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October 5, 2012 – College Park, MD – Choreographers Shannon Dooling and Xuejang Feng examine feminine ideals through the power of dance in their Shared MFA Dance Thesis Concert on Oct. 18-19 at 8 p.m. in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Dance Theatre.
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September 21, 2012 – College Park, MD – Rinde Eckert explores themes of loss, creation and the unattainable in And God Created Great Whales on October 17-19 at 8 p.m. in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Kogod Theatre.
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You may have noticed mandolinist Chris Thile on a big banner in front of our building — he’ll be here on April 12, 2013, performing with pianist Brad Mehldau.
We’ve just gotten word that he received a 2012 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.”
Congratulations, Chris! Can’t wait to hear you perform.
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I spent my last semester abroad in London, which was fantastic and I was able to do it partially because I had received a scholarship from the donors at the Clarice Smith Center.
The best part was seeing that there is an audience for the kind of theater I want to do.
As a costume designer who emigrated from China to the United States, I always find a personal connection with plays in which the protagonist is searching for his or her place in the world.
…this play changed my perspective on the meaning of home…
Last May I embarked on an international journey that opened my eyes to a new culture when, along with a few designers and UMD theatre faculty, I had the amazing opportunity to visit Beijing.
…I learned the importance of expression and the simplicity of line.
Under the baton of Maestro Charles Ellis, the Prince George's Philharmonic presents Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major (Titan).
Pianist Eliza Garth will explore the origins of the prepared piano, prepared-piano effects, and techniques for preparing a piano properly.
This lecture includes short performances of music for prepared piano.
