CA L E NDAR OF EVENTS
Arts and Culture at Wellesley
Fall 2016
ARTS AND CULTURE AT WELLESLEY FALL 2016
09 9/7 (Wed) P.17 Indian Aesthetics in a Global Context: Rasa, the Conveyor Belt of Emotions
6:00 PM Suzy Newhouse Center
9/8 (Thu) P.32 Russia NOW: The Current State of the Former Soviet Union
8:00 PM Margaret Clapp Library Lecture Room
9/10 (Sat) P.33 Graphic Design in the Digital Future: Lessons from the Renaissance Book
9:00 AM–12:30 PM Margaret Clapp Library Lecture Room
9/14 (Wed) P.26 Midday Muse: Hālau o Keikiali`i 12:30 PM Houghton Chapel
9/14 (Wed) P.17 Global India: Movement and Mime in Bharatanatyam
6:00 PM Suzy Newhouse Center
9/15 (Thu) P.34 Brave Miss World 8:00 PM Jewett Auditorium
9/17 (Sat) P.27 Hula and Lei-Making Workshop with Hālau o Keikiali`i 10:00 AM Houghton Multifaith Center
9/17 (Sat) P.2 Ho`okupu: The Offering
7:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
9/18 (Sun) P.14 Cinéphile Sundays: 1966: Sixty Six 5:00 PM Collins Cinema
9/24 (Sat) P.27 In Memory of Owen Jander: Scholarship, Acquisition, Inspiration 7:30 PM Houghton Chapel
9/25 (Sun) P.32 Shostakovich 110: A Demonstration/ Performance of the String Quartet no. 3 7:00 PM Jewett Music Salon, Room 372
9/28 (Wed) P.20 The Davis ReDiscovered Opening Celebration 6:00 PM the Davis.
9/28–12/18 P.20 Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Philip Johnson the Davis.
9/28–12/18 P.20 Anni Albers Connections the Davis.
9/28–12/18 P.23 Charlotte Brooks at LOOK, 1951–1971 the Davis.
9/28 (Wed) P.33 Kathryn W. Davis Memorial Lecture: Russian– U.S. Relations: What Next?
8:00 PM Margaret Clapp Library Lecture Room
10 10/1(Sat) P.27 Organ Concert: William Porter
7:30 PM Houghton Chapel
10/2 (Sun) P.15 Cinéphile Sundays: 1966: Persona 5:00 PM Collins Cinema
10/4 (Tue) P.23 Curatorial Gallery Talk: Charlotte Brooks 4:00 PM the Davis.
10/5 (Wed) P.19 Distinguished Thinkers at the Suzy Newhouse Center: Dambisa Moyo
5:00 PM Suzy Newhouse Center
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10/5 (Wed) P.34 Chief Arvol Looking Horse: Prophecies, World Peace, and Global Healing 6:00 PM Knapp Atrium in Pendleton East
10/6 (Thu) P.35 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture: At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom 7:00 PM Tishman Commons
10/6–10/8 P.8 Actors From The London Stage: Richard III 7:00 PM Alumnae Hall Auditorium
10/12 (Wed) P.21 Museums in Motion Film Series: The Great Museum 6:30 PM Collins Cinema
10/13 (Thu) P.36 Diane Silvers Ravitch Class of ’60 Lecture: The Inconvenient Truth About American Education Reform 7:30 PM Alumnae Hall Auditorium
10/18 (Tue) P.24 Picturing the Sixties: Photojournalism in the Age of Picture Magazines 6:30 PM Collins Cinema
ARTS AND CULTURE AT WELLESLEY FALL 2016
10/19 (Wed) P.26 Midday Muse: Mbira: Music of the Spirits of Zimbabwe 12:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
10/19 (Wed) P.17 Global India: Reading Indian Aesthetics
6:00 PM Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Ballroom
10/21–10/22 P.6 The Jewett Arts Center: The Modern Campus at MidCentury & Today Jewett Auditorium and Collins Cinema
10/23 (Sun) P.15 Cinéphile Sundays: 1966: Blow-Up 5:00 PM Collins Cinema
10/25 (Tue) P.20 Educator Workshop: Engaging With Objects 4:00 PM the Davis.
10/26 (Wed) P.23 The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden 6:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
10/29 (Sat) P.11 Alternative Outdoor Printing Event 11:00 AM–3:00 PM Davis Museum Plaza
11 11/2 (Wed) P.21 Museums in Motion Film Series: Russian Ark 6:30 PM Collins Cinema
11/3 (Thu) P.23 Faculty Gallery Talk: Partners in Design 4:00 PM the Davis.
11/3 (Thu) P.13 The Harry Halverson Lecture on American Architecture: Bulldozer: The Culture of Clearance in Postwar America 5:00 PM Jewett, Room 450
11/5 (Sat) P.21 Family Day: Around the World in 6,000 Years 11:00 AM–3:00 PM the Davis.
11/6 (Sun) P.15 Cinéphile Sundays: 1966: Andrei Rublev 3:00 PM Collins Cinema
11/9 (Wed) P.28 Midday Muse: Roy Howat: Finding France in French Piano Music 12:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
11/10 (Thu) P.19 Global India: Lalla Rookh
11/11 (Fri) P.30 Roy Howat: An Evening of (Mostly) French Piano Music
7:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
11/12 (Sat) P.21 The Davis Reimagined
11:00 AM–4:00 PM the Davis.
11/15 (Tue) P.22 Curatorial Gallery Talk: Anni Albers Connections 4:00 PM the Davis.
11/16 (Wed) P.30 Midday Muse: Katherine Matasy, clarinet, and the Arneis Quartet 12:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
11/16 (Wed) P.21 Museums in Motion Film Series: National Gallery 6:30 PM Collins Cinema
11/17 (Thu) P.24 Delve Into the Davis 10:00 AM the Davis.
11/17 (Thu) P.13 Dr. Ruth Morris Bakwin Class of 1919 Art Lecture: The Waterless Sea: A Cultural and Political History of Mirages 5:00 PM Collins Cinema
6:00 PM Alumnae Hall Auditorium
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11/17–11/20 P.9 The Waiting Room Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre
11/18 (Fri) P.30 Charenée Wade Quintet: Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson 7:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
11/30 (Wed) P.22 Museums in Motion Film Series: Museum Hours 6:30 PM Collins Cinema
12 12/4 (Sun) P.15 Cinéphile Sundays: 1966: Only Yesterday 3:00 PM Collins Cinema
01 1/5-1/29 P.9 Émilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight Ruth Nagel Jones Theater
Please note that student performances are not included in our pullout section. Please see page 11 for student theatre productions and page 29 for student music ensembles.
