Season 2016-17: Breaking the Surface

Our 2016-17 Season continues to demonstrate the vitality and vibrancy of the Arts at Brock University. As the flagship centre for study and creation in the Fine and Performing Arts, we offer a diverse line-up of events this year celebrating the arts under the theme Breaking the Surface.

This season consists of more than 45 dynamic events from performances, exhibitions, concerts and artist talks – on stage, in studios and galleries, and at regional venues.

Stay connected on social media by following @miwsfpa on Twitter and Instagram.

Want to keep track of our events? Click the link to download our Breaking the Surface Calendar of Events in pdf format.

Events Hosting Legend:

MW:Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
D:Department of Dramatic Arts
M:Department of Music
V:Department of Visual Arts
S:Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture

Browse by Month:

SEPTEMBER

MW: Culture Days Open House
Friday, September 30, 2016, from 10 am – 4 pm
Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common

D: The Ash Mouth Man presented by Stolen Theatre Collective and Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts
September 15-18 & 23-25, 2016
Evening shows (Thurs., Fri. and Sat.) at 8 p.m. (no Thurs., Sept. 22nd show); Sat. & Sun. matinees at 2 p.m.
Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Limited seating, only 48 seats available per performance with a total of nine performances
Tickets: $20† adult/senior; $15† student/art worker; $5 eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Tickets go on sale through the FOPAC box office on August 8, 2016
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

D: Stolen Theatre Collective and Brock University’s Department of Dramatic Arts present The Ash Mouth Man
For those who enjoy comedy with a dark undertow, plan to join us for the world premiere of The Ash Mouth Man, an original theatre work to be held in the Marilyn I. Walker Theatre at 15 Artists’ Common.

Meet Lorna, who in the ‘50’s, is the 31st lady dentist in Canada. A bit of a social misfit, Lorna works on Pretty Girl Street, treating people with all kinds of disorders. Gradually, she discovers the dark forces lurking beneath the too perfect fantasy of her life – where even the Royal Mail Canada Man might carry a threat. She survives a sex scandal, discovers unusual and groundbreaking therapies, and with some help from her friends in the audience, confronts the timeless mythic figure of the Ash Mouth Man…Betty Crocker’s smile has never been so frightening.

Inspired by Australian short story writer Kaaron Warren, director Gyllian Raby, and actor Danielle Wilson created the script, with the assistance of Wilson’s and Federico Holten-Andersen’s Stolen Theatre Collective company. The acting ensemble, led by Wilson, features Federico Holten-Andersen, Colin Bruce Anthes and Sean McClelland. Original music is by Max Holten-Andersen, set and lighting design is by Nigel Scott, costume design is by Genevieve Habib and stage management is by Dramatic Arts student Kaitlyn Séguin.

The Marilyn I. Walker Theatre will be transformed into an intimate theatre space, which allows seating for 48 people per performance, running approximately 70 minutes in length.

Danielle Wilson and Gyllian Raby are grateful for the community support for Stolen Theatre Collective’s endeavor. The City of St. Catharines Cultural Investment, the Walker Cultural Leader Foundation, The Match of Minds program and the Humanities Research Institute match the investment of the company members in creating original work out of our city. Wilson states, “Gyllian and I are very excited to be collaborating on an original Canadian piece after our production of Twelfth Night which we co-directed in 2013.”

OCTOBER

MW: Culture Days Open House
Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, October 2, 2016, from 10 am – 4 pm
Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Free community event

*Special Event* citySounds with Percussionist Devon Fornelli: A site-specific engagement with the sound of the city using traditional and found instruments
Oct. 1, 2016, 12 noon – 2 pm
Location: The Raceway between the FirstOntario PAC and the MIWSFPA (if rain: Main lobby)

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

October 4, 2016
Colin Maier (oboe) & Alexander Sevastian (accordion)

V: Lorène Bourgeois: Large Drawings
October 18 – November 18, 2016   (note start date changed from Oct. 13 to Oct. 18)
Opening Reception: Thursday October 20, 5 – 8 pm   (note time change from 7 pm to 5 – 8 pm)
Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines, ON

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 5 pm.
Free community event.  Limited parking onsite

The Art Gallery at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts is pleased to present “Large Drawings” by Lorène Bourgeois.  The artist and Brock University instructor will present a series of large-scale representations of humans, animals, clothing and nakedness.

