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<div align="center"><a name="OLE_LINK13"></a>Contact: Denise
Stadelbacher ˇ Office:
951.827.4629 ˇ
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<font size=5><b>TO CHASS STAFF & FACULTY: WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU & YOUR STUDENTS AT THESE EVENTS<br><br>
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An Evening with Maya Angelou <br>
<font color="#BB9B74">October 22 8PM,</b> <b>the Highlander Union
Building, Room 302</b> <br>
</font><b>General $55 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $53 Student $30</b> -
<font color="#BB9B74">Priority seating 7:15 to 8:00pm<br>
</font><b>General $45 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $43 Student $25 -</b>
<font color="#BB9B74">General seating 6:45pm to 7:30pm<br><br>
</font><b>Dr. Maya Angelou</b> is hailed as one of the great voices of
contemporary literature. Over her lifetime, she has achieved the highest
honors for her work as a poet, playwright, author, actor, composer,
director and civil-rights activist. Dr. Angelou is best known for
her autobiographical writings <i>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</i>
(1970) and <i>All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes</i> (1986). Her
volume of poetry <i>Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Die</i>
(1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In 1993, she became
the second poet in U.S. history to have the honor of delivering the
dedicatory poem, <i>On the Pulse of Morning</i>, at President Bill
Clinton’s Inaugural ceremony. A mentor to Oprah Winfrey and one of the
greatest speakers of our time, Dr. Angelou will share her inspirational
message of hope, courage and survival.<br><br>
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<b><a name="OLE_LINK20"></a>Margaret Jenkins Dance Company / Guangdong
Modern Dance Company<br>
<i>Other Suns (A trilogy)<br>
</i><font color="#BB9B74">November 4</b> <b>8PM</b>, <b>University
Theatre</b> <br>
</font><b>General $36 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $34 Student $18 <br><br>
</b><a name="OLE_LINK25"></a>A trilogy of dances created by venerated
choreographer <b>Margaret Jenkins</b> and her company, <b><i>Other
Suns</i></b> is a visually stunning, cross-cultural collaboration with
the <b>Guangdong Modern Dance Company</b> of Guangzhou, China - mainland
China’s first professional modern dance company. Combining athleticism,
technical acuity and emotional nuance, <i>Other Suns</i> creates a highly
charged landscape that transcends national and cultural borders. Live
music composed by <b>Paul Dresher</b> and performed by the <b>Paul
Dresher Ensemble</b> with additional music by Chinese composer <b>Bun
Ching-Lam</b><a name="OLE_LINK25"></a>. <br>
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<i>Other Suns</i> is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the
New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from the Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from the Ford
Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community
Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation.<br><br>
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<b>Kronos Quartet <br>
<font color="#BB9B74">November 19 8PM, University Theatre</b> <br>
</font><b>General $40 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $38 Student $20</b> <br>
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For 30 plus years Kronos’ fearless exploration of sound from the exotic
to the esoteric has redefined the string quartet canon and the future of
chamber music. In the process, <b>David Harrington</b>,
<b>John Sherba</b> (violins), <b>Hank Dutt</b> (viola) and <b>Jeffrey
Zeigler</b> (cello), have become world renowned for their extraordinary
creativity and collaborations with many of the world's most eclectic
composers and performers. Their expansive repertoire incorporates wide
ranging genres including 20<sup>th</sup> century masters, contemporary
composers and world music sounds. They have performed thousands of
sold-out concerts from Sydney to Shanghai, and released more than 40
recordings of extraordinary breadth and creativity. Kronos' work has also
garnered numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Chamber Music
Performance (2004) and "Musicians of the Year" (2003) from
Musical America.<br>
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<b>TAIKOPROJECT: <i>(re)generation<br>
</i><font color="#BB9B74">January 15, 2010 8PM, University Theatre<br>
</font>General $36 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $34 Student $18</b> <br><br>
