Festival of the Creative Arts Was Founded in 1952 by the Brilliant Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein

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APRIL 15-22, 2018 FREE & OPEN CREATIVE ARTS TO THE PUBLIC

The Festival of the Creative Arts was founded in 1952 by the brilliant composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Each spring, Brandeis celebrates the abundant creativity of its students, faculty, staff and alumni, joined by professional artists from around the country.

Festival events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For schedule updates, visit brandeis.edu/arts/festival. - attention to the historic march from Selma to Montgomery in from Selma march to the historic attention (where in 1989 Wall and to the dismantling of the Berlin 1965 In the earliest on both sides of the wall). he conducted concerts Bernstein raised the firstAIDS epidemic, million days of the by clinical trials program run dollars for a community-based (amfAR). AIDS Research for American Foundation the Brandeis music department a member of the Bernstein was He received an honorary doctorate from faculty from 1951-56. and served as a University from 1958- Fellow Brandeis in 1959 He board of trustees from 1976-81. and on the university’s 76 death in 1990. a trustee emeritus until his was Bernstein 1952, first commencement, in the university’s For the included which Arts, directed the Festival of the Creative Dedicated to Tahiti.” in “Trouble world premiere of his opera festival in and its time, the was, the interplay between the arts civilization“a moment when looks at itself words, Bernstein’s - guest art Among the seeking a key to the future.” appraisingly, William Carlos Aaron Copland, Merce Cunningham, ists were Today, and Marc Blitzstein. Lenya Williams, Miles Davis, Lotte proudly car Arts of the Creative Bernstein Festival the Leonard activist and educator. as an artist, ries on his inspiring legacy

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the great American American of the great one was Bernstein (1918-1990) Leonard pianist, conductor, A composer, of the 20th century. artists thinker the and adventurous spirit, he transformed teacher, the arts. we hear music and experience way stage the Broadway successes ranged from Bernstein’s television to Town”) the “On “Candide,” Side Story,” (“West halls. Waterfront”) to international concert the and film (“On “Kaddish” including the symphony works, His major concert are Psalms,” “Chichester “Mass” and works and the choral the best- around the world. He was studied and performed time, a dynamic leader of the world’s known conductor of his Philharmonic York the New including greatest orchestras, a catalog continues to grow through His legacy (1958-69). of more than 500 recordings. Bernstein played an active role and performer, As a teacher Music Festival from its founding. His Tanglewood with the introduced an (1958-72) Concerts People’s Young televised His many entire generation to the joys of classical music. a Lifetime Awards, Emmy 11 Award, Tony honors include a Center Honor. and the Kennedy Award Grammy Achievement Through his to Bernstein. deeply important was justice Social bring public powerful commitment and connections, he helped LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 AT BERNSTEIN LEONARD

2 PORTRAIT OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN, CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK, N.Y., BETWEEN 1946 AND 1948, WILLIAM P. GOTTLIEB/IRA AND LEONORE S. GERSHWIN FUND COLLECTION, MUSIC DIVISION, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. PHOTO CREDIT: MIKE LOVETT Say you’re 32 years old and one of the best- In 1952, Bernstein directed a weeklong arts known artists in the United States. In the past festival to celebrate the university’s first 12 months alone you’ve conducted the New commencement. That event put Brandeis on the York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony front page of The New York Times and burnished Orchestra has performed the premiere of your the university’s appeal to a generation of new symphony and Gene Kelly has directed a hit students, faculty and supporters. America movie featuring your music. learned that this new university in Waltham valued the arts. What’s your next move? “Anything I can do for Brandeis which is in If you’re Leonard Bernstein, you pick up a part- my power to do will always give me pleasure time teaching gig at a university in Waltham, and satisfaction. Don’t hesitate to call on me,” Massachusetts, that is barely three years old. Bernstein wrote to Sachar in 1956. In the summer of 1951, Bernstein accepted In his centennial year, we celebrate Leonard an invitation from President Abram Sachar to Bernstein’s life and legacy in the festival named join the Brandeis music faculty. “Bernstein in his honor. In addition to performances of his was never one to ponder important decisions,” music, we present original works of performing Sachar wrote in his memoir. “His consent was and visual art that recall the abundance and given … only moments before he went on vitality of that first Festival of the Creative Arts. stage to conduct.” Join us! For the next five years, Bernstein taught courses at Brandeis on modern music, opera INGRID SCHORR and composition, even sharing his own works Director, Office of the Arts in progress with advanced students. it continues to be a destination for some of some of to be a destination for it continues in Ghana inside the walls of the Ashanti King’s Ashanti King’s of the in Ghana inside the walls is an internationally touring pianist. M’Talewa is an internationally touring pianist. M’Talewa king’s drum ensemble. Michael Ofori (percus- Michael drum ensemble. king’s Kotoko Brass Kotoko Sunday, April 15, 3 PM April 15, Sunday, Sunday, April 15, Noon 15, April Sunday, Slosberg Music Center Brass Kotoko Bernstein Opera Presents Boston Lyric Brian Paulding (trombone) has traveled the world (trombone) has traveled the world Brian Paulding (keys) Yoshimura Yusaku Note and Lincoln Center. the leading artists, conductors, directors artists, the leading and Opera, Covent Garden and Scottish Opera, and and Opera, Garden and Scottish Opera, Covent premieres, co-productions and co-commissions co-productions and co-commissions premieres, palace, and grew up to be a lead drummer in the be a lead drummer in the palace, and grew up to playing pop, soul, reggae and calypso music. music. and calypso playing pop, soul, reggae many years with leading calypso act Short Shirt. yearsmany with leading calypso act Short Great Tent Lawn Ghana. Ben Paulding (drum set) directs the Fafali (drum set) directs the Fafali Ghana. Ben Paulding ensemble at Brandeis. Ghanaian drum and dance sion) is a multifaceted performing artist from from performing artist sion) is a multifaceted stages such as the Montreal Jazz Fest, NYC’s Blue Blue NYC’s Fest, as the Montreal Jazz stages such of note with organizations such as The Royal Royal The as such organizations of note with designers world from around the

Attah Poku (percussion) was born and raised born and raised was (percussion) Poku Attah Andrew Fogliano (saxophone) has played on has played on (saxophone) Andrew Fogliano The company has staged world premieres, U.S. U.S. world premieres, has staged The company Thomas (bass), a native of Antigua, toured for Antigua, toured for Thomas (bass), a native of - FEATURED ARTISTS FEATURED been hailed as one of the most imaginativebeen hailed as one of through innovative of the voice brating the art has been working as a food educator in under has been working as a Boston Lyric Opera Lyric Boston longest-lived opera company in New England. longest-lived in New England. opera company Late Night With Leonard Bernstein Bernstein With Leonard Night Late Soprano Amy Burton has sung with the Metro- Burton Amy Soprano Slosberg Music Center Late Night With Leonard Bernstein With Leonard Late Night Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) leads the way in cele- leads the way Opera (BLO) Boston Lyric is the largest and Now in its 41st season, BLO Nina Bernstein Simmons, Leonard Bernstein’s Bernstein’s Simmons, Leonard Nina Bernstein Since 2008, Nina Embrace.” Total A Bernstein: White House. John Musto is one of America’s America’s of Musto is one White House. John the Boston Lyric Opera in 2012. the Boston Lyric tives that redefine the opera-going experience. politan Opera, New York City Opera and at the York politan Opera, New programming and community engagement initia- programming and community engagement most acclaimed opera composers;most acclaimed opera his opera younger daughter, is director of the film “Leonard “Leonard of the film is director younger daughter, served communities. Michael Boriskin, artistic Boriskin, artistic served communities. Michael and executive director of Copland House, has American pianists of his generation. and versatile Thursday, April 19, 8 PM April 19, Thursday, brandeis.edu/tickets Tickets: “The Inspector” had its Boston premiere at “The Inspector” had its

