2019-2020 Season Fall Guide | Moss Arts Center

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SEASON AT A GLANCE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Thursday, August 29, 2019, 6-8 PM

OPENING RECEPTION

DATAFORM AND SURGE SEASON OPENER

Friday, September 13, 2019, 7:30 PM

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 7:30 PM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice

Friday, September 20, 2019, 7:30 PM

WILD UP

Future Folk Thursday, September 26, 2019, 7:30 PM

NOBUNTU AMBASSADORS’ CHOICE

Saturday, September 28, 2019, 7:30 PM

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 7 PM

SILKROAD ENSEMBLE

Falling Out of Time A New Song Cycle from Osvaldo Golijov

DECEMBER Saturday, December 7, 2019, 4 PM

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Holiday Pops

Sunday, December 15, 2019, 4 PM

BLACKSBURG MASTER CHORALE Messiah

Thursday-Saturday, January 30-February 1, 2020, 7:30 PM

INDIAN INK THEATRE COMPANY Mrs. Krishnan’s Party

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 7:30 PM

OCTOBER

CURTIS ON TOUR: CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SIRIUS QUARTET New World

Saturday, October 5, 2019, 4 PM

0, SAL 20 E 19

Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 7:30 PM

Broadway in Blacksburg

FINDING NEVERLAND Friday, March 20, 2020, 7:30 PM

BALLET FOLCLÓRICO NACIONAL DE MÉXICO DE SILVIA LOZANO Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 7:30 PM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE Pink Boots and a Machete

Saturday, March 28, 2020, 7:30 PM

L.A. THEATRE WORKS SEVEN

JANUARY/FEBRUARY APRIL

SAM TSUI

Thursday, October 3, 2019, 7:30 PM

SIN AU GLE T GU ICKE ST TS O 2 N

with Jonathan Biss

Thursday, February 13, 2020, 7:30 PM

Broadway in Blacksburg

THE COLOR PURPLE

JAZZY ASH & THE LEAPING LIZARDS

Saturday, February 15, 2020, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:30 PM

Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:30 PM

FLEX AVE.

CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE

Friday, October 25, 2019, 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 29, 2020, 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 4, 2020, 7:30 PM

TELEGRAPH QUARTET Friday, April 10, 2020, 7:30 PM

ERIC LYON

Guggenheim Concert Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18, 2020, 7:30 PM

KAKI KING

DATA NOT FOUND In collaboration with Giorgia Lupi

MAY Friday, May 1, 2020, 7:30 PM

PAUL DRESHER ENSEMBLE AND AMY X NEUBURG They Will Have Been So Beautiful SEASON CLOSER

Friday, May 8, 2020, 7:30 PM

THE KINGDOM CHOIR

RENÉE FLEMING, RECITAL

FLOR DE TOLOACHE

NOVEMBER

MARCH

JUNE

Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, 2019, 7:30 PM

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7:30 PM

Thursday- Saturday, June 25-27, 2020, 7:30 PM

FLIP FABRIQUE

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE

HOME

Created by Geoff Sobelle Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 7:30 PM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE View From Above

Blizzard

Sunday, March 15, 2020, 4 PM

BROOKLYN RIDER WITH MAEVE GILCHRIST

DATAFORM

Thursday, August 29-Saturday, November 9, 2019 All galleries Free

DANIEL CANOGAR YORGO ALEXOPOULOS JIM CAMPBELL The enormous and ever-increasing profusion of information and data that surrounds us is explored in this exhibition suite by three artists whose work incorporates technology-based media to transform data into three-dimensional form.

Daniel Canogar (Madrid), Yorgo Alexopoulos (Los Angeles), and Jim Campbell (San Francisco) incorporate various technologies such as electronics, LEDs (light emitting diodes), computer-generated algorithms, video, and real-time data sourced from the internet to deliver intriguing sculptural works imbued with light, movement, and a range of significant ideas.

RELATED EVENTS Thursday, August 29, 2019, 6 PM Distinguished Artist Talk: Daniel Canogar Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Free This is a singular opportunity to hear internationally acclaimed, Madrid-based artist Daniel Canogar speak about the processes behind his innovative works, including his site-specific, data-based sculptural installation, Surge (2019), the Moss Arts Center’s new Grand Lobby wall commission.

Thursday, August 29, 2019, 6:30-8 PM Opening Reception: DATAFORM and Surge Grand Lobby Free; refreshments provided

Saturday, September 28, 2019, 2 PM and 3:15 PM Saturday, October 26, 2019, 2 PM and 3:15 PM Saturday, November 2, 2019, 2 PM and 3:15 PM Open Gallery Tours: DATAFORM Grand Lobby Free Take a deeper dive into the art on display in the Moss Arts Center galleries with a guided tour led by our curatorial staff. Learn about the artists and our gallery spaces, and get a glimpse behind the scenes of our exhibitions program.

Guided tours last approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Groups of 10 or more, please email Meggin Hicklin, exhibitions program manager, at megh79@vt.edu to arrange a private tour.

Daniel Canogar Ember, 2017 Installation view of Daniel Canogar: Echo, on view at the Hilliard University of Art Museum, February 8-April 27, 2019 Image by Misty Taylor

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DANIEL CANOGAR Ruth C. Horton Gallery Radiant and suffused with the energy of ever-evolving data points Imbued with rich, luminescent color and flowing abstractions, Daniel Canogar’s art engages us with light, color, movement, and the dynamics of the data-sphere.

