Krannert Center EventMail 4/17/08

APRIL 17-APRIL 24, 2008

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Aniruddha Knight and Ensemble: From the Heart of a Tradition Sunday, April 20 at 3pm Knight and a close-knit ensemble of vocal and instrumental musicians perform a fresh interpretation of South Indian classical music and dance that springs from inside a nine-generation family artistic practice. View more information about this event

On the Rocks Krannert Center Student Association Thursday-Saturday, April 17-19 at 9pm Experience the 14th annual On the Rocks performance—an entire evening of one-act performances written, produced, and performed by students from throughout the Urbana-Champaign campus. This year's series features the plays Antihero Pasta, A Relationship with Jam, Chairs and Awkward Situations, A Writer's Plight, and And the Violets Grow Oat on the Window Sill. View more information about this event

Ann Hampton Callaway Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26 at 7:30pm One of the “finest, warmest keepers-of-the-flame” of the Great American Songbook and a star of the New York cabaret scene, Callaway's voice ranges from a gentle purr to a feisty hot roar and her interpretations of the standards are anything but "standard." View more information about this event

School of Music Opera Program Presents: Armide Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26 at 7:30pm; Sunday, April 27 at 3pm This lyric tragedy tells the story of a sorceress—the warrior princess Armide—torn between hatred and attraction for the Christian knight Renaud. The music is elegant yet passionate and portrays the full range of Armide's emotions—from hostility to tenderness, from sensuousness to despair. View more information about this event

Department of Dance Presents: Studiodance II Thursday, April 17 at 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, April 18-19 at 7pm & 9pm An adjudicated concert of surprising little jewels awaits audiences. Enjoy the department's best dances made for and by students. View more information about this event