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Anda Union: The Wind Horse

This post is by Lisa Driscoll, a Junior Vocal Performance and Broadcast Journalism double major. You can read more of her writing on her blog.

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Mongolian music group Anda Union shared a taste of their homeland in an evening filled with folk songs and nostalgic original compositions, all performed in traditional clothing, on September 20 at the Clarice Smith Center. The steady percussive drive mixed with the many string and wind instruments made for a lively and memorable musical performance.

By the end, the energy was so high that I was practically rocking out — certainly not a reaction I expected of myself.

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What are your expectations about the performance? October 4, 2013

David Dorfman Dance: Come, and Back Again, November 1-2

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College Park, MD— Choreographer David Dorfman explores the vulnerability, virtuosity and mortality of daily life in Come, and Back Again at the Kay Theatre at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center November 1 and 2 at 8 pm. Inspired by the stimulating poetry and unapologetic, raw ferocity of the underground 90’s Atlanta band “Smoke,” five dancers and a band of musicians create a kinetic anthem of reckless personal abandon. Dorfman plays the role of both dancer and saxophonist in this striking work that contemplates how time and memory influence and define our changeable human existence.

Join the artists for a Talk Back following the Friday, November 1 performance.

Rediscovering Sidney Lanier

This post is by Emily Schweich, a sophomore Broadcast Journalism major.

Gran Wilson and his students

As Gran Wilson jogged through the streets of Baltimore, an unusual statue caught his eye. A man perched on a rock, holding a notebook and pencil. In a relief behind him, the muses of poetry and music walked along the shore as the sun set.

This man immortalized in bronze was flutist and poet Sidney Lanier, a Georgia native who came to call Baltimore his home. Appointed the first flutist of the Peabody Orchestra in 1873, Lanier also lectured at Johns Hopkins University and was known for his poetry depicting the beauty of the south. He battled tuberculosis throughout his life and died at the young age of 39.

Throughout his life, Lanier fought criticism and illness, but he prevailed over pain and continued to write art and poetry. Wilson found Lanier’s strength inspiring.

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How would you describe the performance to someone who wasn't here? September 27, 2013

If you could ask one person from the event one question, who and what would it be? September 27, 2013

Stage and Screen Actor Estelle Parsons Holds Salon at UMD’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

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Estelle Parsons photo by John Spellman

This event has been cancelled.

Academy Award-winner and four-time Tony nominee Estelle Parsons will work with students in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) at a salon to be held Tuesday, October 15 from 1:30-3:20 p.m. in studio 3736 in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

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Kronos Quartet Celebrates 40th Anniversary with East Coast Premiere by Philip Glass, October 24

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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
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College Park, MD— The Kronos Quartet celebrates its 40^th anniversary with a performance at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Kay Theatre on October 24 at 8 pm. To pay tribute to Kronos Quartet’s 40 years of innovative music-making, the Center has co-commissioned legendary American composer Philip Glass to write a new work, String Quartet No. 6, which will make its East Coast premiere as the centerpiece of Kronos’ performance. This performance will be the debut of Sunny Yang, Kronos Quartet’s new cellist, at the Center.