Activated by real-time data pulled from the internet, the fluid and ever-changing imagery transmitted through and across Canogar’s sculptures is generated from different environmental and socio-political phenomena occurring around the globe, such as active volcanoes, atmospheric conditions, pollution, and stock market fluctuations.

Daniel Canogar Echo, bitforms gallery, 2017 Flexible LED tiles, steel, computer, cables, software, and internet connection components 69.7 x 29.6 x 23.7 inches Edition of 3, 1 AP Image courtesy bitforms gallery, New York

SURGE Grand Lobby Luminous, connected, resonant For this third major public art commission at the Moss Art Center, Canogar has created a site-specific sequence of dynamic, data-fed sculptural forms.

Surge encompasses thousands of flickering LED lights in moving, ever-changing, computer-generated abstract images that glide across four sinuous, ribbon-like sculptural forms.

Responding in real time to incoming data— ranging from internet traffic at Virginia Tech and energy consumption in the Moss Arts Center to regional wind speeds and temperatures—the generative visuals of Surge flow continuously across four walls.

Daniel Canogar Surge, 2019 LED screens, computer, and generative animation with custom software Installation view: Max Estrella, ARCO 2019, Spain Photo by Jorge Mirón 02

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YORGO ALEXOPOULOS Sherwood Payne Quillen ‘71 Reception Gallery A hybrid fusion of digital animation, sound, and sculpture In Yorgo Alexopoulos’ art, synchronized vistas, color fields, and shifting geometric shapes evolve, unfold, and intersect in continuous motion across high definition LCD screens mounted in steel and aluminum casings. In Conjugated Gradients: Split (2018), the 14-footlong work on view in this exhibition, Alexopoulos takes video data—landscape footage of land, sea, and sky panoramas—then edits and recombines it with digitally composed and animated sequences of geometric form and swaths of rich color. The results are sweeping visual narratives that speak to archetypal and transcendental themes—nature, its symbolism, and significance.

Yorgo Alexopoulos Conjugated Gradients: Split, 2018 Two-channel digital animation on 4K displays with sound synchronized media players and electronics 11 minute, 30 second loop 28 x 171 x 4 inches Edition of 3 Image courtesy of Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York

JIM CAMPBELL Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery Luminescent yet nebulous, continuous but fleeting—visual impressions that explore the thresholds of time, memory, and perception With degrees from MIT in both electrical engineering and mathematics, Jim Campbell is an established pioneer and innovator in using technology to create works of art. He works with custom electronics, video, film, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and computers to produce his work. Campbell is renowned for his evocative low-resolution works that merge and transform video footage of moving images into data points of light.

Jim Campbell Repixelated 2, 2017 Custom electronics, 300 LEDs, frosted acrylic, and aluminum 22 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 27 1/8 inches Installation view, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2017 Image courtesy of Hosfelt Gallery 03

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Friday, September 13, 2019, 10:30 AM

© Rachel Neville

RELATED EVENT School-Day Lecture/Performance Dance Theatre of Harlem: The Art and Science of Ballet Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, please visit dth-moss.eventbrite.com.

An informal presentation on the art and science of classical dancing, this lecture/performance from Dance Theatre of Harlem is a fun and accessible introduction to ballet for students in 7th-12th grades in public, private, and homeschools.

Exercises to develop skills in jumping, turning, partnering, lifting, and dancing on pointe will be demonstrated and explained.

Members of the audience will be invited to the stage to try some of the movements or test the similarities between social dance and ballet.

Excerpts from Dance Theatre of Harlem’s eclectic repertoire will demonstrate how these elements come together to create the magic of dance.

Friday, September 13, 2019, 7:30 PM

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM This internationally acclaimed, history-making company returns to the Moss Arts Center with a program that includes a new ballet as part of American Evolution, marks the 400th anniversary of historical and defining events in Virginia. Passages, part of a mixed repertoire program, will express in abstract the fortitude of the human spirit, celebrating the unvanquished spark within that must prevail. Join the celebration of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s historic 50th season, and be among the first to see this moving new work.

DANCE + MOTION Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This program was made possible in part by the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, which recognizes the 400th anniversary of pivotal 1619 Virginia events.

Through partnership with notable institutions across the Commonwealth of Virginia, the commemoration features programs, events, and legacy projects that position Virginia as a leader in education, tourism, and economic development through the themes of democracy, diversity, and opportunity.

The Virginia Tech Carilion Partnership is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, and a presenting partner for this program. Together, Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic provide leadership in medical education and biomedical and clinical research.

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.

This performance is supported in part by gifts from the Merryman family and, in celebration of Carol Crawford Smith, gifts from Ann Goette and Connie and Mark Froggatt.

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RELATED EVENT

2019-2020

Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 6 PM

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Lobby Displays: Sustainability at Virginia Tech Grand Lobby Free How are members of the Virginia Tech community exploring and realizing sustainability? Learn more and get involved at this open exhibition of Earth-friendly projects.

Featuring work by the Center for Communicating Science, Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation, Coastal@VT, and others This event is presented as part of the Town of Blacksburg’s Sustainability Week 2019.

