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![]() No information is available for this performance.  The Modlin Center for the Arts kicks off the 2019-2020
season welcoming country music torchbearer Marty Stuart
as he celebrates the 20th anniversary of his iconic album
The Pilgrim. While he’s too gracious to admit it himself, the
GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician is
living, breathing, country music history. Join Marty Stuart as
he shares his remarkable life through story and song.
SEASON OPENING CELEBRATION
Join us beginning at 6:00 PM to enjoy live music, food from
local food trucks, and tours of University Museums as we
celebrate the launch of our 2019-2020 season  On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 the wait will be over…The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is revealed. The momentous literary event will be celebrated with an exclusive live cinema broadcast, as Fane Productions present an evening with the Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic and inventor.
The publication of Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985 and the current, Emmy Award-winning television series have created a cultural phenomenon, as handmaids have become a symbol of women’s rights and a protest against misogyny and oppression. Live from the London stage, Atwood will be interviewed by broadcaster and author Samira Ahmed in a conversation spanning the length of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal handmaid story, 34 years later.
“Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we've been living in.”
With exclusive readings from the new book by special guests, this will be an unmissable and intimate event with Atwood, spotlighting her signature insight, humour and intellect.
The Testaments will be published by Vintage on September 10, 2019.
This is an encore presentation.  One of the most decorated bands in bluegrass, 2018
International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Entertainer
of the Year Balsam Range returns to the Modlin Center with an
astounding thirteen IBMA Awards and eight critically acclaimed
albums. The six-member ensemble of acoustic superstars is
the musical embodiment of the culture and traditions of their
namesake, the Great Balsam Range in their home county of
Haywood, North Carolina.  Three-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Lucinda Williams has
been carving her own path for more than three decades.
Williams will perform the entirety of her highly influential
album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road in celebration of the 20th
anniversary of this cornerstone of Americana, using visual
elements to enhance her storyteller style. The concert’s second
set will feature songs from throughout her remarkable career.  by Richard Bean
based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding
Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit One Man, Two Guvnors returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.
Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.
About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.
This is an encore presentation.
 Founded in 2006, Camille A. Brown & Dancers is a Bessie Award-winning
dance company, known for its brilliant combination
of theatricality, contemporary and social dance, gesture, and
live music. Artistic Director Camille A. Brown is a celebrated
choreographer of Broadway’s Once on This Island and NBC’s
Jesus Christ Superstar. Brown’s choreography leads her dancers
through excavations of ancestral stories, encouraging each
dancer to embrace their unique embodiment of the artistic vision.
A rising star on Broadway and in concert dance, her work inspires
dialogues about race, culture, and identity.
The evening’s program offers highlights from her critically
acclaimed African-American identity trilogy including the
Bessie Award-winning Mr. TOL E. RAncE, BLACK GIRL:
Linguistic Play, and ink.
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a Q&A discussion with
members of the Company.  Nobuntu is an African concept that values humbleness, love,
unity, and family from a woman’s perspective. As the only
all-female mbube (South African vocal music) ensemble in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Nobuntu draws upon those values
to create moving performances that range from traditional
Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. Their pure voices,
minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the
mbira (thumb piano) are how they work to transcend racial,
tribal, religious, gender, and economic boundaries in their
native Zimbabwe and around the world.  Shanghai Quartet; renowned for its passionate musicality,
impressive technique, and multicultural innovations has become
one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles. For this season's
Modlin Center performance, violinist Soovin Kim and pianist
Orion Weiss will join Shanghai Quartet for Chausson’s powerful
and dramatic concerto for violin, piano, and string quartet. One
of the most sought-after soloists of his generation, pianist Orion
Weiss has brought his deeply felt and exceptionally crafted
performances to major American orchestras. Called “a superlative
soloist” by the Miami Herald, violinist Soovin Kim is an exciting
young player equally gifted in concerto, recital, and chamber
music repertoire.
This evening’s program will include Haydn’s String Quartet in D
Major, Op. 20, No. 4; Dun’s Feng Ya Song (String Quartet No. 1
revised 2018); and Chausson’s Concerto for Violin, Piano and
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
members of the ensemble, led by WCVE Music classical
host Mike Goldberg.  by William Shakespeare
directed by Lyndsey Turner
Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.
This is an encore presentation.
 Join the Modlin Center for the Arts and University Museums in
Booth Lobby from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for our annual arts-centered
family event featuring activity tables, art projects, food, and more!
