Tag Archives: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

When Aliens Fall from the Sky at Clarice Smith, Mar 31

When Aliens Fall from the Sky at Clarice Smith, Mar 31

When Aliens Fall from the Sky–Work-in-Progress Reading
Friday, March 31, 2023 . 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

When Aliens Fall from the Sky is the long-awaited return to the stage of Tony Award winning poet and performance artist Lemon Andersen. Prepared for the Latinx diaspora, Anderson speaks truth to power of the unidentified and undocumented. He spits searing, insightful rhymes about the communities that are the bone marrow of our nation. A one-man show influenced by the autobiographical monologues of Spalding Gray, When Aliens Fall from the Sky is a rally cry for the melting pot of Latinidad to speak and act on the identity crisis in America and join in a collective path forward. Brown fisted, black skinned.

Created, Written and Performed by Lemon Andersen
Directed & Developed by Elise Thoron
Sound Design by Germán Martínez, with additional music by DJ Mode
Creative Producer: Paola Soto
Production Manager/Line Producer: Chisa Yamaguchi
Executive Producer: Rika Lino

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Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.

Kreativity Open Mic Night at Clarice Smith, Mar 31

Kreativity Open Mic Night at Clarice Smith, Mar 31

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required.

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. Online, here

Henson Awards Showcase 2023 at Clarice Smith, Mar 30

Henson Awards Showcase 2023 at Clarice Smith, Mar 30

Henson Awards Showcase 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The talented student recipients of the Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry will perform/present their funded projects.

The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies hosts an annual competition and recipients are awarded funds to create a puppet project or performance. The Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry was established by Jane Henson ’55 to honor the memory of Jim Henson ’60, creator of the world famous Muppets.

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Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.

The Book Club Play at Clarice Smith, Feb 24-Mar 4

The Book Club Play at Clarice Smith, Feb 24-Mar 4

The Book Club Play
By Karen Zacarias
Directed by Fatima Quander

February 24 – March 4, 2023
Fri, Feb 24, 2023. 07:30PM
Sat, Feb 25, 2023. 07:30PM
Thu, Mar 2, 2023. 07:30PM
Fri, Mar 3, 2023. 07:30PM
Sat, Mar 4, 2023. 02:00PM
Sat, Mar 4, 2023. 07:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Literature and laughter take center stage! What happens when the devout members of a book club become the focus of a documentary film? Karen Zacarias’ witty comedy focuses on books and those who love them––and the quirky dynamics between them. By the end, you’ll feel like you’re a member of the book club yourself!

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Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.

HotHouse at Clarice Smith, Feb 22-23

HotHouse at Clarice Smith, Feb 22-23

Baye & Asa: HotHouse

February 22 & 23, 2023 . 8PM
Wed, Feb 22, 2023 . 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 23, 2023 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Directed by Amadi ‘Baye’ Washington and Sam ‘Asa’ Pratt, Baye & Asa is a company creating movement art projects. The duo met when they were six years old––their long friendship giving them the freedom and safety to constantly disagree and expand each other’s artistic capacity. Their brotherhood nourishes the evolution of their work and the physical aggression in their choreography is a representation of their political rage and a yearning to personally implicate themselves. Hip-hop and African dance languages are the foundation of their technique. With it, they build theatrical metaphors, interrogate systemic inequities and contemporize ancient allegories.

Coming to The Clarice in 2022-23 is the duo’s new work HotHouse. ​​HotHouse is a commentary on confinement, a dance/theater performance, a durational installation and an exploration of how our failed response to COVID-19 has unmasked the greater systemic failures of America. It interrogates how and why inequities that predated the pandemic–in healthcare, housing, education, incarceration–erupted at the center of our political discourse.

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Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.