Category: Arts
- Wachter ’73 named chair of Rose Board of OverseersFeb. 22, 2012
President Fred Lawrence has named George Wachter ‘73, a long-time supporter and friend of the university’s Fine Arts Department, as chair of the Rose Art Museum’s Board of Overseers. Wachter serves as chairman of Sotheby’s North and South America, co-chairman of Old Master Paintings Worldwide and frequently lectures on old master paintings.
Electro-acoustic musician Eric Chasalow focuses on art, not technologyFeb. 21, 2012Eric Chasalow, known for his unique blend of traditional instruments and electronic sounds, will premiere several new pieces this spring. The Irving Fine Professor of Music has taught at Brandeis for more than two decades.
'Ordinary Mind, Ordinary Day' runs through weekendFeb. 16, 2012The Brandeis Theater Company takes on dark subject matter as its four-day run of 'Ordinary Mind, Ordinary Day,' a stage adaptation of four of Virginia Woolf’s short stories, begins Thursday night. Written by theater professor Adrianne Krstansky and Abigail Killeen, it follows the rich inner life beneath the routines of the characters’ days.
- Archives & Special Collections holds Awards Show and TellFeb. 14, 2012
It's awards season! Want to see an Oscar statue in person? Ever wonder what the Golden Globe statue looked like in 1954? Curious to know which movie-star-turned-Brandeis University fellow won the Honorary Hoosier Award? Come to the Awards Show & Tell in the Archives & Special Collections Department on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to see a wide range of honors donated to Brandeis over the years, from the famous Emmy to the less-well-known Wonder Woman Foundation award.
Nimbaya! to bring blend of drumming, dance to campusFeb. 9, 2012Music will do the translating when the African group Nimbaya! brings its unique blend of drumming and dance to campus next week. The all-female group, from the West African nation of Guinea, has courageously broken traditional gender roles in a society in which women were prohibited from playing the djembe.
- New NBC series 'Smash' features two alumniFeb. 6, 2012
'Smash,' the much-anticipated NBC backstage melodrama, features two Brandeis alumni in leading roles – one in front of the camera, the other behind it. Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Messing ’90 and veteran Broadway playwright and TV writer Theresa Rebeck, M.A.’83, M.F.A.’86, Ph.D.’89, the show’s creator, are among the big names involved in the new series that debuts at 10 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6.
Swings invade campus adding playfulness, mysteryFeb. 6, 2012Red swings have popped up around campus, adding a touch of playfulness and mystery. Maayan Bar-Yam ‘12, the student behind the 13 installations says he feels it is important for adults as well as children to have a place to have fun and relax.
Spring arts season offers unique collaborationsFeb. 3, 2012From a stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s stories to Afghan and Indian music residencies; a modern dance and sculpture collaboration to a celebration of the Rose Art Museum, the spring arts season features a variety of offerings to entertain and challenge.
Katz to help students discover their inner comicJan. 24, 2012Jonathan Katz is probably best known for his alter ego, "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist," but his credits also include writing, producing and acting for a variety of media. This spring, he adds a role teaching "Short Form Comedy" at Brandeis.
Exhibit inspired by water crisis around the worldJan. 6, 2012Inspired by daily swims in the Adirondack Mountains, and the water crisis it brought to mind, Naoe Suzuki will exhibit her water-themed work in the Kniznick Gallery at the Women's Studies Research Center beginning Jan. 12. Suzuki is also the Peacebuilding and the Arts program's senior coordinator.
Brandeis collaborates with James Taylor in ‘A Christmas Carol’Dec. 20, 2011Five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor shares the stage with eight members of the Brandeis arts community in a new production of ‘A Christmas Carol,' at the Berkshire Theatre in Pittsfield, Mass., through Dec. 30.
A new twist on an old tradition -- 'snow' in the campus centerDec. 14, 2011Amid a silvery winter dusk – much welcomed in this atypically warm season – the Shapiro Campus Center glowed golden with the bright lights and warm feelings of the annual 'Messiah Sing' and a surprise from above filled the house with smiles at the finale.
- Special Collections Spotlight: French Revolution pamphlets, 1761 to 1807Dec. 12, 2011
- Oran Etkin '01 featured on Grammy-nominated album Dec. 5, 2011
Listen to the Grammy-nominated album 'Healthy Food for Thought,' and you might hear a familiar voice and clarinet. The recording, nominated this year in the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category, includes a track by Oran Etkin ’01.
The passions of Ann E. Lucas: Music, ecstasy and the MideastNov. 22, 2011Music has the power to cut across cultures and evoke emotion. Just ask faculty fellow Ann E. Lucas, an ethnomusicologist who is showing how music is a fundamental aspect of the human experience.
