18-19 Ovation

Ovation! a celebration of the arts, culture, & ideas

FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY 2018-2019 Season Fine Arts Series

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arts 2018 - 2019 FSU Fine Arts Series Schedule

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8/25/2018 – 9/30/2018

Call it Black: Photography from 1930’s-present.

Rosenthal Gallery Opening reception on 9/7/18 at 6:00 pm 9/25/2018

Brass with Seraph Brass Seabrook Auditorium Clinics: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Concert: 7:00 pm 10/6/2018 - 11/17/2018

Art Exhibit- Heroic Women: Comic & Pop Culture Rosenthal Gallery Opening Reception 10/4/18 6-7:30 pm Presentation 10/11/18 2:00 pm 10/4/2018 - 10/6/2018

Fedra: Queen of Haiti Butler Theatre Courtyard Time: 7:30 pm 11/18/2018

Jazz Express - Jazz at the Pate Room

Cumberland County Public Library Time: 4:00 pm 12/1/2018

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra: Home for the Holidays Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:30 pm 12/2/2018

FSU Concert Choir: Holiday Concert Kingdom Impact Global Ministries Time: 5:00 pm

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1/21/2019

4/7/2019

FSU Dance MLK Performance

Fayetteville Chamber Orchestra: Concert

Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:00 pm

Seabrook Auditorium Time: 4:00 pm

1/26/2019 - 2/23/2019

The Landscape as Self

4/11/2019

Rosenthal Gallery 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Home by Samm-Art Williams: Butler Theatre Time: 7:30 pm

2/23/2019

Anansi & Friends

4/21/2019

3/7/2019 - 4/13/2019

Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church Time: 4:00 pm

Rosenthal Gallery Opening Reception 3/7/2019 6-7:30 pm

4/25/2019 - 4/28/2019

3/25/2019 - 3/26/2019

Location: Seabrook Time: 7:30 pm What You Will Preshow 45 minutes prior to curtain

Seabrook Auditorium Time: 10:00 am

FSU Concert Choir: Spring Concert “Lift Every Voice & Sing”

Art Exhibit: Stop It!

Maid Marian

Caixa Trio

Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:00 pm 4/4/2019

4/28/2019

FSU Piano Day

FSU Chamber Music Day and Night Concert Seabrook Auditorium Time: 11:00 am & 7:00 pm 4/5/2019 - 4/6/2019

FSU Jazz Weekend Concert Feat. Tia Fuller Butler Theatre Symposium: 4/5/2019 Concert: 4/6/2019 7:30 pm

Rosenthal Building & Student Center Ballroom Time: 4:00 pm (Concert) 5/4/2019

FSU Symphonic Band-Concert Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:00 pm

Please call the Seabrook Auditorium Ticket Office at 910672-1724 for ticket cost and to make purchases. For more information regarding the 2018-2019 series, call 910-672-1571.

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04 Letter from the Chancellor 05 Letter from the Chair

06 Performing and Fine Arts Vision/Mission

08 Performing and Fine Arts Degree Programs 12 Call it Black

14 Visual Art Series

16 Brass with Seraph Brass 18 Gabrielle Stravelli 19 Music Series 20 Tia Fuller

22 Theatre Series 24 Maid Marian

25 Dance Series

26 Performing and Fine Arts Facilities

28 Funding and Community Partnerships 30 Contact Information 31 Campus Map Share your thoughts regarding FSU’s Fine Arts Series.

Email artsfsu@ uncfsu.edu.

We’d love to hear your opinion!

Quick Guide For information regarding the Fine Arts Series call 910-672-1571.

For ticket information call 910-672-1724.

All events at Fayetteville State University will be properly secured for our guests.

Please be advised that show dates, times, and prices are subject to change.

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Dear Friends of the Arts: Welcome to another year of performing and fine arts at Fayetteville State University (FSU)! A great deal of work and thought was put into selecting artists, musicians, theatrical performances, and dance troupes that will make this one of the best seasons in history. We are certain you will be pleased with what is on tap for you.

