onStage Guest Artist Series celebrates centennial
2017-2018 season opens Sept. 23 with A Far Cry
The onStage Guest Artist Series at Connecticut College celebrates its centennial as a leading presenter of the performing arts in the region, kicking off its 2017-2018 season with a Sept. 23 performance by the self-conducted chamber orchestra A Far Cry, a stellar group of young musicians from Boston.
Robert A. Richter, director of arts programming, says the onStage series’ history is rooted in the presentation of many of the greatest classical music artists in the world. “Over the last few decades, we have diversified this programming to include many other musical genres, along with theater and dance performance,” he said, adding that this season offers audiences a “roster of exciting and thought-provoking artists who will entertain and engage.”
For tickets and information call 860-439-2787 or visit the onStage Guest Artist Series website. Tickets may also be purchased online.
A Far Cry with Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
A Far Cry stands at the forefront of an exciting new generation in classical music. According to The New York Times, the self-conducted orchestra “brims with personality or, better, personalities, many and varied.” For this concert, the orchestra is joined by pianist Simone Dinnerstein. The concert program spans the centuries with works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Philip Glass; including a newly commissioned piano concerto by Glass.
Tickets: $28; Seniors: $25; Students: $14 (Reserved Seating)
Regina Carter - ‘Simply Ella’
Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
Sony Masterworks recording artist Regina Carter is the foremost jazz violinist of her generation. Regina’s newest album, “Ella: Accentuate the Positive,” and touring program, “Simply Ella,” mark the 100th birthday of a musical legend—the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald, the source of Regina’s musical inspiration and an influence she has cherished throughout her life.
Tickets: $28; Seniors: $25; Students: $14 (General Admission)
David Dorfman Dance - ‘Aroundtown’
Saturday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
“Aroundtown” is a kinetic poem that examines the varied, unique and sometimes divided notions of LOVE—its meaning, purpose and platform. With original music, text and visuals, the work explores commitment, community and intimacy in times of violence and strife. DDD’s trademark empathy, sly humor and bombastic physicality are harnessed to examine LOVE as both sociopolitical and intimate interactions.
Tickets: $28; Seniors: $25; Students: $14 (General Admission)
BalletX
Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, unites distinguished choreographers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion and grace. The performance will feature the work of three choreographers: Jorma Elo, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Matthew Neenan.
Tickets: $28; Seniors: $25; Students: $14 (General Admission)
Sara Juli - ‘Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis’
Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Tansill Theater
“Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis” is about motherhood—its beauty, challenges, isolation, comedy and influence on the human experience. This solo performance uses humor, movement, sounds, songs, text and audience participation to reveal “all that is awesome and all that sucks” when it comes to being a mother. “Tense Vagina” focuses on the seldom-discussed and taboo aspects of motherhood, such as libido, tears, monotony, loneliness and dildos.
Tickets: $20; Seniors: $18; Students: $10 (General Admission)
‘Torrey Pines’
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Evans Hall
“Torrey Pines” is a stop-motion animated bio-pic that chronicles the young life of director Clyde Petersen in southern California in the early 1990s. With a mother fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy and family dysfunction, 12-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country adventure that will forever alter the family as they know it. “Torrey Pines” is accompanied by a live musical score performed by Petersen’s band Your Heart Breaks.
Tickets: $18; Seniors: $16; Students: $9 (General Admission)
Martha Redbone - ‘Bone Hill: The Concert’
Friday, April 6, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Evans Hall
“Bone Hill: The Concert” is inspired by Martha Redbone’s own life and the women who came before her; the lives of the Bone family members are told in songs that span a swath of American music with a parallel history. In this song cycle, Redbone becomes the characters from four generations of a family in the hills of coal-mining Appalachia, and the musicians are the townsfolk. In telling their stories, the audience is taken on an epic, unexpected American exploration of family, history and cultural identity. The music is radically wide-ranging, from traditional Cherokee chants and lullabies to bluegrass and blues, country, gospel, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm and blues, and funk.
Tickets: $22; Seniors: $20; Students: $11 (General Admission)
August 28, 2017
