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April 1-3, Thursday-Saturday
Bad Blood
8:00 P.M. each evening, plus 2:00 P.M. on Saturday only; Mahaney Center for the Arts, Seeler Studio Theatre
Play by Griselda Gambaro; theatre program production directed by Claudio Medeiros '90. Tickets: $10/8/6; on sale March 15.
April 3, Saturday
The Edge of Heaven
3:00 and 8:00 P.M., Dana Auditorium
Nejat, a young professor, becomes fascinated with the women in his father’s life. When his father’s live-in girlfriend dies, Nejat travels to Istanbul looking for her daughter—but her political activism has forced her to flee to Germany, where she is befriended by an impulsive idealist. The interconnected stories explore the often-tumultuous intersection of families, generations, and German and Turkish culture. “A film roiling with cruelty but guided by tough political optimism”—Wesley Morris, Boston Globe. Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival. In German and Turkish with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (Germany/Turkey/Italy, 2007, 122 minutes) Free
April 4, Sunday
Richard Goode, piano
4:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Pianist Richard Goode has been hailed for making music with tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of classical and Romantic music. He returns to Middlebury, on Easter Sunday, with a program that includes works by Haydn and Schumann. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating. Tickets: $24/18/6
April 8, Thursday
Lost Worlds? 19th-Century American Paintings from Shelburne Museum
4:30 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 221
John McWilliams, professor of humanities, lectures on the paintings included in the exhibition of American art from Shelburne Museum as he reflects on the ways in which our responses to once accessible images are altered by their seeming disappearance from cultural currency. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Free
April 9, Friday
DaWeon Ryu '10, piano
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Senior DaWeon Ryu gives her piano recital, performing Haydn's Variations in F minor, Debussy's Suite Bergamasque, Chopin's Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brilliante, and Beethoven's Waldstein sonata. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
April 9, Friday
Siobhan O'Malley '10, bassoon
8:00 P.M, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
This senior recital by Siobbhan O'Malley is sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
April 10, Saturday
RiP: A Remix Manifesto
3:00 and 8:00 P.M., Dana Auditorium
Director Brett Gaylor explores the modern media landscape and the tension between copyright laws and remix culture in this collaborative documentary, available free online for viewers to remix. The film focuses on Girl Talk, a popular mash-up musician, and includes input from Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, Brazilian Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil, and pop-culture critic Cory Doctorow. “A forceful, vibrant and immensely entertaining call to action”—Kamal Al-Solaylee, Globe and Mail. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (Canada, 2009, 80 minutes) Free
April 13, Tuesday (through April 24)
Jill Reynolds, 2009 Cameron Artist in Residence
Johnson Memorial Building, The Gallery of Contemporary Art
Jill Reynolds uses flame-worked glass to explore images and metaphors that connect science and art. While on campus this spring as the Cameron Visiting Artist, she teaches Labudiostudatory Art, an introductory art course incorporating 3D and 4D (time-based) media and techniques that are used to image structures (micro and macro), the poetry related to and inherent in genomics, and “neuro-geography.” This exhibition features new work created while in residence on the Middlebury campus. Sponsored by the Cameron Family Fund for Enrichment in the Arts. Free
April 14, Wednesday
Takács Quartet
7:30 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Since their first Middlebury performance in 1994, the Takács have become a beloved and highly acclaimed quartet around the globe, and especially here in Middlebury. On this 23rd local recital, they perform Haydn’s op. 71, no. 2; a new work by Psathas titled A Cool Wind, and Beethoven’s op. 130. A question-and-answer session with the quartet immediately follows the performance. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating. Tickets: $24/18/6
April 16, Friday
Vermont Youth Orchestra Chorus and Concert Chorale Spring Concert: "A Choral Fantasy"
Jeffrey Buettner, conductor
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Masterworks from the concert hall, cathedral, stage, and cinema are featured in a program of popular favorites past to present. The concert closes with Beethoven's ebullient and virtuosic Choral Fantasy, in a performance that features pianist Annemieke Spoelstra. Tickets: $10/8/6
April 16–17, Friday–Saturday
Senior Dance Concert: Elizabeth Boles ’10, Philippe Bronchtein ’10, Sophie Levine ’10, Kereem Morgan ’10
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
