2015-2016 Kennesaw State University College of the Arts Season Brochure

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Exhibitions utilizing the Fine Arts Gallery are presented in partnership with the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art. Learn more at zuckerman. kennesaw.edu.

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VISIT THE NEW OTP GALLERY! The new OTP (“Outside the Perimeter”) Gallery, operated by Kennesaw State University’s School of Art and Design’s Art Career Mentoring Service (ACMS), focuses on the exhibition of art by students, alumni, staff and faculty of the university.

Established in September of 2014, the OTP Gallery is a retail space within MarketPlace 120 in Marietta.

The gallery is dedicated to the promotion and sale of work by artists affiliated with Kennesaw State University’s School of Art and Design. Learn more by visiting marketplace120.com/otp-gallery or facebook.com/otpgallery.

INTRODUCTIONS: CRAIG BRASCO, JEFF CAMPANA, and GEO SIPP August 22 - October 16, 2015 Opening Reception Sat., 8/22, 6-8 p.m.

Fine Arts Gallery | Wilson Building

Join us for an exhibition of works by new faculty members of the School of Art and Design.

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What is a Capstone?

Seniors completing their Bachelors’ of Fine Arts and Art Education degrees participate in capstone exhibitions that showcase artwork of various disciplines and materials representing individual styles and high levels of conceptual ability. These students are simultaneously enrolled in one of the upper-level capstone courses focusing on graduate school research as well as topics dealing with professional art, art education and design careers. Art History seniors in the Bachelor of Arts degree develop a rigorous research project in preparation for publication and present it as a public lecture.

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CAPSTONE EXHIBITION I:

October 26 - November 8, 2015 Opening Reception Mon., 10/26, 5-7 p.m.

CAPSTONE EXHIBITION II:

November 16 - December 6, 2015 Opening Reception Mon., 11/16, 5-7 p.m.

spring 2016

CAPSTONE EXHIBITION I:

March 1 - March 13, 2016 Opening Reception Mon., 3/7, 5-7 p.m.

CAPSTONE EXHIBITION II:

March 15 - March 27, 2016 Opening Reception Mon., 3/21, 5-7 p.m.

CAPSTONE EXHIBITION III:

March 29 - April 17, 2016 Opening Reception Mon., 4/11, 5-7 p.m.

CAPSTONE EXHIBITION IV:

April 19 - May 1, 2016 Opening Reception Mon., 4/25, 5-7 p.m.

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VISIONS KSU STUDENT ART SOCIETY’S 33RD ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION:

January 20 - February 17, 2016 Opening Reception Wed., 1/20, 5-7 p.m.

For 33 consecutive years, KSU’s Visions Student Art Society has hosted an Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. In partnership with the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, this much-loved tradition celebrates a spirited competition among KSU’s student artists by providing a chance to showcase their talents in one highly visible event.

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Above: Artists carry a fresh relief print from the Print BIG! steamroller press during the 2015 Spring Arts Festival.

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SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL

April 23, 2016 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Celebrate the arts at the Spring Arts Festival! The Festival will feature demonstrations and workshops on painting and drawing, 3D printing, basic digital painting, and Raku ceramics firing. Watch a fascinating iron pour or a steamroller producing jumbo relief prints from Print BIG! and Atlanta Printmaker’s Studio. There will also be a photo booth and a pin-up show, allowing local artists and students the chance to compete in four categories: elementary, middle, high school, and community.

All activities are free except for the scratch block molds used for the iron pour. T-Shirts and food will be available for purchase.

New this year is a community art sale featuring the art of faculty, staff, local professionals and KSU students; part of the proceeds will benefit art scholarships. Learn more at KSUArtsFestival.com.

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November 11- 14, 2015 | 8 p.m. $15- $20 | Stillwell Theater Celebrating 10 years of dance at Kennesaw State University.

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INFORMAL STUDIO CONCERT December 7, 2015 | 3:30 p.m. | Free Chastain Pointe Studios

A mixed repertory of works from fall dance classes.

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February 21, 2016 | 5 p.m.

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A presentation of choreographic works developed during a 3-day choreography intensive.

