[ July 1, 2010; 7:00 PM; ] From Adam Kubota:
Free Outdoor Concert by African Electronica Band Kicks Off CFA Summer Series
Burkina Electric is the first electronica band from Burkina Faso, in the deep interior of West Africa. Their music combines the traditions and rhythms of Burkina Faso with contemporary electronic dance culture, sampling unusual rhythms and incorporating sounds [...]
…at which point, he raised the gun. “No! Please don’t!” she screamed, tears running down her cheeks. Ignoring her pleas, his finger squeezed the trigger.
[ April 24, 2010; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ]
Ever walk through the CFA at night and glance at the lit-up red and gold instruments in the World Music Hall? Here’s your chance to see the gamelan in action, along with some sweet Javanese dance:
Tonight, the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble, directed by I.M. Harjito and Sumarsam, presents classical Javanese music and dance drama directed by [...]
This Friday and Saturday Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel will come to Wesleyan as the last set of performances of the CFA’s Breaking Ground Dance Series. The Good Dance—dakar/brooklyn is the result of
[ January 27, 2010; 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. January 29, 2010; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. January 30, 2010; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] The next event in the CFA’s Breaking Ground Dance Series is almost upon us: Morgan Thorson’s HEAVEN goes up this Friday and Saturday at 8 pm in the CFA Theater. In short, the piece is an investigation into religious/spiritual ecstasy using dance, music, lighting and research into religious practices as a means of exploration…but since [...]
[ November 12, 2009; 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Rhodessa Jones (sister of Bill T. Jones, who was the class of 2010’s First Year Matters performer/lecturer) will be on campus this week working with theater students and students and faculty engaged in the Prison Education Program. She will also give a solo performance/talk this Thursday.
Jones is Co-Artistic Director of the acclaimed San Francisco-based performance [...]
[ November 7, 2009; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ]
Though I don’t think this is how things will turn out for me (for the sake of humanity, my singing should never leave the shower), Wesleyan Alumna (and former CFA Intern) Amy Crawford ‘05 is returning to Wes Friday Saturday night, this time as a performer. Apparently, she didn’t even think she could sing until [...]
[ October 17, 2009; 8:00 PM; ]
Omar Sosa: Afreecanos Quartet comes to Crowell this Saturday at 8. Sosa is a hugely multi-talented and creative guy–composer, arranger, producer, pianist, percussionist and bandleader.
His music is an electric mix of Afro-Cuban jazz, rooted in folkloric traditions but not without experimentation. A video:
Date: Saturday, 10/17
Time: 8 pm
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Tickets:$6 for Wes students, $18 for [...]
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Perhaps you’ve seen the photographs in Zilkha South, or perhaps you had your own portrait taken at the opening…well now you can see a portrait of the portraitist, in puppeteer Dan Hurlin’s Disfarmer, opening Friday night and continuing on Saturday. The work is a cutting-edge puppet theater piece (not your average Punch and Judy) exploring [...]
[ September 29, 2009; 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. ] By now, you’ve probably noticed the trailer, known as Emergency Response Studio, in the CFA courtyard. And whether you’ve only seen it in passing or you’ve explored the whole exhibition, you’ve probably heard some buzzwords associated with it–”mobile artist’s studio,” “embedding in a post-disaster situation,” “sustainability,” and more.
Beneath all that, you’ve probably also heard (or [...]
Mark McCloughan ‘10 writes to tell us about the Creative Campus Internship, which is available this fall (and next spring) through the CFA:
Creative Campus Internship
Center for the Arts
10-12 hours per week at a rate of $9/hr
Available Fall Semester ’09 and Spring Semester ’10. Preference given to candidates who can commit to the full year.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The [...]
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[ September 5, 2009; 6:00 PM; ] Tickets are pricier for CFA events than others on campus, but you can’t beat the cultural experience. Refine your tastes, maybe impress a date sometime this year – check out the Fall 2009-10 CFA calendar of events:
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts (CFA), under the direction of Pamela Tatge, announces its 2009-2010 Season. The Breaking [...]
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Come see the Theater Department production of Eurydice, starting tonight and going all weekend:
Jean Anouilh’s adaptation of the Greek classic myth of Eurydice and Orpheus sets the story among a troupe of actors in 1930s France, in a train station of a provincial town. Orpheus, a traveling musician, meets eyes with Eurydice, an actress weary [...]
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