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UTPAC 07/08 Events |
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The Magic Flute By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flauta Revisada: A Technologically Innovative, Tri-National Reinvention of Mozart’s Magic Flute
McCullough Theatre
September 14–16, 21 & 23, 2007
UT PAC’s McCullough Theatre |
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Mozart's classic opera combines with innovative digital technology to reinvent the work for the 21st century incorporating digital visual elements and a unique orchestration for string quartet and two synthesizers. These and other imaginative approaches breathe new life into Mozart's much-performed work, and bring unprecedented depth to the enchanted settings and characters. |
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China Culture Evening
B. Iden Payne Theatre
Sunday, September 30 at 7pm
UT PAC's B. Iden Payne Theatre |
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Enjoy an evening of Chinese music, songs, dances, even a fashion show at the 2007 China Culture Evening! |
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Fefu and Her Friends
Oscar Brockett Theatre
October 12 – 21
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre |
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Explore ideals of feminism and gender politics through the eyes of 1930's women of privilege when UT Theatre and Dance presents Fefu and Her Friends, the masterwork of playwright Maria Irene Fornes. |
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Sinead O'Connor
special guest Damien Dempsey
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
UT PAC's Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Sunday, October 28 at 8pm |
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After her first two perfomances during her return to America sold out in a matter of minutes, Sinead O'Connor is making a tour stop here in Austin to perform songs from her critically acclaimed new album "Theology", as well as many of her most popular recordings. Joining her on stage will be past band members and exciting new ones creating what O'Connor calls the "best band I've ever had for a whole bunch of touring." |
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M.I.A.
with special guest The Cool Kids
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Saturday, November 3rd at 9:00 PM |
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Hot on the heels of her 2007 critically acclaimed release Kala, M.I.A. brings her unique mix of grime hip-hop, raga, dancehall, electro and baile funk to UT PAC’s Hogg Memorial Auditorium. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, best known by her stage name, M.I.A., is a vocalist, songwriter, composer, record producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. In 2005, her first album, Arular, was nominated for the Mercury Prize. In 2007, her second album, Kala, was voted Mixmag's Album of the Month in the magazine's September issue. |
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Zappa Plays Zappa
Accept No Substitutes
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
UT PAC’s Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Tuesday, November 13 at 8:00 PM |
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Led by his eldest son Dweezil, Zappa Plays Zappa brings the music and compositional genius of Frank Zappa to the stage, much as a symphony orchestra would perform pieces by a master composer. Zappa Plays Zappa includes archive footage of Frank Zappa in concert played in time with the onstage band, providing an unforgettable concert experience."For [Dweezil] Zappa to be playing music at all at this point, let alone the spectacularly complex and classically based orchestrations of his father, is somewhat fortuitous." - Cleveland Free Times |
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Elephant's Graveyard
Oscar Brockett Theatre
November 9-18, 2007
UT PAC's Oscar Brockett Theatre |
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Elephant’s Graveyard is the true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee. Set in September of 1916, the play combines historical fact and legend, exposing the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge. |
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Collaboration From Conception
Presented by the Department of Art & Art History and the Creative Research Laboratory
Creative Research Laboratory
November 17–December 22, 2007
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This exhibition from the Creative Research Laboratory brings together some of the greatest student minds across all departments of the College of Fine Arts to collaborate on new works of art.For more information please vist uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab or call 512-322-2099 This is a FREE event |
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Ashes, Ashes
Presented by Drama and Theatre for Youth (Theatre and Dance)
B. Iden Payne Theatre
November 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17 at 8pm
November 4, 11, 18 at 2pm
UT PAC’s B. Iden Payne Theatre |
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A new play for young audiences influenced by legends of Baba Yaga and real life stories of young people living with industrial pollution. Ashes, Ashes workshopped to acclaim at the 2007 Cohen New Works Festival. |
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Electro-Acoustic Recital Series (EARS)
Presented by the School of Music
McCullough Theatre
Friday, December 7, 2007 at 8pm
THIS IS A FREE EVENT |
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School of Music Professor Russell Pinkston established the Electro-Acoustic Recital Series in the spring of 1984 to provide a professional venue for the performance of electro-acoustic and multimedia works. In addition to presenting significant works from around the world, EARS is a platform for the realization of works created at the University of Texas Electronic Music Studios and includes a special appearance by guest artist Paul Dresher.For more information please call 512-471-7764 or visit www.music.utexas.edu/calendar |
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Holiday Organ Concert
Presented by the School of Music
Bates Recital Hall
Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 7pm
UT PAC’s Bates Recital Hall |
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This Austin Holiday favorite is back with a program including holiday music from Mexico, England, and the USA, featuring Duo-Organists Judith and Gerre Hancock. Join us and sing along!
