Center for the Arts 2015-16 Fall Guide by Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech

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2015–2016 Season at a Glance SEPTEMBER 2015

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Friday, September 4, 2015, 7:30 PM Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Brooklyn Babylon

Friday, October 30, 2015, 7:30 PM L.A. Theatre Works

Friday, February 26, 2016, 7:30 PM The Knights and Gil Shaham

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 7:30 PM Sherman Alexie

Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30 PM Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Friday, November 6, 2015, 7:30 PM Shanghai Quartet and Wu Man

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 7:30 PM Danú

Monday, November 9, 2015, 7:30 PM Sankai Juku

Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 7:30 PM Between Salon and Swing

Friday, November 13, 2015, 7:30 PM Munich Symphony Orchestra with The Romeros

Thursday, March 24, 2016, 7:30 PM Emanuel Ax

Thursday, September 10, 2015, 7:30 PM Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Real Enemies Thursday, September 17, 2015, 7:30 PM United States Marine Band Friday, September 18, 2015, 7:30 PM Anthony de Mare Saturday, September 26, 2015, 7:30 PM Jad Abumrad Friday, October 2, 2015, 7:30 PM STREB Saturday, October 10, 2015, 3 PM The Okee Dokee Brothers Friday, October 16, 2015, 7:30 PM The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Friday, October 23, 2015, 7:30 PM Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company Jason Moran & The Bandwagon Sunday, October 25, 2015, 2 PM St. Lawrence String Quartet

MAY 2016

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:30 PM Julia Wolfe - SITI Company Saturday, December 5, 2015, 4 PM Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Friday, December 11, 2015, 7:30 PM Rosanne Cash Friday, February 5, 2016, 7:30 PM Blair Thomas & Co. Puppet Theater Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7 PM Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7:30 PM Vocalosity

Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7:30 PM Alonzo King LINES Ballet Friday, April 8, 2016, 7:30 PM The Orlando Consort Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3 PM Pamela Z Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM Teatro Hugo and Ines Friday, April 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Teatro Hugo and Ines Saturday, April 16, 2016, 3 PM Teatro Hugo and Ines Friday, May 6, 2016, 7:30 PM Diavolo: Architecture in Motion

What Inspires You? We are happy to offer a few thoughts to get you started and guide you through the season.

Something Deeper

Hungry for something to stir your soul, and provide food for thought and conversation long after the performance ends?

Something Fresh

In the mood for a bit of an adventure, and want to try something completely new and different?

Something Timeless

Seeking personal reverie through lush music and movement, as only the classics can provide?

Something Joyful

Looking for something the entire family can enjoy, guaranteed to put a skip in your step and a smile in your heart?

Something Global

Would you like to experience the world without leaving Blacksburg? The world comes to you in these amazing performances.

Something Visual Visit our galleries, exhibition corridor, and the Cube to experience the center’s free visual arts exhibitions throughout the year.

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.

Welcome to our 2015-2016 season. We have added many new destinations—performances, gallery exhibitions, and dozens of free related events are waiting for you. This year you’ll travel with artists from close to home, across the United States, and from around the globe—including China, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Peru, and more. As you plan your trip, check out our new online Explorer’s Guide (see page 60). Designed for faculty, students, and curious people of all ages, the guide provides you with context and points of departure to make the most of your experiences. In this issue of our fall guide, you’ll find a couple of new features. Frequent Flyers highlights some of our patrons and their perspectives on how the Center for the Arts is making a difference in our community. Points of Interest give you a glimpse of the connections made through center programs. Single tickets are available beginning August 4—please join us as we hike familiar paths, trek across new landscapes, and venture into territories never before imagined throughout the coming season! With warm regards for the great year ahead, Ruth Waalkes Associate Provost for the Arts and Executive Director, Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech

Thursday, September 3– Sunday, September 13, 2015 3–8 PM, Tuesday–Friday 10 AM–4 PM, Saturday–Sunday The galleries are sometimes closed for holidays, etc. Please check www.artscenter.vt.edu.

Stephen Vitiello A Scuttering Across the Leaves Sound installation In collaboration with Kasey Fowler-Finn Cube

Stephen Vitiello Recording in process of the sounds of Mountain Lake Courtesy of the artist

Internationally renowned sound artist Stephen Vitiello premieres a new installation based on unique insect recordings and micro sounds of the forest captured at Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke, Virginia. Using a specialized laser recording device, Vitiello collaborated with evolutionary biologist Kasey Fowler-Finn to capture the sounds of insect movement on the stems and leaves of plants. These recorded sounds will be spatialized and manipulated at Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) studios to reveal a hidden sound world that would otherwise be inaudible. This extraordinary inner world, until now undetected and unknown, will be revealed in the Cube for the first time and for only 10 days. Presented in partnership with ICAT, the project is also supported in part by the institute and by the University of Virginia and the Mountain Lake Biological Station’s ArtLab. Free Thursday, September 3, 2015, 6–8 PM

Opening Reception Free, light refreshments and cash bar provided

Thursday, September 3, 2015, 7 PM

Artist Talk Cube Free

Left Philip Taaffe Asuka Passage, 2005-06 Mixed media on linen 116 ¾ x 100 5/8 inches Top Right Philip Taaffe Aspidium, Pteris, Sage, 2014 Mixed media on canvas 55 ½ x 65 ¼ inches Bottom Right Aspidium, Asplenium, Pteris I, 2011 Mixed media on canvas 39 x 63 ½ inches © Philip Taaffe; all images courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York

Thursday, September 3–Sunday, November 15, 2015 Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM The galleries are sometimes closed for holidays, etc. Please check www.artscenter.vt.edu.

Philip Taaffe Fall exhibition Ruth C. Horton Gallery A distinguished, internationally acclaimed painter, Philip Taaffe has created a prolific body of work in which referential images borrowed from various cultural and scientific sources are layered together with invented motifs. His imagery draws from an encyclopedic range of references to history, archaeology, botany, and mythology, as well as the art of our times. Ancient and oriental decorative motifs, Peruvian glyphs, references to Islamic art and design, images from Mesopotamia, and 19th-century natural history illustrations are some of the wide-ranging sources that infuse his canvases. In a masterful synthesis of imagery and technique, Taaffe interweaves silk screening, stenciling, collage, marbling, staining, and many other approaches to image making into rich and complex paintings. This exhibition features 10 paintings spanning the last 15 years from the artist’s studio, private collections, and Luhring Augustine in New York. Free Thursday, September 3, 2015, 6–8 PM

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Gerry Bannan The Way of All Flesh, 2013 Ballpoint pen on Mylar 20 x 72 inches Courtesy of the artist © Gerry Bannan

