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Performances - Community - Digital - Civic. Entertaining and innovating while driving positive change.
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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center—or “The Clarice”—at the University of Maryland is the innovative and collaborative home for UMD’s School of Music (SOM); the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) and The Clarice’s own artistic platform, Clarice Presents, as well as The Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library (MSPAL). Together they create a welcoming, collaborative and socially-conscious community for students, artists and patrons. The Clarice leverages creativity, innovation, research and engagement—and the powerful resources of the university—to inspire and support artists, audiences and students while driving positive change in its community. The Clarice nurtures and preserves creative and individual freedoms, acts as a leading cultural change agent and contributes to the future of the arts on campus, locally and nationally.
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Jazz Jam at Busboys and Poets: Elijah Jamal Balbed, host
Wed, Sep 24, 2025 | 7:30PM
UMD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies
Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 | 7:30PM
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Jared R. Rawlings Named Director of UMD’s School of Music
An esteemed music educator and scholar, Rawlings brings a visionary approach to leadership, learning and equity.
Dance Review ‘A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham’ at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Read the review in Maryland Theatre Guide.
‘for colored girls…’ at UMD Shares Struggles and Speaks Truth
University of Maryland's production brings to life Ntozake Shange's choreopoem about African American women in a way that is both modern and timeless.
Performing without a conductor is an impressive feat for any large ensemble, but the boundless intuition and near-telepathic accuracy of the NOI Philharmonic will take your breath away!
"Paper Pianos," performed and produced by the highly acclaimed Alarm Will Sound ensemble, is an evening-length multimedia work that theatrically explores displacement, longing and the optimism of refugees.
Pick up a baton and experience conducting the University Chorale, or stop by the beloved Instrument Petting Zoo to try your hand at an instrument!
The School of Music's Maryland Opera Studio presents The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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