Jan. 16, 2007 -- Fresh from an enormously successful fall season,
the University of Wyoming Cultural Programs, Department of Theatre and
Dance, and Symphony Orchestra offer an exhilarating schedule for the
spring semester.
Distinguished violinist Benny Kim will open the UW Cultural Programs
spring concert series with a performance Friday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Fine Arts concert hall. He will tour various Wyoming communities
for performances that will feature a new composition by Marc Neikrug.
Kim has performed on five continents spanning 20 countries, playing
concertos with major American orchestras including the Chicago and
Boston symphonies, as well as international ensembles such as the Hong
Kong Philharmonic and Mexico’s National Symphony.
Each year, Cultural Programs presents a variety of internationally-known performers.
The spring concert seasons include:
-- Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., violinist Kim, who is known for his lush tone,
lyrical sensibility, and style that touches the peak of romantic
violin-playing.
-- Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., Brazilian jazz vocalist Luciana Souza, who was
nominated as 2005 Female Jazz Singer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists
Association.
-- March 6, 7:30 p.m., Aspen Sante Fe Ballet, which has made the
transition from a regional group to a nationally-recognized company
described as a “classically-trained company of the future.”
-- April 4, 7:30 p.m., Mark O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz Trio. O’Connor
has put together a trio with violist Carol Cook and cellist Natalie
Haas, that, in familiar fashion, combines bluegrass, country fiddling,
jazz, folk, and classical elements into what is called a new and
distinctively American kind of chamber music.
-- April 13, 7:30 p.m., pianist Davide Cabassi, the winner of the Van
Cliburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, will present a concert
and will also perform in Liszt’s piano concerto #1 with the UW Symphony
on April 12.
Ticket prices for Cultural Programs events range from $14-$20 for the
general public and $11-$16 for students (seniors and children are
eligible for student rates). Spring season tickets for all five events
are available at $84 for the general public and $68 for students and
seniors.
The Department of Theatre and Dance also has a few exciting shows for the spring.
The scheduled performances:
-- Feb. 6-10, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 9-10, 10 p.m.; Feb. 11, 2 p.m., “Spinning
into Butter,” by Rebecca Gilman, directed by William Missouri Downs.
Gilman’s award-winning play is a searing, darkly comic expose of hidden
racism and political correctness on American college campuses.
-- March 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m.; March 3, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and March 4,
2 p.m., “.The Body through which the Dream Flows.,” choreographed
by Margaret Wilson. This dance concert comprises individual and
composite sketches of women throughout time who changed the world
through their work.
-- April 17-21, 7:30 p.m.; and April 22, 2 p.m., “Picasso at the Lapin
Agile,” by Steve Martin, directed by Leigh Selting. Winner of the Outer
Critics Award for Best Off-Broadway Play, this razor-sharp comedy
revolves around a fictitious 1904 meeting between Pablo Picasso and
Albert Einstein in the legendary Paris bistro, Lapin Agile.
All ticket prices for Theatre and Dance productions are $14 for the
public, $13 for seniors, and $7 for students. Spring season tickets cost
$79 for the general public $62 for seniors.
The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra spring performances are:
-- March 1, 7:30 p.m., The Dorothy Jacoby Student Soloist Competition.
-- April 12, 7:30 p.m., Titanic Struggle II, featuring Davide Cabassi, guest piano
soloist.
Both events will be held in the Fine Arts Center concert hall. Tickets
cost $10 for the general public, $7 for seniors and $6 for students.
For schedule and ticket information on the UWSO or other Theatre and
Dance or Cultural Programs Productions, call (307) 766-6666 or visit www.uwyo.edu/finearts.
Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007
