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BE TRANSFORMED by the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University. Home to the School of Art and Design, Department of Dance, School of Music, and the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, we are one of the most artistically vibrant communities in Georgia. A diverse mix of student, faculty and guest artist presentations in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Dance Theater, Fine Arts Gallery, Onyx Theater, Stillwell Theater and the Zuckerman Museum of Art, add to the artistic vibrancy of our region. We are thrilled to launch the artsKSU professional presenting season across all four disciplinary units in the College of the Arts this year, bringing to Atlanta internationally renowned performers, presenters and companies. The arts at KSU are vital to the ecology of our campus and Atlanta community, providing opportunities to enrich people’s lives through over 100 artistic experiences, while advancing the mission of our student-centered public institution. We are a community of artists and scholars committed to expanding the boundaries of knowledge, possibility and imagination. Please join us for our transformational 2019-20 season. Ivan Pulinkala, Ed.D. Dean, College of the Arts
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table of contents School of Art and Design....6 Department of Dance....20 School of Music....34 Department of Theatre and Performance Studies....54 Research in the Arts....86
Artists, dates, venues, and performance details are subject to change. Please visit arts.kennesaw.edu for our most up-to-date information. Photos by Bubba Carr unless otherwise indicated.
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Pictured - Anat Cohen | Photo by Shervin Lainez
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Kennesaw State University | College of the Arts
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ArtsKSU presents an exciting professional season in art and design, dance, music, theatre and solo performance, featuring internationally renowned artists and companies.
The artsKSU Gold Star Subscriber Series Select any five of the Gold Star Subscriber events. Subscription - $125 KSU Community Discount - $99 Add any additional Gold Star event - $20 Fruitful Labors August 24-November 10 Reception August 24 | Mortin Galleries
Unbound January 25-May 10 Reception January 25 | East Galleries
Painting Who? August 24-December 15 Reception August 24 | East Galleries
Minton Sparks February 6-8 Thursday, 7:30 PM; Friday-Saturday, 8 PM Stillwell Theater
Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary Marissa Chibas September 5-7 | Sept. 5, 7:30pm 8 PM | Stillwell Theater Walking Mad/Charlotte Ballet September 27-28 8 PM | KSU Dance Theater (Marietta Campus) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, Conductor; Tengue Irfan, piano October 4 | 8 PM | Bailey Performance Center Cellist Zuill Bailey Violinist Helen Kim and KSU Symphony Orchestra October 9 | 8 PM | Morgan Concert Hall Anat Cohen Tentet Oded Lev-Ari, Musical Director November 9 | 8 PM | Morgan Concert Hall
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre March 6-7 8 PM | KSU Dance Theatre (Marietta Campus) Othello: The Remix, The Q Brothers March 12-14 Thursday, 7:30 PM; Friday-Saturday, 8 PM Stillwell Theater Afro-Cuban Jazz Artist Brenda Navarrete March 21 8 PM | Morgan Concert Hall Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Sparks, conductor Midori, violin April 17, 8 PM Bailey Performance Center
Looming Chaos January 25-May 10 Reception January 25 | Mortin Galleries ticketing.kennesaw.edu
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SCHOOL of ARTand DESIGN
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create
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Serving over 800 majors, the School of Art and Design is the largest unit in the College of the Arts. The School continues to grow by offering students a BFA program in Digital Animation as well as new concentration areas of study in Illustration, Sequential Art and a BAT in Apparel Textiles Technology.
School of Art and Design student Adam Elder
A part of the School of Art and Design, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art presents significant works from the University’s permanent art collection and regularly exhibits contemporary works of various media by local and nationallyrecognized artists. The Museum’s Fine Arts Satellite Gallery in the Wilson Building features faculty, student and alumni projects. Learn more at arts.kennesaw.edu/visual-arts. Please check your desired exhibition location and time on our website as we have many venues, and locations and times may change.
Photo by Bubba Carr
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Fall 2019 Capstones, Exhibitions, and Open Studio Alumni Exhibition Alumna Curator, Emily Knight Aug. 19 – Sept. 27, 2019 | Fine Arts Gallery Reception: Tuesday, Aug. 27, 5pm - 7pm Capstone I Exhibition: Art Education Oct. 8 – 18, 2019 | Fine Arts Gallery Reception: Monday, Oct. 14, 5pm - 7pm Fall Open Studio Oct. 24, 2019 | 5pm - 8pm Visual Arts Building, Kennesaw campus Capstone II Exhibition: Studio Art Oct. 29 – Nov. 8, 2019 | Fine Arts Gallery Reception: Monday, Nov. 4, 5pm - 7pm Empty Bowls Project November 7, 2019 | 11:30am - 1:00pm University Rooms, KSU Kennesaw Campus Cuban Super Heroes* (Fall) Nov. 11 – 22, 2019 | Joe Mack Wilson Student Center, KSU Marietta Campus Capstone III Exhibition: Studio Art Nov. 19 – Dec. 6, 2019 | Fine Arts Gallery Reception: Monday, Dec. 2, 5pm - 7pm *Presented as part of KSU’s 2019-20 Year of Cuba.
