Chamber music takes center stage at the School of Music this week with a Faculty Chamber Concert and Schubertiade, both on March 6. Watch two different dance productions at Meany Hall, see an exhibition of student work at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, or catch a reading of 鈥楽ons鈥� as part of 91探花Drama鈥檚 New Play Workshop series.
Strange Coupling
March 2-4 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
This short exhibition shows works by students who are applying to partner with professional artists as part of the School of Art + Art History + Design鈥檚 鈥淪trange Coupling鈥� program. The public is welcome to come at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 4, for the pairing announcement and closing reception.
Dance Majors Concert
March 2-6 | Meany Studio Theater
Experience contemporary dance as 91探花dance majors express their creative voices through every aspect of dance 鈥� from choreography to production to design.
Malpaso Dance Company
8:00 p.m., March 3-5 | Meany Theater
The Malpaso Dance Company visits Meany Hall as part of its first-ever US Tour. Experience the fresh energy of this ensemble as the dancers express the passion and uncertainties that define Cuban life. Part of the 91探花World Series.
Sons (New Play Workshop)
March 4-6 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse
91探花School of Drama presents a reading of 鈥淪ons,鈥� a slice-of-life story about an African-American family living in Brooklyn. This new play centers on 17-year-old Artest as he struggles to find his place in a world that offers limited choices for young black men.
Schubertiade
4:30 p.m., March 6 | Brechemin Auditorium
Piano Professor Robin McCabe鈥檚 three-part concert series continues to explore the music of Franz Schubert through a historical lens. Come at 4 p.m. for a pre-concert lecture presented by Associate Professor Stephen Rumph that examines the relationship between Schubert and Beethoven.
Faculty Chamber Concert
7:30 p.m., March 6 | Meany Theater
91探花School of Music faculty S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir (cello), Cristina Vald茅s (piano), and Melia Watras (viola) are joined by Pacific Northwest Ballet Concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin) in an evening of high-voltage chamber music, including works by Haydn, Kod谩ly and Dvo艡谩k.