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SYNERGY

March 23, 2016 | Free Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Experience a truly comprehensive artistic fusion of the arts for Atlanta-area school students. Reservations managed by ArtsBridge at the Cobb Energy Center.

DANCE ON THE GREEN March 30, 2016 12:30 p.m. | Free Kennesaw Campus Green

A community event celebrating dance at Kennesaw State University.

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KSU DANCE FESTIVAL

April 16-17, 2016 5 p.m. | $10 | Stillwell Theater An annual high school dance festival featuring adjudicated performances, master classes, informal choreographic showings, and faculty seminars.

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STUDENT DANCE CONCERT

April 22-23, 2016 8 p.m. | $15-$20 | Stillwell Theater An evening of innovative senior projects presented by the KSU Dance Company.

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Concerts marked with will be streamed live online at musicKSU.com.

JASON EKLUND, horn

August 19, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

LEAH PARTRIDGE, soprano and WILSON SOUTHERLAND, piano September 2, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

JAMES BARKET and FRIENDS, double bass September 3, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

September 9, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

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THE ATLANTA OPERA: WINTER JOURNEY September 12, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $28-55

The 2015-16 Signature Series opens with a rare gem: Franz Schubert’s famed song cycle Winterreise (“Winter Journey”) performed by The Atlanta Opera featuring acclaimed baritone David Adam Moore. Typically presented in a recital format, this performance will be a semi-staged production with interpretive projections and sophisticated multimedia designs. Sung in German with English subtitles, Winter Journey is part of The Atlanta Opera’s 2015-16 Discoveries Series.

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SUMMIT PIANO TRIO

September 14, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

TREY WRIGHT TRIO

September 15, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

WIND ENSEMBLE

September 16, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

DUELING DUOS: COUCHERONS vs. KIMS

September 22, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

MARY AKERMAN, guitar

September 23, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

September 24, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

TINA STALLARD, soprano and LYNN KOMPASS, piano September 25, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

FACULTY CHAMBER PLAYERS September 28, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

UNIVERSITY CHORALE and WOMEN’S CHOIR September 29, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

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RONALD CHIOLDI, piano

September 30, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

PHILHARMONIC and CONCERT BAND

October 1, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

DOUG LINDSEY, trumpet October 5, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

CHAMBER SINGERS and MEN’S ENSEMBLE

October 6, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

October 7, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DONALD RUNNICLES, conductor CHRISTINA SMITH, flute ELISABETH REMY JOHNSON, harp October 9, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $28-55

The Atlanta Symphony returns to Morgan Hall for the first of four performances during the 2015-16 season. Beloved ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles leads the orchestra for this special program opening with Schubert’s Six Dances, scored for orchestra by Anton Webern. The program continues with Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto highlighted by charming dialogue throughout from soloists and KSU School of Music faculty members Christina Smith, flute, and harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson. The program closes with Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony showcasing the composer’s more playful side and is filled with delightfully unexpected twists and turns.

Schubert/Webern: Six Dances, D. 820 Mozart: Concerto in C major for Flute and Harp, K. 299 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

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Donald Runnicles, conductor Performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on October 9, 2015

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WIND ENSEMBLE

October 12, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

ORAL MOSES, bass

October 13, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

ROBERT HENRY, piano

October 14, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

FELIPE COELHO, guitar with KSU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and FACULTY ARTISTS October 16, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

THIRD COAST PERCUSSION October 20, 2015 | 8 PM | $10-15

INTERCOLLEGIATE WOMEN’S CHORAL FESTIVAL October 22, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

HELEN KIM, violin and ROBERT HENRY, piano

October 26, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

CLASSICAL GUITAR ENSEMBLE October 28, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

JAZZ ENSEMBLE I

October 29, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

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JAZZ GUITAR ENSEMBLE and JAZZ COMBOS

November 2, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

CONCERT COMPETITION

November 3, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

IAN HOBSON, piano

November 4, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

JAZZ COMBOS

November 5, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

OPERA DOUBLE FEATURE: NIGHT OF MIRACLES

November 13-14, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

TRUMPET, TROMBONE, and HORN CHOIRS

November 16, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

PHILHARMONIC and CONCERT BAND

November 17, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

WIND ENSEMBLE

November 18, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

GOSPEL CHOIR

November 20, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

December 1, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

FACULTY JAZZ PARLIAMENT December 2, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH: CHORAL ENSEMBLES and SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

December 3, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

KSU COMMUNITY & ALUMNI CHOIR: A CHRISTMALS STORY December 5, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $15

Enjoy the sounds of the season as the Christmas story is conveyed through song.

