Arts&Culture Spring 2017

Arts&Culture Spring 2017 Events Calendar

Jazz at Purchase Ravi Coltrane plays tribute to Sonny Rollins

CO N T E N T S

David Sedaris PAGE 1

Razia Iqbal PAGE 2

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company PAGE 3

Exhibitions Neuberger Museum of Art PAGE 4

Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery PAGE 5

Film PAGE 7 Lectures

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Visiting Artists Lecture Series PAGE 7

Media PAGE 7 Humanities PAGE 8 Sciences PAGE 12

Performances

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The Performing Arts Center Dance PAGE 13 Theatre PAGE 14 Music PAGE 16 Conservatory of Music PAGE 20 Purchase in the City PAGE 22 Calendar PAGE 23

Cover: Jazz at the Center III Ravi Coltrane plays tribute to Sonny Rollins Page 19

Founded in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller as the “cultural gem” of the State University of New York, Purchase College enjoys an outstanding interna­ tional reputation for delivering a lib­ eral education that emphasizes inquiry through direct engagement with the arts, letters, media, and sciences. In addition to our distinguished academic programs, the college is home to the Neuberger Museum of Art, which is celebrated inter­ nationally with modern, contemporary, and African art, and The Performing Arts Center, where many of the events listed in this calendar are produced and staged.

We invite the larger community to join us for performances by our students, and by the acclaimed artists, lecturers, perform­ ers, and scholars we welcome to Purchase College. For tickets to The Performing Arts Center and the Neuberger Museum of Art, please refer to the guide on page 28. The rest of the events in the calendar are free and open to the public.

We look forward to sharing the arts and culture of Purchase with you.

The Performing Arts Center: Featured Event

An evening with

David Sedaris

featuring several sneak previews of his work that will be published this spring in his newest book Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977–2002).

Saturday, April 8 at 8pm The Performing Arts Center $62.50 / $52.50 / $42.50 / $30

The Performing Arts Center is proud to present an evening with humorist and regular National Public Radio contribu­ tor David Sedaris, author of bestsellers Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.

Tweaking the familiar until it warps, David Sedaris mines poignant comedy from his life. His wickedly witty observa­ tions of the ordinary-bizarre are always sure to inspire insights, laughs, and nods of agreement.

The evening will conclude with a Q&A session and book signing.

For ticket information see page 28.

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Emily and Eugene Grant Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Surviving by Engaging: The Shifting Role of Performing Arts Centers Monday, February 13 at 7pm The PepsiCo Theatre The Performing Arts Center

Razia Iqbal

Razia Iqbal is one of the main hosts of BBC Newshour, the flagship news and current affairs program on BBC World Service radio, which broadcasts on NPR stations in the United States. She also regularly presents The World Tonight on the BBC’s national network. As a journalist with the BBC for nearly three decades, she was the BBC’s arts corre­ spondent for a decade of that period.

She has worked as a political reporter and a foreign correspondent in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Most recently, she has covered the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign, the Turkish elections, and has traveled in India and Pakistan creating programs for radio and television. Ms. Iqbal was born in Uganda, Kampala and moved to London as a child.

This award was created by the college’s long term benefactors, Emily and Eugene Grant.

Their intent was to enrich Purchase College with the presence of a scholar who will pro­ mote academic excellence and student success in the liberal arts.

Performing arts centers on college cam­ puses are at an important crossroads.

For decades they have given educational institutions something to trumpet, but operated merely as a “road house”— a place where high priced performers showed up, warmed up, ate a free sand­ wich, performed, and left—having had a limited impact on the college. This year, Purchase is challenging this model by creating longer term residencies involv­ ing new work incubation. We believe this will impact student success and create a better opportunity for the Performing Arts Center to be a home for important conversations. Join us as we discuss progress so far. BBC journalist, Razia Iqbal, will interview Jon Faddis (musi­ cian), Donald Byrd, (dancer), and Joanna Gleason (actor) about their residencies at Purchase and their insights about what new audiences are seeking.