Life is an adventure no matter where you wind up — at least
for Pete the Cat. Jimmy Biddle, the most organized secondgrader
on planet Earth, never strays from his routine. The
minute the groovy blue cat moves in with the Biddles for the
summer, he gets the whole family rocking.
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a brief Q&A with the performers.
 The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in
contemporary dance since 1926. With programs that offer
a rich thematic narrative, the Company embraces a vision
that showcases masterpieces by Graham as well as newly
commissioned works by contemporary artists.
The EVE Project commemorates the 100th anniversary of the
ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted
women the power to vote. The project brings together classic
works of Martha Graham, such as Secular Games (1962), a
comedic look at the universal antics of humans trying to
impress each other; Ekstasis (1933 and 2017), a reimagining
of a sculptural Graham solo; and Chronicle (1936), Graham’s
stirring response to the rise of fascism in 1936 and to the
unmatched power of the collective will. Other works on
the program are by renowned female choreographers Pam
Tanowitz, with her new work Untitled (Souvenir), and Maxine
Doyle and Bobbi Jene Smith, with their new work, Deo.
ARTIST VOICES
On October 9, arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance
discussion with Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of Martha
Graham Dance Company.
On October 10, stay after the
performance for a Q&A discussion with Janet Eilber and
members of the Company.  by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power
directed by Sam Mendes
The story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening.
Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons.
On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history. This critically acclaimed and five-time Olivier Award nominated play features stunning set design from Es Devlin (NT Live: Hamlet) and will be broadcast live from London’s West End as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th Birthday season.
About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.
This is an encore presentation.
The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in
contemporary dance since 1926. With programs that offer
a rich thematic narrative, the Company embraces a vision
that showcases masterpieces by Graham as well as newly
commissioned works by contemporary artists.
The EVE Project commemorates the 100th anniversary of the
ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted
women the power to vote. The project brings together classic
works of Martha Graham, such as Secular Games (1962), a
comedic look at the universal antics of humans trying to
impress each other; Ekstasis (1933 and 2017), a reimagining
of a sculptural Graham solo; and Chronicle (1936), Graham’s
stirring response to the rise of fascism in 1936 and to the
unmatched power of the collective will. Other works on
the program are by renowned female choreographers Pam
Tanowitz, with her new work Untitled (Souvenir), and Maxine
Doyle and Bobbi Jene Smith, with their new work, Deo.
ARTIST VOICES
On October 9, arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance
discussion with Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of Martha
Graham Dance Company.
On October 10, stay after the
performance for a Q&A discussion with Janet Eilber and
members of the Company.  As the world approaches the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s
birth, two extraordinary artists pair this giant with contemporary
music’s most influential composers — Philip Glass. Pianist
Simone Dinnerstein and cellist Matt Haimovitz collaborate on
a dynamic program that includes a Beethoven Cello Sonata
alongside a Glass Partita, and solo piano and cello repertoire by
both composers.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
Simone Dinnerstein and Matt Haimovitz, led by WCVE Music
classical host Mike Goldberg.  At the center of every circus, we find a 42-foot ring full of
thrills, laughs, and excitement. In 42FT– A Menagerie of
Mechanical Marvels, Cirque Mechanics dares you to leap into
the circus ring to experience the endurance of this evolving
art form. The show’s unique mechanical interpretation is
on full display with theatricality and modern sensibility
highlighted by a galloping mechanical metal horse and a
rotating tent frame for strongmen, acrobats, and aerialists.  After meeting in Germany in 2015, the American jazz pianist
and composer Brad Mehldau and universally admired British
tenor Ian Bostridge quickly professed their admiration for
each other’s work and discovered a shared love of Bach, jazz,
and lieder (typical nineteenth century German songs). As their
friendship grew, so did the idea of a song cycle centered on
investigating the themes of the modern sinuous nature of
human desire as it exists in love and adoration. As a result,
Mehldau began composing a set of music with lyrics drawn
from the poetry of Blake, Yeats, Shakespeare, Goethe, and
others. In 2019, Bostridge and Mehldau premiered this new
song cycle, The Folly of Desire, fittingly paired in a program
with Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe (The Poet’s Love).  by William Shakespeare
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.
Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck, and Bottom.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). The Bridge Theatre will become a forest –– a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience following the action on foot.
About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.
This is an encore presentation.
