GRAND OPENING WEEK; JAZZ CONCERT; RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY; DIAVOLO DANCE THEATRE; HAYDN CELEBRATION!
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It's finally here - the Grand Opening Week at the University Center for the Arts! We are so thrilled to celebrate the School of the Arts' new home, and the welcome mat is out for all our friends, family, and guests. Read about the Grand Opening Events below.
There's no better way to liven up the first half of your week - join us tonight for a high-flying, swinging jazz concert with Guest Artist Chip Stephens, piano!
Meet Me at the UCA,
Marketing and Publicity Director, School of the Arts |
| GRAND OPENING OF THE UCA |
 Meet Me at the UCA for this week's Grand Opening Celebration! Located in the $43 million renovated historic Fort Collins High School building, the Colorado State University School of the Arts welcomes the CSU and Fort Collins communities to a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House, kicking off a weekend of wonderful events.
Thursday, October 16th
Join us for a free BBQ lunch (limited quantities) on the front lawn and music by the pep band. Remarks at 1 p.m. with Open House Tours from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
We invite all Fort Collins High School Alumni to come sing the FCHS Alma Mater on the staircase landing!
Friday, October 17th
Saturday, October 18th
Sunday, October 19th
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| ALL-HAYDN CELEBRATION CONCERT |
Haydn Celebration!
Join the Chamber Orchestra and CSU's Choirs for a Haydn Celebration! Enjoy two great works by the famous Austrian composer - Symphony No. 101 (The Clock), and the Lord Nelson Mass. Mass soloists include Tiffany Blake, soprano; Janet Morrow King, mezzo-soprano; Todd Queen, tenor; Deven Shaff, bass. Haydn was at the top of his compositional powers when writing these creative, powerful, and sometimes downright amusing works!
Where & When Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Friday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m.
$5/CSU Students and Youth (ages 6 - 17), $10/Public
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| DIAVOLO DANCE THEATRE |
University Dance Theatre Grand Opening
Colorado State University celebrates the completion of the $43 million University Center for the Arts facility and the opening of the new University Dance Theatre with the Diavolo Dance Theatre.
The internationally acclaimed Diavolo Dance Theatre presents their repertory on a bill that includes work created with CSU students during a ten-day residency with Diavolo and artistic director Jacques Heim. Founded in 1992 in Los Angeles, the company creates large-scale interdisciplinary performances which examine the funny and frightening ways individuals act with their environment. READ MORE (PDF)
 This project/event is sponsored in-part by a grant from the Lilla B. Morgan Memorial Fund and the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund.
Where & When
University Dance Theatre, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 p.m.
$10/ CSU Students and Youth (ages 6 - 10), $16/Seniors, $17/Public
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| VIRTUOSO SERIES CONCERTS |
 The popular Virtuoso Concert Series continues with premium performances.
Virtuoso Series: Tiffany Blake, Soprano with Joel Bacon, Piano
Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Monday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m.
$5/CSU students, $5/youth (ages 6-17), $10/public
 Virtuoso Series: Guest Artist, Lisa Jelle, Flute. Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m.
$5/CSU students, $5/youth (ages 6-17), $15/public
Virtuoso Series Concerts are followed by Meet the Artist receptions sponsored by:
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| THE BECKETT PROJECT |
 With The Beckett Project, Dr. Laura Jones and her theatre colleagues at CSU and Bas Bleu Theatre Company use selected works by Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel Beckett to conduct creative research trials on the emotive affect of the juxtaposition of light and dark onstage. Dr. Jones pairs Rough for Theatre II with Play and A Piece of Monologue with her own adaptation of Ill Seen Ill Said. Plus, Wendy Ishii, Bas Bleu's artistic director, will be reprising her signature role as Winnie (pictured) in the internationally critically-acclaimed CSU/Bas Bleu collaboration Happy Days - quintessentially Beckett - frightening yet absurdly funny. To complete the project, audiences share their own reactions and reflections through blogs, post-show talk-backs, and panel discussions. READ MORE (PDF)
Presented by The Center for Studies in Beckett and Contemporary Theatre Practice in collaboration with the Bas Bleu Theatre Company
Happy Days - October 22, 23, 24, 25, 7:30 p.m., October 26, 2:30 p.m. Note Location: Bas Bleu Theatre Company, 401 Pine Street
Rough for Theatre II and Play - October 29, 31, 7:30 p.m. and October 31, 10:30 p.m.
Note Location: Studio Theatre, University Center for the Arts
A Piece of Monologue and Ill Seen Ill Said - October 30, November 1, 7:30 p.m., November 2, 2:30 p.m.
Note Location: Studio Theatre, University Center for the Arts
Single Tickets: $7/CSU students, $12/public; www.csutix.com & www.basbleu.org. Ticket Packages: $10/CSU students, $20/public; includes Happy Days at Bas Bleu, plus one production at CSU; Ticket packages only available through Bas Bleu. | |
| TRIVIA CONTEST - TICKETS & RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATE |
Question:
Why is Haydn's Symphony No. 101 popularly referred to as "The Clock"?
Send your answer to jennifer.clary@colostate.edu by noon on Wednesday, October 15 and you'll be entered to win 2 free tickets to your choice of this weekend's two Haydn Celebration concerts, plus a $5 gift certificate from Mugs Coffee Lounge.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Don't miss out on the Pick 6 Music Pass where you can get tickets to 6 concerts for the price of 5 - on sale only through October 24. Pass is for admission to 5 Ensemble/Virtuoso Series Concerts and 1 Guest Artist Performance for just $55. A $10 savings over buying individual tickets! Contact the Box Office at 970.491.TIXS or online at www.csutix.com | |
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Colorado State University School of the Arts
1400 Remington St
1778 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1778
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| SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SPONSORS |
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Please click here to see a complete listing of the School of the Arts sponsors. |
The Colorado State University School of the Arts provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society.
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