Lucretia Speaks, We Consider
After the performance, Maryland Opera Studio Director Craig Kier moderates the pre-performance panel in a discussion about the myriad of issues to consider within the powerful Lucretia story.
After the performance, Maryland Opera Studio Director Craig Kier moderates the pre-performance panel in a discussion about the myriad of issues to consider within the powerful Lucretia story.
The Lucretia story has been the subject of visual artists for centuries. Lecturer for the UMD Department of Art History and Archaeology Aneta Georgievska-Shine discusses the countless Lucretia and Tarquinius paintings and sculptures created by Titian, Rembrandt and others.
What is the impact of the humanities on American life? As part of the Pulitzer Prizes’ Centennial Celebration, the College of Arts and Humanities has partnered with Maryland Humanities to present Pulitzer Prize-winning author-historians Taylor Branch and Isabel Wilkerson. NAACP’s Sherrilyn Ifill will moderate an engaging discussion between the two on the historical context behind their Pulitzer Prize-winning work and its relevancy to our lives today.
A book signing and reception will follow the event.
Prepare to gather, connect and explore with the creative community!
UMD School of Music bassoon students refine their repertoire in a coaching with Rice University bassoon professor Benjamin Kamins.
Benjamin Kamins is the former Associate Principal Bassoon with the Minnesota Orchestra, and the former Principal Bassoon of the Houston Symphony. As a chamber musician, Kamins is a founding member of the Epicurean Wind Quintet and the Houston Symphony Chamber Players. Learn more about Kamins here.
The Bach Cantata Series explores the more than 200 extant
What does true exchange and engagement between an artist and an audience look like, and how can artists incorporate audience feedback into their creative process in a robust way?
Hear from several regionally-based artists about how they’ve experimented with multiple forms of audience engagement to inform their creative process. Panelists include Margot Greenlee, director, BodyWise Dance; Scott Patterson, artistic director of AfroHouse; and Jason Schlafstein, co-founder and producing artistic director of Flying V.