 This Week at the Lewis CenterWeek of September 15, 2013
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Photo by Julian Germain
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Exhibition of work by Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin
Opens Thursday, September 19
The Program in Visual Arts will present a unique exhibition of sculptures, photo-collages, and site-specific installations by Dean of the Faculty and professor of computer science David Dobkin, a self-identified amateur artist who collects and creatively repurposes a vast array of things from daily life. The exhibition is part of a graduate arts and humanities course, "Contemporary Art and the Amateur," and will open on Thursday, September 19 with a reception at 6:00 p.m. in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Photo by Kip Malone
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Theater professor Brian Herrera performs his solo autobiographical play
Thursday-Friday, September 19-20 at 8:00 p.m.
Program in Theater professor Brian Herrera will perform his autobiographical solo show, I Was the Voice of Democracy, on Thursday and Friday, September 19 and 20 at 8:00 p.m. at the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at 185 Nassau Street. This multimedia production tells the hilarious and heartbreaking story of a 17-year-old briefly thrust into fame when a patriotic speech he writes on a whim wins a national contest. The show is presented as a part of the Lewis Center's Performance Central series. In connection with the performances, a panel discussion on "The Peculiar Pleasures of Auto/Biography in Performance" will be held on Thursday, September 19 at 4:30 p.m. at the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio, also at 185 Nassau Street. The panel discussion will feature Herrera along with theater scholar E. Patrick Johnson, playwright Deb Margolin, and will be moderated by Princeton professor Jill Dolan. The performances and panel are free and open to the public.
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Photo courtesy Marilynn Richtarik
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Literary historian Marilynn Richtarik opens Fall 2013 Fund for Irish Studies Lecture Series
Friday, September 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Professor and historian of British and Irish literature Marilynn Richtarik will present a lecture entitled, "Stewart Parker: The Playwright in his Place," on Friday, September 20 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lewis Center for the Arts' James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Based on her 2012 biography, Stewart Parker: A Life, Richtarik's lecture will explore the brief but storied career of playwright, poet and cultural critic Stewart Parker (1941-1988). The lecture, part of a series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies, is free and open to the public.
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Photo by Brigitte Enguerand
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Celebrated and emerging French theater artists converge onstage at Princeton
Saturday, September 21 - Sunday, September 29
The Lewis Center, the Department of French and Italian, and L'Avant-Scène will present Princeton University's second Seuls en Scène - French Theater Festival from Saturday, September 21 through Sunday, September 29, at venues on the University's campus. The Festival brings celebrated French actors and directors, as well as a new generation of artists, to the University and local community. This year's festival includes Marivaux's classic L'Épreuve, original works by up-and-coming directors and playwrights, and texts by Valère Novarina, Marguerite Duras, Molière, and Jean Vilar. Discussions with the artistic teams of the shows will follow a number of the performances. Marking the launch of the 13th season of the student French theater workshop, L'Avant-Scène, the Festival has been organized by the workshop's director, Florent Masse, Senior Lecturer in Princeton's Department of French and Italian. For the full schedule of performances, click here. All performances will be in French. Admission to all events is free but reservations are strongly recommended by sending an email to ftw@princeton.edu - Subject Line: Festival.
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Photo courtesy Chris Dodds '13
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Screening of new short films
Tuesday, September 24 at 4:30 p.m.
Students in the Lewis Center's Program in Visual Arts will present recent work in a video screening on Tuesday, September 24 at 4:30 p.m. Students in introductory and intermediate digital video production will present new short videos they created earlier this year. The courses, taught by Lecturer in Visual Arts Keith Sanborn and Professor in Visual Arts Su Friedrich, introduced students to the techniques of shooting and editing digital video, digital media production, and issues of aesthetic choice and challenging one's audience. The screening will take place in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street and is free and open to the public.
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L to R: Photos by Eric England & Jason Reblando
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Two rising writers open the 2013-2014
Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series
Wednesday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m.
Two writers selected as the Lewis Center's 2013-2014 Hodder Fellows will read from their work on Wednesday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Poet Katy Didden and fiction writer Adam Ross will begin their ten-month residencies at the Lewis Center by opening the Program in Creative Writing's 2013-2014 Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series, which is free and open to the public. For further details on upcoming readings in the series, click here.
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Photo by Paul Schnaittacher
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on "The Origins of Irish Internationalism: Violence
and Terror in Ireland, India and Jamaica, 1857-1870"
Friday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m.
Historian and professor of British and Irish literature Amy Martin will present a lecture entitled, "The Origins of Irish Internationalism: Violence and Terror in Ireland, India and Jamaica, 1857-1870" on Friday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lewis Center for the Arts' James M. Stewart '32 Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Martin's lecture will explore internationalism and critiques of empire in nineteenth century Ireland as well as related conflicts in Jamaica and Ireland today and reflect on the development of modern ideas of terrorism and the state in Irish thought based on colonial situations in the three nations. The lecture, part of a series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies, is free and open to the public.
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Photo by Su Friedrich
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Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.
For six weeks this summer, fifteen Princeton students collaborated with five Kenyan students, Professor in Visual Arts Su Friedrich, and filmmaker Katie Carpenter in a Global Seminar/Princeton Atelier to produce short documentaries about issues related to wildlife conservation in East Africa. A screening of the resulting five films will be held on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Garden Theater at 160 Nassau Street in Princeton. A conversation with the student and faculty filmmakers, a musical performance, and a reception will follow the screening. The event is presented by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies in conjunction with the office of International Programs, the Princeton Environmental Institute, and the Princeton Atelier and the Program in Visual Arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts. The evening's events are free and open to the public.
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An evening of drinks, live music, and mingling
Saturday, September 28 from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
The Lewis Center for the Arts is sponsoring an event for Princeton Alumni in the Arts on Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 p.m. The event, hosted by Pilar Castro Kiltz '10, Alexandra Maguire '11, Mike Wood '08, Bridget Wright '11, and Adam Zivkovic '10, aims to gauge interest in and promote the formation of a formal association of Princeton Alumni in the Arts, with the hopes of organizing future events, programming, and an organized network of Princetonians who create, manage, and support the arts. Featuring live music by Miracles of Modern Science and an open bar, the event will be held at SubCultureNYC at 45 Bleecker Street in New York City. Advance tickets: $10; $20 at the door (cash only). Reserve tickets online here. With questions or for more information, email Pilar Castro Kiltz '10 at pcastrok@gmail.com. |
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 the University 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, screenings and lectures are offered each year, most of them free or at a nominal ticket price. For more information about the Lewis Center for the Arts visit princeton.edu/arts.
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