As you peruse the pages of Ovation, there is no doubt in my mind that you will come across a performance or an exhibit that you will consider a must-see event. What’s even more impressive about this year’s lineup is that all these features are of little or no-cost. We did this with the goal of not only making the arts affordable, but also to allow access to our campus for the citizens of Fayetteville and surrounding communities. While you are here, take a tour and observe our beautiful and historic buildings, visit one of our picturesque landmarks, or simply enjoy a leisurely stroll.

It is my sincere hope that you appreciate and enjoy all that we have to offer this year. Sit back, relax, and at the end of the performance, exhibit or dance, I hope you stand to your feet and give a resounding ovation to what you have witnessed.

I look forward to seeing you at a performance!

Sincerely,

James A. Anderson Chancellor

From the Chancellor from the chancellor

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Mr. Johnathan Chestnut

Interim Chair for the Department of Performing and Fine Arts As Interim Chair for the Department of Performing and Fine Arts for academic year 2018-2019, I am pleased to be able to facilitate our department’s goal of promoting Fayetteville State University as a cultural center and destination in the Cape Fear Region of North Carolina. We hope this year’s events inspire longstanding and new visitors to attend events in the 2018-2019 Fine Arts Series. This year’s scheduled events celebrate the contribution of women in the arts in music, dance, visual art, and theatre.

A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, my higher education began locally at Fayetteville Technical Community College, where I obtained an Associate Degree in Commercial Art and Advertising. While attending Fayetteville State University, in the Department of Performing and Fine Arts, I was able to develop my voice as an artist and earned a BA in Visual Art. After graduating from FSU, I earned a Master of Fine Arts in computer graphics from the Memphis College of Art in Memphis, in Tennessee.

After graduate school I was employed as a graphic artist by Booz, Allen and Hamilton - a U.S. government contracting business in Washington, D.C. One of my duties was to create the design layouts for publications in the office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense. This career path allowed me to gather experience in photography and computer graphics, as well as 3-D modeling before beginning my career as a teacher.

Circumstance brought me back to Fayetteville where I was employed by Belk Department Store designing advertising publications as well as internal corporate materials. I left corporate America to teach in the Cumberland County

Schools for five years, before coming to Fayetteville State University.

The city of Fayetteville, FSU and the arts have always been an important part of my life. My father, a restaurateur businessman, had an interest in art, various crafts, photography, metal work, and even early technology.

He created a family environment filled with intellectual exploration, problem solving and even risk taking. All of his influences directly lead to my own creative direction and how I approach teaching the art students at FSU combining classic artistic ideas with the technology and innovative ways to change our relationship with material.

Excited to be back at my alma mater, I have been a Professor of Digital Art at Fayetteville State University for fifteen years and was awarded the 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year. For the past fifteen years I have been engaged in service and my own scholarship. One of my greatest contributions to FSU has been my leadership role to enrich, develop and apply new technology in the arts for our students as part of their career path.

Another full circle for me is the theme of celebrating women in the 2018-2019 Fine Art Series. I am truly excited by this year’s theme as I reflect on the powerful women that helped shape and guide my life and those that continue to do so. So, thank you Erdeen Zimmerlee (my mother), Edith Grissett (my grandmother), Wendy (my extraordinary wife), Lillian (my daughter), and Soni Martin (my mentor and colleague).

Enjoy the season!

From the Chair from the interim chair

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The Department of Performing and Fine Arts produces graduates that will be leaders and advocates in their respective fields in the performing and fine arts - music, dance, theatre, and visual arts.

The Department of Performing and Fine Arts

Vision:

The Department of Performing and Fine Arts will be the cultural and intellectual center from Fayetteville and it environs.

Mission Statement: The primary mission of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts is to produce graduates that will be leaders and advocates in their respective fields in the performing and fine arts - music, dance, theatre, and visual arts. The Department is also committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy and performance, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging the community with the arts, and making the arts accessible to all.

The Department of Performing and Fine Arts invites you to follow your passion for the arts by pursuing a degree in visual art, music, or theater at Fayetteville State University. The department provides everything you need to succeed -- credentialed and caring faculty, small classes, and access to facilities, equipment and current technology.

Degrees in the arts can be the foundation for many rewarding careers that require innovation, critical thinking and creativity.

