Celebrate Shakespeare
We and our partners are celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and commemorating his life and works.
Learn more at Shakespeare.umd.edu.
Deadline extended: Apply to perform in the 2016-2017 NextLOOK season
Artist from 2015–2016 NextLOOK performance SWING. Photo by Kintz Photography
Are you a local performing artist who is interested in developing new work? Do you or your company want audience feedback on projects you are designing? Do you value input in your creative process?
Apply to the 2016-2017 NextLOOK season by Friday, March 11, 2016. Deadline extended to the end of Monday, March 14, 2016!
Series:
Meghan K. Abadoo Receives Choreographers’ Showcase Audience Choice Award
Meghan K. Abadoo photo by Zachary Z. Handler
Congratulations to UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies’ Meghan K. Abadoo, the recipient of the Audience Choice Award at the 33rd Annual Choreographers’ Showcase!
Express yourself. February 6, 2016
How are you building the future of the arts? February 6, 2016
Shakespeare's Music: Not of an Age but for All Time
Shakespeare@umd is sponsored by the University Libraries; the Friends of the Libraries, the College of Art and Humanities; the Department of English; the Center for Literary & Comparative Studies; the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies; The Clarice; the School of Music; the Shakespeare Globe Center-USA Research Archive and other entities both on and off campus.
National Festival Orchestra: Clarinet Masterclass with Yehuda Gilad
Yehuda Gilad, one of the country's foremost teachers of clarinet, leads a masterclass with musicians from the National Orchestral Institute. Get an insider's view on the training each NOI musician receives during their time at the festival.
National Festival Orchestra: Orchestra Unbound
Strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion - all the sections of the orchestra unbound and heard in works that showcase their color and virtuosity.
Program:
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
- Herbert Haufrech: Symphony for Brass and Timpani
- WA Mozart/arr. J. Triebensee: Music from Don Giovanni (rev. Morelli)
Additional repertoire to be announced.
UpSpring Studio: Sentimental Swing (OFF-SITE)
Remember what it was like to swing as a child? Come re-discover those childhood memories with a SWING workshop at Joe's Movement Emporium. With the guidance of professional aerialists (Alana Cole-Faber, Mara Neimanis, and Kirsty Little), you can take a swing on a real trapeze and tell us what the word "swing" means to you. All ages and abilities are welcome, and no prior experience is required. This is a free, drop-in workshop, and there is no need to register.
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra: Music and Film at Maryland
Join the UMD School of Music for its third "Music and Film" screening. This performance features UMD School of Music chamber music groups performing new music for vintage silent films and two short films performed by guest ensemble Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra.
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