The Clarice’s 2015–2016 Engagement Season

THE CLARICE AND THE COMMUNITY

K12 SCHOOL PARTNER PROGRAM THE LOST WORLD, 2014–2015 SEASON

photo by Cary Gillett

The Clarice is building the future of the arts by training, mentoring and presenting the next generation of artists and creative innovators. As artists develop their craft as performers, they must also develop their craft as instigators of meaningful dialogue and creative research. Artists have an undeniable link to audiences and understanding and cultivating that link is important. The Clarice supports artists in their quest for strengthening connection with audiences, and understanding through its engagement work.

Engagement at The Clarice comprises facilitated by interactions between audiences and artists that are focused on process rather than on product and performance. We encourage a rigorous exchange of ideas and active participation in a variety of settings.

COMMON TONE

A partnership series with the UMD School of Music

Boundaries. Walls. Limits. Whatever the word, Common Tone is dedicated to breaking down barriers between artist and audience, between genres of music and between food and the concert experience. Presented at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, Common Tone is a place for classically trained student and visiting musicians who are working beyond boundaries, in the space where arts and audience come together in new ways. Have a meal and a drink, and applaud whenever you feel like it.

Common Tone performances are free and will be announced throughout the season.

UMD STUDENTS & VISITING ARTISTS

Current Terps in schools and departments across campus have several opportunities throughout the season to study with artists who are visiting The Clarice through the Artist Partner Program. Informal conversations, master classes and interdisciplinary workshops are among the many offerings of these amazing artists.

K12 SCHOOL PARTNER PROGRAM

The Clarice’s K12 School Partner Program includes a series of matinee performances that provide students with the opportunity to experience live arts and creative conversations with artists. The program offers $5 tickets, transportation subsidies, free tickets for chaperones and study guides to help both teachers and students prepare. In addition to seeing performances, students are given backstage tours of The Clarice, campus tours of UMD and information about becoming the Terps of the future!

HUANG YI & KUKA

SEPTEMBER 2015

See page 9 for performance description.

INTIMATE APPAREL

OCTOBER 2015

See page 13 for performance description.

EMELINE MICHEL

NOVEMBER 2015

See page 9 for performance description.

LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTREAL

MAY 2016

See page 10 for performance description.

WORLDWISE ARTS AND HUMANITIES DEAN’S LECTURE SERIES

Presented in partnership with the College of Arts and Humanities

HUANG YI IN CONVERSATION WITH SHERI PARKS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 . 5:30 PM Gildenhorn Recital Hall Free, ticket required

Named by Dance Magazine as one of the “25 to Watch,” Huang Yi’s work lies at the intersection of modern dance, visual arts and robotics. As a dancer, choreographer, inventor and videographer, Huang is blurring the line between mortal and virtual, asking the question are humans becoming more machine-like or are machines becoming more life-like?

Presented in partnership with the College of Arts and Humanities

ANGELIQUE KIDJO IN CONVERSATION WITH SHERI PARKS

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015 . 5:30 PM Gildenhorn Recital Hall Free, ticket required

The “undisputed queen of African music,” Angelique Kidjo is a musical superstar who uses her acclaimed songs to speak to the lives of African women. In conversation with Sheri Parks, Kidjo, whom TIME magazine called “Africa’s premier diva,” will discuss her world activism in and out of the media spotlight and her life — from Benin to Paris to Brooklyn.

OPERA AL FRESCO photo by Jared Schaubert

CREATIVE DIALOGUES

Free, No Ticket Required

The Creative Dialogue series explores how and why artists make their work in the form of informal talks. DeanTalks are intimate lunchtime conversations between Bonnie Thornton Dill, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and global artists presented by The Clarice’s Artist Partner Program. Targeting UMD students, these events will feature food native to the artist’s home country served in a family-style meal. ArtistTalks are for audiences of all ages who are curious about what inspires artists to make work that is informed by a particular subject matter, including multiple perspectives from UMD faculty and creative radius community members. InnovatorTalks will feature locally based artists who connect their creative passion and commitment to social change.