The Department of Performing and Fine Arts is committed to building community through the arts. From gallery exhibits to performances by the University Choir, each area of the department contributes to the cultural fabric of Fayetteville. The department’s Fine Arts Series brings nationally recognized speakers and performers to campus; and throughout the year the 1,134 seat Seabrook Auditorium is filled with the passion and drama of opera, symphony and live theater.

The power of the arts to inform, enrich, and inspire is what makes the Department of Performing and Fine Arts the cultural and intellectual center of the university and beyond.

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FSU’s Monument to Leadership, “Join the FSU Creative Experience”

The Department is committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy and performance, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging the community with the arts, and making the arts accessible to all. While our offerings, programs, courses, and faculty have grown over the years, our core educational mission remains the same - to unleash each individual student's artistic potential in performance, creation, or scholarship.

Fayetteville State University is accredited by the National Association of Schools Music and National Association of Schools of Arts and Design, respectively.

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degree programs performing and fine arts

VISUAL ARTS Concentration in Art Education Concentration in Digital Arts Concentration in Studio Art Minor in Visual Arts Minor in Digital Arts

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The Visual Arts area offers baccalaureate programs in the visual arts and art education!

Students can choose concentrations to develop their expertise in ceramics, digital arts, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

MUSIC Concentration in Instrumental Concentration in Keyboard Concentration in Voice Concentration in Music Education -Instrumental Concentration in Music Education -Keyboard Concentration in Music Education -Voice Minor in Music

The music program at Fayetteville State University produces musicians prepared to make significant contributions to the music profession. The BA in Music has two concentrations (Music Education and Music) which offer a variety of flexibility in course offerings as a liberal arts institution.

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degree programs performing and fine arts

THEATRE BA in Theater Minor in Dance Minor in Theater

FSU Theatre is home to a BA in Theatre, with minor offerings in Theatre and Dance.

We produce an annual season of main-stage shows, including children’s drama, musical theatre, African American drama, Classics and 24 Hour Theatre Project. Our program is led by world-class faculty with strong ties to the professional field.

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DANCE (Minor) The Dance Minor relates directly to the primary mission of Fayetteville State University, which is to “provide quality education to its students”, [and] “specialized individual training”. A small concentrated program, the dance courses have been developed to work with the novice dance enthusiast as well as the seasoned dancer looking to continue his or her training.

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call it black

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Deborah Willis, Ph. D Resistance – African American Portraits; Family History Memory: Photographs by Deborah Willis; VANDERZEE: The Portraits of James VanDerZee; and co-author of The Black Female Body A Photographic History with Carla Williams; Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery with Barbara Krauthamer; and Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs (both titles a NAACP Image Award Winner).

Exhibitions of her art work include: A Sense of Place, Frick, University of Pittsburgh; Regarding Beauty, University of Wisconsin, Interventions in Printmaking: Three Generations of African-American Women, Allentown Museum of Art. Professor Willis’s curated exhibitions include: “Convergence”, Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans; “Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty,” Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington.

8/25/18 – 9/30/18 Call it Black: Photography from 1930’s-present.

Location: Rosenthal Gallery Opening reception on 9/7/18 at 6:00 pm Tickets: FREE

In addition to making art, writing and teaching, she has served as a consultant to museums, archives, and educational centers. She has appeared and consulted on media projects including the documentary films such as Through A Lens Darkly, Question Bridge: Black Males, a transmedia project, which received the ICP Infinity Award 2015, and American Photography, PBS Documentary. Since 2006 she has coorganized thematic conferences exploring imaging the black body in the West. Professor Willis has been elected to the board of the Society for Photographic Education, where she was Chair of the Board and received the Honored Educator Award in 2012 and the College Art Association. She holds honorary degrees from Pratt Institute and the Maryland Institute, College of Art. She is currently researching a book on an early 20th century portraitist and educator.

Deborah Willis, Ph. D, is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has an affiliated appointment with the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Social & Cultural, Africana Studies, where she teaches courses on Photography & Imaging, iconicity, and cultural histories visualizing the black body, women, and gender. Her research examines photography’s multifaceted histories, visual culture, the photographic history of Slavery and Emancipation; contemporary women photographers and beauty.