- Klezmer music and dance featured in free concert Nov. 14, 2011
The event will showcase the talents of internationally renowned Yiddish singer, fiddler and dance leader Michael Alpert, local klezmer revival pioneer Hankus Netsky, clarinetist Zoe Christiansen and members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band.
'The Comedy of Errors' runs through Sunday Nov. 10, 2011Shakespeare's farcical folly of mistaken identity involving two sets of identical twins has been set to original music by Bill Barclay, who is directing the production. In the Laurie Theater.
Brandeis Theater Company offers musical take on ShakespeareNov. 8, 2011The Brandeis Theater Company’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s 'The Comedy of Errors' has two features most incarnations don’t: two sets of real-life twins and an original Balinese-style score. The play, a farcical folly of mistaken identity involving two sets of identical twins separated at birth, will be performed Thursday through Sunday.
Evening of art, music, joy hails reopening of RoseOct. 28, 2011Brandeis' renowned collection of contemporary art was on display at a public celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary and recent, $1.7 million renovation. President Fred Lawrence declared the reopening a new beginning, and three exhibits opened to mark the occasion.
Festive gala for friends kicks off Rose celebrationOct. 27, 2011Brandeis welcomed nearly 200 guests to a festive gala kicking off celebrations of the Rose Art Museum's renovation, reopening and 50th anniversary. The event debuted three new exhibits, and included an interview between Adam Weinberg '77, director of the Whitney, and pop-artist James Rosenquist.
Rose in bloom: Exhibits trace 50-year historyOct. 25, 2011The Rose Art Museum will publicly celebrate its 50th anniversary and reopening after renovations with three new exhibits: 'Art at the Origin: The Early '60s,' 'Collecting Stories,' and 'Bruce Conner: EVE-RAY-FOREVER' on Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. Artist James Rosenquist will be on hand.
Rose to reopen, celebrating 50th anniversary, after major rebuildOct. 21, 2011The original building of the Rose Art Museum has undergone major renovations over the summer and early autumn. The $1.7 million project has been completed in time for next week’s reopening and celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary.
- MusicUnitesUS hosts innovative Indian troupeOct. 18, 2011
India’s famed Navarasa Dance Theater will bring its inventive performance style to Brandeis for the first time on October 29. The group devises dynamic stories for the stage by mixing Indian classical and folk dance forms, Western and Indian theater, world music, martial arts, aerial dance, yoga, live singing and storytelling with comic timing and innovative staging.
- Theater season to include new spin on classicsOct. 18, 2011
The upcoming Brandeis Theater Company season will feature diverse performances ranging from a close adaptation of a classic to boundary-stretching new work. Guest artists and talented faculty will make the season one that should not be missed.
Peacebuilding getting a boost on campus and around the worldOct. 17, 2011After six years studying artists' experiences with healing and reconciliation, the Peacebuilding and the Arts Program and Brandeis' partnership with Theatre Without Borders are making available people, printed materials, a feature-length documentary film and other tools.
Rose gets Bruce Conner work for 50th anniversaryOct. 12, 2011In celebration of its upcoming 50th anniversary, the Rose Art Museum has a provocative new piece that, like the building itself, is beginning a second life. Bruce Conner's 'EVE-RAY-FOREVER (1965/2006),' a triptych film installation first exhibited in 1965, was digitally born again after it proved too fragile for restoration.
Artists offer complementary bodies of workOct. 7, 2011Painter Laurie Kaplowitz adorns the figures she creates, while sculptor Stacy Latt Savage strips them down. Together, the artists will offer two complementary views of the female form in 'Embodied,' an exhibit opening Oct. 11 at the Kniznick Gallery in the Women’s Studies Research Center.
Students discuss race, responsibility in theaterOct. 3, 2011In the face of urgent questions about representations of race in theater and the responsibility and authority of new generations to transform iconic works of art, a trip to the A.R.T to view 'Porgy and Bess' offered a valuable opportunity for experiential learning.
- Bernice and Henry Tumen collection invaluable religious artifact resourceOct. 3, 2011
- Ji Yun Lee ’11 making her own fashion statementSept. 30, 2011
Thanks to the Fashion Scholarship Fund, Ji Yun Lee '11 is working in her chosen industry. The deadline to apply for 2011-12 FSF scholarship is Oct. 24. The fund “does a great job connecting you with people in the industry,” said Lee, who was raised in Beijing.
Indie rock, environmental powerhouse Guster performs Sept. 27, 2011Indie rock favorites Guster headlined the fall concert in Shapiro Gym, following an opening set by trio Jukebox the Ghost. The band wowed students with music from throughout their 20-year career.
Search for new Rose Museum director is intensifyingSept. 26, 2011Brandeis is looking for a new leader for the renowned museum of modern art. The position has been vacant since 2009. Now an expanded committee and a professional search firm are accelerating the process of filling it. The goal is a short list by early '12.
