2015 Spring Single Ticket Guide - Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech

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Friday, January 30, 2015, 7:30 PMORQUESTA SINFNICA DEL ESTADO DE MXICO

Saturday, February 7, 2015, 7:30 PM NEW DATE!CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HONOR PREP

Friday, February 13, 2015, 7:30 PMIMAGO THEATRE

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7:30 PMROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 7:30 PMJANE MONHEIT

Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:30 PMKRONOS QUARTET

Friday, March 20, 2015, 7:30 PMSaturday, March 21, 2015, 7:30 PMHEALING WARS

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7:30 PMCRASH ENSEMBLE

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7:30 PMAN EVENING WITH GEORGE SAUNDERS

Thursday, April 2, 2015, 7:30 PMJOSHUA BELL

Thursday, April 9Saturday, April 11, 2015, 8 PMISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL

Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:30 PMAUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Friday, April 24, 2015, 7:30 PMSaturday, April 25, 2015, 7:30 PMCIRQUE MECHANICS

Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:30 PMAUDRA MCDONALD

Cover Photo: Australian Chamber Orchestra, see page 30

Moss Arts Center

What Inspires You?We are happy to offer a few thoughts to get you started and guide you through the season.

Something DeeperHungry for something to stir your soul, and provide food for thought and conversation long after the performance ends?

Kronos Quartet, Beyond Zero:19141918Healing WarsAn Evening with George Saunders

Something FreshIn the mood for a bit of an adventure, and want to try something completely new and different?

Crash EnsembleAustralian Chamber OrchestraCirque Mechanics, Pedal PunkOmar OffendumMaysoon Zayid and Maz Jobrani

Something TimelessSeeking personal reverie through lush music and

movement, as only the classics can provide?

Orquesta Sinfnica del Estado de MxicoRoanoke Symphony OrchestraJane Monheit, Hello BluebirdAustralian Chamber OrchestraAudra McDonald, Broadway Old and New

Something JoyfulLooking for something the entire family can enjoy, guaranteed to put a skip in your step and a smile in your heart?

Central Conservatory of Music Honor PrepImago Theatre, FrogzCirque Mechanics, Pedal Punk

Something GlobalWould you like to experience the world without leaving Blacksburg? The world comes to you in these amazing performances.

Orquesta Sinfnica del Estado de MxicoCentral Conservatory of Music Honor PrepKayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider

Something VisualSam KrischBetsy BannanYoung ArtistsShinique SmithAngelo FilomenoPolly ApfelbaumSchool of Visual Arts Senior Show 2015ICAT: Open (at the) Source

Tickets are available online at www.artscenter.vt.edu; by phone at 540-231-5300; or at the Moss Arts Center box office, 190 Alumni Mall, Mon.Fri., 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.4 p.m.; and one and a half hours before events, including Sunday performances.

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Spring Events in the Moss Arts CenterAll of the following Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts events are presented by the Department of Music and can be found at www.performingarts.vt.edu/events.

Friday, January 23, 2015

HONOR BAND-A-RAMAStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, January 25, 2015

HONOR BAND CONCERT Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Friday, February 20, 2015

SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY BANDStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

JAZZ ENSEMBLE Cube

Saturday, April 4, 2015

NEW RIVER VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Monday, April 6, 2015

SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE WITH THE BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BANDStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Saturday, April 18, 2015

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

EXPOSITION II: INSPIREStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Monday, April 27, 2015

TECH MEN AND WOMENS CHORUSStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

JAZZ ENSEMBLEStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Sunday, May 3, 2015

FESTIVAL OF BANDSStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Monday, May 4, 2015

DISIS CONCERTCubeThis event is part of ICAT Day.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

CHAMBER SINGERSStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Thursday, May 7, 2015

VIRGINIA TECH STRING PROJECTStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

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Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech Spring 2015Through Sunday, February 1, 2015 TuesdayFriday, 10 AM6 PMSaturdaySunday, 10 AM4 PM

WINTER EXHIBITIONSFree

SAM KRISCH: ElementsRuth C. Horton Gallery

The sheer power and splendor of nature in far-away places is the subject of Sam Krischs photographic practice. Over the last five years, Krisch has journeyed to remote locations ranging from the Mojave Desert to Antarctica to capture stunning images of ice formations, the raw force of turbulent waters, and empty expanses of desert landscapes. This exhibition presents a selection of the artists digital photographs created between 2012 and 2014, in which his approach to composition verges on the abstract, taking the work beyond documentation into a world of pristine, yet daunting, beauty. These are gorgeous, even idyllic landscapes, tinged nonetheless with the terrifying knowledge that these worlds are slipping away in an irreversible trajectory caused by human forces. Krisch lives and works in Roanoke. He is the adjunct curator of photography at the Taubman Museum of Art and curator of the Taubmans upcoming exhibition, Paul and John Paul Caponigro: Generations.

Sam KrischPalace, 2012

AntarcticaArchival ink jet print

30 x 44 inches Sam Krisch

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BETSY BANNAN ExhibitionFrancis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor

This exhibition features excerpts from Betsy Bannans multi-panel painting installation, Fly Over (2013) and a new work, The Big Country (2014). Based on aerial views of the earth from planes or satellites, these works are painted on multiple panels and configured into segments up to 30 feet long. They represent the stunning visual experience of seeing the earth from above and the artists fascination with the changes humans have imposed on the earth, both beautiful and disturbing. Bannan lives in Roanoke. She is an instructor of painting and drawing in the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech.