ArtistTalk

MANIPULATING DATA FOR PERFORMANCE

A CONVERSATION WITH HUANG YI & KUKA

Presented in partnership with the Maryland Robotics Center

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 . 5:30PM Kogod Theatre

Seeking to reveal humanity through new concepts and technologies, Huang Yi’s work is steeped in his fascination with the partnership between humans and robots. After relentless pursuit of the industrial robot KUKA, Huang has embarked on a journey that is a fulfillment of his childhood dream. Huang will talk about his creative process and demonstrate short segments of his larger choreographed work with KUKA. Be prepared to offer up your own ideas for how to create art with robots and other non-human machines. Presented in partnership with Global Communities Living Learning Program

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 . NOON Dorchester Hall

UMD students have the opportunity to share good conversation and ethnic food from the Islands with Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill and Haitian singer Emeline Michel. A place at the table must be reserved by emailing engage. theclarice@umd.edu no later than Monday, November 2. Limited to 25 participants. Open to UMD students only.

InnovatorTalk

ART AND INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE

MARGOT GREENLEE/BODYWISE DANCE

Presented in partnership with Greenbelt Assistance In Living

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2015 . 1PM Green Ridge House in Greenbelt, Maryland

Participatory dance-making, personal agency and creativity are the foundation of DC-based artist Margot Greenlee’s choreographic vision. Nationally recognized as a master teaching artist, she brings her work to healthcare settings to create dances that span age, health and cultural spectrums. Greenlee will teach participants several tools and will reveal a replicable structure for developing workshops that can be taught to people of all abilities and ages.

InnovatorTalk

ART AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

CITY BLOSSOMS

Presented in partnership with Brentwood Arts Exchange

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016 . 1PM Brentwood Arts Exchange in North Brentwood, Maryland

City Blossoms is a non-profit organization working in the Washington DC area to create kid-driven, community engaging, creative green spaces. Founded by UMD alum Lola Bloom, City Blossoms mixes environmental education, healthy living skills, artistic expression and community development, specializing in an art-based approach that emphasizes the qualities of the communities where they work. Bloom will lead participants through activities that demonstrate unique approaches to learning.

NEXTLOOK CLOWN CABARET photo by Izolda Trakhtenberg

NEXTLOOK

A Partnership Program with Joe’s Movement Emporium

NextLOOK is a satellite arts partnership program with Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier, Maryland. This program provides local and regional artists with time, space and dollars to develop their artistic voice, incorporating audiences in the creative process. All residencies and public events are held at Joe’s.

Washington DC

TAURUS BROADHURST DANCE

ARTIST RESIDENCY: SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 2, 2015

Showing and Conversation:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015 . 7PM

Taurus Broadhurst won the first Audience Choice Award at the 32nd Annual Choreographers’ Showcase in January 2015. Because of this win, his company has been granted a NextLOOK residency in the 2015–2016 season. In his choreographic work, Broadhurst combines the wideranging currents of African Diaspora cultures to create a contemporary African aesthetic. His work is grounded in traditional West African dance and fuses movement from modern, house and hip-hop to convey diverse, contemporary stories that embody the griot tradition through movement. His new work, with the help of poet Goldie Patrick and the community, will explore movements of the connectivity of humanity through love: self, familial and community.

Washington DC

MARGOT GREENLEE

MEDICINE BY THE BOOK

ARTIST RESIDENCY: NOVEMBER 2–6, 2015

Showing and Conversation:

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 . 7PM

With beauty and humor, Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book explores the relationship between movement, imagination and the body’s inherent capacity to heal. Inspired by her experiences as a resident choreographer in healthcare settings across the DC region, the work combines the excitement of performance with the satisfaction of meaningful discussion and creative involvement. Weaving together scenes from literature and graphic novels with the daily frustrations of healthcare professionals, Medicine by the Book reveals the power of our creative minds to heal our bodies. Designed as a focal point for discourse and creativity, Medicine combines theatre, storytelling and movement followed by a facilitated audience-and-cast ‘lab’ session. This preview performance will feature faculty members from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health.