The exhibition will include 10 – 12 highly detailed drawings mounted directly on the wall.  The artist will attend the opening reception and thereafter be available by appointment.

Born in France, Lorène Bourgeois completed her training in Paris, Philadelphia, and Halifax. A Fulbright recipient, she holds an MFA from NSCAD University. Her artwork has been exhibited widely in Canada as well as in France, Korea, Russia, and the United States.  Her work is held in numerous collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank, the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the National Bank of Canada, the Richmond Hill Public Library, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Ernst and Young, Senvest, Hart House, and the Donovan Collection.  Lorène Bourgeois lives and works in Toronto, and she teaches drawing at Brock University.

Lorène Bourgeois gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council. 

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

October 18, 2016
Tim Phelan (guitar) & Julia Wedman (violin)

D: DART 4F56 Production: Fefu and Her Friends
Oct. 21 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 22 at 2 pm & 7:30 pm (note time change from 7 pm to 7:30 pm, and matinee added on Oct. 22)
Written by María Irene Fornés
Directed by Gyllian Raby and assistant directed by Demetri Tsioros
Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Tickets: $5† general admission; $5 eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: Guitar Extravaganza II
October 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
Tickets: $10† regular; $5† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program. Free admission to current students of the MIWSFPA with valid student ID card.
† Applicable fees and taxes are extra.

Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

Once again, Brock University students, alumni and faculty perform with regional guitarists, guitar teachers, composers, and special guests in an evening of solo and small ensemble performances. The grand finale will be “The Mighty Niagara Guitar Orchestra” performing the North American premiere of Fantasía para una dama for solo guitar with guitar orchestra, composed and conducted by Brock University guitar instructor Timothy Phelan, and featuring Canadian guitar virtuoso Emma Rush.

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

October 25, 2016
Patricia Dydnansky (flute), Colin Maier (oboe) & Karin Di Bella (piano)

V: Walker Cultural Leader Series and the Department of Visual Arts present Caitlin ffrench and Arlin ffrench Artist Talk
October 27, 2016 at 12 noon
Room MW 416
Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines, ON
Free Community Event. Limited parking onsite.

Arlin ffrench is a multidisciplinary artist living in Vancouver. His artwork, while predominately in the medium of tattooing, also includes painting, photography and sculptural installation. Arlin’s artwork through all mediums takes interest in the relationships encountered between geometric theory and the organic natural world.

Caitlin ffrench is a textile artist living in East Vancouver. Working with natural fibres, wildcrafted materials, and botanical drawing inks that she brews. Caitlin explores the idea of loss, fertility, and the exchange between the artist and their land base.

NOVEMBER

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

November 1, 2016
Piano, vocal & instrument students

M: Encore! Professional Concert Series presents: Brock University’s Chamber Music Spectacular
November 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
Experience exquisite masterworks by Brahms, Mozart and Haydn featuring the Department of Music’s clarinet instructor Zoltan Kalman with the Walker String Quartet.

Tickets: $25† adults; $20† seniors/students; $10† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

November 8, 2016
Jeremy Ludwig (baritone) & Erika Reiman (piano)

D: Gormenghast by John Constable
November 11-19, 2016
Nov. 11, 12,18,19, 7:30 pm; Nov 13, 2 pm; Nov 18, 11:30 am
Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Tickets: $18† adults; $15† seniors/students; $5† eyeGo program; $12† groups (10+)
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

November 15, 2016
Brett Kingsbury (piano)

M: Viva Voce! Choral Series
The Viva Voce Choral Series features Brock’s student choral ensembles (men’s, women’s and mixed choruses) as well as Avanti Chamber Singers (avantichambersingers.com), who serve as Ensemble-in-Residence for the Department of Music. Under the direction of retiring conductor Harris Loewen, these excellent choirs perform multiple concerts throughout the academic year. They have also engaged in community outreach, collaborated with choirs in Canada and the U.S., and produced CD recordings of works by Niagara composers.

Avanti Chamber Singers with guest artists: Walker String Quartet– From Italy to Niagara
November 19, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 278 Parnell Rd., St. Catharines

Tickets: $25 adults; $20 seniors & students; $5 eyeGo program. Available at the door.
$5 Discount on Advance Tickets:
Available in St. Catharines from Thorold Music (289 Glendale Ave.) and Booksmart (Scott/Vine Plaza, 350 Scott St.), or members of Avanti Chamber Singers. Discount is not applicable to eyeGo pricing.