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Lydian String Quartet String Lydian by composers at Brandeis and from around the his ongoing investigations of the relationships between between of the relationships investigations his ongoing Admissions Center Shapiro Room, Presentation Saturday, April 21, 8 PM (preconcert talk, 7 PM) April 21, 8 PM (preconcert Saturday, Slosberg Music Center Lydian String Quartet: “Love and Death, Part 2” and Death, Part “Love String Quartet: Lydian From its beginning at Brandeis in 1980, the Lydian Lydian the in 1980, its beginning at Brandeis From world. Composer John Harbison has said of the has said of the Harbison world. Composer John Chicago-based artist Tony Lewis, the 2017-18 Ruth Ann Ann Ruth the 2017-18 Lewis, Tony artist Chicago-based Quartet has embraced the full range of the string the full range of the string has embraced Quartet package, and the wider my travels, the deeper goes travels, the deeper goes and the wider my package, my admiration for its technical, structural and commu- admiration for its technical, my conviction.” my nicative power continues to grow. It is the complete nicative It is the complete power continues to grow. sioning, performing and recording of new works recording of new works sioning, performing and quartet repertory. It has championed the commis- the It has championed repertory. quartet Quartet, time I encounter the Lydian “Each quartet, of the Rose Art Museum’s Lois Foster Wing, extending extending Wing, Foster Lois Museum’s Art of the Rose and Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence, has created has created Artist-in-Residence, Perlmutter and Nathan wall outward-facing drawing for the a new site-specific and language. drawing, abstraction OPPOSITE PAGE: KOTOKO BRASS; NINA BERNSTEIN; FABRIC FROM GHANA; GHANA; FROM FABRIC NINA BERNSTEIN; BRASS; KOTOKO PAGE: OPPOSITE LEWIS. TONY WILSON; SUSAN BY PHOTO QUARTET, STRING THE LYDIAN KONG. DE CARLO MILAN/LONDON/HONG OF MASSIMO COURTESY

Presentation Award talk and Perlmutter Artist Tickets: $20/$15/$5 at Brandeis Tickets at Brandeis $20/$15/$5 Tickets: Thursday, April 19, 6:30 PM April 19, Thursday, Tony Lewis Tony Wednesday-Sunday, 11 AM-5 PM; 11 Wednesday-Sunday, Museum hours: to 6:30 PM April 19, Thursday, Extended hours 8 Spring exhibitions on view through July THE ROSE ART MUSEUM ART ROSE THE at Brandeis University Art Museum the Rose in 1961, Founded dedicated museums university premier the nation’s is among to collecting, preserving, interpreting modern and exhibiting life and intellectual and contemporaryA center of cultural art. the exchange serveson campus, the museum for as a catalyst at the intersection and dialogue discovery, of ideas: a place of its Through community. the Greater Boston university and within and to affirm works Rose and programs, the collection, exhibitions global justice, freedom of expression, of social the values advance that are hallmarks of Brandeis excellence diversity and academic contemporaryAmerican and international Postwar University. renowned represented within the Rose’s art are particularly well 9,000permanent collection of more than objects.

EXHIBITIONS 8 GERALD S. AND SANDRA FINEBERG GALLERY from 1980 to the early 2000s. Marked by the fall of the Berlin Jennifer Packer: Tenderheaded Wall, the September 11 attacks and civil wars, the end of the 20th century can also be viewed as the start of an immense global, Based in observation, improvisation and memory, this selection social and digital revolution that forever transformed our world. of recent work by Jennifer Packer (b. 1984) presents paintings of Featuring work in a variety of media by a roster of international funerary bouquets and intimate portraits. Pointing to possibilities figures, including Matthew Barney, Ellen Gallagher, Nan Goldin, both fragile and strong, human and emotional, Packer’s works Leon Golub, Mona Hatoum, Tracey Moffatt, Damián Ortega, exhibit a rigorous engagement with art history as well as a highly Andres Serrano and Zhang Huan. expressive personal response to how black bodies navigate within the present political landscape. FOSTER MURAL

MILDRED S. LEE GALLERY Tony Lewis: Plunder Blueprint for Counter Education Chicago-based artist Tony Lewis has created a new site-specific drawing for the outward-facing wall of the Rose Art Museum’s Lois Inaugurated at Brandeis during the volatile and transformative Foster Wing, extending his ongoing investigations of the relation- late 1960s, the unconventional publication “Blueprint for Counter ships between drawing, abstraction and language. Using screws Education” introduced the tools for a radical transformation of and graphite-dipped rubber bands, Lewis and his collaborators liberal arts education. A project of Brandeis sociology professor generated a large line drawing in the form of a Gregg shorthand and chair Maurice Stein and his student, Larry Miller, this boxed set notation, an abstracted symbol of the word “plunder.” of posters and texts encouraged students to shape an educational environment from their own lived experience. Blueprint’s open- FOSTER LANDING ended charts mapped a world of ideas, from the avant-garde to the postmodern, in a form that anticipated the prevalence of search Mark Dion: The Undisciplined Collector engines, social media and the quick connection of the hyperlink. Wood-paneled and furnished with the trappings of a 1961 collector’s den, The Undisciplined Collector (a permanent installation) evokes the year of the Rose Art Museum’s founding and serves as an intro- LOWER ROSE AND FOSTER GALLERIES duction to the rich history of collecting at Brandeis University. Praying for Time “Praying for Time” draws from the museum’s permanent collection to reflect the diversity of voices and concerns in art produced

ROBERT D. FARBER UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY FARBER D. ROBERT | EPSTEIN BUILDING EPSTEIN | A Fringe of Her Own of Her Own A Fringe | Introducing: Lenny Bruce Lenny Introducing: Bruce and transgressiveThe corrosive satire of comedian Lenny of the in pushing the envelope as well as his boldness (1925-65), American have made him an iconic figure in laws of obscenity, This exhibition includes photographs, writings and culture. ARCHIVES & SPECIAL SPECIAL ARCHIVES & COLLECTIONS 2017 JULY THROUGH LEVEL 2 LIBRARY, GOLDFARB personal collection. recordings from Bruce’s AM-5 PM 9 Viewing hours: Monday-Friday, THROUGH JUNE 22 THROUGH Paley Tamar exhibition, interprets American in her first Paley, Tamar Israeli artist symbols redesigning traditional by deconstructing and ritual objects For generations, and nature. consciousness to reflect feminine challenges This exhibition “story.” down the Jewish men passed tradition, and to change takesthe gendered narrative, the liberty sacred objects to form a new female dares to dissect and recreate through wearable and functional objects life of Jewish narrative of the tallit, tzitzit and tefillin. interpretations embodied in Paley’s Institute. Sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis PM AM-9 9 Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, PM Noon-5 Extended festival hours: Sunday, additional events, visit www.brandeis.edu/hbi/arts. For KNIZNICK GALLERY KNIZNICK

