Visual Art
September 10 - December 10
The Creative Photograph in Archaeology

The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents The Creative Photograph in Archaeology, an exhibition that brings together for the first time new ways of seeing archaeological sites, monuments and sculpture, from the invention of photography to the present day. The work of such influential photographers as Robertson, Konstantinou, Stillman, Boissonnas, Hege, List, Hellner and Mavrommatis shows new tendencies in the representation of antiquities, and suggests a new way of seeing beyond the obvious and revealing the creative presence of the photographer. The exhibition is curated by Costis Antoniadis and is organized by Socratis Mavrommatis and the Benaki Museum in Athens, in collaboration with Fairfield University.

A tour of the exhibition will be given by Dr. Richard Mason of the Department of Ancient Studies, at 4:00 p.m. on October 22.

The presentation of this exhibition is supported by an arts program grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support comes from the Friends of the Library & Gallery and individual contributions. Support for the public program is from UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities.

The Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 12 noon to 4:30 pm, on Thursday until 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday 1 - 5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-2270.

Dance
October 2 - 5
Aspiro by Deviated Theatre

Fresh from sold out performances at Washington, D.C.'s Dance Place (a Washington Post Critic's Pick), new dance company Deviated Theatre presents Aspiro. Co-written, co-choreographed, and co-directed by Enoch Chan and Kimmie Dobbs, Aspiro blends both traditional and aerial dance with theatre acting.

Inspiration for Aspiro stems from a 1998 painting by Chan of the Three Mythological Fates who spin, weave, and cut the lifelines of human souls. Panels of red in Chan's painted work become the red aerial fabric onstage, and the sinewy bodies are reproduced on hand-painted unitards. An enormous warping wheel, for dancers and actors to enter, aids the Fates in measuring each lifeline. Other characters of the underworld, where Aspiro takes place, are imaginary: a girl with a white umbrella, a haggish keeper of the masks, two hobo-like grim reapers. A flavor of circus and sideshow washes over the many souls of the underworld who hobble around with the burden of their histories and await reincarnation.

"A quick look around the rehearsal room and it's clear that Deviated Theatre is not your typical troupe: One performer rolls away a unicycle while a couple of actors munch on carrots, an aerialist unrigs her crimson silks from the ceiling grid and a stagehand gathers assorted costumes and a basket brimming with maybe a hundred party masks." - Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

8 pm on Thursday the 2nd, Friday the 3rd, and Saturday the 4th; 7 pm on Sunday the 5th, UMBC Dance Lab, 317 Fine Arts Building. $20 general admission, $15 students and seniors. To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix (tickets available August 2008) or call 410-752-8950. Patrons who would prefer to pay by cash or check may make a reservation through the Dance Box Office by calling 410-455-6240.

Music
Thursday, October 16
Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet

Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet is four of New York's finest jazz musicians -- Ted Kooshian on piano, Jeff Lederer on saxophones and clarinet, Tom Hubbard on bass and Waren Odze on drums and percussion -- performing original music composed by Kooshian, plus unique arrangements by Kooshian of music from his past (the 1960s to now!), including TV and cartoon themes, and pop tunes.

"Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet is out of this world!" -- Ken Dryden, AllMusic.com

"Standard Orbit Quartet is an enjoyable listen, full of memorable performances and inspired arrangements." -- John Barron, Jazzreview.com

"Serious musicianship with a tongue in cheek approach - Great Music!" -- Christopher Lams, Jazz Improv Magazine

Ted Kooshian has been living and performing in New York City since 1987. He is a member of the Ed Palermo Big Band, and has performed with Aretha Franklin, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chuck Berry, and many others. Jeff Lederer currently tours internationally and records with the acclaimed jazz quartet of drummer Matt Wilson that once again won the Downbeat Poll for one of the best Acoustic Jazz Groups of the Year, and with Salsa artist Jimmy Bosch. Jeff has also performed with the Mingus Big Band and Latin music legend Tito Puente. Tom Hubbard has performed with Kenny Barron, Dewey Redman, Dannie Richmond, Joe Williams, Mose Allison, Chris Connor, and Freddy Cole. He is a noted arranger whose work has appeared on the recordings of Freddy Cole, George Mraz, Grover Washington, Jr., and more. Warren Odze has a wealth of recording and performing experience with such artists as Judy Collins, Peter Allen, Barbara Cook, Morgana King, Chris Connor, Bobby Short, Astrud Gilberto, Dixie Carter, Johnny Hartman, Marian McPartland, Hank Jones, Zoot Sims, Milt Hinton, Tommy Tune, Bo Diddley, Gregory Hines, Peggy Lee, Petula Clark, Linda Eder, Dawn Upshaw and Kenny Rankin.

