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As an acclaimed cultural institution, the Modlin Center for the Arts believes in supporting a wide range of art, from the traditional to the unconventional; in supporting artists that generate those works in an effort to create immersive and adventurous experiences for audiences; and in providing and encouraging educational experiences for student and public communities.

The 2014-2015 Season provides an eclectic mixture of traditional and cutting-edge works that will promote a range of responses, from thought-provoking discussions to smiling, laughing, and dancing in the aisles. We launch our season on September 7 for

a fun-filled day on the Westhampton Green, with the All Brass Kick-Off Bash, a high-octane, globally inspired brass show featuring Rebirth Brass Band, Red Baraat, Slavic Soul Party and No BS! Brass.

Additional highlights this season include Alonzo King LINES Ballet, MacArthur genius award-winning choreographer Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Compagnie Käfig, and a new work from Richmond favorites MOMIX in our Dance Series; Marc Broussard, An Evening with Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer, The Gibson Brothers with Liz Longley, and Kathy Mattea in our Concert Series; and a host of spectacular events in our Jazz Series, Artist Voices Series, Family and Young Audiences Series, and Theatre, Comedy, and Special Event Series. In addition, beginning this season, the Modlin Center will proudly present the Bolshoi Ballet in addition to the National Theatre Live in our Broadcast Series. As always, be sure to explore the outstanding events and exhibits presented by the University of Richmond Departments of Music and Theatre and Dance and the UR Museums.

The Modlin Center ventures downtown for a variety of events this season as well. Modlin Dowtown events include The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China performing Cirque Peking, the Ukrainian subversive folk-punk of DakhaBrakha, Zap Mama and Antibalas, the Perth Theatre Company’s The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer, the Russian National Ballet’s Cinderella, An Evening with Ira Glass, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

For this year’s University of Richmond Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and Arts, the UR Department of Art and Art History and the University Museums have teamed up to present a series of programs, exhibitions, educational opportunities, and a major, site-specific creative project focused on the topics of landscape and land use. The programs and projects will engage the campus community in examining how landscape and land use have been defined throughout history and how we wrestle with the tensions and conflicts inherent in the topics today. As part of our season, the Modlin Center will presents events focused on this theme including a lecture from the author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History and New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert, a lecture and concert with acclaimed singer Kathy Mattea, and many more. These events will be noted throughout the brochure with the logo below.

Finally, we wish to thank all of our Modlin Members for their continued support. Your generous donations make it possible to present these wonderful performances, artists, and educational programs.

Best,

Deborah S. Sommers Executive Director

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4 Season Calendar

8 Concert Series

11 Jazz Series

14 Classical + Chamber Series

18 Artists Voices Series

19 School Series

20 Family + Young Audiences Series

22 Dance Series

25 Theatre, Comedy, + Special Events Series

29 Broadcast Series

31 UR Department of Theatre + Dance

32 UR Department of Music

35 UR Museums

36 General Information

37 Membership

38 University + Subscription Information

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september Thu. 4 2pm NT Live: Medea (Live Broadcast) Sun. 7 12:30pm/ All Brass Kick-off Bash! Gates open at noon Wed. 10 7:30pm Albert Guinovart, piano Sun. 14 3pm NT Live: Medea (Encore Broadcast) Thu. 18 7:30pm The Robot Planet’s, The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth, A Live-Action Graphic Novel Mon. 22 7:30pm eighth blackbird, PATTYCAKE Wed. 24 7:30pm Marc Broussard Fri. 26 7:30pm Turtle Island Quartet with Nellie McKay

october Wed. 1 7:30pm Alonzo King LINES Ballet Sat. 4 7:30pm An Evening with Chris Thile + Edgar Meyer Thu. 16 7:30pm The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China, Direct from Beijing, Cirque Peking Sun. 19 3pm Family Arts Day Celebration featuring Enchantment Theatre Company’s The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon Wed.-Thu. 22-23 7:30pm BASETRACK, A Multimedia Performance Experience Thu. 23 2pm NT Live: Skylight (Live Broadcast) Wed. 29 7:30pm New Orleans Legends: Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Allen Toussaint Fri. 31 7pm NT Live: Frankenstein, Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein and Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature (Encore Broadcast) Fri. 31 10pm NT Live: Frankenstein, Johnny Lee Miller as Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature (Encore Broadcast) november Sun. 2 7:30pm Jonathan Biss, piano and Miriam Fried, violin Fri. 14 7:30pm The Gibson Brothers with special guest Liz Longley Fri.-Sat. 14-15 8pm The Pumpkin Pie Show, Clay McLeod Chapman Sun. 16 3pm NT Live: Skylight (Encore Broadcast) Sun. 16 7:30pm DakhaBrakha Wed. 19 7:30pm Bolshoi Ballet: The Legend of Love (Encore Broadcast) Mon. 24 7:30pm Bolshoi Ballet: The Pharaoh’s Daughter (Encore Broadcast)

december Fri. 5 7pm Paula Poundstone Sun. 7 3pm Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadere (Encore Broadcast)

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january Fri. 16 7:30pm Second City, The Second City Hits Home Thu. 22 7:30pm Spanish Harlem Orchestra Sun. 25 3pm Schoolhouse Rock Live! Sun. 25 7:30pm Shanghai Quartet with Michael Tree, viola Wed. 28 7:30pm Zap Mama + Antibalas

february Wed. 4 7:30pm Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Sun. 8 3pm Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (Encore Broadcast) Wed. 11 7:30pm New York Polyphony, A Lily Among Thorns Thu. 12 7:30pm Perth Theatre Company, The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer Fri. 13 6pm + Perth Theatre Company, The Adventures of 8:30pm Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer Sat. 14 3pm + Perth Theatre Company, The Adventures of 7:30pm Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer Sun. 15 3pm Perth Theatre Company, The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer Fri. 20 7:30pm Mercy Killers with Michael Milligan Sat. 21 3pm + Mercy Killers with Michael Milligan 7:30pm Sun. 22 3pm Mercy Killers with Michael Milligan

march Wed. 4 7:30pm Compagnie Käfig/CCN Créteil Et Val-De-Marne Sun. 8 3pm Parallel Exit, Exit Stage Left Fri. 13 7:30pm Russian National Ballet: Cinderella Mon. 16 7:30pm eighth blackbird, Sleeping Giant Thu.-Fri. 19-20 7:30pm Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, The Watershed & When the Wolves Came In Sat. 21 7:30pm Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass Sun. 22 3pm Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (Encore Broadcast) Wed. 25 7:30pm Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski Thu. 26 7pm Kathy Mattea: My Coal Journey (lecture) Fri. 27 7:30pm Kathy Mattea: Calling Me Home (performance)

april Sat. 11 7:30pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Wed. 22 7:30pm Hélène Grimaud, piano Fri.-Sat. 24-25 7:30pm MOMIX, Alchemia Sun. 26 3pm MOMIX, Alchemia

may Sun. 3 3pm Bolshoi Ballet: Ivan the Terrible (Encore Broadcast) Sun. 3 1pm + Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, 3pm The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites

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september Mon. 15 7:30pm David Esleck Trio Fri. 19 7:30pm Family Weekend Concert

october Thu.-Sat. 2-4 7:30pm Clybourne Park Sun. 5 2pm Clybourne Park Mon. 20 7:30pm Mike Davison & the Latin Jazz Messengers Sun. 26 3pm UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale

november Fri.-Sat. 7-8 *multiple Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival Mon. 10 7:30pm UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos Thu. 13 7:30pm UR Wind Ensemble Thu.-Sat. 20-22 7:30pm Remnants Sun. 23 2pm Remnants Sun. 23 3pm Global Sounds

december Mon. 1 7:30pm UR Chamber Ensembles Tue. 2 7:30pm Cuban Spectacular, Where in the World is Carmen Santiago (de Cuba)? Wed. 3 7:30pm UR Symphony Orchestra Sun. 7 5pm + 8pm 41st Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols

february Sun. 1 3pm Richard Becker, piano Mon. 2 7:30pm Neumann Lecture on Music: Cipriano de Rore and the Search for Music, Jessie Ann Owens, speaker Thu.-Sat. 12-14 7:30pm Production Studies III Showcase Sun. 15 2pm Production Studies III Showcase Mon. 16 7:30pm Bruce Stevens, organ Wed. 18 7:30pm Mike Davison & Friends: A Tribute to the Brecker Brothers Mon. 23 7:30pm Paul Hanson, piano Fri.-Sat. 27-28 7:30pm University Dancers Annual Spring Concert, @30

march Sun. 1 2pm University Dancers Annual Spring Concert, @30 Mon. 2 7:30pm Barry Hannigan, piano Mon. 23 7:30pm Vive la France! An Evening of French Chamber Music Sun. 29 3pm Duo-Piano Recital: Richard Becker & Doris Wylee-Becker

april Thu. 2 7:30pm UR Wind Ensemble Mon. 6 7:30pm UR Jazz Ensemble, American Jazz + Cuban Rhythms = Mambo Wed. 8 7:30pm UR Symphony Orchestra Sun. 12 3pm Global Family Concert Mon. 13 7:30pm UR Jazz & Contemporary Combos Thu.-Sat. 16-18 7:30pm Funny Girl Sun. 19 2pm Funny Girl Sun. 19 7:30pm UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale Mon. 20 7:30pm UR Chamber Ensembles

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all brass KicK-Off bash! featurinG: rebirTh brass band wiTh red baraaT, slavic sOul ParTy, + nO bs! brass band

sun. sePTember 7, 2014 dOOrs aT nOOn 12:30Pm: nO bs! brass band 1:45Pm: slavic sOul ParTy 3Pm: red baraaT

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Westhampton Green (rain or shine) • General Admission $34

Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we kick-off the 2014-2015 season with an explosion of high energy brass band performances on the Westhampton Green (in front of Booker Hall of Music). The festivities will begin at noon and include local area food trucks, beer trucks, and an extraordinary amount of high octane brass.