 SEVEN is a riveting documentary play by seven female writers
based on personal interviews with seven remarkable women who
faced life-threatening obstacles before bringing heroic changes
to their home countries of Pakistan, Nigeria, Ireland, Afghanistan,
Guatemala, Russia, and Cambodia. SEVEN forms a tapestry
of stories that weave together the words of these women,
dramatizing their struggles and triumphs over resistance, death
threats, entrenched norms, and pervasive violence. Created with
support of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, SEVEN makes the
powerful and timeless statement that even in the darkest times,
one person, one voice, and a single act of courage can change the
lives of thousands.
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a Q&A discussion with
members of the cast.  GRAMMY® Award-nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn has a
name that speaks for itself, capturing her very essence. Since
winning the Thelonious Monk Competition in 2015, Horn’s star has
continued to rise, along with her reputation as an artist with an
assured maturity and a vocal confidence far beyond her years.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
Jazzmeia Horn, led by WCVE Music jazz host Peter Solomon.  Master guitarist Leo Kottke returns to the Modlin Center for
an evening of acoustic guitar and humor. Wit, charm, and
mesmerizing finger-picking wrap around jazz, bluegrass, rock,
and Americana when Leo Kottke takes the stage. A GRAMMY®
Award-nominated musician, he has performed and recorded
for five decades.  by Simon Wood
Hansard; noun. The official report of all parliamentary debates.
See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand-new play by Simon Wood, broadcast live from the National Theatre in London.
It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital scrapping quickly turns to blood-sport.
Don’t miss this witty and devastating portrait of the governing class, directed by Simon Godwin (NT Live: Antony & Cleopatra, Twelfth Night) and part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday season.
About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.
This is an encore presentation.
 Daniel Hope joined the Zurich Chamber Orchestra as Musical
Director in 2016, although his connection to the orchestra dates
back to his childhood, when his mother served as manager
for the legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin, at whose Gstaad
Festival the Zurich Chamber Orchestra regularly performed.
As Music Director, Hope brings the Orchestra together with
esteemed conductors and soloists to perform programs that
span musical eras and styles. His inspired perspectives offer
new depth and insight into his carefully crafted programs,
which make the most of the Orchestra’s unique sound.
This evening’s performance titled, A Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin,
includes Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, Pärt’s
Darf ich, Glass’ Echorus, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in D
Minor, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, El Khoury’s
Unfinished Journey, and Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
Daniel Hope, led by WCVE Music classical host Mike Goldberg.  Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice fully immerses audiences in the life of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance. With the enchanting narrative voice of twice Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter, cinema audiences visit places that evoke and preserve the memory of the painter, including the State Archives, the Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Square, the Church of San Rocco, and more, all in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto’s birth.
About Great Art on Screen
Great Art on Screen, new to the Modlin Center this season and in partnership with University Museums, is a series of film documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time.  by Noël Coward
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.
Captured live from The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire, and loneliness.
About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.
This is an encore presentation.  Hot on the very high heels of the wildly successful epic
extravaganza, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, the
incomparable Taylor Mac makes his Richmond, Virginia debut
to share a little holiday sass and dazzling glitter with Holiday
Sauce. It’s Christmas as calamity when MacArthur Fellow
(2017) and Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac celebrates the
season's dysfunction in the ultimate holiday survival guide.
Joined by longtime collaborators Machine Dazzle and Matt
Ray, and a spectacular band, Mac reframes the songs you
love and the holidays you hate in a brilliant, and at times
shocking, take-down of the sentimentality of the holidays.
After Party
On December 8, join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we
celebrate the holiday season with a post-performance
reception in Booth Lobby. Hot on the very high heels of the wildly successful epic
extravaganza, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, the
incomparable Taylor Mac makes his Richmond, Virginia debut
to share a little holiday sass and dazzling glitter with Holiday
Sauce. It’s Christmas as calamity when MacArthur Fellow
(2017) and Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac celebrates the
season's dysfunction in the ultimate holiday survival guide.
Joined by longtime collaborators Machine Dazzle and Matt
Ray, and a spectacular band, Mac reframes the songs you
love and the holidays you hate in a brilliant, and at times
shocking, take-down of the sentimentality of the holidays.
After Party
On December 8, join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we
celebrate the holiday season with a post-performance
reception in Booth Lobby.  FAMILY RECEPTION
Enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, and free kids' activities from
2:00–3:00 PM in the Booth Lobby.
Direct from London’s West End, Tall Stories' motley crew of
storytelling musicians brings Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tales to
life in a fantastical journey told with original live music and a
generous dash of comedy. “As warming as it is ingenious.” (The
Times), characters from The Happy Prince and other stories
spring to life as the pompous mayor, the petulant princess, and
the love-sick student compete to become the new town statue.
