Modlin Center for the Arts 2013-2014 Brochure by Modlin Center for the Arts

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The very best in music, theatre, dance, & visual arts

can art change the world? This year, in addition to our season presentations, the Modlin Center for the Arts will explore how art influences society – politically, technologically, and for social and environmental change. In addition to the Modlin Arts Series, the University of Richmond’s Department of Theatre and Dance, Department of Music, and the University Museums have added to this journey with thought-provoking productions, guest speakers, exhibitions, and student performances.

Activist art attempts to challenge and push traditional boundaries as defined by those in positions of power. Many have made their art as expressions of activism – creating works to inspire, provoke, and engage. Artists create work to articulate the thoughts and ideas of and for those around them, and therefore provide a tool to inspire movement toward change. The 2013-2014 season spotlights many artists acting as catalysts for change, examines the process for change, and explores the results of that change. Learn from Anna Deavere Smith’s Artist Voices presentation, Engaging the World: The Role of the Artist in Society; Mike Daisey’s All Stories are Fiction; and Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra’s No Place to Go. Experience global activists such as Fatoumata Diawara and Bassekou Kouyate and the blues of Taj Mahal and Vusi Mahlasela. Be inspired by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company’s A Rite. Throughout the brochure, Arts and Activism* events are noted. During the season, we will also present artists such as Emanuel Ax, Venice Baroque Orchestra, King’s Singers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, John Pizzarelli Swing 7, Branford Marsalis, and more. We encourage you to explore all that is offered – the serious, the sublime, and the humorous; from up-and-coming and world-renowned artists; to our own incredibly talented students. Welcome to the 2013-2014 season at the Modlin Center for the Arts. Best,

Deborah S. Sommers Executive Director

Peter Serkin

Fatoumata Diawara

Look for this logo throughout the brochure to find events featuring arts and activism content.

Keigwin + Company

Dan Zanes

Moscow Festival Ballet

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september 2013

SUN. 8 WED. 25 THU. 26 SUN. 29

7:30pm 6:45pm 2pm 3pm

Steep Canyon Rangers with special guest Joy Kills Sorrow Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn NT Live: Othello (Live Broadcast) NT Live: Othello (Encore Broadcast)

october 2013

THU.-FRI. 3-4 7:30pm KEIGWIN + COMPANY SUN. 6 7:30pm Paul Neubauer, Anne-Marie McDermott, Susanna Phillips, Songs for Soprano WED. 16 7:30pm Artist Voices with Anna Deavere Smith, Engaging the World: The Role of the Artist in Society THU. 17 2pm NT Live: Macbeth (Encore Broadcast) FRI. 18 7:30pm Hungarian State Folk Ensemble SUN. 20 3pm Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell, Family Arts Day Celebration FRI. 25 7:30pm eighth blackbird, Colombine’s Paradise Theatre

november 2013 MON. 4 10am + noon FRI. 8 7:30pm WED. 13 7:30pm FRI. 15 7:30pm SUN. 17 3pm

Theatreworks USA, Skippyjon Jones (School Series Performance) Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas World Blues featuring Taj Mahal Trio, Vusi Mahlasela, and Fredericks Brown featuring Deva Mahal Shanghai Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano NT Live: Macbeth (Encore Broadcast)

december 2013 THU. 5 7:30pm FRI. 6 11am FRI. 6 7:30pm

John Pizzarelli Swing 7, Swing Band Holiday Concert Salzburg Marionette Theatre, Hansel and Gretel (School Series Performance) Salzburg Marionette Theatre, The Magic Flute

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january 2014 WED. 22 THU.-FRI. 23-24 SUN. 26 thu. 30 FRI. 31

7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm 7:30pm

Artist Voices with Anne Bogart Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company, A Rite Pedrito Martinez Group NT Live: Coriolanus (Live Broadcast) Mike Daisey, All Stories are Fiction

february 2014 SAT. 1 7:30pm FRI. 7 7:30pm SAT. 8 7:30pm WED. 12 7:30pm SAT. 15 7:30pm SUN. 16 3pm WED. 19 7:30pm

march 2014

SUN. 2 TUE. 4 WED. 5 FRI. 7 SAT. 8 SUN. 9 WED. 12 THU.-FRI. 13-14 WED. 19 THU.-FRI. 20-21

Snarky Puppy The King’s Singers, The Great American Songbook Kathleen Madigan Fred Hersch Trio A Night of Mali Music featuring Fatoumata Diawara and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba NT Live: Coriolanus (Encore Broadcast) Venice Baroque Orchestra with Mario Brunello, cello

7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 11am 7:30pm 2pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

Caladh Nua, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration The Acting Company, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Emanuel Ax, piano Circa, 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes (School Series Performance) Circa, 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes Circa, 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes Rosanne Cash Moscow Festival Ballet, Cinderella eighth blackbird, Still in Motion Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra, No Place to Go

april 2014 SAT. 5 MON. 7 FRI. 11 SAT. 26 SUN. 27

7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm

An Evening with Leo Kottke and Loudon Wainwright III Takács Quartet Branford Marsalis Quartet Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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Department of Theatre + Dance

Department of THEATRE + DANCE CALENDAR september 2013

SUN. 15 2pm & 7:30pm

Special Visiting Guest Artists, The Russian Academic Theatre of Bashkortostan presents: Snow Maid

october 2013 THU.-SAT. 3-5 SUN. 6

7:30pm 2pm

Reasons to be Pretty Reasons to be Pretty

november 2013 THU.-SAT. 21-23 SUN. 24

7:30pm 2pm

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

february 2014

THU.-SAT. 13-15 7:30pm Production Studies III Showcase SUN. 16 2pm Production Studies III Showcase FRI. 28 7:30pm University Dancers 29th Annual Spring Dance Concert, Spaces Between

march 2014

SAT. 1 7:30pm University Dancers 29th Annual Spring Dance Concert, Spaces Between SUN. 2 2pm University Dancers 29th Annual Spring Dance Concert, Spaces Between

april 2014

THU.-SAT. 17-19 SUN. 20

7:30pm 2pm

Threshold Threshold

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Joanne Kong

Mike Davison

UR Symphony Orchestra

DEPARTMENT of MUSIC CALENDAR september 2013

FRI. 27 MON. 30

7:30pm 7:30pm

october 2013

WED. 9 SUN. 27

7:30pm 3pm

Family Weekend Concert David Esleck Trio

UR Symphony Orchestra and UR Chamber Ensembles UR Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale

november 2013

FRI.-SAT. 1-2 SUN. 10 MON. 18 SUN. 24 MON. 25

*multiple 7:30pm 7:30pm 3pm 7:30pm

december 2013

MON. 2 7:30pm TUE. 3 7:30pm WED. 4 7:30pm SUN. 8 5pm + 8pm

UR Chamber Ensembles Cuban Spectacular, The Story of Latin Jazz: From Today to Yesterday UR Symphony Orchestra 40th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols

february 2014

SUN. 2 3pm MON. 3 7:30pm FRI. 14 7:30pm MON. 17 7:30pm

Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival UR Wind Ensemble UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos Global Sounds Mike Davison and the Latin Jazz Messengers

Richard Becker, piano Neumann Lecture on Music: Is Music Prophetic or Reflexive? Music, Activism, and Social Change, Anthony Seeger, speaker Peter Tirrell D’Elia, piano Bruce Stevens, organ

march 2014 MON. 24 SUN. 30

7:30pm 3pm

Garth Newel Piano Quartet Duo-Piano Recital: Richard Becker & Doris Wylee-Becker

april 2014

WED. 2 7:30pm THU. 3 7:30pm SUN. 6 3pm WED. 9 7:30pm MON. 14 7:30pm SAT. 19 3pm THU. 17 7:30pm MON. 21 7:30pm

UR Jazz Ensemble UR Wind Ensemble UR Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale, Handel’s Messiah UR Symphony Orchestra Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano and Christopher Cano, piano Earth Day Global Sounds Concert UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos UR Chamber Ensembles

*visit thirdpractice.org or see the event description on page 30 for details

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Steep Canyon Rangers

Steep Canyon Rangers with special guest Joy Kills Sorrow SUN. SEPTEMBER 8, 2013 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $40

Joy Kills Sorrow

Join the Modlin Center for the Arts in kicking off the 2013-2014 season with a preshow reception beginning at 6:30pm in the Booth Lobby. Sponsored in part by the H.G. Quigg Endowment.