EMPIRES OF ICE

© David Doubilet

CORAL KINGDOMS AND

Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 7:30 PM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice

David Doubilet, underwater photographer Jennifer Hayes, aquatic biologist and photojournalist Discover the reality of life behind the camera—from parasites to harp seal bites—as the underwater photographic team of David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes share their adventures working in three unique marine environments for National Geographic.

To celebrate the Town of Blacksburg’s Sustainability Week 2019, we invite you to leave the car keys at home and bike or walk to the Moss Arts Center. To download a campus bike map, please visit bit.ly/30zwXYG.

CONVERSATIONS $25 general admission $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by a gift from Jim and Margaret Shuler.

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Friday, September 20, 2019, 7:30 PM

WILD UP

Future Folk wild Up is the ultimately flexible, go anywhere, play anything modern music collective led by Christopher Rountree, artistic director and conductor. Together with wild Up in this exuberant and exlectic performance, you will explore the music of ancient India, modern California, and post-war New York that embraces a theme of innovation and acknowledges we are all standing on the shoulders of our ancestors. wild Up invites the community to come together and raise your voices as members of a congregation in a devotional that preaches a joyous and particupatory path to the future of American Utopianism.

CONTEMPORARY BEATS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available 06

Moss Arts Center © Tswarelo Mothobe.

RELATED EVENT Friday, September 27, 2019, 10 AM School-Day Performance Nobuntu: Africa up Close Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, please visit nobuntu.eventbrite.com.

In this interactive educational concert, Nobuntu introduces area children in kindergarten through 6th grades to the unique cultural qualities of Africa—the music, stories, traditions, and dances. Through performance and explanation, students are given an authentic and inside look at how important music and dance is to the African culture, how these art forms are passed from generation to generation, and the deep meaning found in these songs and dances.

Thursday, September 26, 2019, 7:30 PM

NOBUNTU

A female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu has drawn acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro-jazz to gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments, and authentic dance movements.

The ensemble represents a new generation of young African women singers who celebrate and preserve their culture, beauty, and heritage through art.

VOCAL INSPIRATIONS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by a gift from G. Davis Saunders Jr. 07

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AMBASSADORS’ CHOICE Saturday, September 28, 2019, 7:30 PM

SAM TSUI

One of the first independent musicians to harness the power of YouTube and social media, Sam Tsui has created and grown a social media following of over five million loyal fans who call themselves the #Samily. His videos, including covers, medleys, and mashups, have amassed over 500 million views on YouTube alone. Each new release, including his latest single, A Million Pieces, contributes to his ever-expanding worldwide fanbase. Turning digital success into ticket sales, Tsui has toured both domestically and internationally, opening for artists such as Bon Jovi, Ariana Grande, and most recently DNCE. This is a Moss Arts Center Student Ambassador’s Choice event. $25 general admission $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

© Philip Nemenz

Thursday, October 3, 2019, 7:30 PM

SIRIUS QUARTET New World

Sirius Quartet champions a forward-thinking, genre-defying approach to performing that makes labels like “new music” sound tame.

New World explores the personal and political challenges of life in the 21st century. Violinist Gregor Huebner’s award-winning composition New World Nov. 9 2016 is the centerpiece of the program, contrasting idyllic, hopeful themes of Dvořák’s Largo from New World Symphony with the brutal gestures of Shostakovich’s String Quartet, no. 8.

CHAMBER EXPRESSIONS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available 08

Moss Arts Center © Brock Christoval

RELATED EVENT Saturday, October 5, 2019, 11 AM-1 PM Workshop: You Can Play Uke Cube Free; register through the box office.

In this workshop, children ages eight and up will learn basic music skills that get them playing the ukulele right away. After mastering a few simple chords, students are given tips and tools on how to play a variety of songs on this incredibly versatile instrument!

A limited number of ukuleles will be available for participants’ use.

Attendees who have ukuleles are encouraged to bring them to the workshop.

Saturday, October 5, 2019, 4 PM

JAZZY ASH & THE LEAPING LIZARDS

Celebrated songwriter and music educator Jazzy Ash invites the whole family to come along on a music adventure with her jazz band, the Leaping Lizards. Ash’s music encourages kids and their grown-ups to celebrate the music of New Orleans as part of the American folk music heritage. In concert, Jazzy Ash & the Leaping Lizards perform originals like Throw Me Something Mista, as well as jazz standards including When the Saints Go Marching In and Louis Armstrong’s Heebie Jeebies, in front of gorgeous projected images of New Orleans, Congo Square, and the Louisiana bayou.

CONTEMPORARY BEATS $15 general admission $5 students with ID and youth 18 and under 09

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Sunday, October 13, 2019, 3 PM

WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY BAND SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Join the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band for an afternoon of wind band masterworks and contemporary compositions in this School of Performing Arts performance.

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Moss Arts Center © Matt Karas

RELATED EVENT Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Following the performance Post-Performance Q&A Session Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Free After experiencing the magic of Camille A. Brown & Dancers, don’t miss your chance to engage with members of the company and ask your burning questions about the performance at this open discussion.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:30 PM

CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS

Scott Patterson, piano Camille A. Brown & Dancers is a Bessie Award-winning, 2019 Tony Award-nominated New York City-based dance company advancing the artistic vision of Camille A. Brown. Making a personal claim on history through the lens of a modern female perspective, Brown leads her dancers through dazzling excavations of ancestral stories. The company’s performance will include an excerpt from ink, Brown’s newest work, which examines the culture of black life that is often appropriated, rewritten, or silenced.

