April 21, 2009
University Center for the Arts
1400 Remington Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
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This weekend the University Center for the Arts bursting at the seams with events! See one or see them all, but don't miss it!
This is the last weekend to catch the current theatre production, "Six Characters In Search of an Author" by Luigi Pirandello.
Since spring seems finally to have sprung, it is good timing for the presentation of the Spring Dance Concert on Friday and Saturday night.
And finally, don't miss the powerful presentation of Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" when the University Symphony Orchestra and four CSU Choirs take stage for two performances this weekend.
Meet us over at the UCA soon!
Sincerely,
Marketing and Publicity Director, School of the Arts |
| SPRING DANCE CONCERT |
 Enjoy an extraordinary evening of innovative contemporary and classical dance with faculty and students and featuring the work of our Spring 2009 guest artists.
This semester's Guest Artist is Katie Elliott, Artistic Co-Artistic Director of 3rd Law
Dance/Theatre based in Boulder, CO.
Lights Out, a solo dance commissioned by Solar Site Dance Company and choreographed by Associate Professor Chung-Fu Chang will be featured and will later be performed in Taiwan in December 2009. Chang's latest work, Darkness will also be performed, showcasing the inspiring talents of the beautiful ensemble of young artists in the CSU Tour Dance Company.
Assistant Professor of Ballet, Carol Roderick, will choreograph two pieces ( Spanish Suite and Pas de Quatre) while overseeing the restaging of a work ( Choubi-Chubi) by Colorado Ballet's Andrew Skeels. READ MOREFriday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m., University Dance Theatre, UCA. $9/CSU students, $9/youth (ages 6 - 17), $14/seniors, $16/public. BUY TICKETS
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POWERFUL CONCERT FEATURING A LEGENDARY BERNSTEIN WORK |
 Resolutions! A Combined Orchestral & Choral Concert.
The CSU Symphony Orchestra and four CSU Choirs command the stage when the School of the Arts presents Resolutions!, a monumental concert filled with statements and intensity. The high-impact, two-night run includes Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, a Jewish influenced work with uplifting Psalms from the Hebrew texts. Musically complex, the opening is considered one of the hardest choral passages ever written! The orchestra turns to the challenges of Gustav Mahler with his Symphony No. 1 "Titan", packing an emotional wallop ranging from the emergence of spring to a fiery inferno - the resolution is a sonic experience few composers can match. READ MORE, DOWNLOAD A POSTER
When & Where Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA, $5/CSU students, $5/youth (6 - 17), $10/public - BUY TICKETS
Official Hotel Sponsor of the 08-09 Season |
| "SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR" - LAST WEEKEND |
 Six Characters In Search of an Author, by Luigi Pirandello and directed by Laura Jones.
In its millennium retrospective of the major literary influences contributing to our modern sensibilities, TIME Magazine named Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author the most significant play of the 20th Century! As a stage director tries to conduct a routine rehearsal with a company of actors and technicians, they are interrupted by the arrival of six characters insisting that their story - not the one on the boards - be shown and told to the audience. Not only was Pirandello one of the first writers to exaggerate the stereotypes of domestic drama by burdening them with such self-awareness, his seminal work explores the gaps between appearance and reality as well as form and content in an existential world where the tragic and comic coexist as points of view. READ MORE, DOWNLOAD A POSTER
April 23, 24, 25 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m., University Theatre, University Center for the Arts. $7/CSU students, $7/youth (ages 6 - 17), $14/seniors, $16/public - BUY TICKETS
 Meet the CastBrad Herman - The Father - Brad is a senior double majoring in Political Science and Theatre and this is his fourth major production at CSU. You may have seen him in The Birthday Party, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Caffeine and most recently, Much Ado About Nothing. READ MORE |
| VIRTUOSO SERIES ARTISTS |
 Percussion Faculty Concert. Dr. Eric Hollenbeck, Assistant Professor of Percussion, solos on marimba when the CSU Percussion Ensemble performs the premier of Mario Pelusi's Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Miller Asbill. Don Prorak is featured on steel drum with his band, the Pan Jumbies, and Shilo Stroman plays his original works and some jazz standards with his jazz quartet Spare Peg. READ MORE
When & Where
Monday, April 27, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA, $5/CSU students, $5/youth (ages 6 - 17), $10/public - BUY TICKETS
Virtuoso Series Concerts are followed by Meet the Artist receptions sponsored by:
 Graduate String Quartet - FREE Concert. Enjoy an afternoon of best-loved quartet repertoire including Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2, Smetana's String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor "From My Life", and Webern's Five Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5. CSU's Graduate String Quartet - Amani String Quartet - and program are made possible by a donation from ART342.org.
When & Where
Thursday, April 30, 3:00 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA - FREE
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| MARCHING BAND VISUAL ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS |
 The Marching Band is looking for talented individuals with color guard, dance, or cheer experience and a passion for music and CSU spirit; as an ensemble member expect to have fun, show school spirit, get physical exercise and stress relief, give exciting performances, free travel to selected away games and events while developing life-long friendships.
Auditions are open to any current or incoming CSU students and candidates do not need to be a music major to try out and participate in the Visual Ensemble/Color Guard. The Visual Ensemble/Color Guard are marching band members and will perform at all home football games and additional events. READ MORE
When & Where
Saturday, April 25, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, UCA. DETAILS
 Special Thanks to Our Green Sponsor
Best Western University Inn
Official Hotel Sponsor of the 08-09 Season |
| MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AT THE UCA |
Creative Writing Reading Series at the University Art Museum. READ MORE
 Avenir Museum Inaugural Lecture - Material Culture: Window to the World - Wednesday, April 22, 7:00 p.m.
University Art Museum Director's Tour, Saturday, May 2, 4:00 p.m. The Immigration Experience in Contemporary Art in conjunction with Beet Street's Finding Home. READ MORE Special Thanks to Our Green Sponsor Best Western University Inn
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| TRIVIA CONTEST - TICKETS & RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATE |
 Question: What three music, theatre, and dance events take place this Friday and Saturday at the UCA.
Send your answer to jennifer.clary@colostate.edu by noon on Thursday, april 23 and you'll be entered to win 2 free tickets to your choice of School of the Arts events this coming weekend, plus a $5 gift certificate from Mugs Coffee Lounge. |
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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May 6: "A Little Night Music", by Stephen Sondheim - FREE
May 7: "A Little Night Music", by Stephen Sondheim - FREE
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