Presented by the UMBC Department of Music’s PRIME series.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7 general admission, $3 seniors, free for students, free with a UMBC ID. To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix (tickets available August 2008) or call 410-752-8950. Tickets will also be available at the door (cash or check only).

Music
Sunday, October 19
Lori Kesner, flute, and Jackie Pollauf, harp

Lori Kesner and Jacqueline Pollauf join forces in a unique program of flute and harp music, exploring ethnic influences from India, Argentina and the Far East. Their program will feature Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla; The Garden of Adonis, Op. 245, by Alan Hovhaness; David Loeb's Preludes: Studies on East Asian Pipes; and L'aube enchantée sur le Raga "Todi" by Ravi Shankar.

Lori Kesner enjoys a versatile career in both the fields of flute performance and world music. She is currently on faculty at UMBC and the Community College of Baltimore County and plays regularly with the Annapolis Symphony, Annapolis Opera, Lancaster (PA) and Key West (FL) Symphonies. In 2002 she was awarded a Fulbright grant to study Karnatak flute in South India. She has also been a second-prize winner in the 2002 National Flute Association Orchestral Audition and Masterclass Competition, a two-time winner of the NFA Masterclass Performers Competition (2000 and 2001), a finalist in the 2001 Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition, and a semi-finalist in the 2001 Frank Bowen Competition. Dr. Kesner holds both a doctoral and master's degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she studied flute with Bradley Garner and Randolph Bowman and piccolo with Jack Wellbaum.

Praised as playing with "glittering beauty" and a "steady and most satisfying elegance," harpist Jacqueline Pollauf made her solo debut at age sixteen with the Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra. The principal harpist with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, she has also performed with such prestigious ensembles as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Baltimore Opera Company, the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and Opera Vivente. Currently Jacqueline is on the faculties of UMBC, the Baltimore School for the Arts, and the Maryland Conservatory of Music. She holds Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory where she studied with Ruth K. Inglefield.

Presented by the UMBC Department of Music’s PRIME series.

3 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7 general admission, $3 seniors, free for students, free with a UMBC ID. To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix (tickets available August 2008) or call 410-752-8950. Tickets will also be available at the door (cash or check only).

The Department of Theatre presents Red Death by Lisa D'Amour, directed by Juanita Rockwell.

Jane Whithers is searching for the origin of evil, the root of denial, and the basic human weakness that causes us to fear death. Her quest takes her to the beaches of Florida, the sewers of Texas, the center of the Adriatic Sea, and beyond, as she pursues her childhood friend, Prospero Albright (who might be the key to everything). A twenty-first century riff on Edgar Allen Poe’s Masque of the Red Death.

Performances:
Wednesday, October 22, 8 pm (preview)
Thursday, October 23, 4 pm (free to the UMBC campus community)
Friday, October 24, 8 pm (opening night)
Saturday, October 25, 8 pm
Sunday, October 26, 4 pm
Thursday, October 30, 8 pm
Friday, October 31, 8 pm
Saturday, November 1, 8 pm
Sunday, November 2, 4 pm

All performances will be held in the UMBC Theatre.

Admission: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, $3 for the preview. The performance on Thursday, April 17th is free for the UMBC campus community (students, faculty, staff). Ticket proceeds benefit the Department of Theatre Scholarship Fund.

To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix (tickets available late summer 2008) or call 410-752-8950. Patrons who would prefer to pay by cash or check may make a reservation through the online Theatre Box Office or by calling 410-455-2476.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Ensemble (Big Band) under the direction of Matthew Belzer.

7 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

Music
Thursday, November 6
Jeff Arnal, John Dierker, Marc Miller, Will Redman and Jonathan Vincent

Five distinguished UMBC music alumni return to present an evening of their compositions.

"Percussionist Jeff Arnal's balletic sense of time and imaginative deployment of colour have combined into a highly original concept." (The Wire). Arnal frequently performs and collaborates with a wide range of musicians and choreographers in the U.S. and Europe.

"Multi-reedman John Dierker has become a major improvisational stylist, interweaving concepts augmented by howling lines, injections of blues-drenched choruses and Albert Ayler-like display of energy." (All About Jazz)

Marc Miller is a demon with a Telecaster, a little Fender tube amp, and a volume pedal, and is a member of the band Oxes.

Will Redman is a composer, percussionist, and teacher who plays and writes as much polyrhythmic, ecstatic, melodic, sculptural, off-kilter, corroded, harmonic, humorous, and bent music as is possible. He received a Ph.D. from SUNY Buffalo.