Beyond Real: Still Life in the 21st Century Ori Gersht Agniet Snoep Laura Letinsky Gerry Bannan Jennifer L. Hand Tim O’Kane David Halliday Fall exhibition Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery, Sherwood Payne Quillen ’71 Reception Gallery, Francis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor Agniet Snoep Dahlia, 2010 Archival digital print on aluminum 23.7 x 35.4 inches Courtesy of the artist, Amsterdam © Agniet Snoep

Tim O’Kane Market Eggplants in a Hanging Basket, 2010 Oil on panel 24 ½ x 15 inches Collection of Anne and Bill Urban Richmond, VA © Tim O’Kane

Juxtaposing tradition with innovation, this exhibition presents painting, photography, and video by artists from Israel, Holland, Canada, and the United States who build on, respond to, and transform the time-honored tradition of still life through the lens of the 21st century. Dating back to Dutch and Flemish painting of the 16th and 17th centuries, the still life genre traditionally featured sumptuous tabletop compositions of flowers, ripe fruit, vegetables, seafood, meats, and other objects selected to portray the beauty of life and its abundance, but also its transience in the face of its inevitable end. Tim O’Kane (Charlottesville, Virginia) and David Halliday (New Orleans, Louisiana) recreate the still life tradition in contemporary terms with carefully composed and beautifully rendered images of vegetables and food items poised elegantly against spare backgrounds. Bridging centuries of tradition, Agniet Snoep (Dutch, based in Amsterdam) creates vivid, almost visceral photographic still lifes of insects, flowers, shells, and sea creatures. Ori Gersht (Israeli, based in London) draws inspiration

Ori Gersht Falling Bird, 2008 Video installation with sound Dimensions variable Duration: 5 minutes 53 seconds Courtesy of the artist and CRG gallery, New York © Ori Gersht

Left David Halliday Parmesan and Tomatoes, 2007 Archival pigment print 11 x 14 inches Courtesy of the artist and Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA © David Halliday

from—but radically transforms—the still life tradition in Falling Bird, 2008, a four-minute video installation. Inspired by an 18th-century French still life by Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699– 1779), Gersht employs digital technology to portray, in slow motion, a pheasant plummeting into a watery void in a beautiful, but unsettling commentary on beauty, rupture, and violence. Gerry Bannan (United States, Roanoke, Virginia) also sources European Old Master paintings and prints in still lifes that re-draw the tradition with ballpoint pens on expansive sheets of Mylar. In another twist on the genre, Laura Letinksy plays with subtle shifts in scale, illusion, and perception in almost elegiac photographic images of deserted dinner tables that hint at impermanence or moments ending. Combining sculpture and drawing with digital imagery, Jennifer L. Hand (United States, based in Dublin, Virginia) extends the format and content of the still life genre in a poetic exploration of the present moment.

Center Laura Letinsky Untitled #16, from the series Ill Form and Void Full, 2011 Archival pigment print 48.5 x 39.3 inches Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery © Laura Letinsky Right Jennifer L. Hand This Transitory Life II (Present), 2015 Wood, gesso, graphite, oak leaves, thread, video 84 x 15 inches Courtesy of the artist © Jennifer L. Hand

This exhibition features a body of work by each artist, graciously on loan to the Center for the Arts from artists, private collections, and galleries in New York, Chicago, and Virginia. Thursday, September 3, 2015, 6–8 PM

Opening Reception Free, light refreshments and cash bar provided For more information on the artists, artist talks, and upcoming exhibitions, please visit www.artscenter.vt.edu.

Friday, September 4, 2015, 7:30 PM

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Brooklyn Babylon Darcy James Argue, composer and conductor Danijel Zezelj, story, animation, and live painting Jim Findlay, video design Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “… a masterpiece … a new work of originality, power, and beauty.” — David Krasnow, Studio 360 Big band jazz punctuated by stunning video animation and live painting, Brooklyn Babylon tells the tale of Lev, a carpenter in a future Brooklyn, tasked with building a carousel to crown the tallest tower in the world. It’s an urban fable co-created by acclaimed graphic novelist and illustrator Danijel Zezelj and Grammy-nominated composer Darcy James Argue. The story unfolds wordlessly through the combination of video, live painting, and an original score performed by Argue’s 18-piece jazz big band, Secret Society. Composer and bandleader Argue has toured nationally and internationally with Secret Society, garnering countless awards and reimagining what a 21st-century big band can sound like.

This program was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Music, Jazz Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Thursday, September 10, 2015, 7:30 PM

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Real Enemies (a workshop premiere) Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “This is the age of conspiracy, the age of connections, secret links, secret relationships.” — Don DeLillo, Running Dog Based on in-depth research into the history, aesthetics, and psychology of conspiracy, Real Enemies is an evening-length, multimedia, jazz-fueled exploration of American paranoia. This marriage of music-theatre and hybrid nonfiction marks the first collaboration between composer Darcy James Argue, filmmaker Peter Nigrini, and writer Isaac Butler, who together chronicle a shadow history of post-war America that may—or may not—be true. Beginning with Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA data collection and moving through a dozen conspiracies, Real Enemies mimics and deconstructs how information overload, our need to make sense of the world, and government wrongdoing form the basis of our conspiracy culture. Conspiracy theories are our modern folklore, a way to explain uncomfortable and troubling aspects of our world. Equal parts rollicking concert, impressionist documentary, and lyric essay, Real Enemies is at the vanguard of both music-theatre and hybrid nonfiction, continuing the boundary-pushing work of composer Darcy James Argue. Music, Jazz $15 general admission, free for Virginia Tech students, $10 other students with ID and children 18 and under 20%–30% subscription discounts available Thursday, September 10, following the performance

Q & A with the Real Enemies Artists Moderated by Jason Crafton, assistant professor of trumpet and jazz studies, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech Cube Following the performance, interact with the creators of Real Enemies in this question and answer discussion. Free

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Thursday, September 17, 2015, 7:30 PM*

United States Marine Band “The President’s Own” Lieutenant Colonel Jason K. Fettig, director Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Established in 1798 by an Act of Congress, the United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Since making its White House debut on New Year’s Day, 1801, the band has performed at the inauguration of every president since Thomas Jefferson, credited with giving the band the title, “The President’s Own.” In 1891 legendary director John Philip Sousa led the band’s first concert tour, and for more than 100 years, the Marine Band has performed in communities large and small. Concerts offer a unique blend of traditional concert band and contemporary wind ensemble music for people of all ages and musical tastes. Tickets will be limited to four per order, available beginning Monday, August 17.