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ings and recorded interviews explore immigration and explore immigration and ings and recorded interviews ican and Latino Studies Program. Make Our Garden Grow Garden Our Make Momo y Mimita Illuminating Atoll Atoll Illuminating Hydrogeology by Leonard Bernstein. by Leonard - Original music, field record (GSAS). Rapaport-Stein Mood” from Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt,” conducted conducted Gynt,” “Peer Mood” from Edvard Grieg’s journalist Cynthia Fernandez and composer Jeremy composer Jeremy and journalist Cynthia Fernandez large-scale model, fabricated in the Brandeis Maker model, fabricated in large-scale Sean Glover (Lecturer, Fine Arts) has created an inter has created Arts) Fine (Lecturer, Glover Sean Steven Tarr ’19 collaborated with Aida Wong (Fine (Fine Wong Aida with collaborated ’19 Tarr Steven installation conceived in collaboration between Sound Lab, that demonstrates the unique physical properties properties physical the unique Lab, that demonstrates the observers (morning mood) (morning the observers Outside the Shapiro Campus Center, this interactive Center, Outside the Shapiro Campus mother Maria Arvelo. Co-sponsored by the Latin Amer Co-sponsored by the Latin Arvelo. mother Maria sculpture by Sophie Edelman ’21 dispenses words Edelman ’21 dispenses words sculpture by Sophie of an atoll island. of an atoll of kindness. active sculpture that allows the viewer to safely look active sculpture that allows the viewer to safely look “Morning at the sun while listening to a recording of - great-grand story of Cynthia’s assimilation through the OPPOSITE PAGE: TAMAR PALEY, PHOTO CREDIT YA STUDIO; THIS PAGE: ILLUMI- THIS PAGE: STUDIO; YA CREDIT PHOTO PALEY, TAMAR PAGE: OPPOSITE VIMAL PANDEY CREDIT-VIVEKANAND PHOTO HYDROGEOLOGY, ATOLL NATING Arts) and Bulbul Chakraborty (Physics) to create this create this to (Physics) Chakraborty and Bulbul Arts)

SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER THEATER SPINGOLD | FOR LOCATIONS, VISIT BRANDEIS.EDU/ARTS/FESTIVAL VISIT BRANDEIS.EDU/ARTS/FESTIVAL FOR LOCATIONS, OR PICK UP A MAP IN THE SHAPIRO CAMPUS CENTER. THE SHAPIRO IN A MAP OR PICK UP ized by the Robert D. Farber University Archives and and Archives University D. Farber by the Robert ized DREITZER GALLERY DREITZER SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER SLOSBERG Post-Baccalaureate and Senior Honors Honors and Senior Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition and Sculpture Painting Leonard Bernstein at Brandeis Bernstein Leonard Special Collections Department. Bernstein’s long association with Brandeis, organ- long association with Bernstein’s and faculty especially for the festival. and faculty especially for Correspondence and memorabilia from Leonard memorabilia from Leonard and Correspondence innovative artwork made by students students artwork made by innovative ON VIEW AROUND ON VIEW AROUND CAMPUS THROUGH APRIL 19 The Brandeis campus is transformed by by Brandeis campus is transformed The

Transformation | POLLACK FINE ARTS TEACHING CENTER TEACHING ARTS FINE POLLACK FARBER LIBRARY ONE AND MEZZANINE ONE LIBRARY FARBER UPPER USDAN FOOD COURT FOOD UPPER USDAN in a range of historical styles. in a range of historical intense mode of action. It is in our moments of deep intense mode of action. Research Center exhibitions committee is grounded in Center exhibitions committee Research Students in the Fine Arts course Seminar on Chinese course on Chinese Seminar Arts the Fine Students in Leonard Bernstein’s belief that “Stillness is our most “Stillness belief that Bernstein’s Leonard Brandeis and Waltham communities. Sarah Ernst ’20 Ernst ’20 Sarah communities. Waltham and Brandeis Farber Library Mezzanine. For information about information Library Mezzanine. For Farber that express the subtle intricacies of women’s self- that express the subtle intricacies of women’s we eventually honor with the name of action.” the name of action.” we eventually honor with Calligraphy and Practice present original works of original works of present and Practice Calligraphy Using images from well-known Instagram profiles, Using images from well-known Instagram profiles, Wall Wall of Waltham Orli Swergold ’18 has created a series of paintings has created a series of paintings ’18 Orli Swergold Opening reception: Sunday, April 15, Noon-2 PM, April 15, Opening reception: Sunday, Challenging the Female Selfie: Selfie: Challenging the Female Calligraphy as Silent Music Music as Silent Calligraphy Stillness representation on social media. calligraphy, inspired by the writers’ music, favorite calligraphy, quiet that is born every idea, emotion and drive, which idea, emotion and drive,quiet that is born every which guided art walks, visit brandeis.edu/wsrc/arts walks, guided art and Ceara Genovesi ’18, coordinators. ’18, Genovesi and Ceara PHOTO CREDIT: SEAN GLOVER, “THE OBSERVERS (MORNING MOOD)” OBSERVERS “THE SEAN GLOVER, CREDIT: PHOTO A collaborative by members created collage of the A Collection of Paintings This exhibition curated by the Women’s Studies Women’s by the This exhibition curated

in this artwork by Samantha Shepherd ‘18 and Delora and Delora ‘18 Shepherd by Samantha in this artwork Multiplicity of Identities Rita Scheer ‘20 explores the personal connections the personal ‘20 explores connections Rita Scheer gender identity sexual identity and betwen music, Projections Portraits of Brandeis community members by Anna Anna community members of Brandeis by Portraits life to create a series of paintings of queer-identified paintings of queer-identified life to create a series of Bethel Adekogbe ’20, exploring how we see and hear how we see and hear Adekogbe ’20, exploring Bethel Nature’s Tune Nature’s Experiencing Perspectives Experiencing the many people we cross paths with in our lives. people we cross paths the many through the creation of an artist’s book. of an artist’s through the creation family of Julivic Marquez ’18, is a narrative on the topics is a narrative Marquez ’18, family of Julivic Cass ’21 with musical accompaniment composed by accompaniment composed by Cass ’21 with musical Create sound on this interactive sculpture by Quay Owens ’20 and Fred Mendoza ’19. Owens ’20 and Fred Un Journey en Circulos en Circulos Un Journey people with multiple other identities. people with multiple other multiple layers of identity, experience and perspective and experience layersmultiple identity, of Gaskins (GSAS). Valérie Dominique ’18. Valérie (A Journey in Circles) (A Journey of immigration and trauma. Co-directed by Marquez and of immigration and trauma. Co-directed by Marquez Always Something in the Background Something Always This video, filmed in Lowell, Massachusetts, with the Massachusetts, Lowell, This video, filmed in Jenny Ho ’20 draws on Leonard Bernstein’s complex complex Bernstein’s Ho ’20 draws on Leonard Jenny Transparent and translucent materials represent represent materials translucent and Transparent

