2012 Student Guide | CU Events Calendar

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The Takacs Quartet

AUGUST 2012

28 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — John Gunther, saxophone, Grusin Music Hall (free)

31 FRI

NINTH ANNUAL SANS SOUCI FESTIVAL OF DANCE CINEMA — Short films and live multimedia performance, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

SEPTEMBER 2012

1 SAT

NINTH ANNUAL SANS SOUCI FESTIVAL OF DANCE CINEMA — Short films and live multimedia performance, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

4 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Andrew Cooperstock, piano, Grusin Music Hall (free)

9 SUN

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Breaking Away, Farrand Field (free)

10 MON

ATLAS SPEAKER SERIES — “The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem,” ATLAS Cofrin Auditorium, room 100 (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES The Wages of Fear, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

11 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Margaret McDonald, collaborative piano, Grusin Music Hall (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Kumare: The True Story of a False Prophet, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

12 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Kumare: The True Story of a False Prophet, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

SUBURBIA Theater by Eric Bogosian, Loft Theatre ($)

13 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES Miami Connection, Visual Arts Center ($)

SUBURBIA — Theater by Eric Bogosian, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

14 FRI

THE CRANE WIFE — Puppet theater for all ages, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Miami Connection, Visual Arts Center ($)

SUBURBIA — Theater by Eric Bogosian, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

15 SAT

THE CRANE WIFE Puppet theater for all ages, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

SUBURBIA — Theater by Eric Bogosian, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

16 SUN

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES Oslo, 31 August, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

SUBURBIA — Theater by Eric Bogosian, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

17 MON

ATLAS SPEAKER SERIES — “The Earth Imagery Industry,” ATLAS Cofrin Auditorium, room 100 (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Oslo, 31 August, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

18 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Nicolò Spera, classical guitar, Grusin Music Hall (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Turn Me On, Dammit!, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

19 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Turn Me On, Dammit!, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

20 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — There Will Be Blood, Visual Arts Complex ($)

21 FRI

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET. Macky Auditorium ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — There Will Be Blood, Visual Arts Complex ($)

23 SUN

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth One Million Ryo, Muenzinger Auditorium (free)

24 MON

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Suzaki Paradise Red Light, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

25 TUE

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Megane (Glasses), Muenzinger Auditorium (free)

26 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — 1 Million Yen Girl, Muenzinger Auditorium (free)

27 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Ambassador, Visual Arts Complex ($)

28 FRI

JOHANNES MOSER, CELLO, WITH CU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Macky Auditorium ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Ambassador, Visual Arts Complex ($)

NOISES OFF — Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

29 SAT

NOISES OFF — Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

30 SUN

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Planet of Snail, Muenzinger Auditorium (4)

NOISES OFF — Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

OCTOBER 2012

1 MON

ATLAS SPEAKER SERIES — “How Tools and Technology Change Writing and Literature,” ATLAS Cofrin Auditorium, room 100 (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Queen of Versailles, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

2 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Tom Myer, saxophone, Grusin Music Hall (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Queen of Versailles, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

3 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Crazy & Thief, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

NOISES OFF Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

4 THU

THE CAPITOL STEPS — Political humor, Macky Auditorium ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Great Silence, Visual Arts Complex ($)

NOISES OFF — Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

5 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Great Silence, Visual Arts Complex ($)

6 FRI

NOISES OFF — Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

7 SAT

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Scarlet Road, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

NOISES OFF — Comedy theater by Michael Frayn, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

8 MON

ATLAS SPEAKER SERIES — “Help! My avatar was robbed!!” ATLAS Cofrin Auditorium, room 100 (free)

9 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Part of 2012 Cage Festival, Grusin Music Hall (free)

10 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Starship Troopers 2, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

12 FRI

CONCERT ABOUT NOTHING: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE — Celebration of the famed composer’s works, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Robocop, Visual Arts Complex ($)

UTOPIA PARKWAY Dance tribute to Joseph Cornell, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

13 SAT

UTOPIA PARKWAY Dance tribute to Joseph Cornell, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

14 SUN

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — More Than Frybread, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

15 MON

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Vertigo, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

16 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Alejandro Cremaschi, piano, Grusin Music Hall (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Beasts of the Southern Wild, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

17 WED

FUDDY MEERS — Theater by David Lindsay- Abaire, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Beasts of the Southern Wild, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

18 THU

FUDDY MEERS — Theater by David Lindsay- Abaire, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Frightened Woman, Visual Arts Complex ($)

