The Annual Prince George’s County Spelling Bee, sponsored in part by The Washington Informer will be held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall on Friday, March 11th, 2016 at 7PM. The winning student of the Prince George’s County Bee will participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord Hotel at the National Harbor. This event is open to the public, we look forward to your attendance!
Kreativity Diversity Troupe's End of Semester Performance
Through Brod's romantic Quintet in C Major, Jolivet's thrilling Sèrènade, Franciax's virtuosic Wind Quintet No. 2 and Damase's lighthearted Dix-Sept Variations, the Daraja Ensemble explores the unique variety that exists within the French wind quintet repertoire.
Born into one of Spain’s most celebrated family of Gypsy flamenco artists, Farruquito made his Broadway stage debut at age five alongside his grandfather, the legendary dancer Farruco. He starred in Carlos Saura’s film Flamenco at age eight, and was directing his own shows by fifteen. In the ensuing years this vibrant young artist has garnered worldwide recognition at the highest level as he continues to deepen his personal approach to flamenco, bringing his family's dance legacy firmly into the 21st century.
The arts and humanities help us to understand the human experience and critical issues such as power, inequality and quality of life. Join us as NEA Chairman Jane Chu, NEH Chairman William Adams and ARHU Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill discuss how the arts and humanities unlock solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges. Discover how the arts and humanities impact public engagement, technological advancement and cultural preservation.
Lost in Wonderland takes the audience back to the literary universe of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, this time through Lewis Carroll’s eyes. As Carroll follows his beloved Alice through his own magical world, he discovers that Wonderland is not as pleasant as he imagined.
American Moor is a 90-minute solo play written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb, examining 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." Rather the diverse audiences that have experienced it echo the piece's awareness that we see only what we want to see of one another, and that we all long to be wholly noticed and wholly embraced.
Troilus and Cressida photo by Stan Barouh
What do the characters of William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida have in common with the youth of 2016? They are powerful, boisterous and relay the news of the latest love triangles via text message. The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies’ production of Troilus and Cressida provides a modern take on a classic war tale of two rivaling ancient powers in the pursuit of land and love. To those viewers expecting to see the aftermath of a great war in the ruins of Troy, one might be surprised to find the battlefield of mid-13th century BCE adorned with lively infusions of modernity including: track suits with toga-like sashes and traditional ancient battle armor placed atop football jerseys. This adaptation takes inspiration from a high school homecoming football game to tell this story in a reimagined way. Interspersed between tense war scenes, this production also enjoys a soundtrack of many 21st century popular music hits which provide a welcome relief from the strife brought on by the spirited battle scenes.
