Center for the Arts 2015-16 Spring Guide

2016 Spring/Summer Edition

Performance

BLAIR THOMAS & CO. PUPPET THEATER, Moby Dick Friday, February 5, 2016, 7:30 PM

$25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall World premiere! Melville’s sweeping novel Moby Dick is brought to the stage by this internationally acclaimed, Chicago-based puppetry theatre company. Recommended for ages 13 and older.

This program was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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CHARLIE BROUWER: Known/Unknown

Through Sunday, February 7, 2016 Hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Ruth C. Horton Gallery Established artist and Floyd County, Virginia, resident Charlie Brouwer explores themes of ascension and transcendence in an installation featuring sculpture, video, sound, and text inspired by The Cloud of Unknowing, an anonymous work of Christian mysticism from the late 14th century, and 20th-century artist Andy Warhol.

Sometimes..., 2008 Installation view Projects ‘08, Islip Art Museum, Carriage House, Islip, NY 60 ladders and ladder fragments, 19 drawings, slabwood, latex paint, and screws Image courtesy of the artist

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the sun that never sets: NEW PAINTINGS BY PAUL RYAN Through Sunday, February 7, 2016

Hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery and Sherwood Payne Quillen ’71 Reception Gallery Prominent painter and art critic Paul Ryan, based in Staunton, Virginia, incorporates forms derived from unfolded cardboard containers that clutter our daily lives, creating abstract paintings that reflect on our culture of materialism and waste.

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SPRING EXHIBITIONS

Something new every Thursday in February!

Thursday, February 25, 2016, 6-8 PM

RECEPTION Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar Free

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Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM

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Performance

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Austrian Valentine Concert

David Stewart Wiley, conductor

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7 PM $20-$45, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall The passion of Valentine’s Day continues with lush, romantic music by Mozart (Serenade no. 9 in D Major) and Schubert (Symphony no. 9 in C Major).

This program was made possible in part by a touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

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VOCALOSITY, THE ACA-PERFECT MUSICAL EXPERIENCE Deke Sharon, artistic director

Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7:30 PM $20-$45, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall

Aca-scuse me, who’s coming? Deke Sharon, vocal producer for Universal’s Pitch Perfect and NBC’s The Sing-Off, brings an a cappella performance featuring cast members from Pitch Perfect Two and one of Virginia Tech’s own ensembles!

Performance

THE KNIGHTS AND GIL SHAHAM, VIOLIN

Friday, February 26, 2016, 7:30 PM $25-$55, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall The Knights, young, fresh, and praised by The New Yorker for their “relaxed virtuosity and expansive repertory,” and Gil Shaham, Avery Fisher Prize winner and Musical America Instrumentalist of the Year (2012), perform music of Rebel, Prokofiev, and Beethoven.

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ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA David Stewart Wiley, conductor Akemi Takayama, violin

Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30 PM $25-$55, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall Celebrated violinist Akemi Takayama and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra perform Barber’s Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4 in F Major.

This program was made possible in part by a touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

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DANÚ: St. Patrick’s Celebration

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 7:30 PM $25-$55, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall Sure and beggorah, traditional Irish ensemble Danú hails from historic Counties Waterford, Kerry, Dublin, and Donegal in Ireland. Irish eyes (and all other eyes, too!) are sure to be smiling at this rousing musical performance of ancient and new Irish music.

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 6 PM

Jim Sharkey Cube Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office Jim Sharkey, an Irish folk musician who was born in Ireland and now lives in Roanoke, Virginia, performs his original songs. Light refreshments and cash bar provided.

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BETWEEN SALON AND SWING: The World of Novelty Piano Alex Hassan, piano

Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 7:30 PM Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall In the 1920s and 1930s classically trained pianists dipped a toe in the wild new currents of jazz, and Novelty Piano was born. Fleet fingered Alex Hassan presents swingin’ syncopation.

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Performance

EMANUEL AX, PIANO

Thursday, March 24, 2016, 7:30 PM $40-$75, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall One of the leading pianists in the world today, Emanuel Ax has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman and has won the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Grammy Awards.

This program was made possible in part by gifts from family and friends in memory of David A. West.

LUDWIG UNCHAINED: Exploring the Many Faces of Beethoven Richard Masters, Ph.D., assistant professor of piano, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech

Thursday, March 24, 2016, 6:30 PM Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office Cube As a prelude to Emanuel Ax’s concert, Richard Masters investigates the many connections that exist between the pieces on Ax’s all-Beethoven program, explaining the German’s style and the creative evolution found in his work.