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Spring 2020 Capstones, Exhibitions, and Open Studio Visions 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition Jan. 14 – Feb. 14, 2020 | Fine Arts Satellite Gallery Reception: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 5pm - 7pm Spring Open Studio Feb. 20, 2020 | 5pm - 8pm Visual Arts Building, Kennesaw campus Cuban Super Heroes* (Spring) Feb. 20 – Mar. 13, 2020 | Fine Arts Gallery KSU Kennesaw campus Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5pm - 7pm Capstone I Exhibition: Studio Art Mar. 24 – Apr. 10, 2020 | Fine Arts Satellite Gallery Reception: Monday, Apr. 6, 5pm - 7pm Capstone II Exhibition: Studio Art Apr. 21 – May 1, 2020 | Fine Arts Satellite Gallery Reception: Monday, Apr. 27, 5pm - 7pm Digital Animation Capstone/Owls Film Festival Plaza Theatre, Atlanta May 5, 2020; time TBA
*Presented as part of KSU’s 2019-20 Year of Cuba.
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Painting Who? AUG. 24 - DEC. 15
East Galleries, Zuckerman Museum of Art Reception: Saturday, Aug. 24 Painting Who? focuses on paintings that take on a personality of their own. They occupy real space and also demonstrate the illusion of space. They consciously, unapologetically, and simultaneously refer to the history of painting, the act of making a painting, and the contemporary world. In this layered and loaded territory, they reflect both the past and the present. Artists include: Jeff Conefry Moira Dryer Gracie Devito Chris Hood Wihro Kim
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Wihro Kim New Life Here We Come, 2018 Oil on canvas | 50 x 70 inches
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Kaitlynn Redell Not Her(e) (rug), 2017 Digital C-Print
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Fruitful Labors AUG. 24 - NOV. 10
Mortin Galleries, Zuckerman Museum of Art Reception: Saturday, Aug. 24 Fruitful Labors focuses on strategies for coping. Ranging from the absurd to the essential, these tactics include conversation, repetitive labor, intergenerational storytelling, and healing practices. Artists include: Lenka Clayton Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn Shanequa Gay Stanya Kahn Michelle Laxalt Shana Moulton Kaitlynn Redell
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2nd National Arts Program Exhibition DEC. 2 - 15
Mortin Galleries and Henrique Atrium Reception: Thursday, Dec. 5 The National Arts Program (NAP) Exhibition is a campus-wide art show that highlights the creativity of KSU faculty and staff and their families. Work is accepted in a variety of categories, within which cash prizes are awarded by a panel of judges. This show is dedicated to transforming people and places by showcasing individual creativity, artistic expression, and community engagement.
