From IN Series

I WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING AND THEN I SAW THE SKY

By John Adams

Texts by June Jordan
April 14 – 16

Good Grief! is an up-close-and-(hyper)personal mobilization of the joy, companionship, pleasure, rage, and vulnerability of grief. Tapping into performance as a space of elegiac and erotic ritual--fertile for what some call the 6th stage of grief, meaning-making, Good Grief! is a deeply heartfelt dance-clown-theater-burlesque that lays bare how pain is so close to pleasure, loss so close to love, and grief an absurd mixed up process of clinging tight & letting go.

One of the Top Touring Artists of the Pollstar Era, Jeff Dunham, has consistently delivered laughs and shattered ratings with his broadcast specials, global tours, and a best-selling autobiography. His successes have been commemorated with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour," cementing the ventriloquist as a comedy icon.

Tchaikovsky wrestles with eternal themes of love and fate in his Shakespearean tone painting. All the romance and grandeur that Rachmaninoff piled into his glorious Third Piano Concerto emerge with stunning clarity and authenticity in a performance by Olga Kern, the Russian pianist with family ties to Rachmaninoff and the winner at 17 of the prestigious Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition.

The colorful, varied creative voice of composer-pianist and UMBC faculty member Daniel Pesca is explored in this program of solo and chamber works. The event features the world premiere of Pesca’s Feldman Sonnets, a song cycle setting texts by acclaimed poet Irving Feldman.

Join a spoken word poetry night to benefit the Baltimore Abortion Fund on Wednesday, April 19 from 6-9PM at Joe Squared (33 W North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201)!

We will have a panel of fantastic local poets sharing their work, as well as an open mic for any poets to sign up. Enjoy pizza and brews from the wonderful Joe Squared menu, shop from a selection of local vendors, and help raise money to support the Baltimore Abortion Fund's Fund-a-Thon!

You can always count on the superstar violinist Joshua Bell to perform Mendelssohn’s deeply poetic concerto with “huge tenderness, rendering the audience to jelly” (Bachtrack). The young Russian conductor Anna Rakitina navigates the mysteries and charms of Elgar’s titillating Enigma Variations, and she introduces one of the most compelling voices in contemporary music: the Pulitzer prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid, who weaves the intimate tones of three wordless sopranos into a score that reflects on women’s suffrage.

VTDance Celebrates 20th Anniversary

By VTDance/Vincent E. Thomas
April 22 & 23

VTDance/Vincent E Thomas celebrates 20 years of art making and performance.

The powerful work continues to be universal, tangible, and essential.

Join us for this exciting concert and celebrate works of the past, present, and what’s to come.

Showtimes:
Saturday, April 22 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, April 23 @ 2:00pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 | 5:30 PM

Piotr Anderszewski, piano

The Sidney & Charlton Friedberg Concert

Location: Shriver Hall

Piotr Anderszewski

This is Bluey’s Big Play, For Real Life.

When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag.

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.

The Baltimore Improv Group has improv comedy shows every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7, 8 & 9 p.m. All Thursday shows are free. Friday and Saturday shows are $10.

Improv comedy shows are made up entirely on the spot using audience suggestions! No two shows are alike!