Richmond’s own No BS! Brass fearlessly combines elements of James Brown, John Coltrane, Michael Jackson, and Led Zeppelin into their fiercely original sound. Trained in the conservatory and hardened in the garage, No BS! makes instant fans wherever they perform.

Slavic Soul Party brings their fiery blend of funk grooves, Balkan brass, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops to the All Brass! concert. Slavic Soul Party weaves the techno, gospel, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin influences of New York’s neighborhoods seamlessly into a Balkan brass setting that has won devoted fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Red Baraat returns to the Modlin Center with jazz, go-go, brass, funk, and hip-hop. The incredibly danceable music of this pioneering band from Brooklyn draws people from all backgrounds and ethnicities into an exuberant celebration.

Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. From the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world and being featured on the HBO hit series Treme, they are committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, and extending themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.

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Chris Thile + Edgar Meyer

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marc brOussard wed. sePTember 24, 2014 • 7:30Pm

Alice Jepson Theatre • General Admission $36

In 2002, then 20-year-old Marc Broussard released his independently recorded debut album, Momentary Setback. Since then, he’s seen nothing but success with his mix of funk, blues, and passion entwined with distinct Southern roots. Having shared the stage with Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Gavin DeGraw, and the Dave Matthews Band, Broussard emanates a soulful, youthful, and inventive sound. Take a day out on the bayou with Broussard as he blazes up New Orleans flavor on his guitar, strumming chords of classic, southern melodies with fiery verse.

an eveninG wiTh chris Thile + edGar meyer saT. OcTOber 4, 2014 • 7:30Pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Reserved Seating $45

Two of contemporary music’s most commanding and creative instrumentalists will combine their gifts to offer a thrilling evening of duets. Double bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinist Chris Thile are both multiple Grammy Award winners and recipients of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant. They are also virtuoso improvisers and composers, equally fluent playing jazz, Bach, and Americana, as well as writing concerti and bluegrass tunes. Both played with Yo-Yo Ma and fiddler Stuart Duncan on the 2011 Grammy Award-winning The Goat Rodeo Sessions.

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The Gibson Brothers

Liz Longley

DakhaBrakha

Kathy Mattea

The GibsOn brOThers with sPecial Guest liZ lOnGleyfri. nOvember 14, 2014 • 7:30Pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • Reserved Seating $45

“When I hear someone like The Gibson Brothers, I know it’s them from the first note. They have that little thing in their voices that no one else has.” – Del McCoury

Among their countless honors and awards, traditional bluegrass phenoms, the Gibson Brothers are two-time winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainers of the Year Award. The powerhouse harmonies and virtuosic picking combine with a high caliber live performance reflect their dedication to the craft.

Singer-songwriter Liz Longley is best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, but is quickly gaining recognition for her skills as an accomplished songwriter, crafting intimately personal portraits through her music and winning some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country.

daKhabraKha sun. nOvember 16, 2014 • 7:30Pm

Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStageGeneral Admission $22

The Ukrainian subversive punk-folk group DakhaBrakha invents music that is highly rhythmic and energetic, capturing Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian influences in combination with Ukrainian roots to create a world of unexpected new music. Featured on NPR and at New York City’s 2014 globalFEST, this Ukrainian “ethnic chaos” band creates rich compositions that meld vocal intensity with thumping drum beats, creating enticing and inescapable intrigue. Be a part of this global sensation as these artists bring their eccentric brand of music to Richmond this fall.

This performance will take place at Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.

KaThy maTTea: callinG me hOmefri. march 27, 2015 • 7:30Pm


(Tickets for BOTH the Kathy Mattea performance and the Artist Voices lecture My Coal Journey on THU., MARCH 26 are $50. Information for the Artist Voices Series lecture can be found on page 19.)

Beloved for her classic hits, including “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses, and “Love at the Five and Dime,” multiple Grammy, CMA, and ACM award-winner Kathy Mattea’s latest projects explore her deep ties to her Appalachian homeland. In her 2008 release, COAL, and her most recent album, Calling Me Home, Mattea has gathered songs and stories of bravery, pride, and grief that tell the story of Appalachia. “I think there’s a mystery there. Somewhere in my DNA there’s my great-grandmother singing, my grandma, and my people, singing through me, with me.”

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Allen Toussaint

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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new orleans leGends: PreservaTiOn hall JaZZ band with allen TOussainTwed. OcTOber 29, 2014 • 7:30Pm


"When I meet someone like Allen Toussaint – that for me is like meeting the equivalent of the Dalai Lama, because he influenced the way I played the piano. He’s a historical part of rock-and-roll.” – Elton John

“Return to the roots of jazz, America's great indigenous art form, and don't miss an opportunity for a performance by the ‘best jazz band in the land.’” – San Francisco Examiner

From the heart of the French Quarter to the world’s stage, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band has spread the joyful, timeless spirit of true New Orleans jazz since 1961. This American musical treasure recently released That’s It!, the PHJB’s first album of original material.

Allen Toussaint is part of New Orleans music royalty – a renowned songwriter, producer, arranger, and performer celebrated for his distinctive deft and funky feel on the piano that earned him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With a poet’s ear for lyrics and songwriting steeped in New Orleans street music, Toussaint’s hit-making R&B songs have been covered by countless artists in an array of style. In 2012, he was recognized by President Obama as a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Humanities.

Together, these musical titans of New Orleans bring the life and heart of the Big Easy to Richmond for an evening of legendary music-making.


Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Oscar Hernandez

Antibalas

Zap Mama

sPanish harlem orchestraThu. January 22, 2015 • 7:30Pm

Alice Jepson Theatre • General Admission $32

“They make you get up and dance, tap into the good-natured, communal spirit characteristic of salsa at its timeless best.” – Los Angeles Times

The two-time Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra is one of the most formidable and authentic Latin jazz bands today. The 13 world-class instrumentalists and vocalists of SHO brings music bursting with punching horn lines and spirited vocals straight from the barrio. Their raw, vintage sound is marked by fiery salsa mixed with moments of melodic balladry and represents the authenticity and tradition of Spanish Harlem. Generating a spontaneous, natural energy all their own, SHO doesn’t get any better than when its New York-style, hard-core salsa is heard live.

Dance will be an involuntary action so a dance floor will be provided.

ZaP mama + antiBalaswed. January 28, 2015 • 7:30Pm

Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStageReserved Seating $38 | $34 | $30

Known to her fans as Zap Mama, Marie Daulne redefines the term "vocalist." Athletic and powerful on stage, Daulne is a “sonic stylist who alternates between storytelling and creative vocal expression.” She is the sound of urban, afro-scat, and alternative funk. Since bursting on the scene almost 20 years ago, the Belgian-Congolese diva has wowed audiences around the world with her unique sound, which seamlessly blends African, American, and European cultural influences and effortlessly mixes genres such as R&B, hip-hop, and jazz with indigenous and tribal sounds.

Antibalas is Afrobeat’s premier second-wave ensemble and disciples of Fela Kuti, the brilliant big-band leader and Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer. This eleven-member ensemble from Brooklyn deals in the rhythms that define the Afrobeat style, but bring in jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa to much acclaim. Through their concerts, tours, and recordings, Antibalas has earned the admiration of a wide array of respected musicians, including everyone from Questlove and David Byrne to members of Fugazi and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. NPR Music’s Bob Boilen writes “If they come to your town, drop what you’re doing and go see them. Wear dancing shoes.”

Modlin Center Members at the Partner Level and above are invited to a pre-show reception in the Richmond CenterStage Donor Lounge beginning at 6:30pm. Information on becoming a Modlin Center Member can be found on page 37.

This performance will take place at Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.