19 FRI

FUDDY MEERS — Theater by David Lindsay-Abaire, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Frightened Woman, Visual Arts Complex ($)

20 SAT

FUDDY MEERS — Theater by David Lindsay- Abaire, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

21 SUN

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Kubrick’s Odyssey, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

22 MON

ATLAS SPEAKER SERIES — “What is the Internet doing to our brains?!” ATLAS Cofrin Auditorium, room 100 (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Dr. Strangelove, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

23 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Patrick Mason, baritone, Grusin Music Hall (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — 2001: A Space Odyssey, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

24 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Shining, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

LITMUS — Political theater directed by Tim Miller, Loft Theatre ($)

25 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Possession, Visual Arts Complex ($)

LITMUS — Political theater directed by Tim Miller, Loft Theatre ($)

26 FRI

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Possession, Visual Arts Complex ($)

LITMUS Political theater directed by Tim Miller, Loft Theatre ($)

PIXELS IN THE CLOSET Collaboration between dancer Abby Chan and digital artist Bryan Leister, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Opera by Igor Stravinsky, Macky Auditorium ($)

27 SAT

LITMUS — Political theater directed by Tim Miller, Loft Theatre ($)

PIXELS IN THE CLOSET Collaboration between dancer Abby Chan and digital artist Bryan Leister, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

28 SUN

LITMUS Political theater directed by Tim Miller, Loft Theatre ($)

THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Opera by Igor Stravinsky, Macky Auditorium ($)

29 MON

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Celine and Julia Go Boating, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

30 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Voice faculty, Grusin Music Hall (free)

31 WED

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Howling, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

NOVEMBER 2012

1 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Room, Visual Arts Complex ($)

2 FRI

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Room, Visual Arts Complex ($)

5 MON

ATLAS SPEAKER SERIES — “Tech-Savvy Girls, Gender and Games,” ATLAS Cofrin Auditorium, room 100 (free)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Godfather, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — The Godfather: Part 2, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

6 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Geraldine Walther, viola, Grusin Music Hall (free)

8 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Wake In Fright, Visual Arts Complex ($)

9 FRI

INHABIT — Theater by Jaime Duggan and Chrissy Nelson, Ivey Theatre ($)

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Wake In Fright, Visual Arts Complex ($)

TAME YOUR MAN — Performance art by Nathan Hall, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

10 SAT

AILEY II — Modern dance, Macky Auditorium ($)

INHABIT — Theater by Jaime Duggan and Chrissy Nelson, Ivey Theatre ($)

TAME YOUR MAN — Performance art by Nathan Hall, Black Box Theater (free)

11 SUN

INHABIT — Theater by Jaime Duggan and Chrissy Nelson, Ivey Theatre ($)

12 MON

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Five Easy Pieces, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

13 TUE

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Straight to Hell, Muenzinger Auditorium ($)

15 THU

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Labyrinth: Quote Along, Visual Arts Complex ($)

16 FRI

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES — Labyrinth: Quote Along, Visual Arts Complex ($)

27 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Michael Thornton, horn, Grusin Music Hall (free)

DECEMBER 2012

1 SAT

PAMELA Z: WORKS FOR VOICE & ELECTRONICS — Music and multimedia performance by Pamela Z, ATLAS Black Box Theater (free)

4 TUE

FACULTY TUESDAYS — Elizabeth Farr, harpsichord, Grusin Music Hall (free)

7 FRI

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

HOLIDAY FESTIVAL — Seasonal music and festive decorations, Macky Auditorium ($)

8 SAT

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

HOLIDAY FESTIVAL — Seasonal music and festive decorations, Macky Auditorium ($)

9 SUN

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

HOLIDAY FESTIVAL — Seasonal music and festive decorations, Macky Auditorium ($)

12 WED

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

13 THU

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

14 FRI

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

15 SAT

CANADIAN BRASS CHRISTMAS. Macky Auditorium ($)

16 SUN

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

21 FRI

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

22 SAT

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

23 SUN

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL — A musical parody of Dickens, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

JANUARY 2013

17 THU

NINETY MILES — Cuban jazz, Macky Auditorium ($)

18 FRI

MEA[CORPUS] ABSURDUS — Visual and performance art by Nathan Blackwell, ATLAS Black Box Theater ($)

19 SAT

MEA[CORPUS] ABSURDUS — Visual and performance art by Nathan Blackwell, ATLAS Black Box Theater ($)

