14th Annual Arts Festival Schedule of Events

thursday, april 26 - saturday, april 28, 2012

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Saturday, April 28th

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Afternoon Schedule

12:00-12:45

Voices of Imani Gospel Choir

Boston College’s gospel choir fills the main tent with joyful praise and enthusiasm as they perform some of their greatest hits and live up to their name: powerful voices lifted up in imani, the Swahili word for “faith.” O'Neill Plaza

12:00-2:00

Readings by Faculty

Bob Chibka, Adrian Van Young, Michael C. Keith, Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield, Deborah Schwartz, and Christopher Boucher. Gasson 100

12:45-1:45

The Little Mermaid
Children's Theater

Performed by Luke Jorgensen's BC Creative Dramatics class.
O'Neill Plaza

1:45-2:30

Dance Showcase

The Festival Dance Showcases feature an assortment of dance styles – ranging from traditional ballet, jazz, modern, and tap to hip-hop, swing, and step. These showcases feature student choreographers and dancers from 18 different student groups working extensively outside the classroom on their art form.  Intercultural student groups will present exhibitions of their dance styles from all over the world. O'Neill Plaza

2:00-3:00

Children's Story Hour

Gasson Commons

2:00 - 3:00

"From Me to We: Stories that Live Between"

An experimental collaborative theatrical performance exploring the emotional and personal costs of service and social justice. Devlin 101

2:30-3:00

A Cappella Showcase Critic’s Choice

Featuring professionally selected, exceptional performances by a cappella groups. O’Neill Plaza

3:00-3:30

BC Musical Theatre

A selection of scenes performed by Paul Daigneault's musical theatre students. O’Neill Plaza

3:00-4:00

Chamber Music Society

A concert of instrumental and vocal chamber music. Gasson 100

3:45-4:45

Dance Showcase

The Festival Dance Showcases feature an assortment of dance styles – ranging from traditional ballet, jazz, modern, and tap to hip-hop, swing, and step. These showcases feature student choreographers and dancers from 18 different student groups working extensively outside the classroom on their art form.  Intercultural student groups will present exhibitions of their dance styles from all over the world. O'Neill Plaza

4:00-4:30

Madrigal Singers

A collection of springtime Medieval a cappella musics composed in both the modern and traditional styles and performed in costume.
Gasson 100

4:30-5:00

New Fiske Jubilee Singers

Members of the Voices of Imani Gospel Choir gather for a more intimate concert. Gasson 100

 

Evening Schedule

7:00 & 9:00

Murder at the Holiday Inn Express
Community for Creative Enactments

An interactive comedic murder mystery. Adult content. *Admission $5 at the door. O’Connell House

7:30-10:00

Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Bollywood-style adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. This drama's intertwined love polygons get complicated right from the start: Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia, but she only has eyes for Lysander. In the forest, they cross paths with Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries), who are having a spat over a servant boy from the East. The plot twists up when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking. *Admission $15, $10 for seniors or with a BC ID. Tickets available online at www.bc.edu/robsham or at 617-552-4002. Robsham Theater Arts Center

8:00-10:00

Dancing with bOp!

An exciting evening of jazz and dance with music performed by BC bOp! with choreography by Boston College dance groups. *$15 admission at the door.  BC students w/ID free. O'Neill Plaza