Chris Thile Awarded MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant"

You may have noticed mandolinist Chris Thile on a big banner in front of our building — he’ll be here on April 12, 2013, performing with pianist Brad Mehldau.

We’ve just gotten word that he received a 2012 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.”

Congratulations, Chris! Can’t wait to hear you perform.

Ruth Watkins, Storyteller

Ruth Watkins

RUTH WATKINS, Theatre major, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Marketing major, UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business

I spent my last semester abroad in London, which was fantastic and I was able to do it partially because I had received a scholarship from the donors at the Clarice Smith Center.

The best part was seeing that there is an audience for the kind of theater I want to do.

Helen Huang, Storyteller

Helen Huang

HELEN HUANG, Costume and Set Designer, UMD Professor, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance

As a costume designer who emigrated from China to the United States, I always find a personal connection with plays in which the protagonist is searching for his or her place in the world.

…this play changed my perspective on the meaning of home…

Laree Ashley Lentz, Storyteller

Laree Ashley Lentz

LAREE ASHLEY LENTZ, MFA Costume Design 2012, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Costume Designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream/仲夏夜之梦

Last May I embarked on an international journey that opened my eyes to a new culture when, along with a few designers and UMD theatre faculty, I had the amazing opportunity to visit Beijing.

…I learned the importance of expression and the simplicity of line.

Prince George's Philharmonic

Under the baton of Maestro Charles Ellis, the Prince George's Philharmonic presents Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major (Titan).

John Cage and the Prepared Piano

Pianist Eliza Garth will explore the origins of the prepared piano, prepared-piano effects, and techniques for preparing a piano properly.

This lecture includes short performances of music for prepared piano.

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