Six new works of choreography by graduate students in the 91探花 Dance Program will comprise the MFA Dance Concert 2016. Performances will be May 18-22 in the Meany Studio Theatre.
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This week, visit the School of Art + Art History + Design for a visiting scholar lecture or graduation exhibition, and engage directly with the artists at the Burke Museum鈥檚 Native Art Market. Catch the annual MFA Dance Concert or a performance by the School of Music鈥檚 Daana Quartet. Explore the enduring legacy of the Orpheus & Eurydice legend with faculty from the Arts and Humanities in a fast-paced 鈥渟hort takes鈥� event. Native Art Market 10 a.m., May 14 |…
91探花World Series presents its final two performances of the school year: Daedalus Quartet and the Martha Graham Dance Company. Graduating students from the School of Art + Art History + Design鈥檚 3D4M program showcase their works at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and the 91探花Dance Program and the Henry Art Gallery collaborate in a performance piece. 91探花Drama‘s production of 鈥淔orce Continuum鈥� continues through May 8. Daedalus Quartet 7:30 p.m., April 29 | Meany Theater This critically acclaimed string…
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the 91探花 a three-year, $750,000 grant to support guest artists in developing new works, and to better integrate arts disciplines into the broader university curriculum.
The grant will support a Creative Fellowships Initiative, under which guest performing artist fellows will be recruited from around the world for one- to three-year residencies in dance, music and theater.
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…
It鈥檚 a busy week for the arts: the School of Drama collaborates with Seattle Children鈥檚 Theatre, Pacific MusicWorks presents Vivaldi鈥檚 鈥淔our Seasons鈥� and the 91探花Concert and Campus Bands perform their winter quarter concert. Experience contemporary dance at the 91探花Dance Majors concert and head over to the School of Art + Art History + Design鈥檚 annual sale, Buy Art. 鈥淭he Walk Across America for Mother Earth鈥� February 24-28 | Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater The School of Drama partners with…
At 10:30 a.m. Friday, Rachael Lincoln leaned slowly out into space, hands at her sides 鈥� and then walked down the side of Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
The Trisha Brown Dance Company performs for three nights in Meany Hall, and also gives a site-specific performance at the Seattle Art Museum. Pianist Igor Levit makes his Seattle debut, and the 91探花Musical Theater program presents the final performances of聽鈥淭he 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.鈥� Trisha Brown Dance Company 8:00 pm, February 4 – 6 | Meany Theater A pioneer and maverick of postmodern dance, Washington state native Trish Brown has spent a lifetime pushing the limits…
A 91探花dance faculty member will walk down the side of Meany Hall on Friday, Feb. 5, performing a dance piece titled “Man Walking Down the Side of a Building” by famed choreographer Trisha Brown, a retrospective of whose work is being performed Feb. 4-6 on the Meany stage.
From art exhibitions to musical theater, dance and percussion 鈥� there is an arts event to catch your attention this week. Join John Knight for a lecture about contemporary art or head over to the Henry Art Gallery for an exhibition highlighting conceptions of self, beauty and individual freedom. If you are looking for a laugh, check out 鈥淭he 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,鈥� a musical comedy presented by the 91探花Musical Theater program. Critical Issues in Contemporary Art…
UW鈥檚 Musical Theater program takes center stage with 鈥淭he 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.鈥� School of Music鈥檚 Melia Watras performs a solo viola recital and the Dance Program showcases choreography by its talented faculty. Catch a free play reading through the School of Drama series Seattle Theatres Lost and Founded, and swing by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery to see its newest exhibit, 鈥淪teffani Jemison: Sol.鈥� Dance Faculty Concert January 20-24 | Meany Studio Theater This popular annual concert…
Dance professor Juliet McMains discusses her book “Spinning Mambo into Salsa: Caribbean Dance in Global Commerce,” published by Oxford University Press.