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DTSTAMP:20260421T121533
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T150000
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SUMMARY:Performance:Yooncho Cho\, soprano and Matthew Thompson\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Step into an intimate journey through the evocative world of Korean art song\, where memories of home\, love\, longing\, and hope come to life — revealing the inner landscapes of the human heart and the emotions that connect us all.\n\nThe Korean Performing Arts Initiative presents a guest recital featuring international concert\, stage and recording vocalist Yooncho Cho\, performing with SMTD professor Matthew Thompson.\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nYOONCHO CHO is internationally recognized for her luminous tone\, refined expressivity\, and remarkable artistic freedom – praised by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and *Sächsische Zeitung*. A prizewinner of several international competitions\, including the Musica Sacra\, Strauss\, Rheinsberg\, and Darclée Competitions\, she served as a principal soloist at Theater Münster and has appeared in leading roles at major German opera houses\, including Essen\, Freiburg\, and Wiesbaden. Her operatic repertoire includes roles such as Blonde (*Die Entführung aus dem Serail*) and Musetta (*La Bohème*).\n \nAs a concert artist\, she has performed at the Berlin Philharmonie and in major venues across Europe\, collaborating with distinguished conductors such as Wolfgang Sawallisch and Christian Thielemann. Her repertoire includes Bach’s Passions\, Mozart’s *Requiem*\, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9\, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. She has also been featured at major international festivals\, including the Leipzig Bach Festival\, and has performed with leading orchestras across Asia.\n\nDeeply committed to Korean art song\, she shares its beauty and emotional depth with audiences worldwide. She has introduced Korean art songs – including “Arirang” – to European audiences and regularly leads masterclasses in Korea on this repertoire.\n\nHer recording of Handel’s *Dixit Dominus*\, conducted by Winfried Toll\, was released by Sony Classical. She has also appeared with the Seoul Metropolitan Opera and the Korea National Opera.\nShe studied at Seoul National University\, earned her master’s degree from the Berlin University of the Arts\, and completed the Konzertexamen with highest honors at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. She is currently Professor of Voice at Gongju National University of Education.\n\nMATTHEW THOMPSON DMA (collaborative piano) joined the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance faculty in 2011 and was recently described by a former student as “giving one of the most wholesome\, nerdy\, epic-but-modest unicorn professor experiences you’ll ever find at U-M.” As a collaborative pianist\, Dr. Thompson has performed with operatic celebrities including Thomas Hampson\, Golden Mask winner Vince Yi\, and even musical theater gurus like Tony Award winner\, Gavin Creel. \n\nA lifelong gamer\, Dr. Thompson’s interests in video game music have become a major component of his teaching and research.  His upcoming book\, *The Video Game Piano Phenomenon: Press Ab to Play* will release in Spring 2027 as part of Intellect Publishing’s Studies in Game Sound and Music book series. \n\nIn 2022\, Thompson published a database of Korean Art Song\, koreanartsongresource.com\, currently containing thousands of song entries. The same year\, he organized and performed “K-ArtSong: a Korean Art Song Recital\,” excerpts of which went viral in Korean news media accumulating more than 10 million views. In 2024\, Thompson traveled to Korea and performed with U-M student\, Jack Morin\, on a Korean reality show\, *KoreaInvitesU*.\n\nThompson received masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan in collaborative piano\, studying with his long time mentor\, Martin Katz.
UID:147640-21901456@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147640
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Music,Free,Faculty,Culture,North Campus
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260424T124435
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T180000
SUMMARY:Performance:PlayFest: BIT\, or how to break things off with a hundred-year lover
DESCRIPTION:PlayFest is a reading festival highlighting the work of 4 student playwrights whose work was selected from multiple submissions. Selected playwrights have worked the entire semester developing their work with student directors and dramaturgs. Guest artists from the professional theatre world have been invited and they will adjudicate for the festival and give creative teams critical feedback\, not only of the performances\, but also the development of the scripts. \n\nPlayFest runs from Thursday\, April 23 through Saturday\, April 25. Each play will be performed a single time across the three days\; please see below for the complete schedule. \n\nThursday\, April 23\, 8pm\n*Venus* \nWritten by Jocelyn Fradette\nDirected by Maya Elowe\n\n\nFriday\, April 24\, 8pm\n*The Shot*\nWritten by Simon Nigam\nDirected by Naomi Parr\n\n\nSaturday\, April 25\, 4pm\n*BIT\, or How to Break Things Off With a Hundred-Year Lover*\nWritten by Charles Cole\nDirected by Jeffrey Wagner\n\n\nSaturday\, April 25\, 8pm\n*Flies in the Maafe*\nWritten by Oummu Kabba\nDirected by Gonzalo Delgado\n\n\nSpecial Guests:\n\n\nSigrid Gilmer is a nationally recognized playwright. Her plays have been produced across the United States: Titles include *Harry and the Thief*\, *Frilly*\, *The Great White Way*\, and *Glory Chicken* which is set to premiere in May. She has written for a number of television shows\, including\, *Claw*\, *Gossip Girl*\, and *Genius: MLK/X*\, just to name a few.\n\n\nAndrew Morton is a Lead Facilitator at Telling It. Originally from the UK\, Morton is a queer immigrant\, playwright\, and theatre-maker currently based in Detroit. As the founding producing artistic collaborator at Every Soul Arts\, he leads healing-centered arts projects amplifying the voices of young people impacted by homelessness\, including the award-winning Sofa Stories project.