She received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship and was a Richard D. Cohen Fellow in African and African American Art, Hutchins Center, Harvard University; a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, and an Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. Fellow. She has pursued a dual professional career as an art photographer and as one of the nation’s leading historians of African American photography and curator of African American culture.

Willis is the author of Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present; Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty; Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers - 1840 to the Present; Let Your Motto be

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10/6/18 - 11/17/18 Art Exhibit- Heroic Women: Comic & Pop Culture Location: Rosenthal Gallery Opening Reception 10/4/18 6-7:30 pm Presentation 10/11/18 2:00 pm Tickets: FREE 3/7/2019 - 4/13/2019 Art Exhibit: Stop It! Rosenthal Gallery Opening Reception 3/7/2019 6-7:30 pm Tickets: FREE To celebrate the year of women, Rosenthal Gallery is presenting Stop It! An International Mail Art Exhibition, March 7 – April 28, 2019. The exhibit is by women addressing their concerns for any local, national or international issue that needs to be stopped.

Mail Art is a mainstream global art movement. Original works are created on a small scale which go through the postal system. Artists do not create a work then put it into an envelope; instead the work of art itself must go through the postal system and have been properly stamped by the postal office. Mail art is considered art once it is mailed.

Mail artists appreciate the challenge of a limited size work of art and the inclusive scope of the exhibition (anyone who can afford postage). As well, mail artists appreciate interconnection with other artists and having an art platform that promotes an egalitarian way of creating that sidesteps the art market, museums and galleries.

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The work of art can be likened to a post card one sends through the mail, except artists in this exhibit might choose wood or metal as a substrate to send through the mail. Due to the democratic character of mail art and the scope of mediums available, the materials and techniques to create the work of art is open ended.

Although there will be much variety in materials and images, the one unifier for the exhibit is women from around the world who choose to participate and have their voices expressed about what needs to be stopped.

Students and local artists are encouraged to participate and be part of an international exhibition in Rosenthal Gallery. All work must be delivered by the postal service and arrive at Rosenthal Gallery no later February 22, 2019.

Rosenthal Gallery Fayetteville State University 1200 Murchison Road Fayetteville, NC 28301 Curated by Soni Martin, Professor of Art (910) 672-1057 smartin@uncfsu.edu Fayetteville State University

1/26/2019 - 2/23/2019 The Landscape as Self Location: Rosenthal Gallery Reception 2/23/2019 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Tickets: FREE Landscape as Self: Russian Landscapes, is an exhibit featuring landscapes by a group of Russian photographers. The exhibit consists of landscapes taken by different photographer’s professor Shane Booth met while conducting master classes in Russia.

Each photograph is about identity and how the photographers see themselves in the Russian landscape.

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brass with seraph brass 9/25/18 Brass with Seraph Brass Location: Seabrook Auditorium Clinics: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Concert: 7:00 pm Tickets: General Admission $10

FSU Students FREE

Seraph Brass is a dynamic brass quintet drawing from a roster of America’s top female brass players. Committed to engaging audiences with captivating programming, Seraph Brass presents a diverse body of repertoire that includes original transcriptions, newly commissioned works, and well-known classics. Seraph will release their debut studio album, Asteria, on Summit Records in January 2018.

Members of Seraph Brass have performed with such esteemed ensembles as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Musicians from Marlboro, Luzern Music Festival in Switzerland, National Symphony, Brass Band of Battle Creek, Daejeon Philharmonic in Korea, and Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand. They hold positions in the Richmond Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Artosphere Orchestra, Tennessee Tech University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Louisiana State University, University of Richmond, and North Carolina School of the Arts.

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Seraph Brass has toured throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. They have performed multiple concerts at the Lieksa Brass Week in Finland, and they were the featured ensemble at the International Women’s Brass Conference. Seraph has performed concerts at the Forum Cultural Guanajuato in León, Mexico, Dame Myra Hess Concerts in Chicago (IL),

Gettysburg Concert Association (PA), Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach (FL), SUNY Cortland (NY), Jamestown Concert Association (NY), and they have toured extensively as Allied Concert Services artists. Seraph is on the roster of the Manhattan Music Ensemble. They performed with the Rowan University Wind Ensemble, performing Rick DeJonge’s Prelude and Fantasy under the direction of Joseph Higgins.