Betsy BannanFly Over, 2013Oil on panelsInstallation view: 2014 exhibition at the Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, Virginia Betsy Bannan


YOUNG ARTISTS ExhibitionSherwood Payne Quillen 71 Reception Gallery and Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery

Young Artists is a celebration of the vision and imaginative expression of young artists and their teachers in this region. In this years vibrant and refreshing showcase of regional young talent, art

students from Roanokes Community High School will be featured.

Friday, January 30, 2015

ARTIST TALKS

Free informal events where the artists discuss their work.

Betsy Bannan, 6:15 PMSherwood Payne Quillen 71 Reception Gallery

Sam Krisch, 6:45 PMRuth C. Horton Gallery

Young Artists: Traditional-style glove puppets. Shown here are

characters from Punch and Judy, a centuries-old puppet show with

roots in Italian commedia dellarte, or improvisational comedy.


Friday, January 30, 2015, 7:30 PM

ORQUESTA SINFNICA DEL ESTADO DE MXICOAlfonso Moreno, guitarEnrique Btiz, music director and chief conductorStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

The National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico was established in 1971 to promote music as a means of union and identification among Mexicans. Based in the city of Toluca, the orchestra reaches all corners of the republic and has toured the world. Their repertoire and extensive discography span classical masterworks, rich music from Spain, and newly commissioned works by Mexican composers. This concert program will focus on the lush music of composers Manuel de Falla, Jernimo Gimnez, Joaqun Rodrigo, and Joaqun Turina, and will feature guitar soloist Alfonso Moreno.

Classical Music | Global, Timeless

Category A $45/category B $35/category C $20/students with ID and children 18 and under $10

Saturday, February 7, 2015, 7:30 PM NEW DATE!

CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HONOR PREPFrom Beijing, ChinaStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Considered the very best music conservatory in China, the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing trains young musicians from the earliest ages through college level. Their graduates perform as celebrated soloists and chamber musicians, as well as in orchestras around the world. This extraordinary young ensemble of musicians ages 14 to 17 come to the CCOM in Beijing to study from across China, and will perform in Blacksburg as part of a special United States tour. They will present a rich concert of Western classical music that highlights their skill and youthful energy.

Classical Music | Global, Timeless

General admission $15, students with ID and children 18 and under $10

Thursday, February 12, 7 PM

ARTIST TALK: Polly ApfelbaumMiles C. Horton Jr. Gallery

Artist Polly Apfelbaum discusses her work in the exhibition.

Free

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Thursday, February 12Sunday, April 12, 2015TuesdayFriday, 10 AM6 PMSaturdaySunday, 10 AM4 PMOpening Reception, Thursday, February 12, 68 PM

THREADED Three one-person exhibitionsSHINIQUE SMITH ANGELO FILOMENO POLLY APFELBAUMAll galleries

Thread connects. It suggests continuity, a weaving together of separate parts, of entities, of ideas. Thread can connect and bind. Or puncture. Multiplied, thread becomes fiber transformed into weavings, rolls of fabric, embroidered silks, and more. Thickened, braided or coiled, thread becomes rope. Unraveled, thread brings on separation, even dissolution. And throughout the ages, fabricwhether medieval tapestries, Chinese brocades, or American quiltsencode rich narratives, histories, and cultural values.

This suite of three one-person exhibitions focuses on artists who work with threaded material as their medium, mining its symbolic significance while creating fascinating and unexpected visual forms. Shinique Smith incorporates fabric, used clothing, paint, and found objects in her paintings and hanging sculptures. Angelo Filomeno creates gorgeous paintings embroidered on silk. Polly Apfelbaum works with crushed velvet and sequined rolls of richly colored fabric to create site-specific floor installations. All three exhibitions demonstrate how artists today continue to re-invent and fuse disciplines, merging painting, sculpture, art, and craft while presenting some of the most compelling examples of inventive uses of thread in the art of our times.

Shinique SmithNo Key No Question, 2013

Ink, acrylic, fabric, and collage on fabric over wood panel

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James Cohan Gallery, New York/Shanghai

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Angelo FilomenoAmulet (Silver Akrep), 2011 (detail)Embroidery on silk shanting with crystals stretched over linen78 x 39 x 2 inchesCourtesy of Galerie Lelong, New York Angelo Filomeno


SHINIQUE SMITHRuth C. Horton Gallery

Based in upper New York state, Shinique Smith has become acclaimed for her exuberant, boldly colored paintings, sculptures, and installations. Made with fabric, paint, found objects, and used clothing, her paintings and sculptures incorporate elements of graffiti, Japanese calligraphy, and collage in densely patterned and textured works that brim with dynamic energy. Smiths sculptural forms, bundles of bound clothing suspended from the ceiling or bales standing tall on the floor, are inspired by the vast vocabulary of what we consume and discard. Social and sustainability issues aside, the work is also highly personal and introspective, referencing interior journeys of personal and spiritual growth. For this exhibition, Smith creates a site-specific installation with new paintings and hanging sculptures that evoke concepts that have to do with body, energy, and transcendence while building on metaphors of stretching, tethering, binding, and opening.