Pesky J. Nixon's original sound comes to campusSept. 14, 2011Billed as a hootenanny, Ethan Baird '02 returns to Slosberg Music Hall Saturday, Sept. 17, with his band Pesky J. Nixon. Members will also play with Professor Eric Chasalow and his wife Barbara Cassidy MA '98 and a cappella group Starving Artists.
- Guster to headline fall concert Sept. 24Sept. 13, 2011
Indie rock band Guster will headline this year’s Student Events fall concert on Sept. 24. Guster formed in 1991, when its three founding members met as Tufts University freshmen. The band broke into the mainstream with its third album “Lost and Gone Forever,” which was released in 1999. Known for its live performances and humor, Guster released its sixth studio album, “Easy Wonderful,” last year.
- Kniznick Gallery to hold 'Floors & Ceilings' closing receptionSept. 13, 2011
The Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center (WSRS) will host a closing reception for its juried student art exhibit, “Floors & Ceilings,” on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The art, which is part of the gallery’s first student art exhibit, has been up on display since May. It was juried by a panel comprising Brandeis arts faculty and staff, a WSRC scholar, WSRC curator Michele L’Heureux and assistant curator for the exhibition, Nera Lerner ’14.
- Arsenault '81, Devine '76, Prochnik '86 win Emmys; Arsenault to screen film Sept. 12, 2011
- Professor Rakowski's quartet 'Thickly Settled' to premiereSept. 12, 2011
- Director brings remake of 'Straw Dogs' to campusSept. 1, 2011
Director Rod Lurie knew he was trampling on sacred ground when he decided to pursue a remake of 'Straw Dogs,' the 1971 thriller directed by Hollywood legend Sam Peckinpah. Brandeis movie-goers will have the opportunity to judge Lurie’s much-anticipated film for themselves at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 during a special pre-release screening and Q&A at the Wasserman Cinematheque.
Concert season showcases acclaimed music faculty Aug. 29, 2011The Brandeis Music Department will offer more than 70 performances this year, beginning with a tribute to its founder Irving Fine. The Lydian String Quartet, Dinosaur Annex, the Brandeis Jazz Ensemble, Session X and Navarasa Dance Theater will be among this fall's performers.
- Peter Van Zandt Lane awarded Barlow Endowment commissionAug. 11, 2011
Snuff bottle collection offers views into the QingAug. 11, 2011From 18th-century villages in China, to 415 South St. in Waltham, a collection of 47 snuff boxes are tucked away inside the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department awaiting viewers. The bottles, popular during the Qing Dynasty, epitomize Chinese ingenuity in miniature craftsmanship.
Lydian founder explores beauty in Korean musicAug. 10, 2011Music Professor Judy Eissenberg returns from a two-week trip to South Korea with an urgency to pass along to students and audiences what she learned. When learning about other cultures' music, she likes to understand the hopes and dreams behind the sound, and says a part of her career should be devoted to promoting peace through art.
While college students are away, teens do more than playAug. 4, 2011Summer programs for high school students let them explore Judaism with other interests
- Early Music Ensemble performs at Boston festival Aug. 1, 2011
Directed by Sarah Mead, the Brandeis group performed 'Sonata: La Fontana' by Cesario Gussago and 'Sinfonia I + Coppia gentil' by Cristofano Malvezzi, all from their program 'Italian Wedding Soup.' The festival was held in conjunction with Early Music America's 25th anniversary celebration.
What's in a shoe? A story of the people who walked the streets of Dura-EuroposJuly 29, 2011Medieval Art Professor Charles McClendon pairs course with local exhibit
Fran Forman's surrealist images win photo honorsJuly 19, 2011Inspired by the overlap of her roles as social worker, academic and artist, resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center combines elements of photography, painting and digital collage. 'They are very personal, very emotional,' Forman '67 says of her creations.
Center for Jewish Film takes rare find to festivalJuly 8, 2011The 1922 silent film, "Breaking Home Ties," was thought lost until the Brandeis-based National Center for Jewish Film discovered the sole remaining print in a Berlin archive – under the wrong title. Following lengthy restoration work, it is being presented at the Jerusalem International Film Festival on July 12.
Rising sophomore defends environment through artJuly 6, 2011Geneva Boyer, a rising sophomore, has won the attention of politicians, entertainers and advocacy groups like the National Wildlife Federation with passionate recitations of her environmentally-conscious poetry.
Brandeis, plaintiffs settle Rose Art Museum lawsuitJune 30, 2011Brandeis University and four Rose Art Museum supporters who filed suit two years ago against the university over its handling of the museum during the financial crisis have settled the case and say they are now focused on the future of one of the region's greatest cultural treasures.
