Cultural Arts Center

Kaki King and Tamar Eisenman's SEI
2024-04-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Theater 1, 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
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The Rolling Stone has called Kaki King “a genre unto herself”. With a star-studded career that has spanned two decades, Kaki King continues to live at the forefront of guitarists and performance-makers.
In Kaki King and Tamar Eisenman’s continuous quest to explore the outer bounds of what is possible for the guitar, SEI is a new full-length performance piece where guitar movement takes over the entire stage. In SEI (which means “six” in Italian), guitarists become dancers, coordinating their whole bodies to perform the rigors of both choreography and composition. Multiple guitars on stands are spaced out strategically, in a design allowing for music and movement to be created between them. In SEI, the relationship between the players is revealed musically and physically, a progression of distance and space—like the progression between the six individual strings of the guitar.
“Calling Kaki King a guitarist does her a disservice. The post-rock composer and musician is a consummate performance artist who does things to her instrument most self-identified guitarists could never even imagine, much less replicate.” – Washington City Paper
Showtime
Thursday, April 4th, 2024, 7:30pm
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Tickets: $5 – $10, Free for Students! Registration required
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Three Decades, Three American Voices
2024-04-14 15:00 - 17:30
Event Information with Rachel Franklin, piano
William Grant Still: Threnody in Memory of Jan Sibelius
George Gershwin: Concerto in F
Randall Thompson: Symphony No. 2 Showtime Sunday, April 14, 2024 Ticket Information COMING SOON Purchase Tickets

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African Student Association Cultural Night
2024-04-19 18:00 - 21:00
Montgomery College Takoma Park/ Silver Spring’s African Student Association is hosting their annual Cultural Night, where they invite everyone to celebrate African cultures through various performances such as dances, songs, fashion shows, and plays. This event will give attendees the opportunity to learn about different cultures and interact with people from various backgrounds while enjoying various artistic expressions.
Showtime
April 19th at 6:00pm
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$10.00 General Admission$5.00 for Students w/ID
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DMV Waves
2024-04-20 14:00 - 21:00
Community Sound Experiments from Baltimore & DC
DMV WAVES: Community Sound Experiments from Baltimore & DC” is an electrifying FREE event showcasing the cutting-edge soundscapes emerging from the vibrant music scenes of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Audiences are invited to immerse themselves in a sonic journey featuring experimental noise, electro post-punk mutations, spaced-out hip hop, and pulsating beats crafted by some of the region’s most innovative sound artists and musicians. From mind-bending sonic landscapes and aural abstractions to infectious rhythms and hooks, “DMV WAVES” promises an unforgettable exploration of sound that pushes boundaries and celebrates the diversity of musical expression with a commitment to radical inclusivity and genre-breaking creativity within the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) area. Bring your ear plugs and dancing shoes.

DMV WAVES is brought to you by Montgomery College’s Department of Visual & Performing Arts (Silver Spring), with major support from the Cultural Arts Center’s MC LIVE ARTS, and generously funded by the Arts Institute of MC. “DMV WAVES” is organized by Dr. Norberto Gomez, Jr. Chair of Visual and Performing Arts

Showtime
April 20th at 2:00pm
FREE Admission!Tickets

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VPMA Dept Presents: Mojada
2024-04-24 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-28 14:00 - 15:30
Event Information by Luis Alfaro
Wednesday–Saturday, April 24–27, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 2 p.m.
Mojada will be performed in the Cultural Arts Center on the Montgomery College Takoma Park Silver Spring campus.
Devoted wife and mother Medea will make any sacrifice in order to support her husband, Hason, in his dream to make a better life in the United States. After a perilous and traumatic crossing from their home in Zamora, Medea, Hason, their son Acan, and their servant Tita, arrive in Los Angeles. Hason is hired by the wealthy and powerful construction magnate Armida, and she determines to marry him – and get Medea out of the picture. Medea, driven to madness by her husband’s betrayal, murders Armida and Acan in a devastating act of vengeance.
Luis Alfaro’s lyrical and provocative adaptation of the Greek drama Medea re-frames Euripdes’ narrative in the complicated landscape of present-day Los Angeles. Alfaro’s Medea – an outsider like her ancient namesake – is as beautiful and vicious as ever. A touch of magical realism elevates this classic examination of “otherness,” made more complex by the matters of class, economic power, cultural identity, and legality that follow immigrant communities over the borders they cross.
Mojada is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. Showtime April 24, 2024, 7:30pm Ticket Information Purchase Tickets
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