Many members of Seraph Brass have performed with Adele on her 2016 North American tour.

Enthusiastic about education, Seraph has developed strong relationships with Venezuelan “El Sistema” programs in Philadelphia and Washington D.C., performing fundraising concerts for Play-On Philly! and Bridges: Music Through Harmony. Seraph has given residencies at Stephen F. Austin University, Universi-

ty of Virginia, Wittenberg University (OH), Western Illinois Universities, Penn State Erie (PA), and the Dreyfoos School of the Arts (FL). This season they will give residencies and performances at Eastern Illinois University, Marywood University (PA), and Metropolitan State University of Denver (CO) among others.

Committed to commissioning new works, Seraph commissioned and premiered “Wolf ” for solo soprano and brass quintet from Philadelphia-based composer, Joseph Hallman. Seraph has commissioned new works

by Catherine McMichael and Rene Orth, featured on Asteria. Seraph has also premiered Lucy Pankhurt’s Ouroboros with euphonium soloist Hélène Escriva at the International Women’s Brass Conference. Seraph also has many original arrangements by trumpeter Jeff Luke, featured on Asteria and Seraph Brass Live!

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gabrielle stravelli Photo by Shervin Lainez

12/1/18 Home for the Holidays Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:30 pm Tickets: General Admission

$10 FSU Faculty and Staff $8

FSU Students $3 FEATURING GUEST ARTIST, AWARD-WINNING VOCALIST AND SONGWRITER: GABRIELLE STRAVELLI PURCHASE TICKETS Celebrate the season with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra! We have created an entertaining and heartwarming program entitled Home for the Holidays.

Reminiscent of USO Holiday Shows, our program features renowned jazz vocalist, Gabrielle Stravelli in many of the best holiday songs ever written. This swinging program is sure to get your toes tapping and voices singing. Join us as we pay tribute to such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kenton, and Duke Ellington for a fun program the entire family will enjoy.

Pre-Concert Talk with the FSO “Music Nerd” will begin at 6:45pm.

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11/18/2018 Jazz Express- Jazz at the Pate Room Main Library in Fayetteville Time: 4:00 pm Tickets: FREE 12/2/2018 FSU Concert Choir: Holiday Concert Location: Kingdom Impact Global Ministries Time: 5:00 pm Clinic - 3/25/2019 Concert - 3/26/2019 Caixa Trio Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:00 pm Tickets: General Admission $10

FSU Faculty and Staff $8

FSU Students FREE

throughout the United States including numerous state Day of Percussion events. The Caixa Trio emphasizes the importance of musicianship and demonstrates the versatility needed in the role of the total percussionist.

The Caixa Trio is dedicated to expanding the literature available for percussion trios by composing and commissioning new works. The Trio released their first CD, “Commissioned Works” in 2008.

4/4/2019 FSU Chamber Music Day and Night Concert Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 11:00 am & 7:00 pm Tickets: General Admission $10

FSU Faculty and Staff $8

FSU Students $3 4/7/2019 Fayetteville Chamber Orchestra: Concert Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 4:00 pm Tickets: General Admission $10

FSU Faculty and Staff $8

FSU Students $3 4/21/2019 FSU Concert Choir: Spring Concert “Lift Every Voice & Sing” Location: Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church Time: 4:00 pm Tickets: FREE

The Caixa Trio, Julie Hill, Julie Davila, and Amy Smith was formed in 2000 and is a professional percussion ensemble based in Tennessee. The ensemble derives its name from the Caixa, or snare drum, used in Escolas de Samba in Brazil. The Caixa Trio performs an eclectic repertoire including classical, contemporary, world, and rudimental percussion.