UID:147685-21901570@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147685
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio
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DTSTAMP:20260425T120020
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T190000
SUMMARY:Other:Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Banquet
UID:147959-21902622@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147959
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Vivian's House
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DTSTAMP:20260420T181542
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T183000
SUMMARY:Performance:Pinn Mahasaranond\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Pinn Mahasaranond performs a recital.
UID:147071-21900348@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147071
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:North Campus,Music,Free
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre
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DTSTAMP:20260425T172022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T200000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:HENDERSON HOUSE 2025-2026
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UID:135667-21901235@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135667
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Sava's Restaurant
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DTSTAMP:20260422T121513
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T010000
SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Rowing vs Wolverine Double Dual vs. Syracuse\, Princeton
DESCRIPTION:Rowing vs Wolverine Double Dual vs. Syracuse\, Princeton
UID:147195-21900514@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147195
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Athletics - Rowing,Athletics
LOCATION:Michigan Boathouse
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DTSTAMP:20260324T181802
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:2 X 2 - dance\, storytelling and genre-defying performance
DESCRIPTION:Amy Chavasse (faculty\, Dance)\, Malcolm Tulip (faculty\, Theatre & Drama)\, and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance major\, Anna Bodescu join together for an evening of storytelling\, movement\, and dance. Careening from acts boisterous and absurd to tributes reverent and tender\, the three works promise an unflinching examination of the human condition.\n\nPROGRAM\n\n*Little Charlotte the Round Ray* (premiered at the Disguise Festival\, Northampton\, MA\, May 2025)\n\nA cautionary tale\, told as speculative fiction in kaleidoscopic movement\, song and storytelling. It examines the desperation that can emerge from belief systems that elevate hysteria\, and wishful thinking. At its core\, this is a heartfelt homage to Charlotte.\n\n*Low Light* (premiered at the Beijing Dance Festival\, 2014)\n\nIn 1956\, Rachel Carson wrote a script for the popular TV show *Omnibus* called *Something About the Sky*. She hoped to challenge the \"sterile preoccupation with things artificial\" and question our \"alienation from our source of strength.” Our absolute and essential humanness calls out for a re-imagined vocabulary of encounters. This dance seeks to uncover how this looks and feels across an expanse of emotional latitude – the imaginary line that connects points across the surface of the earth. Geographical imagery provides a framework as the dancer moves inside a quivering\, episodic narrative.\n\n*deux dogtooth* (premiered at the Arthur Miller Theatre\, 2017)\n\nA duet for Tulip and Chavasse that uses misappropriation and agitprop in a tightly structured improvisation that relies on intricately timed textural layering\, gestures and humor. Obliquely referencing the 2009 film\, *Dogtooth* by Yorgos Lanthimos\, the action unfolds on and around a table\, two chairs and a thick shag rug. 
UID:146826-21899665@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146826
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Dance,Faculty,Interdisciplinary,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre
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DTSTAMP:20260318T130333
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T213000
SUMMARY:Performance:Beyond This Point: Musician Minus Instrument
DESCRIPTION:What does a musician become without their instrument? Can they use their skills in other ways\, and still make music?\n\nMusician Minus Instrument both breaks and expands what it means to be a musician and a performer. The “instruments” run the gamut from a loose jack cable to an IKEA desk lamp to simple bodies and voices. Beyond This Point\, composed of Chicago-based collaborative percussion/arts trio Adam Rosenblatt\, John Corkill\, and AJ Morrissey straddles the disciplines of music\, theater\, and science through gesture and ingenuity.
UID:146766-21899600@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146766
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ypsilanti Freighthouse,Ypsilanti,university musical society,UMS,Percussion,Health & Wellness,concert
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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