Category Archives: Variety

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Oct 25

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Oct 25

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents:
Experimental Performance Series #1
Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 2pm and 7:30pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series presents a collection of self-produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance. This performance will feature three original works:

Caminhando e Canatando, by Beatriz Moreira Leite, is about a group of friends finding the power in community and art as an oppressive “big brother” like force attempts to restrict and censor their creative freedom.

bye I’m disconnecting and hard work doesn’t work: jumping through hoops, are two sections of a larger dance work by Jamie Chen in collaboration with dancers. The first, bye I’m disconnecting is about the unacceptable and the lingering of goodbyes. The second, hard work doesn’t work: jumping through hoops, investigates cultural narratives around work and value.

Lost in the World, choreographed by Lottie Owen, is a dance piece that moves through six sections, blending styles and emotions to explore themes of growth, nostalgia, and self-discovery. Through a wide range of music, it reflects the transition from childhood to adulthood, the pull between connection and isolation, and the search for meaning in an ever-changing world. Created as a culmination of Lottie’s college experience, the piece aims to resonate with fellow students by capturing the beauty and uncertainty of growing up.

Free, no tickets. Click here.

A Compendium of Curiosities, A Night of Magic and Mystery at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 24

A Compendium of Curiosities, A Night of Magic and Mystery at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 24

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
A Compendium of Curiosities, A Night of Magic and Mystery
by Chris DePamphilis

One night only: October 24, 2025 at 8pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

For an evening of magic unlike any other, get ready for Chris DePamphilis in his all ages and captivating one-man show “Compendium of Curiosities”. With over two decades of experience, Chris has honed his craft on international stages, from the bustling streets of Tokyo and Osaka, Japan to his acclaimed three-week residency, “The Devil You Don’t” was featured in GAC’s 2023-2024 season. As a repeat headliner at Virginia’s “Magic Mic” and a featured house magician at Baltimore’s “Poe’s Magic Theatre,” Chris’s unique blend of masterful sleight-of-hand, and engaging stage presence will leave you questioning what’s possible. Prepare to be amazed and intrigued by a magician who doesn’t just perform effects but creates an unforgettable experience that will challenge your perception of reality.

Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence at the Clarice, Oct 6

Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence at the Clarice, Oct 6

Clarice Presents: Suitland High School
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 7pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theatre that will spark critical conversations and inspire meaningful action in communities across the country. Their mission is to promote playwriting as a tool for self-expression and social change, harnessing this generation’s spirit of activism and providing a platform for America’s playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today.

On Mon, Oct 6 across the country, The Clarice will join theaters, schools and community groups for staged readings of six new 10-minute plays by teen writers confronting gun violence, selected by a committee of renowned playwrights out of plays received in a national call for submissions. The plays will be read by students from the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Suitland High School.

Free, tickets required. Click here.

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic at the Clarice, Sep 19

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic at the Clarice, Sep 19

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic Night

Friday, September 19, 2025. 7:30PM
Friday, October 17, 2025. 7:30PM
Thursday, December 11, 2025. 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

NextNOW Fest 2025 at the Clarice, Sep 10-16

NextNOW Fest 2025 at the Clarice, Sep 10-16

NextNOW Fest 2025
Arts for All
Terps After Dark

Wednesday, September 10 to Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s annual NextNOW Fest is a multi-day arts festival featuring performances and other experiences by intriguing, inventive artists from around the country and the University of Maryland campus. A forward-looking gathering place where art transforms our future and connects us all, NextNOW Fest is where creativity and community converge.

A University of Maryland campus tradition, NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland’s Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time. NextNOW Fest is also a partner of Terps After Dark, an initiative by the UMD Division of Student Affairs that supports late-night, on-campus student programming.The festival is open for all to attend, including the general public.

For more information and the complete schedule, click here.