Shell: An Exhibition of Multimedia Sculpture by Kathleen Brite

The Program in Visual Arts will present Shell, an exhibition of multimedia sculpture by senior certificate student Kathleen Brite. Her 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. Shell is on view through Saturday, April 27 in Room 301 at 185 Nassau Street. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Utopian for Beginners: An Exhibition of Photography and Graphic Design by Lily Healey

The Program in Visual Arts will present Utopian for Beginners, an exhibition of photography and graphic design by senior certificate student Lily Healey. Her 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 is on view through Saturday, April 27 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. Gallery hours on Friday and Saturday are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Reverse the Tide: Performance of New Choreography by Katy Dammers and Stefanie Siller

The Program in Dance will present Reverse the Tide, a collaborative senior dance thesis by certificate students Katy Dammers and Stefanie Siller. The performance will feature two new choreographed works, "Sea Change" and "You Have But Slumbered Here," which explore the interaction between change and structure to question cycles of evolution in nature. Performances will take place on Friday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. in the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at 185 Nassau Street. To watch a video preview for Reverse the Tide, click here. The performances are free and open to the public.

Photo by Jaclyn Sweet

O Where Are You Going?

The Program in Theater will present O Where Are You Going?, an original play written and directed by senior certificate student Daniel Rattner and featuring senior certificate student Savannah Hankinson, on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27. O Where Are You Going? tells the story of two sisters, Mike and Kitty, who return home for their father's second wedding to a much younger woman. They are reunited with old love and an old babysitter as they attempt to reconnect with each other, encounter old friends, and face many changes. In the process they discover new hope for letting go of the past and moving on with the future as they come to terms with the kind of lives they wish to lead. Performances will begin this weekend, April 26 and 27 at 8:00 p.m. and will continue April 30, May 1st and May 2nd in the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau Street. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors, and are available through University Ticketing.

How to Write a Song: The Concert

On Saturday, April 27, students from the Princeton Atelier course, "How to Write a Song" will perform original songs they wrote during the spring semester. The course, co-taught by Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) and Paul Muldoon, encouraged the participants to explore their own emotions—remorse, joy, despair, desire—through original lyrics and music. The concert will take place at 9:00 p.m. at Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street in Princeton and is free and open to the public.

You're Invited...
to the annual Communiversity celebration!

On Sunday, April 28 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. the Lewis Center will be taking part in the annual Communiversity festival in Princeton as part of Princeton Arts Weekend. Stop by and see us at our booth near the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon streets, where we have exciting things planned all afternoon! There will be a trunk full of theater costumes for kids to try on, a marionette demonstration, a drawing for tickets to the Fall Show (Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing) and giveaways of Lewis Center t-shirts, plus a sneak peek at the exciting events planned for the Lewis Center's 2013-2014 season! For more information or to see the full schedule of events during Princeton Arts Weekend and Communiversity, click here or visit the Arts Council of Princeton on-line at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Invisible Pages: Visual Arts Program Junior Show

The Program in Visual Arts is currently presenting Invisible Pages, an exhibition of recent work in a variety of media by juniors in the program. Their work will be on view through May 10 in the James S. Hall '34 Memorial Gallery at Butler College on the University campus. As part of the exhibition, 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. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The exhibition and screening are free and open to the public.

Photo by Nathan Tyrell '14

gods of homer: Screening of a new film
by Bodo Buetzler

The Program in Visual Arts will present a screening of gods of homer, a new film by senior certificate student Bodo Buetzler on Tuesday, April 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Buetzler's non-narrative, conceptual film explores the concept of the analytic-synthetic distinction. The screening is free and open to the public.

color / ed: An Exhibition of Multimedia Works
by Ugo Udogwu

The Program in Visual Arts will present color/ed, an exhibition of multimedia works by senior certificate student Ugo Udogwu from April 30 through May 4 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. In her work, Udogwu explores the continued manipulation of line in space through the use of soft lines created with string and rope. A range of works in the exhibition demonstrate this idea, including painted forms wrapped in twine, boards wrapped in twine that are then used to make prints, and wooden grids wrapped in yarn with wax poured into the negative spaces. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Lucas gallery. Gallery hours on Friday are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Readings of New Work by Students in Creative Writing

Students in the Program in Creative Writing will present new work at a reading on Wednesday, May 1 at 5:15 p.m. in the Chancellor Green Rotunda. Select students from spring workshops in fiction, poetry, screenwriting and literary translation will read from work completed during the past semester. The reading is free and open to the public; limited seating is available.

DAN 209: Introduction to Movement and Dance End of Semester Showings

Beginning on Thursday, May 2, the Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Dance will present a series of showings of new work created and repertory work learned during the past semester. In Introduction to Movement and Dance, taught by Lecturer in Dance Aynsley Vandenbroucke, students studied movement techniques, improvisation, and choreography while investigating their own movement patterns and the many facets of dance, as well as the cultural questions surrounding it. The showings on May 2 at 3:00 p.m. and on Monday, May 6 at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. will be held in the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at 185 Nassau Street. All showings are free and open to the public.

Novelists A.M. Homes and Jennifer Gilmore in Conversation at Labyrinth Books

On Thursday, May 2nd, Lecturer in the Program in Creative Writing A.M. Homes and Class of 1932 Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing Jennifer Gilmore will join Associate Editor of the Princeton Alumni Weekly Jennifer Altmann for a conversation about their recent novels, focusing on the themes of human resilience, the nature of becoming a parent, and what makes a family. A.M. Homes' novel, May We Be Forgiven, was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Women's Fiction Prize (formerly the Orange Prize), which celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing from throughout the world. Gilmore's third novel, The Mothers, was just published this month by Scribner. The conversation will take place at 6:00 p.m. at Labyrinth Books at 122 Nassau Street in Princeton. The event is free and open to the public.

Photo (left) by Marion Ettlinger

Rebecca: Screening of a new film by Chris Dodds

The Program in Visual Arts will present a screening of Rebecca, a new short film by senior certificate student Chris Dodds. The screenings will take place beginning on Thursday, May 2 at 9:00 p.m., Friday, May 3 at 1:00 p.m., and Thursday, May 9 at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Rebecca is a portrait of the titular character, a young woman trying to get her life together on the day of an important dance audition. "I wanted to depict a character people my age might relate to," notes Dodds, "someone who is young, feeling intense pressure to make something of her life, but just not having it all together at the moment and not being sure how to make that happen for herself." An opening reception will be held on May 2 following the screening. The screenings and reception are free and open to the public.

Photo by Chris Dodds

Sounding Boundaries: New original music theater works

On Friday and Saturday, May 3 & 4, students from the Lewis Center and the Department of Music's Princeton Atelier course, "Sounding Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Alchemy in Music Theater," will present new original music theater works that they created during the spring semester. The goal of the course was to foster an open-ended investigation into new ways of effectively synthesizing composition and performance of music with diverse arts disciplines to create new modes of dramatic expression. Composer, guitarist and Professor of Music Steve Mackey and director/filmmaker Mark deChiazza co-taught the course. Guest artists included dancer/choreographer Kristin Clotfelter, percussionist Jason Treunting and video projection designer Josh Higgasson. The performances will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3 and at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Forbes College Black Box Theater. A reception will follow the performance on Friday evening. The performances and reception are free and open to the public.

Photo by Mark deChiazza

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.