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On Super Sunday, please park in the lot at 29 please park On Super Sunday, Rail across from the Commuter Road, Sawyer campus. walk to lower stop, a five-minute ALL PHOTOS IN SUPER SUNDAY SECTION ARE BY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ARE BY SECTION IN SUPER SUNDAY ALL PHOTOS NOTED UNLESS OTHERWISE MIKE LOVETT PHOTOGRAPHER Family events are designated by events are designated by Family - com Bernstein’s of Leonard In celebration in the people young to engaging mitment of music a special series present arts, we and art activities performances, and dance are events All Super Sunday exhibitions. to the public. free and open SUPER SUNDAY SUPER

NOON 3 PM including songs from his “Trouble in Tahiti,” which which Tahiti,” in “Trouble including songs from his SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER MUSIC SLOSBERG by Robert Nieske, Jimmy Giuffre and others. Nieske, Giuffre Jimmy by Robert Nieske, director. Robert Presents Bernstein Bernstein Presents Brandeis Jazz Ensemble Ensemble Jazz Brandeis Boston Lyric Opera Opera Lyric Boston Boston Lyric Opera kicks off the Festival of the Arts Arts the Festival of the off Opera kicks Boston Lyric with a short concert of Leonard Bernstein’s music, Bernstein’s Leonard of concert with a short follows, with Boston Lyric Opera general and artistic Opera general and artistic follows, with Boston Lyric premiered at Brandeis in 1952. A panel discussion in 1952. premiered at Brandeis University. Northeastern professor of the practice, ogist Georgia Luikens, MA’10; and Scott Edmiston, and Scott ogist Georgia Luikens, MA’10; director Esther Nelson; David Angus, music director David director Esther Nelson; musicol- Tahiti”; in “Trouble and conductor of BLO’s THIS PAGE (CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT): BRANDEIS JAZZ BAND, BAND, BRANDEIS JAZZ LEFT): (CLOCKWISE FROM THIS PAGE MICHIKO BRASS; KOTOKO MIKE LOVETT; CREDIT: PHOTO ARTIST THE OF COURTESY PHOTO KURATA, The Brandeis Jazz Ensemble performs music The Brandeis Jazz

SUPER SUNDAY, APRIL 15 14 SUPER SUNDAY, APRIL 15 15 6-7 PM Live music from Brandeis and off-campus Live Brandeis and off-campus music from 7-9 PM7-9 Connor Blake and Sean Hines, with special Hines, with special Connor Blake and Sean FM, Brandeis’ WBRS, 100.1 Sponsored by (GSAS). Up the Octave, Proscenium and Starving Artists. Artists. Starving and Up the Octave, Proscenium WBRS Presents Presents WBRS performers including Celo, Bethel the Producer, performers Celo, Bethel the Producer, including Connor Martin scholar presentation by hip-hop student-run radio station. A cappella performances by Brandeis groups A cappella performances A Cappella Fest A Cappella Fest

3 PM including New Outlook (Lindsay Dawes ’21 and and including New Outlook (Lindsay Dawes ’21 bratory synthesis of music, people and cultures people and cultures bratory synthesis of music, Rauch ’19 and Michael Harlow ’19). and Michael ’19 Rauch Inspired by the traditional drum rhythms of of rhythms the traditional drum Inspired by Kotoko Brass Brass Kotoko Isaac Ruben ’21) and Late Night Thoughts (Brian Thoughts (Brian ’21) and Late Night Isaac Ruben Learn to dance bon odori, a lively Japanese folk folk to dance bon odori, a livelyLearn Japanese 4 PM 4:30-6 PM features musicians from Ghana, Antigua, Japan Antigua, Japan Ghana, features musicians from GREAT LAWN GREAT Singer-Songwriter Showcase Showcase Singer-Songwriter Ghana, Kotoko Brass has created a unique, joyful a unique, joyful Brass has created Ghana, Kotoko off again, with master dancer Michiko Kurata. with master dancer Michiko again, off dance performed to receive spirits and send them and improvisational rendering of West African African West rendering of and improvisational as The Boston Globe by dance music described playing together in unity. and the United States The best of Brandeis’ singer-songwriters, The best of Brandeis’ singer-songwriters, Japanese Japanese Workshop Dance “propulsive, infectious party music.” This cele- music.” “propulsive,infectious party -

3 PM 3:30 PM 2:30 PM RIDGEWOOD-A COMMONS Fancy Free Revisited: The Women Women The Revisited: Free Fancy Brandeis’ student-run pops orchestra plays music from plays music Brandeis’ orchestra student-run pops Brandeis’ premier long-form improv comedy troupe, Brandeis’ comedy troupe, premier long-form improv Followed by a discussion. Followed Watch and listen: An artist’s marks are amplified by tiny are amplified by tiny marks An artist’s and listen: Watch will take you. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Gabe and up. Gabe will take for ages 13 you. Recommended 4 PM 4 PM Improv Control Crowd microphones and mixed livemicrophones and mixed in this unique perfor mance by composer Christian Gentry, PhD’12, and PhD’12, Gentry, mance by composer Christian movies, musicals and video games. Melody Ross ‘18 ‘18 Ross Melody musicals and video games. movies, vibrant, jazzy “Fancy Free” (1944). Hannah Schuster ‘18 ‘18 Schuster Hannah (1944). Free” “Fancy vibrant, jazzy artist Tim artist McDonald. and Steven Tarr ‘19, music directors. music ‘19, Tarr and Steven and Brooke Granovsky choreographers/directors. ‘18, THIS PAGE: CONVERSATION MOSAIC, LIAN CHEN ‘19 AND RUNJIE LU ‘18; LU ‘18; AND RUNJIE LIAN CHEN ‘19 MOSAIC, CONVERSATION THIS PAGE: TOXIC OPPOSITE PAGE: Adler-Cohen ‘18 and Roy Shakerchi ‘18, co-directors. ‘18, Shakerchi and Roy ‘18 Adler-Cohen Jump in! You never know where Crowd Control, never know where Crowd Control, You in! Jump The Ballet Club performs a feminist reworking of The Ballet Club performs Bernstein’s for Leonard choreography Robbins’ Jerome Top Score Score Top This World Burning

