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Voices in the Dark at Clarice Smith, Feb 3

Voices in the Dark at Clarice Smith, Feb 3

Voices in the Dark
Celebrating Black History
Presented by The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Written, produced and directed by Darrell Godfrey.

Friday, February 3, 2017 at 2 & 7 PM

Fri, Feb 3, 2017 . 2:00PM
Fri, Feb 3, 2017 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.

In 1936, 70 years after the legal end of slavery in the United States, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt approved a historical research project commissioned by the Library of Congress. The goal of this enormous project was to locate and interview African Americans who had been born into slavery during the early to mid-1800s.

More than 2,300 former slaves were interviewed; survivors of one of this country’s darkest periods. Their stories became what are now known as the WPA Slave Narratives. Several of these incredible stories are brought to life in the original stage production “Voices in the Dark.”

Tickets: $10, or Free for M-NCPPC employees. Get tickets here.

Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Voices in the Dark, Darrell Godfrey, M-NCPPC

Chiflon, el silencio del carbon at Clarice Smith, Feb 2-3

Chiflon, el silencio del carbon at Clarice Smith, Feb 2-3

Chiflón, el silencio del carbón
Silencio Blanco
February 2 – 3, 2017 . 8PM

Thu, Feb 2, 2017 . 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 3, 2017 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

Silencio Blanco explores voice through the power of silence in a world where corporate greed feeds corruption. A young man is thrown out of the coal pit where he works, and in a precarious attempt to protect his livelihood and support his family, takes on a new job in the infamously sinister mine El Chiflón del Diablo. Meanwhile, a community copes with this danger in its midst and the uncertainty it sparks in their every day lives. Performing in complete silence using minimalistic marionettes, puppetry ensemble Silencio Blanco spins a universal story of humanity in the face of hardship, highlighting those who are often forgotten behind sensational headlines.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.

The Weeping Philosophers at Clarice Smith, Jan 27-28

The Weeping Philosophers at Clarice Smith, Jan 27-28

Second Season: The Weeping Philosophers
An evening of new work by Mark Costello and Kelly Colburn
My Life Has Been Like Water by Mark Costello
untitled homage to my twenties in new york city by Kelly Colburn
January 27 & 28, 2017

Fri, Jan 27, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sat, Jan 28, 2017 . 2:00PM
Sat, Jan 28, 2017 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, general admission.

My Life Has Been Like Water By Mark Costello

This multimedia project uses a live video loop that explores time as an architectural object; something to be controlled, built, expanded and repeated. Time as if it is poured like water: endless, flowing,emotional, momentous, pure.

untitled homage to my twenties in new york city By Kelly Colburn

A wild and nostalgic investigation of what it means to give up the thing you love most, this performance seeks to uncover what makes New York City exciting and enticing to the natives and the dreamers. Part documentary, part mockumentary, part dance, part theater, part film — this love letter explores the exhilaration, freedom, fear and regret of actively witnessing the death of your youth.

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Get tickets here. Tickets will be available to reserve starting at 12:00 Noon on Monday, January 23, 2017.

The Goldfish and BWA at Clarice Smith, Dec 2-3

The Goldfish and BWA at Clarice Smith, Dec 2-3

Second Season:
The Goldfish by Shuping Yang
B.W.A. (Black Woman’s Anonymous) by Whitney Geohagan and April Monu
December 2 – December 3, 2016

Fri, Dec 2, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

The Goldfish
By Shuping Yang, Directed by Olivia Brann

Enter the mind of a Chinese son, “the golden child,” as he struggles between traditional Confucian values and Western notions of individuality. When his cousin Li Yi visits him the night before his wedding, Xiao Zhong is faced with a series of life changing decisions that will affect his family, his relationships, and his future. Is he really free? Or is he just a goldfish stuck in a bowl?

B.W.A. (Black Woman’s Anonymous)
By Whitney Geohagan and April Monu

Malcolm X once said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman, the most unprotected person in America is the Black woman, the most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”

B.W.A (Black Woman’s Anonymous) explores what it means to be an African American woman in America, addressing deep-seated issues these women face.

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Get tickets here. Tickets will be available to reserve starting at 12:00 Noon on Monday, November 28, 2016.

The Rape of Lucretia at Clarice Smith, Nov 18-22

The Rape of Lucretia at Clarice Smith, Nov 18-22

Maryland Opera Studio
The Rape of Lucretia
Conductor Craig Kier
Director Amanda Consol
November 18-22, 2016

Fri, Nov 18, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 20, 2016 . 3:00PM
Mon, Nov 21, 2016 . 7:30PM
Tue, Nov 22, 2016 . 7:30PM

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

The ancient Roman tale of the violation of the virtuous Lucretia by the vicious Tarquinius receives a haunting treatment as two modern observers, one male and one female, attempt to interpret the events even as they unfold. The pair seeks to find spiritual meaning and redemption in a hellish act of violence.

Britten composed The Rape of Lucretia in 1946, in a world still reeling from the horrors of World War II. The opera continues to resonate today as we face a rising surge of violence throughout the world.

A chamber opera, written for a small orchestra and cast, The Rape of Lucretia is perfectly suited for the Maryland Opera Studio’s fall production, which uses minimal scenic and costume elements to focus the storytelling on the singers’ voices and acting.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.