This lively, diverse concert provides a preview of the emerging talent of the next generation of dance artists.
The program includes original dances created and/or performed by undergraduate students majoring in Dance as they begin to find their choreographic voice and vision, plus new works developed throughout the year by guest choreographers.
This first of two Maryland Dance Ensemble concerts during the season focuses on the cutting-edge visions of dance faculty members Alvin Mayes, Sharon Mansur, Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig; visiting artist Adriane Fang; and guest choreographer Susan Marshall.
Cellist Carter Brey, violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Gabriela Martinez will perform works by Beethoven, Arensky and Ravel in their first appearance at the Center.
The artists — each of whom has a wealth of musical experience and numerous accolades — formed as a chamber trio in the summer of 2011 and within days were invited to perform at the 2012 Ravinia Festival.
In the grand finale of their studies in the MFA in Performance (MFAP) program, the members of the inaugural MFAP class will showcase seven new works. Each MFAP student will perform an individual piece that showcases his or her own writing, research and performance.
This small group of talented theatre artists, who came to the program with experiences ranging from regional theatre to Broadway, have prepared hour-long works grounded in their own experiences, personal artistic visions and their three years of MFA in Performance training.
Lucky Plush Productions presents a dance/theatre hybrid based on — and poking fun at — the classic film Gaslight, about a villainous husband who tries to drive his wife insane.
In the hands of artistic director Julia Rhoads and director Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, this rowdy, witty dance-theatre piece transcends its sources to examine wedded (or unwedded) “bliss” from unexpected physical and emotional angles.
Join the artists for a Talk Back after the October 4 performance.
Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
In addition to her groundbreaking solo work, Laurie Anderson has undertaken collaborative projects with artists of all kinds, including William S. Burroughs, Lou Reed, Marisa Monte and Colin Stetson, among others.
Kronos Quartet, musical mavericks who shatter conventional wisdom about string quartets, has partnered with Eiko & Koma, Philip Glass, Alim Qasimov, Astor Piazzolla and many more.
Kronos Quartet’s ongoing residency at the Center includes working closely with composition students in the UMD School of Music.
Each season Kronos works with selected young student composers in creating new works, refining the pieces for maximum musical impact and presenting initial readings of the works in a public event.
Varied repertoire and high-quality performances have earned this annual event a loyal following.
Spirit and spectacle combine in a two-hour extravaganza of the finest wind repertoire plus the ever-popular Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band.
A recital in two parts featuring the music of traditional composers influenced by the jazz idiom, including works by David Heinick, Larry Bell and Aaron Copland.
The second half features the UMD School of Music’s jazz faculty performing music by Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and Thelonius Monk.
Proceeds from Music in Mind concerts benefit the School of Music’s undergraduate scholarship fund.
In Time of Roses is a sexy, fast-paced, political thriller, based on the true story of Margaret of Anjou, a woman forced to lead an army to save her family.
Most of the play’s text was taken directly from William Shakespeare’s Henry VI trilogy and from his sonnets.