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a brief Q&A with the performers.
 Thirty-six years of outstanding, multi-disciplinary
collaborations for the stage place Alonzo King LINES Ballet
at the forefront of artistic innovation in ballet. While adhering
to the classical form, the Company has collaborated with
noted composers, musicians, and visual artists to create
performances that alter the way we look at ballet today.
In their return to the Modlin Center, Alonzo King LINES Ballet
explores the power of lost languages in Figures of Speech.
Over half the world’s nearly 7,000 languages are at risk of
vanishing by the end of the century. Poet and activist Bob
Holman is a leading advocate of linguistic preservation
and revitalization in indigenous communities. His recorded
collection of native peoples’ poetry and song informs the
soundscape of this stunning evening-length ballet.
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a Q&A discussion with
members of the Company.  Indians throw crazy parties. Heard of Diwali? A million lamps
floating on a river and fireworks to wake the dead. Heard of Holi?
An explosion of color and joy and a massive dry-cleaning bill?
Heard about Onam? It could be the craziest of them all. Indian
Ink Theatre Company bridges cultures and expands boundaries
with this utterly disarming comedy that seats the audience
around the dining table and at the kitchen bench in the back
room of an Indian-run convenience store. Now that her son is
grown up, Mrs. Krishnan is thinking of selling the shop. It’s Onam,
a time to celebrate life, death, and rebirth, and Mrs. Krishnan
has to throw the party of her life.
Choose your experience: This
performance will offer a variety of immersive options, from the
fully participatory dinner table seating to the wallflower option.
General admission seating is in order of most to least participatory:
Top Table (Contact Box Office for seating in this section), Inner Circle, Cheeky Seats, Wallflower
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a Q&A discussion with the
performers and a vegetable dahl tasting.  When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves, she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death. Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role in the classical repertoire, alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences for over 150 years at the Bolshoi.
About Pathe Live's Bolshoi Ballet
The Modlin Center for the Arts, in partnership with
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, will broadcast
the eighth season of Pathe Live’s Bolshoi Ballet,
featuring ballet productions direct from the grand
Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Audiences will
enjoy these outstanding performances with the
Bolshoi principals, soloists, and corps de ballet.
Each production will feature behind-the-scenes
programming, including interviews with the cast
and creative teams, either prior to the start of the
production, or during intermission.
Indians throw crazy parties. Heard of Diwali? A million lamps
floating on a river and fireworks to wake the dead. Heard of Holi?
An explosion of color and joy and a massive dry-cleaning bill?
Heard about Onam? It could be the craziest of them all. Indian
Ink Theatre Company bridges cultures and expands boundaries
with this utterly disarming comedy that seats the audience
around the dining table and at the kitchen bench in the back
room of an Indian-run convenience store. Now that her son is
grown up, Mrs. Krishnan is thinking of selling the shop. It’s Onam,
a time to celebrate life, death, and rebirth, and Mrs. Krishnan
has to throw the party of her life.
Choose your experience: This
performance will offer a variety of immersive options, from the
fully participatory dinner table seating to the wallflower option.
General admission seating is in order of most to least participatory:
Top Table (Contact Box Office for seating in this section), Inner Circle, Cheeky Seats, Wallflower
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance for a Q&A discussion with the
performers and a vegetable dahl tasting.  Described by critics as a charismatic and rhythmically propulsive
drummer with melodic sensibility, Allison Miller engages her deep
roots in jazz improvisation as a way to explore all music. The
critically acclaimed percussionist and Yamaha clinician will be
joined by her stellar band, Boom Tic Boom, for the Richmond
premiere of her new Modlin Center for the Arts co-commissioned
work, In Our Veins: Rivers
and Social Change
Rivers are the lifeline of America. In Our Veins: Rivers
and Social Change is a multimedia suite for chamber jazz
ensemble and tap dancer centered around five American
rivers (Susquehanna, Delaware, James, Hudson, Schuylkill)
and the social and environmental changes they inspired.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
Allison Miller, led by WCVE Music jazz host Peter Solomon.  Formed by the Council of Ministers of Ukraine in 1918, the
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is one of the finest
symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe. The Orchestra has
gained international recognition and the symphony has
released more than 100 sound recordings, which include
both Ukrainian and international repertoires.
This evening’s performance includes Lysenko’s Overture to
Taras Bulba, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, and Dvorák’s
Symphony No. 7.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
Artistic Director Volodymyr Sirenko, moderated and
translated by University Orchestra Music Director and
Conductor Alexander Kordzaia.