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ARTS AND CULTURE AT WELLESLEY
In today’s world, the arts enter our lives in a pulsating stream, accessible to the many, not just a few. Public art blooms in our city squares and transit spaces. Museums and theatres and concert halls allow us to experience art communally. We can bring our favorite arts into our living spaces or upload them to our devices to be part of our daily lives. We may even be inspired to create our own, for others to enjoy or simply to express ourselves. We at Wellesley see the arts and humanities as integral to our interdisciplinary approach to a liberal arts education. They allow us to understand and preserve our history, share our cultural experiences, and approach complex problems creatively. Whether in the art studio or the science lab, Wellesley students experience open-ended inquiry and an ongoing exchange between thinking and doing, creative exploration and discovery. To enhance that experience, the College invites artists and scholars to campus to share their insights and their artistry. We invite you to join us as well. Not only do we want to share artistic pursuits with our community, we believe that it is important for our students to participate in the arts with you. All of the arts and cultural events listed in this calendar are free (unless otherwise noted) and open to the public, and ample parking is available at no cost. Please visit wellesley.edu/events for event updates. We look forward to seeing you soon.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................... The Davis ReDiscovered .................................... Ho`okupu: The Offering
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The Jewett Arts Center: The Modern Campus at Mid-Century and Today
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Theatre .......................................................................... 8–10 The Art Department ..................................................... 11–13 Cinema and Media Studies ........................................ 14–15 The Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities ........ 16–19 The Davis. ................................................................... 20–25 The Concert Series ..................................................... 26–31 The Liberal Arts ........................................................... 32–35 For disability services, contact Jim Wice at 781.283.2434. www.wellesley.edu/events | 781.283.2373
Cover and side image: The Davis Museum at Wellesley College prepares the reinstallation of thecredit permanent collections. Image
THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS
HO`OKUPU: THE OFFERING
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Hula Performance by Hālau o Keikiali`i September 17 (Sat) | 7:30 PM Jewett Auditorium Reception to follow in Jewett Sculpture Court
Hālau o Keikiali`i, led by Kumu Kawika Alfiche, is a traditional Hawaiian cultural group and world-renowned performing troupe based in San Francisco. Since 1994, the group’s goal has been to educate the general public about the rich culture of the Hawaiian people and about Hawaii’s traditional customs, values, and protocols. Their public workshops and performances feature authentic ancient dances and music, as well as modern and original compositions. Their primary focus is hula kahiko (ancient dance), which includes oli (chant), mele
(traditional songs), himeni (modern songs), nā mea hula (arts, crafts, implements), lole hula (hula attire), `ōlelo (language), and mo`olelo (stories). As part of a week-long residency at Wellesley, the company will present a public Midday Muse as well as hula and lei-making workshops (please see page 26 for details), in addition to their main-stage performance, entitled Ho`okupu: The Offering. The artists will also pay homage to a historic visit to Wellesley College by a Hawaiian queen in 1887. This program is presented in collaboration with the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Office of Intercultural Education, and Wellesley’s Hui o Hawaii student organization, with generous support from the Marjorie Copland Baum Memorial Fund and the Florence Jeup Ford ’22, Mary M. Crawford ’22, and Virginia Ford ’48 Artists-inResidence Endowment Fund. Reservations are recommended. Please email concerts@wellesley.edu for information about reservations, public workshops, and residency activities.
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THE DAVIS MUSEUM AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE PRESENTS
THE DAVIS
REDISCOVERED The Davis ReDiscovered Opening Celebration: September 28 | 6:00 PM The Davis Galleries
The Davis Museum opens its new permanent collections galleries on September 28, 2016. This milestone of “rediscovery” has been nearly three years in the making, involving the Davis curators, in consultation with scholars and specialists at Wellesley and beyond; architecture, engineering, and design firms; new research conducted by museum staff, student workers, and summer interns; conservation treatments to paintings, sculptures, objects, and frames; and an intense summer of installation. Over three floors, the new galleries present the breadth and strength of our encyclopedic holdings with renewed attention to geographic and chronological specificity and context. Visitors are invited to discover the Davis’ finest objects from across the globe, spanning more than four millennia of civilization: from recently conserved Mycenaean vessels to new acquisitions of art created in the 21st century. Beloved objects from the collections, like the “Wellesley Athlete,” find pride of place alongside lesserknown works—some of which will be shown in our galleries for the very first time.
The reinstallation brings to the fore the many stories, both local and global, that animate the objects in the Davis collections. The legacy of Wellesley’s pioneering approach to teaching art history, for example, reveals a long-standing commitment to the value of learning through firsthand encounters with art across cultures. As visitors explore the newly installed galleries, they will encounter stories of how objects came to the Davis and learn about the key directors, curators, scholars, educators, donors, and collectors who have shaped our collections and created a home for art at the center of Wellesley College life and learning. Generously supported by generous individual gifts from Mildred Cooper Glimcher ’61 and Arnold B. Glimcher, Amy Batchelor ’88, Kathleen B. Bissinger ’57, and Carol Grossman ’66; and by the Mellon Endowment for Academic Programs at the Davis Museum, The Mildred Cooper Glimcher ’61 Endowed Fund for the Curatorship of Contemporary Art, the Kemper Curator of Academic Programs at the Davis Museum Fund, Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis, the Helyn MacLean Endowed Program Fund for Contemporary and South Asian Art, the Alice S. Acheson Fund, the Wellesley College Museum Program Fund NEA Challenge, the James Wilson Rayen Gift, and in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE ART DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
THE JEWETT ARTS CENTER: THE MODERN CAMPUS AT MID-CENTURY & TODAY
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The Jewett Arts Center: The Modern Campus at Mid-Century & Today Keynote: Friday, October 21 | 5:30 PM Jewett Auditorium Panels: Saturday, October 22 | 9:00 AM–4:30 PM Collins Cinema
This two-day symposium, funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation’s “Keeping It Modern” initiative and the Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos ’79 Fund, will explore the history and preservation of mid-century modern buildings. With a focus on Wellesley’s Jewett Arts Center, internationally known experts in architectural history, historic preservation, music, and landscape history will examine the cultural contexts, design strategies, and future uses of historic modern buildings on American college and university campuses. Susan Macdonald, head of field projects and director of the Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative at the Getty Conservation Institute, will deliver the
keynote address. Her talk, entitled “Somewhere Between History and Current Events: Conserving Modern Heritage,” will discuss the conservation issues and challenges presented by modern architecture and the Getty’s activities to develop best practices in the conservation of 20th-century heritage. Saturday’s panels will lead the conversation into the Jewett Arts Center, from its architectural history and conservation to its mission to break down phsyical and intellectual barriers and bring art history, studio art, music, theater, and an art museum together in a single building. Saturday’s talks conclude with a broader discussion of midcentury modern architecture and planning on university and college campuses. Generously supported by grants from the Getty Foundation “Keeping It Modern” program and the Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos ’79 Fund. For information and registration, please visit wellesley. edu/about/collegehistory/jewett
Paul Rudolph, Perspective Drawing of the Jewett Arts Center, ca. 1957, Wellesley College Archives 7
Victoria George ’05 and Paul Michael Valley* in Wellesley Repertory Theatre’s production of The House of Blue Leaves
THEATRE The Department of Theatre Studies allows Wellesley students to explore the history and literature of the theatre, and then to bring their experience from the classroom and the audience to a hands-on application of the craft. From a professional American Equity Association company in residence at Wellesley to all-student troupes, multiple performance programs enhance this experiential learning and offer quality productions to share with the public.
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PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS: ACTORS FROM THE LONDON STAGE
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Actors From The London Stage is one of the oldest established touring Shakespeare theatre companies in the world. With simple and evocative settings, five actors play a number of roles each. The actors work collaboratively with their audiences to bring the dramatic language beautifully and compellingly alive.
“Now is the winter of our discontent…”
October 6–8 (Thu–Sat) | 7:00 PM each night Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium
For their 11th-anniversary performance at Wellesley, Actors From The London Stage will perform Richard III, the Bard’s tragedy about a self-professed villian’s rise to the English throne. This event is free and open to the public and reservations are not required. It is generously supported by the Ruth Nagel Jones Endowed Fund for Theatre Studies, the Rosalind Sperber Frye ’25 and Constance Frye Martinson ’53 Fund, the Wilson Fund, and the Harman Family Foundation.