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2 PM Education, for a conversation with Caitlin Julia Rubin, Rubin, Education, for a conversation with Caitlin Julia intricate charts in the exhibition Blueprint for Counter Counter in the exhibition Blueprint for intricate charts Maurice Stein and Larry Miller and Larry Stein Maurice I Was Here: Remember Ford Hall 2015 Hall 2015 Remember Ford Here: Was I ROSE ART ROSE ART MUSEUM Huang, Yuning Liu, Yuechen Ta Huang, Yuning Ta and Liu, Yuechen Tan. Zhixin Korean-style hip-hop dance performance featuring featuring hip-hop dance performance Korean-style first-year students Chenxi Dai, Yaxi Huang, Yimeng Yimeng Yaxi Huang, first-year Chenxi Dai, students racial equality. on the site of the 2015 student demonstration for demonstration for student on the site of the 2015 assistant curator. 1 PM 1:30 PM VASKRIK VASKRIK Join Maurice Stein and Larry Miller, creators of the Miller, Stein and Larry Maurice Join Toxic, Brandeis’ majorette dance line, performs dance line, performs Brandeis’ majorette Toxic, Three-Dimensional Chess with Chess with Three-Dimensional

RAIN LOCATION: RIDGEWOOD-A COMMONS RIDGEWOOD-A RAIN LOCATION: NOON Even Sayer ‘20; and Johnstone Tcheou ‘20. Tcheou ‘20; and Johnstone Even Sayer including Toto’s “Africa” and the theme from “Temple “Temple and the theme from “Africa” Toto’s including MAD Band BERNSTEIN-MARCUS PLAZA BERNSTEIN-MARCUS SHAPIRO CAMPUS CAMPUS SHAPIRO In Agatha Christie’s adaptation of her best-selling of her best-selling adaptation Christie’s Agatha In Kowalyk ‘18; Blake Langeslay ‘18; Melody Ross ‘18; ‘18; Blake Melody Ross ‘18; ‘18; Langeslay Kowalyk CENTER THEATER CENTER they are killed off. Can you solve the mystery before before you solve the mystery Can they are killed off. by the student-run the end of the play? Presented 7 PM forced to atone for their various crimes. One by one various crimes. One by one forced to atone for their Undergraduate Theater Collective. Free to Brandeis Theater Collective. to Brandeis Free Undergraduate novel, 10 people are lured to an island where they are they are lured to an island where people are 10 novel, students; $5 general admission. of Boom.” Featuring Steven Tarr ‘19, director; Matthew director; Matthew ‘19, Tarr Steven Featuring of Boom.” And Then There Were Were There And Then None The MAD Band trips the funk fantastic with a repertoire repertoire The MAD Band trips the funk fantastic with a

TENT GREAT LAWN | G03 AUDITORIUM, MANDEL CENTER AUDITORIUM, G03 SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER CENTER MUSIC SLOSBERG | | FOR HUMANITIES FOR HUMANITIES 8 PM Experience the irresistible rhythms of Ghana. rhythms the irresistible Experience MakerLab Demo MakerLab MOCK U head writer; Emma Bers ‘20, director; Colin Featuring Hodgson ‘20, line producer/editor. It’s an intense time to be a student at a liberal an intense time to It’s From Ghana From Fafali: Music and Dance Dance and Music Fafali: Kriesen ‘20, creator/executive producer/ Edmondson and Savannah ‘19 Kesselman Kate Ben Paulding, director. Ben Paulding, technology and innovative applications. Check technology and innovative 7 PM on a socially progressive musical. Caroline get a print made of your body. body. get a print made of your arts university. The satirical mock documentary The satirical mock university. arts out their human-scale 3D scanners, and even out their human-scale 1-5 PM 1-5 The Brandeis MakerLabThe Brandeis is home to emerging ‘20, actors/writers/producers. “Mock U” explores the complexities of putting complexities of putting U” explores the “Mock

MANDEL CENTER FOR THE THE MANDEL CENTER FOR | Happy Patriots’ Day on Monday, on Monday, Day Patriots’ Happy the exhibitions Enjoy 16! April on view artworks and public events Festival campus. around April resume Tuesday, 17. G03 AUDITORIUM, MANDEL CENTER MANDEL CENTER AUDITORIUM, G03 | HUMANITIES ATRIUM HUMANITIES ATRIUM FOR HUMANITIES FOR HUMANITIES NOON Enjoy an informal preview of the April 21 April 21 Enjoy an informal preview of the WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 WEDNESDAY, by the English department. books of poetry and literary criticism, most criticism, most books of poetry and literary buffet lunch. Presented by the Department of of by the Department Presented lunch. buffet Poetry Reading: Stephanie Burt Stephanie Reading: Poetry Harvard University and the author of several Music and the Mandel Center for Humanities. Stephanie Burt is a professor of English at of English at is a professor Stephanie Burt Lydian String Quartet: Quartet: String Lydian London Review of Books, The New York Times York New The of Books, Review London Lydians’ concert, followed by a free light followed by a free light concert, Lydians’ Book Review and The Yale Review. Sponsored Sponsored Review. Yale The and Book Review 7 PM poems and essays appear regularly in the regularly in the poems and essays appear Sneak Peek recently “Advice from the LIghts” (2017). Her Her from the LIghts” (2017). “Advice recently

WSRC LECTURE HALL LECTURE WSRC | KNIZNICK GALLERY, EPSTEIN BUILDING EPSTEIN KNIZNICK GALLERY, | RAPAPORTE TREASURE HALL TREASURE RAPAPORTE | 5-8 PM Rosie Rosenzweig (WSRC), moderator. Rosenzweig Rosie Panel: Creativity and Publishing Creativity Panel: Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Meet Israeli artist Tamar Paley, whose whose Paley, Tamar Meet Israeli artist Leornard Bernstein Leornard State University; Elizabeth Bradfield (Creative Beohn, dean of graduate studies, Bridgewater studies, Bridgewater Beohn, dean of graduate Bernstein’s “On The Town,” “Wonderful Town,” Town,” “Wonderful The Town,” Bernstein’s “On Writing); Doug Holder, Ibbetson Press; editor editor Ibbetson Press; Doug Holder, Writing); 7 PM published? How can creativitypublished? flourish with- Showcase of Songs by of Songs by Showcase ments to follow. Collaborative ments to follow. pianist: narrative of Jewish life. Sponsored by the Sponsored by the life. of Jewish narrative singing course perform songs from Leonard singing course perform songs from Leonard completed your work, but how do you get it you get it your work, but how do completed out an audience? Panel includes Lisa Krissof includes Lisa Krissof Panel out an audience? exhibition “A Fringe of Her Own” recre- Her Own” of Fringe “A exhibition ates sacred objects to form a new female form a new female ates sacred objects to 12:30 PM Anita McClellan; and Sarah Mead (Music). (Music). Mead Anita McClellan; and Sarah As a composer, writer or artist, you have you have artist, writer or As a composer, TUESDAY, APRIL APRIL 17 TUESDAY, Artist Lecture and Reception Lecture Artist Todd Theriault. Todd Ten students in Nancy Armstrong’s advanced advanced Armstrong’s students in Nancy Ten - Refresh “Candide.” Side Story” and “West