The Rise of Nationalist Populism Wednesday, February 15 at 2:30pm Humanities Theatre, Humanities Building From Brexit and Swedish Democrats to Hungary, Poland, and Donald Trump, populist nationalism is on the rise in the West. What are the common elements the link these countries together? How do reporters put these events into a larger context? What don’t members of the news media, often branded as inter­ nationalist elites, not understand about the people who give legitimacy to these movements?

Both lectures are free and open to the public.

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The Performing Arts Center: Artist in Residence

Photo: Paul B. Goode

Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company Analogy/Lance: Pretty aka The Escape Artist Saturday, May 13 at 8pm The Performing Arts Center $75 / $55 / $35

For ticket information see page 28.

Lance: Pretty aka The Escape Artist, (Part II of the Analogy Trilogy) tells an often tragic and sometimes outra­ geously humorous narrative based on the life of Bill T. Jones’s nephew Lance. Lance battles with his own personal demons “drugs and excess“ while exposing us to another type of war, the battlefield of the nightlife and underworld of the late 80s and early 90s club culture and sex trade.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company created this new work at The Performing Arts Center this past fall during their annual artistic residency.

The Company’s partnership with Purchase College will advance The Performing Arts Center’s role as an incubator of creative explo­ ration that shapes the understanding of cultural expression.

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Neuberger Museum of Art Exhibition: Leandro Erlich: Port of Reflections Roy R. Neuberger Exhibition Prize On view February 5–July 30 Neuberger Museum of Art Admission information page 28 Argentine artist Leandro Erlich blends reality and fantasy, the playful and the profound to build architecturally-scaled installations that exceed the bounds of logic, creating uncanny spaces in which multiple realities may coexist.

In his dreamlike installation, Port of Reflections, Erlich depicts a serene nighttime harbor in which five colorfully painted rowboats appear to float, gently rocking, as their reflections seemingly shimmer in the dark waters below. His work sparks a sense of wonder as he transforms the ordinary into the extraor­ dinary. Erlich is the recipient of the 2017 Roy R. Neuberger Exhibition Prize given to exceptional artist for an early-career survey and monographic catalogue.

A selection of models and photographs tracing the artist’s trajectory is also on view.

Leandro Erlich: Port of Reflections is organized by the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY, and curated by Patrice Giasson, Alex Gordon Associate Curator of Art of the Americas, and Helaine Posner, Chief Curator.

Generous support for this exhibition has been provided by the Jim Neuberger and Helen Stambler Neuberger Foundation

Panel Discussion Leandro Erlich: Port of Reflections Wednesday, March 29 at 6:30pm Free with Museum Admission See page 28 Panelists and curators will discuss Erlich’s immersive installation and explore themes of the uncanny and trompe l’oeil. The artist will join the conversation via Skype for a Q&A with the audience.

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Leandro Erlich, Port of Memories (Puerto de Memorias), 2016, mixed media installation, Dimensions variable, MUNTREF Museum de la Universidad Na­ cional de Tres de Febraro, Buenos Aires, Argentina ©MUNTREF. Photo: Diego Spivacow

Winter Family Day Saturday, February 18 from 1–4pm $10/Child Adults free Experiment with a wide range of printmaking techniques, inspired by our current exhibition: POP! Prints from the Permanent Collection. NMA Family Days offer afternoons of exploration and experimentation inspired by our artists and exhibitions. This event generously sponsored by Neuberger Berman.

Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery Exhibition: Fred Wilson On view March 19–July 30 Neuberger Museum of Art Admission information page 28 Fred Wilson, a 1999 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur (genius) Grant Award winner, is one of Purchase College’s most illustrious alumni, earning his B.F.A. with the college’s first graduat­ ing class in 1976. The Neuberger Museum of Art’s exhibition is created in direct response to the Museum, its community, and its location in the historically rich area of Purchase. Wilson’s methodology often includes an intensive period of research into a museum’s collection and archives, followed by an artistic inter­ vention in the exhibition spaces. These interventions frequently reveal hidden agendas and tacit rules of the modern museum as an extension of how history is codified by societies in power and per­ petuated by its institutions. His capacity to give prominence to diversity in the communities he encounters is one of the most valuable aspects of Wilson’s prac­ tice, along with the capacity to articulate local diversity within the context of a museum.