Presented in partnership with the School of Performing Arts, Department of Music. Music, Concert Band Free, tickets required. Tickets available August 17 and are limited to 4 tickets per order. *Seats must be taken by 7:15, or will be released to walk-up patrons Thursday, September 17, 2015, 6:30 PM

Live on the Lawn: The Highty-Tighties and the Marching Virginians Moss Arts Center Lawn (weather permitting) Preceding the performance by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, join us for an outdoor performance by the Highty-Tighties and the Marching Virginians. The two university bands will share the lawn of the Moss Arts Center playing a variety of Hokie favorites, patriotic tunes, and highlights from the 2015 football season. Free 11

Friday, September 18, 2015, 7:30 PM

Anthony de Mare, piano Liaisons: Re-imagining Sondheim from the Piano Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Liaisons is a landmark project, conceived by acclaimed concert pianist Anthony de Mare, who commissioned 36 of the world’s foremost contemporary composers from across the musical spectrum to “re-imagine” one of Sondheim’s songs as a solo piano piece. The result is new repertory that reveals Sondheim’s influence across multiple genres and generations. Chosen in consultation with Sondheim, the Liaisons roster spans the classical, jazz, opera, pop, musical theatre, and film worlds. Composers hail from seven countries, range in age from 30 to 75, and represent more than 44 Pulitzers, Grammys, Tonys, and Academy Awards. At its essence, Liaisons is an homage, focused on Sondheim, the composer. Liaisons leaves no doubt that Sondheim’s music is as at home in the concert hall as it is in the theatre—making the case for him as one of the 20th century’s greatest and most influential composers. Music, Contemporary Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Saturday, September 26, 2015, 10 AM-3 PM

Virginia Science Festival Cube and all lobbies The Virginia Science Festival, co-presented by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology and other units at Virginia Tech, and the Town of Blacksburg, features a month-long festival where the guest-of-honor is Science! The statewide festival runs from September 25 through October 30; the Blacksburg festival day is September 26. This festival provides families from around the Commonwealth hands-on experiences, live performances, interactive demonstrations, and techno entertainment that will inspire a wonder in science for all ages.

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Saturday, September 26, 2015, 7:30 PM Radiolab host

Jad Abumrad Gut Churn Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Jad Abumrad is the host and creator of Radiolab, a public radio program broadcast on 524 stations and downloaded 9 million+ times a month as a podcast. He employs his dual backgrounds as composer and journalist to create “a new aesthetic” in broadcast journalism. Using dialogue, music, interviews, and sound effects, he creates compelling documentaries that draw listeners into otherwise intimidating topics—the nature of numbers, the evolution of altruism, or the legal foundation for the war on terror. In 2011, Radiolab was awarded the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, and Abumrad was honored as a MacArthur Fellow. Gut Churn is his solo multimedia exploration probing the role of uncertainty, fear, and other emotions in the creative process. Spoken Word $25 general admission, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under 20%–30% subscription discounts available

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Friday, October 2, 2015, 7:30 PM

STREB FORCES Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “ STREB has a knack for creating intricate contrapuntal patterns in unlikely spaces. Gravity be damned.”

— Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Streb, the “Evel Knievel of Dance,” nimbly weaves dance, athletics, rodeo, the circus, and Hollywood-style stunt work into one amazing live performance. STREB began in 1985 with a stubborn investigation of action, ranging from every day movements to the extreme action of sports, the circus, and thrill rides; the impulse to action that is in our souls. The company is a world-class entertainment phenomenon that stays true to its scientific and populist roots. STREB, whose cutting-edge, dangerous talent was featured at the 2012 London Olympics, invents action ideas that are daring, yet understandable, that soar past our critical senses and land in our hearts. Forces is the story of action, it is the journey to harness invisible forces, it is the quest to mount a machine and learn its tricks. And it is sure to take your breath away. Dance, Contemporary Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available 16

Wednesday September 30, 7:00 PM

Film Screening and Dialogue with the Artist: Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity Elizabeth Streb, artistic director, STREB Extreme Action Company Lyric Theatre, 135 College Ave, Blacksburg Elizabeth Streb and the STREB Extreme Action Company form a motley troupe of flyers and crashers. Propelled by Streb’s edict that “anything too safe is not action,” these daredevils challenge the assumptions of art, aging, injury, gender, and human possibility. BORN TO FLY: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity traces the evolution of Elizabeth Streb’s movement philosophy as she pushes herself and her performers from the ground to the sky. Revealing the passions behind the dancers’ bruises and broken noses, BORN TO FLY offers a breathtaking tale about the necessity of art, inspiring audiences hungry for a more tactile and fierce existence. Following the screening, join us for a dialogue with Elizabeth Streb on the film and STREB Extreme Action Company.

Co-presented with Community Voices Free

Saturday, October 10, 2015, 3 PM

The Okee Dokee Brothers Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “[Through the Woods] is at times moving, at times raucous, and always rooted in a simultaneous respect for the natural world and the rich musical traditions of Appalachian mountain music.” — The Washington Post The Grammy Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers have put their passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music, inspiring children and their parents to get outside and get creative. The three-time Parents’ Choice Award winners have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today. Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.” Their nationwide fan base is drawn to their witty lyrics, strong musicianship, and unique folk style. Their latest album, Through the Woods, reflects their journey through our very own backyard, along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. Recommended for ages 3 and older Music, Traditional $20 general admission, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under 20%–30% subscription discounts available Saturday, October 10, 2015, 2 PM

Build an Instrument: Spoons Cube Before the performance by the Okee Dokee Brothers, swing by the Cube for this family-friendly activity. Create your very own percussion instrument, found in American folk music and jug bands: spoons! Free

Friday, October 16, 2015, 7:30 PM

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “Iconoclastic. Unabashed genre crashing antics. Nothing is spoof proof.” — The Sunday Times Formed in 1985 as a bit of fun, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s first gig was an instant sell-out, and they’ve been performing ever since. Over the last 30 years, they have spawned hundreds of imitators; indeed, the orchestra often is blamed for the current ukulele revival sweeping communities across the globe. The current ensemble has been playing together for more than 20 years, and has become a much-loved national institution. They play ukuleles, they sing, they say funny things, they whistle; but they bring a lot more to the table than that. The “Ukes” are an irresistible entertainment juggernaut that bring us good humor, well-being, and joy with their music. Music, Comedy Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available Friday, October 16, 2015, 6 PM

Play in the Lobby: Belview Elementary School Ukulele Club Led by Natalie Gibbs, teacher Grand Lobby The Belview Ukulele Club is made up of fourth and fifth grade students who practice weekly after school. Their goal is for students to make music together in a positive environment and develop the ability to accompany themselves on instruments, helping them to become lifelong musicians. The club plays a selection of popular and folk tunes and receives support from the Montgomery County Education Foundation. Free

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Friday, October 23, 2015, 7:30 PM

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company Jason Moran & The Bandwagon The Subtle One, and other repertory Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Celebrated choreographer Ronald K. Brown and acclaimed pianist Jason Moran bring together their respective ensembles—Brown’s Evidence, A Dance Company, and Moran’s Bandwagon jazz trio—in The Subtle One. Set to a musical suite of the same name, this potent work reflects on the presence of our ancestors and their profound impact on our lives. The Subtle One is paired with selections from Brown’s One Shot, based on the life of photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris, who documented the life of one African-American community over a span of 40 years, set to music by Ahmad Jamal and Mary Lou Williams. Opening the evening is Brown’s iconic Grace, a rapturous depiction of a journey to the Promise Land, set to recordings by Duke Ellington, Roy Davis, and Fela Kuti.