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

November 22, 2016
Voice Students

V: In Light and Darkness: A Camera Obscura Project with Artist Liz Sales and Brock Visual Arts Students
November 22 – December 9, 2016
Artist Talk: Thursday, November 24, 2016, 6 – 7 pm, Foundation Studio (MW 151)
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 24, 2016 from 7 – 9 pm

Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts,
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines, ON
Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 1 – 5 pm
Free Community event

The Walker Cultural Leader Series presents work by Brock University Visual Arts students in response to workshops with New York artist Liz Sales, from the International Center for Photography. Also featured are photographs from Liz Sales’ Camera Obscura series, The Weather Inside. Students worked alongside Liz Sales to construct a Camera Obscura for the production of their work on the grounds of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

November 29, 2016
Instrumental Students

DECEMBER

M: Viva Voce! Choral Series
The Viva Voce Choral Series features Brock’s student choral ensembles (men’s, women’s and mixed choruses) as well as Avanti Chamber Singers (avantichambersingers.com), who serve as Ensemble-in-Residence for the Department of Music. Under the direction of retiring conductor Harris Loewen, these excellent choirs perform multiple concerts throughout the academic year. They have also engaged in community outreach, collaborated with choirs in Canada and the U.S., and produced CD recordings of works by Niagara composers.

Brock University Choirs – Laudate: Praise
December 3, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Tickets: $15† adults; $10† seniors & students; $5† eyeGo program.
† Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

V: Abstract/Abstracted: “This is not a tree” 
December 3, 2016 – February 12, 2017
Opening reception: Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 6 – 7:30 pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday from 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday & Sunday from 12 pm – 5 pm; closed Mondays.
Rodman Hall Art Centre, 109 St. Paul Crescent, St. Catharines, ON L2S 1M3

Reflecting on the exhibition A Painter’s Country: Canadian Landscape Paintings Selected from the Permanent Collection (curator: Stuart Reid) presented at Rodman Hall during the summer of 2016, Abstract/Abstracted: ‘This is not a tree’ presents works by Karel Appel, Frederick S. Coburn, Hans Hartung, Kazuo Nakamura, Carl Schaeffer, and Tony Tascona. Put together, these artworks, also from Rodman Hall’s permanent collection, explore a different problematic. How much abstraction is there in representation? In turn, to what extent is an abstract work abstract? Abstract/Abstracted highlights, but also questions the contrasts between abstract and figurative art. 
Brock University students in “Intermediate Painting” respond with selected artworks, while students in “Interpretive and Critical Writing in the Arts” provide critical texts that explore these questions.

The catalogue will appear in the 2017 issue of ti< A Journal of Text-and-Image Criticism/Creation… Un journal de critique/création texte-et-image. https://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/ti
Curators: Catherine Parayre and Shawn Serfas
Free community event

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

December 6, 2016
Piano & guitar students

M: The University Wind Ensemble
The University Wind Ensemble enjoys a rich heritage of musical excellence, bringing together both university and high school students as well as members of the Niagara musical community to explore and perform major symphonic wind band works, both original and arranged.

December 6, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
Tickets: $10† general admission; $5† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program. Free admission to current students of the MIWSFPA with valid student ID card.
† Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: Music Ed Plus Chamber Music Ensembles
Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 11am-1pm in the St. Catharines Public Library Atrium – Central Library

The performance will feature a five-piece jazz ensemble, coached by Zoltan Kalman, performing jazz standards and old favorites. In addition, there will be a flute, vocal and piano ensemble who will be singing and playing a more classically-oriented program, coached by Colin Maier.

The Music Ed Plus co-curricular program – a specialized Experience Plus program – is currently in its fourth year of operation and looks forward to showcasing the musical talents of its chamber music ensembles. These concerts are part of their mandate for community engagement in both the Brock community as well as for the general public in the Niagara Region.

Event address:
54 Church St.
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 7K2
www.stcatharines.library.on.ca
Free community event

JANUARY

M: Encore! Professional Concert Series presents: Rondeau Brass Quintet with Laura Thomas, percussion
January 20, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
Discover the beauty and depth of brass – from the rhythms of the English Renaissance to the streets of New York City – this concert has something for everyone. Enjoy the sounds of Italy, Russia and France as well as Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. Our Canadian visit features Morley Calvert’s celebrated Suite from the Monteregian Hills.