Artist talk with Shinique Smith March 4, 5:30 PM (see page 17)

Shinique Smith Installation view: 2013 exhibition at James Cohan Gallery, New YorkCourtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York/Shanghai Shinique Smith

Shinique Smith Gnosis, 2013Ink, fabric, and acrylic on wood panel48 48 5 inchesCourtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York/Shanghai Shinique Smith


THREADED (continued) Thursday, February 12Sunday, April 12, 2015

ANGELO FILOMENOSherwood Payne Quillen 71 Reception Gallery

Angelo FilomenoYour Dream My Dream, 2011

Embroidery on linenTriptych: 8 x 6 inches eachCourtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York

Angelo Filomeno

Angelo FilomenoAmulet (Purple Akrep), 2013 (detail)

Embroidery on shanting silk stretched over linen78 x 39 x 2 inches

Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York Angelo Filomeno

Angelo Filomeno, an Italian-born, New York-based artist, creates opulent paintings stitched with luxurious threads. Embroidered on sumptuous, richly colored panels of shantung silk, his paintings portray a fantastical world of baroque floral patterns intertwined with exquisitely rendered fragments of plants, peacocks, crystals, skulls, scarabs, and insect forms. Drawing on a vast range of art historical influences, including the paintings and engravings Albrecht Drer and Hieronymus Bosch, Filomenos works are steeped in allegorical references. Birds and scarabs, both symbols of transcendence and regeneration, take their place in Filomenos lavish works, alongside darker symbols of decay and decadence. With embroidered threads and silks that shimmer as they catch light, Filomenos works are enchanting and seductive while juxtaposing exquisite beauty with unnerving undertones of the macabre.

Artist talk with Angelo Filomeno March 25, 6:30 PM (see page 20)


POLLY APFELBAUMMiles C. Horton Jr. Gallery

For more than three decades, New York-based artist Polly Apfelbaum has created what she calls fallen paintings, large-scale, site-specific works on the floor made of fabric, which exist between painting, sculpture, and installation art. She is best known for installations of crushed velvet pieces arranged in expansive patterns on the floor that explore issues of domesticity, femininity, and decoration. For her exhibition here, titled City of Lights (2015), Apfelbaum fuses elements of abstraction, minimalism, and color field painting in a floor installation of vivid, sequined fabric pieces arranged with the structure of the gallery space in mind, with its many windows, and its changing progression of natural light. Viewers walking among bands of vibrant and shimmering color place themselves within the work, itself, to experience a heightened awareness of ones body in relation to the art on view and its architectural surroundings.

Artist talk with Polly Apfelbaum February 12, 7 PM (see page 9)

Polly ApfelbaumStax, 2009Sequined fabricInstallation view: Carlow Visual Center for Contemporary Art, Carlow, Ireland Polly Apfelbaum

Polly ApfelbaumNot in Any Way, Shape, or Form, 2009Synthetic sequined fabricInstallation view: Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland Polly Apfelbaum


Friday, February 13, 2015, 7:30 PM

IMAGO THEATRE FROGZStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Imago creators Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad are alchemists, magicians, theatrical animators, and physical comedians. Defying classification, they populate the stage with comedic amphibians, acrobatic larvae, circus boulders, and metamorphosing humans in works that tantalize the senses, the intellect, and the passions. FROGZ put Imago on the international map, and the simplicity and the charm of FROGZ catapulted the production to two Broadway runs at the acclaimed New Victory Theatre in 2000 and 2002. Variety called it Felliniesque mayhem. The New York Times raved, a mastery of mime, dance, and acrobatics.

Recommended for ages 3 and older.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7:30 PM

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRATanya Gabrielian, pianoDavid Stewart Wiley, conductorStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

The spring masterworks concert by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra features music by Mozart and Vaughn Williams, as well as Tchaikovskys romantic Piano Concerto no. 1, in B-flat Minor, op. 23. Guest soloist Tanya Gabrielian has performed around the world and rose to international acclaim with first prizes in the Scottish International Piano Competition and the Aram Khachaturyan International Piano Competition.

This program is supported in part by a touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Classical Music | Timeless


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Saturday, February 28, 2015, 6:15 PM

PLAY IN THE LOBBY: Highlands Jazz QuintetBalcony Lobby (3rd floor, Street and Davis Performance Hall)

Preceding the performance by Jane Monheit, the Highlands Jazz Quintet will play selections from their standard repertoire. The group was organized in 2008 and performs in local venues, either as the full quintet or in smaller configurations. They recorded their first album, 2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West, in 2012. The quintet currently features Justin Craig on guitar, Lou Madsen on tenor sax, Paul Deck on piano, Nick Romantini on bass, and Bill Ray on drums.

Hors doeuvres will be served. Cash bar

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 7:30 PM

JANE MONHEIT Hello Bluebird, Celebrating the Jazz of Judy GarlandJane Monheit, vocalsMichael Kanan, pianoNeal Miner, bassRick Montalbano, drumsStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

I want to get away from the drama, and celebrate what we all loved about Judy...the immense joy she brought through song, and her innate understanding of jazz. She did so much more than break hearts, she put them together again, and thats what were going to be about with this show.

Jane Monheit

An extraordinarily gifted jazz vocalist whose sincere and romantic interpretations of exceptional songs have made her a favorite in both the jazz and cabaret worlds, Jane Monheit has garnered numerous accolades in the past decade. Her first album, Never Never Land, was voted top debut recording by the Jazz Journalists Association and stayed on the Billboard jazz chart for over a year; subsequent albums yielded two Grammy nominations. In addition to her own recordings, Monheit has worked alongside the likes of Terence Blanchard, Tom Harrell, and Ivan Lins.

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Saturday, February 28, 2015, following the performance

MEET THE ARTIST: Jane MonheitGrand Lobby

Following Hello Bluebird, Celebrating the Jazz of Judy Garland by Jane Monheit, join the artist for this CD-signing event. Monheits albums will be available for purchase.

