER 5-14
AT THE CLARICE & BEYOND
Tue, Sep 5, 2023 . 12:00AM to 12:00AM
NextNOW Fest & Comedy Bonfyre: The Starry Night Special
About the Event
Comedy Bonfyre and NextNOW Fest come together for a night of laughter featuring Netflix's Emma Willmann, with Late Late Show's Dylan Adler and hosted by D.C. comedian Kim Villamera.
Comedy Bonfyre is a D.C. based comedy and storytelling production, produced by Ambi Narula and Lyka Miranda. Comedy Bonfyre shows bring the heat, laughter and good vibes just like a real bonfire.
This show is open to the public and will be ASL-interpreted.
ACTnow: The Evidence of Things Not Seen
ABOUT THE EVENT
A dialogue on puppetry and object performance as a powerful means of resistance to the objectification of Black bodies. Nehprii Amenii, writer and director of Food for the Gods and Dr. Paulette Richards, author of Object Performance in the Black Atlantic will ground the audience in the historical development of African-American puppetry and discuss the power of puppetry to redress cultural erasure and foster community healing. Light refreshments will be available.
An Auction with the Phantom of the Opera: University Orchestra
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Venture into the "haunted" corridors of the Paris Opera House as the University Orchestra brings one of the most iconic musicals to the concert hall for their final performance of the year. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a young opera star and the mysterious masked figure who becomes obsessed with her. The longest-running show on Broadway, the musical is presented here by full orchestra and narration.
This program has something for everyone, including orchestral masterworks, opera and musical theatre.
UMD Percussion Ensemble Concert
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Usually positioned at the back of the orchestra, members of the percussion section move center stage to reveal the colorful, melodic potential of their instruments in this striking concert of contemporary music.
Harmonies and Hymns: UMD Wind Ensemble
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Andrea Brown, music director
For its season finale concert, the UMD Wind Ensemble presents a performance of works that explore renewal and hope. From a new perspective on the legends behind The Engulfed Cathedral originally explored by Debussy, to a new setting of songs from an 1835 songbook, this concert shows the depth of wind ensemble repeirtoire and virtuosity.
Bach Cantata Series: UMD Choral Activities
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Mariana Corichi Gomez, conductor
Nuria Shin, soprano
Olivia O'Brien, mezzo-soprano
Jonas Rimkunas, tenor
Anthony Anderson, bass
J.S. Bach, known as the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of short performances led by conductors in the graduate program. This performance will feature Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62.
Final Jazz Showcase: UMD Jazz Ensemble, UMD Jazz Lab Band and University Jazz Band
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Join us for this family favorite jazz concert marking the end-of-year finale for the UMD School of Music’s jazz ensembles! From classic standards to contemporary interpretations, experience the energy and groove that only live jazz can deliver.
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