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Fine Arts Events Calendar 2007-2008
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SEPTEMBER 2007
August 29 – September 23
Organically Speaking: Recent Works by Ginny Casey, Maureen Ciaccio and Andrea Hersh
Presenting three artists that employ biomorphic forms, abstractions of figures, or organic materials in their artwork.
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Opening Reception: Tuesday, August 28, 4 – 6 pm
August 29 - September 14
Jarrett Murphy
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: August 28, 5 – 7 pm
Saturday, September 15
Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
Homecoming weekend gets “jazzed” when the Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra performs big band favorites by Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Hear them take on dance and jazz standards in vibrant arrangements of music from the likes of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Harold Arlen.
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Tuesday – Thursday, September 18 - 20
Student Dance Organization presents
David Dorfman Dance
Since its founding in 1985, David Dorfman Dance has performed extensively in New York City and throughout North and South America, Great Britain, and Europe. David Dorfman and the company’s dancers and artistic collaborators have been honored with eight New York Dance and Performance ("Bessie") Awards.
David Dorfman, a native Chicagoan, is the recipient of a 2005 Guggenheim Foundation fellowship. He has also been honored with four fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, three New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships, an American Choreographer's Award, the first Paul Taylor Fellowship from The Yard, and a "Bessie" for David Dorfman Dance's community-based project Familiar Movements (The Family Project).
7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
Tickets: Brockport Student Government
Box Office (585) 395-2487
September 19 – October 5
Printmaking Exchange
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: September 18, 5 – 7 pm
OCTOBER 2007
October 3 – 30
The Contemporary Landscape
This exhibit surveys certain perceptions toward our physical and psychological environments. Catch phrases such as “the lay of the land” and “new frontier,” as well as referential phrases such as “the political landscape” can often create metaphorical associations to the human condition. These literal and allegorical landscapes are portrayed in photographs, drawings, paintings and other mixed media created by Carlos Ancalmo, Yvonne Buchanan, Caroline Falby, Ben Fink, Michael Schall, and Joseph Smolinski.
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 2, 4 – 6 pm
Wednesday, October 3
Music at Noon presents
Deborah Fox, lute
Let the music sweep you away at these casual concerts. The intimate setting provides an opportunity to learn a little bit more about musicians, such as Deborah Fox,who will be playing a lute recital.
With a span of repertoire ranging from medieval to baroque music, Ms. Fox has performed at the Carmel Bach Festival; with the New York Collegium; Boston's Handel and Haydn Society; and Rochester’s Publick Musick.
12:10 pm
Drake Memorial Library
Free
October 10 – November 2
Jason Catlin
Senior BFA Solo Exhibition
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: October 9, 5 – 7 pm
October 11 - 21
SOME GIRL(S)
by Neil LaBute
With his wedding about to take place, a journalist decides that it is time to make amends with some of the women he dated in the past. Well, he didn’t just date them.
Dated and dumped might be more precise. Were they all just fodder for his magazine articles or did they provoke the necessary pains of growing up? And what does he really want from them now?
“LaBute's observations are as searing as ever… the dialogue really crackles”
– Entertainment Weekly
October 11 – 12, 18 – 21 Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
Some Girl(s) contains mature language and themes.
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Friday, October 12
poet & painter
A Celebration of E.E. Cummings
About E.E. Cummings
E. E. Cummings frequently referred to himself as a “poet & painter” and once wrote, “For more than half a hundred years, the oversigned’s twin obsessions have been painting and writing.” Cummings scholars agree that “…no estimate of his literary work can begin without noting the important fact that Cummings is a painter.”
The Rochester Connection
From Cummings’ days at Harvard, one of his best friends and patrons was Rochesterian James Sibley Watson, Jr. In 1978, Dr. Watson and his wife Nancy donated The Hildegarde Lasell Watson Collection of original Cummings artwork to SUNY College at Brockport. The collection has been called “…the largest and most valuable single collection of Cummings’ paintings.”
