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B10 august 24, 2012 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Western Carolinian ACE series to include comedy, classic ballet and more WCU News Services ' Innovative comedy, a classic holiday ballet and a Tony Award-winning tap dance artist are included in the lineup for the 2012-13 Arts and Cultural Events Perfor- mance Series at Western Carolina University. _ The ACE season opens Tuesday, Sept. 11, with Palenque Rojo pre- sented at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Cen- ter. The contemporary drama was inspired bya clash between two major . Mayan city-states that took place in 711 B.C., when the dynasty of the Cranium of the Snake, Tonina, decided to attack Palenque and take ruler | - Kan Joy Chitam II into captivity. Featuring 20 Mayan actors from Chi- pas, Mexico, and live avin pre-Hispanic music, the ~ performance re-creates the priests, servants, - warriors and rulers of the time. Ticket prices -are $5 for students, $10 for WCU faculty and staff and $15 for all oth- ers. -. The series takes a funny turn Thursday, Oct. 11, with a perfor- -. mance by the Upright Citizens Brigade Tour- ing Company at 7:30 p.m. in the Bardo Arts Center. _ The troupe is considered to be one of the premier producers of comedic talent in the nation, with Horatio Sanz, Amy ~ Poehler, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms and Rob Riggle in- cluded.among its alumni. The show is recommend- ed for individuals age 16 and older: All tickets are $5. The Strivers Row Po- etry Show comes to the Bardo Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14. The performance poetry collective was organized in fall 2010 but already has performed at venues ranging from the Sun- dance Film Festival to President Obamas eve- ning of music and poetry at the White House. For the artists involved, po- etry is not just a form of entertainment, but also. a vehicle for transforma- tion. The show is recom- mended for individuals age 16 and older. All tickets are $5. A holiday favorite, The Nutcracker, will bring performers from the Ballet Conserva- tory of Asheville to the Bardo Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 6. A cast of nearly 100 will present _ Claras ballet dream fea- turing a battle between ' toy soldiers and a mouse militia, enchanted danc- ing sweets and a grow- ing Christmas tree with - onstage snow flurries. All the conservatorys performances of The Nutcracker have sold out for the past three years. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $10. Tap dancer, choreog- rapher and actor Savion Glover will present his show SoLe Sanctuary at the Bardo Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. A performer since childhood, Glover has developed a dance style he calls free-style hard-core. His choreog- raphy for the 1996 musi- cal Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk earned him a Tony for best choreographer. Glovers show displays his reverence for the art of tap and the craft he has mastered, with his performance described in The New York Times as barebones and pure, full of the kind of rhyth- mic innovation that trips . - down one path, splinters off in different directions and then sweeps back home. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for. all others. Two cultures and mu- sical genres, Indian and flamenco, are blended in the performances of Kumar Das and Inflame, who will present a show at the Bardo Arts Cen- ter at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. The world music fusion band trans- ports listeners through a kaleidoscope of centu- ries old culture, music, _ Finney at 7:30 p.m. in Submitted Photo Palenque Rojo will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the. John W. Bardo Fine and Perform- | ing Arts Center. tradition and spiritual- Poets. Finneys presen- the recital hall'of WOU's ity. The groups musi- Coulter Building. A . tation at WCU will part cians include Das, who South Carolina native . of the university's 2013 performs on the tabla, who came of age during Spring Literary Festival. an Indian percussion the civilrights and black Admission is free. - Instrument, along with arts movements, Finney . Tickets for shows Cristian Puig, Snehasish is the author of four taking place at the Mozumder and Peter books of poetry, includ- Bardo Arts Center will be available at the box office. Call 828-227-2479 or visit bardoartscen- ter.wcu.edu. For more information about the ACE series, contact Lori Davis at 828-227-3622 or visit ace.weu.edu. ing Head Off & Split, which won the 2011 National Book Award for poetry. She is a professor of English and creative writing at the Univer- sity of Kentucky and co- founded the Affrilachian Basil. Admission is free for students and $5 for all others. The ACE series con- cludes Thursday, April 11, with a presentation of poetry by Nikky Can Catamounts sing? An inside -. By Jamie North Staff se Nay WCU has many op- portunities for students \ ' >. <9 find groups or orga- . Nizations that fit into / their personal interests ' or hobbies. For people. hat enjoy music, WCU _ has roughly 16 different music ensembles to join. Wind Ensemble, bondiicted by Dr. John _ T. West, consists of 50 musicians, most of whom are music majors, but the group is open to all students by audition. The audition takes place every semester, typically on the first two days of class. The ensemble rehearses twice a week. The ensemble per- _ forms many new works as well as some great classics throughout the ages. The ensemble also performs a concert tour . every other year. This year, the group will tour around the Winston- Salem and Raleigh area.: Michael