Sills discusses photographs of Southern Gardens
Photographs of gardens filled with seemingly random yet carefully placed objects were presented in the Women’s Studies Research Center on Thursday.
Student visual art exhibits range of styles
If you walk into the Dreitzer Gallery in Spingold Theater, you will see walls covered with a variety of art, from self-portraits to landscapes to still-life paintings and everything in between.
“Quickies” festival features ten-minute mini-shows
This year’s production of “Quickies” from the Brandeis Ensemble Theatre offered bite-sized entertainment that showcased the original talents of the undergraduate performance community. Taking place in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater on Sunday, the entire production featured nine pieces, each about 10 to 15 minutes in length.
Brandeis’ life on display in “Inspiring Life”
“Louis D. Brandeis: An Inspiring Life,” sponsored by the University Archives & Special Collections, showcases the highlights of the former justice’s life.
Q&A with producers of student-written “Quickies”
This week, justArts spoke with Emily Galloway ’18 and Halley Saul ’17, the producers of Brandeis Theater Ensemble’s annual show, “Quickies.” This year, the ten-minute play festival consists of nine mini-productions, all written and directed by undergraduate students.
Writers @ Work offers insight into faculty writing process and projects
Setting aside time to write and then actually writing during that time, is difficult to say the least.
Interview Column
This week, justArts spoke with the president of Brandeis Television James Conlon ’16. Conlon says of the club, “since very few people watch TV on a college campus, BTV has become more of an online media network, highlighting video content on social media and a Youtube channel.” justArts: Can you give an overview of BTV? James Conlon: Brandeis Television has been around for a long time.
Spring Exhibits in Greater Boston Area
Boston is home to an incredibly vast collection of museums. The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are among some of the most well-known, but dozens of smaller galleries and museum spaces also fill the greater Boston area — from our own Rose Art Museum to the Fuller Craft Museum to the Addison Gallery of American Art. As a student, it can be hard to justify the price of general admission for a museum visit but, luckily, museums realize this and cater to students. Many have student discounts — the MFA, for example, is completely free for Brandeis students — and many offer free college nights. So take advantage of your time in Boston and explore its fantastic, immense and eclectic arts scene. Here are a few exhibits opening this spring that are worth a visit.
Interview Column
This week, justArts spoke with Brian Dorfman ’16 who as part of the Senior Thesis Festival is producing “W;t,” a one-act play by Margarat Edson that draws on her experience working in a hospital. justArts: What is the process behind being able to participate in the Senior Festival? Brian Dorfman: As a junior, you apply in the spring semester with a plan for your project and many details, including who your adviser will be, the resources you plan to use, and what a success might look like for your project.
BARD workshops aid student playwrights in creative process
Sarah Duffett ’17 is the managing director of BARD, The Brandeis Association of Rising Dramatists.
Improv Boston bring the laughs to the SCC
With the riff of a piano, four comedians excitedly ran onto the stage of the Shapiro Campus Center Theater.
Spring 2016 Arts Course Preview
THA 125A: “Acting for the Camera” Prof. Maura Tighe (THA) “Acting for the Camera” looks in-depth at the technique behind acting for film and television instead of acting for the stage.
Rose Art Museum Spring 2016 New Exhibits
“Sharon Lockhart/Noa Eshkol” Lois Foster Gallery, February 12 “Sharon Lockhart/Noa Eshkol” is a multi-channel film installation by Sharon Lockhart that showcases the work of Israeli dance composer, textile artist, and theorist Noa Eshkol.
Interview Column
This week, justArts spoke with Sarai Warsoff ’16 whose senior thesis is “Uncorseted: an original dance piece.” Sarai’s thesis in the Senior Thesis Festival will explore the history and evolution of modern dance through the vocabulary of five female choreographers. justArts: What inspired you to pursue a senior thesis?
Brief: Rose’s Lee Gallery dedicated to reflection on #Fordhall2015
The Rose Art Museum recently announced that it is dedicating its Mildrid S. Lee Gallery as a place to foster conversation about social issues. The initiative was inspired by #FordHall2015, a twelve-day occupation of the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Building by students who were calling for expansion of racial diversity and inclusion on campus. “The space was conceived as a place of reflection and dialogue, in which works ... might serve as catalysts for conversation about issues relating to cultural bias, race, and the intersection of art and activism,” said Chris Bedford, Henry and Lois Foster director and Assistant Curator Caitlin Rubin in an email to the Justice. “The museum seeks to create a sustainable space and program that our community can rely on, in times of both peace and conflict.” The space will display pieces from the museum’s permanent collection, in keeping with the tradition of the Lee Gallery. The museum’s newsletter states that the space will also be used for “teach-ins, workshops, and close looking sessions related to racial injustice and inequality.” Currently on view are works by Al Loving, Melvin Edwards and Ellen Gallagher. Bedford and Rubin say, “We hope that this selection elicits some important questions, such as: what is the relationship between abstraction and the body?
Brief: Family works by Marty Levin occupy new art space in Usdan
Students visiting Usdan Dining Hall will now be able to enjoy art as they eat.
Modern ‘Macbeth’ puts the drama at home
Walking into the Laurie Theater on Saturday night, I could not help but feel as if I had entered a completely different space. The theater had been transformed into a modern day kitchen — complete with a sink, kitchen island, cabinets stocked to the brim with food and drink, mostly resembling alcohol, and a refrigerator.
Fafali showcases Ghanaian drumming and dancing
A beat from a single drum, an atsimevu, preceded an onslaught of rhythm from the students of Brandeis’s Ghanaian drum and dance ensemble in Friday night’s biannual “Fafali: Music and Dance from Ghana.” The class showcased the Ghanaian dance-drumming they learned this past semester in a spirited night of drumming, dancing and singing.
BK bring laughs in comedy sketch festival
Friday was the first of the two nights of the 16th annual Sketch Comedy Festival, featuring opening acts by Skidmore College’s Sketchies and Yale University’s Fifth Humor, and Brandeis’s beloved Boris’ Kitchen. The Sketchies opened with a few humorous sketches.
Interview Column
This week, justArts spoke with Tres Fimmano ’18, who directed Tympanium Euphorium’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” that went up in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater this past weekend.
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