BabsonARTS: Fall 2015

FALL 2015

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Support for BabsonARTS programs has been made possible through the generosity of Richard W. Sorenson M’68 P ’97 ’00 and Sandra L. Sorenson P ’97 ’00.

WELCOME TO BABSONARTS! The start of a new year is an exciting time on campus, and we are eager to add the voices of our visual and performing artists to the mix!

This fall BabsonARTS offers a range of programs and events that demonstrate vividly how the arts can shed light on some of the major issues that concern us all: environmental problems, social activism, crime and poverty, love and loss. You’ll have the opportunity to not only attend performances and exhibitions, but also to interact with the creative and innovative artists who are coming to campus.

The arts can enrich and enliven the educational experience for students, faculty, staff, and audiences from around the region. We hope you will join us!

All the best, Steve Maler, Director Sandra Graham, Faculty Director Adam Sanders, Associate Director Danielle Krcmar, Artist in Residence Richard W. Sorenson Center for the Arts

THEATER $

WITHOUT YOU

A MEMOIR OF LOVE, LOSS, AND THE MUSICAL RENT Broadway and film actor Anthony Rapp stars in this one-man musical theater event, based on his 2006 book Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent. Rapp’s first big break in show business came when he was cast as the lead in the musical Rent, but the exhilaration of that show’s overwhelming success was tempered by the sudden and unexpected death of the play’s writer, Jonathan Larson. Without You is his memoir of life and loss, with music from Rent as well as original songs.

STARRING ANTHONY RAPP, DIRECTED BY STEVEN MALER WEDNESDAY–THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9–10, 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY–SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11–12, 8:00 P.M. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 3:00 P.M. CARLING-SORENSON THEATER

ARTS & BUSINESS CONVERSATION

Though best known as a performer, Anthony Rapp is also an accomplished business person, managing a career that includes playwriting, book publishing, music industry, and many other threads.

He will talk about his experiences managing the business side of his acting and music career.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 12:30 P.M. SORENSON THEATER UPPER LOBBY

PHOTO: NOBBY CLARK/ARENAPAL

ANTHONY RAPP

LITERATURE VISUAL ARTS

DEAR ERIN HART

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSAMYN LOVELL In 2011, photographer Jessamyn Lovell’s identity was stolen by a woman named Erin Coleen Hart. Dear Erin Hart is the body of work made by Lovell in response to the identity theft and the crimes committed in her name. Lovell documented relevant places, interviewed witnesses, hired a private investigator, and photographed Hart as she was released from jail. The project, and the exhibition of photographs and video, help us gain understanding and empathy for her identity thief.

ARTIST TALK AND RECEPTION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 5:00 P.M. EXHIBITION ON VIEW: SEPTEMBER 10–OCTOBER 20 HOLLISTER GALLERY

MICHAEL MACDONALD IN RESIDENCE Michael MacDonald is an award-winning writer, author of the national bestseller All Souls and the follow-up work Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion. MacDonald grew up in a housing project in South Boston, where he lost four siblings and saw his generation decimated by poverty, crime, and addiction. He became a leading Boston activist, helping launch many antiviolence initiatives, and he continues to work for social change nationally, collaborating with survivor families and young people. His residency at Babson includes a conversation with the author, which is open to the public, and visits to classrooms to interact with students.

CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 7:00 P.M. CARLING-SORENSON THEATER CAMPUS CLASSROOM VISITS: TUESDAY–WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6–7

ARTS & BUSINESS CONVERSATION

PHOTO: BEOWULF SHEEHAN/PEN AMERICAN CENTER

MADELEINE STECZYNSKI

CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ZUMIX Madeleine Steczynski is an arts entrepreneur who founded and directs ZUMIX, an East Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to building community through music and the arts. The organization’s award-winning music and creative technology programming is designed to equip young people with the tools necessary to reach their full potential, while creating a safe space for them to explore who they are and who they want to be. Through community events, ZUMIX also provides access to top-quality arts experiences for residents in underserved neighborhood. Presented in collaboration with the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Lewis Institute.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 12:30 P.M. SORENSON THEATER UPPER LOBBY

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MUSIC

PHOTO: MARK KINGSLEY

ETHEL: DOCUMERICA Documerica is a landmark visual and musical event that explores Americans’ connection to their environment, performed by the progressive contemporary quartet ETHEL. Visual images include more than 3,000 vintage photographs from the National Archive, images of strip mining, political protest, car culture, pollution, unemployment, natural beauty, and urban decline. ETHEL’s own original music and a commissioned score incorporate a range of American styles, genres and techniques — blues, jazz, Native American traditional, bluegrass, and old-time string band — filtered through a distinctly 21st-century lens.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 8:00 P.M. CARLING-SORENSON THEATER

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY WILLIAM FINN BOOK BY WILLIAM FINN AND JAMES LAPINE Set in 1981, the musical Falsettoland focuses on Marvin, who has left his wife and son for his ex-lover, Whizzer. But when Whizzer becomes afflicted with a mysterious illness — which we know today as AIDS, but was not yet named in 1981 — all the characters are forced to reevaluate their relationships with each other, as they come to understand what “family” really means. In its original New York run in the 1990s, Falsettoland was an off-Broadway hit and the recipient of numerous awards.

