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Friday, January 30, 2015, 7:30 PM ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO Saturday, February 7, 2015, 7:30 PM NEW DATE!
CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HONOR PREP Friday, February 13, 2015, 7:30 PM IMAGO THEATRE Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7:30 PM ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Saturday, February 28, 2015, 7:30 PM JANE MONHEIT
Thursday, April 2, 2015, 7:30 PM JOSHUA BELL
Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:30 PM KRONOS QUARTET
Thursday, April 9–Saturday, April 11, 2015, 8 PM ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL
Friday, March 20, 2015, 7:30 PM Saturday, March 21, 2015, 7:30 PM HEALING WARS
Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:30 PM AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7:30 PM CRASH ENSEMBLE
Friday, April 24, 2015, 7:30 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015, 7:30 PM CIRQUE MECHANICS
Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7:30 PM AN EVENING WITH GEORGE SAUNDERS
Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:30 PM AUDRA MCDONALD
Cover Photo: Australian Chamber Orchestra, see page 30
What Inspires You?
© Autumn de Wilde
We are happy to offer a few thoughts to get you started and guide you through the season.
Audra McDonald
Something Deeper
Something Joyful
Hungry for something to stir your soul, and provide food for thought and conversation long after the performance ends?
Looking for something the entire family can enjoy, guaranteed to put a skip in your step and a smile in your heart?
Kronos Quartet, Beyond Zero: 1914–1918 Healing Wars An Evening with George Saunders
Central Conservatory of Music Honor Prep Imago Theatre, Frogz Cirque Mechanics, Pedal Punk
Something Fresh
Something Global
In the mood for a bit of an adventure, and want to try something completely new and different? Crash Ensemble Australian Chamber Orchestra Cirque Mechanics, Pedal Punk Omar Offendum Maysoon Zayid and Maz Jobrani
Something Timeless Seeking personal reverie through lush music and movement, as only the classics can provide? Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Jane Monheit, Hello Bluebird Australian Chamber Orchestra Audra McDonald, Broadway Old and New
Would you like to experience the world without leaving Blacksburg? The world comes to you in these amazing performances. Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México Central Conservatory of Music Honor Prep Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider
Something Visual Sam Krisch Betsy Bannan Young Artists Shinique Smith Angelo Filomeno Polly Apfelbaum School of Visual Arts Senior Show 2015 ICAT: Open (at the) Source
Tickets are available online at www.artscenter.vt.edu; by phone at 540 -231-5300; or at the Moss Arts Center box office, 190 Alumni Mall, Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; and one and a half hours before events, including Sunday performances.
SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Music | Theatre | Cinema
Spring Events in the Moss Arts Center All of the following Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts events are presented by the Department of Music and can be found at www.performingarts.vt.edu/events.
Friday, January 23, 2015
HONOR BAND-A-RAMA Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Sunday, January 25, 2015
HONOR BAND CONCERT Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Friday, February 20, 2015
SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY BAND Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Wednesday, March 4, 2015
JAZZ ENSEMBLE Cube Saturday, April 4, 2015
NEW RIVER VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Monday, April 6, 2015
SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE WITH THE BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Saturday, April 18, 2015
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
EXPOSITION II: INSPIRE Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Monday, April 27, 2015
TECH MEN AND WOMEN’S CHORUS Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Tuesday, April 28, 2015
JAZZ ENSEMBLE Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Sunday, May 3, 2015
FESTIVAL OF BANDS Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Monday, May 4, 2015
DISIS CONCERT Cube This event is part of ICAT Day.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
CHAMBER SINGERS Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Thursday, May 7, 2015
VIRGINIA TECH STRING PROJECT Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
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Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech Spring 2015 Through Sunday, February 1, 2015 Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM
WINTER EXHIBITIONS Free
Sam Krisch Palace, 2012 Antarctica Archival ink jet print 30 x 44 inches © Sam Krisch
SAM KRISCH: Elements Ruth C. Horton Gallery The sheer power and splendor of nature in far-away places is the subject of Sam Krisch’s photographic practice. Over the last five years, Krisch has journeyed to remote locations ranging from the Mojave Desert to Antarctica to capture stunning images of ice formations, the raw force of turbulent waters, and empty expanses of desert landscapes. This exhibition presents a selection of the artist’s digital photographs created between 2012 and 2014, in which his approach to composition verges on the abstract, taking the work beyond documentation into a world of pristine, yet daunting, beauty. These are gorgeous, even idyllic landscapes, tinged nonetheless with the terrifying knowledge that these worlds are slipping away in an irreversible trajectory caused by human forces. Krisch lives and works in Roanoke. He is the adjunct curator of photography at the Taubman Museum of Art and curator of the Taubman’s upcoming exhibition, Paul and John Paul Caponigro: Generations.
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BETSY BANNAN Exhibition Francis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor This exhibition features excerpts from Betsy Bannan’s multi-panel painting installation, Fly Over (2013) and a new work, The Big Country (2014). Based on aerial views of the earth from planes or satellites, these works are painted on multiple panels and configured into segments up to 30 feet long. They represent the stunning visual experience of seeing the earth from above and the artist’s fascination with the changes humans have imposed on the earth, both beautiful and disturbing. Bannan lives in Roanoke. She is an instructor of painting and drawing in the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech.
Betsy Bannan Fly Over, 2013 Oil on panels Installation view: 2014 exhibition at the Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, Virginia © Betsy Bannan
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Young Artists: Traditional-style glove puppets. Shown here are characters from Punch and Judy, a centuries-old puppet show with roots in Italian commedia dell’arte, or improvisational comedy.
