This week in the arts, partake in an audio augmented reality (AR) experience with hundreds of others on Red Square, explore the newly redesigned ARTS蘑菇视频 website, attend JACK Quartet, and more! Inspiring arts exploration: Arts蘑菇视频 website redesigned with students in mind “We want the?arts to be part of the DNA of every student’s experience.” That bold vision, offered by Catherine Cole, divisional dean for the arts in the 蘑菇视频 College of Arts and Sciences, is getting a boost this month…
This week in the arts, partake in a West African Dance Masterclass with Live Drumming with Etienne Cakpo, attend a concert with guest pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, see “This Moment”, presented by 蘑菇视频 School of Drama’s Musical Theater cohort, and more! Monsen Photography Lecture: Abelardo Morell May 3, 6:30 pm | Henry Art Gallery Abelardo Morell was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948, and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1962.?For over three decades, Morell has explored what…
This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX;? experience the Seattle premiere of the chamber opera Hydrogen Jukebox, composed by Philip Glass, with libretto by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, presented by the students of the 蘑菇视频 Vocal Theatre Works program will present the?Seattle premiere, and more! Exhibition Histories, Digital Futures: Researching, Curating, and Publishing 250 Years of the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition April 25, 4:00 pm | Allen…
This week in the arts, attend opening night of “Romeo and Jules”, witness musicians perform with their brains, drop in to the Allen Library for a lunchtime concert, and more! SOLD OUT: Kollar American Art Lecture: Elizabeth West Hutchinson April 18, 6:00 pm | Henry Art Gallery In the summer of 1868, Eadweard Muybridge accompanied a military inspection of southeastern Alaska. The photographs do not inspire confidence in American command over the the newly-acquired territory. Many of the pictures are…
This week in the arts, celebrate 100 years of influence of the iconic choreographer Merce Cunningham; attend an East African Retro Pop concert with? Alsarah and the Nubatrones, attend a graduation exhibition opening the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and more.? The Hip Hop Architect: Michael Ford April 10, 6:30 pm | Kane Hall, Room 130 The College of Built Environments is proud to host an evening with Michael Ford, a featured architect with BRANDNU Design. Ford is the Co-Founder of The…
This week in the arts, explore the private studios of the Master of Fine Arts students in Painting + Drawing at the Sandpoint Studios + Gallery and talk with the artists about their completed artworks and work in progress, experience the music of Harry Partch on his original instruments, participate in a Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of womxn and gender non-binary artists of color, and more! Ballet Preljocaj April 4 – 6, 8:00 pm | Katharyn Alvord…
This week in the arts, join members of the African-American Writers’ Alliance as they present new works written in response to the content and themes of Edgar Arceneaux’s Library of Black Lies, attend Pianist Emanuel Ax’s performance, and before that, stop by the graduation exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery! Reading: African-American Writers’ Alliance March 31, 2:00 pm | Henry Art Gallery Join us in the galleries for a reading with members of the African-American Writers’ Alliance as they present…
This week in the arts, see In the Heart of America, experience recent augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) projects?from 蘑菇视频 students, attend a free concert with the Seattle Symphony and 蘑菇视频 School of Music faculty, and more! In the Heart of America March 6 – 17 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse In the shadow of the Gulf War, a young Palestinian woman’s quest to learn what happened to her Marine brother, Remzi,?leads her to a Kentuckian Marine named…
This week in the arts, attend a performance with Emerson String Quartet, partake in the Strange Coupling silent and live auction, see the film screening of “The Gold Fish Casino,” and more! In the Heart of America March 6 – 17 (previews March 2 & 5) | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse In the shadow of the Gulf War, a young Palestinian woman’s quest to learn what happened to her Marine brother, Remzi,?leads her to a Kentuckian Marine named Craver….
