Modlin Center for the Arts 2017-2018 Season! by Modlin Center for the Arts

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welcome The arts, and the creative energy we all

Tucker Boatwright Festival of Literature and

possess, are important parts of our lives and

the Arts presented by the Department of

are fundamental elements of the human

Theatre and Dance.

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experience. They shape us and connect us to the world at large and across all manner of

We are delighted to announce a set of

divides, allowing us to explore and voice our

renovations taking place in our spaces. The

concerns, dreams, and common aspirations.

University of Richmond understands the

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and educational experiences the arts inspire,

unique set of cultural and arts experiences

therefore, we have embarked on making artist

through performances, exhibitions, lectures,

and patron experiences even better. We have

school shows, family events, visual arts

recently added to the Modlin complex new

and artist voices. you will find a number of

studio and support spaces. In 2017-2018 we

talks and discussions curated as part of

will be renovating Booker Hall, where Camp

the University and Modlin Center’s mission

Concert Hall is located, and in the summer

that are free and open to the public. These

of 2018, we will renovate and update some

include events in the Modlin Arts series;

features inside Camp Concert Hall. We look

the University’s Department of Music,

forward to keeping our patrons informed of

Department of Theatre and Dance, and

our progress, and thank you in advance for

Department of Art and Art History series;

taking this journey with us.

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and exhibits and talks curated by University Museums. Look for the Artist Voices and

I am looking forward to seeing you at

residency events listed in this brochure and

our events.

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on the University’s website for the 2017-2018

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Deborah S. Sommers Executive Director

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Concert Series Jazz Series Classical & Chamber Series

importance of the arts and the connections For the 2017-2018 season, we are bringing a

Season Calendar

Dance Series Theatre, Comedy, & Special Events Series Artist Voices Series

Family & young Audiences Series School Series Broadcast Series

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JANUARY

SUN. 10 7:30 PM THUR. 21 7:30 PM

Escher Quartet with Jason Vieaux, guitar Michael Sakamoto, Soil

O C TO B E R WED. 4 7:30 PM THUR. 5 7:30 PM WED. 11 7:30 PM THUR. 19 7:30 PM

Mermaid Theatre Company of Nova Scotia, Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook

FRI. 26 7:30 PM

Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic

SAT. 27 3:00 PM

Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic

Rhiannon Giddens, Freedom Highway Tour Direct from Johannesburg, South Africa: Festival of South African Dance featuring Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies

FEBRUARY mDt

THUR. 1 7:30 PM FRI. 2 7:30 PM

Doug Varone and Dancers

WED. 7 7:30 PM

Shovels & Rope

FRI. 20 7:30 PM

Richard Goode, piano

SAT. 21 7:30 PM

Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Orchestra: Eddie at 80

MON. 30 7:30 PM

SUN. 21 3:00 PM

Dorrance Dance SONGBOOK: Steven Page and the Art of Time Ensemble

WED. 14 7:30 PM

China National Symphony Orchestra featuring Tan Dun, conductor

SUN. 18 7:30 PM

Gil Shaham, violin and Akira Eguchi, piano

FRI. 23 7:30 PM

Thomas Meglioranza, baritone and Reiko Uchida, piano

Alicia Olatuja

WED. 28 7:30 PM

Cécile McLorin Salvant Artist Voices Series with Lynn Nottage

NOVEMBER SUN. 5 3:00 PM

THUR. 9 7:30 PM SAT. 11 7:30 PM THUR. 16 7:30 PM FRI. 17 7:30 PM THUR. 30 7:30 PM

Family Arts Day Celebration featuring Theatreworks USA, Click, Clack, Moo (Free Arts Day events begin at 1 PM, performance at 3 PM) Shanghai Quartet with Peter Wiley, cello and Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, & The Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet

SAT. 3 7:30 PM

L.A. Dance Project

FRI. 16 7:30 PM

Circa, Carnival of the Animals

SAT. 17 7:30 PM

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WED. 28 6:00 PM

FRI.-SAT. 1-2 7:30 PM

Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra, The Outer Space

THUR. 5 7:30 PM

FRI. 20 7:30 PM FRI. 27 7:30 PM

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Eighth Blackbird, Olagón Artist Voices Series with Maria Chavez

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DECEMBER

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration featuring Danú

WED. 7 7:30 PM

FRI. 23 7:30 PM

Jerry Douglas presents the Earls of Leicester Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington, Big Band Holidays

MARCH

WED. 21 7:30 PM

Artist Voices Series with Bassem youssef

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Maria Schneider Orchestra Sō Percussion with Gilbert Kalish, piano and Dawn Upshaw, soprano Mandolin Orange Tanya Tagaq, Nanook of the North Steep Canyon Rangers with special guest Sierra Hull

A full list of NT Live and Bolshoi Ballet Broadcasts is available on page 30.

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SEPTEMBER The University of Richmond’s 2017-2018 Tucker-Boatwright

WED. 6 7:30PM

Festival of Literature and the Arts will be hosted by the

FRI. 15 7:30PM

Department of Theatre and Dance in collaboration with

MON. 18 7:30PM

American Studies and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.

David Esleck Trio Family Weekend Concert Anna Nizhegorodtseva, piano

This year’s events will focus on the theme “The Personal

is Political / The Political is Personal.” It will feature

O C TO B E R

performances, lectures, and residencies by artists

TUE. 10 7:30 PM

Eunmi Ko, piano

whose work reflects social and political concerns.

SUN. 29 3:00 PM

UR Schola Cantorum and Women's Chorale

MON. 30 7:30 PM

For a full schedule of events, visit

Thomas Meglioranza, baritone and Reiko Uchida, piano

http://as.richmond.edu/tucker-boatwright

NOVEMBER FRI.-SAT. 3-4

multiple

Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival

SUN. 12 3:00 PM

Global Sounds

WED. 15 7:30 PM

UR Jazz Ensemble

SUN. 19 7:30 PM

UR Wind Ensemble

WED. 29 7:30 PM

UR Symphony Orchestra

DECEMBER MON. 4 7:30 PM

Department of Theatre and Dance

TUE. 5 7:30 PM SUN. 10

5:00 & 8:00 PM

UR Chamber Ensembles UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos 44th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols

EVENT Calendar

O C TO B E R THUR.-SAT. 5–7 7:30 PM

Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

SUN. 8 2:00 PM

Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

NOVEMBER

WED. 31 7:30 PM

THUR.-SAT. 16–18 7:30 PM

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

SUN. 19 2:00 PM

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Neumann Lecture on Music Music as Preparation for Life: Practice, Accompaniment, Improvisation, Dr. George Lipsitz, speaker

MARCH WED. 7 7:30 PM

THUR.-SAT. 8–10 7:30 PM

Production Studies III Showcase

SUN. 25 3:00 PM

SUN. 11 2:00 PM

Production Studies III Showcase

MON. 26 7:30 PM

THU. 22 7:30 PM

UNIVERSES, Party People Salon

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Richard Becker, piano

FEBRUARY MON. 26 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY

Ensemble Arte Duo Piano Recital with Richard Becker and Doris Wylee-Becker Bruce Stevens, organ

APRIL MON. 2 7:30 PM

UR Wind Ensemble

WED. 4 7:30 PM

UR Symphony Orchestra Global Sounds

FRI.-SAT. 2-3 7:30 PM

Converge, University Dancers Annual Spring Concert

SUN. 8 3:00 PM

SUN. 4 2:00 PM

Converge, University Dancers Annual Spring Concert

MON. 9 7:30 PM

UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos

WED. 11 7:30 PM

Mike Davison and the Latin Jazz Messengers

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JANUARY

SUN. 15 3:00 PM

UR Schola Cantorum and Women's Chorale

THUR.-SAT. 19-21 7:30 PM

Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

WED. 18 7:30 PM

Cuban Spectacular

SUN. 22 2:00 PM

Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

MON. 23 7:30 PM

UR Chamber Ensembles

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rhiannon giDDens Freedom Highway Tour WeDNeSDAy, oCToBeR 4, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the acclaimed string band Carolina Chocolate Drops. Her Grammy®-nominated solo debut, Tomorrow Is My Turn, showcases her extraordinary emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess with a masterful blend of gospel, jazz, blues, and country. Giddens is touring in support of her recently released follow-up album, Freedom Highway.

shoVels & rope ThURSDAy, oCToBeR 19, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29

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Jerry Douglas presents the earls of leicester FRIDAy, NovemBeR 17, 2017 | 7:30 Pm

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, Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube.

