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Monday, September 27, 2021
In this week's newsletter, we are remembering the life of beloved School of Music professor, Carmen Balthrop, who passed away earlier this month. She was a great friend to TDPS. Please see the full in memorium linked below, along with a beautiful compilation video of some of her work as an opera legend.
Now is the time to get your tickets for TDPS' fall main season productions, if you haven't already. Scroll down to see the full schedule and click the links to reserve your tickets.
Please email tdpsmarketing@umd.edu if you have any events, news, or opportunities to share with our community. |
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In this newsletter:
- Upcoming events
- Feature stories
- News
- Opportunities
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Fall 2021 Main Season and Experimental Performance Series |
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The 2021-22 season marks the official launch of Arts for All, an initiative announced in April by university President Darryll J. Pines. Representing a renewed commitment to the transformative role that the arts can play in the lives of students across campus and others in the greater UMD community, this program leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time. Read more. |
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Main Season
October 15-17
Featuring Risk of Play (tentative title) by Amber Daniels and Overscore by Christina Robson
October 28-31
Book by Allan Knee
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Music by Jason Howland
Alvin Mayes and Scot Reese, directors
Marci Shegogue, musical director
November 13-21
By Lauren Yee
Nathaniel P. Claridad ’04, director
November 18-21
Kendra Portier, director
Featuring faculty and graduate student works
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Experimental Performance Series
October 29-31
Featuring The World is On Fire, but Here is a Dance choreographed by Maggie Laszewski, M.F.A. Dance ’23 and Chiffon written by Ayanna Hill, B.A. Theatre ’22
December 3 & 4
Featuring Crisscross choreographed by Paetyn Lewis, B.A. Dance ’22 and Strangers choreographed by Megan McDevitt, B.A. Dance ’22
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Check out the full calendar of events at The Clarice this fall. The Clarice is introducing a “pay what you wish” pricing structure this year to increase access to the arts, and TDPS community members get free tickets to all of our events. |
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Caribbean dance class with Shartoya Jn.Baptiste |
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Fridays October 15 & 29, November 12
3-4PM
Schoenbaum Rehearsal Studio
Join #UMD_TDPS grad student Shartoya Jn.Baptiste for a Caribbean dance class this fall! Admission is free.
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Rebels and Revels: A Photo Exhibit of the Theatre of the Middle East |
Through September
Principal Investigator, Marjan Moosavi, Roshan Institute of Persian Studies at UMD
Co-curators, Kelley Holley and Q-Mars Haeri, TDPS
Rebels and Revels: A Photo Exhibit of the Theatre of the Middle East is now open!
Open August through September, the exhibit features 58 photos from six Middle Eastern countries, featuring theatre of the 1950s and '60s.
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In Memoriam:
Soprano Carmen Balthrop, Voice and Opera Professor, Dies at 73
The School of Music bids farewell to an opera legend and a beloved faculty member of 35 years.
Legendary American soprano and beloved Professor of Voice and Opera Carmen Balthrop ’71 passed away on September 5, 2021, at age 73 following a yearlong battle with cancer. She taught for the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM) for 35 years.
SOM Director Gregory Miller said Balthrop demonstrated outstanding commitment and dedication to her students, her colleagues and the university during her years on the faculty.
“Those who worked with Carmen, studied with her or were simply graced by her presence know the huge void that has befallen our community,” he said.
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TDPS Welcomes New Faculty to the
Maya Brin Institute for New Performance
The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies welcomes three new faculty members this fall: Amith Chandrashaker, assistant professor of lighting design; Andrew Cissna, multimedia technologist; and Van Tran Nguyen, visiting assistant professor in digital humanities. These are the first positions funded by the recently launched Maya Brin Institute for New Performance, which adds courses, expands research and funds new teaching positions, undergraduate scholarships, graduate assistantships, classroom and studio renovations and instructional technology.
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- Last Friday, dance faculty Crystal U. Davis was a guest on National Water Dance's Black Nature Conversations. Check out National Water Dance on Instagram.
- Ph.D. candidate Allison Hedges will be presenting at an upcoming conference, Ancient Drama in Performance VI, at the Mabel K. Whiteside Greek Theatre at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. The conference takes place October 1-3, 2021, and she will be presenting a paper called "Hold Fast, Horus: Embodying an Ancient Egyptian Dramatic Tradition."
- This past summer, Ph.D. student Kristopher Pourzal taught a week-long dance improvisation-based workshop on the politics of queer aesthetics through Movement Research (NYC) as a part of their MELT series. He also danced in an evening of re-stagings and original works by Catherine Galasso and Andy de Groat at Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY) in July 2021. This fall, he is presenting a paper entitled, "'Sowing love into you is my job': The Labors of Black Queer Performance" at the Dance Studies Association Conference at Rutgers University in October. He is also the dramaturg for a multimedia dance-based installation entitled "already there," conceived, directed, and choreographed by Britta Joy Peterson, which will be presented at the Kennedy Center in late October.
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- The DC Collaborative is offering fall internship opportunities in school partnerships, education programming, program assessment, and membership and social media communications. Learn more about the internship program here.
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Imagination Stage is seeking a part-time patron services associate, who is responsible for providing the highest level of customer service to the patrons of Imagination Stage–including ticket buyers, students, teachers, and schools–in the box office and at the reception desk. Learn more about the position here. To apply, send a resumé to jobs@imaginationstage.org and use the subject line “Last Name, First Name: Patron Services Associate.”
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Dance Place is seeking a Junior Staff elective teacher to join their team. The Junior Staff program is a holistic art-based career preparedness program for teens between the ages of 13 and 19. The program offers life skills and hands-on job training in leadership, administration, theater craft and facility maintenance. For more information, contact krystalc@danceplace.org.
- UMD student organization Maryland Shakespeare Players is seeking stage managers and assistant stage managers for their fall production of Much Ado About Nothing. If you are hoping to gain SM/ASM experience and/or meet fellow Shakespeare enthusiasts (though no prior knowledge is required), please email md.shakespeare.players@gmail.com ASAP or DM @umd_shakespeare on Instagram. You can also let them know if you are interested in another position on their creative team or tech crew.
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NEW The University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities and Education Abroad are pleased to launch a new, semester-long study abroad program in London for the Spring 2022 term. Arts & Humanities-in-London is designed for students with interests in the arts and humanities to develop important cross-cultural skills and knowledge for success in a global workplace. Applications for Spring 2022 are now open! Find out more here.
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NEW Imagination Stage is opening auditions/casting for next year's production of Mr. Popper's Penguins, which will be directed by TDPS alum Nathaniel P. Claridad '04 (also the director of this fall's Hookman at TDPS). Rehearsals begin May 30th, 2022. For more information about auditions/casting, please send an electronic headshot and resume to audition@imaginationstage.org.
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NEW Encore Stage & Studio, a children's theatre located in Arlington, VA, is seeking to fill an education internship, education apprenticeship, and casting call for their upcoming touring production. Please see the linked flyers for more information.
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NEW The Production Management Office at The Clarice is hiring hourly employees! No prior experience required. The Production Management Office offers flexible hours and is responsible for staffing and running non-TDPS events and performances across the building. If interested, send your resume to cmcvey@umd.edu and fill out this form.
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Kate Spanos, Coordinator of Marketing & Communications
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