Michael J. Votta, JR., music director Experience an evening of stories sonically told by the UMD Wind Orchestra! Björk’s Overture to “Dancer in the Dark,” arranged by Vince Mendoza, chronicles the story of Selma Jezkova, a Czech immigrant to the … Continue reading →

Considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” by The New York Times, the MacArthur and Doris Duke Award-winning choreographer Kyle Abraham’s dance company A.I.M has solidified his position at the very forefront of the contemporary dance world. … Continue reading →

Jonathon Heyward, conductor Julia Bullock, soprano Heralded as Gustav Mahler’s most sophisticated and yet most accessible work, the Fourth Symphony is likely the new listener’s easiest point of access to the great composer. Finished when Mahler was barely forty, this … Continue reading →

The story of Anansi and his trickster family is put into a sleek hip hop context for Hip Hop Anansi, a modern, all-ages adaptation of a traditional Ashanti folktale. Anansi wants the Golden Fly Pie Award for Tricksterism and is … Continue reading →

Marin Alsop, conductor Gabriela Montero, piano The One Thousand and One Nights are a series of fables within a singular overarching fable, that of the royal bride Scheherazade’s gambit for survival by spinning scores of tales to keep her cruel … Continue reading →

When musical historians look back on our current era, it’s increasingly likely that they will consider Cécile McLorin Salvant to be one of the greatest vocalists of her generation. A winner of the prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Salvant has released … Continue reading →

In this varied, vibrant and celebratory dance presentation, the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies offers new works of art in motion by student choreographers!