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Spring 2017 Brochure D7.Indd Non-profit U.S. Postage PAID Permit # 130 Springfield, MA Center for the Arts 283 Washington Terrace Middletown, CT 06459-0442 A World of Arts in the Heart of Connecticut January 31 – March 5: Clarissa Tossin—Stereoscopic Vision February 17: texts&beheadings/ElizabethR New England Premiere February 24: Muhal Richard Abrams Quintet March 3: Urban Bush Women—Walking with ’Trane CT Premiere March 9: Pamela Z—Correspondence, a work in progress March 28: A Conversation with Emily Mann March 31: Tempesta di Mare—A Tale of Two Italian Cities CT Premiere April 20–23: Islands directed by Ronald Jenkins April 28–29: 16th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend May 5–6: Spring Faculty Dance Concert—Shake World Premiere 860-685-3355 www.wesleyan.edu/cfa Performing Arts Series. Performing 3aspartof the on March performs Urban BushWomen www.wesleyan.edu/cfa Art Visual Theater Dance Music SPRING 2017 860-685-3355 CENTER FOR THE ARTS THE FOR CENTER LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR CONTENTS Dear Friends of the CFA, 3 Performing Arts Series I am honored and delighted to welcome you to Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts—a truly special place for 8 Music at The Russell House artists and audiences, and of course, for students—a category in which each of us may claim a spot. Our 9 Special Events work at the CFA is fueled by the belief that art is an essential lens through which to see and know the 11 In the Galleries world, fundamental to a vibrant, engaged campus and community for learners of all ages. 15 Art Talks I have long known and admired the work of the CFA, from the leadership role it plays in the creative development of 17 Dance Department Events artists, the integration of arts across the curriculum, and the emergent field of performance curation, to the must- 18 Theater Department Events see nature of its annual season. This spring, I invite you to come and experience in person 20 Music Department Events the work of artists who challenge and inspire us—some of the most vital and compelling voices in music, dance, 29 Calendar theater, and the visual arts today. Many of the CFA’s offerings are free, and our ticket prices are some of the 32 Funders and Partners most affordable around. Join us! 33 Box Office and General Information Laura Paul Interim Director Center for the Arts Tickets on sale now online! www.wesleyan.edu/boxoffice The box office opens for walk-up and phone sales on Monday, January 23, 2017. New Hours: Monday through Friday, 10am to 4:30pm. See page 33. 1 CENTER FOR THE ARTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SPRING 2017 www.wesleyan.edu/cfa 860-685-3355 2 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES ARTS PERFORMING SERIES ARTS PERFORMING A Compagnia de’ Colombari Production Muhal Richard texts&beheadings/ Abrams Quintet ElizabethR Friday, February 24, 2017 at 8pm by Karin Coonrod Crowell Concert Hall $28 A, $26 B, $6 C Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8pm Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm. CFA Theater “In Abrams’ singular universe, elemental $28 A, $26 B, $6 C New England Premiere blues themes and warp speed postbop “A surprisingly graspable crash course structures with challenging intervals in Elizabeth I and her times.” coexist comfortably.” —The New York Times — All About Jazz Legendary pianist and 2010 National Endowment for the Created and directed by visionary Karin Coonrod for four Arts Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams performs with young actresses from her international theater collective his Quintet, featuring trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, Compagnia de’ Colombari, texts&beheadings/ElizabethR vibraphonist Bryan Carrott, drummer Reggie Nicholson, (2015) deconstructs the letters, speeches, poems, and and bassist John Hébert. At the forefront of the prayers of “The Virgin Queen” Elizabeth I of England. A contemporary music scene for over 50 years, Mr. Abrams breathless game of hide-and-seek with history, mystery, co-founded the Association for the Advancement of and the theater form inspired by James Joyce and Creative Musicians in Chicago in 1965, and has performed Gertrude Stein, texts&beheadings/ElizabethR captures the with Max Roach, John Spencer rhetorical panache and ever-shifting essence of the icon. Camp Professor of Music Emeritus The performance will be followed by a discussion with Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, PRICE KEY the artists. Marty Erlich, Kronos Quartet, and A General Public the Art Ensemble of Chicago, among B Senior Citizens Wesleyan Faculty & Sta many others. Wesleyan Alumni Non-Wesleyan Students C Wesleyan Students Youth Under 18 3 CENTER FOR THE ARTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SPRING 2017 4 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES ARTS PERFORMING SERIES ARTS PERFORMING Urban Bush A Conversation Women with Emily Mann Walking with ’Trane Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 7pm Friday, March 3, 2017 at 8pm Memorial Chapel FREE! CFA Theater Connecticut Premiere $28 A, $26 B, $6 C Known for her politically edgy and documentary style, Pre-performance discussion at 7:15pm facilitated by director and playwright Emily Mann is currently in her DanceLink Fellowship recipient Luisa Donovan ’18. 