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

December 7, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: A VERY MERRY HOLIDAY POPS December 18, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $28-55

Atlanta’s favorite holiday tradition comes to Kennesaw State as ASO Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski leads the orchestra in exciting performances of everyone’s favorite holiday classics.

GAME ON!

January 15, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $28-55 Video games are works of art. Even in their humble beginnings, video games have captivated players through the powerful combination of art and technology. Artistic creation in video games has continued to progress alongside gaming’s many technological advances and has become as important to a game’s success as its playability.

The soundtrack that accompanies the on-screen graphics completes the incredibly immersive and vivid gamescapes that have created billions of gaming devotees across generations and around the world. Explore the musical landscape of video games from well-loved 8-bit classics to today’s amazingly complex and visually stunning titles.

CHARAE KRUEGER, cello and ROBERT HENRY, piano January 25, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

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AN EVENING OF GERMAN ART SONG WITH KSU FACULTY January 26, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

COLLAGE CONCERT

February 6, 2016 | 5 and 8 p.m. | $28-55 The 10th Annual Collage Concert is a major fundraising event for supporting scholarships for music students. This signature production features soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles totaling over 200 student and faculty performers.

The rapid-fire program of diverse works is presented as flowing vignette performances with unique lighting and stage design to create a truly memorable and unique experience.

FACULTY CHAMBER PLAYERS February 8, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

February 10, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

VEGA STRING QUARTET

February 15, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

February 16, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

WIND ENSEMBLE

February 17, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

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10th Annual Collage Concert Saturday, February 6, 2016

Karen Gomyo, violin Performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on February 19, 2016

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ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CRISTIAN MACELARU, conductor KAREN GOMYO, violin February 19, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $28-55

Conductor Cristian Macelaru leads the ASO in an evening of works from Russian composers beginning with Stravinsky’s masterpiece Petrushka, the tale of a puppet who, after being murdered by his rival, returns to haunt his master. Violinist Karen Gomyo performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, one of the most beautiful, thrilling, and beloved works in the repertoire. The program concludes with Sergei Lyapounov’s kaleidoscopic transcription for full orchestra of Balakirev’s Islamey.

Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947) Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Balakirev/Lyapounov: Islamey

PHILHARMONIC and CONCERT BAND

February 23, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

ROBERT HENRY, piano

February 24, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

UNIVERSITY CHORALE and WOMEN’S CHOIR February 25, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

CHAMBER SINGERS and MEN’S ENSEMBLE March 1, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

HELEN KIM, violin and SAKIKO OHASHI, piano March 7, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and WIND ENSEMBLE March 17, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

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ANDREW COOPERSTOCK, piano March 21, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

FACULTY JAZZ PARLIAMENT March 22, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

JAZZ ENSEMBLE I

March 24, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

SUMMIT PIANO TRIO

March 28, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

CLASSICAL GUITAR ENSEMBLE March 30, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

DAVID WATKINS, piano March 31, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD, conductor ALEXANDRE THARAUD, piano April 1, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $28-55

Conductor Thomas Søndergård leads the Atlanta Symphony in the orchestra’s final performance at Kennesaw State during the 2015-16 season. Pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Ravel’s Concerto in D Major for the Left Hand Alone, a remarkable synthesis of classical and jazz elements commissioned by pianist Paul Wittgenstein who lost his right arm during the First World War. Following is Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnol, a magically orchestrated celebration of the beauties and mysteries of Spain with enticing melodies and rhythms. The program is bounded by a pair of works about the sea: Berlioz’s Overture to Le Corsaire inspired by Lord Byron’s tale of the seafaring hero and Debussy’s La Mer inspired by the composer’s lifelong passion for the sea.