This week in the arts, see one of “[The] most successful and influential choreographer alive and indisputably the most musical (The New York Times)” on stage, have an inside look of the Ceramic and Metal Arts Building at the 3D4M Open House, and more! Gurvich Visiting Artist: Carolina Caycedo Los Angeles-based artist Carolina Caycedo will engage in a series of programs that explore the geopolitics of water, collective resistance, and regional narratives that relate to her?ongoing project Be Dammed, aspects…
This week in the arts, take a trip to the Nordic Museum on Valentine’s Day for a lecture on Swedish cinema history, attend artist talks about “Creating Survivance: Art and Indigenous Wellness”, celebrate 25 years of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery with DJ sets by SassyBlack, Felisha Ledesma, and dos leches + Eve Defy, and more! Scandinavian 30: For the Love of Swedish Cinema! ?? February 14, 7:00 pm| Nordic Museum This Valentine’s Day, take a look at Swedish cinema…
This week in the arts, attend Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq’s performance that will feature a crowdsourced choir of 蘑菇视频 students and regional indigenous people, partake in the Painting + Drawing Open House, visit the Henry to see “Martha Friedman: Castoffs” before it closes, and more. Critical Issues Lecture:? Andrea Fraser February 7, 7:00 PM | Henry Art Gallery Andrea Fraser is an artist whose work investigates the social, financial, and affective economies of cultural institutions, fields, and groups. She…
This week in the arts, perform on stage with Tanya Tagaq at the Meany Center for the Performing Arts, experience Beethoven for cello and piano at a faculty recital, attend a lecture with New York-based Artist Amy O’Neill,? catch one of the last performances of Rutherford and Son, and more! Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard, piano, and S?unn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello January 31, 7:30 PM | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater Faculty colleagues Craig Sheppard, piano, and S?unn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello,?conclude their cycle…
This week in the arts, attend the first Critical Issues Lecture with Maria Nordman, go to a performance by 蘑菇视频 Music faculty band, Indigo Mist, with renowned guitarist Bill Frisell, and more! Critical Issues Lecture Series: Maria Nordman January 10, 7:00 PM| Henry Art Gallery Maria Nordman, a German-American sculptor and conceptual artist, will deliver the first lecture of the Critical Issues Lecture Series, brought to you by the School of Art + Art History + Design with assistance from…
This week in the arts, learn about the history of art and its politics in Japan post-1945, see the final performances of Fefu and Her Friends, take a workshop at the Henry Art Gallery, and more! Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan December 7, 3:30 PM| Thomson Hall Justin Jesty, associate professor at the 蘑菇视频 Department of Asian Languages and Literature will be giving a talk on his newly published book Art and Engagement in Early Postwar…
This week in the arts, attend María Irene Fornés’ most celebrated, realistic and feminist works, go to opening night of Clotilde Jiménez’s “Apple of My Eye”,? learn about the restoration of the miraculous image of the Madonna del Baraccano, listen to a 100-voice gospel choir, and more. Fefu and Her Friends November 28 to December 9 | Meany Studio Theater Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton directs an all-female cast in María Irene Fornés’ most celebrated, realistic and feminist works, Fefu and Her…
This week in the arts, shop for hand-printed gifts, attend a?sonic-theatrical performance, dive into lectures about Indian Painting in Mewar and Marwar, and more! Print Sale November 14 to 15, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM | Art Building Hand-printed artwork, cards, soft goods, and more! 蘑菇视频 student members of the 蘑菇视频 Printmaking Association and 蘑菇视频 printmaking alums invite the community and public to their Print Sale. More Info Kurbasy November 16, 8:00 PM | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater From the Carpathian mountains,…
This week in the arts, attend “Unbelievable: Reflections on Caravaggio’s Religious Art” lecture, go to a Print Sale, see Brooklyn Rider perform, and more! Faculty Lecture: Estelle Lingo on Caravaggio November 8, 5:30–6:30 PM | Art Building Estelle Lingo, Associate Professor of Art History and Donald E. Peterson Professor in the Arts,? will give the lecture “Unbelievable: Reflections on Caravaggio’s Religious Art.” Lingo was recently in residence at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National…
This week in the arts, celebrate the vibrancy, resiliency, and legacies of community members from across the Pacific, see Incident at Vichy before it closes, attend a performance by the Taiwan Philharmonic, and more! 20 Years of Pacific Voices: A Community Celebration November 1, 4–7:30 PM | Pacific Voices Exhibit Gallery at the Burke Museum Celebrate 20 years of community members from across the Pacific who have shared the vibrancy, resiliency, and legacies of their cultures through Pacific Voices at…