DAY 3 + 4 | TUESDAY, APRIL 17 + WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 18 LAURIE THEATER, SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER Senior Festival Seniors in the Theater Arts Department, under the guidance of Alicia Hyland, present shows of their own making, taking on a variety of roles including actor, director, choreographer and designer. The lineup includes:

“QUEERING THE CAPE” by Tres Fimmano Thursday, 6:30 PM; Friday, 8 PM; and Saturday, at 3:30 PM

“THE INCOMPLEAT TRAGEDY OF SHAKESPEARE’S WOMYN ... (Without a Single Reference to Lady Macbeth): OR WHAT YOU WILL” by Sara Kenney Wednesday, 8 PM; Saturday, 6 PM; and Sunday, 2 PM

“LUCID” by Gabi Nail and Hannah Uher Thursday, 8 PM; Friday, 6:30 PM; and Saturday, April 21, 2 PM

“BLOOD AND WATER” by Lilia Shrayfer Wednesday, 9:30 PM

“FROM PEARLS TO HOOPS” by Keturah Walker Wednesday, 6:30 PM; Friday, 9:30 PM; Saturday, 7:30 PM -

SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER MUSIC CENTER SLOSBERG | 8 PM internet orders). Tickets reserved by phone will be held reserved by phone will be held Tickets internet orders). Michael Boriskin perform some of the maestro’s some of the maestro’s Boriskin perform Michael Brandeis Early Music Ensemble: Ensemble: Music Early Brandeis Shapiro Campus Center or by calling 781-736-3400 (no (no Shapiro Campus Center or by calling 781-736-3400 Late Night With Leonard Bernstein With Leonard Night Late Leonard Bernstein’s daughter Nina Bernstein hosts this hosts this daughter Nina Bernstein Bernstein’s Leonard to Nina’s film clips and personal film clips and memories, acclaimed to Nina’s the performance. 7 PM | BETHLEHEM CHAPEL 7 PM | BETHLEHEM favorite music. Free and open to the public, but tickets tickets and open to the public, but music. Free favorite piece to the Festival of the Creative Arts. In addition In addition Arts. of the Creativepiece to the Festival soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Musto and John and pianists Burton Amy soprano cabaret-style performance, a brilliantly fitting center a brilliantly fitting cabaret-style performance, are required. Tickets available at Brandeis Tickets in the in the Tickets available at Brandeis Tickets are required. night of at Slosberg Music Center until 7:45 PM on the and dances for singing, on Renaissance instruments such such instruments for singing, on Renaissance and dances Mead, director. Sarah as viols, harps and sackbuts. THIS PAGE: ART FROM “INSPIRED BY THE BOOK” EXHIBIT; OPPOSITE PAGE: PAGE: OPPOSITE EXHIBIT; THE BOOK” “INSPIRED BY FROM ART THIS PAGE: AT BERNSTEIN MIKE LOVETT; CREDIT PHOTO 2016, BRANDEIS ORCHESTRA, PALESTINIAN PLAYING MEMORIAL CONCERT GERSHWIN FOLLOWING PARTY MUSIC DIVISION OF CONGRESS, LIBRARY CREDIT: PHOTO SONGS 1946, The Early Music Ensemble performs songs about dancing, Ensemble performs The Early Music That Old Song and Dance That Old

LAURIE THEATER, LAURIE THEATER, | PM GOLDFARB LIBRARY, MAIN FLOOR MAIN LIBRARY, GOLDFARB | PRESENTATION ROOM, ROOM, PRESENTATION | MANDEL CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES THE HUMANITIES CENTER FOR MANDEL | READING ROOM, THIRD FLOOR READING ROOM, SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER SPINGOLD THEATER NOON SHAPIRO ADMISSIONS ADMISSIONS SHAPIRO CENTER 6:30 PM, 8 PM AND 9:30 6:30 PM, 6:30 PM Inspired by the Book: A Library Art Show Art A Library the Book: by Inspired his Foster stairwell installation, “Plunder.” Followed by by Followed “Plunder.” stairwell installation, his Foster Bridging the Two Cultures: Science Science Cultures: Two the Bridging See description on page 19. description See Sponsored by the Mandel Center for Humanities Sponsored by the Mandel the presentation of the Ruth Ann and Nathan Perlmutter Ann and Nathan Perlmutter the presentation of the Ruth and the Humanities Senior Festival served and prizes will be awarded, including to the audi- including to the be awarded, will prizes served and celebrates the book in all its forms. Refreshments will be Refreshments book in all its forms. celebrates the ence favorite. Sponsored by the Brandeis Library. Sponsored by the Brandeis ence favorite. discuss visual perception in this informal faculty seminar. in this informal faculty seminar. discuss visual perception 10 AM-3 10 PM A display of graduate and undergraduate student art that student art graduate and undergraduate A display of Artist-in-Residence Award. Artist-in-Residence THURSDAY, APRIL APRIL 19 THURSDAY, Artist Talk: Tony Lewis Tony Talk: Artist Tony Lewis discusses his art and practice, in relation to and practice, in relation to discusses his art Lewis Tony Tory Fair (Fine Arts) and Stephen van Hooser (Biology) Arts) (Fine Fair Tory

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9-11 PM | GREAT LAWN TENT LAWN 9-11 PM | GREAT 8:30 PM | LEVIN BALLROOM, USDAN STUDENT CENTER STUDENT USDAN BALLROOM, 8:30 PM | LEVIN Happy Birthday, Lenny! Birthday, Happy Folk Dance Dance Folk B’yachad, Brandeis’ Israeli folk dance club, performs B’yachad, Celebrate Festival of the Arts founder Leonard Bernstein founder Leonard Arts Celebrate Festival of the Celebrating and Creating Israeli Israeli and Creating Celebrating Gonicman ’18 and Bruna Voldman ’18, artistic directors. artistic ’18, Voldman and Bruna Gonicman ’18 student dance groups. Choreography by Aline Aline by Choreography student dance groups. original pieces, with guest performances by other performances by other original pieces, with guest and Noa HaLevi ’20. and Noa HaLevi at 100 with birthday cake under the tent. and music with birthday at 100 Additional choreography by Shoshanah Weinreich ’20 ’20 Weinreich by Shoshanah Additional choreography All are welcome!

