NextNOW Fest 2022
The Clarice’s annual NextNOW Fest is an inspiring arts experience that celebrates imagination, creativity and community. By amplifying the voices of intriguing, inventive artists from around campus and our community, NextNOW Fest creates a forward-looking microcosm where art transforms our future and connects us all.
The Muses Spring Production
I’ll Give You The Sun Staged Reading
Written by Kailee Goldberg, a fellow Theatre major, and adapted from the book with the same title, I’ll Give You The Sun is about the coming of age of twins Noah and Jude. The play is currently still in progress, and there will be a talk-back after the performance for Kailee to get feedback from the audience as she moves forward with writing.
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St. Lawrence String Quartet: Pre-Concert Talk
Learn more about the artists' creative process in this conversation featuring members of the Thalea Quartet and the St. Lawrence String Quartet moderated by The Clarice's Artistic Planning Coordinator for Music Austin Sposato.
Composer Reading: St. Lawrence String Quartet
Join us in person at The Clarice! This event will not be livestreamed.
The St. Lawrence String Quartet reads new works by UMD School of Music student composers.
Learn more & experience the St. Lawrence String Quartet onstage at go.umd.edu/slsq
Concessions:
The Clarice lobby concession bar Encore will not be open for food and beverage sales during this event.
2021-22 Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series Featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones in Conversation with Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill
The College of Arts and Humanities, the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and HAND present:
A Conversation about Truth, History and the 1619 Project
Relaxed Sensory Performance: Chris Boxall, percussion
Relaxed performances welcome all behaviors and are designed to create a relaxed sensory experience for attendees.
Modifications include:
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Guests are free to talk and move out of their seats during the performance.
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Ear plugs will be available in the venue for guests who prefer a quieter noise level.
SUPERCELL by slowdanger
Presented by The Clarice
Vital Signs: Creative Arts for Black Lives
Presented by The Clarice
In an effort to support student voice and action related to the Black Lives Matter movement, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion and UMD Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy in partnership with Black Terps Matter award mini-grants to artists in the UMD community who are creating projects that affirm Black life and vitality and interrogate white supremacy and anti-Blackness.