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Sam Gilliam Untitled, 1970 Acrylic on canvas Collection of the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
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UNBOUND JAN. 25 - MAY 10
East Galleries, Zuckerman Museum of Art Reception: Saturday, Jan. 25 Unbound brings together a multigenerational group of artists whose work takes an inventive and experimental approach to abstraction. Using Kobena Mercer’s definition of ‘discrepant abstraction’ — hybrid and partial, elusive and repetitive, obstinate and strange, including almost everything that does not neatly fit into the institutional narrative of abstract art as a monolithic quest for purity, Unbound explores the continued legacy of black artists who have utilized abstraction as a nonconformist visual language, and a lens through which social and political realities can be understood. Rooted in a formal visual language, their works consider the essential elements of abstract painting: color, form, gesture, line, and space, through unorthodox use of materials that break the confines of a rectangular canvas, and implode the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and installation. Moving seamlessly between mediums, these artists reference the vernacular and every day while engaging mid-century modernist art traditions. Collectively, their works remix a formal artistic language with material experimentation and technical improvisation. The works on view stretch, hang, tether, and dangle off the walls, breaking free from the bounds of figuration, and complicating the boundaries of painting itself. Unbound features the works of artists Sam Gilliam, Joe Overstreet, Eric N. Mack, Anthony Akinbola, Krista Clark, and Tariku Shiferaw. Nzinga Simmons, Curator Tina Dunkley Curatorial Fellow CAUM/ZMA
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LOOMING CHAOS JAN. 25 - MAY 10
Mortin Galleries, Zuckerman Museum of Art Reception: Saturday, Jan. 25 This exhibition of Zipporah Camille Thompson’s work explores how the artist utilizes the construction inherent in weaving to paradoxically engage ideas of destruction and chaos. The tangible references to disorder and confusion represented in the choice of objects included in her work stand in contrast to the woven structure, thus echoing the cyclical processes of life. Within this focus, Thompson reveals and reconciles the deterioration of the environment, tumultuous personal histories, and the complexity of her own identity as fodder for creation. The gathering of nature’s debris, manmade materials, and manufactured objects is a practiced ritual used to anchor the artist in the present by evoking the surety of the past. Collected materials, ascribed with various meaning and memories, were once a source of solace that she often complicates at the site of the loom. By introducing disparate textures, clashing colors, and hybrid spiritual practices she creates a visual disharmony that is used to reproduce the tensions of the ever-present chaos. This exhibition will show how the artist creates fantastical fiber abstractions that embody the chaotic realities of the present and its transformation into a foreign future. TK Smith, Curator Tina Dunkley Curatorial Fellow CAUM/ZMA
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Zipporah Camille Thompson Requiem, 2015 Mixed media
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Spring Arts Festival 2020 Mar. 21, 11am to 4pm Visual Arts Building, Kennesaw campus
Celebrate the arts at the Spring Arts Festival! This annual Festival features demonstrations and hands-on workshops in many two- and three-dimensional media. A pin-up show invites local artists and students to compete in four categories: elementary, middle, high school, and community. The Artist Market features 50 selected artists. Handcrafted works from a variety of media will be available for purchase. During the festival guests have the opportunity to participate in the following: Raku fire Iron Pour Printmaking Inclusive Art Portrait Drawing Apparel Design Digital Greeting Cards Photo collage Painting
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Students - Hokey Payne & Taylor Wheatley
DEPARTMENTof DANCE
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where IMAGINATION
moves
The Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University is the largest collegiate dance program in Georgia and a leader in undergraduate dance education in the Southeastern United States. Our state-of-the art facilities distinguish our program in the region, housing the largest dance studios and metro Atlanta’s premier Dance Theater. A distinguished roster of faculty and guest artists provide our students with an education that prepares them to excel as artists and scholars. Our professional presenting season brings world-renowned dance companies to Atlanta and our partnerships provide our students with opportunities to experience professional practices in dance. We offer a Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in ballet and modern, as well as a dance minor. Learn more at danceKSU.com.
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WALKING MAD Charlotte Ballet
SEPT. 27 & 28 | 8pm KSU Dance Theater Marietta Campus | $15 – 25
Charlotte Ballet presents the work of acclaimed choreographers Johan Inger and Myles Thatcher, highlighting for Atlanta audiences their breathtaking beauty, boundless energy and amazing athleticism. Under the artistic direction of Hope Muir, Charlotte Ballet (formerly known as North Carolina Dance Theatre) has received national recognition for their cutting-edge classical and contemporary repertory featuring the choreography of artists from around the world.
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Students - Valerie Louis & Meredith Culpepper
Choreolab
KSU Dance Students OCT. 6 | 5pm
KSU Department of Dance Kennesaw Campus | Free Experience an evening of experimental choreographic works created by KSU dance students and presented in a variety of locations around the Chastain Pointe dance facility.
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SLANG
KSU Dance Company NOV. 15 & 16 | 8pm KSU Dance Theater Marietta Campus | $15-$20
An evening of contemporary and classical choreography by Andrea Knowlton, Sean NguyenHilton, and nationally-renowned guest artist Jimmy Orrante. This evening will highlight the diverse artistic voices that make KSU Dance a leader in undergraduate education in the Southeast. This concert is made possible thanks to the Pomare/ Connor Memorial Endowment fund for Dance at KSU.
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Students - Hokey Payne, Valerie Louis, & Taylor Wheatley
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Presented in collaboration with the College of Computing and Software Engineering
MOON DUST KSU Dance Company
JAN. 31 & FEB. 1 | 8pm KSU Dance Theater Marietta Campus | $15-$20
An evening of contemporary dance by awardwinning choreographers Lisa Lock and Ivan Pulinkala, Dean of the College of the Arts. Presented in collaboration with the College of Computing and Software Engineering, this concert features a unique intersection of the arts and technology.