Rhiannon Giddens

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Husband-and-wife duo Shovels & Rope filters country, bluegrass, and blues through the prism of indie rock. On their latest release, Little Seeds, the Americana Music Awardwinners explore fresh dimensions in their sound with a brace of bold, candid, and highly personal new songs.

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 The Earls of Leicester—Jerry Douglas, Shawn Camp, Charlie Cushman, Jeff White, Johnny Warren, and Barry Bales—have discovered a kind of magic that allows moments, once relegated to memories, to roar back to life. Conjuring images of a bygone era when Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys were at the peak of their electrifying showmanship.

The Earls of Leicester

Dobro® master Jerry Douglas is a true legend of bluegrass. “From regal restraint to reckless abandon, Douglas is never anything less than astonishing” (Billboard). He has won an amazing fourteen Grammy® awards, culminating in a 2015 win for best bluegrass album by The Earls of Leicester. “you expect a band of superstars to be fantastic,” raved Bluegrass Today. “But these six guys go far beyond that superlative.”

steVen page and the art of time ensemble Songbook WeDNeSDAy, FeBRUARy 7, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29 Steven Page, a founder and former lead singer of the iconic band Barenaked Ladies, joins Toronto’s highly inventive Art of Time Ensemble in an evening of seminal songs by Randy Newman, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Barenaked Ladies, Leonard Cohen, Page himself, and others. These gems are reimagined and reinvented by some of the greatest minds in classical, pop, and jazz, and delivered by a defining voice in contemporary rock.

Steven Page

st. patricK’s Day celebration featuring DanÚ SATURDAy, mARCh 3, 2018 | 7:30 Pm

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Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29 Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of today. Their standingroom-only concerts throughout Ireland are true events featuring high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire.

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join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we celebrate st. Patrick’s Day with a post-show reception in Booth Lobby.

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SATURDAy, APRIL 20, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29

Mandolin Orange

Steep Canyon Rangers

Formed by Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, Mandolin Orange draws on a mix of country, bluegrass, gospel, folk, and pop to create a timeless blend of sweet yet unpredictable Americana.

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with special guest sierra hull FRIDAy, APRIL 27, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $45 | Modlin Subscriber $36

Sierra Hull

Richmond favorites Steep Canyon Rangers return to the Modlin Center with their Grammy®-winning blend of highintensity bluegrass. Woody Platt, Graham Sharp, Charles Humphrey III, Mike Guggino, Nicky Sanders, and Mike Ashworth round out one of bluegrass’ most sought-after and beloved bands. Joining the Rangers will be mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. At thirteen, Hull signed with Rounder Records and became the first bluegrass musician to receive a Presidential Scholarship at the Berklee College of Music. Now in her mid-twenties, Hull’s most recent record, produced by Béla Fleck, received a Grammy® nomination for Best Folk Album.

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Eddie Palmieri

Eddie at 80 SATURDAy, oCToBeR 21, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 Celebrating his eightieth birthday, ten-time Grammy® Award-winner Eddie Palmieri is one of the finest arrangers and composers of salsa and Latin jazz of the past sixty years. Palmieri effortlessly fuses the styles of Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, and McCoy Tyner with a Latin voice all his own.

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VIEwPOINT Join WCve Jazz host Peter Solomon at 6:30 Pm for a pre-performance discussion with a member of the band.

The Heart and Soul Queen of new orleans

irma thomas, the blinD boys of alabama, & the preserVation hall legacy Quintet

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SATURDAy, NovemBeR 11, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $60 | Modlin Subscriber $48 If the French Quarter is the musical heart of New Orleans, then Preservation Hall is its heartbeat. Take a group of longtime performers from the venerable concert hall, combine them with the Crescent City’s “Soul Queen” Irma Thomas, throw in the spiritual authority of The Blind Boys of Alabama, and you get a very special evening of music that showcases “The Heart and Soul Queen of New Orleans.”

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Irma Thomas The Blind Boys of Alabama

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Big Band Holidays

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

with special guests Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington Thursday, November 30, 2017 | 7:30 PM Altria Theater 6 N. Laurel St., Richmond, VA 23220 Reserved Seating $62 / $57 / $52 Modlin Subscriber $50 / $46 / $42

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

Friday, February 23, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $34 | Modlin Subscriber $27 Jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant’s musical expertise has propelled her into the forefront of the jazz world and into the broader culture. Her soulful voice and incredible band earned her the 2010 Thelonious Monk competition and a 2016 Grammy® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her recording For One to Love.

“The finest big band in the world today.” – The Daily Telegraph Celebrate the holidays in style as fifteen of the finest jazz soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers, led by the legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, perform a special concert of holiday jazz standards. This performance will take place at Altria Theater. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.

Alicia Olatuja

Alicia Olatuja Thursday, February 1, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $20 | Modlin Subscriber $16 “Olatuja possesses a special instrument: a full-bodied tone, precise pitch, and personal engagement at the lowest whisper or highest wail.” – Downbeat

Maria Schneider Orchestra Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32

Maria Schneider

As one of the world’s most acclaimed composers, Maria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, and beyond categorization.” Schneider and her orchestra have a distinguished recording career with ten Grammy® nominations and five Grammy® awards that span multiple genres including jazz, classical, and a collaboration with David Bowie.

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Praised by The New York Times as “a singer with a strong and luscious tone and an amiable regal presence on stage,” Alicia Olatuja has been astounding audiences with her exquisite vocals, artistic versatility, and captivating demeanor.

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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’ Regional Touring Program

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Special event presented by the UR Department of Music and Modlin Arts

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moNDAy, oCToBeR 30, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court Free, tickets required

escher Quartet with Jason VieauX, guitar SUNDAy, SePTemBeR 10, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29 Escher Quartet

Jason Vieaux

Inspired by Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher’s method of interplay between individual components working together to form a whole, the Escher Quartet is acclaimed for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. The ensemble serves as Season Artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and String Quartet-in-Residence at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. According to Gramophone, Grammy -winner Jason Vieaux is “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists.” NPR describes Vieaux as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” In his return to Richmond, Vieaux will join the Escher Quartet in a performance that will include Mozart’s Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458 (“The Hunt”); Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana for String Quartet; three movements from Bach’s Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996; Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet in D Major, G.448 (“Fandango”); and more. ®

Richard Goode

richarD gooDe, piano FRIDAy, oCToBeR 20, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 Pianist Richard Goode has been hailed for making music with tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and is known worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, in recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and devoted following. The evening’s program will include Two Pavians and Galliardes from William Byrd’s My Ladye Nevells of Virginal Music Booke; Bach’s English Suite No. 6 in D Minor; Beethoven’s Sonata No. 28 in A Major Op. 101; and Debussy’s Preludes Book II.

