| Date: | March 22, 2018 |
| Time: | 1:00 - 9:30 PM |
| Venue: | Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech |
| Organizations: | Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts |
| Description: |
The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts presents Shakespeare’s Garden: An Immersive Sound Stroll Through His Sonnets, Soliloquies, and Scenes on Thursday, March 22, 2018 through Saturday, March 24, 2018 at The Cube inside the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech. Dates & Hours: • March 22, 2018 at 1:00-9:30 pm • March 23, 2018 at 10:00 am - 9:30 pm • March 24, 2018 at 10:00 am - 9:30 pm Actively engaged in their own exploration of Shakespeare’s garden, audience members follow a meandering path through the space creating an immersive theatrical experience. As they stroll, audience members hear Shakespearean sonnets, soliloquies, and scenes performed by Virginia Tech theatre students. The selections are curated and directed by Amanda Nelson, assistant professor of theatre and Natasha Staley, associate professor of voice and performance. The performance includes sounds of the garden with original music composed by Charles Nichols, assistant professor of composition and creative technologies and a faculty affiliate at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology. Visual elements augment the aural experience with projection design by Meaghan Dee, assistant professor and chair of Visual Communication Design in the School of Visual Arts. Visitors are invited to come any time during open hours to enjoy this installation. Admission is free and all are welcome This project has been made possible through the generous support of the School of Performing Arts, the Humanities at Virginia Tech, the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), the School of Visual Arts, the Moss Arts Center, and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). For more information, visit: http://www.performingarts.vt.edu/index.php/events/view/shakespeares-garden-an-immersive-sound-stroll-through-his-sonnets-and-solil or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt. |