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Students - Hokey Payne & Joelle Smith
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MAR. 6 & 7 | 8pm KSU Dance Theater Marietta Campus
Tickets: www.terminus-serenbe.com/tickets ter-mi-nus | an intersection; a convergence of art, ideals, and energy; unofficial original name of Atlanta
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Student Dance Concert KSU Dance Company APR. 24 & 25 | 8pm KSU Dance Theater Marietta Campus | $15-$20 Join us for an evening of innovative student works created during the 2019-20 academic year.
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Students - Hokey Payne & Taylor Wheatley
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Student - Tiffany Chen
SCHOOL of MUSIC where PASSION is
heard The School of Music offers three undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music in Performance and Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the School hosts numerous professional artists each year in the state-of-the-art Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center. Guest artists are regularly invited to perform and provide educational experiences for students.
The School of Music houses large student ensembles consisting of five choirs, two jazz ensembles, two orchestras, three bands, the KSU Marching Owls, and an opera company; it is also certified as an All-Steinway School. Learn more at MusicKSU.com
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, conductor Tengku Irfan, piano OCT. 4 | 8pm
Morgan Concert Hall | $35-55 In his penultimate season as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano leads the orchestra in the Preludes to Acts I and III of Wagner’s Lohengrin, two pieces engineered to excite the most exquisite yearning and all-out exhilaration. Then, Malaysian virtuoso Tengku Irfan throws his “sheer incisiveness and power” (The New York Times) into the impish charm and pianistic thunder of Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Closing the performance, Brahms’ First Symphony is a riveting and unforgettable symphonic journey from the stormy opening measures to its triumphant conclusion.
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Cellist Zuill Bailey
Violinist Helen Kim and the KSU Symphony Orchestra OCT. 9 | 8pm Morgan Concert Hall | $12-15 Widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, GRAMMY award-winning Zuill Bailey is among the most sought after and active cellists today. With unique and exciting performances ranging from concertos with some of the best orchestras around the world to a recurring role on the HBO series “Oz” and seemingly every inbetween, Mr. Bailey is known for his celebrated artistry, technical wizardry, and engaging personality. The program will feature solo works and a special performance of Brahms’ Double Concerto with KSU Professor of Violin Helen Kim and the KSU Symphony Orchestra.
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Anat Cohen Tentet
Oded Lev-Ari, Musical Director NOV. 9 | 8pm Morgan Concert Hall | $15-20 Ever charismatic, prolific, and inspired, GRAMMYnominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. Anat has been declared Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association every year since 2007 and has also been named the Top Clarinetist, Rising Star, and Jazz Artist of the Year by Downbeat Magazine. The tentet (rhythm section, horns, vibraphone, cello, and accordion) performs music from their brand new album Triple Helix as well as tunes from their 2017 album Happy Song which draws influence from Brazilian music and African grooves to vintage swing and touching ballads.
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School of Music Holiday Concert DEC. 6 | 8pm
Morgan Concert Hall | $15-20 Celebrate the start of the holiday season with the School of Music, featuring holiday favorites performed by the KSU Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and choirs. This performance will feature a festive and exciting program, including popular carols, and more.
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Student - Kameron Clarke
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Collage 2020 FEB. 15 | 3 pm & 8 pm Morgan Concert Hall | $15-30
The School of Music is proud to present the 14th Annual Collage Concert, a major fundraising event for supporting scholarships for music students. An exciting production of the School of Music, Collage highlights soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles totaling over 200 student and faculty performers. This special production features a rapid-fire program of diverse works presented as flowing vignette performances with unique lighting and stage design that combine to create a truly unique and memorable experience.
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Afro-Cuban Jazz Artist Brenda Navarrete MAR. 21 | 8pm
Morgan Concert Hall | $15-20 An emerging flagbearer among the vanguard of female Cuban musicians, Afro-Cuban singer, songwriter, and percussionist Brenda Navarrete combines a foundation of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban influences with elements of contemporary world music, originality, and relentless energy to form her unique sound. Touring internationally and frequently collaborating with Cuba’s notable music elite, the award-winning jazzista is perhaps best known for her skill on the batá, a drum traditionally used in Yoruban spiritual practices that women were once forbidden to play. Presented in cooperation with Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and Center for African and African Diaspora Studies.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Carter, conductor Midori, violin APR. 17 | 8pm
Morgan Concert Hall | $35-55 Dazzling audiences and critics alike since her celebrated debut at age 11, superstar violinist Midori performs Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. In a concerto peppered by the sounds of a Hungarian folksong, Midori showcases her graceful precision and intimate expression as one of the world’s most acclaimed violinists. Making his Atlanta Symphony debut, Australian rising-star Nicholas Carter leads the orchestra in Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 (“Trauersinfonie”) before concluding the program with Prokofiev’s wartime piece written in 1944 as Russian troops turned the tables on the German army: the massive and exhilarating Symphony No. 5.