Fred Wilson is organized by the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY, and curated by Jacqueline Shilkoff, Curator of New Media and Director of Digital Initiatives.

Support for this exhibition has been provided

by ArtsWestchester with support from the Westchester County Government. Additional support has been provided by the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art and by the Purchase College Foundation.

New Media Lecture Series Artist Talk: Fred Wilson Wednesday, March 22 6:30–8pm Neuberger Museum of Art Study Event ticket information page 28

Peter Galbert: Continuous Grain

Windgate Artist in Residence Exhibition Peter Galbert: Continuous Grain On view January 25–February 10 Opening reception: Wednesday, January 25 from 6–7:30pm Continuous Grain features works in wood using traditional techniques to explore split wood as a sculptural material resulting in both functional (chairs) and non-functional objects.

In Conversation: Peter Galbert and Jonathan Binzen Wednesday, January 25 at 6pm Jonathan Binzen is Senior Editor of Fine Woodworking magazine The Windgate Artist in Residence Program at the School of Art+Design, Purchase College is an ongoing residency in applied design. The program is designed to advance the careers of practicing artists, to prepare students as professional artists and to strengthen awareness of the significance of applied design. Windgate exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.

Celebrated American artist Fred Wilson discusses his life, work, and processes.

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Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery Exhibition: Punching Up

MFA Thesis Exhibition Series

On view February 22–March 24 Opening reception: February 22 at 6pm

Curated by Faye Hirsch, the series features work from graduating MFA students within the School of Art+Design.

Punching Up brings together visual art­ ists working within various permutations of humor (irony, puns, deadpan, satire, etc.) in the service of critiquing those in power. Referring to a comedy-world golden rule of taking cultural hierarchies to task, the artists in Punching Up point out, examine, and combat issues of power. Racism, classism, gentrification, capitalism, elitism, and the art world itself are all subjects to be exposed and examined. Artists in the show work in a variety of mediums including printmak­ ing, drawing, painting, sculpture, video, and performance.

Participating artists include Candyass, Caroline Chandler, Desiree Des, Ryan Falkowitz, Rob Hult, Brendan Loper, Divya Mehra, Jayson Musson, William Pope.L, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Alan Resnick, Buzz Slutzky, Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung, and Katie Vida. Curated by Janine Polak and Jon Lutz.

Punching Up Artist Talk: Divya Mehra Tuesday, March 21 at 4:30pm Visual Arts Building, Room 1016 Punching Up: An evening of stand-up comedy Wednesday, February 22 at 7pm Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery

Show 1: Tal Beery, Eliza Evans, Ashley Frato, Melinda Kiefer On view April 5–21 Opening reception: Wednesday, April 5 from 6–7:30pm

Show 2: D. Brian Burns II, Carmelita Diaz, Paul Clark Minor, Zoey B Scheler On view April 26–May 5 Opening reception: Wednesday, April 26 from 6–7:30pm

Visual Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition On view May 13–17 Opening reception: May 13 from 2–5pm The Senior Thesis Exhibition features out­ standing work by the graduating seniors and is on display in the Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery and throughout the Visual Arts Building.

Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery Located in the Visual Arts Building, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 12–5pm. Exhibitions and events in the gallery are free and open to the public.

Without You I’m Nothing (Eating the Other), 2014.

Neon sculpture 42 x 42 x 3 in.

Courtesy Georgia Scherman

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Film

Lectures: Visiting Artists Series The School of Art+Design Visiting Artist Lecture Series brings to campus noted artists, curators, critics and histori­ ans who share their perspectives and expertise on their own work and provide insight into current issues facing the contemporary artist and designer.

4:30pm Visual Arts Building, Room 1016

Wedding Doll (2015)

Screening:

Wedding Doll (2015) and discussion with film director Nitzan Gilady Tuesday, February 21 from 5–7:30pm Humanities Building, Room 1032 Nitzan Gilady is an Israeli director whose films have received 13 international awards, played at over 120 international film festivals, and been broadcast on media channels all over the world.

