M odlin MODLIN ARTS PRESENTS DREAMERS’ CIRCUS SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 | 7:30 PM Pre-Show Artist Talk | 6:30 PM Camp Concert Hall
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MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF H. G. Quigg Fund
THANKS TO OUR 2022-2023 MODLIN ARTS PRESENTS SEASON SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Cultural Affairs Committee Dewitt Fund for the Arts
Virginia B. Modlin Endowment
Louis S. Booth Arts Fund
Clinton Webb Fund
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
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Welcome back to Modlin Center for the Arts! I am grateful for this opportunity to be together again and thrilled with the season we have put together because I know that every artist can—and will—create unforgettable moments.
Across our 2022-2023 season, you will find artists from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, with an emphasis on BIPOC and women-led companies. And you will discover a range of stories, dance, and music of many different genres—some familiar, others new. Each performance is a unique window into the human experience, which I hope will open new paths for conversation and connection.
As the season continues, I look forward to visiting with you in the lobby and hearing about your experiences at the Modlin Center. We want you to be a part of the Modlin community. The Department of Music Free Concert Series and UR Free Theatre and Dance season add 30+ additional opportunities to see compelling performances. And UR Museums host exhibitions and programs that are free and open to the public. Thank you for being with us.
Paul Brohan, Executive Director
MODLIN ARTS
EVENT CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER
FRI. 9 7:30 PM David Esleck Trio
THU. 15 7:30 PM Steep Canyon Rangers
SUN. 18 3:00 PM Joanne Kong, piano, harpsichord and clavichord
THU. 22 7:30 PM DeLanna Studi, And So We Walked
FRI. 23 7:30 PM Family Weekend Concert
WED. 28 7:30 PM Dreamers' Circus
THU.-FRI 29-30 7:30 PM Smart People
OCTOBER
SAT. 1 7:30 PM Smart People
SUN. 2 2:00 PM Smart People
SUN. 2 7:30 PM Dorrance Dance, SOUNDspace
THU. 6 7:30 PM Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi
FRI. 14 7:30 PM Bill Irwin, On Beckett
SUN. 16 2:00 PM 12th Annual Celebration of Dance
FRI. 21 7:30 PM Step Afrika!, Drumfolk
SUN. 23 3:00 PM Sonia De Los Santos, Family Arts Day
THU. 27 7:30 PM Susanna Phillips, soprano
SUN, 30 3:00 PM UR Schola Cantorum and Women's Chorale
NOVEMBER
FRI.-SAT. 4-5 Multiple Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival*
WED. 9 7:30 PM UR Jazz & Contemporary Combos
THUR. 10 7:30 PM Aaron Diehl Trio
SAT. 12 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Amal Kassir
SUN. 13 3:00 PM Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 60 thAnniversary Celebration
WED. 16 7:30 PM UR Jazz Ensemble
THU.-SAT. 17-19 7:30 PM Miss You Like Hell
SUN. 20 2:00 PM Miss You Like Hell
SUN. 20 3:00 PM Global Sounds
MON. 21 7:30 PM UR Wind Ensemble
MON. 28 7:30 PM UR Chamber Ensembles
WED. 30 7:30 PM UR Symphony Orchestra
DECEMBER
SUN. 4 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 49th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols
*Visit thirpractice.org for a full schedule of events.