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Faculty Performances
All faculty performances are held in Morgan Concert Hall in the Bailey Performance Center. Tickets for these performances are $5-10.
Summit Piano Trio Tuesday, September 10, 8 p.m. Trumpet Faculty Recital Featuring the Music of France Monday, September 16, 8 p.m.
Christina Smith, flute and Robert Henry, piano Monday, January 27, 8 p.m. Guitarists Trey Wright and Sean Thrower Wednesday, January 29, 8 p.m.
Jason Casanova, euphonium Wednesday, September 18, 8 p.m.
Summit Piano Trio Monday, March 2, 8 p.m.
Clarinetist John Warren and Friends Monday, September 23, 8 p.m.
Helen Kim, violin and Robert Henry, piano Monday, March 9, 8 p.m.
Nathan Munson, tenor Thursday, October 17, 8 p.m.
Robert Henry, piano Wednesday, October 30, 8 p.m. Voice Faculty Recital Thursday, January 23, 8 p.m.
Duo Trompiano Wednesday, March 11, 8 p.m. 2020 Steinway Spectacular Thursday, March 19, 8 p.m.
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KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament Thursday, October 24, 8 p.m.
KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament Tuesday, March 10, 8 p.m.
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Student Performances
Unless noted otherwise, all student performances are held in Morgan Concert Hall in the Bailey Performance Center. Tickets for these performances are $5-10.
Jazz Ensembles I and II Thursday, September 19, 8 p.m.
Wind Ensemble Thursday, November 14, 8 p.m.
Chamber Singers, Men’s Ensemble, and University Chorale Friday, September 20, 8 p.m.
KSU Opera Theater presents Harmonious Discord Saturday, November 16, 8 p.m. Scott Hall, Bailey Performance Center
Wind Ensemble Wednesday, September 25, 8 p.m. Women’s Choir Tuesday, October 1, 8 p.m. Philharmonic and University Band Monday, October 7, 8 p.m. Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, October 15, 8 p.m. Wind Symphony Wednesday, October 16, 8 p.m. Brass Ensembles Monday, October 28, 8 p.m. Concerto Competition Finals Tuesday, October 29, 8 p.m. Jazz Ensembles II and III Thursday, October 31, 8 p.m. Jazz Combos Monday, November 4, 5:30 & 8 p.m. Scott Hall, Bailey Performance Center Choral Ensembles Tuesday, November 5, 8 p.m. Philharmonic Wednesday, November 13, 8 p.m.
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University Band and Wind Symphony Monday, November 18, 8 p.m. Jazz Ensembles I and III Tuesday, November 19, 8 p.m. Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble Wednesday, November 20, 8 p.m. Symphony Orchestra Thursday, November 21, 8 p.m. Mixed Chamber Ensembles Monday, December 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Monday, December 9, 8 p.m. Voice Honors Recital Thursday, February 6, 8 p.m. Jazz Ensemble I and II Tuesday, February 18, 8 p.m. Wind Ensemble Wednesday, February 19, 8 p.m. Philharmonic and University Band Monday, February 24, 8 p.m. Women’s Choir Tuesday, February 25, 8 p.m.
Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 27, 8 p.m. Chamber Singers Tuesday, March 3, 8 p.m. Wind Symphony Thursday, March 5, 8 p.m. Jazz Ensembles II and III Thursday, March 12, 8 p.m. Jazz Combos Monday, March 16, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. Scott Hall, Bailey Performance Center KSU Opera Theater presents The Light in the Piazza March 26-27, 8 p.m. Scott Hall, Bailey Performance Center
University Band and Wind Symphony Monday, April 20, 8 p.m. Jazz Ensembles I and III Tuesday, April 21, 8 p.m. Chamber Singers and University Chorale Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m. Wind Ensemble Friday, April 24, 8 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Monday, April 27, 8 p.m.
Student Composers Recital Tuesday, April 7, 8 p.m. Mixed Chamber Ensembles Thursday, April 9, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble Monday, April 13, 8 p.m. Women’s Choir and Men’s Ensemble Tuesday, April 14, 8 p.m. Philharmonic Wednesday, April 15, 8 p.m. Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m.
