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Inside My Head: The Musical at the Clarice, Jan 22

Inside My Head: The Musical at the Clarice, Jan 22

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Inside My Head: The Musical

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maryland is excited to present Inside My Head, an autobiographical musical about one person’s journey with bipolar, on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

This one-man show by Broadway performer Zak Sandler begins with Zak’s first manic and depressive episodes during his junior year at Yale University. On stage, the pre-recorded voices of Zak’s mania and depression sing to him like they’re inside his head. This groundbreaking, one-night-only production will take each of us on a personal journey to examine the deepest, most vulnerable parts of ourselves—the ones we may not want others to see—and reveal how we can move from shame and denial to self-love and acceptance.

In addition to this ticketed performance, NAMI Maryland is hosting a VIP reception preceding the show. Join us for hot and cold hors d’oeuvres while enjoying a unique opportunity to network with local and statewide decision-makers, community leaders, NAMI Maryland staff, and other VIPs.

Tickets: $20 regular, $100 VIP. Click here.

Ballet Company M’s The Nutcracker at the Clarice, Dec 8

Ballet Company M’s The Nutcracker at the Clarice, Dec 8

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performaning Arts Center present:
Ballet Company M’s The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 8, 2024 • 2PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Ballet Company M is proud to present a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 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 snowstorm and into the magical Land of the Sweets.

Free, tickets required. Click here.

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Dec 7

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Dec 7

Experimental Performance Series #2
Saturday, December 7, 2024 • 2PM & 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series is a collection of self produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance, ranging from production of established works to brand new plays and choreography.

The Energy Within
Choreographer: Avital Dresin

Exploring the pulse of the 7 Chakras, the centers of power in the human body, The Energy Within reveals the different rhythms of our energy. This piece illustrates the inner landscape of the self by uniting the physical and emotional through movement.
Run Time: 23 minutes

Cradle to Grave
Choreographer: C Macko

Cradle to Grave is a satirical lecture about environmental dance set in a climate future, no less dystopian than popular depictions, but far more mundane. Through a live lecturer, comedic faux interviews, and three original dance pieces, Cradle to Grave explores themes of hypocrisy, anxiety, regret, and guilt and investigates the impact of our environmental advocacy and art making practices.
Run Time: 29 minutes

Delta Blue
Choreographer: Zoe Cushman Walders
The pockets of ocean that reside in each of us drive Delta Blue. Sweeping and settling, the work explores the constant relational, cumulative, depositing and conflating nature of watery relations.
Run Time: 19 minutes

Tickets: free, tickets required, click here.

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 6

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 6

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Jason Max Ferdinand, music director
Tactus, UMD Treble Choir, University Chorale, Voix de Chanson, FreundeMusik

Friday, December 6, 2024. 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

UMD Choral Activities continues the holiday tradition of bringing Festival of Lessons & Carols to campus for its 23rd year. Choirs, brass quintet and organ combine to bring the joy of the season to life with carols, hymns and spoken word that epitomize hope and goodwill. This event takes place at the UMD Memorial Chapel.

Tickets: Regular $20, Seniors: $15, Student/Youth $10. Click here.

Cosi fan tutte at the Clarice, Nov 19-24

Cosi fan tutte at the Clarice, Nov 19-24

Mozart’s Così fan tutte
Maryland Opera Studio
November 19–24, 2024
Tue, Nov 19, 2024 . 7:30PM
Wed, Nov 20, 2024 . 7:30PM
Fri, Nov 22, 2024 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 24, 2024 . 3:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Follow Ferrando and Guglielmo as they navigate the faithfulness of their lovers in Mozart’s Così fan tutte! After being persuaded by their cynical friend Don Alfonso, the two decide to test the fidelity of their fiancées, the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, which leads to a series of hilarious and heartfelt situations. Equal parts tender and cynical, Mozart’s Così fan tutte is an exploration of the conflict between love and reason captured in an opera filled with comedy, drama and irony. Written only two years before his death, Mozart’s final contribution to the Italian opera buffa genre, with its quick wit and captivating melodies, moves effortlessly between high farce and profound beauty while providing audiences a deeper understanding of human fallibility.

Tickets: $25 or $10 student/youth. Click here.