 This Week at the Lewis CenterWeek of February 2, 2014
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Still from "The Viper"
by Colleen Smith
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Featuring work from the fall 2013 Introductory Film and Video course
Tuesday, February 4 at 4:30 p.m.
Short student films created in the fall semester course "Introductory Film and Video" taught by Keith Sanborn will be shown in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4. The screening coincides with the opening reception for the Visual Arts exhibition, both of which are free and open to the public.
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Photo by Mihai Cucu
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Performance by John Feeley and Fran O'Rourke next in Irish Studies series
Friday, February 7 at 4:30 p.m.
On Friday, February 7, in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street, Fran O'Rourke and John Feeley will perform traditional Irish songs with a connection to James Joyce and his works. The event is part of a series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies and is free and open to the public.
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Two artists' books by juniors.
Photo by Jaclyn Sweet
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Featuring student work
in a variety of media
Through Friday, February 21
Opening reception: February 4 at 4:00 p.m.
The Program in Visual Arts is presenting a comprehensive exhibition of new work created by students in fall semester courses in drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, sculpture and other media. The student work will be on view through Friday, February 21 in the Lucas Gallery on the second floor at 185 Nassau Street. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, February 4 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Lucas Gallery. Gallery hours: Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
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Lecture by visual artist Nicole Eisenman
Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, February 11, artist Nicole Eisenman will give a lecture entitled "Community as Muse," where she'll discuss her work, the problems of political oppression and art, and the ideas of audience, motivation, and community as muse. Eisenman is a representative of lesbian feminist iconoclasm whose work spans painting, installation and sculpture. The lecture, presented by the Lewis Center and the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies at Princeton, will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Room 219 at 185 Nassau Street and is free and open to the public. Photo: The Triumph of Poverty, 2009, by Nicole Eisenman. Oil on canvas, 65 x 82 inches. Private collection.
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Photo by LiveWellPhoto
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Performance by Arts Fellow Jason Treuting
and So Percussion
Tuesday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m.
Princeton Sound Kitchen in the Department of Music will present 2013-15 Arts Fellow Jason Treuting with So Percussion on Tuesday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m. at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall on the University campus. The group will perform new works by Dave Molk, Dan Trueman, and Andrea Mazzariello. The concert will also include the premiere of "Chorus Music," a set of five pieces that Treuting began developing in December. The concert is free and open to the public.
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(L) Photo courtesy Teju Cole; (R) Photo by Gary Lanier
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Poet and writer next in Althea Ward Clark W'21
Reading Series
Wednesday, February 12 at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, February 12, poet Denise Duhamel and award-winning fiction writer Teju Cole will read from their works as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series of the Program in Creative Writing in the Lewis Center. Princeton student Molly O'Neill will also read from her recent poetry work. The reading, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, is free and open to the public.
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Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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Senior thesis production by theater students Peter Giovine and Emma Boettcher
February 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22 at 8:00 p.m.
The Program in Theater will present a recent dramatic adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, coming-of-age epic, Great Expectations by Neil Bartlett. Directed by faculty member Tim Vasen and featuring senior Peter Giovine as Pip with senior Emma Boettcher serving as dramaturg, performances will take place on February 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio located at 185 Nassau Street. A talk-back will follow the February 15 performance. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 students/seniors and are available online through University Ticketing or by calling 609.258.9220, at Frist Campus Center Ticket Office, or at the door prior to each performance.
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Photo by Bentley Drezner
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EXTENDED application deadline: Monday, February 10
Princeton's Program in Dance announces a new program: PLab 185 invites applications from students in any genre of dance. Selected choreographers will receive a series of one-on-one mentorship sessions with a member of the program faculty, culminating in a performance in late April in the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at 185 Nassau Street. Learn more at arts.princeton.edu.
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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 arts.princeton.edu.
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