BFA Film Screenings Freshman Showcase April 22 –23 Choral Hall, Music Building Sophomore Showcase April 29–30 Choral Hall, Music Building Junior Showcase May 6–7 Humanities Theatre, Humanities Building Senior Showcase May 12–14 Humanities Theatre, Humanities Building These short story screenings exhibit the excellent year long work of BFA Film students in the School of Film and Media Studies. Please contact the Film and Media Studies office at 914-2516860 for the daily screening schedule.

January 25—David Humphrey February 8—Christy Oates February 15—Sondra Perry February 22—Paula Hayes March 8—Sangram Majumdar March 15—Catherine Lord March 21—Divya Mehra March 29—Luis Cannitzer April 19—Audrey Bennet April 26—Ben Davis

Media, Society and the Arts Lecture Meg McLagan: The Joy of Extreme Possibility Wednesday, February 15 at 2:30pm Natural Sciences Building, Room 3052 Meg McLagan is a filmmaker and anthropologist who teaches film pro­ duction at Barnard College, Columbia University. Imagination and persistence in the face of social forces outside one’s control are frequent themes in her work.

All of the events on these pages are free and open to the public.

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New Media Lecture Series

Durst Distinguished Lecture Series

Fred Wilson

Photo: John Lucas

Morehshin Allahyari

Two Evenings with Claudia Rankine

Wednesday, March 1, 6:30–8pm Neuberger Museum of Art Study Event ticket information page 28 Morehshin Allahyari is a new media artist and art activist. With collaborator Daniel Rourke she published the 3D Additivist Manifesto highlighting a need for work that blurs the boundaries between art, activism, science fiction and emerging forms of digital fabrication.

Fred Wilson Wednesday, March 22, 6:30–8pm Neuberger Museum of Art Study Event ticket information page 28 The artist is appearing in conjunction with the exhibition Fred Wilson. Please see page 5 for details.

Each semester, the New Media Program, School of Film and Media Studies, and the Neuberger Museum of Art co-host a series of lectures by accomplished artists, technologists, and theorists in the field of new media.

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February 2 and March 2 from 4:30–6pm Humanities Theatre, Humanities Building Author Claudia Rankine is the 2016–2017 Roy and Shirley Durst Distinguished Chair in Literature and is the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University. The author of five collections of poetry, her most recent book, Citizen: An American Lyric (2014), won, among many other awards, the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, the PEN Open Book Award, the NAACP Image Award, and The Los Angeles Times Book Award for poetry. Rankine is a 2016 fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Photo: Caitlin Saunders

Photo: Ann Summa

A Reading and Conversation with George Saunders

A Reading and Conversation with Rachel Kushner

Thursday, March 9 from 4:30–6pm Humanities Theatre, Humanities Building

Wednesday, March 22 from 4:30–6pm Neuberger Museum of Art

George Saunders is the author of four collections of short stories, a novella, a book of essays, and an award-winning children’s book. Tenth of December, his most recent short story collection, was named one of the Top Ten Books of 2013

by The New York Times. He has been awarded both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2013, Time named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His sto­ ries regularly appear in The New Yorker, and he teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University. His first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, will be pub­ lished in February of 2017.

Rachel Kushner is the author of two novels, Telex from Cuba (2008) and The Flamethrowers (2013), as well as a collec­ tion of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K (2015). Both of her novels were finalists for the National Book Award, and The Flamethrowers also was named one of the Top Ten Books of 2013 by The New York Times. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013 and reg­ ularly writes for, among other places, The Paris Review, BOMB, and Artforum.

The Durst Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the Roy and Shirley Durst Distinguished Chair in Literature Endowment.

The Durst Lectures are free and open to the public.