THIS PERFORMANCE WILL TAKE PLACE
AT DOMINION ENERGY CENTER.
Ticket prices for this event include a $2 per ticket restoration fee.
Subscription tickets may be purchased through the Modlin Center
Box Office. Single tickets may be purchased from the Dominion
Energy Center Box Office or at etix.com.
If you are having trouble submitting your subscription, please make sure you have chosen a seating tier under "seating selection". Tier 1 is for the Orchestra level, Tier 2 is for Mezzanine and Tier 3 is for the First Dress Circle.
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 The GRAMMY® Award-winning band and world-class musicians,
The SteelDrivers, have carved out a career that spans more
than a decade — one that encompasses four highly acclaimed
albums and a sound The Tennessean describes as “gutsy,
gritty bluegrass songs.” The SteelDrivers return to the Modlin
Center with new lead singer Kelvin Damrell, whose vocals and
fretwork add a fresh voice to the mix.  We are proud to welcome percussionist Pedrito Martínez
back to the Modlin Center along with pianist Alfredo
Rodríguez. Both GRAMMY® Award-nominated artists first
worked together on Rodríguez’s 2012 release Invasion
Parade. Rodríguez, who was trained in the rigorous classical
conservatories of Havana, Cuba, is a protégé of Quincy Jones,
who took him under his wing when he defected to the United
States in 2009. His riveting artistry is informed as much by
Bach and Stravinsky as it is by his Afro Cuban and jazz roots.
Martínez’s musical training came directly from the streets of
his childhood neighborhood, Cayo Hueso in Old Havana, and
he has subsequently performed with artists such as Sting,
Paul Simon, and Wynton Marsalis.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with Alfredo
Rodríguez and Pedrito Martínez, led by WCVE Music jazz host
Peter Solomon.  A thrilling, high-energy, and explosive interpretation of the
centuries-old Taiko Japanese drumming tradition. Jhonetsu —
Passion captures Yamato’s virtuosity, strength, spirit, and sheer
endurance. With an infectious sense of joy and entertainment,
this past season marked Yamato’s 25th anniversary, celebrating
over 3,500 performances in fifty-four countries, to over eight
million fans young and old.
THIS PERFORMANCE WILL TAKE PLACE AT ALTRIA THEATRE
Ticket prices for this event include a $3 per ticket restoration fee.
Subscription tickets may be purchased through the Modlin Center
Box Office. Single tickets may be purchased from the Altria Theatre
Box Office or at etix.com.
If you are having trouble submitting your subscription, please make sure you have choosen a seating tier under "seating selection". Tier 1 is for the Orchestra level, Tier 2 is for Mezzanine and Tier 3 is for the First Dress Circle.
Bus passes can be added by clicking "Continue Shopping" at checkout and then "Subscription Add Ons.
 The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders celebrates the 200th anniversary of the storied Prado Museum -- one of the most-visited museums in the world. Hosted by Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons, this cinematic journey offers viewers a spell-binding experience, telling the story of Spain and beyond, through the works of Vélazquez, Rubens, Titian, Mantegna, Bosch, Goya, El Greco, and more.
About Great Art on Screen
Great Art on Screen, new to the Modlin Center this season and in partnership with University Museums, is a series of film documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time.
 Takács Quartet, now entering its 45th season, is renowned for
the vitality of its interpretations. The Financial Times described
the quartet as “these players show no fear, injecting the music
with a heady sense of freedom. At the same time, though, there
is an uncompromising attention to detail: neither a note nor a
bow-hair is out of place.” Based in Boulder at the University of
Colorado, Edward Dusinberre (violin), Harumi Rhodes (violin),
Geraldine Walther (viola) and András Fejér (cello) perform eighty
concerts a year worldwide.
This evening’s performance includes Beethoven’s String
Quartet Op. 18, No. 6; Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet;
and Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 131.  Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of today’s
leading traditional Irish ensembles. Their standing-room-only
concerts throughout Ireland are true events featuring highenergy
performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music
and new repertoire. For twenty-five years, Danú’s virtuosi
players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki,
and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the
globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
members of the ensemble.
