University Calendar

CENDRILLON opera

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm - Campus Theatre
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CENDRILLION by Jules Massenet. Libretto by Henri Cain.

This Massenet opera approaches the classic French fairy tale, Cinderella, with a musical sense of humor---wonderfully frothy and liberally spiced with dry Gallic wit.  This is one grand ball you'll not want to miss. Sung in French with English supertitles. Directed by Maurice Godin. Musical direction by David Aks.

CSUN Campus Theatre (Nordhoff Hall)

Limited Performances: Oct 26, 28, 31, Nov 2, 4 only.  Curtain time 7:30pm except Sundays at 2pm. Box Office (818) 677-2488. Very limited late seating, often only at intermission.

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/ballet-folklorico/view/2012-11-02?CalendarStart=2012-11

Traditional folk music and dance traditions from Mexicoâ��s various regions are the focus of exploration for Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernandez. Many of the ensembleâ��s works reflect the traditions of indigenous Mesoamerican culture.  Performed in colorful costumes by dancers in bare feet who emote the sensuality, joy and exuberance of Mexican culture, Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernandez will leave you breathless.

Joan Osborne's Love and Hate

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/joan-osborne/view/2012-11-03?CalendarStart=2012-11

Love and Hate is a fascinating, sexy and emotionally-charged song cycle that explores modern romantic love and its undercurrents of anger, fear, pride and passion. Anchored by the soulful voice and inspirational writing of eight-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum recording artist Joan Osborne, Love and Hate is a powerful theatrical multimedia experience that combines music, dance and film in a stunning exploration of the extremes of the human heart.

CENDRILLON opera

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - CSUN Campus Theatre
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CENDRILLION by Jules Massenet. Libretto by Henri Cain.

This Massenet opera approaches the classic French fairy tale, Cinderella, with a musical sense of humor---wonderfully frothy and liberally spiced with dry Gallic wit.  This is one grand ball you'll not want to miss. Sung in French with English supertitles. Directed by Maurice Godin. Musical direction by David Aks.

CSUN Campus Theatre (Nordhoff Hall)

Limited Performances Oct 26, 28, 31, Nov 2, 4 only.  Curtain time 7:30pm except Sundays at 2pm. Box Office (818) 677-2488. Very limited late seating, often only at intermission.

Student Dance Performances

8:00 pm - 9:45 pm - plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.csun.edu/hhd/kin

Collaboratoria: Graduate Student and Faculty Dance Performance features new choreography performed by CSUN's top dancers. Event runs til 10pm.

THREE PERFORMANCES:
Tuesday Nov 13th and Wednesday Nov 14th

Tuesday, November 13, Evening Performance: 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm

Wednesday, November 14, Matinee: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

and Wednesday, November 14, Evening Performance: 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm.

Maria Elena Gaitan, The Art of Performance and Social Justice, A lecture and performance by Chola Con Cello

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Johnson Auditorium

Maria Elena Gaitan is an interdisciplinary artist who examines history, race, gender, and a variety of social issues through music and performance art. Gaitán has performed throughout the U.S., and internationally and has been the recipient of a variety of awards, including the Gateways Bi-national Ford/Rockefeller Residency Award from the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio and CSUN's 2012 "The Phenomenal Woman Award." She has been a Lead Artist for the Ford Foundation�s Animating Democracy Initiative in San Antonio, Texas. Gaitán�s on-going project AZTL�N/AFRICA: Songs of Affinity, funded by the Ford Foundation's Africa Exchange Project, brings together musicians, visual artists and scholars of different races and cultures to celebrate the African Diaspora in the Americas. With a significant record of activism, such as being the first Latina appointed to the Los Angeles County Board of Education, Gaitán occupies a unique place in Chicano artistic production and the history of politics in Los Angeles.

This event is sponsored by the Chicana/o Studies Department, the College of Humanities Academic Programming Fund and the Gender and Women�s Studies Department.

