Juniata College Arts Brochure 2019-20

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Arts & Culture 2019–2020

Community Invited!

Juniata Presents‌experiences that are thought-provoking, spirit-refreshing, and mind-expanding. We encourage you to join us for performances, exhibitions, and conversations that bring the college and resident communities together.

Juniata Presents Performances

Affordable access to world-class professional performers in a rich diversity of styles and types of artistic expression. For advance tickets visit juniatapresents.com.

Museum of Art (JCMA)

Always free. Drop in on the Museum’s dynamic schedule of visual art exhibitions. For information and hours visit juniata.edu/museum.

Speakers

Bold ideas and expertise about topics that affect our world and promote understanding of diverse perspectives.

Visit juniatapresents.com for full descriptions of programs.

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Student Music

Talented students enrich the campus and community with choral and instrumental performances several times throughout the year.

Student Theatre

Innovative interpretations and new works by Juniata students and guest artists. Visit juniata.edu/theatre for a full listing of performances.

September

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Juniata College Museum of Art In the Fabric of the Woodland

Juniata Presents Sammy Miller and The Congregation

Exhibition Opening Thursday, Sept. 19 5–6:30 p.m.

Join Artist-in-Residence Lauren Strohacker in creating a borough-wide reimagining of local wildlife species. Together, we will examine the precolonial biodiversity of the region through public art installations, multi-disciplinary community workshops, and a rotating exhibition at the Juniata College Museum of Art. In the Fabric of the Woodland is a site-specific community art project that explores our encounters with wildlife —both extirpated and present. Strohacker uses LED message boards to translate regional wildlife systems into scrolling text descriptions. Mobile and placed throughout the landscape, the messages describe animals interacting with each other and their environment.

Community components on view approximately September 19–October 6.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

A native of Los Angeles, Grammy-nominated drummer Sammy Miller has become known for his relentless focus on making music that feels good as a drummer, singer, and bandleader. Upon completing his master’s at The Juilliard School, Sammy formed his ensemble, The Congregation. As a band, they share the power of community through their music—joyful jazz.

Watch for free pop-up mini-performances on campus and in the community on Friday and Saturday.

Detail of small-footed bat no. 1, from the series In the Fabric of the Woodland, red text on LED message board. Photo courtesy of Lauren Strohacker.

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Juniata Music Department Fourth Annual Preview of Bands Concert

Distinguished Speaker Danielle Butcher “Building Political Consensus on the Environment”

Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 2 p.m.

The College concert bands and jazz ensemble present a sneak peek of their fall 2019 repertoire, with James Latten, concert band director, and Jordan Canner, jazz ensemble director.

Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7:30 p.m.

Supported by the Will Judy Lectureship

Danielle Butcher is a conservative political strategist who aids organizations in communicating their big ideas and empowering leaders.

Butcher serves as COO of the American Conservation Coalition, where she merges her love of leadership with her passions for free-market capitalism and the environment. Butcher has spoken at several prominent conservative events including CPAC, appeared as a frequent guest on Fox News Radio and NPR, and has had her work featured in publications such as The Times, The Hill, The Washington Examiner, VOX, and more. She attended Bethel University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she studied Political Science and Rhetoric Communications.

Photo: courtesy of Danielle Butcher

Photo: Veronica Cosmopolis ’20 4 | Juniata

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Juniata Theatre Julius Caesar

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Speaker Qurrat Kadwani “They Call Me Q”—A One-Woman Play

By William Shakespeare Directed by Cosimo Sciortino

Suzanne von Liebig Theatre, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7 p.m.

Where do we draw the line between duty and loyalty? What happens when one’s love of country and love of friend don’t mix well? Join us as we “cry havoc” and wrestle with one of William Shakespeare’s most daunting tragedies.

Photo: courtesy of Qurrat Kadwani

Qurrat Ann Kadwani searches for identity in her autobiographical one-woman show.

They Call Me Q is the story of a girl from Bombay growing up in the Boogie Down Bronx who gracefully seeks balance between cultural pressure and acceptance into the American culture. Along the journey, Kadwani transforms into 13 characters that have shaped her life including her Indian parents, Caucasian teachers, Puerto Rican classmates, and Indian and African-American friends.