Maryland

CLOWN CABARET

THE HEIST

ARTIST RESIDENCY: JANUARY 18–22, 2016

Showing & Conversation:

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016 . 7PM

Clown is an evolving art form that celebrates a universal sense of fun. Through performance, workshops and audience interaction, Clown Cabaret keeps the tradition alive with laughter. During the company’s NextLOOK residency, they will continue developing their newest work. The Heist tells the story of a trio of menacing gangsters who conspire to execute the Greatest Robbery of the 21st Century: a piggy bank. A film noir motif carries the story without dialogue, making the show accessible to audiences regardless of language or age. The Heist is a robust physical comedy, with nods to both high and low art ranging from French Surrealism to Bugs Bunny. Presented in partnership with UMD Department of Behavioral and Community Health in the School of Public Health

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 . 5.30PM Leah M. Smith Hall

Tanya Tagaq is an Inuit throat singer who fiercely advocates for the rights of indigenous people. In addition to being a performer, she speaks regularly about food justice, hunting rights and the relationship that indigenous people have with nature. In 2009, she starred in the film Tungijuq, a thoughtprovoking meditation on the seal hunt and what it means to the traditional way of life for the Inuit. During this event, the eight-minute film will be shown and Professor Erin Mead from the UMD School of Public Health will interview Tanya about her Inuit heritage and her activism. Audience members will be able to ask questions, as in the style of a radio call-in show.

DeanTalk

BONNIE THORNTON DILL WITH FATOUMATA DIAWARA

Presented in partnership with Honors Humanities Living Learning Program

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 . 5:30PM Anne Arundel Hall

UMD students have the opportunity to share good conversation and ethnic food from the African continent with Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill and Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara. A place at the table must be reserved by emailing engage.theclarice@umd.edu no later than Friday, April 22. Limited to 25 participants. Open to UMD students only.

FATOUMATA DIAWARA photo by Mali Serena Aurora

Washington DC

YOKO K

ARTIST RESIDENCY: MARCH 21–25, 2016

Showing and Conversation:

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016 . 7PM

Yoko K. is an electronic musician, composer and producer, a two-time winner of Wammies’ “Electronica Artist” and a past artist-in-residence at Strathmore (2011–2012). Yoko’s ensemble will perform live electronic music and video art to create an immersive multimedia experience. Her aim for the NextLOOK residency is to examine how post-apocalyptic representations of the future shape our sense of the present, and to playfully explore an alternative: “What would the most optimistic future look like?” Audience members will be invited to participate in the showing as visitors from the fictional 22nd century. Her ensemble will also engage the audience through post-performance conversation as well as an online forum to understand the impact of the work.

Maryland and United Kingdom

ALANA COLE-FABER, KIRSTY LITTLE AND MARA NEIMANIS

SWING

ARTIST RESIDENCY: APRIL 11–15, 2016

Showing and Conversation:

FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 . 7PM

Aerial artists Alana Cole-Faber (UpSpring Studio, Mt. Rainier, MD), Mara Neimanis (In-Flight Theater, Baltimore, MD) and Kirsty Little (The Wrong Size, London, UK) pool their talents to create Swing, a performance-in-progress combining aerial choreography with community voices to create fresh, honest aerial movement integrated with the audience’s own stories. Swing will examine what the word “swing” sparks in the imaginations of community members in order to devise narratives for an aerial performance. The aim is to fly the community’s stories so the audience can actually see themselves reflected in flight.

All NextLOOKS are Pay What You Want, No Ticket Required and will take place at:

Joe’s Movement Emporium

3309 Bunker Hill Rd., Mt. Rainier, Maryland 15