The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is where artists, arts scholars, students and arts administrators collaborate to spark inspiration and build a better future for the arts. The Clarice presents programs that advance the learning and research of students and faculty.
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UMD Symphony Orchestra Concert
Through its committed and polished performances under the baton of David Neely, the UMD Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to the power of musical communication.
MAJOR is a dance-theater project exploring the complexity of majorette dance, an electrifying Black femme dance form born alongside HBCU marching bands in the American South.
MAJOR is a dance-theater project exploring the complexity of majorette dance, an electrifying Black femme dance form born alongside HBCU marching bands in the American South.
Based on the acclaimed fantasy bestseller by Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls tells the heart-wrenching story of 13-year-old Conor O’Malley and the monster who has come to his window.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet
BSO Music Director Laureate and NOI+F Music Director Marin Alsop leads this program filled with drama, sweeping emotion and virtuosity.
Tchaikovsky's Iolanta & Puccini's Gianni Schicchi
The Maryland Opera Studio presents a double bill of one-act operas by two of history’s most influential composers, exploring the complexities of familial bonds and the human condition.
Tchaikovsky's Iolanta & Puccini's Gianni Schicchi
The Maryland Opera Studio presents a double bill of one-act operas by two of history’s most influential composers, exploring the complexities of familial bonds and the human condition.
In Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves, nine teenage girls warm up for a soccer game, sharing jokes, jabs, gossip, fears and ambitions as the team fights to win on the field and survive everything off of it.
In Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves, nine teenage girls warm up for a soccer game, sharing jokes, jabs, gossip, fears and ambitions as the team fights to win on the field and survive everything off of it.
Takács Quartet Plays Beethoven
Internationally respected for their innovative programming, the renowned quartet performs works by Beethoven in honor of the 200th anniversary of the great composer's passing.
In Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves, nine teenage girls warm up for a soccer game, sharing jokes, jabs, gossip, fears and ambitions as the team fights to win on the field and survive everything off of it.
Widely recognized for his virtuosity, deep swing and commitment to intergenerational continuity, pianist Emmet Cohen has emerged as a central figure in contemporary jazz–honoring its lineage while actively shaping its future.