Tickets: $25† adults; $20† seniors/students; $10† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

V: ART BLOCK: BAC ON THE BLOCK
ART BLOCK showcases the artwork of Brock Art Collective members.
All artwork has been created on 6″x6” panels in a variety of mediums and will be for sale starting at $40.
January 10 – February 3, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 6 – 9 pm
Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday from 1 pm – 5 pm
Free community event

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

January 24, 2017
Vera Alekseeva (violin) & Gordon Cleland (cello)

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

January 31, 2017
Rob MacDonald (guitar)

FEBRUARY

V: The Contemporary Body: A Photo-Based Exhibit 
February 4 – 28, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4, 2017, 7 – 10 pm
Mahtay Café and Lounge, 241 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

February 7, 2017
Voice students

V: Dropped Threads
VISA 3F88 Independent Study
February 9 – March 10, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 9 from 6 – 9 pm
Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. from 1 pm – 5 pm

M: Encore! Professional Concert Series presents: The Canadian Jazz Scene with John Sherwood
February 10, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
One of Canada’s top jazz pianists, Sherwood appears regularly in music festivals and clubs in Toronto, the GTA and the Niagara Region. He has performed and recorded with Peter Appleyard, Moe Koffman, Guido Basso, Rob McConnell, Ed Bickert, Jake Hanna, Kenny Wheeler, and many more.

“…music that was beautifully constructed, brilliantly executed and of deeply lyrical quality, and he swung mightily all evening long” – The Spectator

Video teaser: youtu.be/_kmBRCICXYk

Tickets: $25† adults; $20† seniors/students; $10† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

February 14, 2017
Instrumental students

M: Viva Voce! Choral Series
The Viva Voce Choral Series features Brock’s student choral ensembles (men’s, women’s and mixed choruses) as well as Avanti Chamber Singers (avantichambersingers.com), who serve as Ensemble-in-Residence for the Department of Music. Under the direction of retiring conductor Harris Loewen, these excellent choirs perform multiple concerts throughout the academic year. They have also engaged in community outreach, collaborated with choirs in Canada and the U.S., and produced CD recordings of works by Niagara composers.

Avanti Chamber Singers with guest ensemble: Harmonia Singers of Buffalo – Light and Dark
February 18, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 278 Parnell Rd., St. Catharines

Tickets: $25 adults; $20 seniors & students; $5 eyeGo program. Available at the door.
$5 Discount on Advance Tickets:
Available in St. Catharines from Thorold Music (289 Glendale Ave.) and Booksmart (Scott/Vine Plaza, 350 Scott St.), or members of Avanti Chamber Singers. Discount is not applicable to eyeGo pricing.

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

February 28, 2017
Devon Fornelli (percussion) & Karin Di Bella (piano)

S: 3D-Printed Synthetic Theatre
February 28 – March 4, 2017
Thistle display case, Brock University library 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines

Reflecting on the practice of Synthetic Theatre in the 1920s, students in STAC 2P94 (“Embodied Text: Art Beyond the Artifact”) translate physical movements into 3D prints and write accompanying mini-scripts. The result is the still representation of a performance.

MARCH

D: Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory
Directed by Philip McKee
March 3-11, 2017
Mar. 3, 4, 10, 11, 7:30pm; Mar 5, 2 pm; Mar 10, 11:30 am
Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Tickets: $18† adults; $15† seniors/students; $5† eyeGo program; $10† groups (10+)
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

March 7, 2017
Walker String Quartet: Vera Alekseeva and Anna Hughes (violins), Andrée Simard (viola) & Gordon Cleland (cello)

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

March 14, 2017
Piano & guitar students

M: Encore! Professional Concert Series presents: Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo
March 10, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
Recognized as one of the world’s finest piano duos, their performances are repeatedly met with critical acclaim across North America, Europe, China, and Russia. Respected scholars and performers, Anagnoson & Kinton’s musicianship defines the art of true ensemble playing.

