Clark University: Visual and Performing Arts

February 2010

Trestle at Pope Lick Creek by Naomi Wallace
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 2/10/2010 - 2/20/2010 7:30 PM-10:00 PM
Little Center, Michelson Theater - $5.00 Admission or Free with College ID
High atop a railroad trestle that spans a bone-dry creek, two teenagers plan to race across the bridge against an oncoming locomotive. At first their scheme adds excitement to life in a small factory town during the Great Depression, then sensual experience awakens dangerous passions in an era of stifled ambitions. With theatrical flourish and lyrical finesse, Naomi Wallace delves into a world where people struggle to change lives that bear down upon them.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

DAN DEACON: Live at Clark U!
Friday, 2/12/2010 8:30 PM-11:55 PM
Higgins University Center, The Grind - FREE!
The art made by Baltimore artist Dan Deacon is about community and how to organize and inspire it. From founding a now well-known art collective (Wham City), to organizing and running an annually sold-out DIY music festival (Whartscape), to conceiving, planning and curating a massive 60 person/30 band tour (Baltimore Round Robin Tour), its clear to see that community and bringing people together is the major theme of his work.

A complete circus, transforming the audience into wildly frenetic participants more ably than any other artist-- Dan Deacon plays an all-out assault of Dadaist electronic cacophony and harmony, driven by steady pulses and looping beds of analog and early digital synthesizers. Imagine a version of London Bridge, the children's game of raising your arms to make an arch, but doing it in a nightclub with a thousand people forming an arch that extends from the floor of the club to the upper balcony. Dan Deacon has built his reputation on live shows: comically unpredictable messes of frenetic dancing, audience participation and theatrics, all powered by the Baltimore resident's wildly addictive electro-freak-pop. Deacon is a figurehead in the Baltimore electronic music scene. This show will be a night that you never forget, when Wham City invades The Woo. Living it to the maximum potential!

DAN DEACON w/ Nuclear Power Pants
Friday, February 12th 2010
Doors: 8:30 (first come first served)
Show: 9:00pm
Price: FREE!!! Open to Public (Must have valid ID and be "guest" of a Clark U. Member) Capacity is 250-300 and is first come first served
Sponsored by: Pub Entertainment Committee of Clark U
For more information, e-mail jnathan@clarku.edu.

Alchemy: Art and Science
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 2/15/2010 - 4/11/2010 9:00 AM-9:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Schiltkamp Gallery - Free and open to the public
Additional Gallery Hours:
Fri. 10AM - 4PM
Sat. 12PM - 4PM
Sun. 12PM - 9PM

This show explores the intersections of art and science; art that is inspired by science or scientific images/models that are transcendent. The concept of science is open and may include new technology as well as the traditional sciences.

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For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7113.

Worcester Youth / Clark University "Unified" Poetry Slam
Friday, 2/19/2010 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Higgins University Center, The Bistro - Free
The Worcester Youth Poetry Slam in conjunction with the Clark University Poetry Slam Club are proud to announce the fourth unified poetry slam event for the 2009-2010 Season.
Event Details: Friday, February 19th, Clark University's Higgins Student Center. "The Grind" Performance Space. 7-9:30pm. The evening will begin with a short showcase of Worcester Performance Poets, followed by a preliminary poetry slam competition featuring local teens trying to earn a spot on the 2010 Worcester Youth Team that will travel to Los Angeles this July for the Brave New Voices International Youth Festival.
Our featured poet, Jared Paul is a veteran of eight Providence Poetry Slam Teams. Has reached finals stage for the 2006 & 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam Championships. Founder and Director of the Providence Youth Poetry Slam (which inspired the formation of the Worcester Youth Slam), his band Prayers for Atheists, have just finished a nationwide tour in support of their debut release on Strange Famous Records (www.strangefamousrecords.com) run by Epitaph Records Recording Artist Sage Francis. Jared's commitment to craft, direct political action and cross genre experience have made him a lightning rod in the spoken word community.
The event will close with the second preliminary poetry slam for the Clark University Poetry Slam, as they begin selections for a team to represent the university at the next College Union National Poetry Slam, taking place in Boston this spring.
Hosted by Alex Charalambides and Tak Mogel
Poetry slam is a competition in which poets perform pieces of their own original creation, 3 minutes in length, no props, costumes or musical accompaniment. Poems are then scored by 5 randomly chosen members of the audience who serve as judges. Winners earn points towards helping them qualify to make their respective teams.
The Worcester Youth Poetry Slam Competition is open to all teenagers, aged 13-19. Clark University Poetry Slam Competition is open to all Clark Students & Employees.
This is a continuation of a monthly series. Events are free and open to the public. Donations to both groups are encouraged and greatly appreciated.

