Bowie Center Arts Festival at the Bowie CPA, Apr 20

Bowie Center Arts Festival at the Bowie CPA, Apr 20

2024 Bowie Center Arts Festival

Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 11:30am

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Save the date for the 2024 Bowie Center Arts Festival! You’re invited to join us at the BCPA on Saturday, April 20 for a celebration of artists and arts programs right here in Prince George’s County. The Arts Festival features daytime activities for all ages, plus craft vendors, food trucks, and more. Drop in for a bit or stay for the whole day!
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

11:30 am Oscar Hawkins Ballet
12:30 pm Center Stage Academy
1:30 pm New Hope Academy
2:15 pm Outlet Dance
3:00 pm BCPA Community Chorus

Tickets are Pay What You Can but all donations support educational programming at the BCPA. Click here.

SALT: Work-in-Progress at Clarice Smith, Apr 18-20

SALT: Work-in-Progress at Clarice Smith, Apr 18-20

SALT: Work-in-Progress
Performance from André Zachery

Saturday, April 20, 2024 • 5-6:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

“Salt” is an excerpt from a current work-in-development collaboration between interdisciplinary choreographer André M. Zachery and interdisciplinary sound/media artist Sadah Espii Proctor entitled “Against Gravity: Flying Afrikans and Other Urban Legends.” This section is named and inspired by a novel of the same name by Trinidadian writer Earl Lovelace, the tale of “Igbo Landing” and the legend of “the people who could fly.” The relationship between “the water” and “flight” is symbiotic and at times reciprocal in African Diaspora cultural landscapes. This excerpt contends with how we are moving the speculative, unseen and yet to be heard towards the center of our trajectory while collectively engaging in futuring practices.

This event is part of Moving with Screens + Machines: A Symposium on Embodied Practices and Technology.

Free, registration required. Click here.

MAYA, Phenomenal Woman at Bishop McNamara High School, Apr 19

MAYA, Phenomenal Woman at Bishop McNamara High School, Apr 19

Bishop McNamara High School presents
MAYA, Phenomenal Woman

April 19-28, 2024
April 19, 20, 26, & 27 at 7:00 pm
April 21 & 28 at 2:00 pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

MAYA, Phenomenal Woman is a dance drama celebrating the extraordinary life of Maya Angelou. Using her series of autobiographies, from Caged Bird to Mom & Me & Mom, as well as her greatest poems, this production hopes to educate, challenge, and entertain audiences through the power of African Music and Dance.

Tickets $15. Click here.

Are We At War Yet at Clarice Smith, Apr 19-26

Are We At War Yet at Clarice Smith, Apr 19-26

Are We At War Yet
By Mikhail Durnenkov

April 19-26, 2024
Fri, Apr 19, 2024 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 20, 2024 . 7:30PM
Sun, Apr 21, 2024 . 2:00PM
Wed, Apr 24, 2024 . 7:30PM
Thu, Apr 25, 2024 . 7:30PM
Fri, Apr 26, 2024 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

With an air of wit and a twinge of anxiety, Mikhail Durnenkov’s Are We At War Yet is a distinctly Russian narrative exploring everyday issues like the threat of war and the psychological effects of propaganda. His dark comedy shows audience members that the fabric that holds society and family together is nothing more than gossamer, and it’s close to tearing.

Tickets: $25 General, or $10 Students. Click here.

Moving with Screens + Machines at Clarice Smith, Apr 18-20

Moving with Screens + Machines at Clarice Smith, Apr 18-20

Moving with Screens + Machines: A Symposium on Embodied Practices and Technology

April 18-20, 2024

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join us for a thought-provoking symposium on the relationship between embodied practices and technology. This in-person event will bring together multi-disciplinary experts and enthusiasts to explore how screens and machines shape our experiences and interactions.

This symposium features a keynote address on Robotics, AI and dance. Other events include expert panels, DANCE², the work-in-progress performance SALT and multiple COMMIT gallery exhibits. View the full schedule of events.

Free, registration required. Click here.