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Alexandra Kelly Colburn: termiNATION at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 17

Alexandra Kelly Colburn: termiNATION at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 17

NextLOOK: Alexandra Kelly Colburn
Friday, November 17, 2017 . 7 PM

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

termiNATION is an in-process movement-based solo work investigating life and death through the lens of a pregnant war widow. Inspired by an adolescence and early adulthood steeped in the events of post-9/11 and the recent inauguration of Donald Trump, this piece explores the role women have to play as we carry this new era of politics to term. In the maelstrom of American culture, 21st-century colonialism and the cyclical blind faith to trust the institution, termiNATION looks to use the last sixteen years worth of politics, perspective and war to ask ourselves what kind of world we want to create for our children.

Tickets: Pay what you wish.

Love and Information at Clarice Smith, Nov 10-18

Love and Information at Clarice Smith, Nov 10-18

Love and Information
By Caryl Churchill
Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson

November 10 – 18, 2017

Fri, Nov 10, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 12, 2017 . 2:00PM
Sun, Nov 12, 2017 . 7:30PM
Wed, Nov 15, 2017 . 7:30PM
Thu, Nov 16, 2017 . 7:30PM
Fri, Nov 17, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sat, Nov 18, 2017 . 2:00PM
Sat, Nov 18, 2017 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre

Someone can’t get a signal. Friends debate the existence of God. A man has a secret. A scientist dissects a brain. A person is in love and that love can’t be reciprocated. Experiencing this kaleidoscope of vignettes is like watching a stranger’s Snapchats – the characters may be unfamiliar and unrelated to each other, but the emotions are instantly recognizable. In this relentlessly paced serio-comedy, celebrated British playwright Caryl Churchill ask show our infinite access to inspiring, mundane, crucial, insignificant information affects how we connect to each other – and ourselves.

Tickets: General Admission: Regular $25+, Student/Youth: $10

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Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Love and Information, Caryl Churchill, Jennifer L Nelson

2017 Fall Theatre Workshops at Clarice Smith, Nov 9, 16 & Dec 16-Jan 13

2017 Fall Theatre Workshops at Clarice Smith, Nov 9, 16 & Dec 16-Jan 13

Junior Academy for the Performing Arts presents

Movement in Theatre
Thursday, November 9, 2017, 6 – 8 pm (Register here – ticket code: ACHD-WRK-GA-20171109)
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Prince George’s County Room

Open to ages 8 – 15

Do you ever feel awkward and unsure how to add gestures and physical characteristics to your performance? Join us for an in-depth workshop that will explore your physical self and teach you to be comfortable moving as your character dictates.

Improv Extravaganza

Thursday, November 16, 2017, 6 – 8 pm (Register here – ticket code: ACHD-WRK-GA-20171116)
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Prince George’s County Room

Open to ages 8 – 15

Yes and… a key rule of improvisation. Want to discover and learn the rest of the rules to be a master improviser? Come have fun exploring improvisational theatre through engaging theatre games and scene work.

Ace it! Audition Intensive Workshop Series

Saturday, December 16, 2017: Dance Audition Workshop (Register here – ticket code: ACHD-WRK-GA-20171216)
Saturday, January 6, 2018: Singing Audition Workshop (Register here – ticket code: ACHD-WRK-GA-20180106)
Saturday, January 13, 2018: Acting Audition Workshop (Register here – ticket code: ACHD-WRK-GA-20180113)

All workshops are 9 am – 1 pm, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Prince George’s County Room

Open to ages 8 – 15

Want to audition for musicals and plays in your school and community? Don’t fear your next audition – Ace it! Join us for three audition intensive workshops to learn and discover the skills needed to stand out at your next casting call.

Location: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

About the Junior Academy for the Performing Arts

The Junior Academy of the Performing Arts (JAPA) introduces musical theater to students who have a talent and curiosity for the performing arts and strengthens the knowledge and skill level of students already interested in pursuing theatre as a profession.

Through the disciplines of singing and dance, the students will grow in their confidence, team-building, problem-solving, as well as artistic knowledge and skills. In an intimate setting, they will discover the very best of themselves and be encouraged to share their stories in their own unique way.
Instructors

Our instructors and guest artists are seasoned professionals in their field—respected actors, singers, and dancers of the performing arts. This program will foster a greater understanding of the necessity of the arts and creative expression in forming healthy, happy and productive adults.

Free

To register for upcoming workshops, please email Art Specialist and Program Supervisor Elizabeth Malone at elizabeth.malone@pgparks.com, or call 301-446-3259.

Belarus Free Theatre presents Burning Doors at Clarice Smith, Oct 26-27

Belarus Free Theatre presents Burning Doors at Clarice Smith, Oct 26-27

Belarus Free Theatre
BURNING DOORS
October 26-27, 2017. 8PM
with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina

Thu, Oct 26, 2017 . 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 27, 2017 . 8:00PM

PARENTAL ADVISORY: This performance contains nudity, adult language and scenes of a violent nature. Recommended for mature audiences.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre

What happens when you’re declared an enemy of the state simply for making art? Where do you belong when your government suppresses your basic right to expression? And how do you survive in one of the most brutal prison systems in the world?


Featuring Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina in her stage debut, this blazing new contemporary theatre piece from the refugee-led Belarus Free Theater (BFT) draws on the company’s own experience of political oppression and continues their campaign to stand up for artistic freedom and human rights across the globe. BFT is the only theatre in Europe banned by its government on political grounds. It shares stories of persecuted artists, living under dictatorship, who will not be silenced.

Performed in Russian and Belarusian with English surtitles.

Tickets: General Admission: Regular $25+, Student/Youth: $10

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Black Girl Magic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 20

Black Girl Magic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 20

Clarice Smith and the NextLOOK series presents
Dior Ashley Brown and The dAb Band in
Black Girl Magic
October 20, 2017 at 7pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Dior Ashley Brown and The dAb Band come to Joe’s Movement Emporium October 16th – 20th for a 5-day residency where they will be creating a tribute to women in the performing arts using interactive music components from spoken word, game shows, and live performance. Through an acknowledgement of the female voice, both past and present, Brown seeks to express the creative struggle of black female performing artists, while highlighting their significant contributions to creative change and influence. Expect everything from Nina Simone to Lil Kim.

Tickets are pay-what-you-wish with a suggested donation of $15 per person. Tickets can be purchased by calling 301-699-1819 or visiting Joe’s online at http://www.joesmovement.org. Joe’s is located at 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712. Click here.