program - Mondavi Center

ANNIVERSARY
2012—13
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Robert and Margrit
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, a genuine jewel of
our UC Davis campus. In its 10 years of existence, the Center has
truly transformed our university and the Sacramento region.
Linda P.B. Katehi
UC Davis Chancellor
Arts and culture are at the heart of any university campus, both as
a source of learning and pleasure and of creative and intellectual
stimulation. I have been fortunate to be a part of several campuses
with major performing arts centers, but no program I have experienced
exceeds the quality of the Mondavi Center. The variety, quality
and impact of Mondavi Center presentations enhance the worldwide
reputation of our great research university.
Of course, this great Center serves many purposes. It is a place
for our students to develop their cultural literacy, as well as a
venue where so many of our wonderful faculty can share ideas
and expertise. It is a world-class facility that our music, theater
and dance students use as a learning laboratory.
As a land grant university, UC Davis values community service
and engagement, an area in which the Mondavi Center also excels.
Through school matinees, nearly 100,000 K–12 students have
had what is often their first exposure to the arts. And through the
Center’s many artist residency activities, we provide up close and
personal, life-transforming experiences with great artists and thinkers
for our region.
Thank you for being a part of the Mondavi Center’s 10th anniversary
season.
Season Sponsors
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