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Since their beginning as a band of college friends in 2000, the Steep Canyon Rangers have become a bluegrass force. With multiple top honors from the International Bluegrass Music Association, and a Grammy for their 2013 album Nobody Knows You, the Rangers have taken their powered smooth vocals, smart songwriting, ferocious instrumentals, and jaw-dropping harmony to places beyond their North Carolina roots while still staying true to the old soul of their genre. The Rangers have performed on Late Night with David Letterman, The Colbert Report, and Austin City Limits, as well as headlining major festivals such as MerleFest and Bonnaroo, often fronted by actor and acclaimed banjoist Steve Martin. Joy Kills Sorrow brings a modern sensibility to an old-world sound, channeling the prodigious talents of its individual members into elegant arrangements and well-crafted songs. Joy Kills Sorrow gracefully merges influences as diverse as folk, rock, pop, and jazz while paying homage to its bluegrass roots.

concert series

Additional concerts will be added throughout the season. For the latest information, visit the Modlin Center online at modlin.richmond.edu, call the box office at (804) 289-8980, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Modlin Arts and Haymaker Productions present:

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn WED. SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 • 6:45PM (Doors at 5:30PM) Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden VIP Admission $50 | General Admission $28 Join two of the world’s most highly regarded banjo players, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, in a rare duo performance in the pristine setting of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Throughout the years, Fleck and Washburn have found joy in making music together – whether for their own pleasure, during a year of touring with the Sparrow Quartet, or in an impromptu live performance. A powerfully creative force in bluegrass, jazz, pop, rock, world beat, and classical music, Béla Fleck has been nominated in more categories than any other musician in Grammy history. In the course of his staggering career, Fleck attained rock star status as the leader of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and since then has collaborated with a dazzling array of artists across the musical spectrum. Abigail Washburn, a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashvillebased clawhammer banjo player pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before.

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

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Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas FRI. NOVEMBER 8, 2013 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $45 Two legends unite on the Camp Concert Hall stage for one incredible evening of bluegrass virtuosity.

Sam Bush

Jerry Douglas

Known as the King of Newgrass, Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush has played a pivotal role in expanding the horizons of bluegrass music, fusing it with jazz, rock, blues, funk, and more. Best known for his jaw-dropping skills on the mandolin, Bush is the co-founder of the genre-bending New Grass Revival and has played with everyone from Emmylou Harris and Béla Fleck, to Charlie Haden, Lyle Lovett, and Garth Brooks. Dobro master and 13-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas is to the resonator guitar what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar: elevating, transforming, and reinventing the instrument in countless ways. In addition to his 13 solo records, Douglas has played with everyone from Ray Charles to Alison Krauss and has produced albums for Krauss, the Del McCoury Band, Maura O’Connell, and Jesse Winchester. His latest solo album Traveler features guest appearances by such notable friends as Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, Eric Clapton, and more.

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World Blues featuring

Taj Mahal trio, Vusi Mahlasela, and Fredericks Brown featuring Deva Mahal WED. NOVEMBER 13, 2013 • 7:30pm Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage • $40/$36/$32 Taj Mahal

Vusi Mahlasela

World-renowned composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. In his more than four-decade career, Taj Mahal’s musical range touches nearly every corner of the world and is driven by an insatiable interest in musical discovery. Vusi Mahlasela is simply known as “The Voice” in his native South Africa, where he is celebrated for his distinctive, powerful voice and his poetic, optimistic lyrics. Mahlasela’s songwriting, with themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and the struggle for freedom, have been an inspiration to many in the anti-apartheid movement. From the beautiful islands of New Zealand comes Fredericks Brown, the musical collaboration of vocalist Deva Mahal and keyboardist Steph Brown. Renowned for their energetic live shows, rich harmonies, and beautifully crafted songs, Fredericks Brown’s music fuses the cultural heritage of both musicians: the rich soul and blues roots of Deva Mahal, Taj Mahal’s daughter, and the organic Pacific New Zealand sound of Steph Brown. This performance will take place at Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.

Fredericks Brown

Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and the Mayo Fund.

A Night of Mali Music featuring Fatoumata Diawara and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba SAT. FEBRUARY 15, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $32

Fatoumata Diawara

Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara has packed a lifetime of experience into her 33 years. Diawara’s career includes stints as a dancer, and a film and stage star before finding her true calling as an unparalleled singer and songwriter. Blending Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with international influences, Diawara has performed and recorded with Oumou Sangaré, AfroCubism, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou. Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. Following his celebrated debut album Segu Blue and his Grammy-nominated follow-up I Speak Fula, Kouyate and his band Ngoni ba performed as a headliner in the AfroCubism project and appeared with Sir Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Damon Albarn, and many more on the Africa Express tour.

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba

Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

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Caladh Nua St. Patrick’s Day Celebration SUN. MARCH 2, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $32

Caladh Nua

Tightly-knit, vibrant, and staggeringly talented, Caladh Nua is a supremely talented group of musicians deeply rooted in the Southern counties of Ireland. Comprised of five versatile musicians and singers playing a wide variety of instruments – from banjo to fiddle, guitar to bodhran, and tin whistle to button accordion – the band has captured the essential qualities of traditional Irish music and balanced them finely with an innovative contemporary styling.

Join the Modlin Center for the Arts in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a pre-show reception beginning at 6:30pm in the Booth Lobby. Sponsored in part by the H.G. Quigg Endowment.

Rosanne Cash WED. March 12, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $45 "The soul and richness of the people and the music of the south resonates in a particular way for all of us. It's a deep connection." – Rosanne Cash After her triumphant headline performance at the 2012 Richmond Folk Festival, singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash and her band return with a new show celebrating the release of her much anticipated new album, The River and the Thread. The River and the Thread (January 2014, Blue Note Records) is a collection of new original songs that connect and re-connect Rosanne to the American South, the place of her birth and the home of her ancestors.

Rosanne Cash

Rosanne follows her acclaimed Grammy-nominated and awardwinning album The List (2009) with her own poetic survey of places and people of the South on these beautiful and varied songs written with her collaborator, musical director, and husband, John Leventhal.

An Evening with Leo Kottke and Loudon Wainwright III SAT. APRIL 5, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $36

Leo Kottke

Loudon Wainwright III

For more than four decades, Leo Kottke’s innovative fingerpicking style of guitar-playing has earned him five “Best Folk Guitarist” wins (Guitar Player magazine), a “Best Instrumentalist” win (Performance magazine), an induction into the Guitar Player Hall of Fame, two Grammy nods, and an honorary doctorate. Kottke has released 22 studio records and 14 compilations, live albums, and soundtracks. Throughout a recording career consisting of 25 albums, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, humorist, and actor Loudon Wainwright III’s songs have been covered by music icons including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Rufus Wainwright, and more. In addition to a prolific music career, Wainwright’s acting credits include film roles in Knocked Up (for which he also recorded the soundtrack), The 40 Year Old Virgin, Elizabethtown, The Aviator, Big Fish, 28 Days, Jackknife, and The Slugger’s Wife, and television roles including Parks and Recreation, Undeclared, Grounded for Life, Ally McBeal, and M*A*S*H.

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Jazz “Change is always happening. That’s one of the wonderful things about jazz music.” — Maynard Ferguson

John Pizzarelli Swing 7 Swing Band Holiday Concert THU. DECEMBER 5, 2013 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $40

John Pizzarelli

World-renowned jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli was called “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times, and “the genial genius of the guitar” by The Toronto Star. Internationally known for his interpretations of performers like Nat “King” Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Joao Gilberto; the songs of composers from Richard Rodgers and George Gershwin; to James Taylor, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Lennon & McCartney, John Pizzarelli has established himself as one of the prime interpreters of the Great American Songbook and beyond, bringing to his work the cool jazz flavor of his brilliant guitar-playing and singing.

Please join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we celebrate the holidays with a post-show reception in the Booth Lobby. Sponsored in part by the H. G. Quigg Endowment.

Pedrito Martinez Group SUN. JANUARY 26, 2014 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $18

Pedrito Martinez

With their blend of powerful Afro-Cuban flavor, the Pedrito Martinez Group, led by Cuban-born conga player and vocalist Pedrito Martinez, counts Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, John Scofield, Roger Waters, and Derek Trucks as fans. With its roots planted firmly in the Afro-Cuban rumba tradition and in the bata rhythms and vocal chants of the music of Yoruba and Santeria, Ben Ratliff of The New York Times called the music of the Pedrito Martinez Group “complex, blenderized Africa-tothe-New-World funk.”

