The Interpretations of Light

By Peter Liu

On the evening of February 4th, I braved the cold weather to attend the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company's second showing of their East Coast premiere of Light Moves at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. The audience had the pleasure of hearing Margaret Jenkins herself speak before the show. She exclaimed that this would be the third time her company performed at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and that her company had started working on the Light Moves project over a year ago. She explained that the show was inspired by the element of inquiry and tried to answer questions through dance.

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Shanghai Orchestra Ensemble Brings America Music of Nature

By Peter Liu

On the evening of February 4th, my family and I had the unique opportunity of attending the first performance of the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in America. Accompanied by a translator, the announcer described to the audience that the night would be filled with Chinese music that expressed a friendship from China with the United States. With the festivity of the Chinese New Year still being celebrated, he informed us that the orchestra would play some of the most ancient music using some of the oldest music instruments from China.

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Imani Winds - Master Class with SIREN

By Hannah Morgan

Imagine perfecting a piece of music and then performing it to an audience- only to have members immediately climb onstage and critique the performance.

The University of Maryland's graduate fellowship wind quintet, SIREN, began playing together this past September. The five talented musicians, hailing from all over the states, led the audience through a cultural journey Wednesday night.

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Dance, Dance, Dance!

By Teleathia Gardner

Being a part of the audience of the 29th Annual Choreographers' Showcase helped me confirm the reasons for an event taking place for such a long time. It was an experience that everyone should live, even if dance isn't your forte. The dancers demonstrate a diversity of choreography that swept me off of my feet. Although I have such a minimal dance history, I know that this showcase housed spectacular techniques from start to finish.

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AnDa Union (Video Booth)

Our patrons go beyond the norm, connect with other cultures and listen to the spirit within. In September 2010, our patrons expressed their enthusiasm before a performance by the Mongolian folk ensemble AnDa Union.

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