Maryland Opera Studio presents New Works Reading:
Another Country
Composer Michael Oberhauser
Librettist Shannon Berry
February 12, 2016. 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Gildenhorn Recital Hall, General Admission.
A chamber opera for nine singers loosely based on nursery rhymes and explores the nature of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Free, no tickets required.
Tom in the Machine and My Devil Dance
Fri, Jan 29, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Jan 30, 2016 . 3:00PM
Sat, Jan 30, 2016 . 7:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.
Tom in the Machine
by Matthew Reeves
Tom in the Machine, a new dance-theatre show, parallels the allegory of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath to modern day challenges felt inside the American workforce. What are the great social divides of today? How do we represent the Haves and the Have-Nots? What is majestic still about the American spirit and what stirs our human dignity? When is it the powerful versus the powerless?
My Devil Dance
Choreographed and performed by Sudesh Mantillake
Colonizers labeled ritual dance of Sri Lanka as “devil dance”. Subsequently, it was commodified and brought to Europe as part of “colonial exhibition”. Colonial exhibitions exposed Sri Lankan dancers as exotic creatures along with animals brought from different parts of the world. This piece tries to capture some oppressions that Sri Lankans and other colonized nations had gone through. The piece proposes “mindfulness” for co-existence of humans, while acknowledging personal and cultural histories of oppressive events in the past.
The Nutcracker
A Holiday Ballet
Saturday, December 12, 2015. 3PM & 7PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.
Ballet Company M is proud to present a rendition of the classic holiday ballet, The Nutcracker.
With the help of her Nutcracker, the audience will travel with Clara from her mother’s holiday party, through a beautiful snow storm and into the magical Land of Sweets.
Free, tickets required. Get tickets here.
UMD Women’s Chorus, UMD Men’s Chorus and the University Chorale present
14th Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Friday, December 11, 2015 . 8PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Memorial Chapel, General Admission.
Modeled after the beloved Christmas Eve tradition of King’s College, this performance tells the story of Christmas through lively readings and music that epitomizes hope, goodwill, and joy.
General Admission: $15, Seniors: $10, Students & Children: $5.
Memorial Chapel is located on the University of Maryland campus at the intersection of Regents Drive and Chapel Drive.
Parking at Memorial Chapel: Free parking is available in Lot Y directly behind the Chapel.
If Lot Y is full, park in Lot L, Lot C2 or Lot C1: Exit the lot at the barrier, which rises automatically as you approach it, Turn right onto Chapel Drive, Turn left at Regents Drive, Take the first right into Lot L. You may park in Lot L or continue to the first right giving you access to Lot C2 or Lot C1 to your left, Do not park in Lot L*.
Maryland Opera Studio
Don Giovanni
Libretto & Composer: W.A. Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte
Fri, Nov 20, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 22, 2015 . 3:00PM
Mon, Nov 23, 2015 . 7:30PM
Tue, Nov 24, 2015 . 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.
Mozart masterfully shadows the conniving but captivating Don, aided by his loyal servant, Leporello, in his quest to conquer all of the beautiful women he encounters. Part comedy, part tragedy, this opera is Mozart at his finest, sparkling with music full of sheer genius, dynamic characters and some bold supernatural payback.
General Public: Regular: $25, Student: $10.
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