The Caixa Trio has performed internationally at festivals in Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, France, and Puerto Rico as well as the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. The Trio has also performed and presented master classes at universities and public schools

4/28/2019 FSU Piano Day Location: Rosenthal Building & Student Center Ballroom Time: 4:00 pm (Concert) Tickets: FREE 5/4/2019 FSU Symphonic Band-Concert Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:00 pm Tickets: FREE

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tia fuller Symposium: 4/5/2019 Concert: 4/6/2019 FSU Jazz Weekend Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:30 pm Tickets: General Admission $10 The Fayetteville State University Jazz Band Director’s Symposium is a one day event for Music Educators who have a desire to be better Jazz Educators. The Symposium is a hands on, (bring your instruments) experience for all level of music educators, and future music educators. We welcome all college music education majors as well as seasoned music educators.

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When Mack Avenue recording artist, Tia Fuller picks up her sax to play, something amazing happens as the reverberations of her musical elixir fill the room.

Balancing both worlds of performance and education, it is understood why this touring artist and full-time professor (at the Berklee College of Music), has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, (Magna Cum Laude) and Master’s degree in Jazz Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder (Summa Cum Laude), was selected to be a member of the all-female band touring with R&B star, Beyoncé. As part of the I AM..Sasha Fierce and Beyoncé Experience World Tour promoting the superstar’s CD’s, where Tia has played in various venues throughout the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. She is a featured soloist on the Beyoncé Experience DVD (Me, Myself and I), I AM Yours I DVD (Wynn Theatre) and also appeared on number of major television shows, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today Show, Good Morning America, BET Awards, American Music Awards and Total Request Live, and the 2010 Grammy Awards. As well as having performed as the featured soloist with Beyoncé for President Obama at the White House.

Tia can also be seen touring regularly with a number of bands, including: Terri Lyne Carrington’s Grammy-winning ‘Mosaic’ Project and Money Jungle ‘Provocative in Blue’, the assistant musical director for Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society tour, and Dianne Reeves’ Grammy winning, Beautiful Life tour. She has also performed with luminaries such as: Ralph Peterson Septet, Rufus Reid Quintet, Geri Allen, the Nancy Wilson Jazz Orchestra, Wycliff Gordan Septet, Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, Chaka Kahn, Ledisi, Kelly Rowland, Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Pattie Labelle, Sheila E, Valerie Simpson, Dionne Warwick, Janelle Monet, Patrice Rushen, Erica Badu and Aretha Franklin. The dynamic saxophonist has been featured on the cover Saxophone Today, Jazz Education Journal, Downbeat and Jazz Times Magazine. In addition, she has received numerous awards and marks of distinction including, winning Downbeat Critic’s Poll-‘Rising Star’ two years in a row for Soprano Sax (2014), Alto Sax and Flute (2013).

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10/4-6/2018 Fedra: Queen of Haiti Location: Butler Theatre Courtyard Time: 7:30 pm Tickets: General Admission $10

FSU Faculty and Staff $8

FSU Students $3

4/11/2019 Home by Samm-Art Williams: Location: Butler Theatre Time: 7:30 pm Tickets: General Admission $10

FSU Faculty and Staff $8

FSU Students $3

Written by J. Nicole Brooks Directed by Jeremy Fiebig

HOME written by Samm-Art Williams (Butler Theatre). Directed

by Phoebe Hall. Produced to great acclaim by the Negro Ensemble Company, this brilliant inventive, lyrically expressive play deals with the coming of age of a young black man from rural South Carolina.

On a small farm that Cephus Miles, an orphan, has inherited from his family, Cephus is young and strong, content to work the land—until his childhood sweetheart rejects him and goes off to college. Not believing in the Vietnam war, Cephus is imprisoned as a draft evader for refusing to serve. By the time he is released, Cephus has lost his land to the tax collector so he heads north to a new life, a good job and a slinky new girlfriend. The big city is exciting and rewarding, until the dream begins to fade—Cephus loses his job and becomes involved in drugs and prostitution. Finally, he returns to South Carolina and settles back on the land with his old sweetheart. Despite all, he has never lost his joyous goodwill, his indomitable spirit and the belief that one day his quest for fulfillment will be rewarded.

Fayetteville State University Theatre’s season opens with an explosive retelling of Phaedra that would make Euripides, Seneca and Jean Racine blush. This story of power and lust is set in a re-imagined Haiti that stands as the world’s greatest superpower.

