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Opera New Work Reading: Hajar at Clarice Smith, Feb 15

Opera New Work Reading: Hajar at Clarice Smith, Feb 15

Opera New Work Reading

Friday, February 15, 2019 . 7:30 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

The New Work Reading is the premiere performance of the winning piece of the Third Annual UMD Opera Composition Contest. The UMD School of Music’s Maryland Opera Studio and The Clarice’s Artist Partner Program established the UMD Opera Composition Contest in 2016 as part of their ongoing dedication to cultivating and performing new work that addresses socially relevant themes.

Elisabeth Mehl Greene’s new opera Hajar synthesizes the Jewish and Islamic stories of Hagar/Hajar into a modern tale of a Syrian refugee mother and her son trying to reach safety in America. Hajar confronts the immigration crisis in the United States and worldwide, challenging the acceptance of policies that resist compassion.

Maryland Opera Studio students premiere an opera by the winner of the annual Opera Composition Contest. In its third year, the contest is a joint initiative of the Maryland Opera Studio and Artist Partner Program to support the cultivation and performance of new work.

This event is part of the Year of Immigration, which aims to transform dialogue into impact on urgent issues related to immigration, global migration and refugees, and to foster open conversation and greater connection with the University of Maryland’s large and diverse international community. For more information visit yearofimmigration.umd.edu.

Free, no tickets required.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience at Clarice Smith, Feb 12

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience at Clarice Smith, Feb 12

OperaTerps: Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience
February 1 & 3, 2019
Rescheduled: Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 8:00pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

This season, OperaTerps is producing their first full-length opera, Gilbert and Sullivan’s satire on the aesthetic movement, Patience!

OperaTerps is the University of Maryland’s first student run opera company, providing undergraduate musicians the opportunity to take part in a major musical undertaking while enriching cultural life on campus and in the College Park community.

This production has been generously funded by the Pepsi Enhancement Fund.

Free, no tickets required.

Expressions of a People at Harmony Hall, Feb 10

Expressions of a People at Harmony Hall, Feb 10

Expressions of a People

Sunday, February 10, 2019, 1:00 to 6:00pm

Location: Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington

You’re invited to our FREE Black History celebration featuring musical performances, children’s activities, workshops and entertainment for the entire family. This year we welcome back some of our regular favorites, including warm and engaging greeter and storyteller, Baba-C, and the always-popular Culture Queen, Jessica Smith. Activities will include mask making, face painting, a caricaturist, a make-and-take pottery workshop and a STEAM workshop and just like in years past, our performances on stage are sure to please

Free admittance.

Fuse and Hapa at Clarice Smith, Feb 1-2

Fuse and Hapa at Clarice Smith, Feb 1-2

Fuse by Suzanne Creedon and
Hapa by Jenna Gerdsen

February 1 & 2, 2019

Fri, Feb 1, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 2, 2019 . 2:00PM
Sat, Feb 2, 2019 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre

Fuse, by Suzanne Creedon is a dance work that dissects the juxtaposition of minimality and maximality.

But in polar moments of anger and stress,
The room is disgusting,
The room is a mess.
I haven’t found an in-between, “Sometimes I shut my eyes,
A room with walls fills the darkness.
My current state decides the fate
Of the surroundings that besiege me.

In calmer times the walls are bare.
Nothing fills the space,
Nothing’s in the air.
and I wonder what feeling would cause that scene.”

Hapa
by Jenna Gerdsen

Pain and labor lie beneath the pleasurable, paradisiacal landscape of Hawaii. This new play weaves the author’s own upbringing in Hawaii with the island-state’s imperialist history and tourist based economy.

Free, tickets are required. Click here.

The Muses – Original Works Project at Clarice Smith, Dec 9

The Muses – Original Works Project at Clarice Smith, Dec 9

The Muses – Original Works Project (Fall)
Sunday, December 9, 2018 . 3PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre.

The Muses proudly present their Original Works Projects, a memorable night of short plays created and produced by students.

Free, no tickets required