Category Archives: Play

SHiFTing TECHNOLOGiA at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 31-Feb 2

SHiFTing TECHNOLOGiA at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 31-Feb 2

Shawn Stone & Movement Graffiti:
SHiFTiNG TECHNOLOGiA

Friday, January 31 at 8 pm
Saturday, February 1 at 8 pm
Sunday, February 2nd at 4 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Calling upon the wild of our survival consciousness, SHiFTiNG TECHNOLOGiA melds this with precise movement as a technology of the future. At the inner-section of dance/movement, visual art and voice this work seek to evoke creation as communication. …that we ARE the language of our past and also the story of our future.

“In the very earliest time, when both people and animals lived on earth, a person could become an animal if he wanted to and an animal could become a human being. Sometimes they were people and sometimes animals and there was no difference. All spoke the same language. That was the time when words were like magic. The human mind had mysterious powers…. Nobody could explain this: That’s the way it was.”
~Translated by poet, Edward Field in ‘Magic Words: From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit

Tickets $10 (limited early); $20 advance, $25 door, $17 senior/student Click here.

Thais at Clarice Smith, Jan 30-Feb 1

Thais at Clarice Smith, Jan 30-Feb 1

Maryland Lyric Opera presents
Thaïs
by Jules Massanet

Thu, Jan 30, 2020 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 1, 2020 . 2:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre.

A new production of Massenet’s rarely produced Thaïs. Claudia Zahn directs this new production in collaboration with scenic and lighting designer Harry Feiner. Sarah Joy Miller, a rising American soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut last season, sings the iconic title role. Louis Otey co-stars as Athanaël, and MDLO Young Artist Institute alumni Joseph Michael Brent, Hunter Enoch, Caroline Hewitt, Sarah Joyce Cooper, and Hayan Kim round out the cast. Music Director Louis Salemno leads the MDLO Orchestra interpreting Massenet’s powerful score.

Tickets: $10 to $75. Click here.

Aesop’s Fables at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 30

Aesop’s Fables at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 30

Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:30 am & 11:15 am

Aesop’s Fables

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: These fables from the legendary Greek storyteller Aesop, have been delighting young and old alike for thousands of years, and they still have a message for us today. Perfect for younger audiences, these classic tales entertain but also share a strong message about treating others fairly and knowing right from wrong. Stories like “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Tortoise and The Hare,” and “The Lion and The Mouse,” leave audiences with a message that is both timely and timeless!

Recommended for grades pre-K to K.

Tickets: Free for Title 1 Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Once Upon a Moon at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 28

Once Upon a Moon at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 28

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 10:15 am & noon

Once Upon a Moon

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: From the beginning of time, we have gazed into the night sky with wonder and curiosity at the moon shining down on us — and wished that we could journey there. In this enchanting new show for the youngest audience members, performers and puppets spin new and old stories about the moon’s magic and introduce the exciting Apollo mission that brought us to its surface. What new worlds can we dream about next?

Recommended for grades pre-K to 2nd grade.

Tickets: Free for Title 1 Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Happenstance Theater presents Juxtapose at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 17-19

Happenstance Theater presents Juxtapose at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 17-19

Happenstance Theater: JUXTAPOSE

Friday, January 17th at 8 pm
Saturday, January 18th at 2 pm
Saturday, January 18th at 8 pm
Sunday, January 19th at 2 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

The Happenstance Theater quintet is developing a Theatrical Collage inspired by the works of Joseph Cornell. Using the manipulation of objects, puppetry, physical theatre, theatrical clown, and vintage spectacle, we will conjure portals for the audience to engage their imaginations and build stories. It will not follow a linear narrative, but will instead be a series of highly visual vignettes woven together by a thematic thread and consistent historical aesthetic.

The piece will seek to unify the audience by illustrating our common humanity and reminding viewers of our universally shared condition, mortality. The hope is that through this theatrical journey, audiences might feel buoyed by the limitless possibilities of imagination.

Please note this is a NEW work-in-process that has only begun development right here at Joe’s on January 6th. The audience is invited to stay for talk-backs after all the performances to give the artists your candid (but loving) feedback. Performance is appropriate for families but not meant to be a “kids” show.

This performance is made possible by funding from the Maryland State Arts Council Maryland Touring Grant.

ATTENTION FAMILIES!
There will be a FREE hands-on puppet engagement activity at 11 am. Learn more about this most magical and memorable art form, create and play with puppets with Happenstance Theater’s master puppeteers.

Tickets, Adults: $13, Seniors/Students $7. Click here.