Sponsored in part by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Jazz Touring Network, which is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Jazz series

Snarky Puppy SAT. FEBRUARY 1, 2014 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $18 Snarky Puppy is a collective of musicians in Dallas and New York City playing an infectious mixture of jazz, funk, and world music. Making “music to move the brain and booty,” Snarky Puppy has gone from an underground secret to one of the most internationally respected names in instrumental music. The group was conceived and is held together by award-winning bassist/guitarist/composer/arranger Michael League, whose creative grassroots approach to a tougher-than-ever industry has created a unique musical animal. Snarky Puppy

Sponsored in part by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Jazz Touring Network, which is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

In its physical makeup, Snarky Puppy is a group of musicians from two different cultures and traditions – jazz and rock kids from white America, and gospel/R&B kids from black America. This convergence has naturally established a series of combinations and a system of balance that instantly draws listeners to the music- raw funk and sensitive dynamics, relentless pocket and lyrical melodicism, lush harmony and soulful simplicity, and most importantly, a delicate mixture of composition and improvisation.

Fred Hersch Trio WED. FEBRUARY 12, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $22 Fred Hersch balances his internationally recognized instrumental skills with significant achievements as a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and theatrical conceptualist, as well as remaining an in-demand collaborator with other noted instrumental and vocal musical artists.

Fred Hersch

In addition to his more than three dozen recordings as a leader/coleader, his numerous awards include a 2003 Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship for composition, and a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition, as well as four Grammy nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.

Branford Marsalis Quartet FRI. APRIL 11, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $40 NEA Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and Tony Award-nominated composer Branford Marsalis is among the most revered instrumentalists of his time. Having cut his teeth in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and his brother Wynton’s quartet, Marsalis has become one of jazz’s most forward-thinking, innovative, and prolific practitioners. Marsalis has performed and recorded with jazz legends including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins and has collaborated with everyone from Sting to the Grateful Dead. Branford Marsalis

Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

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classical + chamber series

nnot be put into words “Music expresses that which ca silent.” — Victor Hugo and that which cannot remain

Paul Neubauer, viola Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Susanna Phillips, soprano Songs for Soprano SUN. OCTOBER 6, 2013 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $34 Paul Neubauer

World-renowned violist Paul Neubauer and acclaimed pianist AnneMarie McDermott will be joined by one of the opera world’s hottest new stars, Susanna Phillips, for an incredible night of Songs for Soprano. Paul Neubauer returns to the Camp Concert Hall stage having performed last season with the Shanghai Quartet, of which the Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote “…the five musicians played with a unity of expression and verve that the audience loved.” Neubauer is an Artist Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, is the Artistic Director of the “Chamber Music Extravaganza” in Curaçao, and at age 21, was the youngest principal string player in the New York Philharmonic’s history. Internationally acclaimed pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is an Artist Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and in 2011 was appointed the Artistic Director of the Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado. McDermott’s critically acclaimed recording of the complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas (2009, Bridge Records) led Gramophone to write, “we have waited a long time for an American pianist of this stature.”

Anne-Marie McDermott

Susanna Phillips, described as an “impressively gifted soprano” by The New York Times, is the recipient of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010 Beverly Sills Artist Award. In 2012-2013, Phillips returned to the Metropolitan Opera for her fifth consecutive season, performing the role of Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Along side her many operatic roles each season, she is also an in-demand soloist and recitalist, performing with the Baltimore, St. Louis, and Alabama symphonies, among others, and at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. The evening’s globally inspired program will include selections by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Gounod, and Tosti, plus favorites such as It’s a Long Way to Tipperary and Roses of Picardy. Susanna Phillips

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eighth blackbird

Colombine’s Paradise Theatre composed by Amy Beth Kirsten / directed & choreographed by Mark DeChiazza / produced & performed by eighth blackbird

Special opening performance by Agua Dulce Dance Theatre, passing through

directed & choreographed by Alicia Diaz & Matthew Thornton in collaboration with Oliver Lyons, KimSu Theiler, Alexis Raskin, and Andrew McGraw FRI. OCTOBER 25, 2013 • 7:30pm

Alice Jepson Theatre • $20

eighth blackbird

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Fragile, lovelorn and passionate, Colombine is caught in a painful triangle: longing for Harlequin, lusted after by Pierrot. Amy Beth Kirsten’s Colombine’s Paradise Theatre, co-commissioned by the Modlin Center for the Arts, is a dark musical fairy tale of love and death, dream and delusion. Directed by New York choreographer Mark DeChiazza, the six musicians of the multiple Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird play, speak, sing, whisper, growl, and mime, breathing theatrical life into these rich commedia dell’arte characters. Complementing eighth blackbird’s new theatrical work, Agua Dulce Dance Theater, directed by UR Dance faculty Alicia Diaz and Matthew Thornton, premieres passing through, a new work based on the human experience of change relative to five elemental stages of life. The piece is a collaboration with Richmond- and New York Citybased guest artists in music, video, and dance, including UR Music faculty Andrew McGraw.

Shanghai Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano FRI. NOVEMBER 15, 2013 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $36

Peter Serkin

The Shanghai Quartet returns to Camp Concert Hall – this time joined by virtuoso pianist Peter Serkin – for an incredible evening of music-making. The program will feature Bright Sheng’s Dance Capriccio (2011), written for Serkin and the Shanghai Quartet and based on the folk dance traditions of the Himalayan Sherpa ethnic group. The program will also include Verdi’s Quartet in E Minor and Dvorák’s Piano Quintet in A Major. Formed at the Shanghai Conservatory in 1983, the Shanghai Quartet is renowned for their technical virtuosity and superb musicality. Melding the delicacy of Eastern music with the emotional breadth of Western repertoire, the Shanghai Quartet effortlessly traverses musical genres from masterpieces of Western music to cutting-edge contemporary works.

Shanghai Quartet

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Pianist Peter Serkin is one of the world’s most thoughtful and individualistic musicians performing today. Throughout his illustrious career, Serkin has conveyed the very essence of five centuries of musical repertoire. “He is one of the supreme musicians of our time” (New York Magazine).

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The King’s Singers

The Great American Songbook FRI. FEBRUARY 7, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $36 One of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, the King’s Singers champion the work of both young and established composers. Whether singing Tomkins or Takemitsu, Bach or Bublé, they are instantly recognizable for their spot-on intonation, impeccable vocal blend, flawless articulation of text, and incisive timing. With a discography of more than 150 recordings, the King’s Singers have garnered both awards and significant critical acclaim, including a Grammy in 2009 for their studio album Simple Gifts.

The King’s Singers

The evening’s program of The Great American Songbook will spotlight the treasured songs of Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Etta James, and more.

Venice Baroque Orchestra and Mario Brunello, cello WED. FEBRUARY 19, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $38 Venice Baroque Orchestra

The critically acclaimed Venice Baroque Orchestra is one of the premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. Committed to the rediscovery of 17th - and 18th-century masterpieces, VBO has given the modern-day premieres of Francesco Cavalli’s L’Orione, Vivaldi’s Atenaide and Andromeda liberata, Benedetto Marcello’s La morte d’Adone and Il trionfo della poesia e della musica, and Boccherini’s La Clementia.

Mario Brunello

In 1986 Mario Brunello was the first Italian to win the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, which launched him into a stunning international career. Brunello has played with some of the most prestigious orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony, Kioi Sinfonietta, Orchestre National de France, NHK Symphony Tokyo, Filarmonica della Scala, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and DSO Berlin.

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sical classical + chamber series

Emanuel Ax, piano WED. MARCH 5, 2014 • 7:30pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $36

For nearly four decades Emanuel Ax has been one of the world’s pre-eminent pianists, receiving numerous awards and honors, including Grammy awards for his recordings (with Yo-Yo Ma) of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas for piano and cello. The New York Times wrote of Ax’s concert artistry: “[He] played with youthful brio, incisive rhythm, bountiful imagination, delicacy when called for and thundering power when the piano fought back.”