For information: 781.283.2000 | www.wellesleyrepertorytheatre.org
Molly Parker Meyers* in Wellesley Repertory Theatre’s production of The House of Blue Leaves
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS: WELLESLEY REPERTORY THEATRE Wellesley Repertory Theatre is the professional Equity company in residence at Wellesley College. The award-winning company attracts audiences and artists from across New England.
Juliette Bellacosa ’18, Kendra Cui ’18, Ariela Nazar-Rosen ’16, Adeline Du Crest ’19; Wellesley College Theatre production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
WELLESLEY COLLEGE THEATRE The Waiting Room Written by Lisa Loomer; Directed by Nora Hussey November 17–19 | 7:00 PM November 19 (Sat) & 20 (Sun) | 2:00 PM Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall
Émilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight Written by Lauren Gunderson; Directed by Marta Rainer January 5–29 7:00 PM (Thu-Sat); 2:00 PM (Sat-Sun) Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall
“Gunderson possesses an antic imagination that seeks to invent its own rules. As soon as we’re drawn in, she shakes us and whisks us 10 or 15 paces ahead.” –Los Angeles Times Although perhaps best known for her 15-year liaison with Voltaire, Émilie du Châtelet was a woman ahead of her time during the Age of Enlightenment—a leading physicist (before the term existed) and a master of math and linguistics. Head or Heart? Émilie du Châtelet never fully answered that question during her lifetime, but now she will take comedic stock of her accomplishments and meditate on the merits of love vs. science.
The Waiting Room is a dark comedy about the timeless quest for beauty—and its cost. Three women from different centuries meet in a modern doctor’s waiting room. Forgiveness From Heaven is an 18th-century Chinese woman whose bound feet are causing her to lose her toes. Victoria is a 19th-century tightly corseted English woman suffering from what was commonly known as “hysteria.” Then there is Wanda, a modern gal from New Jersey who is having problems with her silicone breasts. Husbands, doctors, Freud, the drug industry, and the FDA all come under examination. The play is a wild ride through medical and sexual politics, including the politics of the ever-present battle with breast cancer. $15 general admission, $10 for seniors and students, free for Wellesley, Olin, Babson, and MIT faculty and students. *American Equity Association member. Photos by David Brooks Andrews.
$20 general admission, $10 for seniors and students
For information and reservations: 781.283.2000 | www.wellesleyrepertorytheatre.org
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MacMillan Leslie and Lillian Odekirk ’18 in Wellesley Repertory Theatre’s production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet); photo by David Brooks Andrews
STUDENT PRODUCTIONS: UPSTAGE THEATRE Stop Kiss Written by Diana Son; Directed by Lily Odekirk ’18 December 20–22 | 7:00 PM December 22 (Sat) & 23 (Sun) | 2:00 PM Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall
A first kiss shared by two women in New York City’s West Village leads to a vicious attack that leaves one of the women seriously injured. Their story is told out of chronological order, through events that occurred before and after the assault. As the violence itself is never shown onstage, the play is not a depiction of gay-bashing, but rather an examination of living in a society in which intolerance is an unspoken fact.
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! Written by Dario Fo; Directed by Rainier PearlStyles ’19 December 8 (Thu)–10 (Sat) | 7:00 PM December 11 (Sat) & 12 (Sun) | 2:00 PM Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium
When food prices in Italy skyrocket, Antonia and her friend Margherita find themselves smuggling food out of a grocery store in protest. Rather than confess her involvement in the protest to her husband, Antonia chooses to hide the food, leading to a ridiculously farcical romp through the town. Antonia and Margherita use whatever means possible to conceal their loot—including faking a pregnancy that leads them to the hospital to deliver a bottle of olives. $5 general admission, free for Wellesley students
$5 general admission, free for Wellesley students
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For reservations for Upstage Theatre productions only, please email upstage@wellesley.edu
Construction of Jewett Arts Center, ca. 1958, Wellesley College Archives
THE ART DEPARTMENT The Art Department is home to majors in art history, studio art, and architecture, and intersects with programs in cinema and media studies as well as media arts and science. The department believes that the rigorous study of art and visual culture is critical to a liberal arts education and to the power of women to interpret, shape, and master their environments. To enrich the art experience at the College, the department hosts special exhibitions and welcomes guest lecturers and visiting artists to engage with the community.
The Jewett Arts Center: The Modern Campus at Mid-Century and Today
Alternative Outdoor Printing Event
October 21–22
For one day, the ARTS 223 Alternative Print Methods class, in partnership with Disability Services and Facilities Management, will make the Davis Plaza an open-air printing studio. Wellesley faculty and students, along with their counterparts from nearby art schools, will print large woodcuts using a road roller and freestyle monoprints with wheelchairs, bicycles, and skateboards. Guests are welcome to observe this creative collaboration as it unfolds.
Jewett Auditorium and Collins Cinema
Please see pages 6–7 for details on this program, hosted by the departments of art and music.
October 29 (Sat) | 11:00 AM– 3:00 PM Davis Museum Plaza
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Abdul Hamid II (detail), metamorphic postcard by PFB Verlag, early 20th century; photo courtesy of Christopher Pinney
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Woodcuts in progresss by 2015 printmaking students and guests
THE HARRY HALVERSON LECTURE ON AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE Bulldozer: The Culture of Clearance in Postwar America November 3 (Thu) | 5:00 PM Jewett Arts Center, Room 450
children’s book authors, the bulldozer became an American icon. Yet the subsequent social and environmental injustices also spurred environmental, preservationist, and citizen participation efforts to slow, although not entirely stop, the momentum of the postwar bulldozer.
DR. RUTH MORRIS BAKWIN CLASS OF 1919 ART LECTURE The Waterless Sea: A Cultural and Political History of Mirages November 17 (Thu) | 5:00 PM Collins Cinema
Jack E. Boucher, Ulysses S. Grant Cottage, Long Branch, NJ, 1963, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Francesca Ammon, assistant professor of city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania, will explore how postwar America came to equate destruction with progress. While the decades following World War II stand out as an era of rapid growth and construction, they were also marked by large-scale land clearance for new suburban tract housing, interstate highways, and urban renewal. The bulldozer functioned as both the means and the metaphor for this work. As the machine transformed from a wartime weapon into an instrument of postwar planning, it helped realize a landscape-altering “culture of clearance.” In the hands of the military, planners, politicians, engineers, construction workers, and even
Fata morgana have long astonished travellers, and “waterless seas” have beguiled thirsty desert voyagers. They have been observed wherever there have been sufficient temperature gradients to generate the necessary refraction, and complex cultural histories long predate the first English usage of the term “mirage” in 1800. This talk focuses on eastern or “Oriental” mirages that frequently conjoin the desert, Islam, and the Ottoman Empire. These emblematize the antithesis of Tocquevillean “spectatorial democracy” in which politics were positively correlated with transparency. Islam exemplified an occlusion of which the mirage became a negative, but also enchanted, emblem. Speaker Christopher Pinney is a professor of anthropology and visual culture at University College London.
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Only Yesterday (1991)
CINEMA AND MEDIA STUDIES The Cinema and Media Studies Program aims to offer film lovers a communal viewing experience, sharing the beauty of 35mm films on the big screen of Wellesley’s Collins Cinema. In a time when people too often watch film in the isolation of their homes in front of their computers, we offer the opportunity to come together, in the dark and in the light, to view film on the big screen, hear from major film theorists, and meet filmmakers.
CINÉPHILE SUNDAYS: 1966 Beginning with and inspired by Lewis Klahr’s Academy Award-nominated film Sixty Six, the Fall 2016 series pays tribute to a groundbreaking year in the history of the cinematic medium. In their own way, each of these films, either made in or inspired by 1966, created the possibility for an entirely new kind of cinema. All films are screened on Sundays in Collins Cinema, and are free and open to the public. This program is generously supported by the McNeill Fund and the Edwards Fund.
