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Alexander Kasser Theater

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham: White Space

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@ 7:30 PM

Run Time: 1 hour

White Space brings together acclaimed composers, Jason Moran and Nico Muhly, for a haunting new collaborative score that pierces the heart of choreographer Kyle Abraham’s newest evening-length dance. At just over one hour, this dance work grounds its cast of 11 captivating dancers in a restless and thought-provoking world fueled by a vast movement vocabulary consisting of Abraham’s signature blend of classical and contemporary dance with a hip-hop underbelly. The score is performed live by two pianists on one piano, with echoes of pre-recorded hip-hop driving the collision of reality and idealism.

“lush movement, infectious music and magnetic dancers..." (The New York Times)

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Alexander Kasser Theater

Compagnie Hervé KOUBI: Sol Invictus

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@ 7:30 PM

Run Time: 75 minutes, no intermission.

A jubilant ritual full of love and light from the acclaimed French-Algerian ensemble Compagnie Hervé KOUBI. Named after the “invincible sun” deity, Sol Invictus upholds love as the guarantor of peace, that despite fracture, communion emerges as humanity’s saving grace. A vivid celebration of solidarity and the bonds that unite us, in Sol Invictus the sun will emerge victorious. The score includes a composition by Swedish composer Mikael Karlsson, with excerpts by Steve Reich and digital composer Maxime Bodson.

“The dancers of Compagnie Hervé KOUBI could be mistaken for gods.” (The New Yorker)

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Presentation Hall

Classic Films Now: All the President’s Men

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@ 2PM

Run Time: 140 minutes. Recommended for ages 13+.

A nation distrusts its institutions. News has become spectacle. Ordinary people fight to matter. Welcome to 1976.

Academy Award winners Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in this true story as Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, whose investigation of a seemingly minor hotel room break-in uncovers the greatest political scandal in United States history and leads to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

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Presentation Hall

Classic Films Now: Network

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@ 2PM

Run Time: 121 Minutes. Recommended for ages 18+

A nation distrusts its institutions. News has become spectacle. Ordinary people fight to matter. Welcome to 1976.

Best Picture nominee about a mentally unstable news anchor who, after being told he's to be fired, becomes a media superstar when he begins delivering nightly rants and threatens an on-air suicide for his final broadcast. Paddy Chayevsky's script won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; Peter Firth received a posthumous Best Actor award as the unhinged newsman; and Faye Dunaway won Best Actress as a scheming network exec.

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Presentation Hall

Classic Films Now: Rocky

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@ 2PM

Run Time: 120 minutes, recommended for ages 11+

A nation distrusts its institutions. News has become spectacle. Ordinary people fight to matter. Welcome to 1976.

A club fighter from Philadelphia who moonlights as a collector for a local mobster gets a shot at the big time when the heavyweight champion of the world gives him chance to fight for the belt on America's bicentennial.

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Alexander Kasser Theater

The Hands Free & Dance Heginbotham: The Party Scene

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@ 3PM

Exquisitely eclectic quartet The Hands Free and members of the fabulously whimsical Dance Heginbotham join forces in The Party Scene. Inspired by The Nutcracker and your holiday office party, this music and dance extravaganza is part Drosselmeyer and part Turkey Lurkey Time. Lightly immersive and family friendly, The Party Scene features student party guests from Montclair State University. All guests are encouraged to don impressively festive seasonal sweaters.

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Alexander Kasser Theater

New Jersey Symphony: Handel’s Messiah

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@ 7:30 PM

Run Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes

New Jersey Symphony’s glorious holiday tradition returns with this iconic masterpiece, a classical rendition of the greatest story ever told, composed by George Frideric Handel and featuring the University Singers. The majestic music—including the triumphant “Hallelujah Chorus”—rekindles the spirit of the holidays for first-time listeners and those who return each season.

This event features conductor Kendrick Armstrong, soprano Jessica Rivera, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, tenor Martin Bakari, and bass-baritone Kevin Short. The University Singers are directed by Heather J. Buchanan.

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