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Wynton Marsalis

Matt Wilson Quartet

John Medeski

matt wilson Quartet + John medesKiwed. march 25, 2015 • 7:30Pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicReserved Seating $20

“There are few more emphatically dazzling drummers today, but almost nobody in Wilson’s peer group with a broader sense of jazz history, or a more natural sense of time, or more goodwill among his fellow players.”– Nate Chinen, JazzTimes

The Matt Wilson Quartet, led by gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and drummer Matt Wilson, and featuring bassist Chris Lightcap, reed player Jeff Lederer and cornetist Kirk Knuffke have joined forces with freewheeling pianist John Medeski, of Medeski, Martin, and Wood fame to create their 2014 release Gathering Call. The result is music-making that fans of any genre won’t want to miss.

JaZZ at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalissaT. aPril 11, 2015 • 7:30Pm

Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage Reserved Seating $62 | $57 | $52

“The finest big band in the world today.” – Daily Telegraph, UK

Hailed as "an extraordinarily versatile orchestra" by The Los Angeles Times, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is composed of 15 of jazz music's leading soloists under the leadership of musical director Wynton Marsalis. Drawing from an extensive repertoire that includes original compositions by Mr. Marsalis, Ted Nash, and other members of the orchestra, as well as the masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane, and other great jazz composers, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concerts are critically-acclaimed world-wide.



Sponsored in part by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Jazz Touring Network which is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.



Sponsored in part by the University of Richmond Department of Music.

alberT GuinOvarT, Piano wed. sePTember 10, 2014 • 7:30Pm

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicReserved Seating $20 La Sagrade Família. Parc Güell. Montjuïc. Casa Milà. Close your eyes and Albert Guinovart takes you on a Catalonian journey that spans across the keys of his piano. Melodic and alluring, Guinovart’s performance entrances the audience, playing on the adventurous chords of the world traveler. Collaborating with artists such as Emilio Aragón, Juan Diego Flórez, and Julia Migenes, Guinovart’s score has been called “music to seduce” by El País. Join the Modlin Center for a fall evening of international cavatina when Guinovart reinvents the sounds of Barcelona.

eiGhTh blacKbird, PaTTycaKemOn. sePTember 22, 2014 • 7:30Pm


eighth blackbird's fall concert is all about surprises: virtuoso clapping, hectic counting, musical waves, recorded voices, a Beatles tribute and thrilling streams of notes. Sean Griffin plays with a child's game in PATTYCAKE, while Gabby Smith references an infamous moment in pop history with Number Nine. David Little's and the sky was still there is a touching tribute to a soldier's struggles, while Lee Hyla's brand new piece for eighth blackbird, Wave, uses the full palette of colors available to this skilled ensemble. Oh, and there will be so much counting...some of it out loud!

PrOGram: György Ligeti: Études (arr. 2014) Tom Johnson: Counting Duets (2014) Lee Hyla: Wave (2012) Sean Griffin: PATTYCAKE (2007)Gabriella Smith: Number Nine (2013)David Little: and the sky was still there (2010)

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of eighth blackbird.

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Presented by the Department of Latin American & Iberian Studies Sponsored in party by the Cultural Affairs Committee, the Modlin Center for the Arts, the Department of Latin American & Iberian Studies, Institut Roman Llull, the University of Richmond Department of Music, Department of Theatre and Dance, Program in Film Studies, and the Office of International Education.

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Nellie McKay

Turtle Island Quartet

Jonathan Biss

Miriam Fried

TurTle island QuarTeT with nellie mcKaya flower is a lovesome thinG fri. sePTember 26, 2014 • 7:30Pm


“This kind of gonzo alchemy comes our way once in a blue moon, which makes it all the sweeter.” – Sam McDonald, dailypress.com

Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay enchants audiences with her musical wanderlust. Her sweet, light voice enraptures as it dances on a vivacious lyrical journey. Her voice is an instrument in its own right, undulating with the staves of Turtle Island Quartet’s melodies to create smooth, and at times gentle, music. Light and airy, the swishing and sliding of sound through the strings of the quartet blend into one philharmonic, nimble as they move between classical quartet to jazz band. This performance by McKay and Turtle Island is an evening spent running through the natural notes of song and string.

Join the Modlin Center at 6:30pm for a free pre-performance Artistic Viewpoint with a member of the Turtle Island Quartet. Location TBA

JOnaThan biss, Piano and miriam fried, violin

sun. nOvember 2, 2014 • 7:30Pm


“So how do you like your virtuosos: Veteran or wunderkind?...This recital was not a competition, but a glorious collaboration between two like-minded players who share not only blood but also a passion for the intricate interplay that chamber music affords...” – St. Paul Pioneer Press

American pianist Jonathan Biss is widely regarded for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations, winning international recognition for his orchestral, recital, and chamber music performances and for his award-winning recordings. Miriam Fried has been recognized for many years as one of the world’s preeminent violinists. A consummate musician – equally accomplished as recitalist, concerto soloist or chamber musician – she has been heralded for her “fiery intensity and emotional depth” (Musical America) as well as for her technical mastery.

Mr. Biss has been a member of Chamber Music Society Two at Lincoln Center, is a frequent participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, and often collaborates with such chamber ensembles as the Borromeo Quartet and Mendelssohn Quartet, of which Ms. Fried is a member.

The evening’s program will include Brahms’ Sonata in A Major, Op. 100, Bartók’s Sonata No. 2, and Beethoven’s Sonata in G Major, Op. 96.

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Shanghai Quartet

New York Polyphony

shanGhai QuarTeT with michael Tree, viola

sun. January 25, 2015 • 7:30Pm


A founding member of both the famed Guarneri String Quartet and the Marlboro Trio, Michael Tree has concertized throughout the world and recorded more than eighty chamber music masterpieces; prominent among them are ten piano quintets and quartets with Arthur Rubinstein. His expertise is sought after by top conservatories and he serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, The Curtis Institute, and the University of Maryland. This virtuoso violist will join Richmond’s beloved Shanghai Quartet for an evening of music celebrating quintets by Brahms and Mozart.

Renowned for its passionate musicality and impressive technique, the Shanghai Quartet has become one of the world's foremost chamber ensembles. With strong ties to the Richmond community, each concert by the Shanghai Quartet is a treasured gem and not to be missed.

The evening’s program will include Turina’s Matador’s Prayer and Brahms’ F Major viola quintet op. 88.

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of the Shanghai Quartet.

new yOrK POlyPhOnya lily amOnG ThOrns wed. february 11, 2015 • 7:30Pm


With a “rich, natural sound that’s larger and more complex than the sum of its parts, “ (NPR), the four men of New York Polyphony have won hearts and ears as one of the finest vocal chamber ensembles in the world. They “sing with intelligence, subtlety and consummate artistry,” (Richmond Times-Dispatch) applying a distinctly modern touch to repertoire that ranges from austere medieval melodies to cutting-edge contemporary compositions. Their dedication to innovative programming, as well as a focus on rare and rediscovered works, has not only earned New York Polyphony critical acclaim and a devoted following, but also helped to move early music into the classical mainstream.

The evening’s program will include Guerrero’s Regina caeli, and Quae est ista/Surge propera; Byttering’s Nesciens mater; Power’s Beata progenies/Psalm 117; Dunstable’s Speciosa facta es; Pyamour’s Quam pulchra es; Plummer’s Tota pulchra es; Brumel’s Sicut lilium; Clemens’ Ego flos campi/Sub umbra illius; Roll’s There is no Rose and several selections composed for the New York Polyphony.

Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee and the University of Richmond Department of Music.


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Hélène Grimaud

eiGhTh blacKbird, sleePinG GianTmOn. march 16, 2015 • 7:30Pm


It's a musical dream team: three-time Grammy-winning instrumental sextet eighth blackbird, and New York-based all-star composer sextet Sleeping Giant. The challenge: create six pieces that together comprise an evening-length work, Hand Eye. Each sextet features a member of eighth blackbird, with one "giant" composing and one "bird" highlighted, creating an evening fizzing with the alchemy of twelve unique personalities. Rule for composers: mold a dramatic arc through the evening. Rule for the ensemble: perform this sextet of bird-songs entirely from memory. You will hear the thrilling result at eighth blackbird's spring concert!

PrOGram:Ted Hearne, Andrew Norman, Chris Cerrone, Timo Andres, Robert Honstein and Jacob Cooper: Hand Eye (2014)

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of eighth blackbird.

hÉlÈne Grimaud, Piano wed. aPril 22, 2015 • 7:30Pm


Hélène Grimaud is a truly multi-faceted and charismatic artist for whom music is a limitless passion. She is a magnetic pianist, known for her brilliant technique and her thoughtful and tenderly expressive interpretations, and she regularly appears in both recital and concert with the world’s most important orchestras. Her many recordings made exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon, including her most recent recording of the Brahms’ piano concertos, have garnered numerous accolades and recognitions. Grimaud’s ability to draw music from the page and the piano must be experienced to be believed.

A native of France, Grimaud is also the author of three books, “Variations Sauvages”, “Leçons Particulières” and "Retour à Salem" and she champions many charitable causes, including the Wolf Conservation Center which she founded in upstate New York in 1999, the Worldwide Fund for Nature, and Amnesty International.

