Spring Break
Students and faculty in the Conservatory of Music and Dance have been scrambling to juggle their performances on the road with rehearsals for the upcoming Spring Dance Concert, on April 18 and 19, in White Recital Hall. The concert will feature original works (choreographed by Dance Faculty) and challenging classical ballet works.
Let's face it, America loves ancient Greece. We copy its architecture, make movies about it, and college students everywhere are praising the gods every time they go to a toga party. The UMKC theater department is bringing a little bit of Greece to Kansas City with their graduate production of "The Cure at Troy.
The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance produced Musica Nova last Thursday, April 10. Musica Nova is a performance that features music written by contemporary composers. "The instrumentation used for the pieces varies based on the instruments that the composers write the music for," said Steven D.
When the weather gets friendly, it's time to dine outdoors. Right now it's only early April, and the weather is still a bit cold. One can hope for more blue-sky, sunny days to enjoy at a local park. I enjoy reading or studying outdoors, and it's always nice to include snacks.
George Clooney's new film "Leatherheads" seems to be wandering between two worlds. On one side is a relatively realistic period picture, depicting the formation and popularization of the National Football League. On the other side is a nostalgic view of the 1920s gleaned from classic early Hollywood screwball comedies.
Spring 2008 seems to be the season of the sophomore record, as many fresh young acts hope to cement their viability in a very crowded marketplace. Do the The Raconteurs, a contemporary super-group of established musicians that recently released their second record "Consolers of the Lonely," also fall into this category? The answer isn't simple.
Answers to your questions about Islam and its religious majority of Muslim population can be found in "Who Speaks for Islam." John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed take a hard look at the misconceptions Americans and many others believe about Muslims and peoples of Arabic countries.
Those fishy ancestors of ours, with their fingers and lungs could have met their demise if they had started moving too quickly. The Linda Hall Library (LHL) held a roundtable book discussion for the Kansas City community of "At The Water's Edge: Fish With Fingers, Whales With Legs and How Life Came Ashore but then Went Back to Sea" by Carl Zimmer, on Monday, April 7.
Tuesday, April 15 Pattern is Movement: Musical performance at 10 p.m. at the Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, $7, must be 21+. Third Annual Black Women Leaders Conference: Keynote speaker is Dr. Julianne Malveaux. Program starts at 7 p.m. in Pierson Auditorium, $125 for students, $200 for others.
