Maryland Day at Clarice Smith, Apr 27

Maryland Day at Clarice Smith, Apr 27

Maryland Day 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024 • 10AM-4PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Explore the creativity of Terps and the local community on Maryland Day! This annual campus-wide open house features artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Bring your family and your friends for a day of fun and frolic! Our schedule will be announced in Spring 2024!

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera al Fresco at Clarice Smith, Apr 25

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera al Fresco at Clarice Smith, Apr 25

Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Opera al Fresco
Craig Kier, music director

Thu, Apr 25, 2024 . 12:30PM to 02:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Drop in for some light opera in The Clarice’s expansive indoor Grand Pavilion. This afternoon audience favorite offers a casual preview of the Maryland Opera Studio’s scene study performances scheduled for the following week.

Free, no tickets required. 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.

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.