Berlioz: Overture to Le Corsaire Ravel: Concerto in D major for the Left Hand Alone Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnol Debussy: La Mer

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Thomas Søndergürd, conductor Performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on April 1, 2016

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JAZZ GUITAR ENSEMBLE and JAZZ COMBOS April 11, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

STUDENT COMPOSERS RECITAL April 13, 2016 | 8 PM | Free

JAZZ COMBOS April 14, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

SPRING OPERA GALA April 16, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

WIND ENSEMBLE April 18, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

PHILHARMONIC and CONCERT BAND April 19, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

GOSPEL CHOIR April 20, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

CHAMBER SINGERS and MEN’S ENSEMBLE April 21, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

CHRISTINA SMITH, flute and ROBERT HENRY, piano April 25, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

UNIVERSITY CHORALE and WOMEN’S CHOIR April 26, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA April 27, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

JAZZ ENSEMBLES April 28, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $10-15

KSU COMMUNITY & ALUMNI CHOIR: A TIME FOR SINGING: SONGS OF HUMANITY April 30, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $15

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE May 2, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

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THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Stillwell Theater August 21, 2015 | 8 p.m. $10 (at the door only)

By Charles Ludlam.

Directed by Margaret Baldwin.

The TPS faculty kicks off the season with a staged reading of this outrageous Gothic farce that spoofs Shakespeare, Victorian penny dreadfuls, werewolf movies, and more. An annual benefit performance for education abroad scholarships.

24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL Stillwell Theater August 29, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $5

Coordinated by Jamie Bullins.

Student writers, directors, actors, and designers dive in fearlessly to create theatre from ground zero in only 24 hours.

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AN EVENING WITH DAEL OERLANDERSMITH Stillwell Theater

September 10-12, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $5-20 Award-winning performer, poet, and playwright Dael Oerlandersmith offers an evening of captivating solo performance that features her most recent work.

THE KILLER Onyx Theater

September 15-20, 2015 | $5-$12 Tues. – Sat. 8 p.m. | Sun. 2 p.m.

By Eugène Ionesco. Translated by Michael Feingold.

Directed by Peter Campbell. Coordinated and designed by Rebecca Makus.

This reimagining of Ionesco’s play about failed utopias explores the use of new media in performance with spoken language and movement, followed by film and a shadow play.

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THE THIRD ANNUAL COMING OUT MONOLOGUES PROJECT Onyx Theater October 8-9, 2015 | 8 p.m. | $5

Directed by Jessica Duvall and Karen Robinson.

Co-produced with GLBTIQ Student Retention Services. Funny, inspiring, and celebratory, this event features coming-out stories from the KSU and metro-area communities performed by KSU students.

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THE SCARLET LETTER Stillwell Theater

October 20-25, 2015 | $5-$20 Tuesday – Saturday 8 p.m. | Sunday 2 p.m.

By Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Adapted by John Gentile.

Directed by John Gentile and Henry Scott.

As relevant today as when it was first written, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece is a haunting and romantic tale of Puritan America’s struggles with religion, law, and sexuality.

Companion Lecture: “The Scarlet Letter in Context, 1650-2015.”

Sandra Hughes, Ph.D., President-Elect of the Nathaniel Hawthorne Society.

October 21, 2015 | 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.

Stillwell Theater | Free

K.I.S.S. ROFLOL Onyx Theater

November 6-7, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free Directed by Jamie Bullins.

Join the student improv ensemble as they usher in the change of seasons with an outlandish and hilarious showcase of the unscripted and unexpected.

KSU TELLERS SHOWCASE: STUDENT STORYTELLING CONCERT Onyx Theater November 13-14, 2015 | 8 p.m. | Free

Directed by Charles Parrott.

The KSU Tellers share their finest original stories from the fall semester.

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PARADE The Strand Theatre, Marietta

November 19, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. | $5-$20

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Directed by Harrison Long.

Music direction by Judy Cole.

Book by Alfred Uhry.

Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.