DANCE + MOTION

Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 11

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THE KINGDOM CHOIR London’s The Kingdom Choir is best known for their show-stopping performance at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The group’s performance of Stand By Me, seen by a global audience of over two billion, instantly catapulted the choir to worldwide fame. The ensemble is bringing their infectious joy and inspiration across the Atlantic for a North American tour.

VOCAL INSPIRATIONS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by gifts from Larry and Lindsey Bowman, Deborah L. Brown, and Ed and Melinda Talley.

Sunday, October 27, 2019, 2 PM

VIRGINIA TECH CHOIR FESTIVAL

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS The Virginia Tech Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorus, and Tech Men share the stage with the Virginia Tech Honor Choir (featuring 100 high school singers from Virginia and the surrounding states) to showcase the dynamic choral singing happening at Virginia Tech! The concert is conducted by Hyesoo Yoo, Larry Wyatt, and Jeb Sturgill.

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©Andrew Whitton

Friday, October 25, 2019, 7:30 PM

Moss Arts Center ©Peggy Baud-Woolsey

RELATED EVENT Friday, November 1, 2019 Following the performance Post-Performance Q&A Session Cube Free; show your ticket stub at the door.

Following the performance of HOME, interact with the performers, ask your questions, and go deeper into the production in this open discussion.

Saturday, November 2, 2019, 6 PM Pre-Performance Talk: HOME Cube Free; register through the box office.

Freddy Paige, assistant professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; and assistant director, Virginia Center for Housing Research

Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, 2019, 7:30 PM

HOME

Created by Geoff Sobelle A visual physical spectacle, HOME combines dance, illusion, live music, home-spun engineering, and an inventive use of audience interaction to compose a work that asks, “Where is home? If it is not a place, what is home?” On stage, a house appears from nothing. It goes up fast, choreographed like time-lapse photography. Residents move in, move out, get married and divorced in it, grow up in it, die in it, haunt it.

HOME aims to awaken us to current housing dilemmas, local and global.

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RELATED EVENT

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 6 PM

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Lobby Displays: Space @ VT Grand Lobby Free How are Virginia Tech researchers contributing to our understanding of the universe? Find out by exploring this open exhibition in the lobby before hearing from NASA astronaut Terry Virts.

Featuring work by the Center for Space Science and Engineering Research

VIEW FROM

© Terry Virts

ABOVE Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 7:30 PM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE View From Above

Terry Virts, NASA astronaut Terry Virts always wanted to be an astronaut, so you might be surprised to learn the former International Space Station commander’s favorite planet—the Earth. But it was when he was farthest away from his home that he best appreciated the beauty of our world, and he shares that perspective through the stunning photos and videos he took through the station’s 360-degree viewing module.

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Friday, November 8, 2019, 7:30 PM

A NIGHT OF PERCUSSION: VIRGINIA TECH PERCUSSION AND FRIENDS

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS The award-winning Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble, directed by Annie Stevens, continues its tradition of an exciting night of percussion.

The evening will include selections composed for a variety of percussion instruments, from marimbas, vibraphones, and xylophones to large drums and even instruments created for this occasion! The ensemble will feature professional soloists throughout the concert, including guest director Brant Blackard, who among other accolades was the winner of the 2014 Great Plains Marimba Competition. The talented students of the Kipps Elementary 3 O’Clock Band, under the direction of Glen Chilcote, will open the concert.

Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre $10 general admission $7 students

Friday, November 15, 2019, 7:30 PM

NEW RIVER VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS The New River Valley Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor James Glazebrook, presents a fall concert. The university-community orchestra is open to students, faculty, and local community residents by audition. Since presenting the first concert 1971, the orchestra has continuously reached out to the community, providing performing opportunities for both students and non-students and presenting concerts representing symphonic literature of the highest aesthetic value Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre $10 general admission $7 students 15

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Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10 AM-4 PM

VIRGINIA TECH SCIENCE FESTIVAL Science is bigger than you think! The Virginia Tech Science Festival, co-presented by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology; other partners at Virginia Tech; and the Science Museum of Western Virginia, is an expo-style, family-friendly event.

The festival provides families with hands-on experiences, interactive demonstrations, and techno entertainment that will inspire a wonder in science for all ages. Meet scientists and researchers who solve all kinds of problems.

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Moss Arts Center ŠMax Whittaker

RELATED EVENT Monday, November 18, 2019, 10 AM Lecture/Demonstration: Silkroad Ensemble Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Free; register through the box office.

Learn about music from around the globe at this intimate engagement with select performers from the Silkroad Ensemble. Complimentary light refreshments will be provided.

Presented in partnership with the Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 7 PM

SILKROAD ENSEMBLE Falling Out of Time

A New Song Cycle from Osvaldo Golijov Conceived by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, the Silkroad Ensemble creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. For this performance, Silkroad has teamed up with composer Osvaldo Golijov to create a brand new song cycle, Falling Out of Time, based on Israeli writer David Grossman’s book exploring grief and loss. The work features vocalist Wu Tong and singer-songwriter Nora Fischer.