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Burt Sachs Memorial Lecture

Natural and Social Sciences Lecture Series

Wayne Te Brake

Dr. Rob DeSalle, Ph.D

Making Religious Peace: A Historical Perspective

Second Annual Darwin Day Lecture

Wayne Te Brake, Professor of History Emeritus, Purchase College Wednesday, February 22 at 4:30pm Red Room, The Student Services Building Between 1529 and 1651 six major clusters of religious war engulfed Europe. Though historians traditionally focus on the wars, this presentation will focus on the broad and durable pattern of religious peace that followed.

Today, with headlines suggesting a new era of religious war on an even broader scale, religious peace seems elusive if not impossible. The evidence from European history, however, suggests otherwise.

Using photographs to illustrate what religious peace actually looked like in early modern Europe “shared churches, nominally hidden worship spaces, clan­ destine sites for ritual practice, and the like“ Te Brake shows how it is possible to envision and to work for a more peaceful future.

Burt Sachs was a staunch supporter of the School of Humanities at Purchase College.

Generous gifts from Sachs’s family and friends support an annual lecture in his memory.

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How Understanding Evolution of Microbiomes Should Be Changing Our Lives Dr. Rob DeSalle, Ph.D. Tuesday, February 7 at 7pm Natural Sciences Building, Room 1001 Dr. Rob DeSalle, Ph.D. is Curator, Principal Investigator, and Professor at the American Museum of Natural History. He leads a group of research­ ers working on molecular systematics, molecular evolution, population, conser­ vation genetics, and evolutionary genom­ ics of a wide array of life forms ranging from viruses, bacteria, corals, and plants, to all kinds of insects, reptiles, and mam­ mals. His current research concerns the development of bioinformatics tools to handle large-scale genomics problems.

Adotei Akwei

Dr. Abraido-Lanza

Mary Edwards Memorial Lecture

Latino Immigrants, Acculturation and Health: Promising New Directions in Research

Breaking the Glass Ceiling, and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Critical Challenge of Women’s Rights Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International Monday, March 20 at 4:30pm Red Room, Student Services Building Adotei Akwei is Managing Director, Government Relations for Amnesty International USA. He is a political analyst, an experienced advocate and campaigner on civil, political, economic and social rights, US foreign and security policy as well as a rights based approach to ending poverty with field experience in Africa and Asia. He is a regular spokes­ person for AIUSA for print, radio, and television news outlets in the United States, Europe, and Africa. He has also testified numerous times before both the House and the Senate. Akwei received his Master’s degree in International Relations from the College of William and Mary and his Bachelor’s degree from Purchase College, SUNY. Professor Mary Edwards, a founding member of the Purchase College faculty, was instru­ mental in developing the Women’s Studies Program. Family and friends created an endowment to fund an annual lecture in her honor.

Dr. Ana F. Abraido-Lanza, Ph.D. Tuesday, April 4 at 7pm Natural Sciences Building, Room 1001 Dr. Abraido-Lanza is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.

Her research focuses on cultural, psy­ chosocial, and socioeconomic processes that affect psychological well-being, adjustment to chronic illness, and mortality among Latinos, as well as health disparities between Latinos and non-Latino whites. She is the director of the Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD) at the Mailman School, working to increase the number of under-represented students who enter research careers in public health.

The lectures by Dr. LaSalle and Dr. AbaidoLanza were made possible by Consolidated Edison, Inc. as part of the Science in the Modern World Program.

All of the events on these pages are free and open to the public.

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Natural and Social Sciences Lecture Series

Dr. June Pilcher

Student presenter at Research Symposium

Sleep: The Pattern of Life Dr. June Pilcher, Ph.D

37th Annual Natural and Social Sciences Student Research Symposium

Tuesday, March 21 at 7pm Natural Sciences Building, Room 1001 Although humans spend one third of their lives sleeping, few people under­ stand what is happening when we sleep and the benefits of good sleep habits.

This talk will describe sleep and will delve into the possible functions of sleep. Good sleep habits are equally important for long-term good health as good exercise and eating habits; however, many people in our society continue to view sleep as something they can give up at least temporarily. We pay a clear price for bad sleep habits and chronic sleep loss.

This talk will cover the negative effects of regular sleep loss and poor sleep habits and will offer ideas for how to improve sleep.

