Len Graham and Brian Ó hAirt to perform "In Two Minds: Songs, Music and Dance from the Irish Tradition"

World renowned traditional Irish singers Len Graham and Brian
Ó hAirt will give a performance of "In Two Minds: Songs, Music and Dance from the Irish Tradition" on Friday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The duo will combine their formidable talents to demonstrate traditional Irish dance music on concertina and whistle, puirt-á-beul (mouth-music) and sean-nós dancing and singing. The event is part of a series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies and is free and open to the public.

Sunday in the Park with George

The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater will present a senior thesis production of Sunday in the Park with George beginning on Friday, April 12. It is a fully staged production of Stephen Sondheim's musical inspired by Georges Seurat's most famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte-1884. Transforming the painting into a life-size masterpiece, the story tells of a painter's struggle between creating art and living life. Sunday in the Park with George won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, two Tony Awards, two New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and numerous Drama Desk Awards. The production is directed by senior certificate student Julia Bumke and stars senior certificate students Holly Linneman and Brad Wilson. To listen to WPRB Radio's interview with the director, click here. Performances begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and will continue Thursday through Saturday, April 18-20 at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 students and seniors.

Altar: An Exhibition of Photographs
by Isabel Flower

The Program in Visual Arts will present an exhibition of large-scale photographs by senior certificate student Isabel Flower from April 16 through 20 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. In Altar, Flower explores the carefully curated assortment of photographs that people choose to display in their personal spaces. Her images that document these "altars" were created with medium format color film and digital inkjet printing. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 18 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Lucas gallery. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Gregory Doran and Sir Antony Sher
in Conversation

The Lewis Center's Performance Central Series will present a conversation between Royal Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Gregory Doran and acclaimed British actor Sir Antony Sher on Wednesday, April 17 at 11:00 a.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Doran and Sher, partners in the theater and in life, will speak "On looking forward to working together again, and looking back on their previous Shakespeare collaborations." The pair will discuss numerous projects they have worked on together over the years, including Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Winter's Tale, and their plans for forthcoming projects. The event is free and open to the public.

Photos by Ellie Kurttz and Eamonn McCabe

Playwright Joanne Pottlitzer lectures on "Symbols of Resistance: Artists under Pinochet"

Award-winning playwright Joanne Pottlitzer will present a multimedia lecture on "Symbols of Resistance: Artists under Pinochet" on Wednesday, April 17. Pottlitzer is currently writing a book entitled Symbols of Resistance: The Legacy of Chilean Artists under Pinochet, dealing with the regime of Chilean dictator Pinochet and the overall influence of artists on the political process. Through interviews with writers, playwrights, musicians and visual and performing artists in Chile, she documents the role artists played in eventually leading Chile back to a democratic system in 1990. Her presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Room 219 of Aaron Burr Hall. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Lewis Center along with the Program in Latin American Studies and the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Reading by Joseph O'Neill and Matthew Dickman

On Wednesday, April 17, bestselling fiction writer Joseph O'Neill and Honickman First Book Prize-winning poet Matthew Dickman will read from their works as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series of the Program in Creative Writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts. Princeton student Lillian Li will also read from her recent fiction work. The reading, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at the McCarter Theatre Center, is free and open to the public.

R.F. Foster lectures on "Making a Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1916"

Bestselling scholar of Irish history R.F. Foster will present a lecture on "Making a Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1916," on Friday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Foster, the Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford, is the author of numerous volumes of history, biographies and essays on Irish cultural, social and political history of the modern period. This event, which is free and open to the public, will conclude the 2012-2013 lecture series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies.

Shell: An Exhibition of Multimedia Sculpture by Kathleen Brite—April 18-26, 2013

The Program in Visual Arts will present Shell, an exhibition of multimedia sculpture by senior certificate student Kathleen Brite from Thursday, April 18 through Friday, April 26 in Room 301 at 185 Nassau Street. Brite's work utilizes natural materials and their derivatives to explore the question of how one assigns meaning to a vastly complicated whole based only on individual components and to investigate the tensions of internal and external, judgment and acceptance, divorce and unity. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 25 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Room 301. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Invisible Pages: Visual Arts Program Junior Show
April 24-May 10, 2013

The Program in Visual Arts will present an exhibition of recent work by juniors in the program beginning Wednesday, April 24. The exhibition, entitled Invisible Pages, will be on view through May 10 in the James S. Hall '34 Memorial Gallery at Butler College on the University campus. An opening reception is planned for Wednesday, April 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the gallery. In addition, a film screening will be held on Thursday, May 9 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The exhibition, reception and screening are free and open to the public.

Photo by Nathan Tyrell '14

Utopian for Beginners: An Exhibition of Photography and Graphic Design by Lily Healey April 23-26, 2013

The Program in Visual Arts will present Utopian for Beginners, an exhibition of photography and graphic design by Lily Healey, a senior in the program, beginning on April 23. Healey's work investigates the concepts and ideas behind the creation of art—particularly images. Some works in the exhibition rely on a process designed by the artist for transforming text, while other photographs document Healey's studio space as it evolved throughout the year. Utopian for Beginners will be on view through April 26 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street, with an opening reception planned for Thursday, April 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the gallery. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Authors D.T. Max and Jeffrey Eugenides: A Conversation about Award-winning Writer David Foster Wallace—April 23, 2013

Professor of Creative Writing in the Lewis Center Jeffrey Eugenides and biographer D.T. Max will discuss the life, work and philosophy of the late American writer David Foster Wallace during a public conversation scheduled for Tuesday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Max, Wallace's biographer, will draw upon his wealth of knowledge about the late author while Eugenides will reflect on his longtime friendship with Wallace. The event, co-sponsored by the Lewis Center and Forbes College and presented in collaboration with Labyrinth Books, is free and open to the public.

Photo courtesy of Steve Rhodes @flickr

The Lewis Center for the Arts encompasses Princeton University's academic programs in creative writing, dance, theater, and visual arts, as well as the interdisciplinary Princeton Atelier. The Center represents a major initiative of President Shirley M. Tilghman to fully embrace the arts as an essential part of the educational experience for all who study and teach at Princeton. Over 100 diverse public performances, exhibitions, readings, and lectures are offered each year, most of them free. For more information about the Lewis Center for the Arts visit princeton.edu/arts.