LAURIE THEATER, LAURIE THEATER, | RAIN LOCATION: SHAPIRO SHAPIRO RAIN LOCATION: | OUTSIDE USDAN STUDENT CENTER STUDENT CENTER OUTSIDE USDAN | SHAPIRO CAMPUS CENTER ATRIUM SHAPIRO CAMPUS CENTER SHAPIRO CAMPUS CENTER THEATER | | 5 PM SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER SPINGOLD THEATER 8 PM CAMPUS CENTER MULTIPURPOSE ROOM MULTIPURPOSE CAMPUS CENTER 6:30 PM, 8 PM AND 9:30 PM 8 PM 6:30 PM, 2-3 PM Exhibitions, films and performances by by films and performances Exhibitions, Mini-Festival of Creativity, the Arts Arts the of Creativity, Mini-Festival $5 general admission. Kaos Kids Boris’ Kitchen Boris’ See description on page 19. See Festival of the Arts showcases the Kids as well showcases Arts Festival of the What’s cooking? Sketch comedy by Brandeis comedy by Brandeis cooking? Sketch What’s (BY THE BUS STOP) (BY THE BUS and Transformation Social undergraduates. Free to Brandeis students; to Brandeis students; undergraduates. Free Senior Festival students who are part of the CAST minor. of the CAST students who are part dance, and its semester performance for thedance, and its semester dance groups. as other Brandeis and community THIS PAGE: PHOTOGRAPH BY ROGER HIGGINS | LIBRARY OF CON- HIGGINS | LIBRARY ROGER BY PHOTOGRAPH THIS PAGE: PHOTO X PERFORMANCES 2017, CULTURE PAGE: GRESS; OPPOSITE ADLER ; ROKU BESS BY PHOTO HADDAD, SAAD MIKE LOVETT; CREDIT: - THOR CREDIT: PHOTO MINDERMANN, MARTIN BY CERAMIC BOWL ARTIST THE OF COURTESY PHOTO PRATT, MOHR; LAUREN STEN The student-run Kaos Kids celebrates hip-hopThe student-run Kaos -

BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS’ THEATRE, THEATRE, BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS’ LAURIE THEATER, SPINGOLD SPINGOLD LAURIE THEATER, | | 949 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON AVENUE, 949 COMMONWEALTH FRIDAY, APRIL 20 FRIDAY, bergs’ from jail by the Danish theater letters North American American North premiere Would you die for love? It’s 1953 Cold War USA, USA, War Cold 1953 It’s for love? you die Would the Brandeis Arts Council. Free to the Brandeis Council. Free Arts the Brandeis wrights’ Theatre. Music direction by Cristi Catt by Cristi Catt Theatre. Music direction wrights’ (Berklee College of Music). Made possible by (Berklee College of Music). Made possible by (music). Brandeis faculty Dmitry Troyanovsky Troyanovsky (music). Brandeis faculty Dmitry APRIL 12-22 APRIL 27-29 APRIL 27-29 plead guilty and live, they choose to die in the plead guilty and live, they choose sentenced to death for espionage. Rather than sentenced to death for espionage. Rather community and $30/$25 general public. THEATER CENTER THEATER - is adapted from the Rosen opera and theater, electric chair. This tragic love story, a hybrid of a hybrid story, This tragic love electric chair. artists Rhea Leman (libretto) and Joachim Holbek and Joachim (libretto) Rhea Leman artists directs in a co-production with Boston Play and Ethel and Julius Rosenberg have been have been Rosenberg and Ethel and Julius THE ROSENBERGS

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ek’s String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate “Intimate 2, No. String Quartet ek’s LAURIE THEATER, SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER THEATER SPINGOLD THEATER, LAURIE SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER 8 PM | SHAPIRO CAMPUS CENTER THEATER CAMPUS CENTER 8 PM | SHAPIRO 7 PM) TALK, 8 PM (PRECONCERT 2 PM, 6 PM AND 7:30 PM AND 7:30 6 PM 2 PM, $5 general admission. $5 general Boris’ Kitchen Boris’ See description on page 19. description See Lydian String Quartet: Quartet: String Lydian Letters” (inspired by the composer’s unrequited unrequited (inspired by the composer’s Letters” Brandeis’ renowned string quartet performs performs Brandeis’ string quartet renowned Op. 8, No. major, in F String Quartet Beethoven’s What’s cooking? Sketch comedy by Brandeis comedy by Brandeis Sketch cooking? What’s Western art music and Middle Eastern music tradi- music art Western the quartet by Saad Haddad, whose work explores work explores Haddad, whose by Saad the quartet Tickets. at Brandeis $20/$15/$5 Tickets: tion. undergraduates. Free to Brandeis students; to Brandeis students; Free undergraduates. Senior Festival Senior romance); and the world premiere commission for premiere commission for romance); and the world č Janá Juliet”); 1 (inspired by the tomb scene from “Romeo and and “Romeo scene from 1 (inspired by the tomb “Love and Death, Part 2” Part and Death, “Love

GREAT LAWN GREAT | NOON-5 PM NOON-5 LEVIN BALLROOM, USDAN STUDENT CENTER ONGOING | SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER LAWN THEATER ONGOING | SPINGOLD Raku Workshop and Firing Workshop Raku SATURDAY, APRIL APRIL 21 SATURDAY, Pasture, Walter and the Night Owls, and Cold and the Night Owls, and Walter Pasture, Instruments and coordinated by Hannah ChidekelInstruments and coordinated Molly Pinto Madigan, Lauren Pratt, Crowes Lauren Pratt, Madigan, Molly Pinto Folk Fest Folk - and Brick Massachusetts; Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts). Framingham, Center, Arts Stack Lawn chairs and blankets and welcome. Lawn chairs Brandeis Arts Brandeis Arts Council. Weather Company. Produced by Too Cheap for Too by Produced Company. Weather the Intercultural Center. word by Brandeis students. Sponsored by word by Brandeis students. Sponsored by 7 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM) AT OPEN 7 PM (DOORS Continues on Sunday. Made possible by the Continues on Sunday. Celebrate the breathtaking diversity that Observe the traditional Japanese ceramic process Japanese Observe the traditional Culture X Culture performance of dance, music and spoken musicians from across New England. Featuring Featuring across New England. musicians from of raku, which produces a crackled effect in the effect a crackled produces of raku, which glaze and clay. Led by David La Pierre (Mudflat by David La Pierre Led and clay. glaze defines the Brandeis community in this joyful defines the Brandeis community in this joyful a new generation of gifted singer-songwriters and singer-songwriters of gifted a new generation The ninth annual Brandeis Folk Festival, featuring Brandeis Folk The ninth annual ‘18, Elizabeth Nielsen ‘19 and Katie Stenhouse ‘19. Stenhouse ‘19. and Katie Elizabeth Nielsen ‘19 ‘18, SPINGOLD THEATER LAWN LAWN THEATER SPINGOLD | SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER SLOSBERG | ONGOING Raku Workshop and Firing Workshop Raku Hampton, conductor) joins forces with the joins forces with the Hampton, conductor) Massachusetts; and BrickStack Arts Center, Center, Arts and BrickStack Massachusetts; Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Orchestra Brandeis-Wellesley La Pierre (Mudflat Studios, Somerville, Somerville, Studios, (Mudflat La Pierre Framingham, Massachusetts). Continues Continues Massachusetts). Framingham, Brandeis University Chorus (Robert Duff, Duff, Brandeis University Chorus (Robert performance of Bernstein, including a and the “Candide” to Overture Bernstein’s the iconic 1971 reaffirmation of faith in of faith in reaffirmation the iconic 1971 also includes Program the face of war. 7 PM and Brandeis University Chorus: Chorus: University and Brandeis Observe the traditional Japanese ceramic ceramic Japanese Observe the traditional process of raku, which produces a crackled produces a crackled process of raku, which conductor) for a celebration of Leonard of Leonard conductor) for a celebration “Mass,” Bernstein’s selections from concert on Sunday. Made possible by the Brandeis Made possible by the Brandeis on Sunday. effect in the glaze and clay. Led by David by David Led and clay. in the glaze effect Arts Council. Arts A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein Leonard to Tribute A The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra (Neal (Neal Orchestra The Brandeis-Wellesley “Firebird” Suite (Stravinsky).

