Art Is All Around!
The Festival of the Creative Arts at Brandeis was founded in 1952 by the brilliant composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Each spring, the Brandeis campus blooms in a celebration of creativity and community, with work by national and regional artists as well as Brandeis faculty and students. All festival events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts is sponsored by the Brandeis Office of the Arts.
Friday, April 27
Art Happenings
All day, campuswide
Encounter outrageous interludes of performance art on your way to class.
Etgar Keret: Suddenly, a Knock on the Door
DELAYED BY WEATHER IN CHICAGO; event will begin approx. 4 pm.
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Mandel Center for Humanities Auditorium (G03)
Meet the best-selling author described by Salman Rushdie as “the voice of the next generation.” Israeli writer Etgar Keret’s short stories are shot through with a dark, tragicomic sensibility, a window on a surreal world that is at once funny and sad. Keret will read from his new book and screen the five-minute film “What About Me?” Sponsored by the Creative Writing program and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies with support from Israeli Stage.
Rivers Are Lost in the Sea: The Dance of Lucy’s Daughters
4:00 p.m.
Rose Art Museum
Rachel Klein '12 interprets Kiki Smith’s artwork “Lucy’s Daughters” (on view in the Rose Art Museum exhibition “Collecting Stories”) through a short dance. Also featuring Diana Flatto '12 and Alexandra Patch '14.
Queering the Rose
4:00 p.m.
Rose Art Museum
A guided tour and discussion of gender, sexuality and queerness in a selection of artwork. Part of Pride Month and sponsored by Triskelion, Brandeis' GLBT/Queer and Allied Student Organization.
Intersections: BEAMS at 50
7:00 p.m.
Rose Art Museum
Celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the renowned Brandeis Electroacoustic Music Studio and the Rose Art Museum with a concert in the Lee Gallery featuring experimental multimedia works by graduate and undergraduate composers, and by composers affiliated with the studio over the past 50 years. Last year’s BEAMS concert was honored with the IBM Innovations Award, and this one is sure to astonish you.
Boris’ Kitchen: Lot of Strings Attached
8 p.m.
Carl J. Shapiro Theater, Shapiro Campus Center