The list of arts and cultural activities for the 2017-2018 academic year is replete with on-campus events of interest to the College and greater community and visitors, among them:
- the exciting new onStage guest artist series of concerts, dance, theater
- music events, from choral groups and ensembles to faculty concerts
- theater mainstage productions
- dance concerts and artist-in-residence events
- art exhibitions
- arts and technology colloquia series and symposia
onStage
Guest Artist Series
The onStage guest artist series is known for its unique, eclectic and innovative programming in music, theater and dance.
Race Dance Performance
Martha Myers Studio, College Center at Crozier-Williams
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 6 and 7
Featuring choreography by faculty member Lisa Race.
Tickets: $10; Seniors: $5; Students: $5
A Music Faculty Showcase
Evans Hall
Friday, Sept. 21
Faculty perform works by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Herbert Howells, David Schumacher, Ingram Marshall, Henri Tomasi, Jacques Offenbach. Christine Coyle, cello; Wendy Moy, soprano; Sean Nelson, trombone; Patrice Newman, piano; Megan Sesma, harp; Joshua Thomas, saxophone; Libby Van Cleve, oboe.
Tickets: $10; Seniors: $5; Students: $5
One Book One Region: Mohsin Hamid
Palmer Auditorium
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Connecticut College is partnering with the One Book One Region initiative to present author Mohsin Hamid, author of the extraordinary novel “Exit West.” Mohsin Hamid is the author of four novels, “Moth Smoke,” “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia,” and “Exit West,” and a book of essays, “Discontent and Its Civilizations.” His writing has been featured on bestseller lists, adapted for the cinema, and translated into over thirty-five languages. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, he has spent about half his life there and much of the rest in London, New York, and California.
Prism: An Ensemble Sampler
Evans Hall
Friday, Sept. 28
A varied Fall Weekend program featuring Camel Heard, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, New Music Chamber Ensemble, Traditional Jazz Band.
Free Admission
Dance Theater of Harlem
Palmer Auditorium
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018
Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director
Dance Theater of Harlem is embarking on their 50th anniversary tour. Founded by Arthur Mitchell, an acclaimed principal dancer with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem brings new life to the art form of classical ballet. Performing a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works by George Balanchine and resident choreographer Robert Garland, as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate African-American culture, the Company is known for its thrilling performances that successfully challenge preconceived notions.
Tickets: $28; Seniors: $25; Students: $14 (General Admission)
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915
Tansill Theater
Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 29, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m.
By Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Jude Sandy
A group of actors gather to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the 20th century. “We Are Proud to Present ...” takes place largely in a rehearsal room that descends from collaborative to absurd as a group of idealistic actors—three black and three white—attempt to recreate the extinction of the Herero tribe at the hands of their German colonizers. Along the way, they test the limits of empathy as their own stories, subjectivities, assumptions and prejudices catalyze their theatrical process. Eventually the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, and what seemed a faraway place and time comes all too close to home.
Tickets: $15; Seniors: $6; Students: $6; Military: $6 (General Admission)
Faculty Recital
Evans Hall
Friday, Oct. 5
Music by Claude Debussy, Franz Schubert and James Sellars. Theodore Arm, violin; Christine Coyle, cello; Abby Magoon, viola; Mark McCormick, double bass; Patrice Newman, piano.
Tickets: $10; Seniors: $5; Students: $5
Faculty Recital: The Story of Othello
Harkness Chapel
Friday, Oct. 19
Music from Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello and readings from William Shakespeare’s Othello. Ju¯raté Švedaité Waller, soprano; Jorge Pita Carreras, tenor; Patrice Newman, piano; Michael Langois, actor.
Tickets: $10; Seniors: $5; Students: $5 (General Admission)
Guest Artists: Syria in my Heart: Classical Music by Contemporary Syrian Composers
Harkness Chapel
Sunday, Oct. 21
Syrian-German violinist Ashraf Kateb and Iraqi- Syrian-Finnish pianist Hamsa Alwadi perform contemporary Arab classical compositions. Co-sponsored by the Department of Music and Global Islamic Studies.
Free Admission
Theatre Re – “The Nature of Forgetting”
Palmer Auditorium
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018
"Incredibly beautiful... 'The Nature of Forgetting' is an explosive, joyous celebration of remembering." - Exeunt Magazine
At the intersection of art and science, "The Nature of Forgetting" bursts with creativity, joy and heartache. Theatre Re has created a moving articulation of the countless dimensions of memory and amnesia, linking science with real-life experiences. Through movement of great physicality and compelling live music, "The Nature of Forgetting" is the story of Tom — a middle-aged father struggling in the early stages of dementia. The piece, and Tom’s memories, are a life-affirming journey into a weakened mind, where broken does not have to mean defeated; a journey of shining humanity and celebration of a life well lived. A panel discussion will immediately follow the performance.
Presented in collaboration with the Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Tickets: $24; Seniors: $21; Students: $12 (General Admission)
