University Calendar

SATELLITES

Friday, October 05 7:30 pm - Sunday, October 07 2:00 am - Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

SATELLITES by Diana Son

Young professionals Nina and Miles seek to ground their new child with the ethnic connections they lacked growing up. But this is New York City, where out-of-orbit characters are about to collide. Directed by Peter Grego. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center

Oct 5-6-7, 10-11-12-13-14   7:30 curtain except Sundays at 2pm.  Box office (818) 677-2488. Very limited late seating, often only at intermission. 

Interpreted performance for the deaf on Wednesday Oct 10.

SATELLITES

Wednesday, October 10 7:30 pm - Sunday, October 14 2:00 pm - Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

SATELLITES by Diana Son

Young professionals Nina and Miles seek to ground their new child with the ethnic connections they lacked growing up. But this is New York City, where out-of-orbit characters are about to collide. Directed by Peter Grego. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Experimental Theatre of the Valley Performing Arts Center

Oct 5-6-7, 10-11-12-13-14   7:30 curtain except Sundays at 2pm.  Box office (818) 677-2488. Very limited late seating, often only at intermission. 

Interpreted performance for the deaf on Wednesday Oct 10.

Dr. John & The Lower 911 and The Blind Boys of Alabama Spirituals to Funk

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/spirituals-to-funk/view/2012-10-11?CalendarStart=201210

Based on legendary Carnegie Hall concerts of the 1930s, Dr. John & The Lower 9-11 and the Blind Boys of Alabama come together on stage for a rousing night of jazz, blues, and gospel music. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dr. John���known as the living embodiment of New Orleans� musical���heritage and Grammy Award-winning and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees The Blind Boys of Alabama make �foot stompin�� music that thrills the soul, gets you out of your seat and makes you dance. Get ready for a party!

Paul Appleby, Tenor

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/paul-appleby/view/2012-10-18?CalendarStart=201210

Promising young tenor Paul Appleby possesses an elegant, warm voice and the ability to perform in roles such as Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos (Metropolitan Opera debut), Agenore in Il Re Pastore, Lysander in A Midsummer Nightâ��s Dream and Fenton in Falstaff, as well as sultry, vibrantly-colored Argentinian and Brazilian songs and jazzy American popular standards by Gershwin and others.  The New York Times describes him as a â��â�¦[n]uanced, expressive and bright hued tenor.â��

*Stage seating limited to 200, with artist reception following.

The Mavericks

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/themavericks/view/2012-10-19?CalendarStart=2012-10-19

The Mavericks are back! The Grammy Award-winning post-modern country-steeped garage band makes their debut on our Great Hall stage with a presentation of songs from its new release In Time, as well as some of its most popular hits.
 
Formed in the early 1990�s and led by Cuban American frontman Raul Malo, the band carved its own brand of music on the American music landscape with a melting pot of music styles. Mariachi, Tejano, rock, pop, Cubano tinges and even touches of rockabilly are all wrapped in country-flavored tones to create the group�s unique and indelible sound.
 
With this performance, the band celebrates 20 years of performing the music they love, as well as their first studio project In Time, since disbanding in 1999.

Kelli O'Hara, Nathan Gunn, Ted Sperling Broadway's Classic Hits

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/kelliohara/view/2012-10-22?CalendarStart=201210

Valley Performing Arts Centerâ��s Broadway and American Song series kicks off with Kelli Oâ��Hara, â��the most accomplished Broadway ingénue to emerge in yearsâ�� (New York Times). She teams up with Grammy-winning baritone Nathan Gunn, â��a singer of unmistakable star powerâ�� (Opera News), who also happens to be one of People magazineâ��s 50 sexiest men alive, for an evening of romantic duets from the Broadway stage. Highlights include showstoppers from Carousel, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, and much more.Broadway's Classic Hits is created, hosted and conducted by Tony Award-winner Ted Sperling.

CENDRILLON opera

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

CENDRILLON 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. Presented by the CSUN Dept of Music and CSUN Dept of Theatre.

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.

The Acting Company Of Mice and Men

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/of-mice-and-men/view/2012-10-27?CalendarStart=201210

This production of John Steinbeckâ��s Of Mice and Men recreates the gritty reality of the 1930s working man. Even though the context of our world has changed, our community values remain the same. This truth is at the core of the play. Of Mice and Men continues to fascinate audiences and artists as it speaks to our shared human condition.

To our audience: This production of Of Mice and Men adheres to the format of the original script and includes language that some may find objectionable.

CENDRILLON opera

7:30 pm - 10:30 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)

Borromeo String Quartet

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

Program:
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810

http://www.borromeoquartet.org/

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.

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.

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.