Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Take Five: Rinde Eckert, Education of an Eclectic
Description:
Rinde Eckert writes, composes, performs and directs evocative and haunting performance pieces and plays that push the boundaries of what a "play," a "dance piece," an "opera" or a "musical" might be.
He grapples with complex issues in works that feature a smart, slightly cock-eyed Everyman who begins his journey with a pure sense of mission and descends into the maelstrom.
Becoming Unusual is a solo concert of song, dramatic monologues, lecture and video from his anthology of theatrical loners.
The Clarice Smith Center has co-commissioned two of Eckert's works: HORIZON (2005), which toured throughout the country and had a successful Off-Broadway run in 2007; and SLIDE (2010), created in collaboration with eighth blackbird and composer/guitarist Steve Mackey.
{Will appear in FYI on Sep 8, 2011
Start Time:
5:30 PM
End Time:
7:00 PM
Room:
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Common Location Name:
Clarice Smith PAC
Web Address:
http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2010/c/performances/performance?rowid=14142
Other Contact Information:
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
301-405-2787
claricesmithcenter@umd.edu
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
