The Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond has announced its 2019-2020 season, which includes performances by the likes of Lucinda Williams, Marty Stuart, The Steeldrivers, Leo Kottke, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, among many others.
Season subscriptions went on sale June 24 and are available at modlin.richmond.edu, the Modlin Center box office or by phone at 804-289-8980. Single performance tickets will go on sale Monday, Aug. 5 at 10 a.m.
The Modlin’s 23rd season of programming also includes the National Theatre of Great Britain, Bolshoi Ballet and Great Art on Screen broadcasts, as well as 13-time International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner Balsam Range.
To learn more about the Modlin’s School Series, which features weekday matinee performances followed by Q&A discussions with the performers exclusively for area schools and home schoolers, visit modlin.richmond.edu/learn/school-series.html.
Here’s a complete rundown of events to help you mark your calendar.
2019-2020 MODLIN ARTS PRESENTS CALENDAR:
September
SUN. 15 at 7:30 PM Marty Stuart is “The Pilgrim”
THUR. 19 7:00 PM Special Broadcast Event: Margaret Atwood, Live in Cinemas
SAT. 21 7:30 PM Balsam Range (bluegrass)
WED. 25 7:30 PM Lucinda Williams and her band Buick 6 present the 20th Anniversary of the release of “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.”
THUR. 26 7:00 PM NT Live Broadcast: One Man, Two Guvnors
FRI. 27 7:30 PM Camille A. Brown & Dancers*
SUN. 29 3:00 PM Nobuntu*
October
WED. 2 7:30 PM Shanghai Quartet with Soovin Kim, violin and Orion Weiss, piano
THUR. 3 7:00 PM NT Live Broadcast: “Hamlet”
SUN. 6 3:00 PM Family Arts Day Celebration featuring TheaterWorksUSA, Pete the Cat
WED.-THUR. 9-10 7:30 PM Martha Graham Dance Company, The EVE Project*
THURS. 10 7:00 PM NT Live Broadcast: The Lehman Trilogy
WED. 16 7:30 PM Simone Dinnerstein, piano, and Matt Haimovitz, cello
FRI. 18 7:30 PM Cirque Mechanics, 42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels
SUN. 20 7:30 PM Brad Mehldau and Ian Bostridge
THUR. 24 7:00 PM NT Live Broadcast: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
WED. 30 7:30 PM L.A. Theatre Works, SEVEN*
November
FRI. 1 7:30 PM Jazzmeia Horn
SUN. 10 7:30 PM An Evening with Leo Kottke
THUR. 14 7:00 PM NT Live Broadcast: Hansard
FRI. 15 7:30 PM Daniel Hope with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, A Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin
WED. 20 7:00 PM Great Art on Screen: Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
December
THURS. 5 7:00 PM NT Live Broadcast: Present Laughter
SAT. 7 7:30 PM Taylor Mac, Holiday Sauce
SUN. 8 7:30 PM Taylor Mac, Holiday Sauce
January
SAT. 18 3:00 PM Tall Stories, Wilde Creatures
THUR. 23 7:30 PM Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Figures of Speech*
SAT. 25 7:30 PM Indian Ink Theatre Company, Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
SUN. 26 12:55 PM Bolshoi Ballet Broadcast: Giselle
SUN. 26 3:00 PM Indian Ink Theatre Company, Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
WED. 29 7:30 PM Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom
In Our Veins: Rivers and Social Change
February
FRI. 7 7:30 PM Direct from Kiev, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
SAT. 8 7:30 PM The SteelDrivers
THUR. 13 7:30 PM Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martínez
FRI. 21 7:30 PM YAMATO, The Drummers of Japan World Tour 2020 Jhonetsu –– Passion
WED. 26 7:00 PM Great Art on Screen: The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
FRI. 28 7:30 PM Takács Quartet
SAT. 29 7:30 PM St. Patrick’s Day Celebration featuring Danú 25th Anniversary
March
WED. 4 7:30 PM Dreamers’ Circus
FRI. 6 7:30 PM Cirque FLIP Fabrique presents Blizzard
SAT. 14 7:30 PM Aoife O’Donovan, Songs and Strings
WED. 18 7:30 PM Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de SILVIA LOZANO
SAT. 21 7:30 PM Manual Cinema, Frankenstein
SAT. 28 7:30 PM Stefon Harris and Blackout
April
THUR. 2 7:30 PM Della Mae with special guest The Jacob Jolliff Band
THUR. 16 7:30 PM Yefim Bronfman, piano
SAT. 18 TBA Eighth Blackbird, Transient Landscapes
SAT. 25 7:30 PM Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
* These performances are part of the Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and The Arts 2019—2020 season.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE
October
THUR.-SAT. 3-5 7:30 PM Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
SUN. 6 2:00 PM Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
November
THUR.-SAT. 21-23 7:30 PM Pure Confidence by Carlyle Brown
SUN. 24 2:00 PM Pure Confidence by Carlyle Brown
February
THUR.-SAT. 6-8 7:30 PM Production Studies III Showcase
SUN. 9 2:00 PM Production Studies III Showcase
FRI.-SAT. 28-29 7:30 PM University Dancers 35th Annual Concert*
March
SUN. 1 2:00 PM University Dancers 35th Annual Concert*
April
THUR.-SAT. 16-18 7:30 PM How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Karen Zacarías
SUN. 19 2:00 PM How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Karen Zacarías
* These performances are part of the Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and The Arts 2019—2020 season.
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES
September
THUR. 5 7:30 PM David Esleck Trio, A Centennial Celebration of Nat King Cole
WED. 11 7:30 PM Music Faculty Gala
October
FRI. 4 7:30 PM Family Weekend Concert
FRI. 18 7:30 PM Ingrid Keller, piano and Jonathan Ruck, cello
November
SUN. 3 3:00 PM UR Schola and Women’s Chorale
FRI.-SAT. 8-9 multiple Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival*
SUN. 17 3:00 PM Global Sounds
MON. 18 7:30 PM UR Wind Ensemble
THUR. 21 7:30 PM UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos
December
MON. 2 7:30 PM UR Chamber Ensembles
TUE. 3 7:30 PM Cuban Spectacular, Pictures at a Cuban Exhibition II
WED. 4 7:30 PM UR Symphony Orchestra
SUN. 8 5:00 & 8:00 PM 46th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols
March
MON. 2 7:30 PM Neumann Lecture on Music, Cry No More: Black Music and Mythology of Post Racial America, Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle, speaker
SUN. 22 3:00 PM Doris Wylee-Becker, piano
MON. 30 7:30 PM Bruce Stevens, organ
The German Baroque Bs – Buxtehude, Bruhns, Böhm, and Bach
April
SUN. 5 3:00 PM UR Schola and Women’s Chorale
MON. 6 7:30 PM UR Jazz Ensemble
WED. 8 7:30 PM UR Symphony Orchestra
MON. 13 7:30 PM UR Wind Ensemble
WED. 15 7:30 PM UR Jazz and Contemporary Combos
SAT. 18 7:30 PM Eighth Blackbird, Transient Landscapes
SUN. 19 3:00 PM Global Sounds
MON. 20 7:30 PM UR Chamber Ensembles
*Visit thirdpractice.org for a full schedule of events