Dr. June Pilcher, Ph.D., is the Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, Alumni Distinguished Professor, and Department of Psychology Faculty Scholar, at Clemson University School of Public Health Research.

This lecture is made possible by a generous contribution from Sigma XI.

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Saturday, April 29 from 8:15am–1pm Natural and Social Sciences Buildings Begun in 1981, the annual Student Symposium provides an opportunity for seniors to present their senior project research to a large audience of peers, alumni, family, faculty, and members of the community. Two concurrent sessions in anthropology, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, economics, environmental studies, gender studies, Latin American studies, mathematics/computer sci­ ence, political science, psychology, and sociology take place throughout the morning. Seniors who participate in the symposium consider it a highlight of their undergraduate experience This event was made possible by donations from Elysse Craddock, Catherine Ziegler, SummerTech Inc., Consolidated Edison Inc., Robert Salomon, and the Ohnell Family Foundation.

The events on this page are free and open to the public.

The Performing Arts Center: Dance Paul Taylor Dance Company

Shen Wei Dance Arts

Saturday, January 28 at 8pm $80 / $65

Saturday, March 25 at 8pm $80 / $65

The Paul Taylor Dance Company, established in 1954, is one of the world’s most highly respected and sought-after ensembles. Company founder, dance maker Paul Taylor, one of the seminal artists of our time, continues to shape the homegrown American art of modern dance that he helped define.

One of the premier international dance companies, Shen Wei Dance Arts has won worldwide acclaim for “amassing a body of works so strikingly original they defy categorization” (The Boston Globe).

The work choreographer Shen Wei makes for his Company draws on influences as varied as traditional Chinese culture and arts, European Surrealism, American high modernism, and the ritual power of ancient drama.

Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert Friday, April 21 at 8pm with Artist Talk at 7:15pm Saturday, April 22 at 2pm & 8pm Sunday, April 23 at 3pm $20

Spectrum Dance Theatre + Donald Byrd Photo: Tino Tran

Spectrum Dance Theater + Donald Byrd Donald Byrd, Artistic Director Saturday, February 18 at 8pm $55 / $35 Spectrum Dance Theater ignites audi­ ences through the ambitious artistic agenda of Donald Byrd, whose appetite to explore the arts knows no boundaries.

Under his leadership, Spectrum Dance Theater has become the preeminent modern dance company of the Pacific Northwest. They are committed to pushing the boundaries of movement and message, producing and presenting contemporary dance of global caliber that challenges expectations and calls forth strong emotions and thoughtful responses.

Experience the technical virtuosity and dynamic range of our professional caliber students as they present two world premieres alongside two import­ ant re-stagings. The program features a fresh rendition of acclaimed post­ modern choreographer Trisha Brown’s seminal work Glacial Decoy (1979), while former principal ballet dancer Stuart Loungway re-mounts his innovative pointe work Stagioni (2013). Leading contemporary dance artist Nejla Yasemin Yatkin presents a new work that examines the role of memory and history in constructing identity. Finally, the Conservatory welcomes home alumna Sidra Bell — a cutting-edge dance theater artist to premiere a new work.

For tickets to events in The Performing Arts Center please see page 28.

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The Performing Arts Center: Theatre From Campfire to Cabaret with Joanna Gleason

Purchase Repertory Theatre

Wednesday, February 1 at 8pm Thursday, March 30 at 8pm Thursday, April 27 at 8pm $42.50

Written by Bertholt Brecht Directed by Dennis Hilton-Reid

Watch barriers between disciplines dis­ solve as Tony award-winning actress and Performing Arts Center Artistic Fellow Joanna Gleason leads a select group of students from Purchase College dance, theatre, jazz, and opera programs on a journey from campfire to cabaret, drawing out personal narratives via a mix of intimate discussion, interactive demonstration, and hands-on work­ shops. The evening’s journey will be part master class, and part theatre.

The Good Soul of Szechuan

February 10, 11, 15–18 at 7:30pm February 11 & 18 at 1:30pm The Performing Arts Center $20 Brecht’s comic masterpiece about a woman who disguises herself as a man in order to make the moral compromises necessary to survive. What does it mean to be male or female? What does it cost?