Free

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 5:30 PM

ARTIST TALK: Shinique SmithRuth C. Horton Gallery

Artist Shinique Smith discusses her work in the exhibition.

Free

Thursday, March 5, 2015, 6 PM

PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKIn the Crucible: The Great WarMatthew Oyos, PhD, professor, Radford University Department of HistoryCube

In four short years, the supposed War to End All Wars shook global society in ways that continue to reverberate 100 years later. Join us for a talk about the lived reality of World War I and its historical context before the performance of Beyond Zero: 19141918.

Free, registration required through the box office


Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:30 PM

KRONOS QUARTETDavid Harrington, violinJohn Sherba, violinHank Dutt, violaSunny Yang, cello

Beyond Zero: 19141918A new work for quartet with filmAleksandra Vrebalov, composerBill Morrison, filmmakerStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This moving concert from the pioneering Kronos Quartet reflects on the war to end all wars, which launched in 1914 and set the course for a century of war. The program begins with Prelude to a Black Hole, a suite of music including composers such as Stravinsky, Ravel, and Ives, to traditional, world, and blues artists of the times. The second portion of the evening is Beyond Zero: 19141918, which combines music by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov and imagery from filmmaker Bill Morrison, known for his work with rare archival material. Beyond Zero incorporates rare World War I footage from the Library of Congress, set to Vrebalovs powerful score for string quartet. One of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time, Kronos has performed thousands of concerts worldwide, released more than 45 recordings, collaborated with many of the worlds most eclectic composers and performers, and commissioned more than 650 works and arrangements for string quartet.

Contemporary Music, Film | Deeper


Thursday, March 5, 2015, following the performance

Q & A WITH THE KRONOS QUARTETModerated by Alan Weinstein, associate professor, School of Performing Arts at Virginia TechCube

Following Beyond Zero: 19141918, interact with the Kronos Quartet musicians in this question-and-answer discussion.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 7:30 PM

AT THE CROSSROADS: Art, Science, ResearchCube

During an artist residency at Virginia Tech in 2012, Healing Wars creator and director Liz Lerman engaged with faculty, students, and community members, including researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. Join us for a conversation between Lerman and Michael J. Friedlander, PhD, executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, on creative research, scientific research, and their intersections. Co-presented with Community Voices

Free; registration required through the box office

Friday, March 20, 2015, 7:30 PMSaturday, March 21, 2015, 7:30 PM

HEALING WARSCreated and directed by Liz LermanStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

The 150th anniversary of our Civil War offers a potent context for issues that continue to impact our lives. A pioneer in the world of contemporary dance, Lermans newest theatrical dance piece explores the experiences of the healers tasked with treating the physical and psychic wounds of battle. Healing Wars is about bodies: what they bear, what they cannot bear, how we hide them when they die, how we patch them up while they live. Healing Wars inquires into the matters of healing in wartime, innovation during stress, and the question of how individuals and societies absorb the pain of war. Developed in residencies across the country, Healing Wars includes video imagery from Gettysburg, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and the fMRI labs of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke. The professional ensemble features former Marine Joshua Bleill, who lost both his legs above the knee in an IED attack in Iraq in 2006. After 34 years as founding artistic director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Lerman presents her singular aesthetic to audiences in this haunting work about how we experience and recover from war.

Dance | Deeper


Friday, March 20, 2015, following the performance

Q & A WITH LIZ LERMAN AND HEALING WARS ARTISTSStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Following Healing Wars, interact with Liz Lerman and additional artists in Healing Wars in this question and answer discussion.

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IRISH BEER TASTINGStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Balcony Lobby

Keith Roberts, owner of the Vintage Cellar wine and beer shop in Blacksburg, has personally selected a host of Irish beers and ciders for this tasting and will be describing for the participants each beverages special qualities, including insights to the brewing process, flavors and ingredients, and the similarities and differences between the selections. With each ticket, six tastings will be given. Light hors doeuvres will be served. Space is limited.

$25; registration required through the box office


ARTISTS TALK: Angelo FilomenoSherwood Payne Quillen 71 Reception Gallery

Artist Angelo Filomeno discusses his work in the exhibition.

Free


CRASH ENSEMBLEDonnacha Dennehy, artistic directorKate Ellis, artistic directorStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Crash Ensemble, an Irish new-music collective with international cachet and considerable chops.

The Washington Post

Crash Ensemble is Irelands foremost contemporary music ensemble, world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, groundbreaking new music of today. Founded in 1997 by composer and artistic director Donnacha Dennehy, the Ensemble has recordings on NMC, Cantaloupe, and Nonesuch labels. The ensemble has worked with well-known artists from diverse musical backgrounds. Committed to broadening the repertoire available to audiences, Crash commissions, produces, and performs new or recent works by internationally acclaimed composers and up-and-coming composing talents and collaborates with culturally relevant artists. Crash performs regularly throughout Ireland and has appeared in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and Canada.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7:30 PM

AN EVENING WITH GEORGE SAUNDERSStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Youll find the work of George Saunders frequently described as funny, but thats like calling a nuclear detonation warmits true, abundantly so, but it fails to accurately convey the forces unleashed. . . .

San Francisco Chronicle

Saunders is the author of four collections of short stories: the bestselling Pastoralia; CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award; In Persuasion Nation, one of three finalists for the 2006 STORY Prize for best short story collection of the year; and Tenth of December. Pastoralia, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, and Tenth of December were all New York Times Notable Books. Tenth of December was nominated for the 2013 National Book Award in Fiction. Saunders is also the author of the novella-length illustrated fable, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, and the New York Times bestselling childrens book The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, illustrated by Lane Smith.