This program was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 4 PM

Workshop: Art and Spirituality Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company Cube

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Utilizing his signature text and movement workshop, Ronald K. Brown will highlight the role spirituality plays in his own work. The workshop also will show participants how they can express its influence on their own journey, through a safe exploration of storytelling movement expression. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your place, register through the box office

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Sunday, October 25, 2015, 2 PM

St. Lawrence String Quartet Haydn Discovery Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Established in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) has developed an undisputed reputation as a truly world-class chamber ensemble. The quartet performs more than 120 concerts annually worldwide, and is the ensemble in residence at Stanford University. Haydn has been a passion for SLSQ since their founding, and their mission here is to shift common perspective from “pleasant opening music” to “radical, passionate innovator.” A highlight of the concert led by Geoff Nuttall is SLSQ’s exploration of a Haydn quartet in depth at the beginning of the performance. They then play the piece through, engaging the audience in active listening and a much deeper appreciation of Haydn’s compositional genius.

This program was made possible in part by a gift from David and Lindsay West. Music, Classical Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Sunday, October 25, 2015, following the performance

Haydn Community Jam with the St. Lawrence String Quartet Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Bring your violin, viola, or cello and play with members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet in this open classical jam! Alongside members of the ensemble, participants will play through select movements from Haydn quartets. Preparation is recommended, but not required. All skill levels welcome, recommended for ages 12 and up. To participate as a musician, register through the box office. The session is open to the public to observe. Free

Monday, October 26, 2015, 10 AM

Master Class with the St. Lawrence String Quartet Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Musicians from the St. Lawrence String Quartet will coach students from a chamber music class at Virginia Tech. Open to the public. Free

Thursday, October 29, 2015, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 PM

Tech-or-Treat Cube and Grand Lobby This hauntingly memorable event for children features Halloween fun-themed technologies developed by students and faculty at the university from a variety of disciplines. This event shows children the amazingly creative output that happens at the nexus of science, engineering, art, and design.

Co-presented by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology and the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech

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Friday, October 30, 2015, 7:30 PM

L.A. Theatre Works Bram Stoker’s Dracula Adapted by Charles Morey Susan Albert Loewenberg, producing director Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre This gothic horror classic has spawned hundreds of spin-offs in popular culture from Twilight to True Blood. In Charles Morey’s acclaimed adaptation, Count Dracula slips quietly into Victorian London, and the city seems helpless against his frightful power. Only one man, the smart and resourceful Dr. Van Helsing, can stop the carnage in this epic confrontation of good vs. evil. L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) has been the foremost radio theatre company in the United States for more than two decades. LATW is broadcast weekly in America on public radio stations, daily in China on the Radio Beijing Network, streamed online, and aired on international outlets including the BBC, CBC, and more. An LATW performance is immediate, spontaneous, and features a first-rate cast, live sound effects, and a connection to the audience rarely felt in a traditional theatre setting. Recommended for ages 13 and older Theatre, Timeless Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available 26

Friday, October 30, 2015, 6:30 PM

Dracula and the English Gothic Tradition Peter W. Graham, PhD, professor, Department of English, Virginia Tech Cube Although Bram Stoker’s undead Dracula has inspired numerous 20th- and 21st-century spinoffs, it also is itself a spinoff, a fin de siecle latecomer to the English Gothic tradition that began in the 18th century. Nearly two centuries ago, in 1816, the ByronShelley circle’s famous “haunted summer” on the shores of Lake Geneva engendered two texts that can be seen as precursors to enduring strands of Gothic horror: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and William Polidori’s The Vampyre, a tale widely believed by its contemporary readers to have been the product of Byron’s imagination. This lecture examines some of the early 19th-century Gothic tropes that Stoker’s classic novel perpetuates and updates. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 7:30 PM

Sherman Alexie, author Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre One of The New Yorker’s 20 top writers for the 21st century, author, poet, and screenwriter Sherman Alexie grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington, but it wasn’t until a college professor recognized his “intensity of language, passion, and energy” that he fully committed to writing. Shortly after, his first books of poetry were published, and he began developing into a gifted orator, telling tales of contemporary American Indian life with razor sharp humor, unsettling candor, and biting wit. His novels, such as Reservation Blues, Indian Killer, and The Toughest Indian in the World, have won numerous awards and accolades. The National Book Award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was named Time’s best Young Adult Book of all time. In 1998, Alexie wrote and produced the film Smoke Signals, an adaptation of his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. The movie went on to win the Audience Award and Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival. He was recently awarded a 2014 Literature Award by The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Alexie is the guest editor of 2015’s Best American Poetry.

Presented in partnership with the Department of English Visiting Writer Series Spoken Word, Fresh $25 general admission, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under 20%–30% subscription discounts available

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Craft Talk with Sherman Alexie Cube Join us for a brief talk by Sherman Alexie on his approach to writing, and question and answer discussion with the author.

Presented in collaboration with the Virginia Tech Department of English Visiting Writers Series Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 6:30 PM

Lobby Display: Native Americans in Virginia Grand Lobby Preceding the performance by Sherman Alexie, visit the Grand Lobby to learn about the past, present, and future of Virginia tribes. Displays will include information on such campus organizations as Native@VT, the Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/ Chicanos and Native Americans in Science at Virginia Tech, and the Department of Sociologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American Indian Studies program. Free

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, following the performance

Meet the Artist: Sherman Alexie Grand Lobby Following the performance, join the author for this book-signing event. Alexieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books will be available for purchase. Free

Friday, November 6, 2015, 7:30 PM

Shanghai Quartet and Wu Man, pipa A Night in Ancient and New China Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Wu Man and the Shanghai Quartet explore the great music of China in a program that features a new multimedia work by the eminent Chinese composer Zhao Jiping, in collaboration with his son, Zhao Lin, performing some of his most famous scores of Chinese cinemaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Raise the Red Lantern, To Live, and Farewell My Concubine, among others. They also perform a suite of traditional Chinese folk songs, arranged by second violinist Yi-Wen Jiang, and solo pipa works by Wu Man. Looking back to their roots, but with a contemporary vision, they meld the sounds of China with Western string quartet in an unforgettable evening of grand music. Music, Classical Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30% subscription discounts available 30