YOUNG ARTISTS Exhibition Sherwood Payne Quillen ’71 Reception Gallery and Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery Young Artists is a celebration of the vision and imaginative expression of young artists and their teachers in this region. In this year’s vibrant and refreshing showcase of regional young talent, art students from Roanoke’s Community High School will be featured.
Friday, January 30, 2015
ARTIST TALKS Free informal events where the artists discuss their work.
Betsy Bannan, 6:15 PM Sherwood Payne Quillen ’71 Reception Gallery Sam Krisch, 6:45 PM Ruth C. Horton Gallery
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Friday, January 30, 2015, 7:30 PM
ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO Alfonso Moreno, guitar Enrique Bátiz, music director and chief conductor
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre The National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico was established in 1971 to promote music as a means of union and identification among Mexicans. Based in the city of Toluca, the orchestra reaches all corners of the republic and has toured the world. Their repertoire and extensive discography span classical masterworks, rich music from Spain, and newly commissioned works by Mexican composers. This concert program will focus on the lush music of composers Manuel de Falla, Jerónimo Giménez, Joaquín Rodrigo, and Joaquín Turina, and will feature guitar soloist Alfonso Moreno.
Classical Music | Global, Timeless Category A $45/category B $35/category C $20/students with ID and children 18 and under $10
Enrique Bátiz
Saturday, February 7, 2015, 7:30 PM NEW DATE!
CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HONOR PREP From Beijing, China Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Considered the very best music conservatory in China, the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing trains young musicians from the earliest ages through college level. Their graduates perform as celebrated soloists and chamber musicians, as well as in orchestras around the world. This extraordinary young ensemble of musicians ages 14 to 17 come to the CCOM in Beijing to study from across China, and will perform in Blacksburg as part of a special United States tour. They will present a rich concert of Western classical music that highlights their skill and youthful energy.
Classical Music | Global, Timeless General admission $15, students with ID and children 18 and under $10 Thursday, February 12, 7 PM
ARTIST TALK: Polly Apfelbaum Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery Artist Polly Apfelbaum discusses her work in the exhibition.
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Thursday, February 12–Sunday, April 12, 2015 Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM Opening Reception, Thursday, February 12, 6–8 PM
THREADED Three one-person exhibitions SHINIQUE SMITH All galleries
Shinique Smith No Key No Question, 2013 Ink, acrylic, fabric, and collage on fabric over wood panel 60 x 60 x 2 inches Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York/Shanghai © Shinique Smith
ANGELO FILOMENO
POLLY APFELBAUM
Thread connects. It suggests continuity, a weaving together of separate parts, of entities, of ideas. Thread can connect and bind. Or puncture. Multiplied, thread becomes fiber transformed into weavings, rolls of fabric, embroidered silks, and more. Thickened, braided or coiled, thread becomes rope. Unraveled, thread brings on separation, even dissolution. And throughout the ages, fabric—whether medieval tapestries, Chinese brocades, or American quilts—encode rich narratives, histories, and cultural values. This suite of three one-person exhibitions focuses on artists who work with threaded material as their medium, mining its symbolic significance while creating fascinating and unexpected visual forms. Shinique Smith incorporates fabric, used clothing, paint, and found objects in her paintings and hanging sculptures. Angelo Filomeno creates gorgeous “paintings” embroidered on silk. Polly Apfelbaum works with crushed velvet and sequined rolls of richly colored fabric to create site-specific floor installations. All three exhibitions demonstrate how artists today continue to re-invent and fuse disciplines, merging painting, sculpture, art, and craft while presenting some of the most compelling examples of inventive uses of thread in the art of our times.
Angelo Filomeno Amulet (Silver Akrep), 2011 (detail) Embroidery on silk shanting with crystals stretched over linen 78 x 39 x 2 inches Courtesy of Galerie Lelong, New York © Angelo Filomeno
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SHINIQUE SMITH Ruth C. Horton Gallery
Shinique Smith Installation view: 2013 exhibition at James Cohan Gallery, New York Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York/Shanghai © Shinique Smith
Based in upper New York state, Shinique Smith has become acclaimed for her exuberant, boldly colored paintings, sculptures, and installations. Made with fabric, paint, found objects, and used clothing, her paintings and sculptures incorporate elements of graffiti, Japanese calligraphy, and collage in densely patterned and textured works that brim with dynamic energy. Smith’s sculptural forms, bundles of bound clothing suspended from the ceiling or bales standing tall on the floor, are inspired by the “vast vocabulary of what we consume and discard.” Social and sustainability issues aside, the work is also highly personal and introspective, referencing interior journeys of personal and spiritual growth. For this exhibition, Smith creates a site-specific installation with new paintings and hanging sculptures that evoke concepts that have to do with body, energy, and transcendence while building on metaphors of stretching, tethering, binding, and opening.