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Described in The New Yorker as an “immaculate and inventive recitalist,” American baritone Thomas Meglioranza was a winner of the Walter W. Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Franz Schubert/Music of Modernity, and Joy in Singing competitions. His operatic roles include Fritz in Die tote Stadt, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Count Almaviva, as well as Chou Enlai in Nixon in China, and Prior Walter in Eötyös Peter’s Angels in America with Opera Boston. The evening’s program will include Scottish and Irish folk song arrangements by Beethoven, lieder from the Mörike Songbook by Hugo Wolf, works by Gabriel Fauré and Charles Ives, as well as American popular songs.

shanghai Quartet

with special guests peter wiley, cello and shmuel ashKenasi, Violin

Thomas Meglioranza

Shanghai Quartet

ThURSDAy, NovemBeR 9, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29 Called “wonderfully ferocious and illuminating” by The Washington Post, the Shanghai Quartet are recognized for their unique fluency in both Eastern folk and Western classical idioms. Guest artist Peter Wiley is a renowned cellist having performed with ensembles including the Beaux Arts Trio and the Guarneri String Quartet. Wiley teaches at the University of Maryland, Bard College Conservatory, and Curtis Institute of Music. Shmuel Ashkenasi is an awardwinning Israeli-born violinist and a founding member of The Vermeer Quartet. He teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music and Bard College Conservatory. The evening's program will include two sextets by Johannes Brahms—the B-flat major sextet, Op. 18 and the G major sextet, Op. 36.

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VIEwPOINT Join the Shanghai Quartet, Peter Wiley, and Shmuel Ashkenasi at 6:30 Pm for a pre-performance discussion.

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China National Symphony Orchestra LUNAR New Year Celebration

China National Symphony

Gil Shaham, violin and Akira Eguchi, piano

Sandy Cameron

Liu Wenwen

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | 7:30 PM Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center 600 E. Grace St., Richmond, VA 23219 Reserved Seating $52 / $48 / $44 Modlin Subscriber $42 / $39 / $36

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“[Tan Dun’s] language, a mix of Hollywood grandeur and primal, percussive vitality, was consistent throughout the evening, yet each segment had its own distinct sound.” —Sydney Morning Herald Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a vibrant performance by the China National Symphony Orchestra that blends sounds from East and West and includes imagery from multiple sources including the China National Shadow Puppet Theatre. Renowned composer, conductor, and Honorary Artistic Director Tan Dun will take the podium for this special evening. Dun has transcended stylistic and cultural boundaries to become one of the world’s most famous composers. Stravinsky’s Fireworks and The Firebird will serve as bookends to works by Guan Xia and Dun, including Dun’s The Martial Arts Trilogy, based on his Academy Award-winning scores for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero and Dun’s Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds. This performance will take place at Dominion Arts Center's Carpenter Theatre. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.

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Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee, in partnership with the Department of Music and the Office of International Education.

Modlin Center Members at the Partner Level and above are invited to to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a postshow reception in the Dominion Arts Center Donor Lounge. Information on becoming a Modlin Center Member can be found on page 37.

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Gil Shaham

Sunday, February 18, 2018 | 7:30 PM

Tan Dun, artistic director & conductor Sandy Cameron, violin soloist Liu Wenwen, suona soloist Tan Dun

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Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 Gil Shaham is one of the foremost violinists of our time; his flawless technique combined with his warmth and generous spirit has solidified him as an American master. The Grammy®winner, also named Musical America’s “Instrumentalist of the Year,” performs regularly as a recitalist and with the greatest orchestras and ensembles across the globe. Since making his highly acclaimed New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1992, Eguchi has performed in the foremost music centers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. His appearances in the United States include Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the ninety-second Street Y in New York City, and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The evening’s program includes Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro; Prokofiev’s 5 Melodies, Op. 3; Franck’s, Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano; Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin; Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; and Dorman’s Nigunim.

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Jerusalem Quartet Wednesday, March 21, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29 “Passion, precision, warmth a gold blend: These are the trademarks of this excellent Israeli string quartet. “ – The Times, U.K. A record three–time recipient of the BBC Music Magazine Chamber Music Award this ensemble has garnered international acclaim for its rare combination of passion and precision. The Quartet has refined its interpretations of the classical repertoire and explored the works of new genres and epochs—all the while striving for perfection of sound. The evening’s program includes Mozart’s Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458 (“The Hunt”); Janáček’s Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”); and Beethoven’s Quartet in F-Major, Op. 135.

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Olagón FRIDAy, mARCh 23, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $28 | Modlin Subscriber $22 Co-commissioned by the Modlin Center for the Arts, Olagón, a conflicted wail of both mourning and victory, stands as the central inspiration of this new evening-length collaboration between Eighth Blackbird, composer/fiddler Dan Trueman, vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird of the contemporary Irish supergroup The Gloaming, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. Drawing from the legendary Irish tale Táin Bó Cúailnge, Olagón aims to tell a story of hardship in contemporary, postrecession Ireland while honoring the traditional musics of Ireland, Norway, and America. Muldoon’s text—utilizing both English and Irish—is sung in the unique and highly ornamental vocal practice known as Sean Nós by Ó Lionáird. When coupled with Trueman’s diverse musical landscape, stage direction by Mark DeChiazza, and the virtuosity of Eighth Blackbird, a multi-cultural experience unlike any other is brought to life.

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VIEwPOINT Join members of eighth Blackbird at 6:30 Pm for a pre-performance discussion.

Sō Percussion

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with gilbert Kalish, piano and Dawn upshaw, soprano SATURDAy, APRIL 7, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $36 | Modlin Subscriber $29 “...exhilarating blend of percussion and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” — The New Yorker

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Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee and University of Richmond Department of Music.

Sō Percussion is a percussion-based music organization that creates and presents new collaborative works to adventurous and curious audiences. Sō Percussion will be joined by guests, renowned pianist Gilbert Kalish and Grammy®-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw. The program will include a new work by Caroline Shaw, as well as George Crumb’s Winds of Destiny.

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VIEwPOINT Join members of Sō Percussion at 6:30 Pm for a pre-performance discussion.

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.

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Michael Sakamoto

Soil ThURSDAy, SePTemBeR 21, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 Soil is a dance theater trio that explores crisis in three Southeast Asian cultures through the personal narratives of Cambodian classical dancer Chey Chankethya, Thai traditional and contemporary dancer Waewdao Sirisook, and VietnameseAmerican contemporary dancer Nguyen Nguyen. Conceived by Michael Sakamoto and developed in collaboration with the performers, Soil includes lushly arranged dance and incidental music by Japanese koto and guitar duo Reiko Imanishi and Shinichi Isohata, which adds a cinematic energy to the intimate scale of the performers’ stories.

Direct from Johannesburg, south africa

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The presentation of Michael Sakamoto’s Soil, was made possible by The New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Soil was also sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee, the University of Richmond’s Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music.

featuring gumboots and pantsula Dance companies

ThURSDAy, oCToBeR 5, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center 600 E. Grace St., Richmond, VA 23219 Reserved Seating $42 / $38 / $34 Modlin Subscriber $34 / $31 / $28

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Festival of South African Dance

Featuring twenty dancers accompanied by live musicians, the Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies share the Carpenter Theatre stage for an evening of exhilarating urban street dance that convey stories of hard work, human struggles, and a longing for a better life. Gumboots dancers, clad in Wellington boots, perform a dance style created by South African miners who used foot stomping as a means of communication when talking was prohibited during Apartheid. Established in 1992 by Sello Reuben Modiga, Pantsula dancers use hip-hop and breakdancing against a backdrop of house music to express social issues. This performance will take place at Dominion Arts Center's Carpenter Theatre. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.

