EURYDICE, DON GIOVANNI, Recitals and More Set for Pepperdine Fine Arts Events This Spring
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 20, 2016
The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division announces several music, opera, and theatre performances during the months of January through April 2017.
For more information, call Pepperdine's Box Office at (310) 506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu. For information on upcoming lectures in The Art and Art History Lecture Series, visit seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts.
THEATRE
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Hollace Starr, Director
A modern telling of the Orpheus myth, Eurydice takes you on a journey to the hereafter. With its chorus of talking stones and its tricycle-riding Lord of the Underworld, this afterlife may as well be Alice's Wonderland! After taking a dip in the River of Forgetfulness, Eurydice stumbles upon her deceased father, only to mistake him for a hotel bellman. Over time, father and daughter fight the natural order of death itself to rediscover their primal bond. But when a lovelorn Orpheus descends into the underworld to retrieve his beloved, Eurydice must make a difficult choice. Come see why The New Yorker's John Lahr describes Ruhl's work as "full of astonishments, surprises, and mysteries." No late seating allowed. Join a talk back with the actors and director after the Wednesday performance.
Tuesday, January 24-Friday, January 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
$15
Lindhurst Theatre
The U.S. Premiere of
The Interference
By Lynda Radley
Cathy Thomas-Grant, Director
Winner of the Scotsman Fringe First Award for excellence and innovation in new writing;
Winner of the Broadway Baby Bobby Award for exceptional work on the Fringe;
Final shortlist for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award for outstanding work addressing human rights issues.
Through the use of a live-mixed soundscape and set against the backdrop of the worldwide university campus sexual assault epidemic, The Interference follows one survivor's struggle to make her story heard above all the noise. It explores the seemingly infinite source of opinion, commentary, and distorted or suppressed information that have become routine players in the aftermath of these incidents. The play also takes a closer look at the unique circumstances involved when student athletes are part of the story.
Wednesday, April 5-Friday, April 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Matinee: Saturday, April 8, 2 p.m.
$15
Smothers Theatre
OPERA
The Flora L. Thornton Opera Program presents
Don Giovanni
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Henry Price, Director
Seduction, murder and retribution propel Mozart's masterpiece, Don Giovanni, AKA Don Juan. Many call it "the greatest opera ever written." Don't miss the brilliant young artists of the Flora L. Thornton Opera Program as they bring the quintessential Mozart music drama to life! Sung in the original Italian, with English supertitles.
Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 7:30 p.m.
$20
Smothers Theatre
MUSIC
Free tickets to choir and orchestra concerts are available for Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff with ID.
Pepperdine Guitar Concert Series
Christopher Parkening, Director
Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 5 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Christopher Parkening Master Class
Saturday, February 4, 2017, 2 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
New Music Recital
A performance of student compositions from the studio of N. Lincoln Hanks
Sunday, February 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Guitar Concert Series
Christopher Parkening, Director
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 5 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Alexander Treger Violin Master Class
Saturday, March 11, 2017, 2 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Woodwind Faculty Recital
Sunday, March 19, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
$10
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Wind Ensemble
Tony Cason, Director
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine Guitar Concert Series
Christopher Parkening, Director
Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 5 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
The Pickford Ensemble: An Evening of Contemporary Chamber Music
N. Lincoln Hanks, Director
Monday, April 10, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Choir Masterworks Concert
J.S. Bach's St. John Passion
Ryan Board, Director
Friday, April 14, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 East Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 91362
Pepperdine Jazz Ensemble
Brian Scanlon, Director
Monday, April 17, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine Guitar Chamber Concert
Christopher Parkening, Director
Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Orchestra Masterworks Concert
Featuring the 2016 Thomas M. Osborn Concerto Competition Winner
Tony Cason, Director
Friday, April 21, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
STUDIO ART
Service Learning Exhibition
This exhibition showcases colorful works by Malibu High School teenagers with special needs, curated by Pepperdine painting students.
April 7-15, 2017
Reception: April 7, 2017, 4-6 p.m.
Free
Sandbar, Malibu Pepperdine Campus
Senior Thesis Art Exhibition
This fascinating exhibition showcases work by Seaver College students graduating with degrees in studio art.
April 13-29, 2017
Reception: April 13, 2017, 5-7 p.m.
Free
Weisman Museum of Art
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