This Tony-award winning musical recounts the sequence of events that culminated in the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank, the Jewish manager of a pencil factory who was accused of murdering Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old employee. Our concert-style staging commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of these tragic moments in Georgia’s history.

Co-sponsored by KSU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Radow Lecture Series, and the Department of Museums, Archives & Rare Books.

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STORIES FOR A WINTER NIGHT: ANDY OFFUT IRWIN AND LYN FORD Stillwell Theater January 21-23, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $5-$20

Southern humorist Andy Offut Irwin and “Affrilachian” storyteller Lyn Ford join forces for a night of hilarious and heartfelt performances.

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IN THE BLOOD Onyx Theater

February 2-7, 2016 | 8:00 p.m. | $5-$12 Directed by Karen Robinson.

Pulitzer prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks offers a startling contemporary response to The Scarlet Letter in this darkly comic and heartrending portrait of a homeless mother striving to raise her five children on the streets.

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NEW WORKS AND IDEAS: 7TH ANNUAL 10-MINUTE PLAYFEST: BAD MATH | Stillwell Theater February 20, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $5

Coordinated by Margaret Baldwin. An evening of new 10-minute plays inspired by the work of contemporary American playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. Written by KSU students and directed by KSU students, faculty, and alumni.

BRANCHES ETCHED ACROSS THE SKY Onyx Theater February 22-23, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $5

By award-winning Atlanta playwright Addae Moon. Directed

by Angela M. Farr Schiller. A poetic, coming-of-age drama about a young African-American man and his siblings as they wrestle with the realities of adulthood while coping with a tragic loss. A staged reading.

THE FOLLOWERS | Onyx Theater February 24-25, 2016 | 8 p.m. | $5

Adapted by Margaret Baldwin and directed by Michael Haverty. The Followers transports The Bacchae, Euripides’ classic tragedy of blind ecstasy and vengeance, to our contemporary landscape of partisan violence, fanaticism, and global unrest.

A staged reading.

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TPS and PADERBORN UNIVERSITY meet SUZAN-LORI PARKS Onyx Theater February 26, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

Directed by Pamela Joyce and Karen Robinson. TPS continues our multi-year transatlantic collaboration with the University of Paderborn, Germany in this theatrical response to master playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays. Paderborn faculty and student residency at KSU is made possible by funding from The Halle Foundation.

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SPRING AWAKENING Stillwell Theater

March 9-13 & 16-20, 2016 | $5-20 Wed. – Sat. | 8 p.m.

Sun. | 2 p.m.

Directed by Rick Lombardo. Caught between their sexual urges and society’s contradictory teachings, “Spring Awakening” is an alluringly melancholy story of self-discovery and coming of age anxiety as seen through the eyes of young teenagers. Set in repressive 19th century Germany, young students attempt to reckon with the thrilling, complicated and confusing time of their sexual awakening. NOTE: This is a powerful coming of age story with mature themes, sexual situations, partial nudity, and strong language.

K.I.S.S. SPRING HOOPLA PALOOZA Onyx Theater April 22-23, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

Directed by Jamie Bullins.

Celebrate spring with the student improv ensemble’s irresistible antics and games.

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KSU TELLERS SHOWCASE: STUDENT STORYTELLING CONCERT Onyx Theater April 29-30, 2016 | 8 p.m. | Free

MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE Onyx Theater May 1, 2016 | 7 p.m. | Free

Directed by Amanda Wansa Morgan. Music Direction

by Judy Cole. Musical theatre students showcase selected works from the spring semester.

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OPENING RECEPTION August 22, 2015, 6-8 p.m.

Featuring the following exhibitions:

Anam nēsis Forget Me Not Marking Time RITES

FORGET ME NOT

August 22 – December 13, 2015 The show focuses on conceptual practices that mirror the process of memory through forgetting--blurring, gaps, irregularities in a normally regular format, bit rot, decay, hidden values, and mnemonic devices. This group exhibition includes a number of contemporary female artists, non-art and art objects from collections. The exhibition will also include a research project by the curators that will unearth and visualize past significant art events and local organizations in the 1970s that were started, run, or organized by women who are still integral to the arts in Atlanta. Artists include: Kelly Kristin Jones, Katherine Taylor, Jess Jones, Emily Gomez, Gretchen Hupfel, Zipporah Camille Thompson, Judith Scott, Lauren Peterson, and Penelope Umbrico.