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Join directors of The Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies for a pre-performance discussion at 6:30pm in lieu of modlin Arts After Words.

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Doug Varone anD Dancers WeDNeSDAy, oCToBeR 11, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $40 | Modlin Subscriber $32 “Varone has an unquenchable instinct for expressing the vagaries of the human heart.” – Arts Journal

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The presentation of Doug Varone’s In the Shelter of the Fold was made possible by The New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This performance was also sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

Doug Varone and Dancers celebrate more than thirty years of creating impassioned choreography. The award-winning choreographer and director’s work is known for its emotional range and kinetic breadth, across such genres as dance, theater, opera, film, and fashion. The evening’s performance includes The Bench Quartet, performed by the University of Richmond’s Dancers. Doug Varone and Dancers will perform four sections from the new work In the Shelter of the Fold (Sextet, Duet, Trio, Solo), as well as Nocturnes and Lux.

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Dorrance Dance

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The presentation of Michelle Dorrance’s Myelination was made possible by The New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Founded in 2011 by MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and artistic director Michelle Dorrance, Dorrance Dance aims to honor tap dance’s uniquely beautiful history in a new and dynamically compelling context—not by stripping the form of its tradition, but by pushing it rhythmically, energetically, aesthetically and conceptually. This Bessie-winning company returns to the Modlin Arts series with three new works: Jungle Blues, Myelination, and Three to One.

“Ethan Lipton is an expert at keeping music, jokes, and narrative tightly knitted together into one consistent human package.” —The New York Times Obie-winning playwright and songwriter Ethan Lipton (No Place to Go) returns with a new adventure in bittersweet and hilariously off-kilter storytelling. With music composed and performed by Lipton, Vito Dieterle, Eben Levy, and Ian Riggs, The Outer Space tells the story of a couple who buys an old spaceship, leaving the noise, pollution, and overpriced rents of Earth for the vast beauty and treacherous terrain of the final frontier. But can they survive the mission?

WeDNeSDAy, mARCh 7, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Seating for this performance will be on the Jepson Theatre stage.

L.A. Dance Project is an artist collective founded in 2012 by renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied, along with composers Nico Muhly and Nicholas Britell, art consultant Matthieu Humery, and founding producer Charles Fabius. L.A. Dance Project’s mission is to create new work and revive groundbreaking collaborations from influential dance makers, both in the theater and non-traditional environments. New works by the company are multidisciplinary collaborations and include visual artists, musicians, designers, directors, and composers. The evening’s program will include works by Benjamin Millepied, Ohan Naharin, and more.

FRIDAy, DeCemBeR 1, 2017 | 7:30 Pm SATURDAy, DeCemBeR 2, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre General Admission $32 | Modlin Subscriber $26

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L.A. Dance Project

directed by Leigh Silverman

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FeaTHerS oF Fire: a PerSian ePiC Conceived, designed, and directed by Hamid rahmanian in collaboration with Larry reed and ShadowLight Production produced by Fictionville Studio and Banu Productions FRIDAy, JANUARy 26, 2018 | 7:30 Pm SATURDAy, JANUARy 27, 2018 | 3 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $34 | Modlin Subscriber $27

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This engagement of Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This performance is also sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

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Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic is a visually breathtaking cinematic shadow play for all ages, created by Hamid Rahmanian, a 2014 Guggenheim fellowship-winning filmmaker/ visual artist. The play tells an action-packed magical tale of star-crossed lovers from the tenth-century Persian epic Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), who triumph at the end against all odds. Rahmanian's graphics, derived from the visual tradition of the region, are rendered as puppets, costumes, masks, scenography, and digital animation, all of which come to life in a “live animation” shadow-casting technique perfected by shadow master Larry Reed on a cinema-size screen. The play also features an original score by the acclaimed musical team of Loga Ramin Torkian and Azam Ali.

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S SATURDAy, mARCh 17, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $32 | Modlin Subscriber $26 Circa’s Helpmann Award-winning ensemble creation, S is a fullthrottle ride to the limits of the human body. Based on the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, S fuses group acrobatics with intimate emotions. Artistic Director yaron Lifschitz was inspired by the curves, symmetries, and plurality of this one letter to create an abstract work of power. On a floating white diamond stage, seven extraordinary acrobats bend, fly, contort, and hang— sometimes alone, and others in a tangle of bodies. Dramatic acrobatics, athletic serial acts, and powerful solos are all infused with raw immediacy and beauty. S features the world-renowned Circa ensemble with the intoxicating music of the Kronos Quartet to create a symphony of bodies. MODLIN ARTS AFTER wORDS join members of Circa following each performance for a question-and-answer session.

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VIEwPOINT Join creator and director hamid Rahmanian on January 26 at 6:30 Pm for a pre-performance discussion.

MODLIN ARTS AFTER wORDS join members of the cast following each performance for a question-and-answer session.

circa Carnival of the Animals FRIDAy, mARCh 16, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $32 | Modlin Subscriber $26 “Our zebras juggle and flip… Our kangaroos skip and somersault… We’ve elephants with street-cred and rhythm… And even our dinosaur bones shake, clatter, and roll to the music.” – Yaron Lifschitz, artistic director Circa

tanya tagaQ Nanook of the North

Tanya Tagaq

ThURSDAy, APRIL 26, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $20 | Modlin Subscriber $16 Celebrated Inuk performer Tanya Tagaq employs exquisite, unnerving vocal improvisations that bridge traditional roots with contemporary culture. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of today's most electric, transfixing performers in any genre,” Tagaq was the recipient of Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize in 2014, and was named to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honors. In her Richmond debut, Tagaq will create a mesmerizing, improvisatory soundscape for the controversial silent film Nanook of the North.

The lines between movement, dance, theatre, and circus are beautifully blurred by the Circa carnival and its whimsical tales of creatures of land and sea, who tumble, fly, leap, and spin their way through the many wondrous worlds of the animal kingdom. Carnival of the Animals whisks you away on a thrilling escapade inspired by the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. In a delightful salute to feathers, fur, and fins, Circa’s acrobats bring this classical music suite to life for a new generation of circus, music, and animal-lovers. A work of sophisticated and delightful family entertainment, it is both contemporary and old-world while it amazes, amuses, and uplifts. MODLIN ARTS AFTER wORDS join members of Circa following each performance for a question-and-answer session.

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lynn nottage Life, Career, and Creative Process Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $45 | Modlin Subscriber $36

The Joke is Mightier than the Sword ThURSDAy, NovemBeR 16, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $45 | Modlin Subscriber $36 Dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, Bassem youssef was the creator and host of the wildly popular TV show Al-Bernameg—the first political satire show in the Middle East and the most watched program in the region from 2011 to 2014 with 30 million viewers every week. youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, physician, media critic, and television host. In 2013, he was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In 2015, youssef served as a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has been a recurring guest on The Daily Show and recently hosted the 2015 International Emmy Awards. He is currently a fellow at Stanford University and resides with his family in the United States. Throughout its three seasons Al-Bernameg remained controversial for its hilarious and bold criticism of the ruling powers. Accused of being “anti-Islam” and insulting the Egyptian President, youssef was arrested and interrogated before being released on bail. During its final season, the show achieved unprecedented ratings before youssef announced its termination because of overwhelming political pressures on the show and the airing channel. In The Joke Is Mightier than the Sword, Bassem shares his personal story and his thoughts on the political climate that led to the Arab Spring, its parallels to the current state of American politics, and how propaganda lays the foundation for dictatorial regimes.