CHAMBER EXPRESSIONS Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by a gift from Don and Libby Drapeau.

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Monday, November 18, 2019, 8 PM

MUSIC ON MONDAYS: SARA DAVIS BUECHNER, PIANIST Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. After earning a bouquet of international competition prizes in her early career, Buechner’s contributions have spanned performances, commissioning new works, and recordings. Her solo performance will include works by Mozart, Brahms, Taku, and Gershwin.

This is a special Music on Mondays performance, co-presented by the School of Performing Arts and the Moss Arts Center.

Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre $15 general admission $12 seniors $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 7:30 PM

WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY BAND

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Join the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band for an evening of wind band masterworks and contemporary compositions in this School of Performing Arts performance.

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Thursday, December 5Sunday, December 15, 2019

YOUNG ARTISTS

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

Ruth C. Horton Gallery and Francis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor Free

RELATED EVENT Thursday, December 5, 2019, 5-7 PM Opening Reception: Young Artists Grand Lobby Free; refreshments provided

Saturday, December 7, 2019, 4 PM

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Holiday Pops Concert

David Stewart Wiley, conductor The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra brings the spirit of the holidays and the warmth of home to the theatre when they return with everyone’s annual favorite, the Holiday Pops program.

Gather your friends and family, and celebrate the season with a merry musical program for audiences of all ages.

Presented in partnership with the New River Valley Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

ORCHESTRAL SOUNDS Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available 19

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Monday, December 9, 2019, 6 PM

FALL CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MUSIC DISIS GUEST ARTISTS, FACULTY, AND L2ORK EVENT SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

The School of Performing Arts’ Creative Technologies in Music and Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio (DISIS), in collaboration with the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology (ICAT), present a concert of experimental computer music, featuring performances by special guest artists, the Virginia Tech Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork), and artist faculty.

Cube $10 general admission $7 students

Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 6 PM

FALL CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MUSIC DISIS STUDENT EVENT

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS The School of Performing Arts’ Creative Technologies in Music and Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio (DISIS), in collaboration with the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology (ICAT), present a concert of experimental computer music, featuring compositions and performances by Creative Technologies in Music students.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 6 PM

NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS The New Music Ensemble (NME) at Virginia Tech, a student ensemble under the artistic direction of Kyle Hutchins, focuses on the discussion, artistry, and performance of experimental music after 1970, including free and structured improvisation, graphic notation, contemporary performance practice, interactive multimedia, and music in the expanded field.

Since its inception in 2017, NME has premiered over 25 new works by student and professional composers and sound artists.

Cube $10 general admission $7 students

Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7 PM

VIRGINIA TECH STRING PROJECT SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Students from the Virginia Tech String Project perform their annual fall concert in this School of Performing Arts performance. The Virginia Tech String Project is a non-profit instructional program dedicated to offering affordable string instrument instruction to young people while training future string music educators.

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Sunday, December 15, 2019, 4 PM

BLACKSBURG MASTER CHORALE Messiah

Meredith Bowen, guest conductor The Blacksburg Master Chorale is joined by a professional orchestra and soloists to present one of the iconic pieces of the Christmas season, Handel’s Messiah. Don’t miss this essential holiday event!

VOCAL INSPIRATIONS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available

Thursday-Saturday, January 30-February 1, 2020, 7:30 PM

INDIAN INK THEATRE COMPANY Mrs. Krishnan’s Party

Written by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis Indian Ink Theatre Company continues to bridge cultures and expand boundaries with this utterly disarming new comedy. Mrs. Krishnan’s boarder, overzealous wannabe DJ James, has invited a few friends into the back room of the corner shop as a special surprise to celebrate Onam and the return home of Mrs. Krishnan’s son. But when around 100 strangers turn up (the audience), Mrs. Krishnan has no choice but to throw the party of her life—and you, the audience members, are the partygoers. You will be seated on the stage of the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre for these intimate, immersive, and wildly engaging performances.

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Moss Arts Center ©Max Whittaker

RELATED EVENT Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 7:30 PM Master Class: Jonathan Biss, Curtis Symphony Orchestra Squires Recital Salon Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, please register through the box office.

Observe as pianist Jonathan Biss of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra coaches the next generation of musicians—music students in the School of Performing Arts—during this open master class. Biss serves as the Neubauer Family Chair in piano studies at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 7:30 PM

CURTIS ON TOUR: CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Osmo Vänskä, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano

The young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music are trained to engage a local and global community through the highest level of artistry. Experience these exceptionally gifted musicians take the stage with a performance featuring Beethoven’s Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 (Emperor); Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43, by Jean Sibelius; and a new work by Curtis alumna Gabriella Smith.

Curtis on Tour is the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music.

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Thursday, February 13, 2020, 7:30 PM

BROADWAY IN BLACKSBURG

THE COLOR PURPLE

The 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Revival, The Color Purple re-imagines the epic story of a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. With a soul-raising, Grammy-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime, and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.”

THEATRE Category A $90 | Category B $70 | Category C $40 Youth 18 and under: Category A $70 | Category B $50 | Category C $20 A limited number of Virginia Tech student tickets are available at $10 each.

Please note, this performance is not eligible for sale in subscription packages, and subscriber discounts do not apply to our Broadway series.

Moss Arts Center subscribers receive advance ticket sales for Broadway performances.