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Diana Flowers, Drawings in Wire (detail), 2013-15.

Annealed steel wire and copper; dimension variable.

Couresy of the artist.

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Installation photo of Pause, featuring the work of Elizabeth King.

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RITES

August 22 – December 6, 2015 Fahamu Pecou, Guest Curator

The tradition of a rite of passage is common in many cultures and marks the transition from one existence into another. Though these rites still exist, for many Black men around the world, there is no one tried and true way to mark or measure their manhood.

This exhibition considers the role of such an informal system for determining how one becomes a man, specifically, a black man. This exhibition features the work of several black male artists, whose works are commentary on the coming-of-age process, individually and collectively.

MARIA ARTEMIS: ANAMNĒSIS

August 22 – December 6, 2015

ongoing ANAMNĒSIS: WORKS BY RUTH ZUCKERMAN August 22, 2015 – Summer 2017

Maria Artemis Guest Curator This exhibition explores the work of Ruth Zuckerman through the eyes of Maria Artemis, an Atlanta-area sculptor who knew Zuckerman and her work.

MARKING TIME

Debuting August 22, 2015 A permanent public art installation by artist Beth Lily.

This is the winning proposal from a competition that asked artists to suggest projects that would catalogue the new museum over time.

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ART AIDS AMERICA

February 20 – May 21, 2016

Jonathan David Katz And Rock Hushka, Curators Opening Reception February 20, 2015, 6-8 p.m.

This exhibition is the first comprehensive overview and reconsideration of 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic in the United States. The works featured foreground the role of HIV/AIDS in shifting the development of American art away from the cool conceptual foundations of postmodernism and toward a new, more insistently political and autobiographical voice.

Art AIDS America surveys significant American art from the early 1980s to the present, reintroducing and exploring the whole spectrum of artistic responses to HIV/AIDS, from in-your-face activism to quiet elegy.

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FALL 2015

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Jason Eklund, horn The Mystery of Irma Vep ZMA Opening Reception | 6 p.m.

Marking Time exhibition Forget Me Not exhibition Rites exhibition Maria Artemis: Sculptural Proect Ruth Zuckerman Work Selected by Maria Artemis 24-Hour Play Festival

SEPTEMBER ‘15

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Leah Partridge, soprano; Wilson Southerland, piano James Barket and Friends, double bass Symphony Orchestra An Evening with Dael Oerlandersmith The Atlanta Opera: Winter Journey Summit Piano Trio Trey Wright Trio The Killer | 9/20 - 2 p.m.

School of Architecture Faculty Exhibition Wind Ensemble Soohyun Yun, piano Dueling Duos: Coucherons vs. Kims Mary Akerman, guitar Jazz Ensembles Tina Stallard, soprano, and Lynn Kompass, piano Faculty Chamber Players Philharmonic and Concert Band Ronald Chioldi, piano

OCTOBER ‘15 1 5 6 7 8-9 9 12 13 14 16 20 22 20-25 26 26-11/6 28 29

University Chorale and Women’s Choir Doug Lindsey, trumpet Chamber Singers and Men’s Ensemble Symphony Orchestra The Coming out Monologues Project Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble Oral Moses, bass Robert Henry, piano Felipe Coelho, Symphony Orchestra and Faculty Third Coast Percussion Intercollegiate Women’s Choral Festival The Scarlet Letter | 10/25 - 2 p.m.

Helen Kim, violin, and Robert Henry, piano Fall Capstone Exhibition I Classical Guitar Ensemble Jazz Ensemble I

NOVEMBER ‘15 2 4 5 6-7 11-14 13-14 13-14 16 16-12/4 17 18 19 20

Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Combos Ian Hobson, piano Jazz Combos K.I.S.S. ROFLOL (improv performance) 10: Celebrating 10 Years of Dance at KSU Opera Double Feature: Night of Miracles KSU Tellers Showcase Trumpet, Trombone, and Horn Choirs Fall Capstone Exhibition II Philharmonic and Concert Band Wind Ensemble Parade | 7:30 p.m.