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October

November

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Juniata College Museum of Art Mining the Museum: Hidden Collections

Juniata Music Department Concert Choir Fall Concert with Guest Artists, Altruras Duo

Exhibition Opening Thursday, Oct. 31 5–6:30 p.m.

Students in Museum Practicum and Museum Education classes comb through our vaults and hidden collections to create a companion exhibition for In the Fabric of the Woodland. Artworks activate our imaginations; see how historic works about this place we live in help us to envision the past and our future.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 3 p.m.

Zevi Blum (American, 1933– 2011), Bearded Babbler, from Little Known Unknown Birds of the World, Volume VII, 5/60B, 2002.

Etching. Gift of Steven Barbash, 2012.4.1. ©Zevi Blum Estate Photo: Veronica Cosmopolis ’20

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Juniata Presents Martha Redbone Roots Project

Juniata Music Department Choral Union Fall Concert

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Martha Redbone is one of the most vital voices in American Roots music. A multi award-winning musician, the charismatic songstress is celebrated for her tasty gumbo of roots music embodying the folk and country sounds of her childhood in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky mixed with the eclectic grit of her teenage years in pre-gentrified Brooklyn. With her gospel-singing father’s voice and the spirit of her Cherokee/Choctaw mother’s culture, Redbone broadens the boundaries of Americana. Her break-out CD with Martha Redbone Roots Project, The Garden of Love—Songs of William Blake, was produced by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder/ Grammy Winner John McEuen. “A brilliant collision of cultures,” lauded the New Yorker of Redbone’s magnificent voice, Blake’s immortal words and a masterful cornucopia of roots music… folk, country, Piedmont blues, gospel, bluegrass, soul, and traditional American Indian.

Photo: Xianghan Wang ’19

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November 19

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Juniata Music Department Concert Band

Juniata Music Department Wind Symphony

Juniata Music Department Orchestra with State College Middle Schools

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 4 p.m.

Photo: Hai Nguyen ’22 8 | Juniata

December

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Juniata Music Department Percussion Concert

Juniata Music Department Jazz Ensemble

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Photo: Nahui Twomey ’18

Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7:30 p.m.

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December

January

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Juniata Presents Celebrate the Holidays with Veronica Swift

Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Bryan Terrell Clark “Finding Your Purpose: From Baltimore to Broadway’s Hamilton”

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Come celebrate the joy of the holidays as Veronica Swift delivers a special blend of season favorites and her personal repertoire. A creative improviser with an affinity for timeless classics, she leads audiences on a journey, weaving the influence of jazz legends with the voice of the future.

At age 24, Swift is now being recognized around the country as one of the top young jazz singers on the scene. In the fall of 2015, she won second place at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. In 2016 she was asked to perform a concert of her own at the Tribeca Photo: courtesy of Veronica Swift Performing Arts Center in New York City and she was a guest artist with Michael Feinstein at Jazz at Lincoln Center with the Tedd Firth Big Band and Marilyn Maye and Freda Payne. Swift’s first appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center was at age 11 when she performed at the “Women in Jazz” series at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.

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Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7 p.m.

Drawing on real-life lessons, from his humble beginnings in Baltimore, Maryland, to his starring career on Broadway—most notably as George Washington in Hamilton: The Musical—Bryan Terrell Clark inspires others to reach their full potential in life while leaving a positive impact on the world. Much like he does with his philanthropic lifestyle brand inDEFINED, Clark uses exposure to the arts to empower young change-makers to dream big and discover the best version of themselves.

Photo: courtesy of Bryan Terrell Clark

23–Feb. 29 Juniata College Museum of Art American Dream: Photographs by Zora Murff Exhibition Opening Thursday, Jan. 23 5–6:30 p.m.

What does the American Dream mean to you?

Documentary photographer Zora Murff connects with people and their surroundings, asking that simple question. Most of the responses surprised him; they “were more about the general idea of the American dream, rather than people’s personal aspirations,” he says. One of his subjects noted that the American Dream “is something that’s accessible for only some of us.”

The images and audio clips of the African Americans in this exhibition reflect on the ways each person responds to the social and cultural contexts within which they find themselves as they attempt to define and pursue the American Dream.