Recommended for mature audiences

Spoken Word | DeeperPresented in collaboration with the Virginia Tech Department of English Visiting Writers Series

General admission $25, students with ID $10

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, following the performance

MEET THE ARTIST: George SaundersGrand Lobby

Following An Evening with George Saunders, join the author for this book-signing event. Saunders books will be available for purchase.

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JOSHUA BELLStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This performance was rescheduled due to inclement weather last February. We reissued and mailed new tickets with the new date and time to ticket holders. If you are not able to attend on this new date or simply prefer to have your tickets refunded, please call 540-231-5300 by Monday, February 2. A limited number of tickets for this rescheduled concert will be available for purchase beginning on Monday, March 2, 2015.

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ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVALTuesday, April 7Saturday, April 11, 2015


The Islamic Worlds Festival aims to promote understanding about Muslim societies in their diverse political, social, religious, historical, and cultural contexts; cultivate civility; and celebrate the cultural traditions practiced in Muslim societies. To program this multi-day series of performances, lectures, and events, numerous cultural student groups shared their ideas and a committed team of Virginia Tech students, faculty, and community members met biweekly for over a year, articulating important themes, researching artists and scholars, and ultimately designing the following week of bridge-building experiences:

Islamic Worlds Festival TeamHossein Abtahi, Iranian Society at Virginia Tech

Turki Al Zahrani, Saudi Students Club

Ali Buhisi, Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine

Omar Barkawi, Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine

Willie Caldwell, MFA candidate, arts leadership, School of Performing Arts

Shamin Dabiri, Iranian Student Association at Virginia Tech

Selma Elouardighi, PhD candidate, planning, governance, and globalization

Noha Elsherbiny, Egypt Friends, Council of International Student Organizations

Nahid Farhady Ghalaty, Iranian Society at Virginia Tech

Khaled Hassouna, PhD, associate director, Middle East and North Africa initiatives, Office of International Research, Education, and Development

Faruk Hesenjan, masters student, urban and regional planning

Marc Lucht, director, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Institute

Raghib Qureshi, Muslim Students Association

Sana Rauf, Muslim Students Association

Ali Roghani, Iranian Student Association at Virginia Tech

Mohammed Seyam, PhD student, Department of Computer Science

Sara Shashaani, PhD student, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

Nadine Sinno, assistant professor of Arabic, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Amber Smith, assistant director, University Honors

Debra Stoudt, associate dean, academic policies and procedures, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Anne Elise Thomas, ethnomusicologist

Michelle Wright, undergraduate student, wildlife science



Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8 PM

ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERNITYJohanna Buisson, assistant professor, cole de Gouvernance et dconomie, Rabat, MoroccoMultipurpose Room, Newman Library

It is commonly assumed that modernity emerged in Europe as the outcome of an intellectual, scientific, economic, social, and political process that occurred from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. However, such a Eurocentric discourse of modernity tends to ignore other, former intellectual, scientific, philosophical, and civilizational contributions, such as the key role of Islamic thought in the making of Early Modernity. The dominant historical narrative of modernity is indeed being challenged today.

Buisson received a PhD in comparative literature and philosophy from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K., and an MA in Islamic studies from the Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, U.K.

Made possible by support from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (CLAHS) Deans Council on International Initiatives; the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention; the Departments of Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Religion and Culture, Political Science, and Women and Gender Studies; the Center for the Arts; and the CLAHS Undergraduate Research Institute.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8 PM

GENDER SEGREGATION IN ISLAM: A Contemporary ControversyJohanna Buisson, assistant professor, cole de Gouvernance et dconomie, Rabat, MoroccoMultipurpose Room, Newman Library

Gender segregation, often termed as the prescriptive prohibition of free-mixing in Islam, is commonly presented as a means of individual and societal protection. Men and women would be commanded by God not to interact or socialize with one another, except for their spouse(s) and respective mahram (relatives). This is presented as a necessary prevention against moral corruption at the individual and societal levels. However, such a frightening picture could be misleading with regard to Islamic ethics and how Muslims are expected to behave along the line of the dynamics set by the Qurn.

Buisson received a PhD in comparative literature and philosophy from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K., and an MA in Islamic studies from the Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, U.K.

Made possible by support from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (CLAHS) Deans Council on International Initiatives; the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention; the Departments of Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Religion and Culture, Political Science, and Women and Gender Studies; the Center for the Arts; and the CLAHS Undergraduate Research Institute.

Free

Thursday, April 9, 2015, 6 PM

STUDENT GROUP DISPLAYSGrand Lobby

Connect with a variety of Virginia Tech cultural student groups. Presented in collaboration with the Muslim Student Association.

Free



Thursday, April 9, 2015, 6:30 PM

FASHION SHOWCube

View traditional dress from Muslim societies around the globe. Presented in collaboration with the Muslim Student Association.

Free

Thursday, April 9, 2015, 8 PM

OMAR OFFENDUMwith guests VT ExpressionsStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Omar Offendum is a Syrian-American hip-hop artist, designer, poet, and peace activist. He was born in Saudi Arabia; raised in Washington, D.C.; and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He tours the world performing at international music festivals, lecturing at major academic institutions, and fundraising for humanitarian relief organizations. In 2013 he was a featured speaker at The Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis. Offendum has created critically acclaimed songs about the popular democratic uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa among other new projects, while touring to promote his solo release SyrianamericanA. Opening the evenings program is VT Expressions, a student social organization dedicated to free expression in art, music, and poetry, which was created to build a network of artists who exchange ideas, support other progressive programs, and represent the images, voices, sounds, movement, and thoughts of the student body.