Shinique Smith Gnosis, 2013 Ink, fabric, and acrylic on wood panel 48 × 48 × 5 inches Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York/Shanghai © Shinique Smith
Artist talk with Shinique Smith March 4, 5:30 PM (see page 17)
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ANGELO FILOMENO Sherwood Payne Quillen ‘71 Reception Gallery
Angelo Filomeno Your Dream My Dream, 2011 Embroidery on linen Triptych: 8 x 6 inches each Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York © Angelo Filomeno
Angelo Filomeno, an Italian-born, New York-based artist, creates opulent “paintings” stitched with luxurious threads. Embroidered on sumptuous, richly colored panels of shantung silk, his paintings portray a fantastical world of baroque floral patterns intertwined with exquisitely rendered fragments of plants, peacocks, crystals, skulls, scarabs, and insect forms. Drawing on a vast range of art historical influences, including the paintings and engravings Albrecht Dürer and Hieronymus Bosch, Filomeno’s works are steeped in allegorical references. Birds and scarabs, both symbols of transcendence and regeneration, take their place in Filomeno’s lavish works, alongside darker symbols of decay and decadence. With embroidered threads and silks that shimmer as they catch light, Filomeno’s works are enchanting and seductive while juxtaposing exquisite beauty with unnerving undertones of the macabre. Artist talk with Angelo Filomeno March 25, 6:30 PM (see page 20)
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Angelo Filomeno Amulet (Purple Akrep), 2013 (detail) Embroidery on shanting silk stretched over linen 78 x 39 x 2 inches Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York © Angelo Filomeno
POLLY APFELBAUM Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery For more than three decades, New York-based artist Polly Apfelbaum has created what she calls “fallen paintings,” large-scale, site-specific works on the floor made of fabric, which exist between painting, sculpture, and installation art. She is best known for installations of crushed velvet pieces arranged in expansive patterns on the floor that explore issues of domesticity, femininity, and decoration. For her exhibition here, titled City of Lights (2015), Apfelbaum fuses elements of abstraction, minimalism, and color field painting in a floor installation of vivid, sequined fabric pieces arranged with the structure of the gallery space in mind, with its many windows, and its changing progression of natural light. Viewers walking among bands of vibrant and shimmering color place themselves within the work, itself, to experience a heightened awareness of one’s body in relation to the art on view and its architectural surroundings.
Polly Apfelbaum Stax, 2009 Sequined fabric Installation view: Carlow Visual Center for Contemporary Art, Carlow, Ireland © Polly Apfelbaum
Artist talk with Polly Apfelbaum February 12, 7 PM (see page 9)
Polly Apfelbaum Not in Any Way, Shape, or Form, 2009 Synthetic sequined fabric Installation view: Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland © Polly Apfelbaum
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Imago Theatre
Friday, February 13, 2015, 7:30 PM
IMAGO THEATRE FROGZ Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Imago creators Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad are alchemists, magicians, theatrical animators, and physical comedians. Defying classification, they populate the stage with comedic amphibians, acrobatic larvae, circus boulders, and metamorphosing humans in works that tantalize the senses, the intellect, and the passions. FROGZ put Imago on the international map, and the simplicity and the charm of FROGZ catapulted the production to two Broadway runs at the acclaimed New Victory Theatre in 2000 and 2002. Variety called it “Felliniesque mayhem.” The New York Times raved, “… a mastery of mime, dance, and acrobatics.” Recommended for ages 3 and older.
Theatre | Joyful General admission $25, students with ID and children 18 and under $10
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7:30 PM
ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tanya Gabrielian, piano David Stewart Wiley, conductor
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre The spring masterworks concert by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra features music by Mozart and Vaughn Williams, as well as Tchaikovsky’s romantic Piano Concerto no. 1, in B-flat Minor, op. 23. Guest soloist Tanya Gabrielian has performed around the world and rose to international acclaim with first prizes in the Scottish International Piano Competition and the Aram Khachaturyan International Piano Competition.
This program is supported in part by a touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
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Saturday, February 28, 2015, 6:15 PM
PLAY IN THE LOBBY: Highlands Jazz Quintet Balcony Lobby (3rd floor, Street and Davis Performance Hall) Preceding the performance by Jane Monheit, the Highlands Jazz Quintet will play selections from their standard repertoire. The group was organized in 2008 and performs in local venues, either as the full quintet or in smaller configurations. They recorded their first album, 2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West, in 2012. The quintet currently features Justin Craig on guitar, Lou Madsen on tenor sax, Paul Deck on piano, Nick Romantini on bass, and Bill Ray on drums. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cash bar
Saturday, February 28, 2015, 7:30 PM
JANE MONHEIT Hello Bluebird, Celebrating the Jazz of Judy Garland Jane Monheit, vocals Michael Kanan, piano Neal Miner, bass Rick Montalbano, drums
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “ I want to get away from the drama, and celebrate what we all loved about Judy...the immense joy she brought through song, and her innate understanding of jazz. She did so much more than break hearts, she put them together again, and that’s what we’re going to be about with this show.” –Jane Monheit
© Matthew Holler
An extraordinarily gifted jazz vocalist whose sincere and romantic interpretations of exceptional songs have made her a favorite in both the jazz and cabaret worlds, Jane Monheit has garnered numerous accolades in the past decade. Her first album, Never Never Land, was voted top debut recording by the Jazz Journalist’s Association and stayed on the Billboard jazz chart for over a year; subsequent albums yielded two Grammy nominations. In addition to her own recordings, Monheit has worked alongside the likes of Terence Blanchard, Tom Harrell, and Ivan Lins.
Jazz, Vocal Music | Timeless Jane Monheit
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Category A $75/category B $60/category C $40/students with ID and children 18 and under $10
Saturday, February 28, 2015, following the performance
MEET THE ARTIST: Jane Monheit Grand Lobby Following Hello Bluebird, Celebrating the Jazz of Judy Garland by Jane Monheit, join the artist for this CD-signing event. Monheit’s albums will be available for purchase.
