Henson Awards Showcase

The talented student recipients of the Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry will perform/present their funded projects. Grantees and their project descriptions will be announced soon.

The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies hosts an annual competition and recipients are awarded funds to create a puppet project or performance. The Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry was established by Jane Henson '55 to honor the memory of Jim Henson '60, creator of the world famous Muppets. 

Science On Tap: November 2019

Guest Lecturer: Margaret A. Palmer
Distinguished University Professor of Entomology and
Director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at the University of Maryland

Thaïs

Earthly desire or spiritual conviction? A devout monk seeks to convert an alluring courtesan, but realizes too late that he is driven by lust and not religion. She finds redemption. He does not.

Ballet Company M: The Nutcracker

Ballet Company M is proud to present a rendition of Tchaikovsky's classic holiday ballet, The Nutcracker.

With the help of her Nutcracker, the audience will travel with Clara from her mother's holiday party, through a beautiful snow storm and into the magical Land of the Sweets.

Pre-Concert Discussion: Holst’s The Planets

Gustav Holst’s The Planets is an epic orchestral suite that takes the listener on a majestic journey through the solar system. Join newly appointed Music Director David Neely for an intimate discussion in advance of the 3PM UMD Symphony Orchestra concert to find out how each of the seven movements represents the number of planets visible from earth at the time the piece was composed, taking on the astrological character of the planet it r

Clarinet Studio Recital

The Clarinet Studio performs the works of Francis Poulenc, Heinrich Sutermeister, Carl M. von Weber, Ferdinand David, Louis Spohr, Paul Jean Jean and more.

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