Zora Murff, Jhalisa Robinson, 2019.

16x20 (inches), Archival pigment print. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Black Lives Matter sign displayed in the window of The Commons community space, Lincoln, NE, 2019.

16x20 (inches) Archival pigment print.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

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February 7 Juniata Presents YAMATO—The Drummers of Japan Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Yamato—The Drummers of Japan return to North America in 2020 with their thrilling, high-energy and explosive interpretation of the centuries old Taiko tradition with a new production titled Jhonetsu—Passion.

Jhonetsu captures Yamato’s virtuosity, strength, spirit, and sheer endurance.

This past season marked Yamato’s 25th anniversary, celebrating over 3,500 performances in 54 countries, bringing their spectacular enthusiasm to over 8 million audience members. Audience spirits are lifted to new levels with Yamato’s infectious sense of joy and entertainment.

Check juniatapresents.com for pre-perfomance activities.

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Juniata College Museum of Art The Robert Wagoner Collection: Art and Identity

Juniata Theatre The Water Bearer

Exhibition Opening Thursday, Feb. 20 5–6:30 p.m.

By Lana Boyd, Peter Rankin, and Cosimo Sciortino Directed by Cosimo Sciortino

Drawn from the holdings of Robert Wagoner, former Juniata professor of philosophy and avid art collector, this exhibition presents a tantalizing sliver of his promised gift to the JCMA. The prints and drawings are arranged to spark conversation about human nature, and range broadly from the 15th to 21st centuries, Europe to the United States.

Join us for two openings (see March) to reveal new perspectives.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901).

Mademoiselle MarcelleLender, en buste, 1895, color lithograph. Collection of Robert Wagoner.

Suzanne von Liebig Theatre, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

What if society didn’t let you express yourself? This new play by Lana Boyd, Peter Rankin, and Cosimo Sciortino explores the ideas of challenging society to become your best self.

Simone Cantarini (Italian, 1612–1648). Il Pesarese, Study of a Bearded Man, red chalk. Collection of Robert Wagoner.

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March 3

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Bailey Oratorical Contest

Juniata Presents SEVEN—L.A. Theatre Works

Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7:30 p.m.

Begun in 1910, this oratorical contest stands as the oldest ongoing tradition of academic excellence at Juniata. The contest was established in honor of John M. Bailey, who had served as president judge of Huntingdon County. Through an endowment contributed

by Judge Bailey’s son-in-law, the late Col. Sedgley Thornbury, cash prizes are awarded to the top three speakers.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

SEVEN–L.A. Theatre Works is a riveting documentary play by seven female writers based on personal interviews with seven remarkable women who faced life-threatening obstacles before bringing heroic changes to their home countries of Pakistan, Nigeria, Ireland, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Russia, and Cambodia.

Playwrights Carol K. Mack (who conceived the play), Anna Deavere Smith, Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Ruth Margraff, and Susan Yankowitz collaborated to create a tapestry of stories that weave together the words of these women, dramatizing their struggles and triumphs over resistance, death threats, entrenched norms, and pervasive violence. Since the premiere in 2008, the piece has been translated into 27 languages and performed worldwide in over 30 countries, sharing with an international audience these inspiring tales of bravery and perseverance.

Photos: Karis Cornelius ’20

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SEVEN makes the powerful and timeless statement that even in the darkest times, one person, one voice, and a single act of courage, can change the lives of thousands.

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Juniata College Museum of Art The Robert Wagoner Collection: The Real and the Ideal

Juniata Music Department Concert Choir Chile Tour Homecoming Concert

Exhibition Opening Thursday, March 26 5–6:30 p.m.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 3 p.m.

The second of a two-part exhibition drawn from the holdings of Robert Wagoner, former Juniata professor of philosophy and avid art collector, these objects present a tantalizing sliver of his promised gift to the JCMA. The prints and drawings are arranged to spark conversation about human nature and range broadly from the 15th to 21st centuries, Europe to the United States. Join us for both openings to reveal new perspectives.

Michael Wohlgemut (1434–1519).

The Seventh Age of the World: Descent of the Anti-Christ, handcolored woodcut. Collection of Robert Wagoner.