This week in the arts, attend 蘑菇视频 School of Drama’s season opener, see several musical performances, and attend a exhibition opening. Incident at Vichy October 24 to November 4? | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse 蘑菇视频 School of Drama’s season opener is a production that the New York Times considered “one of the most important plays of our time” in 1964. The questions at the heart of this story—about evil, complicity, self-preservation, and the death of human decency—are perhaps more…
This week in the arts, attend the 2018 Chamber Dance Concert, see the works by ten second year MFA students, attend Cello faculty artist-in-residence S?unn Thorsteinsdóttir’s recital, and more. Chamber Dance Company October 11 to 14 | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater For its 28th season, the Chamber Dance Company received a?National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works?grant to present choreography by Harald Kreutzberg (1902-1968). The 2018 concert,?Unspoken, addresses matters that are expressed most poignantly with movement––these voiceless?works speak fully and…
This week in the arts, see a performance by an all-female Indian Classical dance ensemble, go to an exhibition opening at 4Culture Gallery, attend a lecture with a renowned graphic designer, and more! Nrityagram Dance Ensemble October 4 to 6, 8 pm | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater The all-female Indian Classical dance ensemble’s daily life of intensive training and meditation brings to the stage compelling performances that are at once sensual and lyrical. “The only proper response to dancers this…
This week in the arts, celebrate Dawg Daze with the Meany Center and Arts蘑菇视频, visit the Henry Art Gallery to see Muse, and more. LAST WEEK | Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs tête-à-tête Last day is September 30 | Henry Art Gallery “As the exhibition title suggests, MUSE is a visual love letter to the people who inspire her—both the women who appear as her subjects and the multigenerational roster of other artists who constitute her artistic community.” — Emily Pothast,…
This week in the arts, experience a rock-opera-style ballet that pays homage to David Bowie’s iconic and chameleonic spirit, attend a lecture with American artist Sharon Lockhart, see the premiere of six conceptually diverse dance pieces, and more. Harry Partch Festival 7:30 p.m., May 11 – 13 | Meany Theater Twentieth century American composer Harry Partch created an original musical world and hand-hewn instruments on which to perform his microtonal compositions, which continue to inspire and influence musicians and composers…
In the arts, listen to the Chamber Singers and University Chorale perform music from the Baltic state in their winter quarter concert, join poet Shin Yu Pai in a creative writing workshop, engage in a discussion on art, education, and the restoration of the Elwha Rivier, and watch the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan perform “Formosa” (“beautiful island”)
This week in the arts, revisit important memories through craft sculptures, see a re-imagined and contemporized Hamlet, hear a collection of Nordic folk music or student ensembles playing original progressive jazz compositions, and listen to a Seattle favorite return to Meany, bringing piano masterworks to life.
This week in the arts, watch The School of Drama undergraduates perform an epic tale, see voice students in a one-act opera, sit in on a pre-concert lecture with the the Dean of Humanities Michael Shapiro, listen to six choral ensembles at Carolfest, and hear the Montrose Trio at their Meany Center debut.
This week in the arts, hear Solaris Vocal Ensemble join forces with Seattle Modern Orchestra, take the family on an ArtVenture at the Henry, and spend Valentine’s Day listening to the internationally recognized superstar pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. Guitar Studio Recital 7:30 p.m., February 10?|?Brechemin Auditorium Students of Michael Partington perform works for classical guitar.?More info. Solaris Vocal Ensemble with Seattle Modern Orchestra 7:30 p.m., February 10|?Meany Studio Theater Solaris Vocal Ensemble (Giselle Wyers, director) joins forces with Seattle Modern Orchestra…
This week in the arts, traditional Japanese music, a modern twist on a Shakespearean classic, and a lecture featuring Cameron Rowland discusses contemporary art and its place in society. KODO 8 p.m., February 3 & 4?| Meany Theater An international phenomenon since 1981, the percussion ensemble KODO explores the limitless rhythmic possibilities of the traditional Japanese taiko drum.?More info. As You Like It 7:30 p.m., February 7 through February 19?|?Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change…
Meany Center for the Performing Arts and the School of Art + Art History + Design celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jacob Lawrence along with the Seattle Art Museum.