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ALONZO KING LINES BALLET Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7:30 PM

$25-$55, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall Fresh from touring in Germany and France, the Alonzo King LINES Ballet performs modern dance set to music by Edgar Meyer, J. S. Bach, and Bernie Krause, Ph.D., famed collaborator of The Doors, The Byrds, and Stevie Wonder.

This program was made possible in part 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, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Performance

THE ORLANDO CONSORT, Voices Appeared: La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Friday, April 8, 2016, 7:30 PM

$20-$45, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall Once deemed scandalous and condemned, La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) is now recognized as a cinematic masterpiece. Medieval a cappella vocal ensemble The Orlando Consort accompanies the film with live song.

Friday, April 8, 2016, 6:30 PM

THE USE AND ABUSE OF JOAN OF ARC: Memory and the Creation of the Middle Ages Matthew Gabriele, associate professor of medieval studies, Department of Religion and Culture, Virginia Tech Merryman Family Learning Studio Free; to register, call 540-231-0872 or email rjginn@vt.edu This brief talk will offer some thoughts on the creation of Dreyer’s Le Passion de Jeanne D’Arc, as well as the ways more generally the Middle Ages have been used by the modern world.

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Performance

PAMELA Z

Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3 PM $10 general admission, $5 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Cube Composer/performer/media artist Pamela Z culminates a weeklong residency with the School of Performing Arts with a new work incorporating electronic processing, samples, gesture-activated MIDI controllers, and video that she designed specifically for the Cube’s unique environment in collaboration with Eric Lyon, associate professor of music technology and composition.

Presented in partnership with the School of Performing Arts

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TEATRO HUGO & INES Short Stories

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM Friday, April 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Saturday, April 16, 2016, 3 PM $20 general admission, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Cube Hugo SuĂĄrez and Ines Pasic, from Peru, combine mime, dance, and puppetry and employ a cast composed of their knees, hands, elbows, and props to create memorable beings who play out poetic moments of everyday life. Recommended for ages 8 and older.

This program was made possible in part by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Event

ICAT DAY

Monday, May 2, 2016 Free

Throughout the Moss Arts Center Learn more about research happening at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), and meet the faculty and students who are crossing traditional discipline boundaries to develop new possibilities for exploration, expression, and creativity.

Bassoonist Steve Vacchi and the Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork), directed by Ivica Ico Bukvic, associate professor of music, Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio Director, and ICAT Fellow, will present a concert of Virginia Tech faculty and student computer music compositions at 7:30 p.m. in the Cube.

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Exhibition

ICAT: Open (at the) Source, The Macronaut Project

Monday, May 2–Sunday, May 22, 2016 Hours: Monday, May 2, 10 AM–6 PM Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Francis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor Brook S. Kennedy, ICAT Fellow and associate professor of industrial design, School of Architecture + Design, College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, is the inventor of Macronaut, a smart phone-compatible magnifying lens that allows individuals to see, in staggering detail, the wonders of natural phenomena around us. This exhibition showcases biological journal photographs taken by Kennedy’s students in his Integrated Biology and Design class.

Image from The Maronaut Project.

Courtesy of Brook Kennedy.

Exhibition

SOVA Senior Show

Monday, May 2–Sunday, May 15, 2016 Hours: Monday, May 2, 10 AM–6 PM Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery In this capstone exhibition for graduating seniors, emerging artists from the School of Visual Arts in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech display a broad range of art and design practices.

Performance

DIAVOLO: ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION, L’Espace du Temps

Jacques Heim, artistic director

Friday, May 6, 2016, 7:30 PM $25-$55, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall Diavolo is back by popular demand! L’Espace du Temps is an epic undertaking, showcasing vibrant music, dynamic movement, and compelling sculptural art.

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Exhibition

YOUNG ARTISTS

Thursday, May 19–Sunday, July 3, 2016 Hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Ruth C. Horton Gallery Young artists from area schools and organizations explore creativity, community, and expression through the visual arts.

Thursday, May 19, 2016, 6-8 PM

OPENING RECEPTION Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar Free

Exhibition

SOWING SEEDS: Paintings, Watercolors, and Prints

by P. Buckley Moss Thursday, June 2–Sunday, July 17, 2016

Hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery Selected works, many on view to the public for the first time, from the Moss family private collection highlight the work and passion of artist and Moss Arts Center namesake P. Buckley Moss.