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Sixty Six Dir. Lewis Klahr, 2015 September 18 | 5:00 PM
Filmmaker Lewis Klahr will attend the Wellesley screening of Sixty Six to introduce the film and take questions afterwards. Regarded by many as the art film of the year, Sixty Six premiered less than a year ago at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The film weaves a mobile tapestry of cinematic, pop-cultural, and autobiographical memories from 1966, filtering them through a mythopoetic lens. With titles such as “Mercury,” “Jupiter Sends a Message,” and “Mars Garden,”
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Sixty Six (2015)
each of Sixty Six’s 12 chapters resonates with Greek mythology and explores the dreams of mid-century America, more specifically those inscribed in Los Angeles’ urban texture. This screening is supported by additional funding from the McNeill Fund.
Persona Dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 October 2 | 5:00 PM
It is difficult to overestimate the power and influence of Ingmar Bergman’s enigmatic psychological study of the relationship between two women who explore philosophical issues and the boundaries of identity. Persona is an epochal film that helped define the parameters of Modernism in the cinema—a must for cinéphiles of all ages.
Blow-Up Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966 October 23 | 5:00 PM
Michelangelo Antonioni had made many important films before Blow-Up, but this 1966 work was nevertheless a game-changer, perhaps because it was his first film to be widely accessible to the English-speaking world. A study of the relationship between the photograph and the world being photographed, as well as an expression of the anomie of 1960s British pop culture, Blow-Up is regularly listed by cinéphiles as the film that first blew them away and turned them into lifelong students of film.
Blow-Up (1966)
Andrei Rublev Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 November 6 | 3:00 PM
Ostensibly charting the life of the medieval icon painter against the background of 15th-century Russia, Andrei Rublev evokes rather than explains. Guardian critic Steve Rose calls it “the best arthouse film of all time,” writing, “It asks questions about the relationship between the artist, their society, and their spiritual beliefs and doesn’t seek to answer them.” Andrei Tarkovsky’s work is poetry on film and it is painting on film, but above all, it is cinematic; Tarkovsky understood (and generated) a cinematic language that few, if any, filmmakers can emulate.
Only Yesterday Dir. Isao Takahata, 1991 December 4 | 3:00 PM
Produced by the legendary Studio Ghibli and directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s life-long collaborator Isao Takahata, the animated feature Only Yesterday was the highest-grossing Japanese film of 1991. It tells the story of Taeko, a young woman whose summer working in the rural countryside is interspersed with memories of 1966, when she was 10 years old and suffered from an inferiority complex. Only Yesterday is a powerful drama in which the Japanese postwar boom is set against the simple, difficult life of those who have decided to resist the temptation of relocating to the city to stay in the country and live off the land.
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The Suzy Newhouse
Rahul Vohra; photo courtesy of Meena Agarwal
Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College
The mission of the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley is to create a dynamic and cosmopolitan intellectual community that extends from Wellesley to the wider Boston area and beyond. Founded in 2004 by a generous gift from Susan Marley Newhouse ’55 and Donald Newhouse, the Center generates and supports innovative, world-class programming in the humanities and the arts.
GLOBAL INDIA: AESTHETICS & PERFORMANCE This fall, the Suzy Newhouse Center will present a series of events that draw from, and reflect on, Indian aesthetics. Artists and speakers from Mumbai, Chennai, and Amsterdam join us to
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conduct demonstrations and workshops and give lectures and performances. Each visit, coordinated with student curriculum in South Asia Studies, the Writing Program, and other relevant courses, will include a featured event that is free and open to the public.
Events above are free and open to the public.
Priyadarsini Govind
Lecture & Demonstration: Indian Aesthetics in a Global Context: Rasa, the Conveyor Belt of Emotions September 7 (Wed) | 6:00 PM Suzy Newhouse Center, Green Hall
Rahul Vohra is a Mumbai-based actor, director, and producer who specializes in Indian folk and classical arts, global theater, cinema, and aesthetics. In 1988, he founded and became the coordinator of Sarthi, an organization that addresses the basic rights of traditional artists and artisans. From within his own performing arts and production company, Apostrophe 99, Rahul has directed troupes from all across India, showcasing their work around the globe in such places as France, Spain, RÊunion Island, and Hong Kong. For his achievements in the arts, the French government inducted Rahul into the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters, naming him a chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014. Generously supported by the Mellon Foundation.
Lecture & Demonstration: Movement and Mime in Bharatanatyam September 14 (Wed) | 6:00 PM Suzy Newhouse Center, Green Hall
Priyadarsini Govind is an award-winning dancer trained and skilled in the Indian classical dance www.wellesley.edu/newhouse | 781.283.2698
Padmini Chettur
Bharatanatyam. She currently serves as the director of Kalakshetra, a renowned arts and cultural institute in Chennai, India. She has been performing at recitals and dance festivals around the world since she was 16 years old. She has performed in Japan, Jerusalem, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, France, Norway, the U.S., and Spain. Her appearances at prestigious dance recitals include the Festival of India in Paris and Swarna Samaroh, a celebration of 50 years of independence for India organized by the Sangeet Natak Academy. She has received praise from the Washington Post, The Hindu, and Pulse. Govind is the recipient of the K.V. Mahadevan Award for Excellence in Dancing and Kalaimamani, awarded for artistic excellence by the state of Tamil Nadu.
Lecture & Improvisation: Reading Indian Aesthetics October 19 (Wed) | 6:00 PM Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Ballroom
Padmini Chettur and Maarten Visser complement each other as an artistic couple. Chettur is an award-winning dancer and choreographer trained in Bharatanatyam, a form of traditional Indian dance. She has performed in a multitude of productions, such as Lilavati, Prana, Angika, Sri, Bhinna Pravaha, Yantra, Mahakaal, and Sharira. Her husband, Visser, is a Dutch saxophonist trained in jazz, Carnatic, and Western classical music. Maarten released a CD with saxophone solos and toured with the contemporary trios of MV3 and Oto.3 17
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Performers from Lalla Rookh; photo by Steven Tips
Shailesh Bahoran; photo by Chris Nash
around India and Holland. He has collaborated with Chettur by composing music for her internationally successful productions between 2000-2012. The couple co-founded the artistic group Basement 21 with other dancers and musicians to create productions such as Pause/ Play, Across, Not Over, and Wall Dancing. Generously supported by the Mellon Foundation.
Dance: Lalla Rookh November 10 (Thu) | 6:00 PM Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium
Shailesh Bahoran is a hip-hop dancer and choreographer influenced by elements of breakdancing as well as Indian classical dance. He is often noted for his technique, originality, and expression. In 2002, he formed the dance group Illusionary Rockaz, which presented the first Dutch hip-hop performance, Age of Chaos. He has developed his artistic skills through theater and his involvement in prestigious organizations such as the Dutch National Ballet, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, and the Amsterdam Academy. He currently serves as a dancer and choreographer at the Korzo Theater and with ISH. In Lalla Rookh, he and his troupe will perform a mixture of hip-hop, Indian dance, and funk styles to depict the journey of Indian immigrants of the 19th century, who thought they were traveling to the land of God. Instead, the ship, Lalla Rookh, lands in Suriname, where they were told they were now indentured workers.