Free Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 5:30 PM
ARTIST TALK: Shinique Smith Ruth C. Horton Gallery Artist Shinique Smith discusses her work in the exhibition.
Free Thursday, March 5, 2015, 6 PM
PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK In the Crucible: The Great War Matthew Oyos, PhD, professor, Radford University Department of History
Cube
In four short years, the supposed “War to End All Wars” shook global society in ways that continue to reverberate 100 years later. Join us for a talk about the lived reality of World War I and its historical context before the performance of Beyond Zero: 1914–1918.
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Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:30 PM
KRONOS QUARTET David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Sunny Yang, cello
Beyond Zero: 1914–1918 A new work for quartet with film Aleksandra Vrebalov, composer Bill Morrison, filmmaker
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This moving concert from the pioneering Kronos Quartet reflects on the “war to end all wars,” which launched in 1914 and set the course for a century of war. The program begins with Prelude to a Black Hole, a suite of music including composers such as Stravinsky, Ravel, and Ives, to traditional, world, and blues artists of the times. The second portion of the evening is Beyond Zero: 1914–1918, which combines music by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov and imagery from filmmaker Bill Morrison, known for his work with rare archival material. Beyond Zero incorporates rare World War I footage from the Library of Congress, set to Vrebalov’s powerful score for string quartet. One of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time, Kronos has performed thousands of concerts worldwide, released more than 45 recordings, collaborated with many of the world’s most eclectic composers and performers, and commissioned more than 650 works and arrangements for string quartet.
Contemporary Music, Film | Deeper Kronos Quartet
Category A $55/category B $40/category C $25/students with ID and children 18 and under $10
Thursday, March 5, 2015, following the performance
Q & A WITH THE KRONOS QUARTET Moderated by Alan Weinstein, associate professor, School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech
Cube Following Beyond Zero: 1914–1918, interact with the Kronos Quartet musicians in this questionand-answer discussion.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 7:30 PM
AT THE CROSSROADS: Art, Science, Research Cube During an artist residency at Virginia Tech in 2012, Healing Wars creator and director Liz Lerman engaged with faculty, students, and community members, including researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. Join us for a conversation between Lerman and Michael J. Friedlander, PhD, executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, on creative research, scientific research, and their intersections. Co-presented with Community Voices
Free; registration required through the box office Friday, March 20, 2015, 7:30 PM Saturday, March 21, 2015, 7:30 PM
HEALING WARS Created and directed by Liz Lerman
The 150th anniversary of our Civil War offers a potent context for issues that continue to impact our lives. Healing Wars A pioneer in the world of contemporary dance, Lerman’s newest theatrical dance piece explores the experiences of the healers tasked with treating the physical and psychic wounds of battle. Healing Wars is about bodies: what they bear, what they cannot bear, how we hide them when they die, how we patch them up while they live. Healing Wars inquires into the matters of healing in wartime, innovation during stress, and the question of how individuals and societies absorb the pain of war. Developed in residencies across the country, Healing Wars includes video imagery from Gettysburg, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and the fMRI labs of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke. The professional ensemble features former Marine Joshua Bleill, who lost both his legs above the knee in an IED attack in Iraq in 2006. After 34 years as founding artistic director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Lerman presents her singular aesthetic to audiences in this haunting work about how we experience and recover from war.
Dance | Deeper General admission $35, students with ID and children 18 and under $10 Friday, March 20, 2015, following the performance
Q & A WITH LIZ LERMAN AND HEALING WARS ARTISTS Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Following Healing Wars, interact with Liz Lerman and additional artists in Healing Wars in this question and answer discussion.
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Š Teresa Wood
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 5:30–7 PM
IRISH BEER TASTING Street and Davis Performance Hall, Balcony Lobby Keith Roberts, owner of the Vintage Cellar wine and beer shop in Blacksburg, has personally selected a host of Irish beers and ciders for this tasting and will be describing for the participants each beverage’s special qualities, including insights to the brewing process, flavors and ingredients, and the similarities and differences between the selections. With each ticket, six tastings will be given. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Space is limited.
$25; registration required through the box office Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 6:30 PM
ARTISTS TALK: Angelo Filomeno Sherwood Payne Quillen ‘71 Reception Gallery Artist Angelo Filomeno discusses his work in the exhibition.
Free Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7:30 PM
CRASH ENSEMBLE Donnacha Dennehy, artistic director Kate Ellis, artistic director
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
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“Crash Ensemble, an Irish new-music collective with international cachet and considerable chops.” –The Washington Post
Crash Ensemble
Crash Ensemble is Ireland’s foremost contemporary music ensemble, world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, groundbreaking new music of today. Founded in 1997 by composer and artistic director Donnacha Dennehy, the Ensemble has recordings on NMC, Cantaloupe, and Nonesuch labels. The ensemble has worked with well-known artists from diverse musical backgrounds. Committed to broadening the repertoire available to audiences, Crash commissions, produces, and performs new or recent works by internationally acclaimed composers and up-and-coming composing talents and collaborates with culturally relevant artists. Crash performs regularly throughout Ireland and has appeared in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and Canada.
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©Caitlin Saunders
George Saunders
Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7:30 PM
AN EVENING WITH GEORGE SAUNDERS Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
Saunders is the author of four collections of short stories: the bestselling Pastoralia; CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award; In Persuasion Nation, one of three finalists for the 2006 STORY Prize for best short story collection of the year; and Tenth of December. Pastoralia, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, and Tenth of December were all New York Times Notable Books. Tenth of December was nominated for the 2013 National Book Award in Fiction. Saunders is also the author of the novella-length illustrated fable, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, and the New York Times bestselling children’s book The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, illustrated by Lane Smith.