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Friday, November 6, 2015, 10 AM

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Musicians from the Shanghai Quartet and Wu Man will coach students from a chamber music class at Virginia Tech. Open to the public. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Friday, November 6, 2015, 4 PM

Lecture and Demonstration: The Music of Old and New China Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Prior to the evening concert, learn about a variety of Chinese musical styles from the Shanghai Quartet and Wu Man. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Monday, November 9, 2015, 7:30 PM

Sankai Juku UMUSUNA (Memories Before History) Ushio Amagatsu, director, choreographer, designer Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “One of the most original and startling dance theater groups to be seen.” — The New York Times Over the course of the past 35 years, the work of Ushio Amagatsu for his company Sankai Juku has become known worldwide for its elegance, refinement, technical precision, and emotional depth. His contemporary Butoh (a form of Japanese dance theatre developed mid-20th century) creations are sublime visual spectacles and deeply moving theatrical experiences. As one of the premier choreographers at work in the world today, the arrival of a work by Ushio Amagatsu is a much-anticipated event. Sankai Juku returns to North America in the fall of 2015 with their latest creation Umusuna: Memories Before History (2013). This exquisite new work evokes the essence of duality and unity encapsulated in the Chinese characters for “birth” and “earth” that combine to form the work’s title, creating a beautiful landscape that unfolds before our eyes.

This program was made possible in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Supported by the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program. Dance, Contemporary

Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

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The Romeros

Friday, November 13, 2015, 7:30 PM

Munich Symphony Orchestra with The Romeros Philippe Entremont, honorary conductor Pepe Romero, guitar soloist The Romeros, guitar quartet Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Joining forces with renowned guitarist Pepe Romero and the timeless Romero Quartet, the Munich Symphony Orchestra returns to the United States with a repertoire of Spanish and French music. Internationally renowned artist Philippe Entremont joins them as conductor in this collaboration, bringing his outstanding interpretive abilities to the podium. Music, Classical Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30% subscription discounts available 34

Friday, November 13, 2015, 6:30 PM

Renaissance Music Academy Guitar Ensemble Led by Justin Craig Cube

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Guitar students ages three to adult will perform a variety of classical guitar pieces before the concert by The Munich Symphony Orchestra and the Romeros. These guitar students are part of the Renaissance Music Academy (RMA) and under the direction of classical guitarist and registered Suzuki guitar instructor Justin Craig. Founded in 1993, the RMA offers serious study for ages two years old through adult. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:30 PM

Julia Wolfe - SITI Company Steel Hammer Bang on a Can All-Stars Directed by Anne Bogart Original text by Kia Corthron, Will Power, Carl Hancock Rux, and Regina Taylor Music performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars Play performed and created by SITI Company Scenic and costume design by James Schuette Lighting Design by Brian Scott Sound design by Jody Elff and Christian Frederickson Choreography by Barney O’Hanlon Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Steel Hammer is a musical theatre journey inspired by Julia Wolfe’s love for the legends and music of Appalachia, and Anne Bogart’s boundless fascination with the human impulse to tell stories. This blockbuster collaboration combines the music and oral traditions of the region, with text from four remarkable African-American playwrights, the lyrics culled from more than 200 versions of the John Henry ballad. Based on hearsay, recollection, and tall tales, Steel Hammer explores the subject of human vs. machine and the cost of hard labor on body and soul. Music merges with the spoken word, woven together by movement, dance, and percussion. The Bang on a Can All-Stars and SITI Company take on wooden bones, mountain dulcimer, step dancing, and more to evoke the rich instrumental colors of Appalachia in this quintessential American legend. Theatre, Contemporary

Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 6:30 PM

American Vernaculars: The Legend of John Henry Gena E. Chandler-Smith, PhD, associate professor, Department of English, Virginia Tech Cube John Henry is an African-American folk hero whose legend intersects with the real life of the man who is known to have worked as a “steel-driving man” during the building and expansion of America’s railways. Steel-driving was a process of hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives. The technique was commonly used to clear a path for America’s early railways. Facing the often racist world of the railway and the impending rise of industrialization and the steam-powered drill, legend claims that John Henry challenged the steam-powered drill to a race and won, only to be awarded with death from exhaustion. While the physical heart of John Henry failed, his heart or spirit invigorates his legend and lives on in ballads, stories, songs, novels, and American folklore’s narrative about hard work, the perseverance of the American man, and the indomitable American spirit. In African-American narratives, John Henry is emblematic of the strength and spirit of men and women who refused to be bloodied or bowed by a segregated, racist society. This talk considers the unique intersections of the story of John Henry—myth and man, past and present—with a variety of cultural expressions. Gena E. Chandler-Smith is a university award-winning teacher; she teaches courses in African-American literature, 19th and 20th century American literature, and postcolonial literature and theory. She has published articles on the work of contemporary writer Charles Johnson and is currently completing a book manuscript examining the figure of the wanderer in African-American literature. Free; registration required through the box office

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, following the performance

Q & A WITH THE STEEL HAMMER ARTISTS Cube Following the performance, interact with members of the Bang on a Can All-Stars and SITI Company in this question-and-answer discussion. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Thursday, December 3, 2015, 7:30 PM Friday, December 4, 2015, 7:30 PM Saturday, December 5, 2015, 2 PM

OPERAcraft Cube OPERAcraft engages K-12 students in the creation and performance of a fully produced virtual opera. Starting with music borrowed from classic operas and a specific number of characters, the students build a story and libretto; create the virtual set and character avatars using a custom version of the Minecraft video game; then control the avatars as performers within that virtual world, including body gestures and lip-syncing with real singing soloists. Initiated in fall 2013, the newest version will engage students under the direction of Department of Music faculty Ariana Wyatt, Ico Bukvic, and Tracy Cowden.

Presented in partnership with the School of Performing Arts and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology. This program was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Music, Multimedia

Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Sometimes..., 2008 Installation view Projects ‘08, Islip Art Museum, Carriage House, Islip, NY 60 ladders and ladder fragments, 19 drawings, slabwood, latex paint, and screws Image courtesy of the artist

Thursday, December 3, 2015–Sunday, February 7, 2016 Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM The galleries are sometimes closed for holidays, etc. Please check www.artscenter.vt.edu.