It’s a musical week here at the 蘑菇视频! ?Attend the faculty-student chamber recital and performances by the Escher String Quartet and the Evergreen Trio. Undergraduate Theater Society: New Works Festival 7:30 p.m., January 27 through January 29 |?Hutchinson Hall Cabaret Theater A long standing UTS tradition, the New Works Festival highlights work shopping new scripts, putting new work on its feet, and giving undergrads opportunities they can’t find elsewhere. ?All three plays featured will have been written by, directed…
This week in the arts, take a trip in time with Maple and Vine, view choreography by nationally and internationally recognized faculty, and hear collaborative musical works at Meany Hall. Maple and Vine January 17 through January 22?|?Jones Playhouse Written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Sean Ryan, this darkly funny and provocative investigation of the modern condition asks us to consider how much mobility we’d sacrifice for the chance to just stand still next to someone we love.?More info….
This week,?two new exhibits featuring local artists are on display in the 蘑菇视频 Tower through March, a lecture-recital at Brechemin Auditorium, and a 蘑菇视频 vocal performance highlighting?scenes from Mozart’s operas. 蘑菇视频 Tower Exhibit: Don Silverstein January through March 2017?|?蘑菇视频 Tower The illustrative work and abstract paintings of prolific artist Donald Silverstein will be on display on the Mezzanine Level of the 蘑菇视频 Tower this quarter. ?More info. Lecture-Recital: Dainius Vaicekonis, Piano 7:30 p.m., January 12 |?Brechemin Auditorium 蘑菇视频 alumnus and…
This week,?bring the whole family for an ArtVenture at Henry Art Gallery to discover how Paul McCarthy transformed small objects into giant sculptures, or catch performances from JACK Quartet and pianist Louis Lortie. ArtVenture: Toy Transformation! With Michelle Hagewood 1 p.m., January 8?| Henry Art Gallery How do toys reflect who we are? Bring a toy or dig through a collection of oddities to build a new doll, vehicle, or inventive plaything. We will explore how artist Paul McCarthy transformed…
The quarter ends with performances of classical piano, jazz and Appalachian holiday music. The School of Drama concludes its final production of the quarter. Visit the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for the final days of Utopia Neighborhood Club and join Henry Art Gallery’s Luis Croquer for a curator talk at the Henry. Jazz Innovations Part II 7:30 p.m., December 8 | Brechemin Auditorium Student jazz ensembles from the School of Music pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new…
December brings a full slate of arts events on campus. ?The School of Drama kicks off a production about a playwright interacting with his own characters. The School of Music showcases the Harry Partch instrument collection and presents a night of Caribbean music and dance. Robin McCabe opens a three-part series exploring music and literature, and the School of Music presents CarolFest, its annual holiday concert featuring six choral ensembles and 500 singers. Luke Fitzpatrick: Cage & Partch 7:30 p.m.,…
This week in the arts: the Henry Art Gallery invites families and children to create their own portraits, and Meany Center for the Performing Arts presents performances by Jessica Lang Dance and the Imani Winds. The School of Music celebrates the music of composer Max Reger with a two-day symposium and kicks off this year’s Barry Lieberman and Friends series with a recital by bassist Ted Botsford. Jessica Lang Dance 8 p.m., November 10-12 | Meany Theater Hailed as “a…
This week in the arts: the Henry Art Gallery opens an exhibition of works by Chuck Close and Meany Center for the Performing Arts presents programs by a classical pianist and a contemporary dance ensemble. Catch the 蘑菇视频 Symphony’s first concert of the year or stop by the Burke Museum for its annual Meet the Mammals day. Joyce Yang 7:30 p.m., November 3 | Meany Theater Joyce Yang captivates audiences across the globe with her stunning virtuosity, combined with heartfelt…
Celebrate Halloween with a concert of spooky organ classics in Kane Hall or a dinosaur dress-up party at the Burke Museum. Catch performances from jazz pianist Marc Seales, the Calidore String Quartet, or fado singer Mariza. The Jacob Lawrence Gallery celebrates the centennial anniversary of its namesake’s birth with a new exhibition. Calidore String Quartet 7:30 p.m., October 27 | Meany Theater The award-winning Calidore String Quartet performs a program of chamber music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schumann at Meany…
It’s a busy week for the arts: The Silk Road Ensemble and Mark Morris Dance Group collaborate on a new work at Meany Center; School of Music artist-in-residence Greg Sinibaldi gives the first faculty recital of the school year, and the Burke Museum hosts its annual “Birds at the Burke” day. The Henry Art Gallery presents artwork by American artist Senga Nengudi and the Jacob Lawrence Gallery showcases work by second-year MFA students. Mark Morris Dance Group with the Silk…