UMSL students look to the university to create life-altering opportunities. UMSL alumni prove-out those opportunities with solid successes. That’s the story of the newest chapter of the “I Chose UMSL” branding campaign launched in October. This is the fourth iteration of the popular initiative.
Founded in 1979, the Shanghai Ballet boasts a history of more than 30 years, holding a prestigious position in the international ballet world. Shanghai Ballet’s production of “The Butterfly Lovers” is often considered the Chinese equivalent to “Romeo and Juliet.”
“Peter Pan,” the latest Variety Children’s Theatre production, will take flight Oct. 25-27 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. As in years past, Variety Children’s Theatre will stage its production with a cast of professional actors and children of all abilities, a live orchestra with 21 musicians, glorious sets and brilliant costumes.
Since jazz musician Wynton Marsalis composed and recorded “In This House, On This Morning” two decades ago, he has remained committed to projecting a theme of universal humanism while reflecting the form of the African American church service. Never has Marsalis coalesced the codes of sacred and secular expression more successfully than with the 2008 extended work “Abyssinian Mass,” commissioned to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Abyssinian Baptist Church on West 138th Street in Harlem, N.Y.
Dan Savage is a writer, TV personality and activist best known for his political and social commentary, as well as his honest approach to sex, love and relationships. His sex advice column, “Savage Love,” is syndicated in newspapers and websites throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
Among the University of Missouri–St. Louis students performing in “The Rocky Horror Show” at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center is Grayson Jostes, who came to UMSL this semester as part of SUCCEED, a post-secondary program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To mark its 50th anniversary the University of Missouri–St. Louis commissioned composer and UMSL music professor Barbara Harbach to write an original performance piece. Her creation will make its debut next month.
Four is a significant number for PNC Arts Alive New Dance Horizons II. Dance St. Louis has commissioned four renowned choreographers from around the country to collaborate with four St. Louis professional dance companies to create four distinct, clever and moving world premieres.