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Department of
THEATRE and PERFORMANCE STUDIES GREAT
stories
told here
The award-winning Department of Theatre & Performance Studies (TPS) offers a Bachelor of Arts with four concentrations: acting, performance studies, musical theatre, and design/technology. All four areas of study are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. Our innovative and diverse season of student work includes plays, musicals, poetry performances, adaptations of classic literature, storytelling, improv comedy, and new works. Performances are staged in two elegant venues on the Kennesaw campus: the Stillwell Theater, our 315-seat proscenium house, and the Onyx Theater, our intimate black box space. The KSU Tellers, our unique storytelling ensemble and K.I.S.S., the TPS improv troupe, perform around the metro-area at local schools and professional venues like the Atlanta Fringe Festival. Education abroad experiences include the Gaiety School of Acting, Ireland’s National Theatre School; Montepulciano, Italy; London; and Paris. Learn more at TheatreKSU.com.
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Students - Lucas Pollitzer & Jovahn Burroughs
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Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary SEPT. 5-7
Thurs., 7:30 pm Fri.-Sat., 8:00 pm Stillwell Theater | $12-20 Written and Performed by Marissa Chibas Directed by Travis Preston This solo tour de force tells an astonishing tale centered on three towering figures in the life of protean performer Marissa Chibas: her father, Raul Chibas, who co-wrote the manifesto for the Cuban revolution with Fidel Castro; her uncle, Eddy Chibas, who was the frontrunner for the Cuban presidency in 1951 before committing suicide during a live radio broadcast; and her mother, Dalia Chibas, Miss Cuba runner-up in 1959. Zigzagging through her own stories and key episodes in the history of her illustrious family, Chibas gives an impassioned, live-wire performance that is propelled by her near-death experience in the Venezuelan Amazonia. This production is the opening event for Year of Cuba, KSU’s nationally-acclaimed country study program.
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24-Hour Play Festival AUG. 24 | 8pm Stillwell Theater | $5
Coordinated by Amanda Wansa Morgan
Students - Ra’Mya Aikens, Will Garbers & Dylan Carter
5 writers. 5 directors. 25 actors. 24 hours. Come see the final product of 24 hours of artmaking from inception to production!
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Photo by Sydney Lee
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SEPT. 24-29
Tue.-Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm; Sat.-Sun. 2 pm Onyx Theater | $5-12 By Karen Weinberg, Chloe Johnston, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, and Andy Bayiates Directed by Damian Lockhart A wrestling match, a ballet, a jug band, a vaudeville show, a presidential roast, and so much more. In one play? Oh My! 45 Plays for 45 Presidents is a cult classic that expands with each election. Witness 7 actors play our storied presidents from America’s inception to today, bringing obscure tales of our commanders-in-chief to light in whimsical and witty ways.
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Students - Jalen Davidson, Chandler West, L’Oréal Roache, Alice Garriga, & Sully Brown
45 Plays for 45 Presidents
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Student - Nathan Chen | Photo by Sydney Lee
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The 7th Annual Coming-Out Monologues OCT. 10-11
Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri., 8 pm Onyx Theater | $5 Coordinated by Karen Robinson Directed by Alex Barrella and Ella Hite Co-produced with LGBTQ Student Programs Inspiring, celebratory, and thought-provoking, this performance features coming-out stories from KSU and metro-area communities performed by KSU students.
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Students - Raine Hess, Alex Harding, Beth Farmer, Sormeh Sanaseri, & Kyndal Jacksonn
Bring It On: The Musical NOV. 7-17
Wed.-Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri., 11 am; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 2pm Stillwell Theater | $5-20 Book by Jeff Whitty Lyrics by Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda Music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Justin Anderson Music Directed by Amanda Wansa Morgan Choreography by Tim Ellis and Joseph Pendergrast If you had one chance to shine, how far would you go to make sure you succeeded? Do the ends ever justify the means? Filled with sass and determination, Bring It On: The Musical—based on the hit film—explores these questions within the cutthroat world of competitive cheerleading alongside the complexities of high school friendships, rivalries, romances, and betrayals. Cheer captain Campbell is poised to have the perfect senior year at Truman High School when unexpected redistricting forces her to transfer to neighboring Jackson High School. Though the deck is stacked against her, she befriends the dance crew team and their headstrong and hardworking leader, Danielle. Together they manage to form a powerhouse squad that just might take them to the National Championships. Come for the fresh sound and explosive dance; stay for the hilarity and heart when Bring It On: The Musical storms the KSU stage this fall.
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Students - Joseph Ndoum & Kourtney Price | Photo by Sydney Lee
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Holiday Benefit Performance DEC. 8 | 7pm
Stillwell Theater | $10 (Door Sale Only) Coordinated by faculty in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies A celebratory compilation of beloved holiday songs, music, and stories. All proceeds benefit Theatre and Performance Studies majors pursuing a study abroad program.