30 WED

FAR AWAY — Theater by Caryl Churchill, Loft Theatre ($)

31 THU

FAR AWAY — Theater by Caryl Churchill, Loft Theatre ($)

FEBRUARY 2013

1 FRI

FAR AWAY — Theater by Caryl Churchill, Loft Theatre ($)

2 SAT

FAR AWAY — Theater by Caryl Churchill, Loft Theatre ($)

3 SUN

FAR AWAY — Theater by Caryl Churchill, Loft Theatre ($)

6 WED

TRUE WEST — Theater by Sam Shepard, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

7 THU

TRUE WEST — Theater by Sam Shepard, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

8 FRI

TRUE WEST — Theater by Sam Shepard, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

9 SAT

TRUE WEST — Theater by Sam Shepard, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

10 SUN

TRUE WEST — Theater by Sam Shepard, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

14 THU

CATAPULT — Presented by the 2013 B.F.A. class, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

PACO PEÑA “FLAMENOCO VIVO” — Flamenco guitar, Macky Auditorium ($)

15 FRI

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

CATAPULT — Presented by the 2013 B.F.A. class, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

16 SAT

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

CATAPULT — Presented by the 2013 B.F.A. class, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

17 SUN

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

CATAPULT — Presented by the 2013 B.F.A. class, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

20 SUN

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

21 MON

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

22 TUE

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

23 WED

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

24 THU

AS YOU LIKE IT — Theater by William Shakespeare, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

MARCH 2013

1 FRI

OPEN SPACE — Highlighting the diversity of talent in the dance department, from hip-hop to modern to jazz, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

2 SAT

OPEN SPACE — Highlighting the diversity of talent in the dance department, from hip-hop to modern to jazz, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

3 SUN

OPEN SPACE — Highlighting the diversity of talent in the dance department, from hip-hop to modern to jazz, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

5 TUE

DANÚ — Irish music ensemble, Macky Auditorium ($)

13 WED

CHESAPEAKE — Theater by Lee Blessing, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

14 THU

CHESAPEAKE — Theater by Lee Blessing, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

15 FRI

CHESAPEAKE — Theater by Lee Blessing, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

FALSTAFF — Opera by Guiseppe Verdi, Macky Auditorium ($)

(UN)W.R.A.P., WRITING, RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE — A weekend-long dance forum with artists and scholars, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

16 SAT

CHESAPEAKE — Theater by Lee Blessing, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

FALSTAFF — Opera by Guiseppe Verdi, Macky Auditorium ($)

(UN)W.R.A.P., WRITING, RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE — A weekend-long dance forum with artists and scholars, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

17 SUN

CHESAPEAKE — Theater by Lee Blessing, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

FALSTAFF — Opera by Guiseppe Verdi, Macky Auditorium ($)

(UN)W.R.A.P., WRITING, RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE — A weekend-long dance forum with artists and scholars, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

21 THU

ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND RICHARD GOODE — Classical music, Macky Auditorium ($)

APRIL 2013

3 WED

ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR — Theater by Douglas Carter Beane, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

4 THU

ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR — Theater by Douglas Carter Beane, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

5 FRI

ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR — Theater by Douglas Carter Beane, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

6 SAT

ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR — Theater by Douglas Carter Beane, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

7 SUN

ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR — Theater by Douglas Carter Beane, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

12 FRI

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

13 SAT

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

14 SUN

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

17 WED

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

18 THU

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN. Macky Auditorium ($)

19 FRI

THE CURRENT — Showcasing CU’s dance faculty, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

20 SAT

THE CURRENT — Showcasing CU’s dance faculty, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

21 SUN

THE CURRENT — Showcasing CU’s dance faculty, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL — A musical version of the classic story, University Theatre and Dance Building ($)

25 THU

LITTLE WOMEN — Opera version of the literary classic, Imig Music Building ($)

26 FRI

LITTLE WOMEN — Opera version of the literary classic, Imig Music Building ($)

27 SAT

FRINGE FESTIVAL — A celebration of creation and innovation on campus, University Theatre and Dance Building (free)

LITTLE WOMEN — Opera version of the literary classic, Imig Music Building ($)

28 SUN

FRINGE FESTIVAL — A celebration of creation and innovation on campus, University Theatre and Dance Building (free)

LITTLE WOMEN— Opera version of the literary classic, Imig Music Building ($)

29 MON

FRINGE FESTIVAL — A celebration of creation and innovation on campus, University Theatre and Dance Building (free)