Fedra attempts to seduce her stepson, but things quickly fall apart, and enemies are quickly made. Only the fiercely mischievous pen of J. Nicole Brooks (Black Diamond) could so ignite the hidden power of this enduring myth. Mature audiences only.

2/23/2019 Anansi & Friends Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 10:00 am Tickets: General Admission $3 ANANSI AND FRIENDS: The Joke’s on YOU! written by FSU Theatre faculty Phoebe Hall. Student directed.

Original trickster tales from the West Indies based on myths, folk tales and legends from Ghana featuring their beloved well-known trickster, Anansi the Spider.

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maid marian Maid Marian A new adaptation of Robin Hood by Jessica Osnoe The latest taste in the Honey series blends the familiar, spirited notes of the classic legend of Robin Hood with a zing of salt and sweetness from a new voice in the narrative. Tart hints of bitterness and justice balance the finish of this premiere adaption, complete with an element of adventure.

April 25-28, 2019, at 7:30pm Fayetteville State University What You Will Preshow 45 minutes prior to curtain ADVANCE Tickets $15 general admission $13 seniors and military $8 students AT THE DOOR Tickets $20/$18/$13 Website: www.etix.com Search: Seabrook Auditorium

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dance 1/21/2019 MLK Performance Location: Seabrook Auditorium Time: 7:00 pm Tickets: General Admission FREE Fayetteville State University Dance Ensemble (FSUDE) in collaboration with Durham’s Koffee Dance Company (KDC) to give a performance through the exploration of social history, the production seeks to reach out, educate and reveal how the hip-hop generation views various Civil Rights developments by posing questions from the millennial generation to the Civil Rights generation and vice versa. Historic and current topics broached include fatherlessness, the women’s liberation movement, gang violence and relationships.

Civil Rights and the Hip-hop Generation: Looking Back, Moving Forward was created through conversations, research and the expansion of a previous FSUDE piece entitled Man/Boy-Boy/Man. Man-Boy/Boy-Man is a theatrical dance work in three sections which comments on issues facing young African-American males today. Civil Rights and the Hip-hop Generation expands on these ideas to include other topics concerning all AfricanAmerican youth today, and has been dubbed, “not your parents MLK show”. PLEASE NOTE: This presentation depicts graphic images, strong language and adult situations.

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Soul Sista Performance

MLK Show

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fine arts facilities About Rosenthal Gallery The Rosenthal Gallery, located in the Rosenthal Building, is operated under the Department of Performing and Fine Arts. The gallery installs temporary exhibitions of regional, national and international works, includes FSU faculty and student exhibitions. The Rosenthal Gallery is a supplement to the curriculum through exhibits, lectures and seminars, and serves as a cultural component of the campus and the region.

About Butler Theatre

Most FSU Theatre productions take place in our 200-seat Butler Theater in the heart of the east FSU campus.

Equipped with state of the art lighting and sound technology and a fully furnished scene shop, Butler Theater is home to most of our main-stage shows and many of our classes.

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About Seabrook Auditorium The J.W. Seabrook Auditorium has been a focal point of the Fayetteville State University campus since it made its debut in 1954. Providing thousands of acts over the years, many great performers and famous names have graced the stage. Seabrook Auditorium is basked in university history. The building, originally constructed in 1954, has seen its fair share of famous performers and speakers. The building, which held 1,200 people, was originally called College Auditorium. The name changed to J.W. Seabrook Auditorium in honor of Dr. J. Ward Seabrook, the president of Fayetteville State Teacher’s College from 1933-1956. Seabrook not only hosts performances for students to enjoy, but is also a cornerstone of entertainment in the community. Students and community members have enjoyed a variety of talents that have graced the Seabrook stage over the years, including Duke Ellington, the Godfather of Soul James Brown, and Dr. Maya Angelou.

Seabrook closed its doors and re-opened in November 2005 after a complete renovation. The renovations that cost $6.5 million and took two years to complete, included a 7-foot deep orchestra pit, new seats, box seats, new lighting and stage, more bathrooms, an enlarged box office, an elevator, a new sound booth, state-of-the-art sound equipment, and a $60,000 organ. Seabrook Auditorium now holds 1,134 people and is available to community groups.