Charlie Brouwer Known/Unknown Winter exhibition Ruth C. Horton Gallery An established artist and longtime resident of Floyd County, Charlie Brouwer is well known in this region for his sculpture, community projects, and ladder installations. He has exhibited his work in Australia, Hungary, and Poland, and has an extensive exhibition record, including 41 solo exhibitions or installations throughout the United States. For this one-person exhibition, Brouwer explores a new direction in his work with a large-scale ladder installation that incorporates video. Free Thursday, December 3, 2015, 6–8 PM

Opening Reception Free, light refreshments and cash bar provided

Friday, December 4, 2015, 6:30 PM

Meet the Artist: Informal Talk Ruth C. Horton Gallery Free 39

Paul Ryan Untitled, 2015 Oil and acrylic on canvas Each panel, 12 x 90 inches Collection of the artist Courtesy of Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA © Paul Ryan

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New Paintings by Paul Ryan Winter exhibition Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery In a series of compelling oil and acrylic paintings on canvas, Paul Ryan has developed a singular style, incorporating shapes and forms derived from commercial packaging— the unfolded cardboard cartons and containers that clutter our daily lives. Ryan’s abstract compositions present perceptual and spatial complexities that can seem “labyrinthine” as his forms recede and advance in the picture plane. Beyond their formal concerns, the paintings, rendered with a distinct palate of solid oranges, yellows, greens, and blues, resonate with conceptual implications. Associations of discarded cardboard cartons with consumption, desire, accumulation, and mindless waste translate into visual metaphors for a culture in which consumption is too often the raison d’être and humans are regularly defined and valued only as “consumers.” Ryan’s recent addition of stylized references in the paintings to natural and man-made forms—silhouettes of treetops, smokestacks, hands, wedding cakes, drones, and tanks—introduce socio-economic issues as subtext. For the artist, the symbolic undertones in the work become “a kind of intuitive mapping of late capitalism’s social and cultural architecture,” and a comment on the passive acceptance of late capitalism in our culture. Free Thursday, December 3, 2015, 6–8 PM

Opening Reception Free, light refreshments and cash bar provided

Thursday, December 3, 2015, 6:30 PM

Meet the Artist: Informal Talk Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery Free 40

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Saturday, December 5, 2015, 4 PM

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops David Stewart Wiley, conductor Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre For the third year in a row, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra takes the stage and makes it merry! Holiday favorites and sounds of the season will fill the Fife Theatre in this muchanticipated event for all ages and sell-out concert experience.

Presented in partnership with the NRV Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Music, Holiday Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30% subscription discounts available

Friday, December 11, 2015, 7:30 PM

Rosanne Cash The River and the Thread Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “I went back to where I was born, and these songs started arriving in me.” — Rosanne Cash Legendary singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash performs songs from her acclaimed 2014 album, The River and the Thread, and other favorites. The River and the Thread, which garnered Cash three Grammy awards, including Best Americana Album, draws from country, blues, gospel, and rock, reflecting the soulful mix of music rooted to the American South. Newsweek hailed it as “the work of a lifetime.” Cash has recorded 15 albums; charted 21 Top 40 country singles, including 11 number ones; and published four books, including her 2010 bestselling memoir, Composed. Music, Traditional Category A $65 | Category B $50 | Category C $30 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Friday, February 5, 2016, 7:30 PM

Blair Thomas & Co. Puppet Theater Moby Dick (world premiere) Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Adapted, directed, and designed by Blair Thomas Songs by Michael Smith Live sound by Michael Zerang Puppet design by Andrea Everman and Jesse Mooney-Bullock “There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seems to speak of some hidden soul beneath.” — Herman Melville, Moby Dick Melville’s famed narrator Ishmael recounts his journey on the Pequod as Captain Ahab’s relentless pursuit of the White Whale leads the entire crew to the depths of the ocean’s great unknown. The words and contemplations of this great American novel are brought to life on the stage through bunraku puppets, rolling paper scrolls, and a unique combination of folk songs by Michael Smith and the ambient sound of percussionist Michael Zerang. Founded in 2002, Blair Thomas & Company is an internationally recognized Chicago-based theatre company creating innovative puppetry performances incorporating musical, literary, and puppetry traditions to create uniquely expressive spectacle theatre. Recommended for ages 13 and older

This program was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Theatre, Puppetry $25 general admission, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under 20%–30% subscription discounts available 43

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7 PM

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Austrian Valentine Concert David Stewart Wiley, conductor Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra returns with an evening that reflects the passion of St. Valentine’s Day. The concert will feature Mozart’s Serenade no. 9 in D Major and Schubert’s Symphony no. 9 in C Major for a night of lush romance.

This program was made possible in part by a touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Music, Classical Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7:30 PM

Vocalosity, The Aca-perfect Musical Experience Deke Sharon, artistic director Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre From the creative mind of Deke Sharon, vocal producer for Universal’s Pitch Perfect and NBC’s The Sing-Off, comes a live concert and theatrical experience celebrating the voice. From the movies to television and across colleges and universities, a cappella has soared in popularity. Vocalosity captures that excitement with a cast of 14 singers, including two from the cast of Pitch Perfect Two, who perform vocal music through the ages. To celebrate the campus a cappella phenomenon, leading up to the concert Deke Sharon will jury and invite one of Virginia Tech’s own ensembles to make a guest appearance! Music, Vocal Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

The Knights

Friday, February 26, 2016, 7:30 PM

The Knights and Gil Shaham, violin Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre The Knights orchestra joins acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham for a program featuring music of Rebel, Prokofiev, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 3, Eroica. Shaham, one of the foremost violinists of our time, received the coveted Avery Fisher Prize in 2008, and in 2012 was named Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America, which cited the “special kind of humanism” with which his performances are imbued. The Knights are an orchestral collective dedicated to transforming the concert experience. Engaging listeners and defying boundaries with programs that showcase the players’ roots in the classical tradition and passion for musical discovery, The Knights have, as The New Yorker observes, “become one of Brooklyn’s sterling cultural products, [and] are known far beyond the borough for their relaxed virtuosity and expansive repertory.” Music, Classical Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Akemi Takayama

Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30 PM

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra David Stewart Wiley, conductor Akemi Takayama, violin Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra returns with a masterworks concert that features violinist Akemi Takayama performing Barber’s Violin Concerto op. 25 and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Symphony no. 4 in F Major op. 44.