Lancaster, - director of choral activi- ties, is in charge of Uni- versity Chorus, Concert Choir and Early Music Ensemble. . University Chorus is a large group consisting of any student that would like to sing. Auditions -are not required, and many students from different majors join the group. The group com- bines with the Concert Choir for performances involving major choral/ orchestral works. The top choir on campus is the Concert Choir. There is an audi- tion process consisting of singing a solo piece .. of his or her choice as well as an exploration of range, flexibility, pitch School of Stage & Scteen presents line-up _ By Caleb Gray ps Staff Writer Western Carolina University has a vividly thriving theater depart- - ment that consistently gives WCU students and . community members stunning performances. _ Each year, the School of ~ Stage and Screen pres- ents an array of straight plays and musicals _ performed by so many talented students. . This year, the School has prepared two mu- sicals, one comedy and | one classic drama with.a modern touch for stu- dents and community members to enjoy. Each play or musical have dif- ferent directors so they are each individually performed. Below is the list of plays and musi- cals, a brief description, performance dates and directorsnames. . - Arecent change has Bled been made inside the Musical Theater Department that brings new excitement with the upcoming two musicals. _ Claire Eye was pro- moted to Theater Pro- gram Director, replacing Dr. Brad Martin who stepped down after the performance Music Is in February. Eye has a new vision for the 2012- 2013 academic year when it comes to the schools performances. Performance List: Pump Boys and Di- hettes, conceived and written by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra 4 } a! Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-29 at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29 at 3:00 p.m. Director: Brenda Lilly Music Director: Jan Powell. This musical isa southern musical that ' isamixture between southwest country, rock . and blues music genres. The musical itself was nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards. The musical is set in North Carolina at a gas station and diner, and it features four good ole boys and two sisters. Once in a Lifetime by Moss Hartand | George S. Kaufman . Performance Dates: Nov. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. Director: Claire Eye This play is a com- edy that features three vaudeville actors who decide to go to Holly- wood because their act is failing. They decide to-pose as elocutionists while in Hollywood, and they attempt to instruct silent film actors how to speak on camera. Their main plight is figuring - out if they can convince professionals in the busi-. ness that they are indeed the next big thing. Rashomon by Fay and Michael Kanin Performance Dates: Feb. 20-23 at 7:30 p.m. Director: .D.V. Caitlyn This play is a seri- ous drama based ona short story by Ryuno- suke Akutagawa that examines four different accounts of rape and murder through the eyes of witnesses. The play deals with ideas about perception and how it can be flawed when | compared with reality and truth, according toa review. written by James Berardinelli. WCU will . produce this drama with homage to the traditions of the Noh theater in Japan. The Drowsy Chaper- one, music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob . Martin and Don McKel- | lar. Performance Dates: April 11-13 at 7:30 p.m., April 14 at 3:00 p.m. irector: Terrence Mann: Music Director: Nathan Thomas, Choreographer: Karyn Tomezak. This musical honors the classic Broadway musical. The perfor- mance is filled with old- school glitz and glamour . with a few surprises for | the audience. The musi- - cal opens with a musical- theater fan playing his favorite cast album. The musical then breaks out from his turntable and into his living room. The: musical is a five-time Tony Award winner. All performance tickets are sold at the box office in advance in the Bardo Arts Center and at the door. At the door, prices are $20 for adults, $15 for faculty/ staff/seniors and $10 for students. Students can purchase tickets for $7 in advance. look at WCU S music ensembles bhi many popular songs in the jazz, pop and even classical style. The group holds many performances around campusaswellas: | Schools across Western North Carolina. _ Other ensembles include Symphony Band, Jazz Band, Gamelan Ensemble and many. more. More information about all the groups can be found on the School of Musics website. focuses on Renaissance Madrigals and Christ- | mas music; the students - of this group are the hosts of the Christmas, . Madrigal Dinners. The audition process consists, : of matching the voices of the individuals to find the best combination of voices. ' The Catamount Sing- ers is a group of 16 vocal- ists and eight instru- mentalists. Led by Dr. Bruce Frazier, the group memory and sight- singing. As stated above, this group joins with the University Chorus for performances. Students can sign up-to audition | outside the door of Lan- casters office, Coulter 466. Students are encour-. aged to sign up as soon as possible; auditions are held during the first three days of both the . fall and spring semester. Early Music Ensemble is a Small choir that HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY - FRIDAY 7\ASAM + 5:00PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CLOSED 430 FISHER CREEK ROAD SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA 28779 828-586e4012. WWW.SYLVAFAMILYPRACTICEPA.COM

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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