14th Annual Arts Festival Schedule of Events

thursday, april 26 - saturday, april 28, 2012

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Thursday, April 26th

Our schedule will continue to be updated. Please check back for future developments.

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Afternoon Schedule

12:00-12:45

Irish Studies Music Program

Under the direction of Seamus Connolly, includes Irish dance and instrumentation along with the study of the historical and cultural context behind them. O'Neill Plaza

12:00-2:00

Readings by Senior Writing Concentrators

Gasson 100

12:45-1:15

Short Play Festival by AHANA Theater Collective

O'Neill Plaza

1:15-2:00

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

2:00-2:30

Contemporary Theater

Selections from the musical Spring Awakening. O'Neill Plaza

2:30-3:00

Dance Show Excerpts

These excerpts are from "Rising Up,"the first-ever dance concert produced by the Theatre Department in collaboration with the student dance community. It will be presented as part of the year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Robsham Theater Arts Center. The pieces from this show will feature jazz, modern, ballet, tap, and other forms choreographed by faculty choreographers Sun Ho Kim, Father Bob Ver Eecke S.J., Margot Parsons, and Kirsten McKinney. Sun Ho Kim is the curator and artistic director of the event. O'Neill Plaza

3:00-3:30

A Cappella Showcase

O'Neill Plaza

3:00-4:00

BC Bands Chamber Music

Members of the University Wind Ensemble showcase their versatility by performing pieces scored for intimate chamber ensembles. Includes percussion groups, saxophone quartets, brass choirs, and more. Gasson 100

3:00-4:30

Theater Panel

Robsham

3:00-4:30

Social Justice Documentary clips

O’Neill Library 211

3:30-4:15

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

4:00-5:00

Chamber Music Society

Gasson 100

4:15-5:00

University Choral

O’Neill Plaza

 

Evening Schedule

6:00-7:00 Opening Reception of the Student Art Exhibition

Bapst Art Gallery

6:30-8:00

Stylus Reception

Gasson 305

7:00-8:30

My Mother’s Fleabag

Devlin 008

7:30-9:30

Liturgy Arts Group

A showcase of sacred choral, contemporary Christian, and gospel music by BC’s liturgical choir. Gasson 100

7:30-10:00

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

This drama is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most popular comedies. Its intertwined love polygons get complicated right from the start: Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia, but she only has eyes for Lysander; and Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. So Hermia and Lysander elope "into the woods," leaving Demetrius and Helena, who leaves Lysander behind. Only they don't stay behind. 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. Throw in a group of laborers preparing a play for the Duke's wedding, and the complications become fantastically funny. Robsham Theater Arts Center

8:00-10:00

BC’s Best

A singer/songwriter competition and battle of the bands. Co-sponsored by UGBC and the Music Guild. O’Neill Plaza

11:00

Dramatics Society Cabaret

O'Neill Plaza