27th season as Artistic Director and Resident Playwright of the Tony Award-winning McCarter Theatre Center “Zollar and her troupe plumb the in Princeton, New Jersey. Join Quiara Alegría Hudes, structure of bebop and modal music Wesleyan’s Shapiro Distinguished Professor of Writing and Theater, for a conversation with Ms. Mann, recipient in ’Trane’s saxophone solos.” of a Princeton University Honorary Doctorate of Arts; —The Village Voice a 2015 Helen Merrill Distinguished Playwrights’ Award; and a 2015 Margo Jones Award, given to a “citizen of the Urban Bush Women returns to Wesleyan with the theater who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to Connecticut premiere of Walking with ’Trane (2015), an the encouragement of the living theater everywhere.” ethereal investigation conjuring the essence of John Coltrane. Inspired by the musical life and spiritual journey of the famed jazz saxophonist, the work is choreographed by founder and Artistic Director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Associate Artistic Director Samantha Speis, and Dramaturg Talvin Wilks in collaboration with the company, PRICE KEY and set to live music by composers George Caldwell and A General Public Philip White, inspired by Mr. Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” B Senior Citizens and other works. Wesleyan Faculty & Sta Wesleyan Alumni Non-Wesleyan Students C Wesleyan Students Youth Under 18 5 CENTER FOR THE ARTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SPRING 2017 www.wesleyan.edu/cfa 860-685-3355 6 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES ARTS PERFORMING HOUSE THE RUSSELL MUSIC AT Music at The Russell House A free series presented in the parlor of the historic Russell House. Tempesta di Mare Jess Best Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 3pm A Tale of Two Italian Cities The Russell House, FREE! Friday, March 31, 2017 at 8pm Singer-songwriter Jess Best ’14, now based in Manhattan, returns to Wesleyan to perform her original soul and jazz Crowell Concert Hall Connecticut Premiere $28 A, $26 B, $6 C compositions influenced by Erykah Badu, Joni Mitchell, Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm. and Esperanza Spalding. She will be accompanied by Connor Schultze on bass and Paul Bloom on piano. “Tempesta di Mare performed with precision and passion. A sheer joy to hear.” Sergio Pallottelli —The Birmingham News Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 3pm The Russell House, FREE! Philadelphia-based Tempesta di Mare performs baroque chamber music from Venice and Naples on period Soloist and chamber musician Sergio Pallottelli performs instruments for the Connecticut premiere of A Tale of works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Francis Poulenc, Alfredo Two Italian Cities. The six musicians from the ensemble, Casella, Breno Blauth, and Latin folk songs for flute, celebrating their fifteenth anniversary season, play joined by Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher William recorder, violin, cello, lute, and harpsichord on trios, Braun on piano. quartets, and concerti by Antonio Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Dario Castello, Andrea Falconieri, Francesco Charlie Suriyakham: Mancini, and Giovanni Legrenzi. Clarinet Passion Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 3pm The Russell House, FREE! Clarinetist and Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher Charlie Suriyakham and friends present a diverse and energetic program featuring operatic solos from Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata; passionate works by Jules Massenet, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, and André Messager; and crowd favorites in the klezmer style. 7 CENTER FOR THE ARTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SPRING 2017 www.wesleyan.edu/cfa 860-685-3355 8 SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL Wesleyan Youth Gamelan Ensemble Saturday morning classes are held from 10am to 11am in World Music Hall, and run from Saturday, January 21 through Saturday, April 29, 2017. Cost: $30 for a semester of classes plus a final performance. Open to all children ages 7 to 14, no prior experience necessary. Come for the first class free—if your child likes it, sign them up! The Youth Gamelan Ensemble at Wesleyan was founded in 2002 by Artist Pamela Z (March 9) in Residence I.M. Harjito, who guides the group along with Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam and Pamela Z: Correspondence, Director Joseph Getter. Students learn traditional music a work in progress from Java, Indonesia on Wesleyan’s gamelan instruments. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 8pm Classes conclude with a performance with the Wesleyan Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, FREE! Gamelan Ensemble on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 7pm. Composer/performer Pamela Z creates an immersive Did you know? Gamelan is the traditional music of Java ensemble performance that teases apart the history of and Bali in Indonesia, played by an ensemble made personal communication from hand-written letters and up of predominantly percussive instruments, most telegraphs to electronic messaging and video chats in commonly including metallophones played by mallets, Correspondence, a sonic and visual exploration of the and a set of hand-played drums called kendhang, which ever-evolving modes of personal communication.
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