Bartók Night

Written and Directed by Lynne Conner

Featuring the Borromeo String Quartet

It is late summer 1945, as Béla Bartók sketches ideas for his seventh string quartet; the celebrated composer's memories of his past mingle with current worries about the state of the world, his own ill health, and the struggle to continue to grow as an artist.

With the onstage presence of the acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet, Bartók Night offers insights into the pains and artistic victories that characterized the life of this genius of the 20th century. The evening also includes the Fugue from Beethoven's C# minor quartet, Op. 131 followed by the profoundly moving last statement Bartók made for the string quartet, his Quartet No. 6.

STRIDER THEATER
Colby's premier theater and dance venue since 1976, Strider Theater is a proscenium-style theater that seats 262. It is the main performance space in the Runnals Building. Strider Theater is used for student theater and dance rehearsals and performances as well as professional touring companies' performances that are part of the Theater and Dance at Colby series. Completed in 1976, the theater is named for Colby's 16th president, Robert E.L. Stider II, and his wife, Helen.

DIRECTIONS
As you come onto Colby College campus on Mayflower Hill Drive, Runnals is on the left, at the head of the first quadrangle of buildings formed by Foss-Woodman and Mary Low-Coburn. To drop off passengers, turn left onto Runnals Drive after passing the President's House.

Parking Information: Parking is in the Mary Low lot, on the right as you enter the campus.