Month: April 2018

Fall Photos: Panel Discussion: Life After Communism

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On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 a panel discussion was held, discussing social and political changes in the former Soviet Union over the last two decades. Speakers included Sophie Pinkham, author of Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine (W.W. Norton & Company, 2016); Sasha Rudensky, Assistant Professor of Art; Peter Rutland, Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, and Professor of Government, of the College of Social Studies, and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REES); Victoria Smolkin, Assistant Professor of History, the College of Social Studies, and REES; and was moderated by Clare Rogan, Curator, Davison Art Center, and Susanne Fusso, Chair and Professor of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: Dearest Home

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On Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Wesleyan University CFA Theater, Abraham.In.Motion returned to Wesleyan for the Connecticut premiere of Dearest Home (2017), Kyle Abraham’s newest work. Comprised primarily of solos and duets, Dearest Home focuses on love, longing, and loss while showcasing six dancers’ most vulnerable and intimate states of movement. Presented in the round, the audience had the choice to watch the performance with the soundscape playing through headphones, or in silence. The company previously performed the sold-out Connecticut premiere of Pavement at Wesleyan in November 2013.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: Opening Reception: UP IN ARMS

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On Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, UP IN ARMS presented a number of perspectives on the image and impact of guns in contemporary culture, though none endorsed them as a means to an end. Works by fourteen artists touched upon a host of issues surrounding access to and the use of firearms, examining and representing the role that guns continue to play in our national mythologies and pathologies, suicide and homicide rates, domestic violence, and mass media.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: Roomful of Teeth Workshop: Belting 101

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On Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Crowell Concert Hall, members of Roomful of Teeth led a short workshop on belting that included the technique (what it is and what it’s not) and how to do it healthily. They also led participants in some belting exercises, including supportive feedback and coaching.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: Roomful of Teeth

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On Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Crowell Concert Hall, the GRAMMY Award-winning vocal project Roomful of Teeth performed “Dumas’ Riposte” by Toby Twining MA ’06, Caroline Shaw’s “Partita for Eight Voices,” William Brittelle’s “High Done No Why To,” Judd Greenstein’s “Run Away,” Caleb Burhans’ “Beneath,” and Merrill Garbus’ “Quizassa” with the Wesleyan Concert Choir.
The group is dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice. Through study with masters from vocal traditions the world over, the eight-voice ensemble has continually expanded its vocabulary of singing techniques. Since 2009, the group has forged a new repertoire without borders, collaborating with Rinde Eckert, Glenn Kotche, and the Silk Road Ensemble, among other artists.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: Le Patin Libre: Vertical Influences

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On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Spurrier-Snyder Rink, Le Patin Libre made their Connecticut debut with Vertical Influences (2014), a double bill which examines themes of leadership, bullying, individualism, and rivalry with the audience seated on the ice during the second half of the performance, up close as the five skaters perform. The Montréal-based company challenges expectations about ice shows, combining the attitude of street dance with the athleticism of competitive skating, all while exploring the choreographic possibilities of the human body gliding on ice.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: A Conversation with Somi

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On Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Crowell Concert Hall, a post-concert conversation with jazz singer Somi, moderated by Visiting Assistant Professor of Performance Studies Katie Brewer Ball took place. Somi is highly regarded as both a scholar and artist. She discussed her work in Performance Studies, her Dreaming Zenzile piece, and The Lagos Music Salon project.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.

Fall Photos: Ashcan Orchestra

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On Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Russell House, Brooklyn’s Ashcan Orchestra, the voice of composer/tinkerer/packrat P. Spadine, a revolving performance ensemble, made their Connecticut debut with a collection of works for handbells, water glasses, musical saw, slide whistle organ, automated carillon, violin, toy piano, harp, percussion, and voice. Interspersed with the ensemble pieces was a set of interludes for solo performer, presented together for the first time. Among the interludes was the world premiere of ‘atlas did not blink, and felt a whole’ for grand harp.

Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography. Click here to view the full album on Flickr.