 This Week at the Lewis CenterApril 13, 2014
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Photo courtesy The Civilians
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Princeton Atelier, PEI project makes off Broadway debut
Friday, April 11, 2014
The Great Immensity, a new theatrical play and media project that grew out of a spring 2010 Princeton Atelier course cross-listed with the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), will receive its New York premiere on Friday, April 11 at the Public Theater. The show tackles the monumental topic of the environment and our planet's future, exploring themes of climate change, deforestation and extinction by using interviews with researchers working in these areas. The project was developed by PEI Barron Visiting Professors Steven Cosson, theater director, and Michael Friedman, composer/lyricist, founders of the celebrated investigative theater company, The Civilians. To learn more about the project, visit thegreatimmensity.org. For showtimes and ticket information, visit publictheater.org.
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Photo by M. Teresa Simao
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Exhibition of sculpture and assemblages by senior Cara Michell
Last day! Friday, April 11
The Program in Visual Arts is presenting a senior thesis exhibition by visual arts major Cara Michell through Friday, April 11 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. Michell's interactive multimedia exhibition includes sculptures and assemblages that explore acts of exclusivity and privatization in urban spaces. Gallery hours on Friday are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
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Photos by M. Teresa Simao
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A collaborative senior dance thesis
This weekend! Friday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.
The Program in Dance will present Re[verb], a senior thesis performance featuring new choreography by certificate students Samantha Gebb, Casey Brown, Tess Bernhard and Sarah Rose, as well as repertory/new pieces featuring Paige Hupy and Cloe Cheney-Rice, Maya Kelley and Meghan Angelos by Zvi Gotheiner, Jessica Lang and John Heginbotham. Performances will be held on Friday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for students/seniors and are available through the McCarter Box Office by calling 609.258.2787.
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Photo by Jaclyn Sweet
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A senior art show by Maura O'Brien
Monday, April 14 - Friday, April 18
The Program in Visual Arts will present a senior thesis exhibition by visual arts major Maura O'Brien from April 14 through April 18 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. Entitled Chrysalid, her exhibit will include oil paintings, wall-size multimedia works on paper, woodcut blocks, her sketch books, and a sculptural installation all inspired by her remembrances of the northern Minnesota wilderness. An opening reception will be held in the Lucas Gallery on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. Gallery hours are weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
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(L) photo by Trane DeVore; (R) photo courtesy of Ann Beattie
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Poet and fiction writer next in Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series
Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, April 16, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet D.A. Powell and acclaimed fiction writer Ann Beattie will read from their works as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series of the Program in Creative Writing. Princeton student Cameron White will also read from his recent fiction 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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Lecture by Ariel Rogers on special effects in Hollywood's golden age
Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m.
The spring lecture series "4 the Love of Film" will conclude on Thursday, April 17, with a lecture by Ariel Rogers, the Associate Professor in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Rogers will speak on "Special Effects and the Apparatus in Hollywood Cinema of the 1930s and 1940s." The lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street and is free and open to the public.
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Talkback following the PUP/Theater Intime production of The Drowsy Chaperone
Thursday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m.
On April 17, opening night of Princeton University Players' and Theatre Intime's production of The Drowsy Chaperone, lyricist Lisa Lambert will participate along with the student cast in a talk back discussion moderated by Professor of Theater Stacy Wolf. The production will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Hamilton-Murray Theatre on the University campus, with the talk back immediately following. The talkback is free, however tickets for the performance are $12, $10 students/seniors and are available through University Ticketing by calling 609.258.9220 or at the Frist Campus Center ticket office. The talkback with Lambert is cosponsored by the Program in Theater and the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies.
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Photo by Olivia Gomez
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Pairing of an action-adventure martial arts musical fantasy and musical theater improv comedy
Friday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
On the evening of April 18, the Princeton Atelier will present a unique event pairing a production of Act IV of Fred Ho's action-adventure martial arts musical fantasy Journey Beyond the West: The New Adventures of Monkey with the award-winning Chicago-based musical theater improv ensemble Baby Wants Candy. The evening will begin with Journey Beyond the West at 6:30 p.m., followed by a talk back discussion, a brief intermission, and the performance by Baby Wants Candy at 8:00 p.m. Both events will be held in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center and are free and open to the public.
