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Diavolo FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25, 8PM FINE ARTS THEATRE One of America's most innovative and creative dance companies comes to UGA for the first performances in the beautifully restored Fine Arts Theatre. Founded in 1992 by choreographer Jacques Heim, Diavolo is comprised of dancers, gymnasts, and actors who work collaboratively under Heim's guidance to create large-scale interdisciplinary performances that examine the funny and frightening ways individuals act in their environment. Everyday items such as doors, chairs, and stairways provide the back-drop for dramatic movement—leaping, flying, twirling—that creates metaphors for the challenge of relationships, the absurdities of life, and the struggle to maintain our humanity in an increasingly technological world. More about Diavolo This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The performances are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Georgia Council for the Arts. The performances are also made possible by grants from the UGA Parents & Families Association and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.				Buy ticketsonline now
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields INON BARNATAN, PIANO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 3PM HODGSON CONCERT HALL Sir Neville Marriner said that the small ensemble he founded in 1958 "had no intention of giving any concerts or continuing forever." Happily, whatever the initial intention, fifty years later the Academy is firmly established as one of the world's most important orchestras. According to the London Times, "As you travel around the globe, the Academy's name has an aura possessed by no other British orchestra." After an absence of ten years, the orchestra returns to Hodgson Hall with Inon Barnatan, the sensational young pianist, in an all-Mozart program. Critics have uniformly praised Barnatan for his prodigious technique and artistic maturity. Welcome back the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. More about Academy of St. Martin in the Fields PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITER Lawrence and Mary Hepburn Buy ticketsonline now
Thomas Hampson, Baritone FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 8PM HODGSON CONCERT HALL To tell stories of the human existence, to bring them to life, to move and touch us . . . this is what matters most to Thomas Hampson when he appears on stage. His sold-out performances on the world's major concert and opera stages are hailed by audiences and critics alike. Equally at home on the opera stage and in his unique recitals of repertoire ranging from American music to German lieder, Thomas Hampson is recognized throughout the world as one of the great voices of our time. During the 2009-2010 season, he was featured as the New York Philharmonic's Artist in Residence. The world premiere of a new work by the distinguished American composer William Bolcom will highlight Hampson's Hodgson Hall performance. More about Thomas Hampson PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITER Conrad and Sue Fink				Buy ticketsonline now
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ROBERT SPANO, CONDUCTOR DAWN UPSHAW, SOPRANO SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 3PM HODGSON CONCERT HALL Join Metropolitan Opera superstar soprano Dawn Upshaw for her Athens debut. The unique program features innovative pairings of works for soprano and orchestra with symphonies by the same composer. Paired with Schubert's Symphony No. 8, commonly known as the "Unfinished" Symphony, is She Was Here, a new arrangement by Osvaldo Golijov of four Schubert songs originally for soprano and piano. To complement the Fifth Symphony of Sibelius, Ms. Upshaw will join the orchestra in performing Lunnotar (Daughter of Nature), a symphonic poemfor soprano and orchestra completed by Sibelius in 1913. Don't miss Dawn Upshaw and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in this rare and intriguing program. More about ASO PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITER Libby V. and C. Van Morris PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITER George and Lisa Foreman PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITER The Trashy Book Club of Athens				Buy ticketsonline now