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Spring 2013

Jump to ArtFacts/The Revenge of the Space Pandas/The Pillowman/MFA Dance Thesis Concert/2013 Words Afire! Festival of New Plays/ Blithe Spirit/ The Menu/Inside Look

ArtFacts

Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Director Vladimir Conde Reche
Featuring choreography by Mercedes Amaya, Robert Battle, Donna Jewell,
Zoë Knights, and Vladimir Conde Reche

ArtFacts, comes to UNM’s Rodey Theatre for six performances only, February 22- March 3, 2013. This spectacular dance concert features choreography by internationally acclaimed guest artists as well as three new works by UNM’s Donna Jewell and Vladimir Conde Reche. For this concert Vladimir Conde Reche has choreographed two new works, “Farewell at Dawn” and “NLN” and Donna Jewell collaborates with Dr. Regina Carlow and members of the Dolce Suono chorus in a structured improvisation entitled “Frost.” The talents of the students in the dance program are highlighted in “Martinete,” a rhythmically intricate piece by renowned flamenco dancer Mercedes Amaya, and “Court Dance,” by award winning choreographer Zoë Knights that uses movement inspired by film footage of the 2011 NBA Finals. Continuing its dedication to re-staging masterworks, the concert includes “Battleworks Etude,” part of American Dance Legacy Initiative’s Repertory Etudes™ Collection, by Robert Battle, the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. “Battleworks Etude” has been arranged by Erika Pujič, a founding member of Robert Battle’s original dance company, who will also perform one of his solo works. Expect the unexpected in ArtFacts, a concert of innovative, inspiring, exhilarating dance!

February 22, 23 and March 1 and 2 at 7:30 pm, and February 24 and March 3 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

The Revenge of the Space Pandas

By David Mamet
Directed by Kyle Bible
Co-Produced with SCRAP (UNM Student Theatre Organization)

Now hear this! Those two earthlings, Binky Rudich, Vivian Mooster and their companion Bob the Sheep have escaped! George Topax wants those earthlings. Bad. And he has issued a reward of Fifty Thousand Kapoks...
Travel through space to another galaxy where danger lurks around every corner. Binky Rudich, boy inventor, has discovered something incredible, a two speed clock that can stop the Earth from spinning and warp its users through space and time. When it malfunctions and takes him and his friends Vivian Mooster and Bob the almost human sheep from Waukegan, Illinois to Crestview, fourth planet in the Goolagong system, it's up to Binky to bring everyone home. Will the supreme ruler George Topax make Bob into a sweater? Will Vivian be crushed by a giant pumpkin guillotine? Will the gang make it home in time for lunch? Find the answers to these questions and more in Revenge of the Space Pandas, or Binky Rudich and the Two Speed Clock, by David Mamet (acclaimed writer of "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Speed the Plow")

February 21, 22, 23, 28, and March 1 at 7:30 and Feb. 24 at 2:00pm.
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

The Pillowman

By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Kevin O'Boyle
Co-Produced with SCRAP (UNM Student Theatre Organization)

Taking place in an unnamed totalitarian state, Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman is a dark comedy about the loss of childhood, the effect of art and the odd fairy tale. Katurian, a writer, and his mentally challenged brother Michael, are interrogated by Detectives Ariel and Tupolski, two loyal officers of the state with questionable methods. Katurian and Michael are suspects in the killing of several children. Katurian's short stories, inspired by He and Michael's horrific childhood, are being replicating by the killer, right down to every single gruesome detail. The two brother's lives, and Katurian's writings, are at stake. Are they being framed? Are they lying to each other? Is there any escape from a bad childhood?

March 2, 7, 8, and 9 at 7:30 and March 3 and 10 at 2:00pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

MFA Dance Thesis Concert

MFA Dance Thesis Concert:
OPHELIA by Jacqueline Garcia and HERITAGE JOURNEY by Crystal Fullmer

Ophelia by Jacqueline M. Garcia
Drawing inspiration from Shakespeare’s Halmlet, OPHELIA moves beyond the traditional text and into the hidden shadows of the mind through an evening of kinetically affective choreography and dance theatre. OPHELIA deals with the intense subject matter of madness, fragmentation of the mind and the self, and the secrets women keep hidden in the depths of their hearts; ultimately embracing the paradoxical presence of beauty amid sorrow and loss.

