From Aquila Theater’s production of the Illiad
This fall and next spring The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland will highlight issues at the pulse point of contemporary life: “Art Responds to War,†and “War and Representations of War.†Upcoming programs will include:
Oct. 30: Kronos Quartet performs “Black Angels,†George Crumb’s highly unorthodox, 1970 work inspired by the Vietnam War. Also on the program: “…hold me, neighbor, in this storm…,†the latest work of Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov, co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Center.
Nov. 2: Kronos Quartet presents “Alternative Radio: Another World is Possible,†weaving together musical performance and discussion about world events in a radio show format, featuring broadcaster/writer David Barsamian and Code Pink co-founder Diane Wilson.
Nov. 6-7: David Dorfman Dance’s multi-media “underground†scrutinizes the boundaries between activism and terrorism and poses the question, “In a violent world, can you fight for peace?†Performances will incorporate community participants in choreographed scenes of protest.Nov. 11-12: Aquila Theatre Company sets “The Iliad,†Homer’s epic poem about the final year of the Trojan War, in WWII Normandy in June 1944. In honor of Veterans’ Day, both performances are offered at a reduced price of $15 to current members of the military and retired veterans.
More information and tickets are available at www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu or by calling the ticket office at (301) 405-ARTS (2787). The Center is located on Stadium Drive near the intersection of University Boulevard (Route 193) and Stadium Drive in College Park. A parking garage is conveniently located across the street from the Center.