Joshua Bell
Thursday, April 2, 2015, 7:30 PM TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 2, 2015, 10 AM
JOSHUA BELL Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre This performance was rescheduled due to inclement weather last February. We reissued and mailed new tickets with the new date and time to ticket holders. If you are not able to attend on this new date or simply prefer to have your tickets refunded, please call 540231-5300 by Monday, February 2. A limited number of tickets for this rescheduled concert will be available for purchase beginning on Monday, March 2, 2015.
Recommended for mature audiences
Spoken Word | Deeper Presented in collaboration with the Virginia Tech Department of English Visiting Writers Series General admission $25, students with ID $10 Wednesday, April 1, 2015, following the performance
MEET THE ARTIST: George Saunders Grand Lobby
Classical Music | Timeless
Following An Evening with George Saunders, join the author for this booksigning event. Saunders’ books will be available for purchase.
Category A $75/category B $65/ category C $45/students with ID and children 18 and under $10
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© Bill Phelps
“You’ll find the work of George Saunders frequently described as ‘funny,’ but that’s like calling a nuclear detonation warm—it’s true, abundantly so, but it fails to accurately convey the forces unleashed. . . . ” – San Francisco Chronicle
ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
The Islamic Worlds Festival aims to promote understanding about Muslim societies in their diverse political, social, religious, historical, and cultural contexts; cultivate civility; and celebrate the cultural traditions practiced in Muslim societies. To program this multi-day series of performances, lectures, and events, numerous cultural student groups shared their ideas and a committed team of Virginia Tech students, faculty, and community members met biweekly for over a year, articulating important themes, researching artists and scholars, and ultimately designing the following week of bridgebuilding experiences:
Islamic Worlds Festival Team Hossein Abtahi, Iranian Society at Virginia Tech Turki Al Zahrani, Saudi Students Club Ali Buhisi, Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine Omar Barkawi, Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine Willie Caldwell, MFA candidate, arts leadership, School of Performing Arts Shamin Dabiri, Iranian Student Association at Virginia Tech Selma Elouardighi, PhD candidate, planning, governance, and globalization Noha Elsherbiny, Egypt Friends, Council of International Student Organizations Nahid Farhady Ghalaty, Iranian Society at Virginia Tech Khaled Hassouna, PhD, associate director, Middle East and North Africa initiatives, Office of International Research, Education, and Development Faruk Hesenjan, master’s student, urban and regional planning Marc Lucht, director, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Institute Raghib Qureshi, Muslim Students Association Sana Rauf, Muslim Students Association Ali Roghani, Iranian Student Association at Virginia Tech Mohammed Seyam, PhD student, Department of Computer Science Sara Shashaani, PhD student, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University Nadine Sinno, assistant professor of Arabic, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Amber Smith, assistant director, University Honors Debra Stoudt, associate dean, academic policies and procedures, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Anne Elise Thomas, ethnomusicologist Michelle Wright, undergraduate student, wildlife science
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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8 PM
ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERNITY Johanna Buisson, assistant professor, École de Gouvernance et d’Économie, Rabat, Morocco
Multipurpose Room, Newman Library It is commonly assumed that “modernity” emerged in Europe as the outcome of an intellectual, scientific, economic, social, and political process that occurred from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. However, such a Eurocentric discourse of modernity tends to ignore other, former intellectual, scientific, philosophical, and civilizational contributions, such as the key role of Islamic thought in the making of “Early Modernity.” The dominant historical narrative of “modernity” is indeed being challenged today. Buisson received a PhD in comparative literature and philosophy from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K., and an MA in Islamic studies from the Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, U.K.
Made possible by support from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (CLAHS) Dean’s Council on International Initiatives; the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention; the Departments of Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Religion and Culture, Political Science, and Women and Gender Studies; the Center for the Arts; and the CLAHS Undergraduate Research Institute. Free
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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8 PM
GENDER SEGREGATION IN ISLAM: A Contemporary Controversy Johanna Buisson, assistant professor, École de Gouvernance et d’Économie, Rabat, Morocco
Multipurpose Room, Newman Library Gender segregation, often termed as the prescriptive prohibition of free-mixing in Islam, is commonly presented as a means of individual and societal protection. Men and women would be commanded by God not to interact or socialize with one another, except for their spouse(s) and respective mahram (relatives). This is presented as a necessary prevention against moral corruption at the individual and societal levels. However, such a frightening picture could be misleading with regard to Islamic ethics and how Muslims are expected to behave along the line of the dynamics set by the Qur’ān. Buisson received a PhD in comparative literature and philosophy from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K., and an MA in Islamic studies from the Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, U.K.
Made possible by support from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (CLAHS) Dean’s Council on International Initiatives; the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention; the Departments of Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Religion and Culture, Political Science, and Women and Gender Studies; the Center for the Arts; and the CLAHS Undergraduate Research Institute. Free Thursday, April 9, 2015, 6 PM
STUDENT GROUP DISPLAYS Grand Lobby Connect with a variety of Virginia Tech cultural student groups. Presented in collaboration with the Muslim Student Association.
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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015, 6:30 PM
FASHION SHOW Cube View traditional dress from Muslim societies around the globe. Presented in collaboration with the Muslim Student Association.