Spoken Word | Fresh

General admission $25, students with I.D. and children 18 and under $10 Omar Offendum



Friday, April 10, 2015, 4 PM

THE ESSENCE OF UYGHUR CULTURE: The 12 MuqamCube

Uyghurs are a Turkic-Muslim nationality living in the Xinjian Uyghur autonomous region of Northwestern China. Throughout the history of Central Asia, they left a lasting imprint on both the culture and tradition of the Silk Road. A Muqam is the melody type used in the music of Xinjiang, a musical mode and set of melodic formulas used to guide improvisation and composition. Uyghur Muqam is a composite of songs, dances, and folk and classical music that is characterized by its diversity of content, dance styles, musical morphology, and instruments used. In 2005, the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (UNESCO) designated the Uyghur Muqam as part of the Intangible History of Humanity. Join Faruk Hesenjan, graduate student of urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech, for a presentation of this musical tradition.


Friday, April 10, 2015, 5:45 PM

FACULTY PANEL DISCUSSIONCubePanelists: Rachel Scott, Carmen Gitre, Nadine Sinno, Marc Lucht

Join Virginia Tech faculty membersRachel Scott, PhD, associate professor, Islamic studies; Carmen Gitre, PhD, assistant professor, history; and Nadine Sinno, PhD, assistant professor, Arabic, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Virginia Techfor a cross-disciplinary discussion prompted by the five themes of the Islamic Worlds Festival: What Islam Means to Me, Gender and Islam, Crossing Boundaries, Words, and Colors. This discussion is moderated by Marc Lucht, director, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Institute.


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Friday, April 10, 2015, 8 PM

AN EVENING OF COMEDY:Maysoon Zayid and Maz JobraniStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Laughter and personal observations from two brilliantly funny comedians, as they reflect on culture, families, stereotypes, and building bridges across boundaries:

Maysoon Zayid is a Palestinian-American actress, professional standup comedian, writer, and the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival. She is a recurring columnist at The Daily Beast and was a speaker at TEDWomen 2013. Maysoon has performed as a comedian in top New York clubs and has toured extensively at home and abroad. She was a headliner on both the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and The Muslims Are Coming Tour. She is the founder of Maysoons Kids, an education and wellness program for disabled and wounded refugee children. Maysoon, who has cerebral palsy, was a 2013 honoree of United Cerebral Palsy of NYCs Women Who Care Awards.

Maz Jobrani is a founding member of The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which first aired on Comedy Central, and has had two Showtime specials, most recently, I Come in Peace. Born in Tehran, Iranian-American Jobrani performs stand-up around the world, including the Middle East, where he performed in front of the King of Jordan. Most recently, he co-wrote, produced, and starred as the title character in the award-winning indie film comedy, Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero. He can next be seen (summer 2015) playing the role of Jafar (from Aladdin) in the Disney movie, The Descendants. With more than 50 guest star appearances, Jobrani can regularly be seen on televisions most popular shows, and has been featured on CNN, the BBC, and in The New York Times and Time Magazine. He has given two TED talks on breaking stereotypes through comedy. He is a regular panelist on NPRs Wait Wait...Dont Tell Me! He also has a book coming out, Im Not a Terrorist but Ive Played One on TV, published by Simon & Schuster, thats expected to hit shelves in February 2015.

Spoken Word | Fresh

General admission $25, students with I.D. and children 18 and under $10

Maz Jobrani

Maysoon Zayid



Saturday, April 11, 2015, 10 AM

YALLA BINNA! LETS MAKE MUSIC! Cube

A one-hour workshop introducing instruments, scales, and rhythms of Arabic music, led by Anne Elise Thomas. Learn an Arabic song and dance the Dabke. Families welcome!


Saturday, April 11, 2015, 3 PM

LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATIONKayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn RiderStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Prior to the evening performance, learn about the string instruments in a quartet and kamancheh from a master of the bowed string instrument, Kayhan Kalhor.


Saturday, April 11, 2015, 6:30 PM

ITRAAB ENSEMBLECube

Join us for the inaugural performance of the Arabic music ensemble, Itraab. Translated as delectation or diversion by music, Itraab is composed of Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and community members and led by Anne Elise Thomas. This 30-minute program includes traditional and contemporary Arabic songs, accompanied by percussion, qanun (78-string zither), `ud (11-string lute), and guitar.

Free, registration required through the box officeAnne Elise Thomas demonstrates how the `ud is played in

traditional and contemporary Arabic songs



Saturday, April 11, 2015, 8 PM

KAYHAN KALHOR AND BROOKLYN RIDERfeaturingKayhan Kalhor, kamancheh (spiked fiddle)Johnny Gandelsman, violinColin Jacobsen, violinNicholas Cords, violaEric Jacobsen, celloStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This stunning collaboration between Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and American string quartet Brooklyn Rider has been hailed by the critics as superbly conceived, organically evolved and wonderfully rich (Gramophone). Born in Tehran, Iran, Grammy Award-nominated soloist and composer Kayhan Kalhor has toured the world with various ensembles and orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan, Ghazal: Persian and Indian Improvisations, and Masters of Persian Music; and is a member of Yo-Yo Mas Silk Road Project. Brooklyn Rider also crosses many borders, and their collaborations include programs with Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man, Syrian/Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad, traditional and technology-based Japanese shakuhachi player Kojiro Umezaki, singer/songwriter Christina Courtin, and the Silk Road Ensemble, with whom they have performed throughout the world, recorded three albums for Sony Classical, and taken part in a series of residencies.

