Elisabeth Mehl Greene's new opera Hajar synthesizes the Jewish and Islamic stories of Hagar/Hajar into a modern tale of a Syrian refugee mother and her son trying to reach safety in America. Hajar confronts the immigration crisis in the United States and worldwide, challenging the acceptance of policies that resist compassion.
Strata, an ensemble including violin faculty member James Stern and guest artists Audrey Andrist, piano, and Nathan Williams, clarinet, presents a dazzling recital of music by contemporary American composers.
Selections include the title work by Dana Wilson (inspired by the poem As I Grew Older by Langston Hughes), and music by Paul Schoenfield, Libby Larsen, Margaret Brouwer, and a work written for Strata by celebrated Maryland alumnus Jonathan Leshnoff.
Two MFA Dance students present original, compelling works as a part of their MFA Program in Dance Thesis. Ama Law presents Tides and Shawn Stone presents 's (apostrophe s).
Ama Law presents Tides. Where sand meets sea, it rises and falls. Drifting, floating, calls from our ancestors. Join these women on a journey discovering how different and alike we are in this skin.
For thirty years, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet—an outgrowth of one of the world’s great orchestras, inspired by one of the world’s most heralded conductors—has set the international standard for such ensembles. Established in 1988, the Quintet has been the prolific and peerless voice of their instrumental canon, whether playing Mozart’s compositions for wind quintet and piano alongside Stephen Hough, reinterpreting the music of Leoš Janáček, or taking on new works by the likes of Kalevi Aho.
Having wowed audiences last season at the Kennedy Center, Nederlands Dans Theater is one of the world’s most celebrated dance companies, performing its unique brand of breathtaking dance and passionate creativity. Often described as the “young company,” NDT2 is a tour de force in its own right. Working with superlative choreographic talent, these international dancers aged 18-23 fill the stage with breathtaking exuberance, astonishing athleticism and awe-inspiring skill. The future is here!
Now entering its 36th edition, the Choreographers’ Showcase has become one of the DC/MD/VA dance community’s most celebrated exhibitions of established and emerging choreographic talent. Established in 1983 by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Showcase’s featured choreographers now number in the hundreds, and they are teaching and making dance in local communities and on stages across the globe.
Choreographers:
Vân-Ánh Võ - đàn Tranh, đàn Bầu, đàn T'rưng, vocals
The Va'v:
Alex Kelly - cello, vocals
Lee Dynes - oud, guitar, percussion
Jimi Nakagawa - percussion, taiko drums
The University of Maryland Repertoire Orchestra (UMRO) presents beloved symphonic dances across many nationalities, united by the colorful energy of movement and music.
As part of one of the world’s most dynamic chamber orchestras, these 18 professional players are among the nation’s acclaimed Black and Latino professional solo instrumentalists and chamber musicians. Music Without Borders, an electrifying and haunting program, features works by Shostakovich, Cassadó, Emmy Award-nominated Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom and a commission by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard.
MFA Dance candidates present thesis concerts of original, compelling works.
dwelling by Stacey Carlson
This multidisciplinary work explores the myriad subtleties of dwelling. What implicit meaning does the word suggest? Internal versus external, shadow against light, our perspective versus what we perceive. Spaces near and far, up and down, seen and unseen.
