Killer Spring Semester

by Shawn Werner

WUD Performing Arts Committee Director

With the Spring semester right around the corner, we're wrapping up a very successful Fall semester of events. The Special Events Series looks to kick off next semester with a bang!

The awesome Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are rockin' out on our stage on March 1, the one and only Comedy Central's Gabriel Iglesias will be sure to make the whole house laugh on March 3, the annual Marcia Legere Play Festival will be held on March 10 and 11, Pilobolus is dancing on April 14, followed by the Neale-Silva Young Artist Competition on April 29, and Leahy, an awesome Canadian powerhouse of dancing and music making, will be here on May 4.

Apart from Gabriel Iglesias's show, I'm extremely excited to see Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - in their original form, just like old times! Seeing that they haven't played together for a good 20 years, their sound is bound to be more mature, richer, and just plain old better. Get excited, people! If you haven't purchased your tickets yet, I advise to do so soon!

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones:

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are definitely one of the apexes of our spring semester, and I can't wait; it'll be so much fun! They just released a new album, Rocket Science. Check out one of the new songs here:

Gabriel Iglesias is one EXTREMELY FUNNY comedian! "Hot and Fluffy" was definitely one of the most hilarious stand-ups I've ever watched. It's one of those you-can-watch-it-every-day-and-never-get-tired-of-it stand-ups. What I find most interesting is that all of the stories he tells are actually true events that happened in his life. For example, he tells this bit about how he bought a VW Beetle and, one day, he drove to his friend's house to pick him up and--well, you'll just have to watch it yourself. This dude is gonna kill this show! You won't want to miss it!

Leahy is an awesome mix of musicians and dancers composed (ha! Get it?!) of brothers and sisters from Lakefield, Ontario, who perform an eclectic mix of music choreographed with dance. Their repertoire ranges from Cape Breton to Quebecois and Celtic to good ol' folk performances. Their music is quite virtuosic (it's a word, I promise) filled with rhythmic complexities and melodic heterophony (again, it's a word, I promise). These two elements combined pretty much create an urge to dance and they do exactly that. Check out their piece "B Minor."

They'll certainly bring an explosive presence to the stage and you'll for sure want to be a part of that experience!

So there you have it, the three powerhouse special events happening next semester that will guarantee your satisfaction!

Peace,

Shawn