Performance Hall Inaugural Concert: Philip Glass Ensemble (Sold Out)
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, November 1, 2013
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre
Cost:
Orchestra: $60.00 Mezzanine: $50.00 Balcony: $40.00

Description:
Note: This event is sold out.

The Center of the Arts at Virginia Tech will open for its inaugural concert on Friday, November 1st with Philip Glass Ensemble Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation.

We inaugurate the new performance hall with an icon of contemporary music, international themes and film imagery, and young voices from our own community.

Through his operas, symphonies, compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times.

Powaqqatsi is a celebration of the human-scale endeavor, craftsmanship, spirituality, labor, and creativity that defines a culture. It is also a celebration of both the rareness, and the universal drumbeat to which societies move. Powaqqatsi, says filmmaker Reggio, is not about what should or shouldn’t be. “It’s an impression, an examination of how life is changing.” It is about contrasting ways of life. The film is a record of cultural diversity and transformation, presented as an integrated human symphony—and with Philip Glass’ compelling score providing counterpart, its tribal rhythms are fused by a single magisterial theme.

For more information on Philip Glass, visit: http://www.philipglass.com/
For more information on Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation, visit:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095895/

Tickets to individual performances will go on sale in August. Temporarily tickets are available for purchase by phone and mail order only. Online ticket sales will begin soon.

To purchase tickets, call the box office at: 540-231-5300 or visit the website at: https://www.artscenter.vt.edu/online/subscribe for mail order information.

For more information on the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, visit: https://www.artscenter.vt.edu/Online/default.asp

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