SLOSBERG MUSIC CENTER SLOSBERG | ROSE ART MUSEUM ART ROSE LAURIE THEATER, THEATER, LAURIE | | NOON-12:30 NOON-12:30 SPINGOLD THEATER SPINGOLD THEATER CENTER 2 PM SUNDAY, APRIL APRIL 22 SUNDAY, Donald Warren (GSAS), narrator. (GSAS), Warren Donald Performance of the iconic 1964 Minimalist Minimalist of the iconic 1964 Performance See description on page 19. description See Services), coordinator. Services), Kangaroos, elephants and tortoises — oh — oh tortoises elephants and Kangaroos, the ensemble. John Saylor (Technology (Technology Saylor the ensemble. John work by Terry Riley. Bring a laptop and join Bring a laptop and join Riley. Terry work by fantasy for piano, strings, flute, clarinet flute, clarinet fantasy for piano, strings, Ogden Nash. Kerri Gardner ’18, coordinator. coordinator. Gardner ’18, Ogden Nash. Kerri Carnival of the Animals of the Carnival Senior Festival my! These animals and more are repre- These animals and my! sented in Camille Saint-Saëns’ zoological zoological sented in Camille Saint-Saëns’ and percussion, with narration written by by written narration and percussion, with 1 PM CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: CARNIVAL OF THE OF CARNIVAL RIGHT: TOP CLOCKWISE FROM MIKE LOVETT BY PHOTO CHORUS, ANIMALS 2017, PHOTO BY MIKE LOVETT; BRANDEIS LOVETT; MIKE BY PHOTO 2017, ANIMALS Terry Riley’s “In C” Riley’s Terry

DAY 8 | SUNDAY, APRIL 22 24 AN OLD-FASHIONED ARTIST from Leonard Bernstein’s address to the Brandeis University Fellows in 1961:

First, and above all, a fiercely hard worker, And sixth, an experimentalist, but one who never satisfied yet always rewarded by the experiments with personal, interior materials. simple act of creating. Which, in fact, sums up all the elements: You cannot make this kind of inner experiment Second, an extender of tradition, acutely aware without the agony of labor, the respect for of roots and lineage, who extends these by tradition, the sense of future, the self-searching, measuring them incessantly against the future: the direct wire to human society, or the gift therefore, of course, an insatiable progressive. of laughter that protects against every undue Third, an inward looker, a self-searcher, a soul pomposity and solemnity. picker who will spare no part of his body or This is the artist who will cackle and hoot if you spirit to achieve expressive cleanliness, stylistic call him dedicated, and rush off in a fit to create rightness and moral truth. a very old-fashioned thing that men still call, in Fourth, a socially oriented conscience, a their fumbling, old-fashioned way … beauty. society-lover and implacable critic: therefore, of course, a persistent radical.

Fifth, a fountain of humor, of laughter, be it savage, snide or shy; a sport, in love with the very athletics of creating art. Getting to Brandeis

DIRECTIONS brandeis.edu/directions

TICKETS Shapiro Campus Center www.brandeis.edu/tickets 781-736-3400 Monday-Friday: Noon to 6 PM Saturday: 12 to 4 PM

PARKING Accessible parking spaces are in front of Spingold, Slosberg and the Rose Art Museum. For afternoon events on Sunday, April 15, please park in the Sawyer Street lot across from the Brandeis-Roberts commuter rail stop, a five-minute walk to lower campus. On all other days, free parking is available behind Spingold Theater in the T-lot area. Arts and Sustainability CARPOOL/RIDE SHARE Help us keep the arts at Brandeis sustainable! Brandeis community members can join the Commute Green program to find rides and carpool partners MBTA COMMUTER RAIL or connect with other bicycle riders in a bikepool. Brandeis has reserved parking spaces for carpoolers. The Fitchburg Line stops at the Brandeis/Roberts For more information, visit www.brandeis.edu/sustain- station, a five-minute walk from the center of campus. ability/commutegreen. Children 11 and under ride free.

ON FOOT MBTA BUS Having brunch or dinner on Moody Street? Enjoy a The Route 70 bus stops at Cedarwood Ave., Waltham, 30-minute walk along the Charles River to campus. a 10-minute walk from the Shapiro Campus Center.

TO LEARN MORE BICYCLE Bike to Brandeis on the Charles River Greenway, which Visit www.brandeis.edu/sustainability to learn more originates in Waltham and runs through Newton and about sustainability at Brandeis, including the Climate Watertown to Boston. Use the Mapmyride app to find Action Plan. Visit www.brandeis.edu/arts/festival to safe, scenic bike routes to campus. Lock up your bikes learn more about the arts and sustainability. outside the Shapiro Campus Center.

CAMPUS SHUTTLE Thursday through Sunday, take the free shuttle bus from Brandeis to Harvard Square, and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Schedule at www.brandeis.edu/publicsafety/ van-shuttle. THEY MAKE OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE Susan Dibble (Theater Arts), Tory Fair (Fine Arts), GARDEN GROW Stephanie Grimes (Dean of Students Office), Tom King (English) and Bob Nieske (Music)

DIRECTOR, SPECIAL THANKS OFFICE OF THE ARTS Alexander Bernstein, Mark Brimhall-Vargas, Ed Ingrid Schorr, Brandeis Office of the Arts Callahan, Andrew Finn, Dennis Finn, Lisa M. PROJECT COORDINATOR, Lynch, Chloe Morse-Harding, Meghan Napier, OFFICE OF THE ARTS Marina Offner, Surella Seelig, J.V. Souffrant ’13 and Steve Weglinski Ingrid Pabon FESTIVAL PATRONS COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE ARTS Elaine Reuben ‘63, Jacqueline Bradley ’68, Joan Laine Merlis ‘79 and Scott F. Merlis ’77, Steve Vine- Brooke Granovsky ’18 berg ’72, Natalie Kantor Warshawer ’55 PLANNING COMMITTEE FESTIVAL SPONSORS Scott Berozi (Community Living); Xinyi Du ’17 The Aaron Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist (GSAS); Rachel Klingenstein ’18; Susan Metrican Fund for Theater, Music and Fine Arts, the Brandeis (Women’s Studies Research Center); Allie Morse Arts Council and the Waltham Cultural Council ’10, MA ‘18; Deborah Rosenstein (Music); Agnele Sewa ’20, Robbie Steinberg ’13, Raphael Stigliano GUIDEBOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION ’18; Vivek Vimal, PhD’17; and Leanne Winn (Rose Art Museum) Creative Services, Office of Communications Select photos by university photographer IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN LISMAN (1944-2017) Mike Lovett AND CARLA MARIE UNDERWOOD (1979-2018).

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT BRANDEIS.EDU/ARTS/FESTIVAL