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Community Fandango

Community Fandango
Fandango de la Comunidad

Date: 
6:00 pm Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Location: 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza
S. Fraser Street,
between Calder Way and Beaver Avenue,
State College

The cast and creative team of En Garde Arts’ Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) will lead a traditional community celebration in which attendees are invited to participate. The En Garde Arts professionals will guide participants through the steps of the Zapateado, a lively and percussive dance typically performed during Mexican fandangos. During the two-hour event, they will also share the ways in which improvised musical verses are created.

Blackness and Queerness in Diasporic Communities

Blackness and Queerness in Diasporic Communities *

Date: 
6:30 pm Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Location: 

LL011 HUB-Robeson Center

Mwenso and The Shakes artists Michael Mwenso, born in Sierra Leone, and Vuyo Sotashe, a native of South Africa, will discuss how Black cultural icons have helped them negotiate their LGBTQ+ identities while living in the United States. The informal one-hour conversation will include discussion of their musical influences and Black queer artists. 

The event is presented in partnership with the Penn State Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.

Inside the Music

Inside the Music

Date: 
5:00 pm Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Location: 

3 Dots Downtown
corner of Beaver Avenue and Pugh Street, State College

Join Harlem-based roots band Mwenso and The Shakes for a Tuesdays on the Terrace performance. Inside the Music is an acoustic experience that brings you into the music while showcasing individual members of the band, each a stellar musician. Expore the history of Black music traditions while feeling the music down to your soul.

Tuesdays on the Terrace runs from 5–8 p.m. Mwenso and The Shakes is scheduled to perform in the third hour.

Artistic Viewpoints | Cartography

Artistic Viewpoints

Date: 
6:30 pm Thursday, October 14, 2021
Location: 

Eisenhower Auditorium

Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring Kaneza Schaal, co-creator and director of Cartography, will be offered one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints seating is available on a first-arrival basis.

CMSLC Front Row: National | Cho-Liang Lin

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
Lin wears a tux and holds his violin.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s
Front Row: National
Cho-Liang Lin, violinist

Date: 
12:00 pm Monday, November 15, 2021
Event Description: 

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Front Row: National virtual concert collection features beautifully shot, full-length HD performance videos from the society’s archive, curated by organization Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han.

Meeting the Moment with Carpenter

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

Meeting the Moment
with Michael Mwenso
and guest B. Stephen Carpenter II

Date: 
12:00 pm Monday, September 20, 2021
Event Description: 

Welcome to episode nine of Meeting the Moment with Michael Mwenso. 

This recorded and edited installment of the program features Penn State College of Arts and Architecture Dean B. Stephen Carpenter II.

Cartography 2021

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

Cartography
Conceived and created by Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, October 14, 2021
Event Description: 

“Cartography, a multimedia work inspired by migrants’ stories, presents their journeys as universal and heroic, not merely tales of suffering,” writes a New York Times reviewer.

Classical Coffeehouse featuring VOCES8

Classical Coffeehouse
featuring VOCES8

Date: 
8:00 pm Monday, October 11, 2021
Location: 

Hintz Family Alumni Center’s Robb Hall

The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 will perform excerpts of its After Silence program. The singers also will discuss their creative process.

Snacks and refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Standing room is available when seating is full.

Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts and the Penn State Alumni Association in partnership with the Blue & White Society, the PSU Music Service Club, and the Penn State Coffee Club.

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