If you signed up for The Marriage of Figaro Field Trip, meet Heather at 7:10 pm in the lobby of the Clarice near the entrance to the Kay Theatre.
Spring Workshop Previews on Sunday!
On November 18 from 1 to 3:30 pm you have the chance to try out two workshops that you might like to take next semester. Don't miss out on trying your first choice! Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/IoRnrkKIJOU9SbI83
Happy Thanksgiving!
Harold, Heather, and Kenna hope you have a relaxing break and a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Literature/Presentations: NextLOOK: Ronya-Lee Anderson
Friday, November 16
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Joe's Movement Emporium 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
Pay what you wish, no tickets required. https://go.umd.edu/US2
Kings and Queens is a multi-disciplinary project designed to highlight the contributions of African-American artists to the beloved musical genre: Rock n' Roll. The project will combine monologues, live music, projections, dance and discussion honing in on artists such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimi Hendrix, Big Momma Thorton, Bo Diddley, Louis Gordon and others. Beyond noting the practice of cultural appropriation, the project will illustrate the influence of black musicians on their white successors like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin, generally considered the greatest rockers. In workshop and performance Kings and Queens links the lives and legacies of black and white artists, the richness of their synergy lost due to racial discrimination and ignorance.
Films and Screenings: Movies at the Hoff Theater this week:
Music: Fall Choral Showcase: University Chorale & UMD Chamber Singers
Sunday, November 18
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
Cost: Student/Youth: $10 or FREE
See: https://go.umd.edu/UMm
Combining sacred text with Bernstein's signature style, Chichester Psalms is a tuneful, uplifting, modern choral classic. Commissioned for the Cathedral of Chichester in Sussex's 1965 music festival, the work melds the Hebrew language and the Christian choral tradition.
The Modern Bassoon Performance
Monday, November 19
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Cost: Free, no tickets required.
See: https://go.umd.edu/UMs
Faculty member and Washington National Opera principal bassoonist Joseph Grimmer performs an evening of 20th- and 21st-century works for bassoon. Join us for this exploration of the diverse sounds of the instrument from lyrical melodies to neo-classical and jazz-inspired themes to multiphonics!
Dance/Theatre: Citizen: An American Lyric Performance
Friday, November 16
7:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theatre
Cost: Student/Youth: $10 or FREE
See: https://go.umd.edu/Ufj
Everyday racism can come on slyly - a hasty glance or too-casual comment. Sometimes from a friend. Or a coworker. Other pointed or veiled aggressions play out in the classroom, on the street, on the national stage, in the media, at home - all the time. The cost of micro and macro aggression thrown against a white wall of racism is played out individually as Black Americans, and cannot be ignored. Adapted from Claudia Rankine's acclaimed book of poetry, this searingly provocative meditation on race in America is not a play. It's a fast-moving, fluid theater at the speed of thought.
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Friday, November 16 to Monday, November 19
7:30 PM on Friday and Monday
3:00 PM on Sunday https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2018/mozarts-the-marriage-of-figaro
Regarded by many as the greatest opera of all time, this tale of deception is a romantic comedy accompanied by some of the most beautiful and familiar music ever written. Mozart takes audiences on a hilarious adventure as Figaro and Susanna overcome plotting and jealousy to make it to their wedding day. A winning combination of music and mischief.
Second Season: Hell is a Bubble Tea Shop
Fri, Nov 16, 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 18, 2:00PM & 7:00PM https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2018/second-season-hell-is-a-bubble-tea-shop-by-hana-huie
What do eggs, bubble tea, and mooncakes have in common? This is a staged reading of the new play that explores identity, family, and mental health from an Asian-American perspective.
Know of any events on campus that other Arts Scholars should attend? Let Kenna know!
Other Opportunities
College Park Scholars is seeking student worker for the Communications team!
College Park Scholars is seeking an undergraduate student to work part-time for the central staff as part our communications team. Reporting to the Scholars assistant director for communications, the individual will support communications and marketing efforts approximately 10 hours per week. Some of the work is expected to be performed remotely, during the student’s own time. The position may on occasion involve work outside of normal business hours. Please contact Kenna or Heather for more details.
Be a NextNOW Student Curator!
Do you have a passion for bringing people together through art? Get involved in the performing arts at Maryland and join the NextNOW Fest team! The Clarice's Artist Partner Program is looking for student curators that will collaborate with Clarice staff to design a student-focused festival experience and create marketing methods that will drive student attendance to the festival. Student curators must commit to the project from January 2019 through October 2019. Each curator will receive an honorarium of $750. The deadline to apply is Sunday, November 18, 2018. The full job description and application can be found here: http://theclarice.umd.edu/nnf/student-curator-application
Apply for the Maryland-Memphis Leadership Exchange
Through the new Maryland-Memphis Leadership Exchange program, you'll explore social justice and community-based leadership within the context of interconnected social issues and communities in the Washington DC metro area, Memphis, nationally, and worldwide. Through two four-day immersion experiences, one in Memphis and one in Washington DC, students from both University of Memphis and University of Maryland will meet with community and campus leaders, engage with nonprofit agency staff, and are engaged in interactive leadership learning environments with peers. Deadline November 21. Apply here: https://orgsync.com/72882/forms/344340
Road Trips to the Real World: Wolftrap
Are you interested in an internship or future career in arts management? Looking for something to do over winter break in January? Check out the Road Trips to the Real World program, offering an employer site visit to the Wolf Trap Foundation to the Performing Arts to learn about their paid internship and apprenticeship programson January 10 from 10 am- 12:30 pm. Each site visit is $10 and you must provide your own transportation. Register soon(hurry, some sites will fill very quickly!). Please visit the https://www.eace.org/road-trips-to-the-real-world for more information and to register. There are 19 other employer visits happening up and down the east coast in January as well (see the whole list by visiting the website link).
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