The evening’s program will include Brahms’ Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24; Missy Mazzoli’s New Work for Solo Piano; Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 2; Brahms’ Clavierstücke, Op. 118; Brett Dean’s New Work for Solo Piano; and Brahms’ Variations from Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18. Emanuel Ax

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eighth blackbird Still in Motion WED. MARCH 19, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $20

eighth blackbird

Following this concert, the UR music department will erupt into a gleeful, glorious din, as musicians from across the Richmond area participate in John Cage’s joyous, uninhibited Musicircus. Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show questionand-answer session with members of eighth blackbird.

Brett Dean: Sextet: Old Kings in Exile (2010) Bryce Dessner: Murder Ballades (2013) David Little: and the sky was still there (2010) Steve Mackey: Suite: Slide (2012) Richard Reed Parry: Duet for Heart and Breath (2012) eighth blackbird asks, “Can music make social or political change?” David Little’s and the sky was still there combines live music, spoken text, and video to tell the story of soldier Amber Ferenz, a gay woman serving under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Bryce Dessner, guitarist of The National, was moved by the massacres in Sandy Hook and Newtown to write Murder Ballades, a musical meditation on the history of American violence through the prism of the murder ballad tradition. Suite: Slide is an instrumental selection from Steve Mackey’s Grammy-winning show Slide (co-commissioned by the Modlin Center), which dealt with how personal prejudice can affect political and social judgement.

Takács Quartet MON. APRIL 7, 2014 • 7:30pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $36 The world-renowned Takács Quartet returns for a third season to the Modlin Center, bringing with them a evening of classical music including Beethoven’s String Quartet 127, Webern’s Six Bagatelles, and Smetana’s From My Life.

Takács Quartet

Recognized as one of the world’s great ensembles, the Takács Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth and humor, combining four distinct musical personalities to bring fresh insights to the string quartet repertoire.

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ARTist VOICES series

“True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.” — Albert Einstein

Anna Deavere Smith Engaging the World: The Role of the Artist in Society WED. OCTOBER 16, 2013 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $40 Actress, playwright, professor, and social critic Anna Deavere Smith has been hailed by Newsweek as “the most exciting individual in American Theatre.” While perhaps best known for her roles in The West Wing and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, Smith’s work in theater has been a central part of her artistic life. When granted the prestigious MacArthur Award, her work was described as “a blend of theatrical art, social commentary, journalism, and intimate reverie.” Smith’s theater combines the journalistic technique of interviewing her subjects with the art of interpreting their words through performance. In this presentation, she will blur the line between lecture and theatre, as she steps away from the podium and transforms herself into an astonishing number of characters, both legendary and everyday.

Anna Deavere Smith

She is a recipient of the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, two Tony nominations, a Pulitzer nomination, two Obies, a Drama Desk Award, and numerous other honors. She has been featured in several films, among them The American President, The Human Stain, Life Support, and Rachel Getting Married. Smith is a tenured professor at New York University, and her latest book is Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts.

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Anne Bogart Moderated by Deborah S. Sommers, Executive Director of the Modlin Center for the Arts and Dorothy Holland, Chair, UR Department of Theatre & Dance WED. JANUARY 22, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music $20 ($15 with the purchase of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company, A Rite. See page 20 for details) Choreographer Anne Bogart is an Artistic Director of SITI Company, which she founded with director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. Bogart is the creator of the widely used improvisational, ensemble-building technique called Viewpoints, based on Mary Overlie’s Six View Points of Dance. In addition to her Obie Awards for Best Director (No Plays No Poetry But Philosophical Reflections Practical Instructions Provocative Opinions and Pointers From a Noted Critic and Playwright [1988] and The Baltimore Waltz [1990]) and her Bessie Award for Choreographer/Creator (South Pacific [1984]), Bogart received the ATHE Career Achievement Award in 1995 and an American Theatre Wing Award in 2005. In 2012, Bogart was one of the recipients of the inaugural round of Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards and a recipient of the Richard B. Fisher Award presented by BAM. Anne Bogart

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Dan Zanes & Elizabeth Mitchell Family Arts Day Celebration SUN. OCTOBER 20, 2013 • 3pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $15 Adult / $8 Child “The crown prince of contemporary kid’s music.” — People

Dan Zanes

Acclaimed by TIME as leading “Stars of Kindie Rock”, Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell are at the forefront of the current wave of independent children’s music. Zanes’ irresistible grooves create a rollicking “Woodstock for Kids,” including exuberant American traditional songs, dance classics, and smart, inventive originals. The audience is invited to “sing along with gusto” before things heat up and ultimately dissolve into an all-ages dance party. Elizabeth Mitchell’s lovely voice brings a fresh sound to cherished American folk songs and other melodies from around the world. In a peaceful yet powerful way, she reintroduces us to the songs we thought we knew so well. A Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell show is an opportunity for fans of both artists to join in a celebration of American family and roots music.

Elizabeth Mitchell

Join the Modlin Center for the Arts and the University of Richmond Museums for the annual Family Arts Day Celebration, an art-centered family fun day featuring activity tables, art projects, food, and more.

Salzburg Marionette Theatre Mozart’s The Magic Flute FRI. DECEMBER 6, 2013 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $22 Adult / $11 Child “Spellbinding artists.” — The New York Times Now celebrating 100 years, a performance of Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne marked the founding of the world-famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre by sculptor Anton Aicher. In the century that has followed, the company has toured extensively, bringing its magical interpretations of opera and theater to audiences around the globe. They continue to perform and develop new interpretations of beloved stage works in their home theater and studios in Salzburg, Austria. Love conquers all in this timeless classic that follows the quest of Prince Tamino and Papageno the Bird Catcher to save the captured Princess Pamina. The genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart combined with the delicate and versatile marionettes, intricate costumes, and inventive scenery, will create an awe-inspiring spectacle for the whole family. See page 22 for details about the Modlin Arts School Series presentation of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre’s Hansel and Gretel. Salzburg Marionette Theatre

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dANCE SERIES Join the Modlin Center for the Arts for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session following each performance in the Dance Series.

KEIGWIN + COMPANY THU.-Fri. | OCTOBER 3-4, 2013 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $36 “KEIGWIN achieves astonishing feats of dancing...a parcel of pure explosive energy mediated by impressive technical skills.” — The New York Times KEIGWIN + COMPANY, founded in 2003 by Artistic Director Larry Keigwin and Associate Director Nicole Wolcott, is bringing its signature brand of electrifying contemporary dance to the Modlin Center. KEIGWIN + COMPANY reaches national and international audiences and invigorates diverse communities with a refreshing vision of dance that embodies Keigwin’s theatrical sensibility of wit, style, and heart. Works created from community projects and education seek to physically engage audiences and aspiring dancers in movement and the choreographic process, and bring opportunities for individuals to become more invested in dance.

Keigwin + Company

The program will include Girls, a playful female trio set to the music of Frank Sinatra; Triptych, an exemplary showcase of the full company’s virtuosity; and Keigwin’s signature pieces Mattress Suite and Natural Selection.

Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company A Rite THU.-Fri. | JANUARY 23-24, 2014 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $40 ($35 with the purchase of Anne Bogart Artist Voices Series lecture. See page 18 for details) Perhaps one of the world’s most respected and well-known dance companies, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company has performed in over 200 cities in 40 countries on every major continent. The Company’s repertory is widely varied in its subject matter; visual imagery; and stylistic approach to movement, voice, and stagecraft; and includes musically-driven works as well as works using a variety of texts. The Company has been acknowledged for its intense collaborative method of creation that has included artists as diverse as Keith Haring, Cassandra Wilson, the Orion String Quartet, the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center, Fred Hersch, Jenny Holzer, Robert Longo, Julius Hemphill, and Daniel Bernard Roumain, among others. Formed by Anne Bogart and Tadishi Suzuki, SITI Company is a seventime Obie-winning ensemble. With a mission to redefine and revitalize contemporary theater in the United States, SITI strives to emphasis international cultural exchange and collaboration.

Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company

A Rite (2013) represents an intriguing and powerful collaboration between two leading American directors and their companies. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company combine forces to explore the impact of the revolutionary piece of music, imagining the consequence of hearing the score played for the very first time.

Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and the Cultural Affairs Committee.

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“Everything in the universe has rhythm, everything dances.” — Maya Angelou

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Direct from Moscow, Russia

Moscow Festival Ballet Company of 50 Cinderella THU.-FRi. | March 13-14, 2014 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $40

“This was an afternoon that deserved ‘bravos’ within minutes of the opening steps.” — Las Vegas Review-Journal The Moscow Festival Ballet makes its return to the Modlin Center with a stunning performance of the timeless classic Cinderella. Elaborate costumes, lush scenery, gifted dancers, and Prokofiev’s extraordinary score bring this enchanting rags-to-riches fairytale to life.