Thursday, June 2, 2016, 6-8 PM

OPENING RECEPTION Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar Free

Exhibition

JOE KELLEY

Thursday, August 4–Sunday, September 18, 2016 Hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 AM–6 PM Saturdays–Sundays, 10 AM–4 PM Free

Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery Long-time Blacksburg resident Joe Kelley has developed a unique aesthetic sensibility, melding an enduring interest and immersion in the folk culture of Southwest Virginia with his knowledge of and experience with contemporary art and artists.

Thursday, August 4, 2016, 6-8 PM

OPENING RECEPTION Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar Free

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New Performance on Sale!

Keep an eye out for new destinations for your summer journey, including exciting chamber performances, heritage music, and more happening this summer at the Moss Arts Center. To whet your appetite, the following summer performance—a full-scale opera— is on sale now!

Performance

ASH LAWN OPERA Così Fan Tutte

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Thursday, June 30, 2016, 7:30 PM $30 general admission, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte (School for Lovers) is a tale of love and infidelity told through sublime music and on-stage hilarity. This comedic classic— full of mistaken identities, deceptive servants, and jealous lovers, and performed by principal artists from the Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, and more—is a production you won’t want to miss. The fully staged production features Ash Lawn’s principal cast and chorus, sets, and costumes, and is accompanied by a live chamber orchestra.

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Music | Theatre | Cinema SPRING 2016 EVENTS IN THE MOSS ARTS CENTER All of the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts events can be found at www.performingarts.vt.edu/events.

Friday, January 22, 2016, 7:30 PM, free!

Honor Band-a-Rama Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, January 24, 2016, 1 PM, free!

Honor Band Concert Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, February 21, 2016, 3 PM

Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, March 20, 2016, 4:30 PM

Exposition III: Resonance Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 7:30 PM

New River Valley Symphony Orchestra and Virginia Tech Choirs Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Saturday, April 9, 2016, 7:30 PM

Percussion Ensemble with guest Michael Burritt Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3 PM

Pamela Z Cube

Thursday, April 28-Sunday, May 1

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Monday, May 2, 2016, 7:30 PM

Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio concert with bassoonist Steve Vacchi Cube

Thursday, May 12, 2016, 7 PM

Virginia Tech String Project Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

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General Information Box Office Hours

The box office in the Moss Arts Center is open for in-person and phone ticket sales at 540-231-5300 on Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased anytime online at www.artscenter.vt.edu.

Parking

Parking is available in the North End Parking Garage on Turner Street. Event parking for visitors is $5 and may be purchased when entering the garage (cash only, free for Virginia Tech faculty and staff possessing a valid Virginia Tech parking permit). Visitors can park in Virginia Tech faculty/staff street parking spaces and lots after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends. A limited number of accessible parking spaces are available in front of the Moss Arts Center at both the Alumni Mall and Turner Street entrances.

Group Ticket Sales

Groups of 10 or more can receive a 10 percent discount; for more information, contact the box office at 540-231-5300.

Concessions

Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase before performances and during intermissions at most performances.

Food and drink are not permitted inside the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre.

Accessibility

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Kacy McAllister at 540-231-5300 or email kacy@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Inclement Weather

Center for the Arts performances and events will be cancelled for inclement weather only in extreme cases. If a performance must be canceled due to inclement weather, we will send an email to all ticket holders and call patrons for whom we have no email address. Please check our website and call the box office at 540-231-5300 for timely information about closures.

Programs are subject to change.

Support

Every gift to the Center for the Arts helps us raise the curtain on exciting new experiences in visual and performing arts and supports learning opportunities that encourage creativity, exploration, and expression. Visit http://bit.ly/15afaimg to support the center with a gift of any amount through our secure, online giving page. For information about ways to support the Center for the Arts, please contact Lois Badey at lbadey@vt.edu or 540-231-0608.

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Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7:30 PM Alonzo King LINES Ballet

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Friday, February 5, 2016, 7:30 PM Blair Thomas & Co. Puppet Theater

Friday, April 8, 2016, 7:30 PM The Orlando Consort

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7 PM Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3 PM Pamela Z

Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7:30 PM Vocalosity

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM Teatro Hugo and Ines

Friday, February 26, 2016, 7:30 PM The Knights and Gil Shaham

Friday, April 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Teatro Hugo and Ines

Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30 PM Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 16, 2016, 3 PM Teatro Hugo and Ines

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Saturday, March 19, 2016, 7:30 PM Danú

Friday, May 6, 2016, 7:30 PM Diavolo: Architecture in Motion

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 7:30 PM Between Salon and Swing

Thursday, June 30, 2016, 7:30 PM Così Fan Tutte

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Thursday, March 24, 2016, 7:30 PM Emanuel Ax

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