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Lynn Nottage is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and a screenwriter. She is the first female playwright to win the Pulitzer for drama twice. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world. They include Sweat, currently on Broadway (Pulitzer Prize); By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lily Award, Drama Desk Nomination); Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, OBIE, Lucille Lortel, New york Drama Critics’ Circle, Audelco, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award); Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and New york Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Play); Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (OBIE Award); Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Las Meninas, Mud, River, Stone, Por’knockers and POOF!. She currently is developing a new play and multimedia performance installation, and working with composer Ricky Ian Gordon on adapting her play Intimate Apparel into an opera (commissioned by The Met/LCT).

The UR Department of Art & Art History, University Museums, Modlin Arts, and the UR Department of Music present:

maria chaVez, sound artist and

Lynn Nottage

Maria Chavez

abstract turntablist,

Sound Art: Performance and Conversation WeDNeSDAy, mARCh 28, 2017 | 6 Pm

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Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Free New york artist Maria Chavez will complete a ten-day artist residency at the University of Richmond with this performance and Q&A that will also feature current students engaged in working with sound as an art form. The university will present this performance and conversation as well as an exhibition of her work in the Harnett Museum of Art, as part of a city-wide Sound Arts Festival running from March to August 2018. Born in Lima, Peru, Chavez is an an abstract turntablist, sound artist, and DJ. Accidents, coincidence, and failures are themes that unite her sound sculptures, installations, and other works with her solo turntable performance practice. She is a research fellow of the Sound Practice Research Department, Goldsmith’s University in London. Her work and performances have been presented internationally, including at the Donald Judd Foundation in Marfa, Texas; the Rhode Island School of Design; the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; and Berklee College, Valencia, Spain.

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MIChAeL sAkAMoTo Soil Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show questionand-answer session with Michael Sakamoto Thursday, September 21, 2017 | post-show Details on page 19.

Direct from Johannesburg, South Africa FesTIvAL oF souTh AFrICAN DANCe Featuring Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with directors of The Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies Thursday, october 5, 2017 | 6:30 Pm Details on page 19.

Doug vAroNe AND DANCers Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of Doug Varone and Dancers Wednesday, october 11, 2017 | post-show

ALICIA oLATujA Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with Alicia Olatuja, hosted by WCVE Jazz host Peter Solomon Thursday, February 1, 2018 | 6:30 Pm DorrANCe DANCe Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of Dorrance Dance Friday, February 2, 2018 | post-show Details on page 20.

ChINA NATIoNAL sYMPhoNY orChesTrA featuring Tan Dun, conductor Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with artistic director and conductor Tan Dun Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | 6:30 Pm Donor Lounge, Dominion Arts Center Details on page 16.

eDDIe PALMIerI LATIN jAZZ orChesTrA Eddie at 80 Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with a member from the band, hosted by WCVE Jazz host Peter Solomon Saturday, october 21, 2017 | 6:30 Pm

L.A. DANCe ProjeCT Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of L.A. Dance Project Wednesday, march 7, 2018 | post-show

TheATreworks usA Click, Clack, Moo Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of Theatreworks USA Sunday, November 5, 2017 | post-show Details on page 27.

shANghAI QuArTeT with guest artists Peter Wiley, cello and Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with the Shanghai Quartet, Peter Wiley, and Shmuel Ashkenasi Thursday, November 9, 2017 | 6:30 Pm Details on page 15.

MerMAID TheATre CoMPANY oF NovA sCoTIA Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of Mermaid Theatre Company of Nova Scotia Sunday, January 21, 2018 | post-show Details on page 28.

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CIrCA Carnival of the Animals & S Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show questionand-answer session with members of Circa Friday-Saturday, march 16-17, 2018 | post-show Details on page 22-23.

eIghTh BLACkBIrD Olagón Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with member of Eighth Blackbird Friday, march 23, 2018 | 6:30 Pm Details on page 18.

MArIA sChNeIDer orChesTrA Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with Maria Schneider, hosted by WCVE Jazz host Peter Solomon Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 6:30 Pm Details on page 13.

sŌ PerCussIoN with Gilbert Kalish and Dawn Upshaw Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with Sō Percussion Saturday, April 7, 2018 | 6:30 Pm Details on page 18.

FEATHERS OF FIRE: A PERSIAN EPIC Artistic Viewpoint pre-performance discussion with creator/director Hamid Rahmanian Friday, January 26, 2018 | 6:30 Pm Modlin Arts After Words, post-show questionand-answer sessions with members of the cast Friday-Saturday, January 26-27, 2018 | post-show Details on page 22.

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University Museums & Modlin Arts Present: Family Arts Day Celebration featuring

Theatreworks USA

theatreworKs usa Click, Clack, Moo SUNDAy, NovemBeR 5, 2017 Free events begin at 1 Pm, Performance at 3 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $18 | Modlin Subscriber $14 "Cows that type? Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!" Farmer Brown cries. When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer Brown declared the farm a "techfree zone." He confiscates her laptop in the cold barn along with the shivering cows who use her computer to type messages requesting blankets. "No way," replies Farmer Brown. "No blankets!" So the cows go on strike and the chickens join them in solidarity. No blankets: no milk, no eggs! Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals' demands? Will Jenny get her computer back? Find out in a hilariously "mooooo-ving" musical about negotiation and compromise, based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.

Theatreworks USA

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.

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Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook

Adapted, directed, and designed by Jim Morrow music by Steven Naylor | narrated by Beau Bridges SUNDAy, JANUARy 21, 2018 | 3 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $18 | Modlin Subscriber $14 Little Nutbrown Hare loves Big Nutbrown Hare as far as he can reach and as high as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare loves him as far as his long arms can reach and as high as his strong legs can hop. And so it continues… Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia adapts Guess How Much I Love You, the award-winning classic from author Sam McBratney and illustrator Anita Jeram. In I Love My Little Storybook, an eager little bunny lies on the grass and opens his book, and within moments, the story he’s reading comes alive in fascinating detail. From illustrator Anita Jeram comes this endearing celebration of the joy of reading. Mermaid Theatre is best known for unique stage adaptations of children’s beloved literary classics. Their innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects, evocative original music, and gentle storytelling have been applauded by five million spectators in fifteen countries.

The Modlin Arts School Series presents professional theater, music, and dance performances for students in grades Pre-K through twelve in the greater Richmond area. The Modlin Center for the Arts has designed the School Series performances to complement the Pre-K through grade twelve curriculums, giving students entertaining and informative access to world-class and culturally diverse artists. eDuCATIoNAL resourCes The Modlin Center for the Arts strives to provide education resources and hands-on learning opportunities in conjunction with these school matinees. We offer educational guides and in-school workshops with visiting artists while also working with Partners in the Arts at the University of Richmond to offer teacher workshops and other classroom resources to enhance these school-time events and promote arts integration.