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RELATED EVENT Saturday, February 15, 2020 Following the performance Post-Performance Q&A Session Cube Free; show your ticket stub at the door.

What ar the roots of Flexn as a dance style? Just how many degrees of separation are there from the FLEX AVE. dancers to Beyoncé? How do they move that way? After a stunning performance, don’t miss your chance to chat with members of FLEX AVE. during this open discussion.

Saturday, February 15, 2020, 7:30 PM

FLEX AVE.

Featuring group choreography and solo improvisational works set to a continuous mix of reggae, hip-hop, and pop music, FLEX AVE. brings 10 dancers and a DJ that represent the best of the high-energy Flexn dance culture. Flexn was developed from various Jamaican street dance styles into a distinct art form that has been embraced by the pop mainstream. For example, Beyoncé’s recent Coachella performance featured several FLEXN alums.

DANCE + MOTION $35 general admission $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by a gift from Mr. Joseph A. Hopkins and Ms. Linda W. Hopkins.

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RELATED EVENT Friday, February 21, 2020, 6 PM Pre-Performance Session

Talk

and

Q&A

Cube Free; register through the box office.

Before the performance, join us for this talk and discussion with Volodymyr Sirenko, artistic director and chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.

Grammy nominee Sirenko has been compared to acclaimed conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen and Simon Rattle.

Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:30 PM

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE Volodymyr Sirenko, artistic director and chief conductor Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano Considered to be one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine has been entrusted with premier performances of the works of many famed composers and has released more than 100 recordings. For its return to the Moss Arts Center, the orchestra will perform works from Brahms, contemporary Ukrainian composer Evhen Stankovych, and a piano concerto by Camille Saint-SaĂŤns, featuring piano soloist Volodymyr Vynnytsky.

ORCHESTRAL SOUNDS Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by a gift from Dr. Carl J. Pfeiffer and Mrs. Linda J. Pfeiffer.

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Thursday, February 27, 2020, 10 AM

SCHOOL-DAY PERFORMANCE: JAZZREACH Big Drum/Small World

JazzReach returns to Blacksburg with an immersive, globally-themed program, featuring performances of new commissions by prominent jazz composers from around the world. Big Drum/Small World promotes the value of creative collaboration and the unique way that jazz helps us explore our differences, share ideas, and discover common ground.

This school-day matinee is open to students in 3rd-6th grades in public, private, and homeschools.

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, please visit jazzreach.eventbrite.com.

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Saturday, February 29, 2020, 7:30 PM

RENÉE FLEMING, RECITAL Gerald Martin Moore, piano

One of the world’s most beloved and celebrated singers, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry, and compelling stage presence. Pianist Gerald Martin Moore is an internationally renowned singing teacher and a vocal consultant who has worked closely with Fleming for many years. Known for bringing new audiences to classical music and opera, Fleming has sung not only with Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and Andrea Bocelli, but also with Elton John, Paul Simon, Sting, Josh Groban, and Joan Baez. Don’t miss your opportunity to see a legend live on our stage!

VOCAL INSPIRATIONS Category A $125 | Category B $75 | Category C $50 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by gifts from Mr. John W. Cox and Mrs. Sally Schweitzer Cox, Dr. J. Michael Kelly and Mrs. Candi M. Kelly, and Dr. Anne H. Moore and Mr. Ralph M. Byers.

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Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7:30 PM

FLIP FABRIQUE Blizzard

FLIP Fabrique takes you on a crazy, poetic, and gentle journey in the dead of winter and invites you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. With performers at the peak of their art and outstanding visual poetry, Blizzard promises to blow away everything in its path.

DANCE + MOTION Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by gifts from Constance Cedras and Stacy Brown.

© Erin Baiano

Sunday, March 15, 2020, 4 PM

BROOKLYN RIDER WITH MAEVE GILCHRIST In this adventurous new collaboration, Brooklyn Rider and Celtic harp virtuoso Maeve Gilchrist come together to celebrate the roots and branches of Celtic music as both an ancient tradition and a living art form. Drawing from newly imagined settings of traditional repertoire, works composed for Brooklyn Rider, and material from Gilchrist’s groundbreaking new album the Harp Weaver, this performance will meld the string quartet with an emblem of ancient Ireland in a handshake between two traditions that is both timeless and breathtakingly new.

CHAMBER EXPRESSIONS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by gifts from Erv and Betsy Blythe and David and Judie Reemsnyder.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 7:30 PM

BROADWAY IN BLACKSBURG

FINDING NEVERLAND

Based on the Academy Award-winning film, Finding Neverland tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters, Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatregoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever.

THEATRE Category A $90 | Category B $70 | Category C $40 Youth 18 and under: Category A $70 | Category B $50 | Category C $20 A limited number of Virginia Tech student tickets are available at $10 each.

Please note, this performance is not eligible for sale in subscription packages, and subscriber discounts do not apply to our Broadway series.

Moss Arts Center subscribers receive advance ticket sales for Broadway performances.

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Friday, March 20, 2020, 7:30 PM

BALLET FOLCLÓRICO NACIONAL DE MÉXICO DE SILVIA LOZANO Experience a grand performance of art and culture with Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano. Focused on the preservation and promotion of the culture of Mexico, both at home and abroad, the ensemble brings magnificent traditional costumes, fascinating rituals, and beautiful music to take you on a wonderful choreographic journey through the different regions of Mexico.