Moscow Festival Ballet

One of Russia’s most esteemed companies, the Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo SAT. APRIL 26, 2014 • 7:30pm SUN. APRIL 27, 2014 • 2pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $36 “The Trocks are a guaranteed hoot for people who know nothing of ballet and an absolute must for those who think they know the originals.” — The Sydney Star Observer Classical ballet gets turned on end with the sight of male bodies stuffed into tutus and some of the largest pointe shoes ever made. For almost 40 years, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, have been performing hilarious and technically impressive parodies of the world’s most-loved ballets. Devoted fans and newcomers alike will be awed and delighted by the company’s loving knowledge of dance, comic approach, and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces. Back at the Modlin Center by popular demand, this is one show you have to see to believe. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Join the Modlin Center as we close out the 2013-2014 season with a post-show reception following the Sunday, April 27 performance in the Booth Lobby.

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school series “With a subject matter as broad as life itself, the arts easily relate to aspects of almost everything else that is taught.” — Charles Fowler The Modlin Arts School Series presents professional theatre, music, and dance performances for students in grades K-12 in the greater Richmond area. The Modlin Center for the Arts has designed the school series performances to complement and enhance K-12 curriculum, giving students entertaining and informative access to world-class and culturally diverse artists.

Theatreworks USA Skippyjon Jones

MON. NOVEMBER 4, 2013 • 10am & Noon Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $7 Skippyjon Jones wants to be the best chihuahua ever. The only problem: he’s actually a Siamese cat! Before you can say “holy guacamole,” Skippyjon’s wild imagination transforms him into El Skippito Friskito, the greatest canine sword fighter in Mexico! But when the local pack of chihuahuas is terrorized by the gigantic bee, Alfredo Buzzito El Blimpo Bumblebeeto Bandito, will Skippyjon be a ‘fraidy-cat or the top dog? Based on the book by Judy Schachner, Skippyjon Jones is an exciting new musical about unleashing your powerful imagination and following your dreams. Recommended for Grades Pre-K (older than 3 years) - 3 | Show length: 1 hour Skippyjon Jones

Salzburg Marionette Theatre Hansel and Gretel

FRI. DECEMBER 6, 2013 • 11am Alice Jepson Theatre • $7 Celebrating 100 years, the world famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre presents a unique puppet production of the internationally loved fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. The company’s master puppeteers bring to life German composer Engelbert Humperdinck’s first – and most famous – opera based on the tale by the Brothers Grimm. The set transforms from the family’s hut to the woods to the witch’s home as the resourceful children Hansel and Gretel go on their adventure. The enchanting Dew Fairy, Sandman, and 14 guardian angels heighten the magical appeal while Humperdinck’s lush and melodic score captures the imagination. Recorded by the Inboccallupo Ensemble, under the direction of Andreas Schüller. Salzburg Marionette Theatre

Recommended for Grades 3-6 | Show length: 1 hour

Circa

61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes FRI. MARCH 7, 2014 • 11am Alice Jepson Theatre • $7

Circa

See page 25 for a full description Recommended for Grades K-12 | Show length: 1 hour

Reservation forms and study guides are available online at modlin.richmond. edu. Tickets for each performance are $7 for students and teachers with a free chaperone ticket for every 10 student tickets purchased. 22

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble FRI. OCTOBER 18, 2013 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $36

Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

After performing its rich and colorful repertoire in front of more than seven and a half million people in 44 country across four continents, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is regarded as one of the greatest folkloric dance ensembles in the world. The ensemble’s aim of collecting and playing authentic folk music and preserving the folk dances and traditional costumes of Hungary and the Hungarian-inhabited areas is on full display in their exceptional presentation. The Ensemble’s choreography is based on authentic dances, some of them collected in isolated villages with dance elements dating back hundreds of years. The extraordinary folk music that inspired Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály is put on stage by both the world-famous Gypsy Orchestra, and the Folk Orchestra, whose members perform on authentic, traditional instruments.

Join the Modlin Center at 6:30pm for a free pre-performance Artistic Viewpoint with a member of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble. Location TBA. Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

Mike Daisey All Stories are Fiction FRI. JANUARY 31, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $34 Mike Daisey is a fierce storyteller – one minute hilarious, the next minute sweet – with a fine-tuned ear for digression. He circles in on his uneasy subject matter, closer and closer, until he exposes its raw heart. The New York Times calls him “the master storyteller” and he has been compared to Garrison Keillor, Spalding Gray, and David Sedaris. For his Richmond appearance, Daisey will spend two days in residency at the University of Richmond – working with students, wandering campus, and simply observing. Just before curtain, Daisey will make a few notes reflecting on his time at the University. When the lights come up, he will tell his tale for the first and only time. Expect to laugh, gasp, think, and perhaps even be offended by Daisey’s frank, yet magical, storytelling. May not be suitable for all audiences. Mike Daisey

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theatre, comedy, + special events series Kathleen Madigan SAT. FEBRUARY 8, 2014 • 7:30pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $36 “The funniest comic in America, bar none.” — Lewis Black Over her 25 year career Kathleen Madigan has performed on nearly every standup television show ever made: Leno, Letterman, Conan, Ferguson and so on. She’s released four CDs, two DVDs, starred in two HBO specials, three Comedy Central specials, three CMT “Salute to the Troops” specials with Ron White, and her most recent hour-long special, Gone Madigan, is in rotation on Showtime and CMT. She also recently taped another hour-long TV special in Detroit.

Kathleen Madigan

Madigan has won the American Comedy Award for “Best Female Comedian,” the Phyllis Diller Award for “Best Female Comedian,” and was a top three finalist in Season 2 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

The Acting Company Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard | directed by John Rando TUE. MARCH 4, 2014 • 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $32 “The Acting Company endures as the major touring classical theater in the United States.” — The New York Times Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning play centers on the misadventures and musings of two minor characters – childhood friends of the Prince – from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is structured as the inverse of Hamlet; the title characters are the leads, not supporting players, and Hamlet himself has only a small part. The duo appears on stage in this play when they are off-stage in Shakespeare’s play, with the exception of a few short scenes in which the dramatic events of both plays coincide. Tony Award winner and Broadway veteran John Rando directs The Acting Company in its performance of this witty and engaging tragic comedy. The Acting Company

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Circa

61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes FRI. MARCH 7, 2014 • 11am (School Matinee) SAT. MARCH 8, 2014 • 7:30pm SUN. MARCH 9, 2014 • 2pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $32 Watch as intrepid acrobats battle the clock. Marvel at the astounding ways they bend, fly, juggle, and balance. Be dazzled by their skills. Join Circa, Australia’s most innovative circus, as they delight your family with 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes and fast, furious fun for everyone. Set to upbeat music and featuring four multi-skilled performers, this is circus without the boring bits. See page 22 for details about the Modlin Arts School Series presentation of Circa’s ‘61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes.’

Circa

Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and the H.G. Quigg Endowment.

Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra No Place to Go THU.-Fri. | MARCH 20-21, 2014 • 7:30pm Rhythm Hall, Richmond CenterStage • $24 Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra’s Obie Award-winning No Place to Go takes audiences on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes moving, sometimes infuriating journey through the demise of the American workplace. This autobiographical one-man-showmeets-Frank-Sinatra adventure, equal parts love letter to his co-workers, query to the universe, and middle finger to corporate America, was declared one of the “Year’s Most Galvanizing Moments” by The New York Times. Human Resources will need a moment of your time after seeing this. No Place to Go is the first work commissioned by Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, NYC. This performance will take place at Rhythm Hall, Richmond CenterStage. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee. Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra

Sponsored in part by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Theatre, Comedy, + Special Events Touring Network, which is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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e v i l nt NT LIVE

The Modlin Center for the Arts presents, in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the fifth season of broadcast performances by the National Theatre, London. National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren and has since broadcast more than 20 other productions live from the National Theatre, and on occasion other theatres in the UK.

NT Live broadcasts have been experienced by more than 1.5 million people in 500 venues around the world. Past broadcasts include Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, One Man, Two Guvnors with James Corden, The Last of the Haussmans with Julie Walters, and The Audience starring Helen Mirren.