The evening’s water-inspired program will include works by Liszt, Schubert, Ravel, and Debussy, as well as Berio, Fauré, Janacek, Takemitsu, and Albeniz.

Presented in partnership with the Department of Music.

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Presented in partnership with the University of Richmond’s Global Environment Speaker Series and the 2014-2015 Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and the Arts, hosted by the Department of Art and Art History in collaboration with the University Museums.

Ira Glass

Elizabeth Kolbert

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eliZaBeth KolBert, the siXth eXtinction: an unnatural history wed. february 4, 2015 • 7:30Pm

Alice Jepson Theatre • Reserved Seating $32

Two-time winner of the National Magazine Award and New Yorker writer, Elizabeth Kolbert discusses her major book, The Sixth Extinction, about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. In The Sixth Extinction, Kolbert explains how humans are causing the Earth’s sixth great extinction.

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with Elizabeth Kolbert.

reinventinG radio: an eveninG with ira Glass saT. march 21, 2015 • 7:30Pm

Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStageReserved Seating $47 | $42 | $37

The creator of the public radio show This American Life talks about his program and how it’s put together – what makes a compelling story, where they find the amazing stories for their show, how he and his staff are trying to push broadcast journalism beyond its traditional limits. Glass does all of this in the format of a TAL episode by mixing the stories live on stage, combining his narration with pre-taped quotes and music. In addition, Glass treats audience members to funny and memorable clips from the show, and reveals what was behind their creation.




KaThy maTTea: my cOal JOurneyThu. march 26, 2015 • 7Pm

Perkinson Recital Hall • General Admission $20

(Tickets for BOTH the Kathy Mattea lecture and the Concert Series performance Calling Me Home on FRI., MARCH 27 are $50. Information for the Concert Series performance can be found on page 10.)

Kathy Mattea’s music has spoken to millions of people during her 20-plus years as a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. In recent years she has found a growing audience for the words and ideas she has to offer as well. In “My Coal Journey”, Mattea incorporates stories from her family history and her current advocacy for the environment, interspersed with songs from her 2008 release, COAL. She traces her motivation for beginning the recording project, her research into the musical genre’s history and elemental style, and her family’s ties to coal mining culture in Appalachia, along with discussion of environmental and social justice issues surrounding coal mining methods in today’s world.

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Kathy Mattea

seriesThe Modlin Arts School Series presents professional theatre, music, and dance performances for students in grades K-12 in the greater Richmond area. The Modlin Center for the Arts has designed the school series performances to complement and enhance K-12 curriculum, giving students entertaining and informative access to world-class and culturally diverse artists.

fOr The 2014-2015 seasOn, The mOdlin cenTer is Pleased TO PresenT:• ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY, THE ADVENTURES OF HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON [page 20]

• CHILDSPLAY, SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE! [page 21]

• MERMAID THEATRE OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR and OTHER ERIC CARLE FAVORITES [page 21]

Reservation forms and study guides are available online at modlin.richmond.edu. Tickets for each performance are $7 for students and teachers with a free chaperone ticket for every 10 student tickets purchased.

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enchantment theatre comPany Presents the adventures of harold and the PurPle crayon music By charles GilBert | BooK adaPted By Jennifer Blatchley smith, leslie reidel, and landis smith | Based on the Beloved BooK series By crocKett Johnson

family arts day celeBration

sun. OcTOber 19, 2014 • 3Pm

Alice Jepson Theatre • Reserved Seating $18 Free Family Arts Day Celebration Events from 1pm-4pm

Harold is a curious four-year-old boy who, armed with his trusty purple crayon, has the power to create a world of his own simply by drawing it. With these powers, he encounters dangerous dragons, embarks on a perilous sea voyage in a trim little boat, takes a hot air balloon ride, and enjoys a nine-pie picnic. This imaginative musical mixes breathtaking animation, inventive puppetry, video projections, and live, original music to bring Harold’s purple-hued world to life. Entertaining adults and children alike, Harold and the Purple Crayon will amaze, delight and captivate, while teaching youngsters that anything is possible with a crayon and a big imagination. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Join the Modlin Center for the Arts and the University of Richmond Museums for the annual Family Arts Day Celebration, an art-centered family fun day featuring activity tables, art projects, food, and more. Join us after the show for Modlin Arts After Words, a post show question-and-answer session with members of the Enchantment Theatre Company.

schOOl series PerfOrmance: mOn. OcTOber 20, 2014 • 11am Alice Jepson Theatre • $7 Recommended for grades PreK - 3 Show length: 60 minutes with Q&A

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childsPlay, schoolhouse rocK live! sun. January 25, 2015 • 3Pm

Alice Jepson Theatre • General Admission $18 Kid Karaoke beginning at 1:30pm in the Booth Lobby

The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon reaches another generation with Schoolhouse Rock Live! Follow Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is apprehensive about his first day of teaching, learn how to win his students over with imagination and music. “Just a Bill,” “Conjunction Junction,” and “Do The Circulations” are just a few of the clever, singable songs that teach history, grammar, math, science and politics in this delightful, hour-long, theatrical revue for the whole family. Come rock out with Schoolhouse Rock Live! at the Modlin Center! Knowledge is Power! Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Join the Modlin Center for some pre-show fun with Kid Karaoke beginning at 1:30pm in the Booth Lobby, and stay after the show for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of the Schoolhouse Rock Live! cast

schOOl series PerfOrmance: mOn. January 26, 2015 • 11am Alice Jepson Theatre • $7 Recommended for grades 1 - 6 Show length: 60 minutes with Q&A

mermaid theatre of nova scotia, the very hunGry caterPillar and other eric carle favorites sun. may 3, 2015 • 1Pm & 3Pm


The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites includes the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly; the fanciful account of Little Cloud’s travels through the sky; and The Mixed-Up Chameleon’s discovery of his own unique nature. Directed and designed by Jim Morrow, who ranks among Canada’s most esteemed puppetry creators, the triple-bill show incorporates evocative original music by Nova Scotian composer Steven Naylor, and innovative “black light” staging techniques which highlight Morrow’s stunning puppets and props. These works follow the books from which they are adapted closely, providing a new generation with a seamless entry into the world of theatre and music. Recommended for Ages 2 and up.

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with members of the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia.

schOOl series PerfOrmance: mOn. may 4, 2015 • 10am & 12Pm Alice Jepson Theatre • $7 Recommended for grades PreK - 2 Show length: 60 minutes with Q&A

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Schoolhouse Rock Live!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar


Alonzo King LINES Ballet

alonZo KinG lines Balletwed. OcTOber 1, 2014 • 7:30Pm


“Alonzo King is one of the few bona fide visionaries in the ballet world today.” – San Francisco Chronicle

Under the direction of Alonzo King, the company’s founder, Alonzo King LINES Ballet has brought a variety of new and expressive languages to the stage since 1982. With grace, energy, and fluidity, these artists explore ballet as a science, transforming the human body into delicate yet strong silhouettes that waltz across the stage with synchronized urgency. With works that draw upon deeply rooted cultural traditions, Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a thought-provoking and energetic must-see for everyone.

comPaGnie KÄfiG/ ccn crÉteil et val-de-marne correria aGwa

wed. march 4, 2015 • 7:30Pm


“One of the most innovative troupes on the experimental dance scene.” – The New York Times

Under the leadership of director and choreographer Mourad Merzouki, Company Käfig / CCN Créteil et Val-De-Marne has become an international phenomenon, touring the world with sold-out performances and rave reviews. Merzouki, himself a major figure on the hip-hop scene for more than two decades, created Correria and Agwa after an inspiring encounter with eleven dancers from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. These young dancers, whose individual stories, passion for dance, and fervent determination resonated with Merzouki, blend the powerful components of samba, hip-hop, and capoeira to create an athletic dance style that is fluid, beautiful, and surprising. Correria plunges us into a frantic, hectic race just like the one that governs our daily lives. Agwa is all about water – the most vital component of the human body, a precious natural resource to be preserved, and a symbol of renewal.

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Join the Modlin Center for the Arts for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session following each performance in the Dance Series.

Compagnie Käfig

Sponsored in party by the Cultural Affairs Committee.

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Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion

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a columBia artists Production direct from moscow, russia russian national Ballet theatre comPany of 50 cinderella fri. march 13, 2015 • 7:30Pm


Under the direction of Elena Radchenko, the 50 dancers of the Russian National Ballet Theatre return to Richmond, bringing with them the grand national tradition of Russian ballet. This classic fairy tale of the downtrodden but virtuous servant girl who captures the heart of a prince with the aid of her fairy godmother, is made larger-than life by Russia’s finest ballerinas. Along with Prokofiev's sprightly score, decadent costumes, lush scenery, and comical stepsisters, this performance is a treat for audiences of all ages.