DANCE + MOTION Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by a gift from Ms. Sherwood P. Quillen.

2019-2020

SPEAKER

Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 7:30 PM

SERIES

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE

Pink Boots and a Machete Mireya Mayor, primatologist Hailed as a “female Indiana Jones” and an inspiration to young women interested in science and exploration, Mireya Mayor has been charged by gorillas, chased by elephants, and survived poisonous insect bites in some of the wildest and most remote places on Earth. She shares stories, images, and film clips of her adventures in this behind-the-scenes look at the hardships and danger of life in the field, along with the moments of discovery that make it all worthwhile.

PINK BOOTS AND A

© Brent Stirton

MACHETE

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RELATED EVENT Saturday, March 28, 2020 Following the performance Post-Performance Q&A Session Cube Free; show your ticket stub at the door.

After L.A. Theatre Works’ performance of SEVEN, go even deeper and speak with members of the ensemble at this informal dialogue, where you can explore ideas that stay with you long after you leave.

Saturday, March 28, 2020, 7:30 PM

L.A. THEATRE WORKS SEVEN

SEVEN is a riveting documentary play by seven female writers based on personal interviews with seven remarkable women who faced life-threatening obstacles before bringing heroic changes to their home countries of Pakistan, Nigeria, Ireland, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Russia, and Cambodia. This tapestry of stories weaves together the words of these women, dramatizing their struggles and triumphs over resistance, death threats, entrenched norms, and pervasive violence.

DANCE + MOTION Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by gifts from Dr. Charles Y. Davis and Mrs. Carole C. Davis, Ms. Elizabeth A. Obenshain and Dr. E.F. Carlisle, and Dr. Kenneth J. Walker and Ms. Mary Ann Walker.

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Saturday, April 4, 2020, 7:30 PM

TELEGRAPH QUARTET

The Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire. The quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and has performed at Carnegie Hall and San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre. This performance will include works from Joseph Haydn, Alban Berg, and Benjamin Britten.

CHAMBER EXPRESSIONS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available This performance is supported in part by gifts from the Chachra-Klinedinst family and Intimate Voices.

© Stephanie Klein Davis

Friday, April 10, 2020, 7:30 PM

ERIC LYON

Guggenheim Concert

Composer; computer music researcher; Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) Fellow; and faculty member Eric Lyon received a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Music Composition, a first for Virginia Tech. Joined by colleagues from Virginia Tech’s School of Performing Arts and other guest artists, Lyon presents a concert of works created during his year-long fellowship, expanding the boundaries of spatialized orchestration and taking advantage of the unique aspects of the Moss Arts Center’s Cube.

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Moss Arts Center © Simone Cecchetti

Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18, 2020, 7:30 PM

KAKI KING

DATA NOT FOUND In collaboration with Giorgia Lupi Kaki King’s DATA NOT FOUND, in collaboration with Giorgia Lupi, is a contemporary musical and visual journey, powered by the study and illustration of data. The Moss Arts Center is a co-commissioner for the project, which explores how big data and personal data have come to affect our lives, and what those effects look and sound like. King’s guitar playing is the centerpiece, joined together with Lupi’s data visualization and analysis. Expect quick changes of pace, thought-provoking evocations, and lots and lots of...sand!

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Friday, May 1, 2020, 7:30 PM

PAUL DRESHER ENSEMBLE AND AMY X NEUBURG

They Will Have Been So Beautiful Inspired by a little-known text by photographer Diane Arbus, the Paul Dresher Ensemble and composer and vocalist Amy X Neuburg collaborate on an electroacoustic song cycle featuring 10 newly commissioned works from a host of today’s most compelling composers presented alongside the images that inspired them.

CONTEMPORARY BEATS Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20 $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available

SAVE THE DATE Monday, May 4, 2020, 10 AM-4 PM

ICAT CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION DAY Throughout the Moss Arts Center Free

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Friday, May 8, 2020 Following the performance

Š Carly Zavala

RELATED EVENT

Meet the Artists: Flor de Toloache Grand Lobby Free Celebrate the final performance of the 2019-2020 season by connecting with the fierce women and rule-breaking mariachi masters of Flor de Toloache.

SEASON CLOSER Friday, May 8, 2020, 7:30 PM

FLOR DE TOLOACHE Latin Grammy-winning, New York-based all-female ensemble Flor de Toloache continues to win the hearts of both progressive and traditional mariachi music fans alike through its distinct artistic vision and sophisticated, enlightened interpretation of traditional mariachi instruments. As the toloache flower is used as a legendary love potion in Mexico, the ladies of Flor de Toloache cast a spell over their audiences with soaring vocals and physical elegance.

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Thursday- Saturday, June 25-27, 2020, 7:30 PM

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE

Debussy’s only completed opera, based on the late 19th–century symbolist play by Maurice Maeterlink, is reimagined in an immersive and interactive setting. Using the advanced technologies of the Moss Arts Center’s Cube, Virginia Tech’s creative team of faculty, students, and guest performers will realize Debussy’s dream for an innovative opera with strong connection between scenic and musical movement.

This production is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Enowment for the Arts, as well as by Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology SEAD grant.