Four senior dance majors with dynamically different artistic visions and academic interests contribute new choreography, music, poetry, and experiments in issue-driven dance to this joint concert. Their work is sourced in questions about how individual humanity (identity) is affected by digital technology, the environment, and social injustice. Their answers are as diverse as their concerns. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Tickets: $10/8/6; on sale March 29
April 17, Saturday
Departures
3:00 and 8:00 P.M., Dana Auditorium
Diago Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a cellist without an orchestra. When he moves back to his hometown with his wife to start over, he’s so eager for work that he unknowingly applies to work for an undertaker. While his wife and acquaintances disapprove, Diago discovers the wonder, joy, and meaning of life through his connection to death. “Eccentric, movingly funny, and lushly scored black comedy”—Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7. Directed by Yojiro Takita. Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film. In Japanese with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (Japan, 2008, 130 minutes) Free
April 18, Sunday
François Clemmons, tenor
4:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Alexander Twilight Artist in Residence François Clemmons presents a joyful concert for spring. Clemmons’s distinguished career has taken him from the Metropolitan Opera to the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble. He earned a Grammy Award for his performance as “Sportin’ Life” in Porgy and Bess with the Cleveland Orchestra in 1973. He is perhaps best known for his role as the friendly policeman, Officer Clemmons, on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Free
April 23, Friday
Paul Lewis, piano
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
In his 12th Middlebury recital, pianist Paul Lewis, Gramophone’s Instrumentalist of the Year 2008, plays works by Mozart, Liszt, and Beethoven (Waldstein)—composers whom he has treated us to before. He also performs the great Fantasie by Robert Schumann. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating. Tickets: $24/18/6
April 24, Saturday
Frozen River
3:00 and 8:00 P.M., Dana Auditorium
Ray Eddy (Melissa Leo) is an upstate New York “trailer mom” struggling to make ends meet after her husband takes off with their savings. After meeting a Mohawk girl who lives on a reservation straddling the U.S.-Canadian border, Ray reluctantly teams up with a smuggler to make trips across the frozen St. Lawrence River with illegal Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the trunk of her Dodge. “Ms. Hunt’s eye for detail has the precision of a short-story writer’s. She misses nothing”—Stephen Holden, New York Times. Directed by Courtney Hunt. Gotham Award, Best Film; Independent Spirit Award, Best Female Lead. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (USA, 2008, 97 minutes) Free
April 24, Saturday
Spring Choral Concert
Jeffrey Buettner and Jessica Allen, conductors
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Music for women’s voices by Johannes Brahms and the Vespers of 1610 by Claudio Monteverdi are highlights in a program of exquisite musical color for the coming of spring. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Tickets: $10/8/6; on sale April 5
April 27, Tuesday
Behind-the-Scenes Lunch and Discussion:
The Good Woman of Setzuan
12:30 P.M., Wright Memorial Theatre
Director Cheryl Faraone introduces the play and leads a discussion about the upcoming production; members of the cast and crew share insights on their work. Lunch is provided. Free to College ID card holders; community donations accepted.
April 29, Thursday
Recital by Piano Students of Diana Fanning
8:00 P.M, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
April 29–May 1, Thursday-Saturday
The Good Woman of Setzuan
8:00 P.M. each evening, with a 2:00 P.M. matinee on Saturday only*; Wright Memorial Theatre
In this parable for the theatre by Bertolt Brecht, three gods come to Earth in search of one good person. They find her in Shen Te, a prostitute. With money from the gods she tries to lead a decent life, but in order to survive, she must impersonate her nasty male cousin. Directed by Cheryl Faraone; sponsored by the Theatre Program. Tickets: $10/8/6; on sale April 12
*Please note added performance.
April 30, Friday
Middlebury College Orchestra
Andrew Massey, director
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
This full symphony orchestra brings students together to present great orchestral music at the highest possible standard of musicianship—and cultivates the joy of live performance. The concert program features the winner of the 2010 Beucher Concerto Competition. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Tickets: $10/8/6; on sale April 12
April 30–May 1, Friday–Saturday
Spring Dance Concert
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
This fascinating evening of new work from the spring choreography class blends technology and dance. The students’ investigations focus on the interaction between choreography and video, facilitated by Artist in Residence Tiffany Rhynard. Students present video of dances made especially for the camera and incorporate video in live performance. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Tickets: $10/8/6; on sale April 12
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