Kyle aBraham/aBraham.in.motion the watershed & when the wolves came in Kyle aBraham, artistic director

Thu. - fri. march 19 - 20, 2015 • 7:30Pm


Premiered just months ago at New York Live Arts, the Modlin Center brings new works by celebrated choreographer and 2013 MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham and his company Abraham.In.Motion to Richmond audiences. Vogue describes Abraham’s choreography as having an “avant-garde aesthetic, an original and politically minded downtown sensibility that doesn’t distinguish between genres but freely draws on a vocabulary that is as much Merce and Martha as it is Eadweard Muybridge and Michael Jackson.”

Performed over two nights, The Watershed and When the Wolves Came In pay homage to the 150-year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 20-year anniversary of the abolishment of apartheid in South Africa. The powerful themes inherent in these historical milestones – in tandem with Abraham’s choreography and music by Max Roach, Robert Glasper, and Otis Redding – connect ideas postured in a cross-cultural exploration of freedom and its progression from the 1960s to present day.

Russian National Ballet Theatre

This engagement of KYLE ABRAHAM/ABRAHAM.IN.MOTION is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and is also sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Committee.


MOMIx

Sponsored in part by the Mayo Fund.

momiX, alchemiafri.-saT. aPril 24-25, 2015 • 7:30Pm sun. aPril 26, 2015 • 3Pm Alice Jepson Theatre • Reserved Seating $40

“MOMIX dazzles with undefinable grace, personality.” – New Orleans Times-Picayune

Alchemia is all about the art of alchemy, and the alchemy of art – an enchanting, phantasmagorical multimedia spectacle full of invention, beauty, sensuality and humor. Just as he led Modlin audiences on a surreal journey through the four seasons in Botanica, in Alchemia, artistic director Moses Pendleton manipulates the four classic elements of earth, air, fire and water to produce a show full of aesthetic thrills, surprising metamorphoses, and the sexuality of nature itself. This is MOMIX at its most magical.

Known internationally for presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX is a company of dancer-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton. For 20 years, MOMIX has been celebrated for its ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images using props, light, shadow, humor and the human body.

Join the Modlin Center as we close out the 2014-2015 season with a post-show reception following the Sunday, April 26 performance in Booth Lobby.

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The Intergalactic Nemesis

seriesthe roBot Planet’s, the interGalactic nemesis: tarGet earth a live-action GraPhic novel

Thu. sePTember 18, 2014 • 7:30Pm


“If you haven’t seen it, what are you waiting for?” – The Austin Chronicle

Telling an all-ages adventure story set in the 1930s, The Intergalactic Nemesis mashes up comic-book and radio-play formats into a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience, a new art form, the Live-Action Graphic Novel.

Three actors voice the dozens of characters, a Foley artist creates all the sound effects, and a pianist plays a cinematic score, while more than 1,250 individual full-color hi-res comic book panels tell a hilarious sci-fi adventure story visually from an enormous movie screen.

The Intergalactic Nemesis has been featured on NPR, PBS, Conan O’Brien, the Wall Street Journal, and more. If you’ve got an inner twelve-year-old (or an actual one living in your home) The Intergalactic Nemesis will be a hit with the 12-year-old in all of us!

direct from BeiJinG, the national acroBats of the PeoPle’s rePuBlic of china PerforminG cirQue PeKinG Thu. OcTOber 16, 2014 • 7:30Pm


This daring and impossibly nimble troupe of acrobats will take your breath away as they balance cups and umbrellas in dizzying numbers, scramble up human pyramids, soar through skyward-stretching hoops, and deliver juggling moves in perfect unison. Everything they do is striking, and beautifully embellished with bright, imaginative props and creative choreography, and set to a combination of traditional and modern music.

Centuries ago, performers in China combined their dramatic folk arts with their cultural roots, using common household objects as props, to create an acrobatic art wholly unique to their culture. The color and spectacle of the National Acrobats will leave you and your family gasping in amazement as these highly skilled artists test the creative boundaries of the human body in a dazzling show that includes martial arts, traditional music, acrobatics, illusion and so much more.



THEATRE,COMEDY, + SPECIAL EVENTS

National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China



TheaTre, cOmedy + sPecial evenTs

The Pumpkin Pie Show

BASETRACK

BASETRACK was made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

BasetracK a multimedia Performance eXPerience wed. - Thu. | OcTOber 22-23, 2014 • 7:30Pm

Alice Jepson Theatre Reserved Seating $22 ($18 with Military ID)

CREATED BY EDWARD BILOUS | CO-COMPOSED BY EDWARD BILOUS, MICHELLE DIBUCCI AND GREG KALEMBER | ADAPTED BY JASON GROTE | DIRECTED BY SETH BOCKLEY | PRODUCED BY EN GARDE PRODUCTIONS

BASED ON THE WEBSITE ONE-EIGHT BASETRACK, LAUNCHED BY TERU KUWAYAMA WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS AND THOSE BY BALAZS GARDI AND TIVADAR DOMANICZKY

“a way of transgressing conventional media” – Global360 “an opportunity to reveal a more transparent version of the truth“ – Global360

BASETRACK draws on the power of individual stories to examine the collective experience of modern-day Marines and their families. Through theatre, music, new media, journalism, and technology, BASETRACK looks unflinchingly and honestly at the legacy of war upon our veterans and our communities. Adapted from the wildly popular Facebook page and website of photographs and videos taken in Afghanistan by embedded journalist Teru Kuwayama, combined with a live score by Michelle DiBucci, and text adapted by Jason Grote (Mad Men, Smash), BASETRACK shares the harsh realities and intense darkness of combat. Be privy to the first-hand accounts that have yet to be told about the history of America’s longest war.

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session with BASETRACK performers and creators.

modlin arts and carol Piersol and the 5th wall theatre Present: the PumPKin Pie showfri-saT. nOvember 14-15, 2014 • 8Pm

Theatre Gym at Virginia Rep Center (114 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA) • General Admission $22

STORIES BY CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN | PERFORMED BY CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN AND HANNA CHEEK

“With the trembling voice of Vincent Price and the sinister presence of Boris Karloff, Clay McLeod Chapman… uses the macabre to explore the humanity of his characters and reveal an almost spiritual side to the horrific. ” – The New York Times

Celebrating its second decade of performances, The Pumpkin Pie Show is a literary fist in the face. Part storytelling session, part boxing match, part shamanistic ritual, The Pumpkin Pie Show has established itself as an all-points artistic hodgepodge of theatre and literature. The goal is to strip away the extraneous periphery of sets and costumes to put laser focus on the text and the performance itself, conjuring up an atmosphere of “creating something out of nothing,” as well as focusing on the ethereal connective tissue between the one telling the story and the audience.


Perth Theatre Company

Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone fri. december 5, 2014 • 7Pm


Comedian Paula Poundstone returns to the Modlin Center with her legendary spontaneity in tow. A regular on NPR quiz show, Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me, Poundstone is a comedic tour de force armed with razor sharp wit and impeccable timing camouflaged by a casual demeanor. Poundstone can pounce on an audience member with stunning precision and do it in a way that is never pretentious, never mean, always side-splittingly hilarious, and that always leaves the entire crowd smitten.

second city, the second city hits home

fri. January 16, 2015 • 7:30Pm


Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theatre returns to the Modlin Center with The Second City Hits Home – a new show featuring hilarious sketches, songs, and improvisation about RVA as well as material from the famed Second City archives. Doing what they do best, Second City finds laughs in everything from Richmond’s history, events, and hot button issues to Richmond Times-Dispatch headlines and mixes these with a generous portion of classic Chicago-style sketch and improv created by some of Second City’s most lauded alumni including Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, and more.

Perth theatre comPany, the adventures of alvin sPutniK: deeP sea eXPlorerThu. february 12, 2015 • 7:30Pm fri. february 13, 2015 • 6Pm & 8:30Pm saT. february 14, 2015 • 3Pm & 7:30Pm sun. february 15, 2015 • 3Pm

Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage General Admission $20

CREATED BY TIM WATTS | PRESENTED BY THE LAST GREAT HUNT OF AUSTRALIA

“utterly enchanting storytelling” – NZ Herald “an endearing Australian solo show...akin to a theatrical ‘Wall-E.’” – The New York Times

A touching story of enduring love and the end of the world, the Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer is a multi-award winning, one-man, micro-epic puppet show that melds technology and multimedia. This solo show created by Tim Watts features a unique blend of puppetry, live and recorded music, and animation to present an exploration of the next and oldest frontier: the deep blue sea. The show has been performed over 300 times around the world, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has won awards such as “Outstanding Solo Show” at the New York Fringe Festival,

and “Best Theatre Production” at the Auckland Fringe. The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik is bound to delight and mesmerize anyone who believes in the magic of love and the thrill of heroism. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Join the Modlin Center for Modlin Arts After Words, a post-show question-and-answer session following each performance with members of the Perth Theatre Company.

This performance will take place at Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage. Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.