AFTER PARTY
Join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day with a post-performance reception in Booth Lobby.  A new driving force in Nordic world music, the Danish trio
Dreamers’ Circus draws inspiration from the deep traditions
of the region's folk music. Their adventurous attitude, coupled
with their outstanding musicianship, has brought the band
to the forefront of the Nordic music scene. The ensemble has
won five prestigious Danish Music Awards and collaborates
regularly with the Danish String Quartet and the Copenhagen
Philharmonic.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
members of the ensemble. University Museums is open
for tours beginning at 6 PM.  What if winter has taken over? Not just outside, but also
inside houses, underneath our clothes, and even in our hearts?
Would it be a catastrophe? Or a chance to start over? With
Blizzard, the multidisciplinary and breathtakingly elegant
cirque performers of Cirque FLIP Fabrique take you on a crazy,
poetic, and gentle journey in the dead of winter, and invite
you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. With
performers at the peak of their art, Blizzard promises to blow
away everything in its path.  Recognized for her ethereal voice and substantive songwriting,
Aoife O’Donovan is “ a vocalist of unerring instinct” (The New
York Times). She is the co-founder of the bands Crooked Still
and Sometimes Why and performed on the GRAMMY® Awardwinning
album The Goat Rodeo Sessions with Yo-Yo Ma.
O’Donovan returns to the Modlin Center following the I’m With
Her tour, performing songs from throughout her expansive
career alongside a string quartet.  The Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México is an institution
tasked with the dissemination, preservation, and promotion
of the culture of Mexico, both at home and abroad. With an
artistic career spanning over fifty-six years, the Company
reflects the work of Mexico’s leading researchers and
practitioners of folklore, dance, music, and costumes. In its
long career, the Company has performed in over forty countries
and five continents, received numerous awards and prizes, and
is a designated Ambassador of Mexican Culture.  Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways in this
thrilling classic gothic tale reconceived by Manual Cinema. The
stories of Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, and her Monster
expose how the forces of family, community, and education
shape personhood — or destroy it by their absence.
Returning to the Modlin Center, internationally renowned
multimedia company Manual Cinema stitches together the
classic story of Frankenstein with Mary Shelley’s own biography
to create an added story about the beauty and horror of
creation. Manual Cinema combines handmade shadow
puppetry, cinematic techniques, innovative sound, and live
music to create immersive visual stories for stage and screen.
ARTIST VOICES
Stay after the performance to talk with the performers and
explore the set.  Heralded as “one of the most important young artists in
jazz” by the Los Angeles Times, educator, vibraphonist, and
composer, Stefon Harris’ passionate artistry and astonishing
virtuosity have propelled him to the forefront of the jazz scene.
His long list of accolades includes a Doris Duke Artist Award
in 2018, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album
in 2014, four GRAMMY® Award nominations, Lincoln Center’s
Martin E. Segal Award, and numerous critics poll awards.
Harris reunited his group Blackout for Sonic Creed, their first
recording since 2009.
ARTIST VOICES
Arrive at 6:30 PM for a pre-performance discussion with
Stefon Harris and Blackout, led by WCVE Music jazz host
Peter Solomon.  Since forming in 2009, the all-female string band Della
Mae has established its reputation as a charismatic live
act comprised of some of the finest players in bluegrass,
Americana, and beyond. With timeless, lyrical truth-telling,
and an unmistakably contemporary sensibility, they have
earned a wide range of accolades including IBMA’s Emerging
Artists of the Year, a GRAMMY® Award nomination, and
Rolling Stone’s “Ten Bands to Watch for in 2015.” Opening
for Della Mae will be the Jacob Jolliff Band, known as the
next generation of bluegrass supergroups, led by one of
the country's premier contemporary bluegrass mandolinists,
Jacob Jolliff.  Internationally recognized as one of today's most acclaimed
and admired pianists, Yefim Bronfman stands among a
handful of artists regularly sought by festivals, orchestras,
conductors, and recital series. His commanding technique,
power, and exceptional lyrical gifts are consistently
acknowledged by the press and audiences alike.
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth,
this evening’s performance will include Beethoven’s Piano
Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 6 in F
Major, Op. 10, No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No.
3; and Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata).  Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn have a musical partnership
like no other. Fleck is a fifteen-time GRAMMY® Award-winner
who has taken the banjo across multiple genres, and Washburn
is a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who reradicalized
the instrument by combining it with Asian culture
and sounds. Fleck and Washburn will perform pieces from their
GRAMMY® Award-winning self-titled debut as well as their new
record, Echo in the Valley.
SEASON CLOSING CELEBRATION
Join the Modlin Center for the Arts as we celebrate the
closing of our 2019-2020 season with a post-performance
reception in Booth Lobby. |