Free Thursday, April 9, 2015, 8 PM
OMAR OFFENDUM with guests VT Expressions
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Omar Offendum is a Syrian-American hip-hop artist, designer, poet, and peace activist. He was born in Saudi Arabia; raised in Washington, D.C.; and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He tours the world performing at international music festivals, lecturing at major academic institutions, and fundraising for humanitarian relief organizations. In 2013 he was a featured speaker at The Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis. Offendum has created critically acclaimed songs about the popular democratic uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa among other new projects, while touring to promote his solo release SyrianamericanA. Opening the evening’s program is VT Expressions, a student social organization dedicated to free expression in art, music, and poetry, which was created to build a network of artists who exchange ideas, support other progressive programs, and represent the images, voices, sounds, movement, and thoughts of the student body.
Spoken Word | Fresh General admission $25, students with I.D. and children 18 and under $10
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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015, 4 PM
THE ESSENCE OF UYGHUR CULTURE: The 12 Muqam Cube
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Uyghurs are a Turkic-Muslim nationality living in the Xinjian Uyghur autonomous region of Northwestern China. Throughout the history of Central Asia, they left a lasting imprint on both the culture and tradition of the Silk Road. A Muqam is the melody type used in the music of Xinjiang, a musical mode and set of melodic formulas used to guide improvisation and composition. Uyghur Muqam is a composite of songs, dances, and folk and classical music that is characterized by its diversity of content, dance styles, musical morphology, and instruments used. In 2005, the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (UNESCO) designated the Uyghur Muqam as part of the Intangible History of Humanity. Join Faruk Hesenjan, graduate student of urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech, for a presentation of this musical tradition.
Free, registration required through the box office Friday, April 10, 2015, 5:45 PM
FACULTY PANEL DISCUSSION Cube Panelists: Rachel Scott, Carmen Gitre, Nadine Sinno, Marc Lucht Join Virginia Tech faculty members—Rachel Scott, PhD, associate professor, Islamic studies; Carmen Gitre, PhD, assistant professor, history; and Nadine Sinno, PhD, assistant professor, Arabic, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Virginia Tech—for a cross-disciplinary discussion prompted by the five themes of the Islamic Worlds Festival: What Islam Means to Me, Gender and Islam, Crossing Boundaries, Words, and Colors. This discussion is moderated by Marc Lucht, director, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Institute.
Free, registration required through the box office
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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015, 8 PM
AN EVENING OF COMEDY: Maysoon Zayid and Maz Jobrani Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Laughter and personal observations from two brilliantly funny comedians, as they reflect on culture, families, stereotypes, and building bridges across boundaries:
Maysoon Zayid
Maz Jobrani
Maysoon Zayid is a Palestinian-American actress, professional standup comedian, writer, and the co-founder/ co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival. She is a recurring columnist at The Daily Beast and was a speaker at TEDWomen 2013. Maysoon has performed as a comedian in top New York clubs and has toured extensively at home and abroad. She was a headliner on both the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and The Muslims Are Coming Tour. She is the founder of Maysoon’s Kids, an education and wellness program for disabled and wounded refugee children. Maysoon, who has cerebral palsy, was a 2013 honoree of United Cerebral Palsy of NYC’s Women Who Care Awards. Maz Jobrani is a founding member of The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which first aired on Comedy Central, and has had two Showtime specials, most recently, I Come in Peace. Born in Tehran, Iranian-American Jobrani performs stand-up around the world, including the Middle East, where he performed in front of the King of Jordan. Most recently, he co-wrote, produced, and starred as the title character in the award-winning indie film comedy, Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero. He can next be seen (summer 2015) playing the role of Jafar (from Aladdin) in the Disney movie, The Descendants. With more than 50 guest star appearances, Jobrani can regularly be seen on television’s most popular shows, and has been featured on CNN, the BBC, and in The New York Times and Time Magazine. He has given two TED talks on breaking stereotypes through comedy. He is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! He also has a book coming out, I’m Not a Terrorist but I’ve Played One on TV, published by Simon & Schuster, that’s expected to hit shelves in February 2015.
Spoken Word | Fresh General admission $25, students with I.D. and children 18 and under $10
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Saturday, April 11, 2015, 10 AM
YALLA BINNA! LET’S MAKE MUSIC! Cube A one-hour workshop introducing instruments, scales, and rhythms of Arabic music, led by Anne Elise Thomas. Learn an Arabic song and dance the Dabke. Families welcome!
Free, registration required through the box office Saturday, April 11, 2015, 3 PM
LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Prior to the evening performance, learn about the string instruments in a quartet and kamancheh from a master of the bowed string instrument, Kayhan Kalhor.
Free, registration required through the box office Saturday, April 11, 2015, 6:30 PM
ITRAAB ENSEMBLE Cube Join us for the inaugural performance of the Arabic music ensemble, Itraab. Translated as “delectation” or “diversion by music,” Itraab is composed of Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and community members and led by Anne Elise Thomas. This 30-minute program includes traditional and contemporary Arabic songs, accompanied by percussion, qanun (78-string zither), `ud (11-string lute), and guitar. Anne Elise Thomas demonstrates how the `ud is played in traditional and contemporary Arabic songs
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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Tuesday, April 7–Saturday, April 11, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015, 8 PM
KAYHAN KALHOR AND BROOKLYN RIDER featuring Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh (spiked fiddle) Johnny Gandelsman, violin Colin Jacobsen, violin Nicholas Cords, viola Eric Jacobsen, cello
This stunning collaboration between Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and American string quartet Brooklyn Rider has been hailed by the critics as “superbly conceived, organically evolved and wonderfully rich” (Gramophone). Born in Tehran, Iran, Grammy Awardnominated soloist and composer Kayhan Kalhor has toured the world with various ensembles and orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan, Ghazal: Persian and Indian Improvisations, and Masters of Persian Music; and is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project. Brooklyn Rider also crosses many borders, and their collaborations include programs with Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man, Syrian/Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad, traditional and technology-based Japanese shakuhachi player Kojiro Umezaki, singer/songwriter Christina Courtin, and the Silk Road Ensemble, with whom they have performed throughout the world, recorded three albums for Sony Classical, and taken part in a series of residencies.
Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider
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Australian Chamber Orchestra
Friday, April 17, 2015, 5:30–7 PM
AUSTRALIAN WINE TASTING Street and Davis Performance Hall, Balcony Lobby Keith Roberts, owner of the Vintage Cellar wine and beer shop in Blacksburg, has personally selected a host of Australian wines for the tasting and will be describing for the participants each wine’s special qualities, including complexity and characters within the fermentation process, flavors and ingredients, and the similarities and differences between the selections. With each ticket, six tastings will be given. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Space is limited.
$25; registration required through the box office Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:30 PM
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Richard Tognetti, artistic director Martin Fröst, clarinet
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “The energy and vibe of a rock band with the ability of a crack classical chamber group.” – The Washington Post Renowned for inspired programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics, the Australian Chamber Orchestra embodies the vibrant, adventurous, youthful, and inquiring spirit of Australia. Artistic director and lead violin Richard Tognetti has led the ACO as a flexible and versatile “ensemble of soloists” on modern and period instruments, as a small chamber group, a small symphony orchestra, and as an electro-acoustic collective. Equally dynamic clarinetist Martin Fröst is a sought-after chamber musician, soloist, and conductor. Their program will include diverse repertoire from Mozart, Haydn, and a new work commissioned by the ACO from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, a frequent ACO collaborator.
Classical Music | Timeless, Fresh Category A $55/category B $40/category C $25/students with ID and children 18 and under $10
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Friday, April 24, 2015, 7:30 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015, 7:30 PM
CIRQUE MECHANICS Pedal Punk Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
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Pedal Punk is a steam punk experience that will charm you with its story and thrill you with its daring; a rowdy circus where the mischief is on wheels. Creator Chris Lashua’s road to the circus began with his daredevil skills as a BMX rider. In this show, Lashua applies his mechanical wizardry to all things pedal-powered. At the heart of the fun is the pedal-driven “Gantry Bike,” a modern-day industrial circus caravan that moves around the stage with a dynamic and quirky ensemble of equilibrists, funambulists, and acrobats. You’ll encounter unicycles that fly, wheel acrobats that hover, cyclists that whirl, pole climbers that soar, and trapeze artists that float. Inspired by the steam punk culture, where a post-apocalyptic world of machines is powered by steam, Pedal Punk’s “steam” power comes from the acrobatic strength of the artists. Cirque Mechanics brings modern storytelling technique to the circus, while staying true to its industrialist aesthetic and its gift for amazing audiences of all ages.
Thursday, April 23–Sunday, May 17, 2015 Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM Opening Reception, Thursday, April 30, 6–8 PM
ICAT: Open (at the) Source Ruth C. Horton Gallery ICAT: Open (at the) Source enables visitors to explore an experience the research and innovation that is happening within the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Visitors will become more than just viewers, but partners in exploration with the students, faculty, and staff of ICAT and its creative community.
Thursday, April 30–Sunday, May 17, 2015 Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM Opening Reception, Thursday, April 30, 6–8 PM
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS SENIOR SHOW 2015 Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery In this capstone exhibition for graduating seniors, emerging artists at Virginia Tech’s School of Visual Arts, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, display a broad range of art and design practices. Incorporating new and established technologies in material and virtual realms, the exhibition demonstrates the School of Visual Arts’ commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts.
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Friday, May 1, 2015, 6:30 PM
PLAY IN THE LOBBY: Musical Theatre Grand Lobby Before Broadway Old and New, students from the School of Performing Arts perform selections from the musical theatre canon.
Free Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:30 PM
AUDRA McDONALD Broadway Old and New Audra McDonald, vocalist Andy Einhorn, music director and piano Mark Vanderpoel, bass Gene Lewin, drums
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Earning a record-tying five Tony Awards for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, and Porgy and Bess, Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both singer and actress. A luminous soprano with an incomparable gift for dramatic truth telling, she is equally at home on Broadway and opera stages as she is in roles for film and television. The two-time Grammy Award-winner and Emmy-nominated Live from Lincoln Center host returns to the concert stage, offering favorite show tunes, popular standards, and original pieces written especially for this extraordinary artist who is at the height of her expressive powers.
Vocal Music | Timeless Category A $75/category B $60/category C $40/students with ID and children 18 and under $10 Friday, May 1, 2015, following the performance
MEET THE ARTIST: Audra McDonald Following Broadway Old and New, join the artist for this CD-signing event. McDonald’s albums will be available for purchase.
Free Audra McDonald
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Monday, May 4, 2015, NOON–9 PM
ICAT DAY Throughout the Moss Arts Center Learn more about Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) research and meet the faculty and students who are crossing traditional discipline boundaries to develop new possibilities for exploration, expression, and creativity during ICAT Day. ICAT Day showcases the work and ideas that have been generated during the spring semester. The event includes expo-style informational booths, technology demonstrations, and hands-on activities.
