Directed by Rose Bernett Bonczek
A Mainstage Production

Brooklyn College’s Department of Theater will present Marvel Comics and True Blood writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s play Rough Magic. Shakespeare meets Marvel Comics in this fast-paced, contemporary story, as a sorceress, who has hidden and denied her powers, becomes compelled to enlist in a heroic journey after a call to arms is made by the people threatened by Prospero’s vow to destroy ‘The New World.’ Set in both New York City and on Prospero’s magical island, Rough Magic is a funny fantastical action-adventure, part hero’s journey, part X-Men, part Stephen King, and the Greek Furies tossed in.

“.... Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s darkly funny takeoff on The Tempest is a neat little juggler’s trick, a shoutout to the Bard, the theater business, and comic books all at once; there’s a nod to the Greeks here, a hat-tip to the Broadway musical there, and shameless lifts from Shakespeare left and right. Theater History 101, in other words, gets sliced and diced and slotted into an unrepentantly meta adventure featuring a monstrous villain, his nasty henchmen, and a team of motley misfits scrambling to save the world—which is why, if you’re gonna see just one Shakespeare in Washington show, this brash little Cliffs Notes (by way of the Justice League) survey might as well be it."
                                  -- Trey Graham, WashingtonCityPaper.com

Thursday thru Saturday, Feb 24 - Feb 27, 2011 - 7:30pm Evenings
Saturday and Sunday, Feb 26 & Feb 27, 2011 - 2pm Matinees
Friday and Saturday, March 4 & March 5, 2011 -  7:30pm Evenings
Saturday and Sunday, March 5 & March 6, 2011 - 2pm Matinees
The New Workshop Theatre

General Admission - $15
Seniors - $12
Students - $6

  Brooklyn College Theater Department Official Website

How do ballerinas dance on their toes?  Do dancers get dizzy when they spin? How long does it take to be a ballet dancer?  Join students and faculty of the world-famous School of American Ballet (the official academy of New York City Ballet) in this fun and educational program that will illustrate the process by which talented youngsters develop into accomplished classical ballet dancers.  Your children will watch a "class" where training exercises and steps are demonstrated, and also enjoy excerpts from famous ballets including The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.  Brooklyn Center is pleased to off this as a free event and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis -- no reservations necessary.

Recommended for ages 4 and up

Sunday, March 6, 2011 - 2pm Matinee
Walt Whitman Theatre

Admission is FREE

George Brunner, Director

This year the Festival features E/A Music Videos by various composers (Tues., March 8), the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen and featured guest, The IKITUS Ensemble (Wed, March 9), as well as works of emerging composers (Thurs., March 10).

Wednesday, March 9, 2011  - 7pm Evening
Walt Whitman Theatre

Tuesday & Thursday,  March 8 & 10, 2011 7pm - Evening
Studio 312, Roosevelt Hall
These dates and locations supersede previous listings.

Admission is FREE
 

Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator
Whitney George, Program Coordinator

The Conservatory of Music composers perform their new acoustic and electroacoustic works.

On the programme, works by:  

• Ellen O'Meara
• Jabbath Roa
• Abraham Z. Morrison
• Adriana Norat
• Whitney George

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 7pm Evening
Studio 312, Roosevelt Hall

Admission is FREE

  Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Official Website

Almost 25 years after they acquired international superstar status with Paul Simon's Graceland album, Ladysmith Black Mambazo continues to tour the world as South Africa's cultural emissary. With a career including more than 50 recordings and three Grammy Awards, including 2009's Best Traditional World Music Album, the group continues to thrill audiences with its rich a cappella arrangements and joyously energetic performance.

Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 8pm Evening
Walt Whitman Theatre

Advance Tickets - $37;  $40 at the door
Multibuy - $33
Megabuy - $30

 

Featuring The Salim Washington/Brian Wilson Quartet

Programme TBA

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 5:30pm Evening
Studio 312, Roosevelt

Admission is Free

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Official Website 

Emily Moss, Director

On the Programme, works by

• Fillmore/Fennelle
• Ticheli
• Holsinger
• Concertino for Trombone and Band - Ferdinand David

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 7pm Evening
Walt Whitman Theatre

General Admission - $5

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Official Website 

Lars Frandsen, Director

New music by Joe White, resident composer; also the works of Mendelssohn, Brahms and others.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 5pm Early Evening
Studio 312, Roosevelt Hall

Admission is FREE

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Official Website 
 

The Conservatory Orchestra
George Rothman, Conducting with the
The Brooklyn College Chorale
Vince Peterson, Director

Featuring the 2011 Concerto Competition Winner.  On the programme, Vaughan Williams, Flos Campi with  Ji Hyun Son, viola

Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 7pm Evening
Walt Whitman Theatre

General Admission $5

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Official Website 

Directed by Stephen Kaliski
A Thesis Production

One man’s quest to find the perfect book to publish is challenged when a mysterious contraption predicting the future is delivered to his office, forcing him to choose between two impossible alternatives.

Thursday thru Saturday, Mar 31- Apr 2, 2011 - 7:30pm Evenings
Saturday and Sunday, Apr 2 & Apr 3, 2011 - 2pm Matinees

The New Workshop Theatre

General Admission - $6

  Brooklyn College Theater Department Official Website

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