But owing to age and other factors, the collection is in poor condition and in need of restoration.
The Restoration Begins…with you
Please join us for a fund-raising event that commemorates one of E. E. Cummings’ obsessions, and seeks to restore and conserve these American treasures. The reception will allow you to view artworks from this master of words and images; some of which have already been restored to their original splendor. You will also have the opportunity to “adopt“ a painting for restoration, either in your own name, or with other contributors.
Featured speakers during the evening include Dr. Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno, author of E. E. Cummings: A Biography and Dr. Milton A. Cohen, author of Poet and Painter: The Aesthetics of E. E. Cummings’s Early Work.
7:00 PM
SUNY Brockport MetroCenter
55 St. Paul Street
Rochester
$45 per person in advance
$50 per person at the door
Please respond by calling 585-395-2451.
For more information about the E.E. Cummings restoration project, click here.
Thursday, October 18
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Conversations with Theatre Professionals
Who makes which decisions when an actor and director collaborate on a play? “Working as One: Actor and Director,” the first “Stage Directions” lecture this season, will address this question.
Leading this dialogue will by Skip Greer, the director of Geva Theatre Center’s upcoming production of Doubt by John Patrick Shanley, and Sean Patrick Reilly, who portrays “Father Flynn” in that production.
10 am
Free
Thursday – Saturday, October 25 – 27
DANCE/Hartwell
Breathtaking and inspirational works are set on students by undergraduate or graduate student choreographers. Featuring MFA thesis work by Jenny Showalter.
7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: October 26
Friday, October 26
TWENTY21
Contemporary chamber music is the order of the day when this ensemble, consisting of faculty members from the Hochstein School of Music, enchants you with their virtuosity. Solos, duets and trios are featured in an evening entitled “Music of Our Time.”
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
NOVEMBER 2007
Thursday – Saturday, November 1 – 3
Harlequins Student Theatre Production
Produced entirely by SUNY Brockport students
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government
Box Office (585) 395-2487
Thursday – Saturday, November 1 – 3
New Dancers’ Showcase
7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Donations accepted at the door
Post concert reception: November 2
Monday, November 5
Mondays with the RPO
featuring Kenneth Grant, clarinet
Guest musicians from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
will demonstrate their instruments, talk a bit, and answer questions
about the life of a professional musician.
Moderated by RPO violinist, Lara Sipols
6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center, Room 120
Free
November 7 – Dec 7
Kelly M. Hider
Senior BFA Solo Exhibition
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: November 6, 5 – 7 pm
Wednesday, November 7
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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Please note a change in the program for the RPO concert on November 7: Jeff Tyzik will lead the RPO in a Veterans’ Day Salute featuring such favorites as “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “God Bless America,” and two pieces he composed, “Pleasant Valley Suite,” and “Bravo, Colorado,” inspired by late President Gerald Ford. This program is also scheduled to be recorded by the RPO days after this concert for a new CD. (This has replaced the originally announced program.)
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
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November 9 – December 9
Rory Golden: See Related Story – The Murder of J.R. Warren
and
Diane Fox: UnNatural History
In 2005, Brooklyn-based artist Golden moved to a small West Virginia community to research the violent murder of a gay African American in 2000. His research informs the artwork in this exhibition, which includes an installation of two-dimensional works in addition to digital video.
Fox’s photographs of dioramas in natural history museums raise an important question: Does taming the natural environment through artistic methods raise or dull our awareness of the environment and our understanding of how we might work to save it?
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 8, 4 – 6 pm
Monday, November 12
Mondays with the RPO
featuring Wesley Nance, trumpet
Guest musicians from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
will demonstrate their instruments, talk a bit, and answer questions
about the life of a professional musician.
Moderated by RPO violinist, Lara Sipols
6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center, Room 120
Free
Wednesday, November 14
Music at Noon
Let the music sweep you away at these casual concerts.