Though each live broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the “best seat in the house” view of each production. Additional information can be found at www.nationaltheatre.org.uk.

Othello by William Shakespeare | directed by Nicholas Hytner THU. SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 • 2pm (Live Broadcast) SUN. SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 • 3pm (Encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $14 Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Lester (Henry V at the National Theatre, BBC’s Hustle) takes the title role. Playing opposite him as the duplicitous Iago is fellow Olivier Awardwinner Rory Kinnear (The Last of the Haussmans, James Bond: Skyfall), who is reunited with director Nicholas Hytner (Timon of Athens, One Man, Two Guvnors) following their acclaimed collaboration on the National Theatre’s recent production of Hamlet. Othello, newly married to Desdemona – who is half his age – is appointed leader of a major military operation. Iago, passed over for promotion by Othello in favor of the young Cassio, persuades Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. This broadcast of NT Live’s Othello is part of the University of Richmond’s Family Weekend.

Additional NT Live broadcasts will be added throughout the season. For the latest information, visit the Modlin Center online at modlin.richmond.edu, call the box office at (804) 289-8980, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Macbeth By William Shakespeare | Directed by Rob Ashford THU. OCTOBER 17, 2013 • 2pm (Encore Broadcast) SUN. NOVEMBER 17, 2013 • 3pm (Encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $14 National Theatre Live will broadcast Manchester International Festival’s electrifying production of Macbeth, with Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn, Hamlet) in his first Shakespeare performance in over a decade as Macbeth, and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, ER) as Lady Macbeth. Directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse, Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway) and BAFTA Award-winner Kenneth Branagh, this unique production of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition and treachery unfolds within the walls of an intimate deconsecrated Manchester church. Kenneth Branagh has long been lauded as one of the great Shakespearean interpreters. His skills as a writer, director, and actor have garnered international acclaim across the disciplines of stage, film, and television, and he is the only man to be nominated in five different categories for an Academy Award. In 2011 he completed a sell-out run of the hit comedy The Painkiller at the Lyric Theatre in his home city of Belfast. Alex Kingston won critical acclaim for her numerous television roles including Dr. Elizabeth Corday in ER and River Song in Doctor Who. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, and Love’s Labour’s Lost amongst others, Kingston was recently seen on the London stage in Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse. Rob Ashford has directed and choreographed productions on both sides of the Atlantic. From collaborations with the Donmar Warehouse and National Theatre, to Broadway, Ashford has a string of nominations and awards to his name including an Olivier Award for Anna Christie and nominations for A Streetcar Named Desire and Parade (Donmar Warehouse) and a Tony Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie and nominations for productions including Evita and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He also won an Emmy for his choreography at the 81st annual Academy Awards.

Coriolanus By William Shakespeare | Directed by Josie Rourke THU. JANUARY 30, 2014 • 2pm (Live Broadcast) SUN. FEBRUARY 16, 2014 • 3pm (Encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • $14 National Theatre Live will broadcast the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, with Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, War Horse (film), BBC’s The Hollow Crown) in the title role and Mark Gatiss (Season’s Greetings at the National Theatre, BBC’s Sherlock) as Menenius, directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke. When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.

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Special Visiting Guest Artists, The Russian Academic Theatre of Bashkortostan presents: Snow Maid Directed by Mikhail Rabinovick | Set design by Alla Kozhenkova Choreography by Alexander Pepelyaev SUN. SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 • 2pm & 7:30pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $15 Snow Maid, based on the play by the great 19th century Russian playwright, Alexander Ostrovsky, is a vivid and picturesque fairytale with a philosophical subtext. The scene is set in the fantastical kingdom of Berendeys where the people are devoid of feelings of love and affection. The Snow Maid sacrifices herself for the sake of love, thus bringing salvation to the people of Berendeys. Under the direction of Mikhail Rabinovich since 1984, the State Academic Russian Drama Theatre of Bashkortostan has toured this production of Snow Maid throughout Europe and it continues to enthrall audiences at their home theatre. The production epitomizes the theatre’s unique style of combining different genres with expressive designs, dance, and music. Snow Maid will be performed in Russian with English subtitles.

Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute | Directed by Walter Schoen THU.-SAT. OCTOBER 3-5, 2013 • 7:30pm | SUN. OCTOBER 6, 2013 • 2pm Cousins Studio Theatre • $15 “Mr. LaBute is writing some of the freshest and most illuminating American dialogue to be heard anywhere these days.” —The New York Times “No contemporary writer has more astutely captured the brutality in everyday conversation and behavior: That kind of insight requires sensitivity and soul-searching.” — USA Today A love story about the impossibility of love, Reasons to be Pretty introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, Reasons to be Pretty is a gorgeous play.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui By Bertolt Brecht | Directed by Dorothy Holland

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THU.-SAT. NOVEMBER 21-23, 2013 • 7:30pm | SUN. NOVEMBER 24, 2013 • 2pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $15 Chicago 1930s. The Great Depression. Unemployment, fear, corruption. The perfect business opportunity…. Don’t miss this highly theatrical, fiercely comic, and wholly entertaining parable about an unlikely rise to power.

Production Studies III Showcase THU.-SAT. | FEBRUARY 13-15, 2014 • 7:30pm • SUN. FEBRUARY 16, 2014 • 2pm Cousins Studio Theatre | The event is free but tickets are required

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Highlighting provocative contemporary theatre, PS III Showcase is the culmination of two years of intense theatre study. PS III students select, produce, direct, and design a fully-mounted, full-length play under the guidance of department faculty. Whatever play the PS III students choose to produce, it promises to be a compelling, entertaining, and thought-provoking evening of theatre.

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Directed by Anne Norman Van Gelder FRI.-SAT FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 1, 2014 • 7:30pm | SUN. MARCH 2, 2014 • 2pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $15 University Dancers embark on a new exploration through movement and dance in their 29th annual dance concert. The company has grown to become one of the mid-Atlantic region’s strongest university dance companies. Richmond audiences are drawn to University Dancers’ diverse programming, and this season will not disappoint. Under the artistic direction of Anne Van Gelder, University Dancers will present gripping works choreographed by Agua Dulce Dance Theater, former Nikolais Dance Theatre artist Steven Iannacone, and 2010-2012 Baryshnikov Arts Center/Jerome Robbins Foundation NEW Fellow Stefanie Batten Bland. Agua Dulce Dance Theatre, founded in 2006 by Theatre and Dance department faculty members, Alicia Diaz and Matthew Thornton will create a new work on members of University Dancers during a 10-day residency. Their work draws from contemporary dance, movement-theater, martial arts, chi-gung, improvisation and an interest in outdoor and site-specific projects. Mr. Iannacone’s work as performer and choreographer has been seen throughout the world and his residency will focus on recreating his recent piece, an ensemble for six women, “…sur la table…” Ms. Batten Bland, founder and artistic director of Company Stefanie Batten Bland, an ethnically and artistically diverse company of dancers, will create a new work on University Dancers in collaboration with eighth blackbird, the University’s ensemble-in-residence. The concert will also feature a new work by Theatre and Dance department faculty member and University Dancers artistic director, Anne Van Gelder, and new works choreographed by students. Don’t miss these talented dancers in a variety of works from the contemporary genre in a dance concert perfect for the entire family.

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activism Directed by Chuck Mike | Music by Juwon Ogungbe | Costumes by Johann Stegmeir | Lighting by Maja White | Set Design by Reed West THU.-SAT. APRIL 17-19, 2014 • 7:30pm | SUN. APRIL 20, 2014 • 2pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $15 Threshold is a new play with music and movement inspired by the classic Nigerian novel The Palm Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola. Originally written in the 1940s The Palm Wine Drinkard is the story of a privileged young village based lay-about who spends his days drinking palm wine with his friends. When the man who makes his palm wine dies, the Drinkard goes on a journey through the mythical Yoruba lands of the dead, unborn and unknown in search of his tapper, encountering terrifying, fantastical and transforming experiences along the way. Growing up through the journey, the Palm Wine Drinkard gradually learns to take responsibility for himself, his family and finally his community. Often likened as a cross between The Wizard of Oz and Orpheus, this fun-filled phantasmagorical tale is leverly retold through the life of a modern-day Drinkard, an ambitious young Nigerian comic book writer based in Lagos. Writer Oladipo Agboluaje offers a radical new perspective that places Africans as the subject of an international worldview, rather than the traditional object. As another collaboration between London-based theatre company Collective Artistes and the Department of Theatre and Dance at UR, this compelling and highly theatricalized story offers a fresh worldview that is at once international and rooted in specific cultural experience.