Dambisa Moyo
DISTINGUISHED THINKERS AT THE SUZY NEWHOUSE CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES Dambisa Moyo: Economics and Geopolitics of the Future: What’s It Going To Take To Be Successful? October 5 (Wed) | 5:00 PM Suzy Newhouse Center, Green Hall
Dambisa Moyo, the Zambian-born global economist and author, will discuss the issues surrounding economic growth and human progress. Addressing economic growth is as essential for improving living standards for millions of people across the globe as it is for solving other significant problems we face today: radicalized terrorism, refugees and migration, inadequate health care, and corruption. As global challenges to these problems continue to mount, a pragmatic approach that abandons ideological divides will be crucial to the long-term stability of the global economy. Moyo will provide critical insights on these matters and make suggestions for real-life solutions to obstacles that hinder human prosperity.
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The Great Museum (2014)
THE DAVIS. The Davis Museum at Wellesley College is one of the oldest and most acclaimed academic art museums in the United States. Dynamic gallery presentations and richly varied temporary exhibitions create an environment that encourages visual literacy, inspires new ideas, and fosters involvement in the arts as a vital element of crossdisciplinary teaching and study.
The Davis ReDiscovered Opening Celebration
Educator Workshop: Engaging With Objects
September 28 (Wed) | 6:00–9:00 PM
October 25 (Tue) | 4:00–6:00 PM
Davis Lobby and Galleries
Davis Galleries
Join the Davis in unveiling the new permanent collections galleries and in opening the fall special exhibitions: Charlotte Brooks at LOOK, 1951– 1971, Anni Albers Connections, and Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Philip Johnson. A festive reception will take place in the lobby with complimentary snacks, beverages, and a DJ.
How do we engage students with objects? Explore a variety of close-looking and participatory strategies in this interactive workshop designed for K–12 educators in all subject areas. Using the newly installed permanent collections galleries as our laboratory, participants will discuss tried-andtrue methods for integrating objects into lesson plans, as well as learn new ways to tap into the interdisciplinary power of art objects.
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This program is free to K–12 educators with advance registration, and is generously funded by the Palley Endowment Fund for Davis Museum Outreach Programs.
Free and open to the public, Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Family Day: Around the World in 6,000 Years November 5 (Sat) | 11:00 AM–3:00 PM Davis Galleries, Lobby, and Plaza; Collins Cinema and Café
Travel through time and around the globe via this experience designed for visitors of all ages. Discover a world of art through treasure hunts, art making, performances, visiting artist demonstrations, guided tours, and more! Generously supported by the Palley Endowment Fund for Davis Museum Outreach Programs.
National Gallery (2014)
All screenings take place in Collins Cinema on Wednesday evenings beginning at 6:30 p.m. This series is generously supported by the Davis Museum Film Program Gift.
The Great Museum Dir. Johannes Holzhausen, 2014 October 12
Stained glass assessment at the Davis
Featuring unprecedented access to Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, The Great Museum reveals an institution that is adapting to the marketing and funding realities of the 21st century while remaining faithful to its core mission.
The Davis Reimagined
Russian Ark
November 12 (Sat) | 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Dir. Alexandr Sokurov, 2002
Davis Galleries
November 2
Explore the Davis’ extraordinary permanent collections through a new lens as the museum activates the galleries with a day of performances, talks, art making, and workshops. Create your own program: drop in for one presentation, or stay for more. The full schedule will be available at www.theDavis.org.
Filmed entirely in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Sokurov’s breathtaking film recreates 300 years of history and culture and is the first entirely unedited, single-take, full-length feature film.
FILM SERIES: MUSEUMS IN MOTION In honor of The Davis ReDiscovered, uncover the secret life of museums through this selection of recent cinematic masterpieces. These contemporary films pull back the curtain on unique, behind-the-scenes views of museum activities and characters, both real and imagined.
National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman, 2014 November 16
National Gallery takes the audience behind the scenes of a London institution, to the heart of a museum inhabited by masterpieces of Western art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. National Gallery is the portrait of a place, its way of working and relations with the world, its staff and public, and its paintings.
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Museum Hours (2014)
Museum Hours Dir. Jem Cohen, 2014 November 30
Johann, a museum guard, spends his days silently observing both the art and the visitors. Anne, suddenly called to Vienna from overseas, has been wandering the city in a state of limbo. A chance meeting sparks a deepening connection between these two adrift strangers who find refuge in Vienna’s grand Kunsthistorisches Museum.
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS & RELATED EVENTS
tracing the development of her patterns from sketches on graph paper to gouache maquettes.
Anni Albers Connections
Generously supported by Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis.
September 28–December 18 Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Gallery
In 1984, textile designer and printmaker Anni Albers published Connections—a set of nine silkscreens that evoke pivotal moments in her prolific career, by then spanning nearly six decades. Reflecting on her life as a designer, she chose motifs for the prints based on her work from particular years: two from the 1920s, when Albers was at the Bauhaus and met her life-long partner and later husband, Josef; two from the 1940s, when the couple taught at the experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina after having fled Nazi Germany; three from the late 1950s to the early ’70s, after they resettled in Orange, Connecticut, and Josef served as Yale University’s chair of the Department of Design; and two from the early 1980s, after Josef ’s death. This exhibition pairs the Davis Museum’s exquisite example of this silkscreen portfolio—an acquisition made in the past year—with Albers’ work from each era, 22
Anni Albers, Smyrna-knüpfteppich (Bauhaus-period), from the portfolio Connections /1925/1983,1984. Screen print. Museum purchase, The Nancy Gray Sherrill, Class of 1954, Collection Acquisition Fund. 2016.6.2 © 2016 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Gallery Talk: Anni Albers Connections November 15 (Tue) | 4:00 PM Davis Galleries
Exhibition curator Claire Whitner will discuss Albers’ autobiographical silkscreen series Connections in relation to her career as a designer from the Bauhaus to her late work from the 1980s.
Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Philip Johnson September 28–December 18 Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery
Organized by the Liliane and David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design, Montréal, in
Free and open to the public, Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
The Glass House; photo by Stacy Bass
collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Philip Johnson is the first exhibition to explore a pivotal development in the evolution of American design: the collaboration between the first director of the Museum of Modern Art, Alfred Barr, who taught the first undergraduate course in modern art at Wellesley in 1926, and Philip Johnson, MoMA’s first curator of architecture. Together these men endeavored to bring modernism to North America, particularly the innovative ideals of rational and functional design developed at the Bauhaus school at Dessau, Germany between World War I and II. The exhibition features furniture from Barr’s and Johnson’s apartments, examples of Bauhaus graphic design, and an array of objects celebrated for their design in Barr’s and Johnson’s influential exhibitions at MoMA.
artists, and high society, the Glass House was at once salon, showpiece, and laboratory. It was also a fertile setting for a succession of short-lived gardens designed and tended by Whitney over four decades.
Generously supported by The Sandra Cohen Bakalar ’55 Fund, the Alice Gertrude Spink Art Fund (1963), and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis.
Wellesley faculty members Patricia Berman, Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art, and Alice Friedman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art, will discuss modern art, architecture, and design on view in the special exhibition Partners in Design.
Lecture: The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden October 26 (Wed) | 6:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
Join Maureen Cassidy-Geiger ’78 for an illustrated presentation of her new book, The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden, the first comprehensive history of the architect’s sublime 49-acre suburban estate, evolved between 1946 and 2005, in partnership with David Whitney. A magnet for architects,
Maureen Cassidy-Geiger is an internationally recognized curator, scholar, and educator with special expertise in European decorative arts, patterns of collecting and display, and the history of architecture, gardens, and photography. Co-sponsored by the McNeil Program for Studies in American Art.
