14th Annual Arts Festival Schedule of Events
thursday, april 26 - saturday, april 28, 2012

Saturday, April 28th
Our schedule will continue to be updated. Please check back for future developments.
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 Performed by Luke Jorgensen's BC Creative Dramatics class. |
| 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. |
| 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 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 |