Gospel Choir

DECEMBER ‘15 1 2 3 5

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Jazz Ensembles Faculty Jazz Parliament Handel’s Messiah KSU Community & Alumni Choir A Christmas Story Percussion Ensemble Informal Student Dance Concert | 3:30 p.m.

ASO: A Very Merry Holiday Pops

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SPRING 2016 Check arts.kennesaw.edu for our complete schedule, including visiting artists, lectures, and more.

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JANUARY ‘16 15 19-2/17 21-23 25 26

Proctor Scholarship Concert Visions: KSU Art Student Society’s Exhibition Stories for a Winter Night Charae Krueger, cello, and Robert Henry, piano An Evening of German Art Song

FEBRUARY ‘16 2-7 6 8 10 15 17 18 19 20 20 20-5/21 21 22-23 23 24 24-25 25 26

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In the Blood Collage Concert Faculty Chamber Players Symphony Orchestra Vega String Quartet Wind Ensemble Jazz Ensembles Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 7th Annual 10 Minute Playfest: Bad Math ZMA Reception for Art AIDS America | 6-8 p.m.

Art AIDS America choreoLAB: Dance Choreography | 5 p.m.

Branches Etched Across the Sky Philharmonic and Concert Band Robert Henry, piano The Followers University Chorale and Women’s Choir TPS and Paderborn University Meet Suzan-Lori Parks

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MARCH ‘16 1 1-13 7 9-13, 16-20 15-27 17 21 22 23 24 28 29-4/17 30 30 31

Chamber Singers and Men’s Ensemble Spring Capstone Exhibition I Helen Kim, violin and Sakiko Ohashi, piano Little Shop of Horrors | 3/13 & 3/20 at 2 p.m.

Spring Capstone Exhibition II Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Andrew Cooperstock, piano Faculty Jazz Parliament Synergy Jazz Ensemble I Summit Piano Trio Spring Capstone Exhibition III Classical Guitar Ensemble Dance on the Green | 12:30 p.m.

David Watkins, piano

APRIL ‘16 1 11 13 14 16 16-17 18 19 19-29 20 21 22-23 22-23 23 25 26 27 28 29-30 30

MAY ‘16 1 2

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Combos Student Composers Recital Jazz Combos Spring Opera Gala KSU Dance Festival | 5 p.m.

Wind Ensemble Philharmonic and Concert Band Spring Capstone Exhibition IV Gospel Choir Chamber Singers and Men’s Ensemble K.I.S.S. Spring Hoopla Palooza Student Dance Concert Spring Arts Festival | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Christina Smith, flute and Robert Henry, piano University Chorale and Women’s Choir Symphony Orchestra Jazz Ensembles KSU Tellers Showcase: Student Storytelling KSU Community & Alumni Choir A Time for Singing: Songs of Humanity Musical Theatre Showcase | 7 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble

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Enjoy the following six concerts along with exclusive subscriber benefits:

The Atlanta Opera: Winter Journey | Sept. 12, 2015 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | October 9, 2015 Proctor Scholarship Concert | January 15, 2016 10th Annual Collage Concert | February 6, 2016 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | February 19, 2016 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | April 1, 2016

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Proctor Scholarship Concert | January 15, 2016 10th Annual Collage Concert | February 6, 2016 PLUS four additional concerts of your choice featuring our students, faculty, and guest artists. A complete listing of these concerts can be found on pages 9-18.

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An Evening with Dael Oerlandersmith | Sept. 10-12, 2015 The Killer | Sept. 15-20, 2015 The Scarlet Letter | Oct. 20 - Oct. 25, 2015 Parade | Nov. 19, 2015 Stories for a Winter Night | Jan. 21-23, 2015 In the Blood | Feb. 2-7, 2016 Little Shop of Horrors | March 9-13, 2016

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A Time for Singing: Songs of Humanity

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