Faculty Gallery Talk: Partners in Design November 3 (Thu) | 4:00 PM Davis Galleries
Charlotte Brooks at LOOK, 1951–1971 September 28–December 18 Morelle Lasky Levine ’56 Works on Paper Gallery
Charlotte Brooks at LOOK, 1951–1971 is the first retrospective exhibition dedicated to the career of one of the most important American
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photographers from the postwar era. Best known for her work at LOOK magazine between 1951 and 1971, Brooks’ output represents a significant contribution to the visual history of the United States at mid-century. Developed around critical themes such as civil liberties and women’s rights, the exhibition includes vintage prints recently given to the Davis on behalf of Katherine Hall Page ’69. Curated by Ileana Selejan, the Linda Wyatt Gruber ’66 Curatorial Fellow in Photography, the exhibition and publication are generously supported by Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis and the Constance Rhind Robey ’81 Fund for Museum Exhibitions.
Curatorial Gallery Talk: Charlotte Brooks October 4 (Tues) | 4:00 PM
Exhibition curator Ileana Selejan provides an introduction to Charlotte Brooks’ life and work, addressing the main themes and subjects of the exhibition.
Picturing the Sixties: Photojournalism in the Age of Picture Magazines October 18 (Tue) | 6:30 PM Collins Cinema
Former LOOK and Life magazine staff photographer John Shearer joins Annie Segan, daughter of renowned photographer Arthur Rothstein, for a panel discussion about picture stories, photojournalism, and political change, moderated by Charlotte Brooks exhibition curator Ileana Selejan.
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The Davis is supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Our specially trained student guides engage visitors with the Davis’ distinctive permanent collections and its special temporary exhibitions through dialogue-based, interactive experiences. To schedule your tour or to request more information, please e-mail Public and Interpretive Programs Specialist Liz Gardner at egardner@ wellesley.edu or call 781.283.3045.
Drop-in Public Tours Saturdays Oct 1–Dec 3 (except 10/8 & 11/26) Meet in Davis Lobby at 2:00 PM
Thematic tours of special exhibitions and permanent collections are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Private Tours
Davis Galleries
Museum Hours Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Closed Mondays, major holidays, and campus recesses.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TOURS
Tours are customized according to interest area. Admission is free; reservations must be made two weeks in advance. School groups are encouraged to apply for our School Bus Subsidy, generously supported by the Palley Endowment Fund for Davis Museum Outreach Programs. The Davis is committed to making the museum and programs accessible to all audiences. Please contact us about the following tour options: American Sign Language tours of the permanent collections and special exhibitions (subject to interpreter availability), and tactile tours or verbal description tours of the permanent collections.
New: Delve Into the Davis November 17 | 10:00 AM Meet in Davis Lobby
The Davis invites visitors with memory loss or early Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers for a guided exploration of our permanent collections. Each thematic program encourages discovery through discussion and multisensory experiences. Individuals are invited to register for the pilot program on November 17; private groups are encouraged to book a custom program on a separate date. Visit www.thedavis.org for more information and to register.
Free and open to the public, Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Charlotte Brooks, Single mother, Vi Erker, of St. Louis, Missouri, picking up her son, Gary, from the babysitter’s house, 1965. 25 LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [LC-DIG-ppmsca-09450].
Hālau o Keikiali`i at the 2011 Stern Grove Festival, San Francisco, CA
THE CONCERT SERIES The Wellesley College Concert Series brings world-class performers to campus, complementing the music department’s academic and performance instruction offerings and augmenting the cultural life of the College and surrounding community. With concerts ranging from classical to jazz, early music to electronic, and world music from every continent, the series features concerts and residencies with visiting artists, as well as the performing faculty.
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All Wellesley College Concert Series performances are generously supported by the Marjorie Copland Baum Memorial Fund, in addition to funds noted for individual programs.
Residency programs are generously supported by the Florence Jeup Ford ’22, Mary M. Crawford ’22, and Virginia Ford ’48 Artists-in-Residence Endowment Fund.
HULA RESIDENCY WITH HĀLAU O KEIKIALI`I
Midday Muse: Hālau o Keikiali`i
A week-long residency with Hālau o Keikiali`i, a traditional Hawaiian cultural group, will include work with the student organization Hui o Hawaii to prepare them for their culture’s first representation in the campuswide celebration of Flower Sunday. In addition to work with Wellesley classes, the residency will include the following public programs.
Houghton Chapel
September 14 (Wed) | 12:30 PM
Join the Office of Religious and Spirtual Life’s new “Place for Peace” gathering at 12:30, followed by an introduction to hula culture and spirituality by Kumu Kawika Alfiche at 12:45.
Events above are free and open to the public with general seating. www.wellesley.edu/music/concertseries
Owen Jander; photo courtesy of Wellesley Magazine
Hula and Lei-Making Workshops September 17 (Sat) | 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Houghton Multifaith Center
Separate workshops will include mele (traditional songs), ōlelo (language), and mo`olelo (stories). Sessions include nā mea hula (lei making), 10:00– 11:30; introductory hula (dance), 11:45–12:45; and intermediate hula, 1:00–3:00. Registration is required. Workshops are free to Wellesley students, faculty, and staff, and require a fee for other guests. Please visit wellesley.edu for details and registration links.
Ho`okupu: The Offering September 17 (Sat) | 7:30 PM
Beethoven, performed by members of Wellesley’s music faculty who specialize in historical performance. The concert celebrates the many contributions of the late Owen Jander, Catherine Mills Davis Professor of Music Emeritus, to the College and wider musical community through his research, scholarship, and inspiration. Prof. Jander’s many historical instrument acquisitions for Wellesley in the last decades of the 20th century, including the Fisk mean-tone organ in the Chapel, made the College a leader in the historical performance movement. These instruments offer students profoundly enriching musical opportunities as well as make Wellesley a magnet for groundbreaking, historically informed concerts.
Jewett Auditorium
Organ Concert: William Porter
Reception to follow in Jewett Sculpture Court
October 1 (Sat) | 7:30 PM
Please see pages 2–3 for details. Reservations recommended.
In Memory of Owen Jander: Scholarship, Acquisition, Inspiration September 24 (Sat) | 7:30 PM Houghton Chapel
This program includes the music of Stradella, Saint-Colombe, Leclair, Storace, van Noordt, and
Houghton Chapel
Performing on the historic Fisk mean-tone organ in the magnificent Houghton Chapel, William Porter will present northern European music of the 17th century, including Sweelinck, Scheidemann, Tunder, and Buxtehude. Widely known as a performer in the United States and in Europe, Porter has achieved international recognition for his skill in improvisation in a wide variety of styles, ancient and modern. Recently retired as professor of organ, harpsichord, and improvisation at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, Porter has also
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Mbira; photo by Alan Weeks
been a member of the music faculty at McGill University, the New England Conservatory, Oberlin College, and Yale University. Generously supported by the Charles Benton Fisk Memorial Fund.
Midday Muse: Mbira: Music of the Spirits of Zimbabwe: Fradreck Mujuru with Erica Azim October 19 (Wed) | 12:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
Zimbabwean master musician Fradreck Mujuru is joined by Erica Azim in playing the healing music of the mbira, the instrument used by the Shona for over 1,000 years to connect the living with their ancestors. Born to the largest extended family of mbira players in Zimbabwe, Mujuru has played mbira since the age of eight and is now known internationally as an outstanding performer, teacher, and instrument maker, while continuing to play in ceremonies for the ancestors at home. Azim is America’s leading proponent of the Shona mbira tradition, and has toured with various Shona mbira masters and taught thousands of Americans to play mbira and support the tradition in Zimbabwe. This program is presented in cooperation with MIT, with support from the Florence Jeup Ford ’22, Mary M. Crawford ’22, and Virginia Ford ’48 Artists-inResidence Endowment Fund.