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Mercy Killers

This engagement of PARALLEL ExIT is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Parallel Exit

mercy Killersfri. february 20, 2015 • 7:30Pm saT. february 21, 2015 • 3Pm & 7:30Pm sun. february 22, 2015 • 3Pm

Cousins Studio Theatre • General Admission $22

WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY MICHAEL MILLIGAN DIRECTED BY TOM OPPENHEIM

“There’s a marvelous and mysterious kind of alchemy at work in author and actor Michael Milligan’s mesmerising, harrowing indictment of US healthcare.” – Edinburgh Fringe Scotsman

A blue collar 'Joe' grapples with his red state ideals when he realizes the measures he must take to care for his beloved wife. A surprisingly tender love story, Mercy Killers is an unblinking look at health care in America. Winner of the Fringe First Award at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Mercy Killers was written and is performed by acclaimed stage actor Michael Milligan. He has appeared on Broadway in productions such as August: Osage County, La Bête, and Jerusalem. In five intimate performances, Milligan will move you as he struggles with the uniquely American experience of losing your health in the land of plenty.

Michael Milligan’s MERCY KILLERS was first produced by The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theatre Company, the professional division of The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, New York City. Tom Oppenheim, Artistic Director.

Parallel eXit, eXit staGe leftsun. march 8, 2015 • 3Pm


“Featuring enough slamming doors, pratfalls, songs, magic tricks, tap-dancing and slapstick to fuel a dozen shows.” – The New York Post

Harkening back to the days of vaudeville and the physical theatrics of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, Parallel Exit creates an hour of hilarity as they tap dance, pratfall, and slapstick their way across the stage and back again. With more entertainment in a single show than a three-ring circus, it’s no wonder that ExIT STAGE LEFT is Parallel Exit’s most popular touring show. Your whole family will be rolling in the aisles as this five-person ensemble takes old-fashioned family fun into the twenty-first century.


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medeaThu. sePTember 4, 2014 • 2Pm (live brOadcasT) sun. sePTember 14, 2014 • 3Pm (encOre brOadcasT)Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

sKyliGhtThu. OcTOber 23, 2014 • 2Pm (live brOadcasT)sun. nOvember 16, 2014 • 3Pm (encOre brOadcasT)Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

franKenstein (encore Broadcast)fri. OcTOber 31, 2014 • 7PmBenedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein and Johnny Lee Miller as The Creature

fri. OcTOber 31, 2014 • 10PmJohnny Lee Miller As Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as The CreatureCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

nt live The Modlin Center for the Arts presents, in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the sixth season of broadcast performances by the National Theatre, London.

National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren and has since broadcast more than 20 other productions live from the National Theatre, and on occasion, other theatres in the U.K.

NT Live broadcasts have been experienced by more than 1.5 million people in 500 venues around the world. Past broadcasts include Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller, One Man, Two Guvnors with James Corden, The Last of the Haussmans with Julie Walters, and The Audience starring Helen Mirren.

Though each live broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the “best seat in the house” view of each production.

Additional information can be found at www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Broadcast

Additional NT Live broadcasts will be added throughout the season. For the latest information, visit the Modlin Center online at modlin.richmond.edu, call the box office at (804) 289-8980, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.


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Bolshoi Ballet New for the 2014-2015 season, the Modlin Center will broadcast the fifth season of Pathe Live’s Bolshoi Ballet, featuring ballet productions direct from the grand Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Audiences will be able to enjoy these outstanding performances with the Bolshoi principals, soloists, and corps de ballet. Each production will feature behind-the-scenes programming, including interviews with the cast and creative teams, either prior to the start of the production, or during intermission.

the leGend of love (encore Broadcast) Music by Arif Melikov | Libretto by Nâzim Hikmet | Original Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Cast: The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists, and Corps de Balletwed. nOvember 19, 2014 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

the Pharaoh’s dauGhter (encore Broadcast) Music by Cesare Pugni | Libretto by Jean-Henry Saint-Georges and Marius Petipa Choreography, Sets, and Costumes by Pierre Lacotte Cast: Svetlana Zakharova (Aspicia), Ruslan Skvortsov (Lord Wilson), and Nina Kaptsove (Ramze, Aspicia’s slave)mOn. nOvember 24, 2014 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

la Bayadere (encore Broadcast) Music by Ludwig Minkus | Libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov | Original Choreography by Marius Petipa | New Version by Yuri Grigorovich Cast: Svetlana Zakharova (Nikiya), Maria Alexandrove (Gamzatti), and Vladislav Lantratov (Solor)sun. december 7, 2014 • 3PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

swan laKe (encore Broadcast) Music by Piotr Tchaikovsky | Libretto by Yuri Grigorovich | Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Cast: The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists, and Corps de Balletsun. february 8 , 2015 • 3PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

romeo and Juliet (encore Broadcast) Music by Sergei Prokofiev | Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov, and Adrian Piotrovsky | Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Cast: Alexander Volchkov (Romeo) and Anna Nikulina (Juliet)sun. march 22, 2015 • 3PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14

ivan the terriBle (encore Broadcast) Music by Sergei Prokofiev | Libretto by Yuri Grigorovich | Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Cast: The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists, and Corps de Balletsun. may 3, 2015 • 3PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music • General Admission $14


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clyBourne ParKDIRECTED BY CHUCK MIKE | WRITTEN BY BRUCE NORRIS | LIGHTING DESIGN BY MAJA E. WHITE | COSTUME DESIGN BY JOHANN STEGMEIR | SET DESIGN BY REED WEST

Thu.-saT. OcTOber 2-4, 2014 • 7:30Pm sun. OcTOber 5 • 2PmCousins Studio Theatre • General Admission $15

**** “… strong, ferociously smart play..” – The New York Times ***** “…. an evening of ebullient provocation..” – The London Guardian

A spin-off of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, this cutting-edge satire takes a stab at race and landed property in an imaginary Chicago community. The play begins in 1959 as a “negro” family moves into a white neighborhood. In Act Two, circa 2009, we visit the same house as gentrification sets in and the roles are swapped. Have things really changed? Internationally acclaimed, award-winning theatre director Chuck Mike follows up his 2011 production of A Raisin in the Sun by staging Bruce Norris’ superlative sequel on the Modlin stage. Clybourne Park is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award.

remnantsBOOK BY JOSÉ JOAQUÍN GARCIA AND PATRICIA HERRERA | MUSIC BY JOSE JOAQUIN GARCIA AND J.A. MYERSON | LYRICS BY JOSÉ JOAQUÍN GARCIA | CHOREOGRAPHY BY POP MASTER FABEL AND ALICIA DIAZ | LIGHTING DESIGN BY MAJA E. WHITE | COSTUME DESIGN BY JOHANN STEGMEIR

Thu.-saT. nOvember 20-22, 2014 • 7:30Pm sun. nOvember 23 • 2PmAlice Jepson Theatre • Reserved Seating $15

REMNANTS is an American hip-hop, coming-of-age musical that tells the story of three life-long friends who graduate from high school at the top of their class. Now celebrities, one of the boys witnesses the brutal murder of a Chinese delivery boy. Outraged, our young hero vows revenge. With original R&B songs, rapping, popping and locking, live deejay, and a full-out block party, our young philosophers contemplate retaliation and reflect, along with a heavy dose of humor, upon the challenges of adolescent boys as they strive for success in an uncertain world.

Production studies iii showcaseThu.-saT. february 12-14, 2015 • 7:30Pm sun. february 15, 2015 • 2PmCousins Studio Theatre • The event is free but tickets are required.

Highlighting provocative contemporary theatre, PS III Showcase is the culmination of two years of intense theatre study. PS III students select, produce, direct, and design a fully-mounted, full-length play under the guidance of department faculty. Whatever play the PS III students choose to produce, it promises to be a compelling, entertaining, and thought-provoking evening of theatre.

university dancers annual sPrinG concert, @30DIRECTED BY ANNE VAN GELDER

fri.-saT. february 27-28, 2015 sun. march 1, 2015 • 2PmAlice Jepson Theatre • Reserved Seating $15

Join University Dancers in celebrating 30 years of engaging and innovative dance with our anniversary celebration, @30 that brings the work of innovative and talented choreographers Larry Keigwin and Norbert de la Cruz to the Modlin Center. The concert also features riveting premiere works choreographed by Richmond dance faculty Matthew Thornton, whose work draws from movement-theater, martial arts, and site-specific projects and Anne Van Gelder, University Dancers artistic director.

Larry Keigwin, founder and artistic director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY, a troupe known for its electrifying brand of contemporary dance, delights audiences with his theatrical, witty, and refreshing vision of dance. Praised for his combination of athleticism and aesthetically dynamic shapes and forms, Norbert De La Cruz III is the 2012 recipient of the Jerome Robbins Foundation’s NEW Essential Works Grant and 2014 recipient of the Joffrey Ballet’s Choreographer of Color award. @30 will include a unique dance and lighting collaboration between Department of Theatre and Dance alumni choreographer, Kim Urba and professional lighting designer, Michael Jarrett.

Outstanding adjudicated student choreography and live music will be featured, and department faculty Johann Stegmeir and Maja E. White will design original costumes and lights respectively.