This program was made possible in part by a touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Music, Classical Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

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Saturday, March 19, 2016, 7:30 PM

Danú St. Patrick’s Celebration Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “ …impressive, immersive, and uniquely and unmistakably Irish.” — Strings Magazine

Take a rousing musical journey through Ireland with Danú, one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles. Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú’s standing room-only concerts feature high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire. For two decades, Danú’s virtuosi players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. Winners of numerous awards from the BBC and Irish Music Magazine, Danú has toured throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Music, Traditional Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available Saturday, March 19, 2016, 6 PM

Jim Sharkey Cube Jim Sharkey is an Irish folk musician. He grew up in County Roscommon in the west of Ireland and moved to the U.S. in 1982 when he joined the U.S. Navy. His musical influences include The Clancy Brothers, Christy Moore, Dolores Keane, and Paul Brady, as well as Woody Guthrie and John Prine. The songs he has written draw heavily on Irish folk and local traditions. Sweet Anne’s Road and House of Cards reflect many scenes from Roanoke, Virginia, where Sharkey lives now. Light refreshments and cash bar provided. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 7:30 PM

Between Salon and Swing: The World of Novelty Piano Alex Hassan, piano Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre In this recital, pianist and historian Alex Hassan explores the syncopated stylings of 1920s/1930s Novelty Piano masters. An outgrowth of the late-Romantic classical salon style, Novelty Piano allowed fleet fingered, classically trained virtuosos of the early 20th century to dip a toe into the wild new currents of jazz, embracing the rhythmic verve of swingin’ syncopation, while still maintaining the graceful arabesques of their more strait-laced classical forebears. Music, joyful

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Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

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Thursday, March 24, 2016, 6:30 PM

The Wild Ones: C. P. E. Bach, Dussek, Beethoven, and the Dawn of the Romantic Era Richard Masters, PhD, assistant professor of piano, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech Cube As a prelude to Emanuel Ax’s concert, Virginia Tech professor Richard Masters looks at three mavericks, composers who went beyond the conventions of their time to directly express extreme emotions through music. Masters will explore the influence of C. P. E. Bach and Jan Ladislav Dussek on Ludwig van Beethoven’s impassioned style, helping you to hear the connections between these highly individual composers. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Thursday, March 24, 2016, 7:30 PM

Emanuel Ax, piano Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “His greatness, his overwhelming authority as musician, technician, and probing intellect emerges quickly as he plays. Within minutes, we are totally captured by his intensity and pianistic achievement.” — Los Angeles Times Emanuel Ax, one of the leading pianists in the world today, captured public attention in 1974 when he won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv, and five years later the coveted Avery Fisher Prize. A Sony Classical exclusive recording artist since 1987, his recent releases include Mendelssohn Trios with Yo-Yo- Ma and Itzhak Perlman; Strauss’s Enoch Arden, narrated by Patrick Stewart; and discs of two-piano music by Brahms and Rachmaninoff with Yefim Bronfman. Ax has received Grammy Awards for the second and third volumes of his cycle of Haydn’s piano sonatas, and made a series of Grammy-winning recordings with cellist Yo-Yo Ma of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas for cello and piano.

This program was made possible in part by gifts from family and friends in memory of David A. West. Music, Classical Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7:30 PM

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre “The most sophisticated modernism in classical dance.” — Los Angeles Times San Francisco’s Alonzo King LINES Ballet offers bold dance innovations that explore classicism, while breaking the traditional ballet mold. The evening will feature Men’s Quintet, with music by Edgar Meyer; Concerto for Two Violins, set to music of J. S. Bach; and King’s latest creation inspired by animal “soundscapes” from famed bio-acoustician Bernie Krause, PhD. Known for collaborations with The Doors, The Byrds, Stevie Wonder, and for dozens of Hollywood films, Krause describes this collaboration with King as an opportunity to “explore the sonic intersection between natural soundscapes and their profound inspiration of human music and dance.” Krause’s renowned soundscapes inspired the choreography and served as the core material for new music by composer Richard Blackwell.

Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

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Friday, April 8, 2016, 7:30 PM

The Orlando Consort La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Film with live music Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre When Carl Dreyer’s historic silent film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc was released in 1928, it caused a minor scandal. At the time condemned in France and banned in England, it is now recognized as a cinematic masterpiece, among the 10 greatest films. Based on the transcription of Joan of Arc’s trial, the film features claustrophobic close-ups that both interrogate and reveal the true emotions of the protagonists. Various forms of music have accompanied the movie, from J. S. Bach to Nick Cave. But until now, no one has performed music of the 15th century that the film depicts. The story comes to life anew with conflicting discourses, alternately cajoling and condemnatory, an unheard aural polyphony that finds an echo in the clashing of medieval motets, antiphons, plainsong, and discant, repertoire that the internationally acclaimed medieval a cappella vocal ensemble The Orlando Consort has made its own over the past 25 years. Music, Film, Vocal Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available Friday, April 8, 2016, 6:30 PM

The Use and Abuse of Joan of Arc: Memory and the Creation of the Middle Ages Matthew Gabriele, Associate Professor of Medieval Studies in the Dept of Religion & Culture Merryman Learning Studio We all “know” something about the Middle Ages, maybe even something about Joan of Arc. But where does that “knowledge” come from? This brief talk will offer some thoughts on the creation of Dreyer’s Le Passion de Jeanne d’Arc, as well as the ways more generally the Middle Ages have been used by the modern world. Free, admission first-come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

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Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3 PM

Pamela Z Cube Composer/performer and media artist Pamela Z makes solo works combining a wide range of vocal techniques with electronic processing, samples, gesture activated MIDI controllers, and video. She has toured extensively across the U.S., Europe, and Japan; created installations; and has composed scores for dance, film, and new music chamber ensembles. Her numerous awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Creative Capital Fund, the CalArts Alpert Award, the ASCAP Award, and the NEA/JUSFC Fellowship. This performance culminates a week-long residency with the School of Performing Arts, and includes a new work designed specifically for the Cubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique environment in collaboration with Eric Lyon, associate professor of music technology and composition.

Presented in partnership with the School of Performing Arts Music, Contemporary $10 general admission, $5 students with ID and children 18 and under

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM Friday, April 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Saturday, April 16, 2016, 3 PM

Teatro Hugo & Ines SHORT STORIES Cube “Suarez and Pasic are performer-magicians who make the simple sublime.” — San Francisco Examiner Beloved around the world, Teatro Hugo & Ines has performed throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. With graceful dexterity and delightful creativity, this dynamic duo from Peru transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary in performances for adults and children, alike. Combining mime, dance, and puppetry, Hugo Suarez and Ines Pasic create a cast of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows, and a handful of props. In Short Stories, we meet a parade of memorable beings who, in their brief moments on stage, play out the poetic moments of daily life. Recommended for ages 8 and older

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Friday, May 6, 2016, 7:30 PM