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Lived Experience! Dance Reflections Transferred or Layered
Presented by Dance Repertory Theatre
B. Iden Payne Theatre
February 22 & 23 at 8:00 PM
February 24 at 2:00 PM |
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Our award–winning student dance company presents Twyla Tharp's The Fugue*, and cutting–edge, contemporary choreography in a variety of new works by faculty, students, and guest artists. "Lived Experience! Dance Reflections Transferred or Layered" performed by Dance Repertory Theatre is a collaborative performance reflecting a shared commitment to artistic integrity, creative exploration and the enrichment of original work.* Choreography by Twyla Tharp, © 1999 Twyla Tharp |
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Big Love
Oscar Brockett Theatre
February 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 8:00 PM
February 16, 17, 23, 24 at 2:00 PM |
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Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge in a villa on the coast of Italy in this modern re-making of one of the western world's oldest plays, The Danaids by Aeschylus. And, in this villa on the Italian coast, the fifty grooms catch up with the brides, and mayhem ensues: the grooms arriving by helicopter in their flight suits, women throwing themselves over and over again to the ground, pop songs and romantic dances, and, finally, unable to escape their forced marriages, 49 of the brides murder 49 of the grooms—and one bride falls in love. About the same odds as today. |
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Trouble in Tahiti and The Impresario
McCullough Theatre
February 22, 24, 29 and March 2
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The Butler Opera Center presents two one act operas: Leonard Cohen's "Trouble in Tahiti" and W.A. Mozart's "The Impresario." "Trouble in Tahiti" is set in the affluence of a nameless American suburb (the characters at one point name a handful of fairly toney suburbs that it could have been set in), the story shows the disenchantment of Dinah with her philandering husband Sam, who is more interested in his career than in his family. They effect a reconcilement of sorts at the end of the opera, although it is doubtful that it will last. "The Impresario" mainly concerns the woes of an impresario as he deals with a troupe of performers, especially the feisty prima donnas. |
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Menopause The Musical®
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
March 25-30, 2008
ON SALE THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 at 10:00 AM
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Ready for a fun night out? Picture this…four very different women fighting at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra…hot flashes, memory loss, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats, eating binges and more! Menopause the Musical features 25 re-lyricized tunes from the ‘60’s and ‘70’s and culminates with a salute to women who are experiencing The Change. The show has been seen in 12 countries worldwide! Men love it too! Come see what over 9 million fans are laughing about.
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Shadow Box
Oscar Brockett Theatre
April 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 8:00 p.m.
April 6, 12, 13 at 2:00 p.m. |
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“The Shadow Box†interweaves the lives of three dramatically different terminally ill hospice patients and their loved ones to give a dynamic, well–rounded perspective of death and dying. They struggle to find meaning in their last moments on Earth, to leave legacies, to reassure themselves their lives were actually worth living. The play shows that even though death is a personal struggle, all human beings are bound together by the same fear of death. It's how each character deals with that fear that separates them. |
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Juanes
La Vida World Tour
Theatre at the Erwin Center
Frank Erwin Center, April 16 at 8pm |
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Presented by the Frank Erwin Center and the UT PAC
Juanes: La Vida World TourON SALE NOW THERE IS A 6 TICKET LIMIT PER ORDER AND CUSTOMER.
Tickets available online, by calling 512-477-6060 or 800-982-BEVO, or at the Frank Erwin Center Box Office. |
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Miró Quartet Recital
Presented by the School of Music
Bates Recital Hall
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 8pm
UT PAC’s Bates Recital Hall |
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The dynamic Miró Quartet, one of America's hottest young string quartets, have risen to the top of the international chamber music scene since their beginning in 1995, captivating audiences and critics around the world with their youthful intensity and mature interpretations.
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Assassins
Presented by the Department of Theatre & Dance
B. Iden Payne Theatre
April 11 – 13 & 17-20, 2008
UT PAC’s B. Iden Payne Theatre |
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Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought provoking and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. Told from the perspective of some of history’s most colorful characters -- people who have attempted to assassinate the President (and some who succeeded). This Sondheim musical makes us question the difference between being famous and being infamous.
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Susannah
McCullough Theatre
Presented by the Butler Opera Center
April 18, 20, 25, 27 |
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Carlisle Floyd's best known opera, Susannah is a retelling of the Book of Susannah set in rural Tennessee, made in response to the McCarthyism rampant at the time of its composition. It has become one of the few American operas to gain a foothold in the repretoire of both American and international companies. |
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