Super Sunday, April 28


In celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s lifelong commitment to engaging young people in the arts, Brandeis sponsors an afternoon of free performances, family and children’s events, and art exhibitions and demonstrations.

Events run continuously from 1 to 5 p.m. and are free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary.

Refreshments are available for purchase at Einstein's Bagels in the Shapiro Campus Center.

Rain location for outdoor events and activities: Shapiro Campus Center.

 

1 to 2 P.M.


TIME AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

1 to 1:20 p.m.
Great Lawn

PROSCENIUM
The gleeful Brandeis a cappella group belts out your favorite Broadway show tunes. Featuring Briana Schiff '14, Zach Smith '15 and Levi Squier '14.

1 to 1:50 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center Theater

THE TANGLEWOOD MARIONETTES: THE FAIRY CIRCUS
 Ballerinas, mice, snake charmers, clowns, jugglers and magicians perform to beloved music by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Offenbach and Strauss.

Puppet-artistry for all ages.

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Great Lawn

TOP SCORE/WALTHAM PHILHARMONIC
Top Score, Brandeis’ student-run orchestra, performs favorite music from movies.  

The Waltham Philharmonic performs excerpts from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story."

1:30 to 1:50 p.m.
Rose Art Museum

SPOKEN AT THE ROSE
Celebrate the power of language with dynamic poetry/spoken word performances by Brandeis students and alumni.

Ages 13 and up.

 

2 to 3 P.M.


TIME AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

2 to 2:20 p.m.
Bernstein-Marcus Plaza

A KIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
The thoroughly delightful City Stage Co. actors introduces young audiences to highlights from Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” including "the most lamentable comedy, and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe."

Audience volunteers are cast as dancing fairies, a love-hindering wall, the man-in-the-moon and marauding lions!

2:30 to 2:50 p.m.
Bernstein-Marcus Plaza

COMMUNITY STAGE
With Brandeis Beats Drum Circle, family performer Scott Kepnes and more!

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
Rose Art Museum

EXHIBITION GUIDED TOURS
Reflect on abstraction, coerce nature, and discover why Ed Ruscha is far from standard in a student-guided tour of the current Rose Art Museum exhibitions.

 

3 to 4 P.M.


TIME AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

3 to 4 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center Theater

ANIMATION FESTIVAL
In the second annual Animation Festival, short, family-friendly animated films transport you to new worlds.

Lineup:

  • "Thought of You" by Ryan Woodward (2010). A dance is depicted between a man and a woman, each ethereal and changeable - but which is real?
  • "Giants" by Celine & Yann (2011). A sun creature loses one of his rays, but risks waking a busy city if he tries to retrieve it.
  • "JumpTrumpRumpBump" by Heui Won Jeong & Justin Murphy (2008). A band of outlaw animals find their friend and create a band in the woods.
  • "Childhood of a Circle" by Kadavre Exquis (2012). Archibald lives in a forest and nothing very interesting happens to him, until one day he finds a circle.
  • "Beforehand" by Kate Howley (2011). An abstract exploration of a colorful, swirling world of hands and feet.
  • "The Windmill Farmer" by Joaquin Baldwin (2010). A nurturing farmer in is danger of losing his crop of windmills when he struggles against the cyclical forces of nature.
  • "Don't Text and Drive" by Adrian Garcia (2010). A humorous ballet explains with dance why it's unsafe to text and drive.
  • "Little Monkey" by Delphine Dussoubs (2011). A young monkey will pass his transition to adulthood by taming the sound of the sacred djembe.
  • "Jake and Me" by Jasmine Carter (2010). The story of a young boy and his dog and their magical adventures.
  • "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" (2011) by Moonbot Studios. Mr. Lessmore is transported to a world where he becomes the curator of a library full of magical flying books. Academy Award winner!

3 to 4 p.m.
Great Lawn

SOL Y CANTO
From the Kennedy Center to Boston's Symphony Hall to Puerto Rico's Museo de Arte, Sol y Canto has an international reputation for celebratory music that addresses matters of the heart with global aspirations.

Sol y Canto is led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist/composer Brian Amador, Keala Kamaheiwa (bass), Tim Mayer (saxophone) and Renato Thoms (percussion).

Come a little early (2:45 p.m.) for an informal Latin dance lesson with Elba Valerio of the Intercultural Center.

3 to 3:20 p.m.
Rose Art Museum

PERFECT PITCH
Perfect Pitch is an all-girl, student-run a cappella group from Brookline High School. Their repertoire spans classics from the 1950s to Lauryn Hill and R.E.M.