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Photo by Arjun Jain '14
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A new play by senior Rachel Alter
Friday & Saturday, April 18-19 at 8:00 p.m.
The Program in Theater will present Margo in Margoland, a new play written by senior certificate student Rachel Alter and directed by senior Caroline Slutsky. Inspired by the Greek myth Medea, Margoland is a magical realist adaptation in which Margo falls into her imagination and discovers that the pain and betrayal of her past are much more alive and real than she could have ever imagined. Click here to watch of trailer of the production. Running April 18-19 and 24-26, the show will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau Street. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for students/seniors and are available through University Ticketing at 609.258.9220 or at the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office.
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Photo by Janette Beckman
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Opportunities to hear the work of the 2013-15
Arts Fellow
Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m.
Princeton Arts Fellow and percussionist Jason Treuting will participate in two upcoming concerts, beginning with a performance by Jason Treuting and Friends on Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. at Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street in Princeton. Treuting will also join the Princeton Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk) and the Zs' saxophonist Sam Hillmer for a unique, multidisciplinary performance on Wednesday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall on the University campus. Both concerts are free and open to the public.
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Photo courtesy Pew Natthamon Wutilertcharoenwong
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Senior art show by Pew Natthamon Wutilertcharoenwong
April 21-25
The Program in Visual Arts will present a senior thesis exhibition of graphic design and sculptural work by visual arts major Pew Natthamon Wutilertcharoenwong from April 21 through 25 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. An opening reception will be held in the Lucas Gallery on Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. Gallery hours are weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
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Photo by Didier Morel
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet gives 2014 Holmes Lecture
Wednesday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m.
Princeton's annual Theodore H. Holmes '51 and Bernice Holmes Lecture will feature Jorie Graham, one of the most celebrated poets of the American post-war generation, on Wednesday, April 23. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Graham will read from her acclaimed work followed by a Q&A session at the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The event is free and open to the public.
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Photo by Denise Applewhite
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Exhibition of new work by visual arts students
April 24 - May 9
The Program in Visual Arts will present an exhibition of recent work by junior students beginning Thursday, April 24 through Friday, May 9 in the James S. Hall '34 Memorial Gallery at Butler College. An opening reception will be held in the gallery on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. Gallery hours are weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
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(L) Photo courtesy of Freddie Rokem; (R) photo courtesy of Galit Hasan-Rokem
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Lectures by Israeli scholars Freddie Rokem and
Galit Hasan-Rokem
Thursday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m.
The Program in Theater will present "Dramas of Exile," two lectures by Israeli scholars Freddie Rokem and Galit Hasan-Rokem on Thursday, April 24. Rokem and Hasan-Rokem will discuss German authors who wrote about different experiences of people living in exile in the U.S. during World War II. Dr. Freddie Rokem is Professor of Theatre Studies at Tel Aviv University, and Dr. Galit Hasan-Rokem is Professor of Hebrew Literature and Jewish and Comparative Folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Room 219 at 185 Nassau Street and is free and open to the public.
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Photo by Bentley Drezner
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Performance of new student choreography
Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Students participating in the Program in Dance's new mentorship and performance program will present their dances on Thursday, April 24 in the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at 185 Nassau Street. PLab 185 gives student choreographers the opportunity to develop their work over a period of time, engaging in choreographic investigation under faculty mentorship. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
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Photo by Derek Speirs
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Fiddler & guitarist next in Fund for Irish Studies series
Friday, April 25 at 4:30 p.m.
World-renowned violinist Martin Hayes and master guitarist Dennis Cahill will play traditional Irish music in a Fund for Irish Studies performance on Friday, April 25. Two of the world's leading artists in traditional Irish tunes, the duo has toured internationally for almost twenty years. The concert will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street and is free and open to the public.
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Photo of Emily Mann by Merri Cyr
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Saturday, April 26 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
On April 26, the Program in Theater will present Hoodwinked, a documentary play created by McCarter Theatre's award-winning Artistic Director Emily Mann inspired by questions, confusion, and misinformation that circulated in the media after the 2009 Fort Hood massacre. A related symposium will explore Radical Islam/Islamism and the dangers that ideology can pose not only to western nations but also to moderate/traditional Muslims around the world. Beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street, the event will open with a public reading of Hoodwinked followed by a variety of opportunities for dialogue and learning. The event is free and open to the public.
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