World Music | Global

General admission $25, students with I.D. and children 18 and under $10

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AUSTRALIAN WINE TASTINGStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Balcony Lobby

Keith Roberts, owner of the Vintage Cellar wine and beer shop in Blacksburg, has personally selected a host of Australian wines for the tasting and will be describing for the participants each wines special qualities, including complexity and characters within the fermentation process, flavors and ingredients, and the similarities and differences between the selections. With each ticket, six tastings will be given. Light hors doeuvres will be served. Space is limited.

$25; registration required through the box office


AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRARichard Tognetti, artistic directorMartin Frst, clarinetStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

The energy and vibe of a rock band with the ability of a crack classical chamber group. The Washington Post

Renowned for inspired programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics, the Australian Chamber Orchestra embodies the vibrant, adventurous, youthful, and inquiring spirit of Australia. Artistic director and lead violin Richard Tognetti has led the ACO as a flexible and versatile ensemble of soloists on modern and period instruments, as a small chamber group, a small symphony orchestra, and as an electro-acoustic collective. Equally dynamic clarinetist Martin Frst is a sought-after chamber musician, soloist, and conductor. Their program will include diverse repertoire from Mozart, Haydn, and a new work commissioned by the ACO from Radioheads Jonny Greenwood, a frequent ACO collaborator.

Classical Music | Timeless, Fresh


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Friday, April 24, 2015, 7:30 PMSaturday, April 25, 2015, 7:30 PM

CIRQUE MECHANICSPedal Punk Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Pedal Punk is a steam punk experience that will charm you with its story and thrill you with its daring; a rowdy circus where the mischief is on wheels. Creator Chris Lashuas road to the circus began with his daredevil skills as a BMX rider. In this show, Lashua applies his mechanical wizardry to all things pedal-powered. At the heart of the fun is the pedal-driven Gantry Bike, a modern-day industrial circus caravan that moves around the stage with a dynamic and quirky ensemble of equilibrists, funambulists, and acrobats. Youll encounter unicycles that fly, wheel acrobats that hover, cyclists that whirl, pole climbers that soar, and trapeze artists that float. Inspired by the steam punk culture, where a post-apocalyptic world of machines is powered by steam, Pedal Punks steam power comes from the acrobatic strength of the artists. Cirque Mechanics brings modern storytelling technique to the circus, while staying true to its industrialist aesthetic and its gift for amazing audiences of all ages.

Theatre, Dance | Joyful, Fresh

Category A $55/category B $40/category C $25/students with ID and children 18 and under $10 Cirque Mechanics

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Thursday, April 23Sunday, May 17, 2015TuesdayFriday, 10 AM6 PMSaturdaySunday, 10 AM4 PMOpening Reception, Thursday, April 30, 68 PM

ICAT: Open (at the) Source Ruth C. Horton Gallery

ICAT: Open (at the) Source enables visitors to explore an experience the research and innovation that is happening within the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Visitors will become more than just viewers, but partners in exploration with the students, faculty, and staff of ICAT and its creative community.

Thursday, April 30Sunday, May 17, 2015TuesdayFriday, 10 AM6 PMSaturdaySunday, 10 AM4 PMOpening Reception, Thursday, April 30, 68 PM

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS SENIOR SHOW 2015Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery

In this capstone exhibition for graduating seniors, emerging artists at Virginia Techs School of Visual Arts, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, display a broad range of art and design practices. Incorporating new and established technologies in material and virtual realms, the exhibition demonstrates the School of Visual Arts commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts.


Friday, May 1, 2015, 6:30 PM

PLAY IN THE LOBBY: Musical TheatreGrand Lobby

Before Broadway Old and New, students from the School of Performing Arts perform selections from the musical theatre canon.

Free

Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:30 PM

AUDRA McDONALD Broadway Old and NewAudra McDonald, vocalistAndy Einhorn, music director and pianoMark Vanderpoel, bassGene Lewin, drumsStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Earning a record-tying five Tony Awards for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, and Porgy and Bess, Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both singer and actress. A luminous soprano with an incomparable gift for dramatic truth telling, she is equally at home on Broadway and opera stages as she is in roles for film and television. The two-time Grammy Award-winner and Emmy-nominated Live from Lincoln Center host returns to the concert stage, offering favorite show tunes, popular standards, and original pieces written especially for this extraordinary artist who is at the height of her expressive powers.

Vocal Music | Timeless


Friday, May 1, 2015, following the performance

MEET THE ARTIST: Audra McDonaldGrand Lobby

Following Broadway Old and New, join the artist for this CD-signing event. McDonalds albums will be available for purchase.

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Monday, May 4, 2015, NOON9 PM

ICAT DAYThroughout the Moss Arts Center

Learn more about Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) research and meet the faculty and students who are crossing traditional discipline boundaries to develop new possibilities for exploration, expression, and creativity during ICAT Day. ICAT Day showcases the work and ideas that have been generated during the spring semester. The event includes expo-style informational booths, technology demonstrations, and hands-on activities.

Featuring a DISIS concert in the Cube, 7:309:00 p.m.

Free

Summer Arts@VirginiaTechThe arts will take off in diverse directions in summer 2015. We are planning now for annual favorites and new adventures from the School of Performing Arts, the School of Visual Arts, Perspective Gallery, and the Center for the Arts, in partnership with colleagues from around the town and region.

Watch for more information in early spring about the Crooked Road, vocal highlights, classics with a twist, and family fun headed to Blacksburg this coming summer!

