Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Sep 18

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Sep 18

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic
Friday, September 18, 2015 at 7:30pm.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at Clarice Smith, Jul 18-26

Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at Clarice Smith, July 18-26

Maryland Lyric Opera presents
Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette

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

Sat, Jul 18, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sun, Jul 19, 2015 . 3:00PM
Fri, Jul 24, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sun, Jul 26, 2015 . 3:00PM

Maryland Lyric Opera presents Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, in French with English surtitles, semi-staged, with full orchestra and a cast of professionals and young artists.

Tickets $35 to $100, reserved seating with multiple price levels. Buy tickets here.

Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 7-8

Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 7-8

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Opera Scene Study
May 7, 8, 2015 . Gildenhorn Recital Hall . FREE

After a year of taking apart their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, the final class project for out first-year students pairs them in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory and featuring all aspects of their training. Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.

Music, Movement, Mind and Score at Clarice Smith, May 3

Music, Movement, Mind and Score at Clarice Smith, May 3

UMD Symphony Orchestra
Maryland Opera Studio
Music, Movement, Mind and Score
Sunday, May 3, 2015 . 8PM

Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yanez

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Taught by James Ross and Liz Lerman, the School of Music’s first course on improvisation, collaboration, and art-making culminates on stage with a conductorless performance that integrates music and movement.

The Maryland Opera Studio joins UMSO on the second half of the concert to perform highlights from their spring production of Rossini’s one-act opera, L’occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity makes a thief).

Free.

The Human Capacity at Clarice Smith, May 2-9

The Human Capacity at Clarice Smith, May 2-9

The Human Capacity
By Jennifer Barclay
May 2-9, 2015
Director Michael Dove

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Sat, May 2, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sun, May 3, 2015 . 2:00PM
Sun, May 3, 2015 . 7:30PM
Wed, May 6, 2015 . 7:30PM
Thu, May 7, 2015 . 7:30PM
Fri, May 8, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, May 9, 2015 . 2:00PM
Sat, May 9, 2015 . 7:30PM

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10. Kogood Theatre, General Admission.

Description: Set in East Berlin, both before and after the fall of the Wall, The Human Capacity follows the journey of a Stasi officer as he seeks redemption from the woman whose life he shattered. Both torturer and victim find themselves caught in a struggle to reconcile the horrors of their past with their hopes for the future.

The Human Capacity is a searing look into a society and a family in turmoil, and an exploration of the human capacity for cruelty, perseverance and forgiveness.