This concert features the Hochstein School of Music's Saturday@Noon Jazz Ensemble. They will be playing various forms of jazz, including mainstream and bebop, along with compositions by Miles Davis and George Gershwin.
Bring your lunch and enjoy!
12:10 pm
Drake Memorial Library
Free
Wednesday – Friday, November 14 – 16
DANSCORE
After the 2006 DANSCORE performances, two selections from the concert were chosen to help celebrate the inauguration of Governor Elliot Spitzer. Why travel all the way to Albany, when that sort of talent is available in your own backyard? DANSCORE is the perfect opportunity to see pieces created by faculty and guest artists, who Rochester’s City News admits are some of the “top names” in the field.
7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: November 16
A special performance of DANSCORE on Saturday, November 17 will raise funds for scholarships for incoming freshmen. Please watch for a mailing from the Friends of Brockport Dance regarding this exciting event!
Monday, November 19
Mondays with the RPO
featuring Kathleen Kemp, cello
Guest musicians from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
will demonstrate their instruments, talk a bit, and answer questions
about the life of a professional musician.
Moderated by RPO violinist, Lara Sipols
6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center, Room 120
Free
Thursday – Saturday, November 29 – December 1
DANCE/Strasser
These concerts help student choreographers see their visions realized. With the talkback sessions following each concert, the audience plays its own part in helping the dancers and choreographers refine these stunning pieces.
7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Talkbacks follow each performance
Post-concert reception: November 30
November 30 – December 8
I HATE HAMLET
by Paul Rudnick
It’s all about the apartment, when you relocate to New York. In this fantastical comedy, Andrew Rally, a television actor moves into an apartment which once belonged to the great John Barrymore. Barrymore’s ghost appears to the new tenant, and at the perfect time, too: He is about to play Hamlet, one of Barrymore’s signature roles. The play is a loving tribute to actors…and their egos.
“Unapologetically silly and at times hilarious” – The New York Times
November 30 – December 2, December 6 – 8
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
DECEMBER 2007
Saturday, December 1
DANCE/Strasser
These concerts help student choreographers see their visions realized. With the talkback sessions following each concert, the audience plays its own part in helping the dancers and choreographers refine these stunning pieces.
7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Talkback follows performance
December 1 – 8
I HATE HAMLET
by Paul Rudnick
It’s all about the apartment, when you relocate to New York. In this fantastical comedy, Andrew Rally, a television actor moves into an apartment which once belonged to the great John Barrymore. Barrymore’s ghost appears to the new tenant, and at the perfect time, too: He is about to play Hamlet, one of Barrymore’s signature roles. The play is a loving tribute to actors…and their egos.
“Unapologetically silly and at times hilarious” – The New York Times
December 1 and 2, December 6 – 8
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Sunday, December 2
Brockport Holiday Concert
featuring the Brockport College-Community Chorus
The annual tradition continues after a day of holiday merriment throughout the village.
7:30 pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
14 State Street, Brockport
$5 at the door
Thursday, December 6
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Conversations with Theatre Professionals
Learning isn’t just for the classroom. This interactive series of talks with Geva Theatre Center professionals allows students and the community to discover what it takes to make theatre.
10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Free
Thursday and Friday, December 6 and 7
Dime-a-Dance
7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Donations accepted at the door
JANUARY 2008
January 30 – February 27
Endoskeletal and Exoskeletal: Sculptures with Armature
Curated by Jennifer Hecker, professor of art at SUNY Brockport, this exhibition looks at the variety of ways that sculptors use armatures to give form to the formless, to make concrete the abstract, to strengthen the weak, to join the disparate, or to defy the physical.
With armatures – an internal support that allows them to stand and support weight – sculptures can take on traits of the human endoskeletal system. Sculptures can also be like insects, crustaceans, or mollusks; their exoskeletal supports may be on the outside, acting as armor, shelter or scaffolding.