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Department of music free music series Events are free and tickets are not required unless otherwise noted. Family Weekend Concert FRI. SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The Department of Music’s annual Family Weekend Concert showcases the outstanding talents of University of Richmond students. Enjoy performances by the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Women’s Chorale, and Schola Cantorum.

David Esleck Trio MON. SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music When the David Esleck Trio performs, surprises are in store. The grand tradition of jazz piano – Scott Jopin, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, and many more – are filtered through Esleck’s mind and fingers, sprinkled with a little Beethoven, Debussy, Ives, Bartòk, Reich, and even a little Billy Preston, Keith Emerson, or Jerry Lee Lewis. Joined by jazz masters Jason Jenkins on bass and drummer Keith Willingham, this group is a favorite of jazz fans who enjoy both traditional and forward-looking music.

UR Symphony Orchestra & UR Chamber Ensembles South American Preview Concert Alexander Kordzaia and Joanne Kong, directors WED. OCTOBER 9, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Join the University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Ensembles in a special preview concert of orchestral and chamber works that will be featured at the 2013 Festival of Orchestras and Youth, October 14-17, in Cartagena, Colombia. Faculty artist Joanne Kong will be featured soloist in the Adagio movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale Jeffrey Riehl and David Pedersen, conductors SUN. OCTOBER 27 • 3pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music From 16th century polyphony to gospel-inspired spiritual arrangements, Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale will present an exciting afternoon of accompanied and a cappella choral music.

Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival Benjamin Broening, artistic director FRI.–SAT. NOVEMBER 1-2, 2013 | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Visit thirdpractice.org for details a full schedule of events. Third Practice celebrates its 13th year of bringing new electroacoustic music and experimental video to Richmond audiences. This year’s festival will feature concertos – virtuosic and expressive tour-de-forces for ensemble-in-residence eighth blackbird and guest artists the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME). Led by director Tim Weiss, CME gave birth to new music all-stars eighth blackbird and ICE! Third Practice will present two new concertos for eighth blackbird and CME by up-and-coming composers Tom Lopez and Peter Swendsen. eighth blackbird’s Nick Photinos will give the Virginia premiere of Amers, Kaija Saariaho’s rarely heard concerto for cello, electronics, and ensemble. Third Practice will also present cutting-edge work for computers, acoustic instruments, video projection, and surround sound by composers from around the United States, Asia, and Europe. Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

UR Wind Ensemble |

David Niethamer, conductor

SUN. NOVEMBER 10, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music David Niethamer will conduct music from the classic repertoire for wind ensemble. A guest composer/ conductor will lead performances of his or her music for the second half of the concert. Past composers have included David Holsinger, Timothy Mahr, Thom Ritter George, Samuel Hazo, and Elliot del Borgo.

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music UR Jazz & Contemporary Combos |

Mike Davison, director

MON. NOVEMBER 18, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

From bebop to bluegrass to New Orleans funk! Don’t miss this diverse night, showcasing the many contemporary UR chamber groups.

Global Sounds |

Andrew McGraw, director

SUN. NOVEMBER 24, 2013 • 3pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Join the University of Richmond in celebrating traditional music and dance from around the world. This free, family-friendly concert features Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances by local and visiting music ensembles. Audiences will be given an opportunity after the concert to see and interact with the instruments, including the gamelan and drums.

Mike Davison & the Latin Jazz Messengers MON. NOVEMBER 25, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music For many years, Mike Davison has provided a Latin jazz performance ‘school’ for many of his UR students. He performs Latin jazz with them in clubs and concerts throughout central Virginia. This concert will be a reunion concert of the Latin Jazz Messengers, combining local Richmond musicians, UR faculty, alumni and present students to produce a high-energy Latin jazz concert. Bring your dancing shoes!

UR Chamber Ensembles MON. DECEMBER 2, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The University Chamber Ensembles present an evening of music performed by student instrumentalists, vocalists, and pianists. These ensembles are coached by Department of Music faculty members and ensemble-in-residence eighth blackbird.

Cuban Spectacular: The Story of Latin Jazz: From Today to Yesterday TUE. DECEMBER 3, 2013 • 7:30pm | Alice Jepson Theatre Free, Tickets Required Travel on a magical mystery tour from the US to Cuba and Brazil and discover the music of Latin Jazz! This annual show, led by Mike Davison, will take you on a multi-media journey, experiencing the Carnivals of Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Cuba. The show will feature the UR Jazz Ensemble; special guest Quatro Na Bossa, led by guitarist Kevin Harding; and drum lines from area high schools. Experience the exotic sounds and scintillating rhythms of Latin jazz! Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

UR Symphony Orchestra |

Alexander Kordzaia, conductor

WED. DECEMBER 4, 2013 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The University of Richmond Symphony Orchestra and maestro Alexander Kordzaia will present student winners of the 2013 Concerto Competition, pianist Erica Yamamoto and soprano Jenni Swegan. In this concert, listeners will also hear a portion of the program that the orchestra presented in October as a part of the Cartagena Festival of Orchestras and Youth.

40th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols Featuring UR Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale Jeffrey Riehl and David Pedersen, conductors SUN. DECEMBER 8, 2013 • 5pm & 8pm | Cannon Memorial Chapel Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorale and invited guest singers lead the 40th annual festival of lessons and carols featuring new and traditional Christmas music. This annual event is a musical highlight of the holiday season – don’t miss it. modlin.richmond.edu (804) 289-8980

Department of music free music series Richard Becker, piano SUN. FEBRUARY 2, 2014 • 3pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Faculty artist Richard Becker will perform piano works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt along with new music in the series of pieces that have been inspired by Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself of 1855.

Neumann Lecture on Music: Is Music Prophetic or Reflexive? Music, Activism, & Social Change

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Anthony Seeger, speaker MON. FEBRUARY 3, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Professor Anthony Seeger, emeritus UCLA, will present the 2013-2014 Neumann Lecture, entitled Is Music Prophetic or Reflexive? Music, Activism, and Social Change. Professor Seeger, a renowned ethnomusicologist widely known for his work among the Suya of Brazil and as director of Smithsonian Folkways, will discuss the links between music, social change, and activism both through his professional experience and as a member of one of America’s most important musical families, a lineage including Charles Seeger, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and Pete Seeger.

Peter Tirrell D’Elia, piano FRI. FEBRUARY 14, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Master Class SAT. FEBRUARY 15, 2014 • 10am | Perkinson Recital Hall A Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Virginia, Peter Tirrell D’Elia studied music and history at Harvard College. He completed his M.A. in music at Tufts University, where he won the concerto competition playing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto and wrote a thesis on pedagogical influences of the music of Muzio Clementi. An active pianist, D’Elia currently teaches piano at the University of Virginia. Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

Bruce Stevens, organ MON. FEBRUARY 17, 2014 • 7:30pm | Cannon Memorial Chapel Faculty artist Bruce Stevens will perform organ works by Kerll, Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, Foote, and UR music faculty and composer Mary Beth Bennett.

Garth Newel Piano Quartet MON. MARCH 24, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Housed at the Garth Newel Music Center in Virginia’s Alleghany Highlands, the Garth Newel Piano Quartet is known for high-energy performances, virtuosity, and for offering fresh insight into both standard and new repertoire. Its 2013-14 repertoire features Louise Héritte-Viardot’s Spanish Quartet, Paul Moravec’s Piano Quartet and Gabriel Fauré’s Quartet No. 2 in G Minor. Sponsored in part by the Modlin Center for the Arts.

Duo Piano Recital | Richard Becker, piano & Doris Wylee-Becker, piano SUN. MARCH 30, 2014 • 3pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Faculty artist Richard Becker and his wife Doris Wylee-Becker will present a concert of duo, two-piano, and solo repertoire.

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music UR Jazz Ensembles |

Mike Davison, director

WED. APRIL 2, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Want to hear the greatest American songs from the 20th century? The UR Jazz Ensemble, led by Mike Davison, will perform songs from the Great American Songbook. Don’t miss your chance to listen and reminisce to the great melodies from Gershwin, Rogers, Porter, Hammerstein, Berlin, Ellington and more!