Sponsored by: Worcester Cultural Commission
For more information, e-mail worcesteryouthslam2004@yahoo.com or call 508-450-6952.

Clark Concert Choir Presents: A Winter Choral Concert
Friday, 2/19/2010 7:30 PM-10:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
Winter Choral Concert featuring the Choirs of Clark University, directed by Christine Noel.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

March 2010

Alchemy: Opening Reception
Thursday, 3/4/2010 4:30 PM-7:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Schiltkamp Gallery - Free and open to the public
This show explores the intersections of art and science; art that is inspired by science or scientific images/models that are transcendent. The concept of science is open and may include new technology as well as the traditional sciences. Please join us for an artists talk from 4:30 till 5:30 with reception for follow.

*The date of this event has changed, this is the corrected date*
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7113.

Electro-acoustic Piano Recital
Wednesday, 3/24/2010 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
Keith Kirchoff, Piano
Music by Allen Strange, Russell Pinkston, Keith Kirchoff, Steve Ricks, & Christopher Trebue Moore

Keith Kirchoff has played in many of the United States largest cities including New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh, as well as major cities throughout Italy, Canada, and The Netherlands. This season, Kirchoff will be making his UK debut. He has appeared with orchestras throughout the U.S.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

Ralph Helmick: Sculpture/Public Art Installations
Thursday, 3/25/2010 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
Ralph Helmick creates sculptures and installations through out the United States while maintaining his studio in Newton, MA. Among his many awards is a National Endowment for the Arts/New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and numerous design honors for his public artwork. He has taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and at colleges and universites across the US.

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Two Composers
Friday, 3/26/2010 7:30 PM-10:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
An evening of music featuring Mark Berger & Ketty Nez, and new works by John Aylward, Mark Berger, Matt Malsky & Ketty Nez.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

April 2010

Clark University Jazz Workshop and Combo
Saturday, 4/10/2010 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
An afternoon of music directed by James Allard.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

Senior/Junior Solo & Dual Recitals
Sunday, 4/11/2010 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

Clark University Sinfonia
Saturday, 4/17/2010 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
The Clark Sinfonia, founded by Clark's Music Department in 2002, started with four members and has grown over the years. The group, over the last six seasons, has toured England twice and also the island nation of Cyprus. The ensemble is all-inclusive, and committing to including musicians of the Greater Worcester Community. Peter Sulski, Director.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

Studio Art Senior Thesis
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 4/19/2010 - 5/23/2010 9:00 AM-9:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Schiltkamp Gallery - Free and open to the public
Additional gallery hours are as follows:
Fri. 9AM - 4PM
Sat. 12AM - 4PM
Sun. 12AM - 9PM

This annual exhibition showcases the work of graduating studio art majors who have undertaken senior thesis projects.

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Clark Concert Choir Presents: A Spring Choral Concert
Friday, 4/23/2010 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
St. Peter's Church, 929 Main St., Worcester, MA - Free and open to the public
Spring Choral Concert featuring Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and works by
American composers. Christine Noel, Director

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

Student Recital
Sunday, 4/25/2010 3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall - Free and open to the public
Showcasing Clarks student musicians with an evening of concertos, sonatas, chamber works and jazz standards, with Sima Kustanovich, accompanist.

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts

For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.

Clark University Concert Band
Thursday, 4/29/2010 7:30 AM-10:00 PM
Little Center, Michelson Theater - Free and open to the public
Rick Cain, Director

All information is subject to change. Please call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or e-mail clarkarts@clarku.com for confirmation of times or reservations. Please look for us on the web at www.clarku.edu/departments/clarkarts to confirm all event information. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/clarkarts
For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356.