Diavolo: Architecture in Motion L’Espace du Temps Jacques Heim, artistic director Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Diavolo, returning to the center by popular demand, reinvents dance, re-imagines theatre, and redefines thrills. Heim and his troupe of performers take movement, athletics, and daring to the extreme. Envisioned by Heim and the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a trilogy— Foreign Bodies (2007) with music by Esa Pekka Salonen, Fearful Symmetries (2010) with music by John Adams, and Fluid Infinities (2013) with music by Philip Glass—L’espace du Temps is a meditation on the space of time, asking “where do we come from?”, “where are we going?”, and “how did everything begin?” L’Espace du Temps is an epic undertaking, showcasing vibrant music, dynamic movement, and compelling sculptural art. Theatre, Dance, Contemporary Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 Students with ID and children 18 and under $10 20%–30% subscription discounts available

2015–2016 Performances SEPTEMBER 2015 Fri., Sept. 4

DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY, Brooklyn Babylon Music, Jazz

7:30 PM

Thurs., Sept. 10

DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY, Real Enemies Music, Jazz

7:30 PM

Thurs., Sept. 17

UNITED STATES MARINE BAND, The President’s Own Music, Concert Band

7:30 PM

Fri., Sept. 18

ANTHONY DE MARE, piano Liaisons: Re-imagining Sondheim from the Piano Music, Contemporary

Sat., Sept. 26

JAD ABUMRAD, Gut Churn Spoken Word

7:30 PM 7:30 PM

OCTOBER 2015 Fri., October 2

STREB, FORCES Dance, Contemporary

7:30 PM

Sat., October 10

THE OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS Music, Traditional

Fri., Oct. 16

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Music, Comedy

7:30 PM

Fri., Oct. 23

RONALD K. BROWN/ EVIDENCE DANCE COMPANY JASON MORAN & THE BANDWAGON The Subtle One, and other repertory Dance, Contemporary

7:30 PM

Sun., Oct. 25

ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET Music, Classical

Fri., Oct. 30

L.A. THEATRE WORKS, Bram Stoker’s Dracula Theatre, Timeless

3 PM

2 PM 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER 2015

Wed., Nov. 4

SHERMAN ALEXIE, author Spoken Word, Fresh

7:30 PM

Fri., Nov. 6

SHANGHAI QUARTET AND WU MAN, pipa A Night in Ancient and New China Music, Classical

7:30 PM

Mon., Nov. 9

SANKAI JUKU, UMUSUNA Dance, Contemporary

7:30 PM

Fri., Nov. 13

MUNICH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH THE ROMEROS Music, Classical

7:30 PM

Tues., Nov. 17

JULIA WOLFE - SITI COMPANY, Steel Hammer Theatre, Contemporary

7:30 PM

DECEMBER 2015 Sat., Dec. 5

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Holiday Pops Music, Holiday

Fri., Dec. 11

ROSANNE CASH, The River and the Thread Music, Traditional

4 PM 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY 2016 Fri., Feb. 5

BLAIR THOMAS & CO. PUPPET THEATER, Moby Dick Theatre, Puppetry

7:30 PM

Tues., Feb. 16

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Austrian Valentine Concert Music, Classical

Sat., Feb. 20

VOCALOSITY, The Aca-perfect Musical Experience Music, Vocal

7:30 PM

Fri., Feb. 26

THE KNIGHTS AND GIL SHAHAM, violin Music, Classical

7:30 PM

7 PM

MARCH 2016 Fri., Mar, 4

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Music, Classical

7:30 PM

Sat., March 19

DANÚ, St. Patrick’s Celebration Music, Traditional

7:30 PM

Thurs., Mar. 24

EMANUEL AX, piano Music, Classical

7:30 PM

Sat., April 2

ALONZO KING LINES BALLET Dance, Modern

7:30 PM

Fri., Apr. 8

THE ORLANDO CONSORT, La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Music, Film, Vocal

7:30 PM

Sun., Apr. 10

PAMELA Z Music, Contemporary

Thurs., Apr. 14

TEATRO HUGO AND INES, Short Stories Theatre, Puppetry

7:30 PM

Fri., Apr. 15

TEATRO HUGO AND INES, Short Stories Theatre, Puppetry

7:30 PM

Sat., Apr. 16

TEATRO HUGO AND INES, Short Stories Theatre, Puppetry

3 PM

APRIL 2016

3 PM

MAY 2016 Fri., May 6

DIAVOLO: ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION, L’Espace du Temps Theatre, Dance, Contemporary

7:30 PM

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Explorer’s Guide 2015-16 Created especially for those of us who relish the anticipation of a journey…who enjoy learning about a destination before traveling…the inaugural EXPLORER’S GUIDE is a resource to equip you for your journey through the center’s 2015-16 season. Inside this guide, you will find:

Courses: Paths into the performing and visual arts drawn by overarching topics

Ports of Call: Suggested connections to academic departments at Virginia Tech

Gear: Resources—including articles, recordings, videos, and books—to supplement your understanding and stoke your curiosity about the artists and their works

Points of Departure: Questions to launch intellectual engagement To chart your course, go to

www.artscenter.vt.edu/online/explorersguide1516

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Music | Theatre | Cinema

2015-16 Events in the Moss Arts Center All of the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts events can be found at www.performingarts.vt.edu/events. Sunday, October 4, 2015, 3 PM

Sunday, February 21, 2016, 3 PM

Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, October 11, 2015, 4 PM

Sunday, March 20, 2016, 4:30 PM

Choir Showcase

Exposition III: Resonance Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7:30 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

New River Valley Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 7:30 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

New River Valley Symphony Orchestra and Virginia Tech Choirs

Saturday, November 14, 2015, 7:30 PM

Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Saturday, April 9, 2016, 7:30 PM

Monday, November 16, 2015, 7:30 PM

Percussion Ensemble with guest Michael Burritt

Opera Workshop

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Cube

Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3 PM

Saturday, December 7, 2015, 7:30 PM

Pamela Z

Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio

Cube

Thursday, April 28-Sunday, May 1

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 7 PM

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Virginia Tech String Project

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Monday, May 2, 2016, 7:30 PM

Friday, January 22, 2016, 7:30 PM

Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio concert with bassoonist Steve Vacchi

Honor Band-a-Rama Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Cube

Sunday, January 24, 2016, 1 PM

Thursday, May 12, 2016, 7 PM

Honor Band Concert Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Virginia Tech String Project 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 and ticket delivery Tickets may be purchased in person at the box office in the Moss Arts Center, by phone at 540-231-5300, or online at www.artscenter.vt.edu. The box office hours for in person and phone sales are 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. on Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and one and a half hours before events, including Sunday performances.

Individual ticket sales Until August 2015, only subscription tickets are available for purchase for the 2015– 2016 performances. Beginning August 2015, individual tickets for all 2015–2016 season performances will be available for purchase.

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. 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 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 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 offers, and engagement opportunities specific to each performance.

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.

Closures for holidays 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.

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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 and call the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 for timely information about closures due to inclement weather.

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