Heritage Journey by Crystal Fullmer
Heritage Journey is a dance concert exploring personal heritage and identity. The choreographer combines research and interviews to discover the influences of heritage and geography on personal growth, character, values, and the connection of the individual to the greater whole. The movement combines athleticism with musicality and a delicate sense of vulnerability to present this storytelling experience.

March 8 and 9 at 7:30pm
Rodey Theatre
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

2013 Words Afire! Festival of New Plays

Artistic Director, Greg Moss

Fadeaway
By Zee Eskeets
Directed by Joe Alberti

Jason Black is stuck. Since the death of his sister he has only been certain of one thing: he will never leave Gallup, New Mexico. His only comfort is his beautiful and talented girlfriend Kai, but as he struggles to hold on to her, he begins to lose his grip on reality, leading to deadly consequences.

April 11 and 13 at 7:30pm, April 20 at 2pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Disposable Boys
By Kevin Elder
Directed by Rafael Gallegos
Two brothers growing up in a trailer park with their drug addled father are looking to find a way out. Disposable Boys explores the effects of class, gender identity, and calamitous drug addiction on the integrity of one American family.

April 12 and 18 at 7:30pm, April 14 at 2pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

The Invasive Kind
By Christina Hjelm
Directed by Julia Thudium

When her mother dies, the teenage Ariel runs off to a motel in the wild Florida Everglades with a plan to reconnect her broken family. But her sister Rebecca threatens to destroy the reunion by unleashing a childhood secret as vicious as the scaled beasts lurking within the swamps.

April 13 at 2pm, April 14 at 6pm and April 19 at 7:30pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Blithe Spirit

By Noël Coward
Directed by Paul Ford

In Noël Coward’s self-described “improbable farce,” cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine invites the eccentric spiritualist Madame Arcati to conduct a séance as research for his new novel. Endless comic complications ensue when she inadvertently summons the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, much to the chagrin of his current spouse, Ruth. Till death do us part takes on an entirely new meaning in this delightful comic romp from the master of sophisticated wit.

April 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30pm and April 21 and 28 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

The Menu featuring Tricklock Company

The Menu featuring Tricklock Company
Written by Jim Linnell
Directed by Elsa Menéndez
Composition/Original Sound Score by Casey Mráz
Movement Direction by Jennifer Predock Linnell
Lighting, Scenographer/videographer David Torres

Written over the course of two years, Tricklock Company brings Jim Linnell’s passionate and provocative book of poetry, The Menu, to the stage. Why are we here? Where are the signs that make a life? Do we find happiness or are we taken? Is it promised us? Who will love without falter, tell the story? With a haunting original soundtrack, Tricklock takes you on a journey following a unique map of men, women, love, death and everything in between.

April 20 at 6:00pm, April 25, 26, 27, May 2, 3, 4 at 7:30pm and
April 21, 28, May 5 at 2pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

April 20, 25, 26, 27, May 2, 3, 4 at 7:30pm and April 21, 28, May 5 at 2pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Inside Look

A student choreography showcase
Artistic directors UNM Dance Faculty
April 26, 27 and May 3, 4 at 7:30 pm, and April 28 and May 5 at 2:00pm
Carlisle South Arena Performance Space
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Fall 2012

Metamorphoses

Written and originally directed
by Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Joe Alberti

Mary Zimmerman’s exquisite adaptation of the classic myths of Ovid infuses these ancient stories with contemporary language, humor, and thought. Playing over sixty roles, an ensemble of fifteen talented actors present ten tales, all woven together through music, movement, and remarkable storytelling: from the greed of King Midas, to the devotion of Orpheus and Eurydice, to the self-obsession of Narcissus, gods and mortals interact in this award winning play which is both funny and poignant - a dazzling exploration of transformation, redemption, and love.