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Opening Reception: Tuesday, January 29, 4 – 6 pm
January 30 – February 15
To Be Announced
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: January 29, 5 – 7 pm
FEBRUARY 2008
Through February 27
Endoskeletal and Exoskeletal: Sculptures with Armature
Curated by Jennifer Hecker, professor of art at SUNY Brockport, this exhibition looks at the variety of ways that sculptors use armatures to give form to the formless, to make concrete the abstract, to strengthen the weak, to join the disparate, or to defy the physical.
With armatures – an internal support that allows them to stand and support weight – sculptures can take on traits of the human endoskeletal system. Sculptures can also be like insects, crustaceans, or mollusks; their exoskeletal supports may be on the outside, acting as armor, shelter or scaffolding.
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Through February 15
Life As They Know It
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Friday, February 8
Eastman School of Music Wind Ensemble
The Eastman Wind Ensemble is America’s leading wind ensemble. Its core of about 50 performers includes undergraduate and graduate students of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, under the direction of music director Mark Scatterday. A program featuring works by Holst, Prokofiev, Hindemith and Bach will be performed.
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
February 20 – March 7
To Be Announced
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: February 19, 5 – 7 pm
Thursday – Saturday, February 21 – 23
Dance Awareness Days
For Event and Registration Information, please click here.
Free
Hartwell studios, classrooms and Dance Theater
Please contact the Department of Dance at (585)395-2153 for additional information.
February 29 – March 8
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by Brian Friel
Time is both idyllic and tarnished in this memory play, set in Ireland in the late 1930s. As guided by Michael, son to one of a houseful of women, the audience is able to get a glimpse at the fragile nature of their existence, both physical and emotional.
“Its overwhelming power has almost nothing to do with beautiful words….this play does exactly what theatre was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft…” – The New York Times
February 29 – March 2, March 6 – 8
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
MARCH 2008
March 1 – 8
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by Brian Friel
Time is both idyllic and tarnished in this memory play, set in Ireland in the late 1930s. As guided by Michael, son to one of a houseful of women, the audience is able to get a glimpse at the fragile nature of their existence, both physical and emotional.
“Its overwhelming power has almost nothing to do with beautiful words….this play does exactly what theatre was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft…” – The New York Times
February 29 – March 2, March 6 – 8
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
March 5 – 30
SUNY Brockport Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Celebrating the achievements of the faculty, and the many ways in which their work manifests itself. Amongst the pieces on display will be those representing the arts of printmaking, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture and metalwork.
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 4, 4 – 6 pm
Wednesday, March 5
Music at Noon
Let the music sweep you away at these casual concerts.
The Chalumeau Quartet, a clarinet ensemble is comprised of former music teachers from several area highschools as well as Bill Hullfish, associate professor of music on the Department of Theatre. They will treat their audience with selections composed by Debussy, Gershwin, Ellington and Joplin.
Bring your lunch and enjoy!
12:10 pm
Drake Memorial Library
Free
Thursday, March 6
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Conversations with Theatre Professionals
Dawn Kellogg, communications manager at Geva Theatre Center will speak on “Theatre, Politics and Community.” The talk will shed light on how a regional, not-for-profit organization such as Geva operates in the current economic and political climate, and how they fuse their mission to simultaneously serve and challenge the community. She will also discuss Geva’s “Hornet’s Nest” series, presenting readings of plays and follow-up discussions on controversial topics.
10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Free
Friday, March 7
Strasser Showcase
This event has been canceled.
March 12 – April 11
Kim Chesterton
Senior BFA Solo Exhibition
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: March 11, 5 – 7 pm
Sunday, March 16
American College Dance Festival Association Gala Performances
The finest choreographic works of those entered in an adjudication process, representing the highest artistic and technical standards of performance and choreography throughout the Northeastern Region.
12:30 and 3:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
(There will be a limited number of general admission tickets available to the public for this concert.)
Friday, March 28
RPO Marimba Band
The Rochester Philharmonic’s Marimba Band continues a half-century of tradition. Specializing in music written and arranged for melodic percussion instruments, the RPO Marimba Band features ragtime xylophone pieces and novelty music from the early decades of the 20th century.