PRESENTED BY TEST (THE EMPTY SPACE THEATER) DIRECTED BY TOM MULLEN, MUSIC DIRECTION BY SANDRA GRAHAM THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29–31, 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2:00 P.M. CARLING-SORENSON THEATER

FILM

THEATER $

FALSETTOLAND

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT) In this profoundly affecting, suspenseful film, a working-class Belgian woman discovers that her workmates have been offered a significant pay bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to persuade her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to save her job before time runs out. Starring Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night is a powerful story about what happens when community solidarity conflicts with individual needs and desires.

DIRECTED BY JEAN-PIERRE AND LUC DARDENNE PRESENTED BY THE GLOBAL FILM SERIES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 7:00 P.M. CARLING-SORENSON THEATER

VISUAL ARTS

BEING HERE, GOING BEYOND PAINTINGS BY PERCY FORTINI-WRIGHT

From an early age, Percy Fortini-Wright was integrating the influences of Fine Art from his watercolorist grandmother and Street Art from DJ Kon, a family friend and renowned record collector. His paint handling is both improvisational and disciplined, whether he is using a brush or a spray can. As a multiracial artist, he is interested in combining diverse materials and imagery to create urban streetscapes and bold portraits of imaginary people that share a beautiful sense of movement and anticipation.

ARTIST TALK AND RECEPTION: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 5:00 P.M. EXHIBITION ON VIEW: NOVEMBER 5–JANUARY 8 HOLLISTER GALLERY

ARTS & BUSINESS CONVERSATION

WILLIAM RAWN ARCHITECT

William Rawn is the founding Principal of William Rawn Associates, Architects, of Boston, which has developed a national reputation for the design of a range of public buildings, cultural facilities, and college and university projects — including Glavin Chapel, the Reynolds Campus Center, and the Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson. The firm, founded in 1983, has a special commitment to buildings in the cultural and public realm, and is a leader in sustainable design. Bill is a graduate of Yale College, Harvard Law School, and the MIT School of Architecture.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 12:30 P.M. SORENSON THEATER UPPER LOBBY

WORKSHOPS PUBLIC SPEAKER’S TOOLBOX

This series is intended to give students a unique perspective on public speaking based on fundamental techniques from the theater and performing arts world. Students will explore their roles as speakers through three lenses; each workshop is offered twice:

PRESENTATION SKILLS WITH STEVE MALER SEPTEMBER 16 OR 17, 7:00 P.M. VOICE AND SPEECH WITH PAUL D’AGOSTINO SEPTEMBER 30 OR OCTOBER 1, 7:00 P.M. MOVEMENT AND PHYSICALITY WITH YO-EL CASSELL OCTOBER 7 OR 8, 7:00 P.M. SORENSON BLACK BOX

BabsonARTS workshops are designed to build skills that are essential to success in any career field. Workshops are open to Babson students, staff, and faculty only. Visit www.babsonarts.org for more information on these workshops and others.

IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP

Award-winning Boston actor Larry Coen shows students how to think creatively in unscripted settings.

OCTOBER 20 OR 21, 7:00 P.M. SORENSON BLACK BOX

ACTING FOR THE CAMERA

Director Tom Mullen teaches on-camera techniques for performing in infomercials, commercials, and video pitches. Students will work with commercial, film, and television scripts, with a focus on the essentials, such as listening, concentration, imagination and character.

NOVEMBER 4 AND 11, 7:00 P.M. SORENSON BLACK BOX

VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS

The visual arts build visual literacy and design thinking that enhance creative problem solving. Students can take a onetime workshop, multi-session class, or work independently during open studio times.

FIGURE DRAWING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 5:00 P.M. ACRYLIC PAINTING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 5:00 P.M. INTRO TO CERAMICS WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 23–NOVEMBER 4, 7:00 P.M. $ FOUNDATIONS OF WHEEL THROWING MONDAYS, SEPTEMBER 21–NOVEMBER 2, 6:00 P.M. $ SORENSON VISUAL ARTS CENTER

Talented and creative, Babson students have many opportunities to participate in the visual and performing arts.

These are just a few of the student-led groups on campus:

STUDENT

AMAN: SOUTH ASIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION BABSON DANCE ENSEMBLE BABSON MUSIC COLLECTIVE BABSON PLAYERS ROCKET PITCHES (A CAPPELLA) For information on how to get involved in these and other activities, and for a schedule of performances, visit www.babsonarts.org.

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BabsonARTS events take place on the picturesque campus of Babson College, an independent educational institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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For more information or to reserve tickets to BabsonARTS events, visit www.babsonarts.org or call 781-239-5660. Workshops and master classes are free and open to Babson students, staff, and faculty only.

All other events and exhibitions are open to the public.

Events marked with a $ require an admission charge.

Other events are free of charge, but reservations are recommended. To purchase or reserve seats, visit www.babsonarts.org.

The Babson community is also welcome to attend arts and cultural offerings at Wellesley College. For a listing of exhibitions and events, or to be added to their mailing list for upcoming programs, visit www.wellesley.edu/events/artevents.

Note that all dates, programs, artists, and venues are subject to change. Visit www.babsonarts.org for the most current information on these and other arts events.

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