UR Wind Ensemble |

David Niethamer, conductor

THU. APRIL 3, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The Wind Ensemble’s spring concert will feature UR student soloists chosen during the fall semester. Classic and modern repertoire for wind ensemble will also be performed.

Handel’s Messiah |

Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorale,

and the Choir of Second Presbyterian Church

Jeffrey Riehl, conductor

SUN. APRIL 6, 2014 • 3pm | Cannon Memorial Chapel Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorale and the Choir of Second Presbyterian Church join with a professional period-instrument ensemble and guest soloists to perform Handel’s enduring oratorio Messiah. Sponsored in part by the University of Richmond Chapel Guild and the Modlin Center for the Arts.

UR Symphony Orchestra |

Alexander Kordzaia, conductor

WED. APRIL 9, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Under the direction of Maestro Kordzaia, this concert by the UR Symphony Orchestra will feature eighth blackbird clarinetist Michael Maccaferri. The program will also include the premiere of new works by University of Richmond student composers and Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, Op. 45.

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano & Christopher Cano, piano MON. APRIL 14, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Jennifer Johnson Cano, winner of the 2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, is renowned for her lustrous sound and appealing presence on symphonic, operatic, and recital stages. Ms. Cano will be joined by Christopher Cano to perform an intimate recital of mixed repertoire. Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

UR Jazz & Contemporary Combos |

Mike Davison, director

THU. APRIL 17, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music From bossa nova to swing and beyond! Don’t miss the spring concert of these talented and diverse contemporary UR chamber groups.

Earth Day Global Sounds |

Andrew McGraw, director

SAT. APRIL 19, 2014 • 3pm | North Court Courtyard (Rain Location: TBA) Join the University of Richmond in celebrating traditional music and dance from around the world. This free, family-friendly concert features Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances by local and visiting music ensembles. Audiences will be given an opportunity after the concert to see and interact with the instruments, including the gamelan and drums.

UR Chamber Ensembles MON. APRIL 21, 2014 • 7:30pm | Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The University Chamber Ensembles present an evening of music performed by student instrumentalists, vocalists and pianists. These ensembles are coached by Department of Music faculty members and ensemble-in-residence eighth blackbird. modlin.richmond.edu (804) 289-8980

University museums Admission is free to all University Museums | (804) 289-8276 | museums.richmond.edu

Exhibitions | Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center Notebooks: Prints by Matt Mullican August 21, 2013, through June 29, 2014 | Booth Lobby

Jay Bolotin: The Jackleg Testament Continues August 21 through October 22, 2013 | Harnett Museum of Art

Annual Student Exhibition August 21 through September 29, 2013 | Harnett Museum of Art

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Leon Bibel: Art, Activism, and the WPA September 19 to November 11, 2013 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

Clare Leighton: From Pencil to Proof to Press October 18, 2013, through April 6, 2014 | Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center

Julius J. Lankes, Survey of an American Artist November 12, 2013, through January 26, 2014 | Harnett Museum of Art

No Eye Flowers: Paintings, Calligraphy, and Ceramics by Stephen Addiss February 11 through May 30, 2014 | Harnett Museum of Art

Nineteenth-Century French and Russian Art: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts February 23 through April 27, 2014 | Harnett Museum of Art

Senior Thesis Exhibition April 11 through May 8, 2014 | Harnett Museum of Art

Harnett Museum of Art hours: Sunday through Friday, 1pm-5pm (8/21/2013-4/27/2014). Summer hours: Tuesday through Friday, 1pm-5pm (4/29-5/30/2014). Closed Labor Day (9/2/2013), Fall Break (10/1115/2013), Thanksgiving Week (11/23-12/1/2013), Semester Break (12/14/2013-1/12/2014), Martin Luther King Day (1/20/2014), Spring Break (3/8-16/2014), Easter (4/20/2014), and Summer Break (5/31-8/19/2014). Harnett Print Study Center hours: Sunday through Friday, 1pm-5pm (10/18/2013-4/6/2014), or by appointment (call (804) 287-6424). Closed on the dates indicated above.

Photo Captions L-R (above): Matt Mullican (American, born 1951), Untitled, 1993, screenprint on Magnani paper, 29 ½ x 21 ½ inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Museum purchase, funds from the Louis S. Booth Arts Fund, H2013.02.07, Photograph by Taylor Dabney © Matt Mullican; Jay Bolotin (American, born 1949), Print XXXIV Some Patrons of the Theater, 2009, woodcut with handwritten text on Rives BFK paper, 20 x 26 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Museum purchase, funds from the Louis S. Booth Arts Fund, H2012.13.34, Photograph by Taylor Dabney © Jay Bolotin; Julius J. Lankes (American, 1884-1960), Noon Hour, 1931, woodcut on paper, 9 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of Sheila and Wynne Hutchings in memory of Elaine Legere Whitaker, H2012.12.49, Photograph © Estate of the artist; Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Young Girls Looking at an Album, circa 1892, oil on canvas, 32 x 25½ inches, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, Photograph by Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Stephen Addiss (American, born 1935),Tea, 2006, ink on smoked paper, 31 3/16 x 23 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of the artist, H2006.21.01, Photograph by Taylor Dabney © Stephen Addiss

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december 2013

8 Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas ✝ World Blues featuring Taj Mahal Trio, Vusi Mahlasela, 13 and Fredericks Brown featuring Deva Mahal 15 Shanghai Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano 17 NT Live: Macbeth (Encore Broadcast) 21 Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui 4 shows 22 Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui 23 Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui 24 Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

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An Evening with Leo Kottke and Loudon Wainwright III Takács Quartet Branford Marsalis Quartet Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: Threshold Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: Threshold Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: Threshold Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents: Threshold Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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april 2014

University Dancers 29th Annual Spring Concert: Spaces Between University Dancers 29th Annual Spring Concert: Spaces Between Caladh Nua, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration The Acting Company, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Emanuel Ax, piano Circa, 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes Circa, 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes Rosanne Cash Moscow Festival Ballet, Cinderella Moscow Festival Ballet, Cinderella *eighth blackbird, Still in Motion ✝ Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra, No Place to Go ✝ Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra, No Place to Go

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$29 $29 $32 $12 $12 $12 $12 $29 $29

$12 $12 $26 $26 $29 $26 $26 $36 $32 $32 $16 $20 $20

$14 $29 $29 $18 $26 $11 $30 $12

$16 $32 $32 $14 $11 $27

$18 $18 $20 $8 $8 $8 $8 $18 $18

$8 $8 $16 $16 $18 $16 $16 $22 $20 $20 $10 $13 $13

$9 $18 $18 $11 $16 $7 $19 $8

$10 $20 $20 $9 $7 $17

Subtotal $

Need Assistance? Call the Modlin Center box office at (804) 289-8980

order form

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Need Assistance? Call the Modlin Center box office at (804) 289-8980

step 1 step 2

Select four or more shows: Complete the information next to the shows you wish to attend.

Additional seating requests: ________________________________________________________________ Seating is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. If you wish to be seated with other subscribers, all participating subscribers should place their orders on the same date. Every effort will be made to accommodate special seating requests but requests are not guaranteed.

step 3

Ride the Shuttle: Indicate the number of shuttle passes needed for each Modlin Downtown event at Richmond CenterStage.

World Blues Featuring Taj Mahal, Vusi Mahlasela, and Fredericks Brown featuring Deva Mahal # of passes________ x $12.00 = $ ________

Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra # of passes________ x $12.00 = $ ________

step 4

TOTAL YOUR ORDER: ticket subtotal

shuttle subtotal

thank you for your contribution

Handling Fee I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY PREVIOUS CREDITS TO MY ORDER (Please contact the Modlin Center box office at (804) 289-8980 for credit totals.)

total:

step 5

$ 7.00 $ $

your information: r I am a renewing subscriber

r I am a new subscriber

Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone: ________________________________________________________________ Evening Phone: ________________________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________________ r Check, in the amount of $_________ payable to University of Richmond r Visa

r MasterCard

r American Express

Credit Card Number ___________________________________________Exp Date_________ Name Printed on Card __________________________________________________________ Signature _____________________________________________________________________

step 6

Mail completed order form and payment to: Modlin Center for the Arts 28 Westhampton Way, University of Richmond, VA 23173

Order forms must be received by July 19 to ensure priority seating. Subscriptions can also be placed online at modlin.richmond.edu, by phone at (804) 289-8980, or by faxing the form to (804) 287-6681.

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