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Minton Sparks FEB. 6-8
Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm Stillwell Theater | $12-20 Minton Sparks fuses wildly original poetry and an intoxicating gift for spinning tales into music and storytelling performances that share her memories of growing up in a small-town southern family. Her appearances range from the venerable Old Towne School of Folk Music to the Lincoln Center in New York City to the Grand Ole Opry. Sparks’ performances are punctuated with music from the acoustic guitar of John Jackson, who is perhaps best known for having played with Bob Dylan. “Where to begin with the genre defying Minton Sparks: poet, storyteller, singer, comedienne, educator, writer, activist, essayist, philosopher, painter, performance artist? Ms. Sparks holds a curved mirror to society.” –Huffington Post
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Students - Blake McNeal, Alec Andrew, & Jovahn Burroughs
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The Normal Heart FEB. 18-23
Tue.-Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm; Sat.-Sun. 2pm | Onyx Theater | $5-12 By Larry Kramer Directed by Zachary Elton Based on true events, Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart is centered on a group of gay men living during the early years of the AIDS epidemic in America. As countless people become infected, the characters must confront interpersonal and political discrimination in order to fight for their rights to live and love. Weaving together a story of romance and politics, Kramer crafts a scalding indictment of discrimination and a poignant story of love and compassion, insisting that only through community and love can we overcome hatred.
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Othello: The Remix March MAR.12-14 12-14 Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm Stillwell Theater | $20-25 Created and Performed by the Q Brothers Described as charismatic, wildly inventive, funny, and sophisticated, The Q Brothers bring a must-see regional premiere to the Atlanta Metro area. This “lightning-fast, hip-hop version of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of jealousy and selfdoubt is absolutely brilliant, and immense fun. Not only does this show’s fire-powered hip-hop lingo fall trippingly from the actors’ tongues, but just as Shakespeare helped shape English, rap has dramatically refashioned it.” - Chicago Sun Times “Brilliant...Othello: The Remix is to be seen—more than once. It’s that great! This show has everything. Topical humor is worked into the ongoing lyrical verse. Songs bring playful and profound moments. It’s like your snarkiest thoughts set to an upbeat tune that wiggles and glides.” - fourthwalsh.com
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Student - Ra’Mya Aikens
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Thumbelina APR. 10-12 & 17-19
Apr. 10, 8 pm; Apr. 17, 11 am; Saturdays, 11 am & 3 pm; Sundays, 3 pm Stillwell Theater | $8-14
Devised by KSU Students Directed by Rosemary Newcott, former Sally J. Tomlinson Artistic Director for Youth and Families, Alliance Theatre Composed and Music Directed by Amanda Wansa Morgan
“Though she be but little, she is fierce!”––William Shakespeare Greatness comes in all shapes and sizes. Thumbelina is tiny, beautiful, and delicate. She is also resourceful, creative, and courageous. Join her as she explores the world and discovers her nascent powers in a new musical version of the treasured Hans Christian Andersen story.
NEW WORKS and IDEAS Festival
Our expanded Spring 2020 New Works and Ideas Festival features a rich array of new and original works created by students, faculty, and guest artists. Presented in rotating repertoire, the schedule offers the opportunity to return for multiple performances.
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Students - Ashlin Williams, Ethan Bitzis, Alyssa Ozment, & John Brooks | Photo by Sydney Lee
The Genesis Project APR. 8-9 & 12
Wed.-Thurs., 7:30 pm; Sun., 7 pm Onyx Theater | $5-10 Devised by Charles Parrott and KSU students Directed by Charles Parrott This experimental retelling of the prehistories of Genesis is generated by the cast, with improvisation and movement inspired by an eclectic blend of classical art and popular culture. The Genesis Project re-stages these ancient stories through modern eyes to demonstrate the enduring value of myth, metaphor, and poetry as equipment for living.
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APR. 8-9 & 12
Wed.-Thurs., 7:30 pm; Sun., 7 pm Onyx Theater | $5-10 Created by Jim Davis and KSU students Directed by Jim Davis For millennia humans have asked the big questions: Where did we come from? Why are we here? What does it all mean? It’s about time to get some answers.
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Ex Nihilio: The Cosmogonic Puppet Show
Ex Nihilio: The Cosmogonic Puppet Show tells the story of everything and answers literally every question you’ve ever had about anything. And it does it with puppets.