Photo taken by Grace Lewis ’21 outside of Tangier, Morocco, as part of the 2019 tour.

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April 4

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Juniata College Dance Ensemble

Juniata Music Department Choral Union Spring Concert

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7 p.m.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Photo: Sarah Rohrer ’20

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16–May 16

Liberal Arts Symposium

Juniata College Museum of Art Senior Capstone Exhibition

Classes are cancelled and the entire college community celebrates the research, project development, and performances of Juniata students. For more information, visit juniatalas.info.

Exhibition Opening Thursday, April 16 5–6:30 p.m.

A daylong celebration of student research, project development, and performances.

This annual end-of-year exhibition showcases works by our graduating studio art students and features the culminating bodies of works they created during their senior capstone classes.

Photo: Sarah Anne Wharton ’06

Photos: Jason Jones

Photo: Sarah Anne Wharton ’06

Photo: Hai Nguyen ’22

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April 16

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Juniata Music Department Honors Recital

Juniata Music Department Jazz Ensemble

Stone Church of the Brethren 4 p.m.

Featuring selected student soloists and chamber ensembles.

Photos: Hai Nguyen ’22

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Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7:30 p.m.

more April events ➜

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Juniata Music Department Orchestra Concert

Juniata Music Department Concert Band

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 1 p.m.

Photo: Xianghan Wang ’19

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April 19

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Juniata Music Department Wind Symphony

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Speaker Beverly Gooden “Why I Stayed: The Complexity of Domestic Violence”

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 2:30 p.m.

Photo: Hai Nguyen ’22

Alumni Hall, Brumbaugh Academic Center 7 p.m.

Why I Stayed is a revolutionary speech by Beverly Gooden, renown social activist and creator of the #WhyIStayed hashtag and global movement.

In this radical talk, Gooden challenges the question “Why did he/she stay?” and reveals how the current way we interact with survivors is a house of cards.

From faulty blame attribution, to designating only men as abusers, it’s easy to overlook the sheer volume of domestic violence when the issue has historically been framed as “them” and not “us.” That’s why, as Gooden argues, domestic violence is a community issue.

Gooden discusses her personal domestic violence story, reveals the most important questions to ask victims, and outlines how we all can help.

Photo: courtesy of Beverly Gooden

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Juniata Presents BalletX

Juniata Music Department Percussion Concert

Support generously provided by the Kathryn E. Keeler ’56 Juniata Presents Fund for dance performance.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet, unites distinguished choreographers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Founded in 2005 by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, and now under the direction of Cox as artistic and executive director, BalletX challenges the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging formal experimentation while preserving rigorous technique.

The company is committed to producing new works of the highest quality and integrity that bring the combined visions of choreographers and dancers to life and cultivate in audiences a collective appetite for bold, new dance.

Rosenberger Auditorium, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Photo: Amber Boring ’18

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In Partnership with the Community Juniata Presents Workshops and Clinics

Juniata Presents performance series provides unique opportunities to meet, discuss, and work with the professional artists. From brown bag lunches to master classes, opportunities for cultural enrichment and enjoyment abound. Check our website for event updates at juniatapresents.com.

Art Walk Huntingdon Third Thursday of Every Month, 5–8 p.m.

Explore Huntingdon and appreciate its growing arts scene!

Art spaces, performance venues, arts-related retail locations, and restaurants offer special events and sales during Art Walk throughout the year. Meet friends, see something new, join in an art project, and enjoy this unique place in Pennsylvania. Art Walk Huntingdon is a project of Huntingdon Landmarks, Inc. For more information, visit huntingdonlandmarks.org.

Folk College at Juniata College

Folk College is a project of Simple Gifts and the Huntingdon County Arts Council. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour.

The weekend is fun and full of workshops, concerts, coaching sessions, jamming, singing, and dancing. For dates and more information, visit folkcollege.com.

Concerts on the Quad

The Huntingdon County Arts Council and Juniata College bring music to the community with the Concerts on the Quad music series. Weekly outdoor concerts are held in July and feature great local musical talent. For dates and more information, visit huntingdoncountyarts.com.

Special Thanks

Juniata Presents receives arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Thanks to our local sponsors!

The Kathryn E. Keeler ’56 Juniata Presents Fund

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