For the 2017–2018 season, Modlin Arts is pleased to present:

theatreworKs usa Click, Clack, Moo

moNDAy, NovemBeR 6, 2017 | 10 Am & 12 Pm

Mermaid Theatre Company

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

FeaTHerS oF Fire: a PerSian ePiC Conceived, designed, and directed by Hamid Rahmanian in collaboration with Larry Reed and ShadowLight Production produced by Fictionville Studio and Banu Productions

Feathers of Fire

FRIDAy, JANUARy 26, 2018 | 7:30 Pm SATURDAy, JANUARy 27, 2018 | 3 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $34 | Modlin Subscriber $27 More information located on page 22.

mermaiD theatre companyof noVa scotia

Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook

Dorrance Dance

Adapted, directed, and designed by Jim Morrow music by Steven Naylor | narrated by Beau Bridges

moNDAy, JANUARy 22, 2018 | 10 Am & 12 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre

Dorrance Dance FRIDAy, FeBRUARy 2, 2018 | 11 Am

Circa

Alice Jepson Theatre

Circa

circa Carnival of the Animals FRIDAy, mARCh 16, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $32 | Modlin Subscriber $26 More information located on page 22.

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Carnival of the Animals FRIDAy, mARCh 16, 2018 | 11 Am Alice Jepson Theatre Reservation forms and educational guides are available online at modlin.richmond.edu/education. Tickets for each performance are $7 for students and teachers with a free chaperone ticket for every ten student tickets purchased. Modlin Arts School Series performances are available exclusively to public and private schools as well as homeschoolers, and are closed to the general public.

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Look for newly announced NT Live Broadcasts throughout the year at modlin.richmond.edu NT Live broadcasts live from the National Theatre in Great Britain, and on occasion, other theaters across the United Kingdom, to theaters and cinemas throughout the world. Though each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to create a truly immersive experience for each production. In addition, NT Live features behind-the-scenes bonus features, including interviews with the cast and creative teams. Additional information for NT Live can be found at www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Pathé Live’s Bolshoi Ballet Broadcasts feature ballet productions direct from the grand Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Audiences will enjoy these outstanding performances with the Bolshoi principals, soloists, and corps de ballet. Each production features behind-the-scenes programming, including interviews with the cast and creative teams. Additional information for Bolshoi Ballet can be found at www.bolshoiballetincinema.com.

DaviD eSLeCk Trio

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The award-winning David Esleck Trio returns to the UR stage for an evening of exciting, relaxing, and inspiring piano jazz. Expect to hear selections from their previous Grammy®listed recordings, plus some new directions from the group recently named “Best Jazz Artist” in the city of Richmond.

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Thursday, September 7, 2017 7 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

SaLoMÉ

Thursday, September 14, 2017 7 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

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Thursday, September 21, 2017 7 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

anGeLS in aMeriCa, ParT one: MiLLenniuM aPProaCHeS

Sunday, September 24, 2017 3 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

anGeLS in aMeriCa, ParT TWo: PereSTroika Sunday, october 1, 2017 3 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

PeTer Pan

Sunday, october 8, 2017 3 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

Sunday, october 22, 2017 12:55 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

THe TaMinG oF THe SHreW

Sunday, December 3, 2017 12:55 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

roMeo anD JuLieT

Sunday, January 21, 2018 12:55 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

THe LaDy oF CaMeLLiaS

Sunday, February 4, 2018 12:55 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

THe FLaMeS oF PariS

Friday, September 15, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Enjoy the talents of UR’s Department of Music’s large ensembles during the annual Family Weekend. Featured ensembles include Women’s Chorale, Schola Cantorum, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra.

anna nizHeGoroDTSeva, Piano

monday, September 18, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court

Internationally award-winning pianist Anna Nizhegorodtseva will play a recital of music including Beethoven’s Sonata in E-ﬂat Major, Opus 7; Brahms’ Six Intermezzos Opus 118; and Ernesto Lecuona’s Suite Andalucia.

MaSTer CLaSS

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | 4:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Observe Anna Nizhegorodtseva coach student pianists from the Department of Music. Free and open to the public.

eunMi ko, Piano

Tributes to Isang Yun Tuesday, october 10, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court Pianist Eunmi Ko holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and currently serves on the faculty at University of South Florida as Assistant Professor of Piano where she has served as co-advisor USF’s New-Music Consortium. Ko also is the founder and director of Strings and Hammers. The evening’s program will include music by and composed in the centenary birth-year commemoration of Korean composer Isang Yun.

MaSTer CLaSS

Tuesday, october 10, 2017 | 4:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Observe Eunmi Ko coach student pianists from the Department of Music. Free and open to the public.

ur SCHoLa CanToruM and WoMen’S CHoraLe

Jeffrey Riehl and David Pedersen, conductors Sunday, october 29, 2017 | 3 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Join the talented singers of Women’s Chorale and Schola Cantorum as they present a varied program of accompanied and a cappella works that encompass numerous style periods and genres.

THoMaS MeGLioranza, BariTone and reiko uCHiDa, Piano

monday, october 30, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court Details can be found on page 15.

Sunday, march 18, 2018 12:55 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

GiSeLLe

Sunday, April 29, 2018 12:55 Pm (encore Broadcast) Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music General Admission $14 | Modlin Subscriber $11

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Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival

Benjamin Broening, artistic director Friday–Saturday, November 3–4, 2017 Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Third Practice celebrates its seventeenth year of bringing new electroacoustic music and experimental video to Richmond audiences with five concerts of cutting-edge work for computers, instruments, video projection, and surround-sound by composers from around the United States, Asia, and Europe. Third Practice features the University of Richmond’s multi Grammy®-winning ensemble-inresidence, Eighth Blackbird, and special guests. Visit www.thirdpractice.org for details.

Global Sounds

Andrew McGraw, director Sunday, November 12, 2017 | 3 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Celebrate traditional music and dance from around the world with this family-friendly concert featuring Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music. Enjoy dance performances by local and visiting ensembles and stay after the show to interact with instruments, including the gamelan and drums.

UR Chamber EnsembleS

Monday, December 4, 2017 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The UR Chamber Ensembles present an evening of music performances by student instrumentalists, vocalists, and pianists. These ensembles are coached by Department of Music faculty members and ensemble-inresidence Eighth Blackbird.

UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | 7:30 PM Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court

From swing to bossa nova and beyond! Don’t miss this fall concert showcasing some of UR’s finest jazz and contemporary musicians.

44 th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 10, 2017 | 5 PM & 8 PM Cannon Memorial Chapel

Join the singers of Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale for a joyous Christmas celebration through a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the tradition of King’s College, Cambridge.

Richard Becker, piano

UR Jazz Ensemble

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Swing in and have a funky night! Don’t miss this night of swing and contemporary big band jazz by UR’s premier jazz ensemble.

Music Department Faculty Artist Richard Becker will play a recital of music by Ravel and Beethoven, and featuring the World Premiere of Inner Voices composed in 2016 for Mr. Becker by the renowned American composer Robert Morris.

UR Wind Ensemble

Neumann Lecture oN Music

Mike Davison, director Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

David Niethamer, conductor Sunday, November 19, 2017 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Director David Niethamer will conduct music from the classic repertoire for wind ensemble, including Ralph Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite and Country Band March by Charles Ives. Trombonist Ben Anderson will be the soloist for Daniel Bukvich’s Jack Teagarden Enters Heaven (1997).

UR Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Kordzaia, conductor Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Maestro Kordzaia and the UR Symphony Orchestra will present 2017 Concerto/Aria competition winners: Catherine Edwards performing the first movement of Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor, and baritone Duncan Trawick performing Don Quichotte a Dulcinée by Ravel. The concert will also include Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni and the Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1, Op. 46 by Grieg.

