A new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery leads this slow summer week in 蘑菇视频 arts. Plus, there are some interesting off-campus events involving 蘑菇视频 talents.
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蘑菇视频 Professional and Continuing Education marked its 100th birthday in grand style today (June 10) with the announcement of an extraordinary glass sculpture from a 蘑菇视频 alumnus who is also among the biggest names in art: Dale Chihuly.
Even as spring quarter winds down, there’s lots to see. The Burke Museum has a new exhibit, the School of Music presents its combined bands with the University Symphony, and two plays at the School of Drama conclude their runs.
In 1936, when Jesse Owens made headlines by winning Olympic gold in front of Adolf Hitler, nine 蘑菇视频 rowers improbably did the same in competition that had been dominated by Germany. An upcoming book vividly tells the tale.
Late spring is perhaps the busiest time for arts at the 蘑菇视频. This week, ongoing productions and exhibits, plus a production of “The 39 Steps” and lots of music — including the powerful, 100-voice 蘑菇视频 Gospel Choir.
“The Return,” a dreamlike account of a Native woman and her baby, is an allegory for passing environmental health values to the next generation.
Spring is a great time for the arts at the 蘑菇视频, with the School of Music, School of Drama and School of Art all offering shows or exhibits — and a lot more.
A new half-hour documentary about a 蘑菇视频 research expedition to Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano off the Washington coast, airs tonight at 9:30 p.m. on 蘑菇视频TV.
Dance and drama talents lead a busy week in 蘑菇视频 arts with the annual MFA Dance Concert, the 50th annual Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading and more.
This week there’s experimental music, a string quartet, photos about food, a health-minded art walk, student exhibits and the combined talents of the Dance Program and School of Drama.
Herbert Blau, who died on May 3, will be remembered as a theater innovator and scholar who introduced American audiences to avant-garde playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter.
“Sanctum” by James Coupe and Juan Pampin opens at the Henry Art Gallery and the School of Music celebrates the life and music of Charles Ives.
Art students show their work, music students play jazz with famous guests, the Burke invites all for a celebration of Salish Coast art, and more.
Also, the School of Music’s Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band unite for an evening of music featuring a tuba concerto, of course.
A conversation with Carlos Gil, 蘑菇视频 professor emeritus of history and author of the memoir “We Became Mexican American.”
Join in Friday during HuskyFest and kick-off activities for Earth Day.
The School of Drama continues its Western, music Professor Robin McCabe and sister Rachelle McCabe perform works for piano, and jazzman Bill Frisell visits for the fifth-annual IMPfest.
This week brings art exhibits, lectures and several events from the 蘑菇视频 School of Music, and the School of Drama wrangles the Western genre for a six-part, ensemble-created show.
Dance, photography, cinema, theater and music will convey how the arts can make a difference in public health.
There’s much to see and hear on campus as spring quarter begins — music. art, lectures and fiction — even though the true campus stars are the cherry blossoms.
This week, student art and music, a School of Social Work art exhibit a lecture on art and more. It’s between quarters but there’s still plenty to see on campus.
Ongoing exhibits at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum and 蘑菇视频-related art being shown off campus are featured.
The 蘑菇视频 Symphony, Chamber Singers, Littlefield Organ Series and more this week in 蘑菇视频 arts.
Lots of music this week, plus “Cyrano” continues and the Burke Museum holds Dino Day, a family-friendly event 65 million years in the making.
This week the Undergraduate Theater Society stages the Cyrano de Bergerac story and the School of Drama performs “Pentecost.” There’s also the 2013 Dance Majors Concert.
Eric Ames, 蘑菇视频 associate professor of Germanics, discusses his new book about filmmaker Werner Herzog.
Dance and drama lead this busy week of 蘑菇视频 Arts, with the School of Drama’s production of “Pentecost,” the visiting Black Grace dance company and later, the 2013 Dance Majors concert.
In arts this week, the School of Drama opens “Pentecost,” Robin McCabe and Maria Larionoff kick off their Beethoven Project, and the dance company Black Grace visits campus.
English professor David Shields discusses his new book, “How Literature Saved My Life.”
The School of Music leads this crowded week, from baroque to modern, percussion to a combined band concert. Plus, Taiko drummers visit, the Henry Art Gallery has its annual gala and the Burke Museum holds its popular annual Artifact ID Day
The drama “Burn This” continues, the School of Art has multiple events and the Kirkland Choral Society stops by for a visit.
A new Henry Art Gallery exhibit, a classical pianist performs Nirvana and Radiohead and the visiting Compagnie Marie Chouinard continues the campus celebration of “The Rite of Spring.”
A busy week in 蘑菇视频 arts, including a dance concert and staging great novels with Book-It Repertory.
A number of events and volunteer opportunities for 蘑菇视频 faculty, staff and students are planned in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Art exhibits abound and the School of Drama once again teams with Book-it Repertory this week in 蘑菇视频 arts.
A new student art exhibit and a 蘑菇视频 Libraries exhibit about printmaker Richard V. Correll are featured this week.
Wire, rubber bands and dental acrylics are fashioned into sculptures for the annual Department of Orthodontics contest.
Medieval chanting in Mary Gates Hall and a major new exhibit on plastics at the Burke Museum come to campus this week.
The University Symphony and the Undergraduate Theater Society’s popular production of “Pippin” lead this week’s busy 蘑菇视频 arts schedule.
Music 鈥� and musical theater 鈥� rule this packed week in 蘑菇视频 arts. Take your pick from choirs and choruses, jazz, percussion, world music and campus bands, the musical “Pippin” and the opera “Die Fledermaus.”
Exhibits, weekend fun at the Burke Museum and an ensemble concert by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale highlight the week in campus arts.