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God Bless Baseball at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-13

God Bless Baseball at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-13

God Bless Baseball
by Toshiki Okada

February 12 & 13, 2016 . 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.

When baseball (Yakyū) was imported from the United States early in the last century, it almost immediately gained popularity, spreading across Japan to the point that it became the most watched and played sport in the country. A similar wave of excitement swept Korea.

A huge baseball fan, Toshiki Okada, playwright and director of the company chelfitsch, is already recognized as one of the most exciting artists of his generation. In this new work, he uses the most American of sports to reflect on the over-reaching influence the United States has on everyday life in Japan and Korea.

Like so much of his work, God Bless Baseball looks at contemporary life and asks how much has been gained and what is lost when our traditions and culture become more porous in a shrinking world.

General Public: Regular: $25, Student: $10.

Maryland Opera Studio presents Another Country at Clarice Smith, Feb 12

Maryland Opera Studio presents Another Country at Clarice Smith, Feb 12

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 at Clarice Smith, Jan 29-30

Tom in the Machine and My Devil Dance at Clarice Smith, Jan 29-30

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 at Clarice Smith, Dec 12

The Nutcracker at Clarice Smith, Dec 12

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.

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 11

14th Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 11

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*.