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Roy Howat; photo by Fleur Kilpatrick
FRENCH PIANO RESIDENCY: ROY HOWAT A graduate of King’s College, Cambridge, Roy Howat is one of few British artists repeatedly invited to teach and play French music at major French-speaking conservatoires and on French radio. He has delivered lectures and master classes worldwide at venues including the Juilliard, Peabody, and Eastman schools of music. He has also conducted professionally, played violin in major London chamber orchestras, and held university posts on multiple continents. He is currently the keyboard research fellow at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and research fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. Howat’s weeklong residency at Wellesley includes the following public programs. Residency programs are generously supported by the Florence Jeup Ford ’22, Mary M. Crawford ’22, and Virginia Ford ’48 Artists-in-Residence Endowment Fund.
Midday Muse: Finding France in French Piano Music November 9 (Wed) | 12:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
Learn about what makes the French piano repertoire “French,” through the works of Fauré, Ravel, and Debussy at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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CharenĂŠe Wade; photo by Laura Diliberto
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left: Katherine Matasy; right: Arneis Quartet; photo by Liz Linder
Concert: An Evening of (Mostly) French Piano Music November 11 (Fri) | 7:30 PM
Charenée Wade Quintet: Offering: The Music of Gil ScottHeron & Brian Jackson
Jewett Auditorium
November 18 (Fri) | 7:30 PM
Internationally acclaimed pianist and scholar Roy Howat presents an evening of mostly French piano music, including works by Ravel, Chopin, Chabrier, Fauré, and Debussy. Howat’s teachers included the legendary pianists Vlado Perlemuter and Jacques Février, who both worked closely with Ravel. Howat has produced critical editions of music by Debussy, Fauré, Chabrier, and Chopin, plus two famously ground-breaking books, Debussy in Proportion and The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier. Reservations recommended.
Midday Muse: Katherine Matasy, clarinet, and the Arneis Quartet November 16 (Wed) | 12:30 PM Jewett Auditorium
One of the Boston area’s most versatile musicians, Katherine Matasy has been described by the Boston Globe as “a musician of depth and refinement” with “technique to burn.” A member of Wellesley’s clarinet faculty, Matasy will be joined by the acclaimed Arneis Quartet to present one of the greatest chamber music compositions of all time for any combination of instruments, the Quintet in B Minor for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 115 by Johannes Brahms, dating from 1891. 30
Jewett Auditorium
Charenée Wade is an award-winning vocalist and educator currently making waves in both jazz and R&B circles. “Offering” is Wade’s stunning tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, the African-American musician and author whose collaborations with musician Brian Jackson led to a unique body of work that was both soulful and socially/politically conscious. Their work was instrumental in the development of hip-hop and, as Wade so skillfully proves, is just as relevant today as it was in the 1970s. Wade will be joined by Lakecia Benjamin, alto sax; Brandon McCune, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; and Darrell Green, drums. Reservations strongly recommended.
STUDENT ENSEMBLES Dober Concert: Wellesley Choral Program Welcomes the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Lisa Graham, Evelyn Barry Director of Choral Programs at Wellesley, Conductor; Joshua Glassman, Director, University of Pennsylvania Glee Club November 12 (Sat) | 8:00 PM | Houghton Chapel
This program is generously supported by the Betty Edwards Dober Memorial Fund.
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BlueJazz and Yanvalou
Wellesley BlueJazz
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Fall Concert
Yanvalou Fall Concert
Neal Hampton, Conductor
December 10 (Sat) | 8:00 PM | Jewett Auditorium
Kera Washington, Director
November 19 (Sat) | 8:00 PM | Houghton Chapel
GUILD OF CARILLONNEURS
This program is generously supported by the Dr. and Mrs. Arthur George Griffin Memorial Fund, the Ella A. Sweet Fund, and the Hsi Keng Peng Endowment Fund for the Wellesley College Department of Music.
The guild carries on the tradition of bell-ringing in Galen Stone Tower, where all programs are hosted. It is directed by Margaret Angelini.
Collegium Musicum Fall Concert
Open Tower and Master Class
Andrew Arceci, Director
October 14 (Fri) | 4:00–6:00 PM
November 29 (Tue) | 7:30 PM | Houghton Chapel
October 16 (Sun) | 2:00–4:00 PM
BlueJazz Strings & Combos: Sweethearts of Rhythm
Halloween Open Tower
Paula Zeitlin, Director December 2 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Jewett Auditorium
October 29 (Sat) | 1:00–3:00 PM
Holiday Open Tower December 4 (Sun) | 1:00–3:00 PM
Chamber Music Society Fall Concerts David Russell, Director; Jenny Tang, Assistant Director December 5 (Mon) | 7:00 PM | Jewett Auditorium December 7 (Wed) | 12:30 PM | Jewett Auditorium
SPECIAL EVENT Christmas Vespers
Dec 8 (Thu) | 7:00 PM | Concert Salon/Jewett 372
December 4 (Sun) | 7:30 PM | Houghton Chapel
Dec 11 (Sun) | 2:00 PM | Concert Salon/Jewett 372
This long-standing Wellesley holiday tradition of candlelight, music, readings, and carols is hosted by the Choral Music Program and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.
BlueJazz Big Band: Blues Walk: Blues Revisited Cercie Miller, Director December 9 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Jewett Auditorium
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Flag; photo taken by and courtesy of Wellesley Professor of History Nina Tumarkin
THE LIBERAL ARTS The arts and humanities are a vibrant part of the greater intellectual community at Wellesley College. Every year, various academic departments bring art, artists, and experts in diverse fields from all over the world to campus to both complement their own curriculum and enliven the cultural life of the greater Wellesley community.
RUSSIAN AREA STUDIES Russia NOW: The Current State of the Former Soviet Union
Panelists include Thomas Hodge of the Russian Department, Igor Logvinenko of the Department of Political Science, and Nina Tumarkin of the Department of History.
September 8 (Thu) | 8:00 PM Margaret Clapp Library Lecture Room
President Vladimir Putin’s popularity continues to soar as the Russian economy—always dependent upon the price of oil—moves toward stagnation and Russians experience a steady decline in incomes longer than any previous decline in the past 20 years. The Kremlin continues its honeymoon with China, a dangerous sparring with the U.S. and Europe, and energetic initiatives in Syria. This year’s annual Russian Area Studies faculty panel on “Russia NOW” will explore issues of Russian politics, society, and national identity and Russia’s place in our ever more explosive world. 32
Shostakovich 110: A Demonstration/Performance of the String Quartet no. 3 September 25 (Sun) | 7:00 PM Jewett Music Salon, Room 372
Shostakovich 110 celebrates of the 110th birthday of Dmitry Shostakovich and the 70th anniversary of his String Quartet no. 3 in F major, opus 73 (1946). This dynamic event with Sheffield Chamber Players will offer insight into one of the composer’s finest chamber works. Originally dedicated to the legendary Beethoven Events above are free and open to the public.
Shostakovich with the Beethoven String Quartet, 1947
Quartet, this piece offers far more than superb music: reflections on World War II, political camouflage, and anguished self-expression. Shostakovich’s quartet will be discussed by the musicians, who will play illustrative passages before performing the piece in its entirety. Born on September 25,1906, Shostakovich gives us music as compelling now as it was the day it was composed. Generously supported by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28 Fund.