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
APRIL 2008
Wednesday, April 2
Music at Noon
Let the music sweep you away at these casual concerts.
As part of the Eastman School of Music's "Music for All" program, which places master's candidates in community settings, we will welcome the Boomtown Brass. This brass quintet will have you reveling in their harmonious splendor. Bring your lunch and enjoy!
12:10 pm
Drake Memorial Library
Free
Thursday – Saturday, April 3 – 5
DANCE/Hartwell
The dynamism presented in these works is the culmination of studio work that often takes on its own collaborative process. Featuring MFA thesis works by Molly Christie and Cynthia Hermann.
7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: April 4
Thursday – Saturday, April 3 - 5
Harlequins Student Theatre Production
Produced entirely by SUNY Brockport students, the Harlequins will be presenting Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. The two-character musical takes a time-travelling look at a failing marriage: At once forward-looking (from the husband's point of view) and backward-glancing (from the wife's).
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government
Box Office (585) 395-2487
April 11 – May 6
Annual Student Art Exhibition
This adjudicated show brings forth the finest works created by The College at Brockport’s art students. Given their inspirations, an exhibit of infinite variety awaits you.
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Free
Opening Reception: Friday, April 11, 7 – 9 pm
Awards Ceremony: 7:45 pm
April 16 – May 9
Danni Burnatowski
Senior BFA Solo Exhibition
Tower Fine Arts Center Rainbow Gallery
Free
Opening reception: April 15, 5 – 7 pm
Thursday – Sunday, April 24 – 27
Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble
Color, light, rhythm and energy abound in this celebration of Afro/Caribbean/Brazilian culture. As directed by choreographer Clyde Alafiju Morgan and master drummer Khalid Abdul N’Faly Saleem, these performances are consistent sell-outs. Act early for the best seats!
April 24 – 26 at 7:30 pm
April 27 at 2 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: April 25
April 25 – May 3
HAIR
Music by Galt MacDermot
Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year, Hair is much more than a look back at the psychedelic 60s: it is a sardonic look at what was viewed as the “establishment,” in its many guises. Born of the experimental theatre movement of the time, Hair also ushered in the rock-and-roll era on Broadway, with such glorious songs as “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” and “Let the Sun Shine In.”
“a mood picture of a generation” – The New York Times
“honest, daring, imaginative, expressive, entertaining - in short, groovy” -- Variety
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
Hair includes content that may be considered offensive by some audience members.
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
MAY 2008
Thursday, May 1
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Conversations with Theatre Professionals
Learning isn’t just for the classroom. This interactive series of talks with Geva Theatre Center professionals allows students and the community to discover what it takes to make theatre.
10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Free
May 1 –3
HAIR
Music by Galt MacDermot
Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year, Hair is much more than a look back at the psychedelic 60s: it is a sardonic look at what was viewed as the “establishment,” in its many guises. Born of the experimental theatre movement of the time, Hair also ushered in the rock-and-roll era on Broadway, with such glorious songs as “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” and “Let the Sun Shine In.”
“a mood picture of a generation” – The New York Times
“honest, daring, imaginative, expressive, entertaining - in short, groovy” -- Variety
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
Hair includes content that may be considered offensive by some audience members.
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8
Dime-a-Dance
7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Donations accepted at the door
(Please note that the Friday, May 9 performance has been rescheduled for Wednesday.)
Saturday, May 10
Brockport College-Community Chorus
"A Night at the Opera"
This audience favorite returns to raise their voices in song. The concert will include selections from operas by Puccini, Verdi and Bizet, as well as excerpts from operas created for the Broadway stage, such as Candide and Sweeney Todd. Celebrate commencement; celebrate spring; celebrate Broadway; celebrate the classics…just celebrate music!
7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$5
Friday, May 16
Senior Solo Concert
7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
Donations accepted at the door
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