<b>TAIKOPROJECT</b> presents North America’s premier taiko drummers in a
heart-pounding, state-of-the-art theatrical production called
<b><i>(re)generation</i></b>. This large-scale performance takes taiko
into the 21<sup>st</sup> century with edgy, contemporary elements like
jazz, hip-hop, video, choreography, and spoken-word for a fast and
furious display of Japanese drumming. Since its founding in 2000, this
energetic ensemble has championed the evolution of western taiko from
Dallas to Dubai, collaborated with Kanye West and changed taiko history
by becoming the first American group to participate and win top prize at
the 4<sup>th</sup> Annual Tokyo International Taiko Contest. Most
memorably, the group dazzled millions watching the 81<sup>st</sup>
Academy Awards with their collaborative musical performance celebrating
the Oscar nominees for Best Score. <br><br>
<b>inkBoat: <i>Milk Traces <br>
</i><font color="#BB9B74">January 29 8pm, University
Theatre
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</font>General $30 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $28 Student $15 <br><br>
inkBoat</b>, the über-creative performance company founded by
international butoh star <b>Shinichi Momo Iova-Koga</b>, uses traditional
and experimental dance forms weaved with physical theater and Japanese
Butoh Dance. The fusion results in work that is conceptually bold,
controversial and universal in expression. Butoh, or “dance step,”
emerged from the ashes of postwar Japan with a dark aesthetic that
involves playful, grotesque imagery, taboo topics and extreme or absurd
environments. It is traditionally performed in white-body makeup with
slow hyper-controlled motion. <b><i>Milk Traces,</i></b> is a deeply
thoughtful and ghostly work that showcases astonishing acts of
self-puppetry. Through butoh, Iova-Koga transforms beautiful stage
pictures into absorbing examinations of the soul. <br><br>
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<b><a name="OLE_LINK26"></a>The Calder Quartet The Bartók
Quartets
<br>
<font color="#BB9B74">February 23 Quartets No. 1, 3, &
5
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April 1 8pm, Quartets No. 2, 4, &
6
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<font color="#BB9B74"><b>
<br>
</font><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a>General $40 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $38
Student $20 </b><i>(both
concerts)</i><font color="#BB9B74"><b>
</b></font><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a> <br>
<b>General $30 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $28 Student $15 </b><i>(single
concert)<br><br>
</i>The enterprising <b>Calder Quartet</b> <b>Benjamin Jacobson</b>,
<b>Andrew Bulbrook</b> (violins), <b>Jonathan Moerschel</b> (viola), and
<b>Eric Byers</b> (cello) boasts a sound that is “big, bold, firm, and
clean,” (Los Angeles Times) just like the towering mobiles Alexander
Calder made famous. The quartet takes on another 20<sup>th</sup> century
master Béla Bartók and his six quartets which are thought to be the most
important works since Beethoven’s. Composed over the course
of thirty years, these works embrace both eastern European folk music and
the western classical tradition, while revolutionizing the expressive
possibilities of the string quartet. Heard altogether, they present a
compelling portrait of a visionary composer. <br><br>
<br>
<b>Paradigm <br>
<font color="#BB9B74">April 9 8pm, University
Theatre
<br>
</font>General $32 UCR staff/faculty/alumni $30 Student $16<br>
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</i>PARADIGM</b> is a company that wears its age proudly. Composed
of modern dance luminaries all over age 60, their engaging repertoire of
commissioned works for seasoned, professional dancers, serves to remind
that dance’s domain is not limited to the young. Founded by veteran
dancers <b>Gus Solomons Jr.</b>, <b>Carmen deLavallade</b>, and <b>Dudley
Williams</b>, PARADIGM’S artists have illuminated works by Lester Horton,
Alvin Ailey, the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem,
Martha Graham, and Merce Cunningham, to name a few. The most aptly named
company around, PARADIGM vividly illustrates the eloquence that years of
experience brings to dance expression<br><br>
Season Tickets go on sale Monday, September 14.<br>
Visit
<a href="http://www.ucriversidepresents.ucr.edu/"><font color="#800080">
www.ucriversidepresents.ucr.edu</a></font> or call the UCR Fine Arts
Ticket Office (951)827-4331.<br>
Info:
<a href="mailto:ucriversidepresents@ucr.edu"><font color="#800080">
ucriversidepresents@ucr.edu</a></font> / 2-4629. <br><br>
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