KATHRYN W. DAVIS MEMORIAL LECTURE Russian–U.S. Relations: What Next? September 28 (Wed) | 8:00 PM Margaret Clapp Library Lecture Room
Every U.S. president since 1991 has tried to find a more productive way to interact with Russia, but each of the past four resets has ended in disappointment. Will the next president pursue another reset? How might the Kremlin respond? Lilia Shevtsova, former chair of the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center in Washington D.C. and Moscow, and Angela Stent, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian & East European Studies at Georgetown University, will explore recent developments in U.S.-Russian relations and where they might be headed.
Lead type (Caslon) from the Book Arts Lab at Wellesley; photo by Book Studies and Book Arts Program Director Katherine McCanless Ruffin
INTERDEPARTMENTAL Graphic Design in the Digital Future: Lessons from the Renaissance Book September 10 (Sat) | 9:00 AM–12:30 PM Margaret Clapp Library Lecture Room
Our media landscape is changing radically. New technologies offer new ways of reading and new modes of presenting texts. But how completely can we really break with old paradigms? Do the design principles of the printed book have a place in our digital future? Conference lecturers compare our ongoing technological revolution with an earlier one: the invention of the printed book itself in Renaissance Europe. Historians and practitioners of printing, web design, and typography will enable the audience to apply lessons from the Renaissance to the design challenges of the present. Co-sponsored by the Book Studies program, the English Department, the Department of History, and the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School.
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Chief Arvol Looking Horse, on the 2015 Annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride to Wounded Knee, South Dakota; photo by Ken Marchianno
Chief Arvol Looking Horse: Prophecies, World Peace, and Global Healing: The Return of the White Buffalo
HILLEL Film Screening: Brave Miss World September 15 (Thu) | 8:00 PM Jewett Auditorium
October 5 (Wed) | 6:00 PM Knapp Atrium in Pendleton East
Chief Arvol Looking Horse is the 19th Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and Bundle and spiritual leader of the Lakota Nation of South Dakota. Chief Looking Horse’s prayers have opened presidential inaugurations and numerous sessions of the United Nations, and his many awards include the Juliet Hollister Award from the Temple of Understanding. He is the spiritual advisor to the annual Chief Big Foot Ride, which memorializes the massacre of Big Foot’s band at Wounded Knee, and is a global spokesperson for the environment. While many are aware of the water disaster in Flint, Michigan, few are aware that similar—and even bigger—histories of water contamination have been and continue to be problems in other parts of the nation, mostly affecting Native American communities. Chief Looking Horse’s lecture will address the water crisis, environmental justice, and unity. Co-sponsored by American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, and generously supported by the Wilson Fund. 34
Linor Abargil; photo by Guy Kushi and Yariv Fein
Brave Miss World explores the trauma of sexual assault through one woman’s journey from teenage rape victim to Miss World to empowered lawyer and activist. Miss Israel 1998, Linor Abargil, was abducted, stabbed, and raped in Milan, Italy at age 18—and represented her country in the Miss World competition only six weeks later. When she was crowned the winner, she vowed to do something about rape. This
Events above are free and open to the public.
Robert L. Green
documentary follows her from the assault to her crowning and through her crusade to break the silence and fight for justice. Abargil and Brave Miss World’s director, Cecilia Peck, will introduce the film via video conference. Generously supported by the Wilson Fund.
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL LECTURE At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom October 6 (Thu) | 7:00 PM Tishman Commons, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
Speaker Robert L. Green is a nationally known scholar and author and an expert on education, urban development, and issues related to diversity. He has advised mayors, state legislators, and community leaders on policy and provided counsel to college presidents and administrators on curriculum and faculty development. He has served on court-appointed committees in cases involving education-related fair employment issues and provides consulting services to corporate leaders, advising them on employee morale, productivity, and workforce diversity. Green’s numerous awards include the International Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award for Human Rights and Peace Initiatives from Morehouse College, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University, the Distinguished Psychologist Award from the Association of Black Psychologists, and the “Living Legends” Award from the National www.wellesley.edu/events | 781.283.2426
Pasi Sahlberg
Alliance of Black School Educators. He also chairs the advisory group of the Las Vegas “My Brother’s Keeper,” a 2014 initiative by President Barack Obama to uplift the education, health, and employment status of men and boys of color. The program is produced by Africana Studies with generous support from the Wilson Fund and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Endowment Fund.
DIANE SILVERS RAVITCH CLASS OF ’60 LECTURE The Inconvenient Truth About American Education Reform October 13 (Thu) | 7:30 PM Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium
Internationally renowned educator and scholar Pasi Sahlberg is the author of Finnish Lessons 2.0. The book describes how Finland became one of the top-ranked countries in student achievement, with an emphasis on play and creativity rather than early academics and standardization. Sahlberg will talk about some of the problematic, unintended consequences of American approaches to education reform. He will discuss the critical importance of teacher professionalism, collective autonomy, and trust and argue that the most important educational ideas behind Finland’s success are borrowed from American public schools. Generously supported by the Diane Silvers Ravitch Fund for Public Education.
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ABOUT WELLESLEY
Attending an event at Wellesley is as stress-free as it is affecting. Just 12 miles from Boston, Wellesley’s rich and diverse arts scene feels worlds away. Parking is free and readily accessible, our performance spaces are intimate and inviting, and the town of Wellesley offers a variety of fine restaurants nearby. The professional arts programming is of the highest quality available, yet the majority of our events are offered free to the public. Take in the celebrated landscape and architecture. The landscape has always been central to the identity of Wellesley College and to the experience of its students. Combine your visit to Wellesley with a stroll through the grounds and see if you don’t feel as inspired by our surroundings as our guest artists do. Designed in consultation with landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., the campus
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Pictured: Tower, View from Severance Green
is a historic landmark that showcases the work of distinguished architects including Ralph Adams Cram, Paul Rudolph, and Rafael Moneo. Wellesley’s 500 acres include a private lake, a golf club, groves of conifers and hardwoods, and the Botanical Gardens with its own butterfly garden. Stunning brick and stone buildings rise from wooded hills. The view across Lake Waban showcases elaborate topiary on the far shore. Paths wind down open meadows and sweeping lawns past century-old oaks with magnificent gnarled branches. Share Wellesley’s passion for cultural and intellectual pursuits. The world’s preeminent college for women, Wellesley College is known for its intellectual rigor, its belief in the enduring importance of service, and its cultivation of an inclusive, pragmatic approach to leadership.
VISITING WELLESLEY
We take great pride in what we produce here: women who know how to succeed in every arena, public and personal, while keeping their values intact; women who bring world-changing vision and an inimitable sense of purpose to even the smallest endeavor; women who understand that effective leadership means tempering the exercise of power with the commitment to serve. From the moment they step onto the campus, our students are cultivating not only their minds but also an aspirational drive and sense of responsibility. They know they are carrying forward a very special legacy, one in which purposeful leadership is a way of life, regardless of the life they choose—and one in which they are committed to taking their place at the table, to getting things done, to making a difference.
Visit us, on campus and online. We look forward to seeing you soon. For directions: wellesley.edu/about/visit Your gift to Wellesley helps maintain the excellence of our arts programming and keeps our events free of charge. To give: http://campaign.wellesley.edu/ or 800.358.3543 If you did not receive our Calendar by mail, or if you would like to receive our monthly WellesleyNOW email update on upcoming events, we invite you to join our mailing and/or email list. To sign up: wellesley.edu/events/ artevents Our website provides the most current and in-depth information about arts events at Wellesley, and our dedicated arts Facebook page offers a closer look at some of our performers and programs. For more: wellesley.edu/events and facebook.com/TheArtsatWellesley
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Be part of the vibrant arts and culture scene at Wellesley this fall!
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