3:30 to 4 p.m.
Rose Art Museum

LIFT EVERY VOICE
Singer-song leader Ben Lovenheim ’15 hosts Lift Every Voice, a community sing-along. With songs by the likes of Pete Seeger and Taylor Swift, that could mean songs you’ve always loved, or favorites you haven’t met yet, depending on your generation.

 

4 to 5 P.M.


TIME AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

4 to 4:20 p.m.
Rose Art Museum

THE BARBARA CASSIDY BAND
The sweet, supple songs of Barbara Cassidy and Eric Chasalow have their roots in classical American folk, and can travel in almost any musical direction.

4 to 4:20 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center Theater

BRANDEIS JUGGLING CLUB
The Brandeis Juggling Club turns the lights down for a daredevil performance with flashing lights and flying objects.

Featuring Skyler Kasko '14, Ezra Skolnik '14, Ilana Weisz '15, Katherine Zheng '15, Mariah Smith-Jones '15, Alex Cadena '14 and others.

4 to 5 p.m.
Great Lawn

JIM'S BIG EGO
Perform a Google search for "the Greatest Band in the History of Recorded Music" and you will get only one result: Jim’s Big Ego. 

The secret ingredient is super-genius Jim Infantino, who has the innate ability to create songs that are more brilliant than all others in history.

Mixing rock with political satire, social relevance with romantic irreverence, Jim’s Big Ego has carved a unique place in the music world by rocking harder, fresher, louder, sweeter and better than everyone else.

4:30 to 5 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center Theater

HOLD ON/GO WEST
"Hold On" is an original piece of hip-hop flavored contemporary dance by Shaquan Perkins '13, Samantha Cortez '13, and Stephanie Ramos '15.

"Go West" is engaging, original modern dance from the Allegro Dance Collaborative featuring Courtney Choate '11, Julie Judson '11, Anna Kharaz '09, Sari Ladin '12, Beth Moguel '10, Carina Platner '12, Ariella Silverstein-Tapp '09, Greg Storella '11.

 

ONGOING EVENTS


TIME AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

Throughout the afternoon

Inside and outside Shapiro Campus Center

SIDEWALK SAM
Cover the campus walkways with Sidewalk Sam, aka Robert Guillemin, the beloved Boston artist dedicated to creating public art that promotes community and creativity.

INVENTOR ART
Create your own vision of the future using Waltham Watch Company Watch Plates and other 19th-century tools of industry, courtesy of the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation.

Make a piece of jewelry or a small mosaic out of computer parts with arts educator and electronics enthusiast Melissa Glick.

TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
Students and staff from the Brandeis Intercultural Center lead activities for all ages. Make a pair of maracas, draw a self-portrait, or get a henna tattoo! 

 

RELATED EVENTS


TIME AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

2 p.m.
Spingold Theater Center

VISIONS OF AN ANCIENT DREAMER

Spingold Theater Center
A new adaptation of Euripides’ “Orestes” and “Iphigenia at Tauris”, adapted and directed by Eric Hill.

Tickets: $20/$15/$5. Purchase tickets at Brandeis Tickets in the Shapiro Campus Center or online, or call 781-736-3400.

A limited number of free tickets are available for this performance as part of the Festival of the Creative Arts on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 781-736-3400 or stop by the Brandeis Tickets box office in the Shapiro Campus Center. Use the code IMAGINE. (Not available online.)

3 to 5 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall,Goldfarb Library

ONE LITTLE WHIFF OF SUCCESS

Imagine composer and violist Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) brought to life in this original new work of theater and music. Clarke is conveyed through her own words and three of her most powerful and influential musical creations.

Conceived and created by Alexandra Borrie, Angelynne Hinson and Amy Lieberman of Vocollage. With Noralee Walker (viola), Scott Nicholas (piano) and Todd Brunel (clarinet). 

Presented by the Rebecca Clarke Society (Liane Curtis, founder).

4 to 8 p.m.
Chapels Field

SPRINGFEST
Sponsored by Student Events and WBRS 100.1 FM.

For more information, call 781-736-5065.

7 p.m.
Slosberg Music Center

BEAMS: THE 2013 ELECTROACOUSTIC HALF-MARATHON

Imagine the music of the future.

For 50 years, the Brandeis Electroacoustic Music Studio (BEAMS) has been at the forefront of creative experimentation.

This special concert presents world premieres of multimedia musical works by six Brandeis composers, in collaboration with professional musicians, that explore the outer limits and connections of electronic and live music.

Eric Chasalow, studio director.