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The Weeping Philosophers at Clarice Smith, Jan 27-28

The Weeping Philosophers at Clarice Smith, Jan 27-28

Second Season: The Weeping Philosophers
An evening of new work by Mark Costello and Kelly Colburn
My Life Has Been Like Water by Mark Costello
untitled homage to my twenties in new york city by Kelly Colburn
January 27 & 28, 2017

Fri, Jan 27, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sat, Jan 28, 2017 . 2:00PM
Sat, Jan 28, 2017 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, general admission.

My Life Has Been Like Water By Mark Costello

This multimedia project uses a live video loop that explores time as an architectural object; something to be controlled, built, expanded and repeated. Time as if it is poured like water: endless, flowing,emotional, momentous, pure.

untitled homage to my twenties in new york city By Kelly Colburn

A wild and nostalgic investigation of what it means to give up the thing you love most, this performance seeks to uncover what makes New York City exciting and enticing to the natives and the dreamers. Part documentary, part mockumentary, part dance, part theater, part film — this love letter explores the exhilaration, freedom, fear and regret of actively witnessing the death of your youth.

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Get tickets here. Tickets will be available to reserve starting at 12:00 Noon on Monday, January 23, 2017.

Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Dec 9

Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Dec 9

NextLOOK: Afro House
Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe
Friday, December 9, 2016 . 7PM
Presented by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Afro House is in residency at Joe’s Movement Emporium: December 5-9, 2016

What if a man, struggling against being mechanical, could not accept his son as anything but a machine? Sent from a dying earth, General Ebon Kojo and Ra-7 have been ordered to “recolor” the distant and barren planet Beta-5. Upon their arrival to Beta-5, Ebon and Ra are confronted with unprecedented realities that transform them both.

In this one-man show, pianist and composer Scott Patterson uses acoustic piano, synth keyboards and sound design to weave together a story of space exploration, environmentalism, father-son relationships and social greed. Inspired by the music of Sun Ra and his film Space is the Place,Christina De Middel’s photobook Afronauts and Frances Bodomo’s film of the same name, Patterson imagines his own futuristic world, where sound and music bend the laws of physics and become instruments of creation and destruction.

Tickets: Pay what you wish, no tickets required.

The Goldfish and BWA at Clarice Smith, Dec 2-3

The Goldfish and BWA at Clarice Smith, Dec 2-3

Second Season:
The Goldfish by Shuping Yang
B.W.A. (Black Woman’s Anonymous) by Whitney Geohagan and April Monu
December 2 – December 3, 2016

Fri, Dec 2, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

The Goldfish
By Shuping Yang, Directed by Olivia Brann

Enter the mind of a Chinese son, “the golden child,” as he struggles between traditional Confucian values and Western notions of individuality. When his cousin Li Yi visits him the night before his wedding, Xiao Zhong is faced with a series of life changing decisions that will affect his family, his relationships, and his future. Is he really free? Or is he just a goldfish stuck in a bowl?

B.W.A. (Black Woman’s Anonymous)
By Whitney Geohagan and April Monu

Malcolm X once said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman, the most unprotected person in America is the Black woman, the most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”

B.W.A (Black Woman’s Anonymous) explores what it means to be an African American woman in America, addressing deep-seated issues these women face.

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Get tickets here. Tickets will be available to reserve starting at 12:00 Noon on Monday, November 28, 2016.

The Rape of Lucretia at Clarice Smith, Nov 18-22

The Rape of Lucretia at Clarice Smith, Nov 18-22

Maryland Opera Studio
The Rape of Lucretia
Conductor Craig Kier
Director Amanda Consol
November 18-22, 2016

Fri, Nov 18, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 20, 2016 . 3:00PM
Mon, Nov 21, 2016 . 7:30PM
Tue, Nov 22, 2016 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, reserved seating.

The ancient Roman tale of the violation of the virtuous Lucretia by the vicious Tarquinius receives a haunting treatment as two modern observers, one male and one female, attempt to interpret the events even as they unfold. The pair seeks to find spiritual meaning and redemption in a hellish act of violence.

Britten composed The Rape of Lucretia in 1946, in a world still reeling from the horrors of World War II. The opera continues to resonate today as we face a rising surge of violence throughout the world.

A chamber opera, written for a small orchestra and cast, The Rape of Lucretia is perfectly suited for the Maryland Opera Studio’s fall production, which uses minimal scenic and costume elements to focus the storytelling on the singers’ voices and acting.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.

Blood Memories at Clarice Smith, Nov 18-19

Blood Memories at Clarice Smith, Nov 18-19

Second Season: Blood Memories: Women and Violence Repertory
Two plays written by Jonelle Walker and Leticia Ridley
Directed by Brittany Ginder
November 18 – 19, 2016

Fri, Nov 18, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

An evening of original plays by Jonelle Walker and Leticia Ridley that focus on women as victims and perpetrators of both systematic and physical violence, in the present as well as in the past.

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Get tickets here. Tickets will be available to reserve starting at 12:00 Noon on Monday, November 14, 2016.