Don’t miss these talented dancers in a variety of works from the contemporary genre in a dance concert perfect for the entire family.

funny GirlMUSIC BY JULE STYNE | LYRICS BY BOB MERRILL | BOOK BY ISOBEL LENNART FROM AN ORIGINAL STORY BY MISS LENNART | DIRECTED BY WALTER SCHOEN

Thu.-saT. aPril 16-18, 2015 • 7:30Pm sun. aPril 19, 2015 • 2PmAlice Jepson Theatre • Reserved Seating $15

Funny Girl is an exuberant musical celebration of the life and loves of famed vaudeville performer Fanny Brice, one of the most admired entertainers of her time. She starred on Broadway, in Hollywood film, and on the radio. From her humble beginnings as a stage-struck girl from New York’s Lower East Side, Fanny sings, dances, and jokes her way to the heights of fame in the legendary Ziegfeld Follies. Her incomparable talent, her spectacular rise to fame, and her personal struggles are brought to life in a vibrant score by Jules Styne, which includes the classic hits, "People" and "Don’t Rain on My Parade." This life-affirming musical is sure to entertain and inspire


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david eslecK triomOn. sePTember 15, 2014 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Classic piano jazz meets the twenty-first century. Dr. David Esleck and his trio bring the traditions of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell into a new era with a repertoire drawn from the concert hall, the jukebox, the hymnal, the AM radio, and the jazz masters. The Esleck trio is the only traditional jazz group named in Style Weekly’s annual list of “The Best of Richmond;” their latest CD “Little Ears” is available in stores and on iTunes.

family weeKend concertfri. sePTember 19, 2014 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The Department of Music’s annual Family Weekend Concert showcases the outstanding talents of University of Richmond students. Enjoy performances by the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Women’s Chorale, and Schola Cantorum.

miKe davison + the latin JaZZ messenGers mOn. OcTOber 20, 2014 • 7:30Pm Alice Jepson TheatreThe Latin Jazz Messengers is one of central Virginia’s busiest bands specializing in an eclectic blend of Cuban, Brazilian, and American jazz. Led by renowned trumpeter Dr. Mike Davison, the group continues to thrill audiences with their high-energy arrangements of Latin jazz classics and popular tunes. From the “wall of sound” horn section to the “posse” rhythm section, the group guarantees a muy caliente experience, and to make people dance! This concert will feature University of Richmond senior vocalist Hannah Jacobsen.

ur schola cantorum + women’s chorale JEFFREY RIEHL + DAVID PEDERSEN, CONDUCTORSsun. OcTOber 26, 2014 • 3Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Schola Cantorum and Women’s Chorale will perform an exciting program of new and familiar accompanied and a cappella choral works, including pieces from the Baltic region.

third Practice electroacoustic music festivalBENJAMIN BROENING, ARTISTIC DIRECTORfri.-saT. nOvember 7-8, 2014Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Third Practice celebrates its 14th year bringing new electracoustic music and video to Richmond audiences. This year’s festival will feature eighth blackbird and guests from around the U.S. and Europe. Visit thirdpractice.org for a full schedule of events.

ur JaZZ + contemPorary comBos MIKE DAVISON, DAVID ESLECK, CHARLES ARTHUR, DIRECTORSmOn. nOvember 10, 2014 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music From bluegrass and blues to swing and beyond! Don’t miss this fall concert, showcasing some of UR’s finest jazz and pop musicians.

ur wind ensemBleDAVID NIETHAMER, CONDUCTORThu. nOvember 13, 2014 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music David Niethamer will conduct music from the classic repertoire for wind ensemble. A guest composer/conductor will lead performances of his or her music for the second half of the concert. Past composers have included David Holsinger, Timothy Mahr, Thom Ritter George, Samuel Hazo, and Elliot del Borgo.

GloBal soundsANDREW MCGRAW, DIRECTORsun. nOvember 23, 2014 • 3Pm Westhampton Green (Rain Location: Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music)Join the University of Richmond in celebrating traditional music and dance from around the world. This free, family-friendly concert features Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances by local and visiting music ensembles. Audiences will be given an opportunity after the concert to see and interact with the instruments, including the gamelan and drums.

ur chamBer ensemBlesmOn. december 1, 2014 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicThe UR Chamber Ensembles present an evening of music performances by student instrumentalists, vocalists, and pianists. These ensembles are coached by Department of Music faculty members and ensemble-in-residence eighth blackbird.

cuBan sPectacular, where in the world is carmen santiaGo (de cuBa)? Tue. december 2, 2014 • 7:30Pm Alice Jepson Theatre • The event is free but tickets are requiredTravel from the US to Santiago de Cuba and back to discover the blending of Cuban rhythms with American jazz! Join narrators Carmen and Harvey, as they host this annual show. Led by Dr. Mike Davison, the production will take you on a multimedia journey featuring the UR Jazz Ensemble, UR combo, special guests, dancers, and students and faculty from Penn State University. Bring your dancing shoes!


ur symPhony orchestra ALEXANDER KORDZAIA, CONDUCTORwed. december 3, 2014 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Maestro Kordzaia and the UR Symphony Orchestra present a scintillating program including selections from Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov and the Enigma Variations of Elgar, the premiere of a new work by student composer Nick Yeutter, and performances by soprano Erin Vidlak, flutist Marie Fernandez, and the duo of violinist Leslie Kinnas and cellist Kevin Westergaard, winners of the 2014 Concerto Competition.

41st annual festival of lessons and carolsfeaturinG ur schola cantorum + women’s chorale JEFFREY RIEHL + DAVID PEDERSEN, CONDUCTORSsun. december 7, 2014 • 5Pm + 8PmCannon Memorial ChapelJoin Schola Cantorum, Women's Chorale and special guest The Virginia Girl's Choir for the annual festival of nine lessons and carols. New and familiar carols trace the journey of Christmas from Old Testament prophecy through the arrival of the Magi.

richard BecKer, Pianosun. february 1, 2015 • 3Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Associate Professor of Music and Head of Piano Study at University of Richmond, faculty pianist Richard Becker will play a recital of classical, romantic and twentieth century styles of piano music and premiere some of his new piano music.

neumann lecture on music: ciPriano de rore and the search for musicJESSIE ANN OWENS, SPEAKERmOn. february 2, 2015 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicJessie Ann Owens is professor of music and former dean at the University of California, Davis. Specializing in Renaissance and early modern music, she is author of Composers at Work: The Craft of Musical Composition 1450-1600. Her lecture discusses Cipriano de Rore’s setting of Dissimulare etiam sperasti, Dido’s lament from Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid, as a small-scale musical drama (1516-1565). By investigating de Rore’s dramatic musical representation of a figure who would become a great operatic heroine, Owens sets the agenda for a re-examination of his entire oeuvre in new ways.

Bruce stevens, orGanmOn. february 16, 2015 • 7:30Pm Cannon Memorial ChapelFaculty artist Bruce Stevens will perform organ works by Böhm, Bach, Brahms, Rheinberger, and Charles Ives on the University's magnificent von Beckerath pipe organ.

miKe davison + friends: a triBute to the BrecKer Brotherswed. february 18, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music During the 70s, 80s and 90s, the saxophone and trumpet duo of Randy and Michael Brecker were the busiest sidemen in the business, recording and performing with everyone from Todd Rundgren to Frank Zappa. In 1975, the brothers recorded an album of their own compositions that set the jazz world on fire with its blend of jazz (or funk) with bebop lines. Tonight, Richmond’s finest musicians will perform music from the Brecker Brothers. The music will represent many of the most important music composed by the Brecker Brothers as well a few original compositions in the style of the duo.

Paul hanson, PianomOn. february 23, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Faculty artist Paul Hanson presents a program including preludes and fugues from Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, variations on Bach's Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen by Liszt, and works of Stockhausen and Takemitsu.

Barry hanniGan, PianomOn. march 2, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Hannigan is described as an “impressive pianist and musician of refined sensibility” by the Buffalo News and as performing with “a compelling, darkly evocative transcendence of technical ideas into expressive music” by John Rockwell in The New York Times. He is professor of music at Bucknell University and he has recorded for Opus One, SEAMUS, SCI, and Radio Telefis Eireann in Dublin, and Black Canyon Records. The performance will likely include a mix of traditional and new music by composers such as Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Pierce, Burnson, and Benshoof.

Related Event:Barry Hannigan Master ClassMON. MARCH 2, 2015 • 1PM-3PMPerkinson Recital HallOpen to the public for observation.