ICAT Day ‘13
Featuring a DISIS concert in the Cube, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Free
Summer Arts@VirginiaTech The arts will take off in diverse directions in summer 2015. We are planning now for annual favorites and new adventures from the School of Performing Arts, the School of Visual Arts, Perspective Gallery, and the Center for the Arts, in partnership with colleagues from around the town and region. Watch for more information in early spring about the Crooked Road, vocal highlights, classics with a twist, and family fun headed to Blacksburg this coming summer!
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Center for the Arts Performances at a Glance JANUARY 2015 Fri., Jan. 30
ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO 7:30 PM (NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF MEXICO) Classical Music
FEBRUARY 2015 Sat., Feb. 7
CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HONOR PREP Classical Music
7:30 PM
Fri., Feb. 13
IMAGO THEATRE, FROGZ Theatre
7:30 PM
Tues., Feb. 17
ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Classical Music
7:30 PM
Sat., Feb. 28
JANE MONHEIT, Hello Bluebird Jazz, Vocal Music
7:30 PM
Thurs., March 5
KRONOS QUARTET, Beyond Zero: 1914–1918 Contemporary Music, Film
7:30 PM
Fri., March 20
HEALING WARS Dance
7:30 PM
Sat., March 21
HEALING WARS Dance
7:30 PM
Wed., March 25
CRASH ENSEMBLE Contemporary Music
7:30 PM
Wed., April 1
AN EVENING WITH GEORGE SAUNDERS Spoken Word
7:30 PM
Thurs., April 2
JOSHUA BELL Classical Music
7:30 PM
Tues., April 7–Sat. April 11
ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Five days of arts events
Fri., April 17
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Classical Music
7:30 PM
Fri., April 24
CIRQUE MECHANICS, Pedal Punk Theatre, Dance
7:30 PM
Sat., April 25
CIRQUE MECHANICS, Pedal Punk Theatre, Dance
7:30 PM
AUDRA MCDONALD, Broadway Old and New Vocal Music
7:30 PM
MARCH 2015
APRIL 2015
MAY 2015 Fri., May 1
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www.artscenter.vt.edu MOSS ARTS CENTER Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech (0916) 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Directions From I-81 (northbound and southbound): Take exit 118B onto 460 West towards Virginia Tech. Continue for 8.5 miles to the Prices Fork Road exit for “Downtown.” The exit ramp will veer right. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.
From I-77 (northbound): Take exit 32 onto I -81 North. Continue for about 29 miles, then follow the directions above for I-81 northbound.
From Interstate 77/West Virginia Turnpike (southbound)/460 West (eastbound): In West Virginia, take Exit 9, “U.S. 460-Princeton/Pearisburg, VA.” Turn left at the stoplight at the end of the ramp onto U.S. 460 East. Continue on U.S. 460 East for about 44.9 miles (11.6 in W.Va., 33.3 in Virginia). Travel east for approximately 47 miles, then take the Prices Fork Road exit. At the top of the exit ramp, take a left. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.
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Seating Chart Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
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These seating charts show the three levels and ticket pricing structure for our performances. Please contact the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 with any questions.
General Information Box office hours Tickets may be purchased in person at the box office in the Moss Arts Center, by phone at 540231-5300, or online at www.artscenter.vt.edu. The box office hours for in person and phone sales are 10 a.m.–6:00 p.m. on Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and one and a half hours before events, including Sunday performances.
Parking Parking is available in the North End Parking Garage on Turner Street. Virginia Tech faculty and staff possessing a valid Virginia Tech parking permit can enter and exit the garage free of charge. Event parking for visitors is $5, cash only. Event parking passes may be purchased when entering the garage. Limited street parking is also available. Street parking is free after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends.
Group ticket sales For groups of 10 or more, please contact the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300.
Concessions Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase an hour and fifteen minutes before performances and during intermissions. Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre.
Late seating Center for the Arts performances in the Moss Arts Center will begin promptly at the scheduled time. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the performance. Late seating will take place at the first appropriate moment in the program, at the artists’ and house management’s discretion. Latecomers may be seated in the back.
What to know before you go We will email ticket holders in advance of the performances with general information, special restaurant and lodging information, and engagement opportunities specific to each performance. If you have not received these emails and wish to, please send a request to centerforthearts@vt.edu.
ADA special assistance The Moss Arts Center facilities are accessible to all of our patrons. Patrons with disabilities and their companions will be accommodated through wheelchair seating, parking, and other special requests throughout the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in all levels and pricing categories. Assisted listening devices are available. Service animals of all kinds are permitted. Sign interpretations and large-print programs are available with advance notification.
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Closures The Moss Arts Center may close for major holidays and breaks according to the university schedule. Please visit our website or call the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 for more information.
The Moss Arts Center will be closed on: Monday, January 19, 2015 Saturday, May 23-Monday, May 25, 2015 Saturday, July 4, 2015
The galleries will be closed for change over: Monday, February 2-Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Monday, April 13-Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Monday, May 18-Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Lodging and restaurants The Moss Arts Center is located in the heart of downtown Blacksburg. The box office staff can recommend nearby lodging and restaurants to help you plan your visit. Please call 540-231-5300 or visit www.artscenter.vt.edu for more information and special offers.
Inclement weather Center for the Arts performances and special events will only be canceled for inclement weather in extreme cases. If a performance must be canceled due to inclement weather, we will send an email to all ticket holders and call patrons for whom we have no email address. Please check our website or call the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 for timely information about closures due to inclement weather.
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