September 28, 29, October 4, 5, 6 at 7:30pm
And September 30 and October 7 at 2:00pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

A Family Affair: Broadway and Hollywood in Albuquerque

Concert of UNM Dance Alumni Artists

The Friends of Dance and the UNM Department of Theatre and Dance present the annual Homecoming Alumni Concert, October 5 and 6 in the Carlisle Performance Space. This year’s concert is a fun-filled evening, starring UNM Alums in many dance styles: ballet, flamenco, tap, jazz and modern dance. Bring children; this is a family friendly, light-hearted event!

October 5 and 6 at 7:00pm
Carlisle Performance Space
Ticket Prices $15 General, $5 Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at unmtickets.com,
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Points in Space

A student choreography showcase
Artistic Directors UNM Dance Faculty

This exceptional concert of curated student works pushes the cutting edge of art and movement in a variety of dance forms. The talent and vitality of the emerging undergraduate and graduate choreographers from the UNM Dance Program are highlighted in this extraordinary concert of student works for the stage.

October 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm and
October 21 and 28 at 2pm
Carlisle South Arena Performance Space
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Michelle Lawson
Co-Produced with SCRAP (UNM Student Theatre Organization)

This inventive tale recreates Shakespeare’s Hamlet with a slightly different point of view. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern don’t know why they are here. They don’t know what they are doing. They don’t even know their own names. But they are summoned to find what ails their friend Hamlet. Manipulated by the king, and challenged by mysterious tragedians, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are simply trying to find their role in it all. In the midst of turmoil, royal upheaval, and treason, this duo, begins to question their motives, their sanity, and their lives.

October 26, 27, November 1, 2, 3 at 7:30pm and October 28, November 4 at 2:00pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

2012 Words Afire Fall Reading Series

New works by MFA Dramatic Writing Students

The 2012 Words Afire Reading Series will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Ctr., November 9 and 10. Readings will be Friday at 7:30PM and Saturday at 10 AM 2 PM and 4 PM. The readings are the work of MFA students in the Dramatic Writing Program: Kevin Elder, Christina Hjelm, Z Eskeets, and Barney Lopez. These are students who are emerging professional writers. The themes this year range from: the meanings of invasive behavior in the human species, to can brothers grow up despite the wreckage inflicted by their parents, to what would happen if you set the classical story of Phaedra (the fatal attraction between a mother and a stepson) in a trailer park, to a tragic story of star-crossed love that ends up on the police blotter between two native high school students. The reading series is the shakedown cruise for the Words Afire Festival in the spring when three of these plays will receive full productions. These talented writers will be competing nationally for writing awards from The Kennedy Center, American College Theater Festival. The dramatic writing program has been fortunate that students have won awards each of the past 10 years.

November 9, 7:30pm and November 10, 10am, 2pm and 4pm
Wells Fargo Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center
Admission Free

Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline

By George F. Walker, Directed by Bill Walters

Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline is a naughty combination of seduction, swordplay and wickedly wild wit. Zastrozzi, is an amoral and charismatic criminal mastermind and master swordfighter who cuts a swath of destruction across Europe in the 19th century, relentlessly pursuing revenge against Verezzi, a naïve and disturbed artist who has been one step ahead of Zastrozzi for the past three years. Zastrozzi, with his not too bright sidekick Bernardo, and Matilda (the greatest seductress of Europe) have finally caught up. Inspired by the Percy Bysshe Shelley novel, with sword-fights, murder, rape, revenge, intrigue, betrayal, romance, more sword-fights, thought-provoking religious debate and a final battle between good and evil, Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline has something for everyone. Oh, and did we mention sword fights?

November 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 7:30pm and
November 11 and 18 at 2pm
Rodey Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
For more information call 277-4332.
Tickets are available at all UNM ticket offices, online at
www.unmtickets.com or by calling 925-5858.

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