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You have told us that having the Moss Arts Center in our community is like having a little bit of New York in our own backyard.

Maybe because we are not in the big city, every small donation we receive makes a difference. If you love living in this community with a big arts presence, please help us continue and make a donation this spring.

Because a donation of any size makes an impact, please consider making a gift of $10 or more.

The names of donors making any gift by June 30, 2020, will be recognized in the 2020-2021 season Moss Arts Center programs.

We appreciate your friendship and loyalty!

Go to artscenter.vt.edu Click on “give� in the top left corner.

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SEATING CHART AA29

Street and Davis Performance Hall Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

AA1 10

BB29

BB1

CC30

CC1

DD26

DD1

A28

B1

15

C30

C1

D26

D1 15

E14

BX 108102

F14

E2

G14

F2

H14

EVEN

G2 H2

J12

R26

J2

K12

S24

K2

L10

T22

M6

L2 M2

U18

E116 F116

108

S2 T2 U2 V2

R2

G116

G101

H116

H101 J101 K101

L116

L101

M116

M101

P112

T125

V124

F101

K116

BX 107101

F13

E1

G13

F1

H13

G1

J11

H1 J1

R25

K11

K1

S23

L9

L1

108

111

DIRECTIONS FROM I-81 STAGE

U17 R1

P101

S1

R101 S101 111

ODD

T21

M1 M5

N101

R122 S125

U128 V129

E13

E101

J116

N114

V8

These seating charts show the three levels and ticket pricing structure for most of our performances. Please contact the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 with any questions.

A1

10

B29

T101

U101 V101

(Northbound and southbound)

V7

T1 U1

AA29

AA1

10

BB29

BB1

CC30

CC1

DD26

V1

DD1

Take exit 118B onto 460 West towards Virginia Tech.

Continue for 8.5 miles to the Prices Fork Road exit for “Downtown.” The exit ramp will veer right. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles, and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.

A28

B29

V106

A1

10

B1

15

C30

C1

D26

D1

15

E14

BX 108102

F14

E2

G14

R26

EVEN

J2

K12

K2

L10

T22

M6

G116

H115

H101

J116

J101

K101

L116

L101

M101

N114

S2 T2 U2 V2

F101

M115

U18

V8

E13

E101

G101

K115

L2

M2

108

F115

G2

H2

J12

S24

E116

F2

H14

R2

P112

V124

H13

J11

H1

J1

R25

K11

K1

S23

L9

L1 M1 M5

T21

111

111

ODD

U17

R1

P101

S1

R101 S101

R122 S125

T125

U128 V129

G13

G1

N101

108

BX 107101

F13

E1

F1

T101

U101 V101

T1 U1

V7

V1

V106

DIRECTIONS FROM I-77 ORCHESTRA

BX 229223

BX 230224

BX 222216

(Northbound)

BX 221215

EVEN

Take exit 32 onto I-81 North. Continue for about 29 miles, then follow the directions above for I-81 northbound.

ODD

BX 207213

BX 214208

V2 BX 206202

BX 205201 A48

DIRECTIONS FROM I-77 WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE

A1

B1

B49

C1

C48 D49

D1

E48

(Southbound)/460 West (Eastbound)

E1

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In West Virginia, take Exit 9, “U.S. 460-Princeton/Pearisburg, VA.” Turn left at the stoplight at the end of the ramp onto U.S. 460 East. Continue on U.S. 460 East for about 44.9 miles (11.6 in West Virginia, 33.3 in Virginia). Travel east for approximately 47 miles, then take the Prices Fork Road exit.

At the top of the exit ramp, take a left. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles, and take a right onto Turner Street.

This street leads you to the parking deck and the center.

Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage.

The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.

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BX 326332

BX 331325 BX 323317

BX 318324

EVEN

ODD

BX 315309

BX 310316

BX 307301

BX 302308 A52

A1

B1

B51

C1

C50

D1

D49 E48

V2

E1

26 F1

F45

26

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GALLERY HOURS The galleries in the Moss Arts Center are open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and an hour and a half before performances. Tickets may also be purchased anytime online at artscenter.vt.edu.

INDIVIDUAL TICKET SALES Individual tickets for all 2019-2020 season performances are available for purchase on August 20, 2019.

Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase before performances and during intermissions at most performances. Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre.

SUPPORT Every gift to the Moss Arts Center helps us raise the curtain on exciting new experiences in visual and performing arts and supports learning opportunities that encourage creativity, exploration, and expression. For information about ways to support the Moss Arts Center, please email givetoarts@ vt.edu or call 540-231-0616. To give online, please visit bit.ly/givetoMAC, our secure giving page.

PARKING

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

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE With three ways to subscribe to 2019-2020 Moss Arts Center performances, there is a package that is right for everyone.

PREMIER SUBSCRIPTIONS The greatest value; includes all 24 performances, ensures you will not miss a single exciting performance, and includes our deepest discount of 30 percent off ticket prices

GOLD BUILD YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTIONS Entitles you to 15 or more performances at a 25 percent discount off ticket prices

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 the Virginia Tech faculty/staff street parking spaces and lots after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and at any time 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.

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.

SILVER BUILD YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTIONS

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Entitles you to 5 to 14 performances at a 20 percent discount

Moss Arts Center performances and events will be canceled 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.

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