A high school teacher’s experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
Director: Dennis Gansel
(2008)
Unrated
107 minutes
The Black Maria Film Festival was founded in 1981 as a tribute to Thomas Edison’s development of the motion picture at his laboratory, dubbed the “Black Maria” film studio, the first in the world, in West Orange, NJ. Now in its 38th year, the festival attracts and showcases the work of independent filmmakers internationally. The festival is a project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, an independent non-profit organization in residence at New Jersey City University’s Department of Media Arts. Unlike other major film festivals, the Black Maria Festival is not presented in only one location. Instead, the winning films are presented at universities, museums, libraries and cultural centers across the country all year.
James Dalton gathers together a cast of wonderful singer songwriters and musicians, focusing heavily on local and independent, to take the “in the round” model up a notch. Audiences will not only get an intimate portrait of the artists and stories behind the songs themselves, but they will experience onstage collaboration and interplay as the whole cast supports, accompanies and jams with each other. Artists will include: James Dalton, Steven Delopoulos, Michael Ronstadt, Steve Reilly, April Centrone, Andy Keenan, Tara Dente, Karlee Bloom and more to be announced soon!!
The second installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Die Walküre, stars heroic soprano Christine Goerke as the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, whose encounter with the mortal twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, sung by Stuart Skelton and Eva-Maria Westbroek, leads her on a journey from Valhalla to earthbound humanity. Philippe Jordan conducts.
Distinguished NJ Songwriters Joe Rapolla and Joe D’Urso are back this year hosting the celebrated Songwriters by the Sea series at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre. What once started in a small coffee shop as an area for local songwriters has now grown into a series that features some of the top songwriters in the country. This year, the show features special guest artists Jeffrey Gaines and ERYN with an intro set by Mark Geary. The show will also feature Monmouth University student openers: Max Adolf and Kelli Misenheimer.
Graduate Student Appreciation Days are back! To kick off this month of events, the Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to offer free professional headshot photos for Monmouth University’s graduate students.
The Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to hold a reception in honor of our 2018–2019 Graduate Assistants. All current graduate assistants, graduate research assistants, graduate teaching assistants, and their supervisors are welcome to attend. Refreshments and light fare will be served. Please note that RSVP is required. Register via our Graduate Appreciation Days 2019 […]
Please Note: This event if free and open to the public, but registration is required. Event Schedule Registration & Coffee: 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Program: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Program Participants Moderator: Joseph M. Kyrillos, State Senator (Ret.) and Monmouth University Public Servant-in-Residence 2018-19 PANELISTS: Chris Daggett, Former Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection […]
The Office of Graduate Studies will hold its second Grads Give Back event: a day of service for Monmouth’s graduate students to contribute to local organizations that provide aid to the community. This year, our students will team up with Coastal Habitat for Humanity. An optional lunch will follow at a nearby restaurant. RSVP is […]