Jonathan Vincent has written an apocalyptic noise rock opera and two vaudeville musicals based on works by Jean Genet and Gore Vidal

Presented by the UMBC Department of Music’s TNT series.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7 general admission, $3 seniors, free for students, free with a UMBC ID. To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix (tickets available August 2008) or call 410-752-8950. Tickets will also be available at the door (cash or check only).

Music
Thursday, November 13
Stuart Saunders Smith

Composer Stuart Saunders Smith presents a concert of his works. In his music, jazz, the avant-garde, and sound-text poetry coalesce. Through the years he has concentrated on certain kinds of composition--open form, radio music, trans-media systems, and sound-text poetry. Smith's music is regularly performed throughout North America, Western Europe, and has had notable performances in Asia. His music is recorded on O.O. Discs, Capstone Records, and on European labels in Austria, France, and Germany. He has received the East/West Artist Award, the Maryland State Artists Fellowship, the Pittsburgh Film Forum Grant, the National Endowment for the Arts Composer's Fellowship, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist Award. Smith's music is published by Sonic Art Editions. Articles on Stuart Saunders Smith's music have appeared in Percussive Notes Research Edition, Perspectives of New Music, Interface, and Ex Tempore. In 1997 The Music of Stuart of Saunders Smith, by John Welsh, was published by Excelsior Press.

Presented by the UMBC Department of Music’s TNT series.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7 general admission, $3 seniors, free for students, free with a UMBC ID. To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix (tickets available August 2008) or call 410-752-8950. Tickets will also be available at the door (cash or check only).

Dance
November 13, 14 and 15
Senior Dance Concert

The Department of Dance presents the Senior Dance Concert.

8 pm each evening, Fine Arts Studio 317. $10 general admission $5 students and seniors. For information and reservations, call the Dance Box Office at 410-455-6240.

Music
Thursday, November 20
UMBC Wind Ensemble

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jari Villanueva.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of E. Michael Richards.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Stuart Saunders Smith.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

The Department of Theatre presents Interview by Jean-Claude van Itallie, directed by Colette Searls.

Part of the America Hurrah trilogy, Interview is described by the playwright as a "fugue for eight actors," America Hurrah premiered as a trilogy Off-Broadway at the Pocket Theatre, NYC, on November 7, 1966, and ran 640 performances. Widely hailed as the watershed play of the sixties, America Hurrah heralded and was the first major dramatic expression of the anti-Viet Nam war movement. Catching theatre-goers by surprise, America Hurrah had a shock effect on the culture.

Performances:
Wednesday, December 3, 8 pm (preview)
Thursday, December 4, 4 pm (free to the UMBC campus community)
Friday, December 5, 8 pm (opening night)
Saturday, December 6, 8 pm
Sunday, December 7, 4 pm

All performances will be held in the UMBC Theatre.

Admission: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, $3 for the preview. The performance on Thursday, April 17th is free for the UMBC campus community (students, faculty, staff). Ticket proceeds benefit the Department of Theatre Scholarship Fund.

To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix or call 410-752-8950. Patrons who would prefer to pay by cash or check may make a reservation through the online Theatre Box Office or by calling 410-455-2476.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Tom Goldstein.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

Dance
December 4, 5 and 6
Fall Dance Concert

The Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Concert.

8 pm each evening, UMBC Dance Lab (Fine Arts Building Studio 317). $10 general admission $5 students and seniors. For information and reservations, call the Dance Box Office at 410-455-6240.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Flute Ensemble under the direction of Lisa Cella.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers (followed immediately by the UMBC Gospel Choir) under the direction of Janice Jackson.

7 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Donations accepted. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Ensemble (Big Band) under the direction of Matthew Belzer.

8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

Theatre
March 4 - 8
IN10

The UMBC Department of Theatre presents the fourth annual IN10 Festival, featuring new theatrical works for young actresses and all audiences, including the winning play of UMBC's IN10 International Short Play Competition. For 2009, Artistic Director Susan McCully has commissioned new works by renonwed playwrights Lee Blessing, Kia Corthron and Caridad Svich.

Dates and times to be announced.

The Department of Theatre presents Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman, directed by Eve Muson.

Metamorphoses, a dramatization based on Ovid's myths, is a retelling of classical Greek mythology in contemporary language. The play offers a compassionate view of the human condition. In Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, we witness the transformative power of love, redemption, and forgiveness in the stories of Midas, Orpheus and Eurydice, Myrrah and Cinyrus, Alycone and Ceyx, Eros and Psyche, Phaeton and Apollo, and others.

Dates and times to be announced.