For rental information and technical specifications please visit www.uncfsu.edu/seabrook.

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funding and community par The primary mission of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts is to produce graduates that will be leaders and advocates in their respective fields in the performing and fine arts - music, dance, theatre, and visual arts.

The Department also is committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy and performance, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging the community with the arts, and making the arts accessible to all.

Fine Arts Series Funding

Fayetteville State University’s Fine Arts Series is made possible by support from FSU’s Division of Student Affairs, the FSU Office of Title III, FSU’s Department of Performing and Fine Arts, the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, and the Cumberland Community Foundation.

Community Partnerships Fayetteville State University’s Department of Performing and Fine Arts is proud to partner with Arts Council, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and Our State Magazine.

Events sponsored by Title III

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Fayetteville State University sits on the precipice of increasing its influences as a commanding force in shaping the future of our region, state, and nation. We provide students with the highest quality learning experiences that will enable them to become citizens and leaders as change-agents in this new technologically advanced global society. Our core values are student success and the pursuit of excellence, shared governance, global responsibility and collaboration. We work tirelessly to advance these values as we continue to transform FSU into a vibrant 21st Century University each and every day. Since July of 2012, when the campaign began, we have raised over $26 million for the advancement of our Institution.

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contact information Fine Arts Series

www.uncfsu.edu Find detailed information about all upcoming Fine Arts Series events and activities.

Campus Map for events: Seabrook Auditorium, Rosenthal Gallery, Jones Student Center, or Butler Theater

FSU Box Office: 910-672- 1724 Most events are free. However, tickets for all ticketed events can be purchased here.

Map of parking areas

Rosenthal Gallery Dwight Smith, Gallery Director Rosenthal Gallery is located on the second level of the Rosenthal Building. Hours of operations are week days 9:00am to 5:00pm. Special events and weekend hours can be found on the Fine Arts Series website.

Support the PFA COTTON CLUB III Friends of the Arts (FOTA) The Friends of the Arts (FOTA) at Fayetteville State University is an organization devoted to supporting the educational and cultural initiatives of the Department of Performing and fine Arts at FSU. The goals of FOTA are to provide scholarships for talented students in the performing and fine arts; and support special projects that enhance the cultural and intellectual life of the community.

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1. Center for Continuing Education 2. Charles W. Chesnutt Library 3. Police Public Safety OfďŹ ce 4. School of Business & Economics Building 5. G.L. Butler Learning Center 6. E.E. Smith Administration Complex 7. Rudolph Jones Student Center 8. Vance Hall 9. New Residence Hall 10 Honors Residence Hall 11. New Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex 12. Nick Jeralds Football Field 13. Williams Hall 14. Mitchell Building 15. Hood Hall 16. Lyons Science Building 17. Joyner Hall 18. Physical Plant Building 19. Warehouse 20. Storage Shed 21. Warehouse 22. Bryant Hall 23. Harris Hall

24. Cook Hall 25. Smith Hall 26. James M. Paige Alumni House 27. Spaulding InďŹ rmary 28. J.W. Seabrook Auditorium 29. Rosenthal Building 30. Helen T. Chick Building 31. Telecommunications Center 32. Knuckles Science Annex 33. Taylor Social Science Building 34. Newbold Building 35. Lilly Gymnasium 36. L.J. Taylor Gymnasium 1200 Murchison Road 37. Lyons Science Annex 38. Bronco Residence Hall Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298 39. Bronco Student Plaza 40. University Place Apartments/ Phone: (910) 672-1111 41. Bookstore 42. Bronco Square Shopping Center. www.uncfsu.edu 43. Southeastern N.C. Nursing Education and Research Center 44. Renaissance Hall 45. Science and Technology Building A-X. Parking 31

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For more information about the Fine Arts Series or the Department of Performing and Fine Arts Contact: Mr. Johnathan Chestnut Interim Chair for the Department of Performing and Fine Arts jchestnut@uncfsu.edu 910-672-1571 or Find 32 us on Facebook

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In its own small way, the 24-hour Theatre Project reflects the core values of FSU Theatre Company as we seek to train young artists: push hard, work hard, rely on the community around you to carry you through. Get to work! Have fun.