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Music as Preparation for Life: Practice, Accompaniment, Improvisation Dr. George Lipsitz, speaker Monday, February 26, 2018 | 7:30 PM Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall | 7:30 PM

George Lipsitz is Professor of Black Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition to his many publications, he serves as editor of the ethnic studies journal Kalfou and the Insubordinate Spaces book series at Temple University Press, as co-editor of the American Crossroads series at the University of California Press, as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, and as editorial board member of Popular Music and Society. Lipsitz was awarded the American Studies Association Angela Y. Davis Prize for Public Scholarship in 2013 and the Bode-Pearson for Prize for Career Distinction in 2016.

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Ensemble Arte

Emily Riggs, soprano; David Ballena, piano; Marlene Ballena, cello Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music University of Richmond 2004 alumna Emily Riggs performs a recital of chamber music as a member of Ensemble Arte, including works by Franck, Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Massenet, and Bernstein.

Duo Piano Recital

Richard Becker and Doris Wylee-Becker Sunday, March 25, 2018 | 3 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The Becker-Wylee Piano Duo will perform a varied repertoire including symphonic arrangements and new two-piano music by Dr. Becker.

Bruce Stevens, organ

Monday, March 26, 2018 | 7:30 PM Cannon Memorial Chapel Faculty artist Bruce Stevens explores the Organ Legacy of Leipzig: solo organ works by some of the famous composers closely associated with that German city, such as Bach, Telemann, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Reger.

UR Wind Ensemble

David Niethamer, conductor Monday, April 2, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The Wind Ensemble¹s spring concert will feature Artist Scholar Elise Favia as soloist. Classic and modern repertoire for Wind Ensemble will also be performed.

UR Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Kordzaia, conductor Wednesday, April 4, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The UR Symphony Orchestra will present Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, (“Egyptian”) with soloist Joanne Kong. The program will also include Carmen Suite No. 1 by Bizet.

Global Sounds

FREE MUSIC SERIES

UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos Monday, April 9, 2018 | 7:30 PM Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court

From swing to bossa nova and beyond! Don’t miss this fall concert showcasing some of UR’s finest jazz and contemporary musicians.

Mike Davison and the Latin Jazz Messengers Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

Led by the renowned trumpeter Mike Davison, the six members of the Latin Jazz Messengers continue to thrill audiences with their highenergy arrangements and eclectic blend of Cuban, Brazilian, and American jazz. From the wall-of-sound horn section to the posse rhythm section, the group guarantees a muy caliente experience! Cuban Danny Guzman, UR’s artist-in-resident and Peter Loman, a Finnish-born trumpeter who resides in Cuba, will be our guest artists for the concert.

UR Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale

Jeffrey Riehl and David Pedersen, conductors Sunday, April 15, 2018 | 3 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The singers of Schola and Women’s Chorale, along with the Washington & Lee Choir and singers from local high schools, all accompanied by Eighth Blackbird, perform the premiere of a major work commissioned by UR from the exciting Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds.

Cuban Spectacular

Pictures at a Cuban Exhibition Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Free, tickets required

Witness this epic event that brings Cuban paintings together with American composers and musicians! The multi-media show is modeled after Mussorsgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with original music written for the Cuban paintings. The show will include special guest artists, Cuban composer and conductor Daniel Guzman and Finnish-born trumpeter, Peter Loman. This U.S. premiere will feature a big band of professionals and University of Richmond students, videos, dancers, and narration.

Andrew McGraw, director Sunday, April 8, 2018 | 3 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

UR Chamber EnsembleS

Celebrate traditional music and dance from around the world with this family-friendly concert featuring Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music. Enjoy dance performances by local and visiting ensembles and stay after the show to interact with instruments, including the gamelan and drums.

Monday, April 23, 2018 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

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by Caryl Churchill | directed by Dorothy Holland Thursday–Saturday, october 5–7, 2017 | 7:30 Pm Sunday, october 8, 2017 | 2 Pm Cousins Studio Theatre General Admission $10 | Modlin Subscriber $8

Marlene, the highly successful director of the Top Girls Employment Agency, throws a dinner party for famous women from the past: the Victorian explorer Isabella Bird; Lady Nĳo, courtesan to the Emperor of Japan; the infamous Pope Joan; Chaucer’s patient Griselda; and Bruegel’s Dull Gret. Caryl Churchill’s audacious, brilliant, and inventive play asks this thought-provoking question, "What would you be willing to sacrifice in order to achieve ‘success?’”

Learn! Join the Department of Theatre and Dance for a post-show question-and-answer session with the director and members of the cast following the Friday and Saturday performances.

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by Arthur Miller | directed by Walter Schoen Thursday–Saturday, November 16–18, 2017 at 7:30 Pm and Sunday, November 19, 2017 | 2 Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $10 | Modlin Subscriber $8 Witch Hunt! The phrase has haunted us through the centuries, but what and who is being hunted is always at the heart of the issue. From the witches of early American Salem, to the communists of the 1950s, to the leaks and secret assignations in today’s Washington, D.C.—how do the ethics of the individual relate to the community at-large? Hysteria rips at the very fabric of Salem society in this wrenching condemnation of a famous witch hunt. But Miller is speaking about more than history when he suggests that the actions of one person can send a shockwave through the halls of power.

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Thursday–Saturday, February 8–10, 2018 at 7:30 Pm and Sunday, February 11, 2018 | 2 Pm Cousins Studio Theatre, Free Highlighting provocative contemporary theater, the PS III Showcase is the culmination of two years of intense theater study. PS III students select, produce, direct, and design a fully mounted, full-length play under the guidance of Department faculty. This year’s PS3 production will focus on, and interrogate, the Tucker-Boatwright theme: The Personal is Political / The Political is Personal.

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Party People Salon Thursday, February 22, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music, Free The award-winning ensemble UNIVERSES is known for breaking the bounds of traditional theater, fusing poetry, jazz, hip-hop, and Southern blues to create powerful performance experiences for diverse audiences. Party People Salon features performances of excerpts, interspersed with conversations among veteran Black Panthers and Young Lords of the 1960s and 70s who share their moving, personal stories. Party People Salon offers a rare opportunity to discover what has become of these inspiring, and at times controversial, citizens whose movement to make change still reverberates today and connects multiple generations.

Learn! Join the Department of Theatre and Dance

for a post-show discussion with members of the Young Lords and the Black Panthers.

Lora Robins Gallery, The First Forty Years: From Found to Finished, Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition Through September 24, 2017 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

Party People Salon is a Tucker-Boatwright Festival event curated by the Department of Theatre and Dance in collaboration with American Studies and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies. Facility and technical support generously provided by the Modlin Center for the Arts.

19th-Century American Jugs: Relief Molded Pitchers from the Collection Through November 17, 2017 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

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Turtles in Time: From Fossils to the Present Through May 11, 2018 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

University Dancers Annual Spring Concert directed by Anne Van Gelder costume design by Johann Stegmeir lighting design by Maja E. White Friday–Saturday, march 2–3, 2018 | 7:30 Pm Sunday, march 4, 2018 | 2Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $10 | Modlin Subscriber $8 University Dancers celebrates 33 years of engaging dance with our annual concert, CONVERGE, that brings the work of innovative and talented choreographers Doug Varone, Charlotte BoyeChristensen, Christopher K. Morgan, and Christian von Howard to the University of Richmond.

The concert also features premiere works choreographed by Alicia Diaz, assistant professor of dance in the Department of Theatre and Dance; Richmond favorite Starr Foster, Founder/Artistic Director of Starr Foster Dance Project; Eric Rivera, former dancer with Ballet Hispanico; and Anne Van Gelder, University Dancers Artistic Director, will premiere new works as well. Adjudicated student choreography and live music will be featured.