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Center for the Arts Performances at a GlanceJANUARY 2015Fri., Jan. 30 ORQUESTA SINFNICA DEL ESTADO DE MXICO 7:30 PM (NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF MEXICO) Classical Music

FEBRUARY 2015Sat., Feb. 7 CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HONOR PREP 7:30 PM Classical Music

Fri., Feb. 13 IMAGO THEATRE, FROGZ 7:30 PM Theatre

Tues., Feb. 17 ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 7:30 PM Classical Music

Sat., Feb. 28 JANE MONHEIT, Hello Bluebird 7:30 PM Jazz, Vocal Music

MARCH 2015Thurs., March 5 KRONOS QUARTET, Beyond Zero:19141918 7:30 PM Contemporary Music, Film

Fri., March 20 HEALING WARS 7:30 PM Dance

Sat., March 21 HEALING WARS 7:30 PM Dance

Wed., March 25 CRASH ENSEMBLE 7:30 PM Contemporary Music

APRIL 2015Wed., April 1 AN EVENING WITH GEORGE SAUNDERS 7:30 PM Spoken Word

Thurs., April 2 JOSHUA BELL 7:30 PM Classical Music

Tues., April 7Sat. April 11 ISLAMIC WORLDS FESTIVAL Five days of arts events

Fri., April 17 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 7:30 PM Classical Music

Fri., April 24 CIRQUE MECHANICS, Pedal Punk 7:30 PM Theatre, Dance

Sat., April 25 CIRQUE MECHANICS, Pedal Punk 7:30 PM Theatre, Dance

MAY 2015Fri., May 1 AUDRA MCDONALD, Broadway Old and New 7:30 PM Vocal Music

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Box Office: 540-231-5300

Administration: 540-231-ARTS

www.artscenter.vt.edu MOSS ARTS CENTERCenter for the Arts at Virginia Tech (0916)

190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061

Directions

From I-81 (northbound and southbound):Take exit 118B onto 460 West towards Virginia Tech. Continue for 8.5 miles to the Prices Fork Road exit for Downtown. The exit ramp will veer right. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.

From I-77 (northbound):Take exit 32 onto I-81 North. Continue for about 29 miles, then follow the directions above for I-81 northbound.

From Interstate 77/West Virginia Turnpike (southbound)/460 West (eastbound):In West Virginia, take Exit 9, U.S. 460-Princeton/Pearisburg, VA. Turn left at the stoplight at the end of the ramp onto U.S. 460 East. Continue on U.S. 460 East for about 44.9 miles (11.6 in W.Va., 33.3 in Virginia). Travel east for approximately 47 miles, then take the Prices Fork Road exit. At the top of the exit ramp, take a left. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.


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Seating ChartStreet and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

These seating charts show the three levels and ticket pricing structure for our performances. Please contact the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 with any questions.

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre


General InformationBox office hoursTickets may be purchased in person at the box office in the Moss Arts Center, by phone at 540- 231-5300, or online at www.artscenter.vt.edu. The box office hours for in person and phone sales are 10 a.m.6:00 p.m. on MondayFriday, 10 a.m.4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and one and a half hours before events, including Sunday performances.

ParkingParking is available in the North End Parking Garage on Turner Street. Virginia Tech faculty and staff possessing a valid Virginia Tech parking permit can enter and exit the garage free of charge. Event parking for visitors is $5, cash only. Event parking passes may be purchased when entering the garage. Limited street parking is also available. Street parking is free after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends.

Group ticket salesFor groups of 10 or more, please contact the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300.

ConcessionsBeverages and snacks will be available for purchase an hour and fifteen minutes before performances and during intermissions. Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre.

Late seatingCenter for the Arts performances in the Moss Arts Center will begin promptly at the scheduled time. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the performance. Late seating will take place at the first appropriate moment in the program, at the artists and house managements discretion. Latecomers may be seated in the back.

What to know before you goWe will email ticket holders in advance of the performances with general information, special restaurant and lodging information, and engagement opportunities specific to each performance. If you have not received these emails and wish to, please send a request to [email protected].

ADA special assistanceThe Moss Arts Center facilities are accessible to all of our patrons. Patrons with disabilities and their companions will be accommodated through wheelchair seating, parking, and other special requests throughout the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in all levels and pricing categories. Assisted listening devices are available. Service animals of all kinds are permitted. Sign interpretations and large-print programs are available with advance notification.


ClosuresThe Moss Arts Center may close for major holidays and breaks according to the university schedule. Please visit our website or call the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 for more information.

The Moss Arts Center will be closed on:Monday, January 19, 2015Saturday, May 23-Monday, May 25, 2015Saturday, July 4, 2015

The galleries will be closed for change over:Monday, February 2-Wednesday, February 11, 2015Monday, April 13-Wednesday, April 22, 2015Monday, May 18-Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Lodging and restaurantsThe Moss Arts Center is located in the heart of downtown Blacksburg. The box office staff can recommend nearby lodging and restaurants to help you plan your visit. Please call 540-231-5300 or visit www.artscenter.vt.edu for more information and special offers.

Inclement weatherCenter for the Arts performances and special events will only be canceled for inclement weather in extreme cases. If a performance must be canceled due to inclement weather, we will send an email to all ticket holders and call patrons for whom we have no email address. Please check our website or call the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 for timely information about closures due to inclement weather.

SupportFor information about ways to support the Center for the Arts, please contact Lois Badey at [email protected] or 540-231-0608.

Programs are subject to change.

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2015 Spring Single Ticket Guide - Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech