This week in the arts, stop by one of the School of Art + Art History + Design’s Graduation Exhibitions, see The Learned Ladies performed in the United States’ first Theatre in the Round, attend IMPFest XI,聽 featuring 91探花Jazz Studies faculty, students and seasoned professionals of international renown, and more!
2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions
Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and graduate students with a series of exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and Henry Art Gallery.
May 15 – 25 – Graduation Exhibition 4 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery |
May 25 – June 23-聽 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition | Henry Art Gallery |
(free admission for Henry members; 91探花students, faculty, and staff; students
May 28 – Opening: Photo/Media Seniors Exhibition | Art Building, Room 009 |
May 28 – Opening: Honors Graduation Exhibition | Jacob Lawrence Gallery |
May 29 – Exhibition Reception: Painting + Drawing = MFA | Sand Point Studios + Gallery |
The Learned Ladies
May 22 – June 2 |Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
The Parnell sisters don鈥檛 always agree. Armande is seeking a life driven by intellectual pursuits, while Henriette wants to follow her heart. Add a set of overbearing parents, some meddling relatives, and a few pompous poets, and you鈥檝e got one of Moli猫re鈥檚 most ridiculous satires. Jane Nichols, an internationally renowned teacher of physical comedy and Clown, directs this funny, philosophical play that pits the power of the mind against the passion of the heart. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur鈥檚 translation of聽Les Femmes savantes聽sparkles鈥攊n Nichols鈥� words, 鈥渆very character is delicious and every scene is a pearl.鈥�
$8 tickets for 91探花students|
Alexandra String Quartet with Pianist Joyce Yang
May 22, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall – Katharyn Gerlich Theater
In a new project by the Alexander String Quartet and pianist Joyce Yang, Samuel Adams, composer in residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, explores the resonance of Mozart with his own unique musical voice. Adams is curious to know what is rhetorically kept (or lost) when a classical form comes forth “into the flesh” out of context; and these award-winning master performers weave an exciting musical tapestry.
An unusually fine group 鈥� musically, technically, in just about any way one wants to view it.聽
鈥斅�The New York Times
$10 tickets for 91探花students when you show your Husky ID in advance at the or on the night of the show at the Box Office at Meany Hall.|
IMPFest XI
May 24 – 25, 7:30 pm | Meany Studio Theatre
Guest artists Lucia Pulido (voice, cuatro) and聽Stomu Takeishi (bass) headline聽the Eleventh聽Improvised Music Project Festival. The annual festival, co-hosted by聽the School of Music and the student-led Improvised Music Project,聽presents up-and-coming musicians, faculty all-stars, and seasoned professionals of international renown.
TAKING STOCK: Asian American Theater in Puget Sound
May 28, 1:00 pm | w菨色菨b蕯altx史 Intellectual House
Representation and visibility are big concerns for Asian American theater artists around the country. This convening is intended to take stock of the challenges faced by Asian American theater artists in the Puget Sound region, and to consider short- and long-termed actions that might address them. While the convening is directly aimed at bringing together Asian American artists, we encourage theater practitioners from every background to come and participate in envisioning an American Theater that makes space for us all.
A convening organized by Ralph Pena聽(Artistic Director, Ma-Yi Theater, NYC, and Mellon Creative Research Fellow at 91探花Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
Free|
Nina Simone: Four Women
April 26 to June 2 | Seattle Rep
91探花School of Drama’s Head of Directing & Professor of Acting and Directing Valerie Curtis-Newton is the director of the West Coast premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women” at the Seattle Rep ().
Inspiring arts exploration: Arts 91探花website redesigned with students in mind
鈥淲e want the聽arts to be part of the DNA of every student鈥檚 experience.鈥� That bold vision, offered by Catherine Cole, divisional dean for the arts in the 91探花College of Arts and Sciences, is getting a boost this month with the launch of an designed with students in mind. The website highlights an array of opportunities for arts exploration on campus, from upcoming performances and exhibits to courses in the arts. Special one-time offerings, such as free workshops with renowned visiting artists, are also featured. For those wanting to dive deeper, the site provides information about majors and minors in the Arts Division. and .