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by James Baldwin directed by Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Thursday–Saturday, April 19–21, 2018 | 7:30Pm Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 2Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $10 | Modlin Subscriber $8 In a small Southern town, a white man murders a black man, then throws his body in the weeds. With this act of violence, loosely based on the notorious 1955 killing of Emmett Till, James Baldwin launches an unsparing and at times agonizing probe into the wounds of race. In his award-winning play, Baldwin turns a murder and its aftermath into an inquest in which even the most well-intentioned whites are implicated—and in which even a killer receives his share of compassion. A collaboration between Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Theatre and the University of Richmond (UR) Department of Theatre and Dance, in association with The African American Repertory Theatre and The Conciliation Project, the production is a narrative to engage in a broader community dialogue around issues of racial justice, economic freedom, family, and faith. Surrounding the production of Blues for Mister Charlie will be Community Forums and Public Dialogues around the play’s content.

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The Personal is Political: Images of Women from the Harnett Print Study Center August 23, 2017 to July 2, 2018 | Modlin Atrium and Booker Hall Lobby Chasing Bugs: Insects as Subject and Metaphor August 23 to October 3, 2017 | Harnett Museum of Art

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French, 1859-1923), En Belgique les Belges ont faim. Tombola artistique... (In Belgium the Belgians are hungry. Artistic raﬄe...), 1915, two-color lithograph on paper, 47 ¼ x 30 ¼ inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Museum purchase, H2017.06.01. © University of Richmond Museums, photograph by Taylor Dabney

Leonardo Drew: Print Series August 23 to December 8, 2017 | Harnett Museum of Art Annual Student Exhibition August 23 to September 17, 2017 | Harnett Museum of Art Iterations: Contemporary Approaches to Drawing September 15, 2017 to April 22, 2018 | Harnett Print Study Center Unexpected Smiles: Seven Types of Humor in Japanese Paintings October 18, 2017 to January 28, 2018 | Harnett Museum of Art WAR-DROBE: Fantasy & Exaggeration in Contemporary Japanese Fashion October 18, 2017 to January 28, 2018 | Harnett Museum of Art Steinlen: Humanity October 20, 2017 to March 30, 2018 | Harnett Museum of Art Teresa Cole: Installation Project October 27 to December 8, 2017 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition February 6 to May 11, 2018 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature Stitching Culture: Chinese Embroideries from the Carver Collection February 8 to December 9, 2018 | Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature Bon à Tirer: Prints from the Center Street Studio Archives February 22 to May 11, 2018 | Harnett Museum of Art Maria Chavez: Sound Art Installation March 21 to May 11, 2018 | Harnett Museum of Art Senior Thesis Exhibition April 20 to May 10, 2018 | Harnett Museum of Art

University of Richmond museums comprises the Joel and Lila harnett museum of Art, the Joel and Lila harnett Print Study Center, and the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature. museum hours: Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. (8/23/2017 - 5/11/2018), Closed Labor Day Weekend (9/2 – 4/2017), Fall Break (10/13 – 16/2017), Thanksgiving Week (11/18 – 26/2017), Semester Break (12/9/2017 – 1/17/2018), Spring Break (3/10 – 18/2018), Easter Weekend (3/31 – 4/1/2018), and Summer Break (5/12 – 8/21/2018). For group visits and tours, call Martha Wright at (804) 287-1258, or email mwright3@richmond.edu (804) 289-8276 | Admission is free to all University museums | museums.richmond.edu

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Cover: University Dancer © Eibhlin Villalta; UNIVERSES © Kevin Berne; Alicia Olatuja © Harrison Weinstein Photography; Steven Page © John Lauener; Doug Varone Dancers Bone Wilson, Burley yamauch, Dufrene Tang, and Springer Bartlett © Erin Baiano; Wynton Marsalis © Danny Clinch Pg. 2: Sō Percussion © Claudia Hansen Pg. 3: Cécile McLorin Salvant © Mark Fitton; Alicia Olatuja © Harrison Weinstein Photography Pg. 5: Eddie Palmieri © TK; L.A. Dance Project © Merce Cunningham Pg. 6: University Dancers © David Van Gelder Pg. 8: Rhiannon Giddens © John Peets Pg. 9: Danú © Kelly Davison Pg. 10: Sierra Hull © Gina R. Binkley Pg. 11: Eddie Palmieri © TK Pg. 12: Wynton Marsalis © Frank Stewart; Alicia Olatuja © Harrison Weinstein Photography Pg. 13: Cécile McLorin Salvant © Mark Fitton; Maria Schneider © Jimmy & Dena Katz Pg. 14: Escher Quartet © Sophie Zhai; Jason Vieaux © Tyler Boye; Richard Goode © Steve Riskind Pg. 15: Thomas Meglioranza © Laura Rose Pg. 16: China National Symphony © CAMI; Tan Dun © Feng Hai; Sandy Cameron © Prague Proms; Liu Wenwen © CAMI Pg. 17: Gil Shaham © Luke Ratray; Jerusalem Quartet © Felix Broede Pg. 18: Eighth Blackbird © Elliot Mandel; Sō Percussion © Evan Chapman Pg. 19: Michael Sakamoto © JaNelle Weatherford; Festival of South African Dance © CAMI Pg. 20: Doug Varone Dancers Bartlett and Tang © Erin Baiano; Dorrance Dance © Ian Douglas; L.A. Dance Project © Laurent Philippe Pg. 22: Circa, Carnival of the Animals © Damien Bredberg Pg. 24: Bassem youssef © yehia Elzeiny Pg. 27: (top) Theatreworks USA © Joan Marcus; (bottom) Theatreworks USA © Joan Marcus Pg. 28: Mermaid Theatre Company of Nova Scotia © Margo Ellen Gesser; Circa, Carnival of the Animals © Justin Nicolas, Atmosphere Photography Pg. 29 Mermaid Theatre Company © Margo Ellen Gesser; Circa, Carnival of the Animals © Justin Nicolas, Atmosphere Photography Back Cover: Maria Chavez © Luisa Santacesaria; China National Symphony © CAMI; Festival of South African Dance © CAMI

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✝ A $2 Dominion Arts Center and Altria Theater restoration fee has been included in the ticket price for this event.

29 Bolshoi Ballet Broadcast: Giselle

27 Steep Canyon Rangers with special guest Sierra Hull

26 Tanya Tagaq, Nanook of the North

22 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

21 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

20 Mandolin Orange

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19 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

7 Sō Percussion with Gilbert Kalish, piano and Dawn Upshaw, soprano

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28 Artist Voices Series with Lynn Nottage

23 Cécile McLorin Salvant

18 Gil Shaham, violin and Akira Eguchi, piano

14 China National Symphony Orchestra featuring Tan Dun, conductor ✝

7 Steven Page and the Art of Time Ensemble, SONGBOOK

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16 Artist Voices Series with Bassem youssef

11 Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, & Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet

9 Shanghai Quartet with Peter Wiley, cello and Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin

5 Family Arts Day Celebration featuring Theatreworks USA, Click, Clack, Moo

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22 Bolshoi Ballet Broadcast: Le Corsaire

21 Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Orchestra: Eddie at 80

20 Richard Goode, piano

19 Shovels & Rope

11 Doug Varone and Dancers

8 NT Live Broadcast: Peter Pan

8 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

7 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

6 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

5 Department of Theatre & Dance Presents: Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

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