Sponsored in part by the Cultural Affairs Committee and the Modlin Center for the Arts.

vive la france! an eveninG of french chamBer musicDAISUKE YAMAMOTO, VIOLINNEAL CARY, CELLOJOANNE KONG, PIANOmOn. march 23, 2015 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Richmond Symphony concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto and principal cellist Neal Cary join UR faculty pianist Joanne Kong in a beautiful program of French music including Ravel's Tzigane, works by Offenbach, the Trio in G Minor of Chausson, and solo piano works of Fauré.


duo Piano recital RICHARD BECKER & DORIS WYLEE-BECKERsun. march 29, 2015 • 3Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicFaculty artist Richard Becker and his wife Doris Wylee-Becker will present a concert of classical, romantic and twentieth century styles of music for two pianos and for solo piano.

ur wind ensemBle DAVID NIETHAMER, CONDUCTORThu. aPril 2, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicThe Wind Ensemble’s spring concert will feature UR student soloists chosen during the fall semester. Classic and modern repertoire for wind ensemble will also be performed.

ur JaZZ ensemBle american JaZZ + cuban rhyThms = mambOmOn. aPril 6, 2015 • 7:30Pm Alice Jepson Theatre Join Dr. Mike Davison and the UR Jazz Ensemble as they perform a night of scintillating big band dance music. Davison and guest conductor, Danny Guzman, from Santiago de Cuba, will lead the group in his own arrangements of Cuban popular music and swing.

ur symPhony orchestraALEXANDER KORDZAIA, CONDUCTOR DANIEL GUZMAN, GUEST CONDUCTORwed. aPril 8, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music A dazzling evening is in store, as Daniel Guzman, former conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Oriente and conductor of the youth orchestra at the Esteban Salsa Music Conservatory in Santiago de Cuba, leads the UR Symphony Orchestra in his arrangements of popular Cuban folk songs. The program will also feature Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with guest artist Daniel Leibovic, an outstanding young pianist from Yale University.

Daniel Guzman's appearance is sponsored in part by the University of Richmond Department of Music and the Cultural Affairs Committee.

GloBal family concertsun. aPril 12, 2015 • 3Pm North Court Courtyard (Rain Location: TBA)Join the University of Richmond in celebrating traditional music and dance from around the world. This free, family-friendly concert features Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances by local and visiting music ensembles. Audiences will be given an opportunity after the concert to see and interact with the instruments, including the gamelan and drums.

ur JaZZ + contemPorary comBos MIKE DAVISON, DAVID ESLECK, CHARLES ARTHUR, DIRECTORS mOn. aPril 13, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicFrom Bossa Nova, to swing and beyond! Don’t miss this spring concert, showcasing some of UR’s finest jazz and pop musicians.

ur schola cantorum + women’s chorale with eiGhth BlacKBirdsun. aPril 19, 2015 • 7:30Pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of MusicSchola Cantorum and eighth blackbird present the premiere performance of Dominick DiOrio's new work An Equal Humanity, which is a dramatic portrayal of Khalil Gibran’s pessimistic moral tale, The Criminal. As all good fables go, this one leaves the observer with a stern warning: the smallest seeds of selfishness and callous avarice can easily fester and multiply into the most demonic of atrocities. This poem is paired with two others: Tennyson’s Beautiful City, which serves as a monolithic frame for the work; and Katharine Lee Bates’ A Song of Riches, a simple meditation on life’s most valuable currency.

This work was commissioned by the University of Richmond's Department of Music with support from the UR Cultural Affairs Committee.

ur chamBer ensemBlesmOn. aPril 20, 2015 • 7:30PmCamp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The UR Chamber Ensembles present an evening of music performances by student instrumentalists, vocalists, and pianists. These ensembles are coached by Department of Music faculty members and ensemble-in-residence eighth blackbird.

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Photo Captions, top to bottom • Tanja Softic' (American, born Bosnia 1966), Revolution, 2008, acrylic, pigment, charcoal, and chalk on handmade paper mounted on board, 60 x 120 inches, © Tanja Softic' , photograph by Travis Fullerton • Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Reigning Queens (Queen Beatrix), 1985, screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, image/sheet: 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; Extra, out of the edition; Designated for research and educational purposes only, H2013.12.06 © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., photograph by Taylor Dabney • Vaughn Bell (American, born 1978), Metropolis, 2012, installation at Seattle Center, acrylic, aluminum, hardware, rigging, soil, water, native plants and mosses of the Pacific Northwest forests, footstools. © Vaughn Bell, photograph by Spike Mafford, courtesy of the artist

Virginia ROCKS! Geologic Selections from the CollectionThrough June 12, 2015 • Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

Stories, Status, & Politics: Nineteenth-Century American Ceramics from the CollectionThrough December 6, 2015 • Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

The Temple of Flora: Prints by Robert John Thornton and Jim Dine August 20, 2014, through July 6, 2015 • Booth Lobby

Tanja Softic' : Migrant UniverseAugust 20 through October 6, 2014 • Harnett Museum of Art

Annual Student ExhibitionAugust 20 through September 21, 2014 • Harnett Museum of Art

What’s New: Recent Gifts to the Harnett Print Study Center CollectionAugust 20 through October 6, 2014Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center

Janet Hamlin: Sketches from GuantanamoSeptember 11 through November 21, 2014Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to AbstractionOctober 7 through December 7, 2014Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center

The 2014 Harnett Biennial of American PrintsOctober 28 through December 12, 2014 • Harnett Museum of Art

Mary Fisher: Messages from My SketchbookOctober 28 through December 12, 2014 • Harnett Museum of Art

The Italian Landscape: A Series of Drawings by Ray CiarrocchiJanuary 12 through April 26, 2015 • Harnett Print Study Center

Anti-Grand: Contemporary Perspectives on LandscapeJanuary 15 through March 6, 2015 • Harnett Museum of Art

Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Thomas and Donna Brumfield CollectionFebruary 3 through April 3, 2015 • Harnett Museum of Art

Senior Thesis ExhibitionApril 17 through May 7, 2015 • Harnett Museum of Art

Exhibitionsuniversity museums

Harnett Museum of Art hours: Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. (8/20/2014-4/27/2015), Summer hours: Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. (4/28-5/15/2015). Closed Labor Day Weekend (8/30-9/1/2014), Fall Break (10/10-14/2014), Thanksgiving Week (11/21-29/2014), Semester Break (12/13/2014-1/11/2015), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1/19/2015), Spring Break (3/7-15/2015), Easter Weekend (4/4-5/2015), and Summer Break (5/16-8/18/2015).

Harnett Print Study Center hours: Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. (8/20/2014-4/27/2015), or by appointment (call 804-287-6424). Closed on the dates indicated above.

Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature hours: Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. (8/20/2014-4/27/2015), Summer hours: Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. (4/28-5/15/2015), or by appointment call 804-289-8237. Closed Labor Day Weekend (8/30-9/1/2014), Fall Break (10/10-14/2014), Thanksgiving Week (11/21-29/2014), Semester Break (12/13/2014-1/11/2015), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1/19/2015), Spring Break (3/7-15/2015), Easter Weekend (4/4-5/2015), and Summer Break (5/16-8/18/2015).

804-289-8276 • Admission is free to all University Museums. • museums.richmond.edu


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did yOu KnOw? • The Modlin Center supports hundreds of artists from around the world by presenting more than 40 events each season in addition to our student and faculty presentations.• Ticket revenue covers less than 45% of the cost of each Modlin Center event. • Individual gifts such as yours provide the additional income vital to bringing top artists to the Modlin Center. • You can donate online at modlin.richmond.edu or with your ticket order.

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Cover: Alonzo King LINES Ballet by RJ Muna; Hélène Grimaud by Mat Hennek / DG; Chris Thile by Brantley Gutier; Compagnie Käfig/CCN Créteil Et Val-De-Marne by Mitchel Cavalca Page 2: New York Polyphony by Chris Owyoung; The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Margo Ellen Gesser; Red Baraat by Eric Patrice O’Brien; Turtle Island Quartet by Bill Reitzel Page 3: Chris Thile by Brantley Gutier; Page 8: Red Baraat by Eric Patrice O’Brien Page 9: Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer by Michael Wilson; Page 10: Kathy Mattea by David McClister Page 11: Allen Toussaint by Lee Crum Page 12: Spanish Harlem Orchestra by Bill Douthart; Antibalas by Marina Abadjieff Page 13: Matt Wilson Quartet by Tom Foley; John Medeski by Michael Bloom; Wynton Marsalis by Clay McBride Page 14: eighth blackbird by Luke Ratray Page 15: Nellie McKay by Bill Reitzel; Turtle Island Quartet by Bill Reitzel; Miriam Fried by Henry Fair Page 16: New York Polyphony by Chris Owyoung Page 17: eighth blackbird by Luke Ratray; Hélène Grimaud by Robert Schultze/Mat Hennek/DG Page 18: Elizabeth Kolbert by Nicholas Whitman Page 19: Kathey Mattea by David McClister Page 21: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Margo Ellen Gesser Page 22: Alonzo King LINES Ballet by Ashley Wall; Compagnie Käfig/CCN Créteil Et Val-De-Marne by Michel Cavalca Page 23: Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion Watershed by Alex Escalante; Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion When the Wolves Came In by Carrie Schneider Page 27: Perth Theatre Company by St. John Cowcher/C. Richard Jefferson

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modlin center for the arts 2014-2015 season

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jazz series

series of programs

concert series

broadcast series

modlin dowtown events

young audiences series

modlin center ventures

variety of events