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JANUARY
SAT. 21 7:30 PM Kronos Quartet, At War With Ourselves
FRI. 27 7:30 PM Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love
WED. 1 7:30 PM Richard Becker, piano
FRI. 3 7:30 PM Fred Hersch and esperanza spalding
SUN. 5 3:00 PM Anthony McGill, clarinet, and Gloria Chien, piano
FRI. 10 7:30 PM Rosanne Cash
WED. 15 7:30 PM Joshua Redman, 3x3
SUN. 19 3:00 PM Third Coast Percussion and Flutronix
WED. 22 7:30 PM Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
THU.-SAT. 24-26 7:30 PM University Dancers 38th Annual Concert
SUN. 26 3:00 PM Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh
WED. 1 7:30 PM Ashwini Ramaswamy, Let the Crows Come
SUN. 19 3:00 PM Doris Wylee-Becker, piano
MON. 20 7:30 PM Neumann Lecture on Music, Dr. Sherry D. Lee, Professor of Musicology
MON. 27 7:30 PM Bruce Stevens, organ
FRI. 31 7:30 PM Christian McBride’s New Jawn
WED. 5 7:30 PM UR Symphony Orchestra
THUR. 6 7:30 PM UR Jazz & Contemporary Combos
MON. 10 7:30 PM UR Wind Ensemble
WED. 12 7:30 PM Leyla McCalla
THU.-SAT. 13-15 7:30 PM The Rivals
SAT. 15 3:00 PM Global Sounds
SUN, 16 3:00 PM UR Schola Cantorum and Women's Chorale
SUN. 16 2:00 PM The Rivals
MON. 17 7:30 PM UR Chamber Ensembles
THU. 20 7:30 PM Cuban Spectacular
SAT. 13 11:00 AM 3:00 PM Compagnia TPO, Farfalle
SUN. 14 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Compagnia TPO, Farfalle
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“Dreamers’ Circus does for Nordic folk music, what Astor Piazzolla and the tango nuevo did for Argentinian folk music.” -- Politiken (Denmark)
Dreamers’ Circus, an ambitiously inventive Scandinavian trio taking the new-Nordic music scene by storm, joins us in Richmond on the the first of two tours this season. Winners of five Danish Music Awards, the trio’s sound is based on virtuosic and incendiary musical ability across a range of instruments that includes violin, accordion, piano and cittern. Endlessly exploring new challenges for themselves and for audiences, Dreamers’ Circus mine their backgrounds in traditional and roots music to present a genre-bending amalgam of folk sensibility, jazz improvisation and classical complexity distilled through an openness to popular music influences. The result is music that is resolutely contemporary and rhythmically and melodically engrossing.
The trio’s members are Danish violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (who is also a member of the renowned Danish String Quartet), Danish pianist and accordionist Nikolaj Busk and Nordic-cittern player Ale Carr (from Sweden).
On September 10, 2022, Dreamers’ Circus released Handed On, a published book of 58 pieces of their own new-Nordic music, arranged for varying degrees of difficulty, along with videos to accompany each tune. “All of us share a deep love and respect for the traditional music that we grew up
with in Denmark and Sweden. For folk music to survive, interaction and transmission are essential, but at the same time, there also needs to be flexibility and innovation for the music to stay relevant. Our dream is that these tunes can open doors to this style of music for people all around the world. Because ultimately it is the musicians, singers and dancers like yourselves who determine what becomes part of the tradition and what, in turn, will be handed on.” – Dreamers’ Circus
Their most recent recordings of original tunes, Blue White Gold (for which the Trio was awarded the prestigious Carl Prize for Composer of the Year in 2021) and Lost Swans (2022), are set to be released on a double vinyl record reissue this fall. In addition to writing and performing their own music, Dreamers’ Circus is a frequent collaborator with other musicians.
About Dreamers’ Circus: Late one night in 2009 Nikolaj Busk pushed open the door of a bar in Copenhagen and chanced upon fiddle player Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen and cittern player, Ale Carr, playing some traditional Nordic tunes. Spotting a piano in the corner of the room Nikolaj joined the pair. Within minutes it became clear that there was an instant musical chemistry happening. Read the rest of the story here.
Tonight’s program will be announced from the stage. The approximate runtime for the performance is 1 hour 45 minutes with intermission.
DORRANCE DANCE, SOUNDspace
Sunday, Oct 2, 2022
7:30 PM
Alice Jepson Theatre
Michelle Dorrance is a brilliant hoofer, an innovative choreographer, and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient. Her company pushes the art of tap and percussive dancing forward while still honoring its traditions and history.
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RHIANNON GIDDENS & FRANCESCO TURRISI
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
7:30 PM
Camp Concert Hall
A daughter of the American South and an Italian mutilinstrumentalist collaborate to blend her roots, his upbringing, and the Celtic influences of their adopted home in Ireland.
BILL IRWIN, ON BECKETT
Friday, October 14, 2022
7:30 PM
Alice Jepson Theatre
This Nordic folk trio recast tradition into something startlingly original. Join us at 6:30 pm for a pre-performance discussion with the artists, moderated by Martha Merritt, Dean and the Carole M. Weinstein Chair of International Education.
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