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Students - Sarah Valero, Alyssa Egelhoff, Courtney McCullar, Sormeh Sanaseri, & Matteen Zibanejadrad | Photo by Sydney Lee
APR. 10-11
Fri., 10:30 pm; Sat., 8 pm Onyx Theater | Free Coordinated by Amanda Wansa Morgan Our resident improv ensemble offers an evening of performances on the fly. Side-splitting, surprising, and at times, absolutely silly. This event may not be suitable for audiences under the age of 16.
NEW WORKS and IDEAS Festival
K.I.S.S. Improv Showcase
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Cast of The Our Town Collision Project | Photo by Sydney Lee
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An Evening of KSU Alumni Performances APR. 15-16 | 7:30 pm Onyx Theater | $5-10
Coordinated by Karen Robinson Anything goes in this evening of new and original works by TPS Alumni.
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APR. 17-18 | 8pm Stillwell Theater | $5 - 10 Coordinated by Karen Robinson
NEW WORKS and IDEAS Festival
An Evening of KSU Student Performances Witness endless creativity and a multitude of genres as TPS students explore any and all possibilities for theatre and performance.
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Students - Hannah Dodson, Sydney Everett, & Kylie Talbott | Photo by Sydney Lee
APR. 19 | 7pm
Stillwell Theater | $5-10 Co-directed by Amanda Wansa Morgan and Tim Ellis Join us for irresistible melodies during our closing event of our 2020 Spring Festival of New Works and Ideas! Join us after the performance for a reception.
NEW WORKS and IDEAS Festival
Musical Theatre Cabaret
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Students - Anna Reichard, Thomas Cox, Greta Goldberg, Ella Hite, Nathan Chen, & Sarah Paige | Photo by Sydney Lee
KSU Tellers Spring Showcase APR 23-24 Thurs., 7:30 pm; Fri., 8 pm Onyx Theater | $5 Directed by Charles Parrott The KSU Tellers invite you to join them as they present their best solo-performances from the spring semester.
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The first College of the Arts Faculty Research Colloquium showcases KSU research projects in which the traditionally distinctive arts are influenced by or are engaged with methods, technologies, and approaches that have been adapted from the world of the sciences, engineering, and technology. November 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm, Ruth B. Zuckerman Pavilion
Lecture and Discussion : “The Aesthetic Brain” Dr. Anjan Chatterjee Elliott Professor & Chief of Neurology, Pennsylvania Hospital; Director, Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, Philadelphia Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Stillwell Theater, Wilson Building, Main Campus Dr. Anjan Chatterjee will discuss his groundbreaking research using neurology to advance our understanding of the evolution, production and appreciation of art. Is art an accident of our brain function, or is it a fundamental human instinct? How do we account for art’s universality across the world as far back in time as we can record, while also accounting for its cultural underpinnings, its tremendous variety, local expression, and “art for art’s sake” property? Chatterjee explores these questions and offers new highly innovative ways of thinking about art and neuroaesthetics.
RESEARCH in the ARTS
The Arts Meet Science and Technology: Faculty Research in the Arts Colloquium
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Undergraduate RESEARCH Join us for these free, original arts-based research presentations by our undergraduate students. FALL 2019 Department of Theatre and Performance Studies: Friday, November 8, 2019, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Wilson Building, Room 103 School of Music: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 1:00pm - 2:30pm in Music Building, Room 109
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School of Art and Design student Dylan Carter | Photo by KSU University Photographer
Forums SPRING 2020
School of Art and Design: Friday, January 24, 2020, 3:00pm - 4:30pm, Visual Arts Building, Room 222 Department of Dance: Monday, April 13, 2020, 3:30pm-5:00 pm, Chastain Pointe Dance Studios Department of Theatre and Performance Studies: Friday, April 17, 2020, 5pm - 6pm, Onyx Theater Spring 2020 Art History Capstone: Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 12:30 – 3:30pm, Wilson Building, Room 103 93
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Kennesaw State University
Community & Alumni Choir Dr. Leslie J. Blackwell Artistic Director
Holiday Concert
DEC. 12, 2019 Spring Concert
MAY 7, 2020 Bailey Performance Center
The Kennesaw State University Community and Alumni Choir is an all-volunteer, non-audition, non-profit choir that rehearses on Monday nights on the KSU campus. Two concerts are performed annually in KSU’s Bailey Performance Center. The first rehearsal for the 2019-2020 season is Monday, September 9, 2019. KSUCAC represents a wide range of ages and walks of life and is open to all singers, with or without KSU affiliation.
Please join us and SING YOUR HEART OUT during our 13th Season! ksucac.org 95
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