The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance will present a vertical dance retelling of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass.”
“Wonderland: Alice’s Adventures in Three-Dimensional Space” will run Tuesday, Nov. 12, through Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Thrust Theatre.
Tickets cost $14 for the public, $11 for senior citizens and $7 for students. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts box office and the Wyoming Union information desk, by calling (307) 766-6666 or going online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.
The dance features a multimedia experience and dancers, actors and singers who chart Alice’s journey to understand who she is and where she fits in with her family and the world.
UW Department of Theatre and Dance Professor Margaret Wilson and UW Department of Geology and Geophysics Professor Neil Humphrey, who instituted the vertical dance program at UW and choreograph and rig all vertical dance performances, were scheduled for a full production in fall 2019.
They wanted to produce a concert in the Thrust Theatre, an innovative space for vertical dance. Scenic designer Scott Tedmon-Jones suggested “Alice in Wonderland” as a possible project. Also joining the project were composer and lyricist Sean Warren Stone; lighting and projection designer Jason Banks; and dramaturg Patrick Konesko.
Wilson, who directs and choreographs the project, says “Wonderland” is a “celebration of everything we do in live performance.”
“This production combines original movement, music, sets, projections and costumes, and well-loved books for children and adults alike in a live theatrical performance,” she adds. “We are working to create a world of chaos and confusion, of Alice seeking — and finding — identity and agency, while we contribute to the eternal question, ‘Whose dream was it anyway?’”
Building on one another’s input and expertise, while exploring new technologies, has allowed the team members expanded opportunities for creative growth.
“As an exciting new collaboration, we are working with the Shell 3D Visualization Center in the UW School of Energy Resources on campus to develop the opportunity for patrons to experience the world of Wonderland through virtual reality headsets before the performance and during the intermission,” Wilson says.
Kyle Summerfield, an assistant research scientist in the School of Energy Resources, has developed the immersive experience, directed by Emma-Jane Alexander, manager of the center.
“The performance will have a little something for everyone, from becoming part of an immersive environment created by both technology and performers to reconnecting with a well-known story in a novel way to hearing original new music and ‘Jabberwocky’ translated,” Wilson says. “Come see how it all comes together.”
For more information, call Kathy Kirkaldie, UW Fine Arts coordinator, at (307) 766-2160 or email kirisk@uwyo.edu.
Laramie Credit Unions have once again joined forces to collect items for Operation Shoebox.
Items the military love to get: Instant coffee, Canned fruit, Gum, Tuna kits, Sugar packets, Duct tape, Batteries, Cushioned white calf high socks, Mini/Mag-lite flashlights, Travel size shampoo and hand lotion, Disposable razors, Crossword and Sudoku Puzzles.
Drop off items at either LPFCU branch – 365 N. Third St. or 3905 E. Grand Ave. till November 15
An art show featuring work created by University of Wyoming students is planned Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Wyoming Union.
The art show will take place at 6 p.m. in the Fireplace Lounge, located in the lower level of the Wyoming Union. Banshee Tree, a swing/dance/jam band, will perform during the event. The 7220 Entertainment Fine Arts and Lectures Committee and StudioWYO host the event, which is free and open to the public.
Students interested in presenting their artwork in the show can email fal@uwyo.edu; fill out an application here; or obtain an entry form at the Campus Activities Center (CAC), located in Room 012 in the Wyoming Union.
Only work that can be displayed on an easel — preferably paintings and drawings — may be submitted. There is a dimension limit of 3 feet by 3 feet. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the show.
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Individuals needing assistance to attend this event should call the CAC at (307) 766-6340.
For the first time, both University of Wyoming men’s singing groups — the Singing Statesmen and the Happy Jacks — will perform at the same concert.
“I Have Wings,” conducted by UW Department of Music Professor Nicole Lamartine, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.
Tickets cost $10 for the public, $7 for senior citizens and $6 for students. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts box office and the Wyoming Union information desk, by calling (307) 766-6666 or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.
The UW Singing Statesmen will present traditional songs, including a setting of Mary Coleridge’s poem “When I Hear Her, I Have Wings”; a new arrangement of “Shenandoah”; and “Mattinata,” an old Italian song made famous by tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
The UW Singing Statesmen is a non-auditioned male choir representing a wide variety of backgrounds and academic disciplines. The men are brought together by the distinct brotherhood and camaraderie of male ensemble singing, Lamartine says. The ensemble promotes the rich tradition of male singing through school clinics and collaborations.
The UW Singing Statesmen have received prestigious invitations to the 2012 Northwest American Choral Directors Association conference, the Wyoming Music Educators conference, and have had four collaborations with the Jackson-based Bar J Wranglers and the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra.
The Happy Jacks will entertain the audience with pop and contemporary tunes. The student-led male a cappella group is composed of select members of the Statesmen and is well known for its performances of contemporary music.
Lamartine is director of choral activities at UW, leading the Collegiate Chorale, the Singing Statesmen and the Happy Jacks. She also teaches conducting and studio voice.
Her choirs have performed at several national and regional conferences, and she is a recognized expert in females conducting male choirs. An active performer, she has sung with Conspirare, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and Colorado Bach Ensemble.
For more information, call Lamartine at (307) 288-0042 or email choir@uwyo.edu.
Laramie Credit Unions have once again joined forces to collect items for Operation Shoebox.
Items the military love to get: Instant coffee, Canned fruit, Gum, Tuna kits, Sugar packets, Duct tape, Batteries, Cushioned white calf high socks, Mini/Mag-lite flashlights, Travel size shampoo and hand lotion, Disposable razors, Crossword and Sudoku Puzzles.
Drop off items at either LPFCU branch – 365 N. Third St. or 3905 E. Grand Ave. till November 15
There will be walk in flu shot clinics at Albany County Public Health 609 S 2nd every Friday in November (except 11/29). you can also schedule an appointment for other days of the week. A regular flu shot is $35, a high dose flu shot is $60 Call 721.2561 with questions
Alcoholics Anonymous holds meetings 7 days a week in Laramie. Here is a look at the Friday meeting schedule. Closed means its for AA Members or those that think they have a problem with alcohol. Open means it is for anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous. Call (307) 399-0590 with any questions.
7:10am
Civic Center,710 Garfield Street, Room 260
Downtown group, discussion meeting, closed
12:00pm
Downtown group, discussion meeting, closed
7:30pm
Civic Center
Downtown group, discussion meeting, closed
At this meeting, there is a birthday meeting the last Friday of the month. Potluck at 6:30pm, meeting at 7:30pm. Family member are welcome.
If you need a holiday meal for Thanksgiving or Christmas, contact Laramie Interfaith Good Samaritan at 742-4240 by November 15. The meal distribution location is First Baptist church at 1517 E Canby. Thanksgiving meals will be distributed November 23 from 12noon to 4pm and Christmas meals will be distributed December 21st 12noon to 4pm.
Interfaith also needs volunteers and food donations to help prepare the meals. They need turkey, potatoes, yams, canned mixed vegetables, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, cranberries, stuffing, dried gravy and rolls.
If you need a holiday meal, know someone who does, can donate some items or time to help with the holiday meals, call Interfaith at 742-4240
The 40th Annual Holiday Bazaar sponsored by the Eppson Center will take place Saturday November 16th from 9am to 3pm at the Albany County Fairgrounds. There will be lots of handcrafted items and non profit agencies and home based businesses. There will be breakfast and lunch for sale as well. There will be drawings held every hour for bazaar bucks that can be used with any vendor.