Brandeis arts faculty spread talents well beyond campus

Arts faculty members are more than expert teachers: They are active participants in their fields.

From top left, clockwise: Adrianne Krstansky in "Come Back, Little Sheba," Willie Stewart's "The Love You Withhold is the Pain that You Carry" at kijidome, dance at Shakespeare & Company choreographed by Susan Dibble, Daniel Stepner performing during a previous Aston Magna Music Festival.

Whether performing music, starring in theater productions or exhibiting artistic creations, when members of the Brandeis University creative arts faculty aren't working with students, they are usually working on their craft.
 
Brandeis arts faculty members are more than expert teachers: They are active participants in their fields.
 
“Our faculty are accomplished professional artists, musicians, actors, and designers who have an important presence on the stage, in concert halls, museums, sculpture gardens and public spaces," said Susan Birren, dean of the College of Arts and Science at Brandeis. "Their success in the world and their passion and skill allow them to provide insight and experience to their students here at Brandeis."
 
Here is a look at some recent and upcoming productions, exhibitions, shows and concerts featuring Brandeis faculty (listed chronologically, based on start date):

May
 
Eric Chasalow, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Various performances
Newton Festival of the Arts, Newton, Mass.
May 2015

Adrianne Krstansky, associate professor of theater arts and the Barbara Sherman '54 and Malcolm L. Sherman Director of Theater Arts
"Come Back, Little Sheba"
Huntington Theatre Company, Boston
Closed May 2
 
Marya Lowry and Jesse Hinson MFA '11, adjunct faculty in theater arts
Featured in “Henry VI, Part 2”
Actors' Shakespeare Project, The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, Boston
May 13 to June 7
 
Todd Pavlisko, assistant professor of sculpture, Fine Arts
Solo exhibition, "I Love You"
Robert Miller Gallery, New York City
Closed May 30
 
Tory Fair, associate professor of sculpture
“Yardscapes”
The Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth, Mass.
May 14 to June 24

June

Susan Dibble, Louis, Frances, and Jeffrey Sachar Professor in Theater Arts
Master Classes in Shakespeare and the Dance
Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, Mass. 
June

Lucy Kim, lecturer in fine arts
Artdadia 2014 Boston Awardees Exhibition
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Mass.
Opening reception June 11, on display until June 21

Scott Wiener, lecturer in fine arts
“Landscape Acquisition”
Part of James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Reception: June 18, 5-8 p.m.
 
Daniel Stepner, professor of the practice in music
Artistic director and performer
Aston Magna Music Festival
Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY; Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, Mass.; and Brandeis
June 18, June 21, June 25, July 2, and July 16.
 
Christopher Abrams, artist-in-resident, fine arts
Exhibition, “Boston Sculptors in Concord”
Concord Art Association, Concord, Mass.
June 18 to Aug. 8
 
Scott Patrick Wiener, lecturer in fine arts
“Survey Without Surveillance” (Wiener among featured artists)
Nave Gallery Annex, Somerville, Mass.
Reception: June 26, 6-8 p.m.

July

Todd Pavlisko, assistant professor of fine arts
“GOLD”
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
July 12 - Oct. 11
 
Adrianne Krstansky, Barbara Sherman '54 and Malcolm L. Sherman Director of Theater Arts, and Robert Walsh, associate professor of the practice of theater arts
“The New Electric Ballroom” (Featuring Krstansky, directed by Walsh)
Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, Mass.
July 23-Aug. 15

Ken Field, director of the Brandeis Spirit Band
Concert with the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
July 22

August

Sean Downey, Lucy Kim, lecturers in fine arts, and Susan Metrican, Rosalie and Jim Shane Curator and Director of the Arts at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center
“kijidome”
2015 James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Through Aug. 9
 
Christopher Abrams, artist-in-residence, fine arts
“34”
The Isles Arts Initiative (group exhibit)
Boston Sculptors Gallery
August 2015

Summer 2015
 
Christopher Frost, lecturer in fine arts
“Settlement”
D Street Art Lab
The Lawn on D, 420 D Street, Boston
 
Tory Fair, associate professor of sculpture
“Wandering”
D Street Art Lab
The Lawn on D, 420 D Street, Boston