Student Dance Performance, Matinee

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.csun.edu/hhd/kin

Collaboratoria:  Graduate Student and Faculty Dance concert:  A dance performance that features new choreography performed by CSUN's top dancers.

11/13&14: Student Dance Performances

8:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.csun.edu/hhd/kin

Collaboratoria: Graduate Student and Faculty Cance Concert: A dance performance that features new choreography performed by CSUN's top dancers.  Event  runs 8-10pm.

There are three performances of this dance concert in the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall:

Tuesday, November 13th 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

and

8:00 pm - 9:45 pm

UBU ROI the play

Friday, November 16 7:30 pm - Sunday, November 18 2:00 pm - Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

UBU ROI by Alfred Jarry

More than a century before the Occupy Movement, this young playwright stood up for the 99% with a satirical attack that is at once scatological, crude, funny, and provocative. Championed as the first Absurdist drama.  Directed by Larry Biederman

Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center

Nov 16-17-18, 28-29-30, Dec 1-2 Curtain time is 7:30pm except Sundays at 2pm. Box Office 818-677-2488.  Very limited late seating, often only at intermission.

Interpreted performance for the deaf on Wednesday Nov 28.

Piano Trio Voce

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.TheMusicGuild.org

Program:
Zemlinsky: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 3
Martin: Piano Trio on Popular Irish Melodies
Brahms: Piano Trio in C Major, Op. 87

http://triovoce.com

UBU ROI the play

Wednesday, November 28 7:30 pm - Sunday, December 02 2:00 pm - Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

UBU ROI by Alfred Jarry

More than a century before the Occupy Movement, this young playwright stood up for the 99% with a satirical attack that is at once scatological, crude, funny, and provocative. Championed as the first Absurdist drama.  Directed by Larry Biederman

Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center

Nov 16-17-18, 28-29-30, Dec 1-2 Curtain time is 7:30pm except Sundays at 2pm. Box Office 818-677-2488.  Very limited late seating, often only at intermission.

Interpreted performance for the deaf on Wednesday Nov 28.

An Evening With Judy Collins

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm - The Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/judy-collins/

For more than 50 years, Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretive folk songs and contemporary themes.  She stands tall among such greats as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and was one of the catalysts that sparked the socially-conscious spirit of the American folk-rock scene in the 60s. Her energy, vitality, wit and willingness to interact with audiences make this evening a holiday treat for long-time fans and newcomers alike.

L.A. Ballet presents The Nutcracker

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - The Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/lab-nutcracker/

Los Angeles Ballet returns to Valley Performing Arts Center with its celebrated production of The Nutcracker. Follow Clara and her Nutcracker to the magical Land of Snow, and to the enchanted Palace of the Dolls where all of Claras favorite companions come to life. Join the thousands of others who have made LABs The Nutcracker a holiday tradition.

Founded in 2004 by Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary and Executive Director Julie Whittaker, Los Angeles Ballet is a world-class ballet company known for authentic stagings of the Balanchine repertory, stylistically meticulous classical ballets and world premieres of new contemporary works. LAB will return to Valley Performing Arts Center in the Spring of 2013 with its Balanchine Festival: Balanchine GOLD and Balanchine RED, a two-part series presenting seven of George Balanchines masterworks.

L.A. Ballet presents The Nutcracker

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - The Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/lab-nutcracker/view/2012-12-23?CalendarStart=2012-12-23

Los Angeles Ballet returns to Valley Performing Arts Center with its celebrated production of The Nutcracker. Follow Clara and her Nutcracker to the magical Land of Snow, and to the enchanted Palace of the Dolls where all of Claras favorite companions come to life. Join the thousands of others who have made LABs The Nutcracker a holiday tradition.

Founded in 2004 by Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary and Executive Director Julie Whittaker, Los Angeles Ballet is a world-class ballet company known for authentic stagings of the Balanchine repertory, stylistically meticulous classical ballets and world premieres of new contemporary works. LAB will return to Valley Performing Arts Center in the Spring of 2013 with its Balanchine Festival: Balanchine GOLD and Balanchine RED, a two-part series presenting seven of George Balanchines masterworks.