- Eminent critic Caldwell Titcomb diesJune 16, 2011
Sax Appeal tooted horns for just causes and just for funMay 16, 2011The creature is creeping up behind them; they're almost out of time.... Together since freshman year, the seniors of the saxophone quartet look back fondly and prepare to head in different directions after their upcoming graduation.
- Errol Morris to discuss 'Investigating with the Camera'May 13, 2011
Honorary degree recipient Errol Morris will be on campus Saturday afternoon, May 21, to discuss "Investigating with the Camera." Morris' multimedia presentation will run from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the Edie and Lew Wasserman Cinematheque in the Sachar International Center.
'Winter's Bone' director: Be a respectful observerMay 6, 2011Debra Granik '85 returned to Brandeis to screen her Oscar-nominated film 'Winter's Bone' at Wasserman Cinematheque, and participate in a Q&A. Granik shared her insights from making the film and offered advice to students.
- Oprah to feature 'Freedom Riders' author Ray Arsenault, Ph.D. ‘81May 3, 2011
Bernstein Festival of Arts offered potpourri of sights, soundsMay 2, 2011The annual four-day Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts ran the gamut of genres – with a wide variety of music, dance, theater, visual arts and children's activities.
Creative Arts Festival returns with music and moreApril 24, 2011What began in 1952 with Aaron Copland, Miles Davis and William Carlos Williams now includes a 19-piece brass band, an electro-acoustic music marathon and a play about the teen angst of beloved comic strip characters. The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts runs through May 1.
- Filmmaker Debra Granik to discuss 'Winter's Bone' April 22, 2011
The 1985 graduate has attracted growing attention and honors for work exploring family troubles, drugs and poverty. 'Brandeis was a great cauldron for wanting to do the right thing,' she says. 'Winter's Bone,' which she'll screen here May 2, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of 2010.
Peacebuilding documentary to premiere after six yearsApril 11, 2011The documentary 'Acting Together on the World Stage,' part of a nearly six-year project on peacebuilding and the arts, will premiere at the Carl J. Shapiro Theater at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. A discussion and reception with filmmakers and other participants will follow.
Long-forgotten recording of Bob Dylan's Brandeis folk festival performance to be releasedApril 10, 2011A recently discovered recording of Bob Dylan's Brandeis folk festival performance was released on April 12 – after sitting on a shelf for nearly a half-century. An alum who helped plan the festival looks back on that night and a collector shares how he found the tape.
Culture X performances will let the imagination wanderApril 5, 2011The 11th annual variety extravaganza of the Intercultural Center will feature dance, music and speech from across a broad spectrum of races, cultures and interests. The show is Saturday night, April 9. Free tickets may be had at the Shapiro Campus Center box office.
- Daniel Libeskind to talk about his life and his workApril 1, 2011
The renowned architect of the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Ground Zero master plan in New York will read from his memoir and discuss with Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Director Shulamit Reinharz how his early experiences influence his work. Rapaporte, 5 p.m. April 5
- School of Creative Arts receives $95,000 from arts councilMarch 24, 2011
- Prestigious arts academy will induct Martin BoykanMarch 23, 2011
Entry into the American Academy of Arts and Letters is considered one of the highest forms of recognition of artistic merit in the United States. Founded in 1898, its 250 members – architects, composers, artists and writers – are elected for life.
- Film collective hosting 48-hour festivalMarch 22, 2011
Lydian concerts celebrate 30 years of musicMarch 21, 2011The Lydian String Quartet will perform two concerts on campus to celebrate its 30th anniversary. A free show will take place on Wednesday, March 23, in the Mandel Center, and tickets may be purchased for the performance on Saturday, March 26, in the Slosberg Music Center.
- Students to put new spin on 'Vagina Monologues'March 8, 2011
Music Unites Us helps translate music, culturesMarch 7, 2011World-renowned oudist and violinist Simon Shaheen is in residence this week. Classroom visits during which Shaheen will share his expertise in music and its connections to culture will culminate in a Western-style concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in Slosberg.
- Russian Culture Week offers art and educationMarch 4, 2011
The programs aim to introduce the broader Brandeis and local communities to various aspects of Russian culture, society and history. A highlight will be an exhibit at the Rose Art Museum of works by the Russian Jewish artist Felix Lembersky.
JewishFilm.2011 dares viewers to change worldFeb. 25, 2011
The National Center for Jewish Film's 14 Annual Film Festival, which will run through March 14, offers screenings and faculty, filmmaker panels. This year, the festival will offer 16 films at 21 events, and focus on change through art and science.
- Film examines notion of 'happily ever after'Feb. 24, 2011
With the number of single women in the U.S. at a record high, Michelle Cove's documentary 'Seeking Happily Ever After: One generation’s struggle to redefine the fairytale' investigates why and encourages women to question what happily ever after means to them. Cove is an online magazine editor for the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
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