Opera al Fresco
(abridged scenes)
Thursday, April 20, 2017 . 12:30PM
Thu, Apr 20, 2017 . 12:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Guildenhorn Recital Hall, general admission.
Opera abridged scenes in the Grand Pavilion of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Free, no tickets required.
The Weekday Players End of Semester Performance
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike
By Christopher Durang
Friday, April 14, 2017 at 7:30PM
Saturday, April 15 at 2:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission
The Weekday Players is proud to present Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang for their annual spring production! This hilarious play begins with two siblings living together (unhappily) in their family home. When their successful third sibling returns for a visit, an uproar ensues. This family is sure to crack you up during their antics surrounding life, love and loss.
Free, no tickets required.
Maryland Opera Studio
The Orpheus Adventure
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and
Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers
April 7-15, 2017
Fri, Apr 7, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sun, Apr 9, 2017 . 3:00PM
Wed, Apr 12, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 15, 2017 . 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, reserved seating.
The Maryland Opera Studio pairs two radically different tellings of the Orpheus myth — Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers — in their fully produced Spring opera. In Gluck’s version, Orpheus, the greatest musician the world has ever known, receives permission from the gods to venture into Hades and bring his beloved Eurydice back from death, but with a cruel stipulation that leads to tragedy.
Offenbach turns the tragic tale on its head; the mythic lovers are a wrangling pair of dissatisfied newlyweds. Orpheus’ music gets on Eurydice’s nerves, and she’s willing to die and go to Hell when a handsome shepherd (really Pluto in disguise) offers her the trip. Only Public Opinion forces Orpheus to seek permission from the gods to follow her.
A full orchestra and large cast of singers and dancers bring this double spectacle to life with beautiful lighting, costumes and sets, an annual collaboration between the School of Music and the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.
Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.
Second Season:
Flint by LaTefia Bradley
Another Side of You by Allen Chunhui Xing
Akwantuo: The Journey by Mustapha Braimah
April 6 & April 8, 2017
Thu, Apr 6, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 . 2:00PM
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 . 7:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission
Flint
By LaTefia Bradley
Flint is a dance work that addresses the Flint Water Crises. This liberating and thought-provoking choreography combines visual art and dance, and shows images of the people of Flint, Michigan in order to draw attention to a problem that is not only happening in Flint, but all around the United States.
Another Side of You
by Allen Chunhui Xing
Another Side of You explores the inner struggles that many face conforming to society expectations.
Akwantuo: The Journey
by Mustapha Braimah
Akwantuo: The Journey is a piece about immigrants and their experiences living in the United States, exploring what it means to acquire a visa and make the journey across national and cultural borders. The struggles, difficulties, frustrations and the wait will all be magnified. The piece combines traditional African, contemporary and Ghanaian dance theater to elaborate this difficult subject.
This performance will take place in the Dance Theatre and the Grand Pavilion. Please note that non-traditional audience seating may be used for this event.
Free, tickets are required. Get tickets here.
My First Swan Lake
Saturday, April 1, 2017 . 3 PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, Reserved Seating.
Join us for a family-friendly performance of My First Swan Lake, perfect for children ages 3-12. The performance will be one hour long and include a meet and greet with our dancers and a ballet craft.
Tickets: General Public: $20, Children age 3 and under: Free. (Please note: All audience members must have a ticket to enter the theatre.) Get tickets here.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, My First Swan Lake, Ballet, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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