“…an outstanding two-piano recital with formidable precision and panache”  – The New York Times

Video teaser: http://bit.ly/28Lxxvz

Tickets: $25† adults; $20† seniors/students; $10† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

V: Common Groundz
Department of Visual Arts Exhibition
March 14 – April 7, 2017
Opening reception: Wednesday, March 15 from 6 – 9 pm
Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. from 1 pm – 5 pm
Free community event

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

March 21, 2017
Voice students

V: Denouement – Department of Visual Arts Honours Exhibition
March 25 – April 30, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, March 24, 2017 at 7 pm
Artist Talk: Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7 pm
Rodman Hall Art Centre, 109 St. Paul Crescent, St. Catharines
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 am – 5 pm, Sat./Sun. 12 noon – 5 pm
Free community event

This exhibition displays the work of selected graduating Brock University Visual Arts students. Occupying Rodman Hall’s third floor studios during the academic year, students in the Honours Studio course are mentored by gallery staff and professors Murray Kropf and Shawn Serfas, and learn to develop a focused body of work from concept to public exhibition.

Such exhibits from the Department of Visual Arts are a key part of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts’ mandate to build connections between the community and the breadth of talent and creativity at Brock University.

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

March 28, 2017
Instrumental students

V: Time and Space
Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 8 – 10 pm
An Intermedia exhibition featuring new media, performance art, sound art, and installation by VISA 2P98 Students
Market Square, 91 King St., Downtown St. Catharines
Free community event!

APRIL

M: Viva Voce! Choral Series
The Viva Voce Choral Series features Brock’s student choral ensembles (men’s, women’s and mixed choruses) as well as Avanti Chamber Singers (avantichambersingers.com), who serve as Ensemble-in-Residence for the Department of Music. Under the direction of retiring conductor Harris Loewen, these excellent choirs perform multiple concerts throughout the academic year. They have also engaged in community outreach, collaborated with choirs in Canada and the U.S., and produced CD recordings of works by Niagara composers.

Brock University Choirs and Brock Music Alumni – Finale
April 1, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Tickets: $15† adults; $10† seniors & students; $5† eyeGo program
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: RBC Foundation Music@Noon
Our Tuesday Music@Noon series is generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation. This free concert series takes places most Tuesdays at noon throughout the academic year. Held in the acoustically excellent Cairns Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, our Music@Noon series provides ample opportunities for artists to display their creativity.

April 4, 2017
Piano & guitar students

M: The University Wind Ensemble
The Brock University Wind Ensemble presents “Music for the Soul” on stage in Partridge Hall

The University Wind Ensemble enjoys a rich heritage of musical excellence, bringing together both university and high school students as well as members of the Niagara musical community to explore and perform major symphonic wind band works, both original and arranged.

April 4, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
Tickets: $10† general admission; $5† child (14 and under); $5† eyeGo program. Free admission to current students of the MIWSFPA with valid student ID card.
†Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Available from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

D: Festival of One Act Plays
Please note the change in date and time from the printed season brochure.
The Department of Dramatic Arts presents ten student-directed one-act plays
April 7 – 8, 2017
Part one: April 07, 2017 at 2:00 PM and April 08, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Part two: April 07, 2017 at 7:30 PM and April 08, 2017 at 2:00 PM
With students from DART 3F61 and 3P54
Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Admission: pay what you can
visit: brocku.ca/dramaticarts
limited paid parking nearby

D: DART 4F56 presents Neighbourhood 3: Requisition of Doom
April 21 – 22, 2017 (note: date has been changed – originally listed as April 21 – 23)
April 21 & 22 at 7:30 pm; April 22 at 2 pm
There will be a free preview day on April 21 at 11:30 am
Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
Tickets: $5† general admission; $5 eyeGo program
† Applicable fees and taxes are extra.
Order tickets from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 905.688.0722 or Long Distance Toll Free: 1.855.515.0722; online: firstontariopac.ca

M: Viva Voce! Choral Series
The Viva Voce Choral Series features Brock’s student choral ensembles (men’s, women’s and mixed choruses) as well as Avanti Chamber Singers (avantichambersingers.com), who serve as Ensemble-in-Residence for the Department of Music. Under the direction of retiring conductor Harris Loewen, these excellent choirs perform multiple concerts throughout the academic year. They have also engaged in community outreach, collaborated with choirs in Canada and the U.S., and produced CD recordings of works by Niagara composers.

Avanti Chamber Singers – Choral Flora
Apr. 29, 7:30 pm
Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 278 Parnell Rd., St. Catharines

Tickets: $25 adults; $20 seniors & students; $5 eyeGo program. Available at the door.
$5 Discount on Advance Tickets:
Available in St. Catharines from Thorold Music (289 Glendale Ave.) and Booksmart (Scott/Vine Plaza, 350 Scott St.), or members of Avanti Chamber Singers. Discount is not applicable to eyeGo pricing.