Purchase Repertory Theatre

The Winter’s Tale

Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Sarah Grace Wilson March 3–4, 8–11 at 7:30pm March 4 & 11 at 1:30pm $20

Into the Woods Photo: Jan Marcus

Into the Woods Thursday, February 2 at 8pm Friday, February 3 at 8pm $85 / $75 / $65 Venture back Into the Woods as the Dodgers (Jersey Boys, Matilda) team up with Networks (Phantom, War Horse, South Pacific) to present the acclaimed Fiasco Theater production that became New York’s surprise hit. Unanimously acclaimed, extended twice at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theater, the Tony Award-winning musical classic by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine has been mounted with boundless imag­ ination. This witty theatrical re-invention is Into the Woods like you’ve never seen it before!

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A king’s false accusation against his wife brings terrible misfortunes, but his redemption may still be possible. One of the Bard’s great romances, a master­ work that embraces shocking tragedy, goofy comedy, joyous revelry, and mirac­ ulous transformation.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE! Sunday, March 12 at 2pm $52.50 / $42.50 Won’t you be our neighbor? Daniel Tiger and all of his friends are hopping aboard Trolley to delight live audiences with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE! Come along for the ride as Daniel and his friends explore the vibrant world of their much-loved Neighborhood of Make-Believe, sharing stories of friend­ ship, helping others, and celebrating new experiences. Add $25 per child to participate in our VIP Meet & Greet with Daniel Tiger!

Free Theatre Performances Theatre & Performance Program

Collaboration Town Project March 24, 25, 30, 31 and April 1 at 7:30pm March 25, April 1 at 1:30pm The Underground Theatre The Performing Arts Center Photo: James Lecesne

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Sunday, March 26 at 3pm $57.50 / $47.50 From the writer of the Academy Awardwinning film Trevor comes The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, written and performed by James Lecesne, directed

by Tony Speciale, with original music by Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening). Absolute Brightness is about the disappearance of Leonard Pelkey, a 14-year-old boy who dared to be different, and the small New Jersey town that will never be the same without him.

Purchase Repertory Theatre

The Hot L Baltimore Written by Lanford Wilson Directed by Chris McCann

April 21–22, 26–29 at 7:30pm April 22, 29 at 1:30pm $20 The eccentric denizens of a fleabag hotel have hopes and dreams but lack the wherewithal to change their lives. The inspiration for the Norman Lear sit­ com, this poignant Chekhovian comedy paints a complete portrait of lives on the fringes of society.

For tickets to events in The Performing Arts Center please see page 28.

Collaboration Town’s mission is to create ensemble-driven pieces of theater that defy expectations of how stories can be told in the theater; to maintain a consistent core ensemble which collaborates regularly with an ever-expanding community of artists; and to create new plays that are relevant beyond traditional theater audiences.

Collaboration Town creates a unique ensemble devising process, asking artists to step outside individual, traditional roles in order to integrate different styles, opin­ ions, emotions, backgrounds and philosophies into risky, humorous, and heartfelt new plays.

Playwriting and Screenwriting Program

Make it Play

Directed by Anna Brenner Friday, May 5 at 7:30pm Saturday, May 6 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm Dance Building, Dance Theater Lab A showcase of new plays created collaboratively with BA play­ wrights and the BFA Junior Acting Company.

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The Performing Arts Center: Music Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcone, Founder Saturday, February 11 at 8pm $70 / $55 / $40

Vadin Gluzman Photo: Marco Borggreve

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Brahms and Fauré David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors Saturday, January 28 at 5pm $52.50 Copland called Fauré the “French Brahms”, an apt analogy when one con­ siders the dense textures, the rhapsodic stringing together of ideas, the fastid­ ious craftsmanship and emotional, yet restrained, musical expression of both composers. But whereas Brahms sweeps us away with earthy passion, Fauré’s magic resides in the luminous, sensuous and elusive beauty of his music.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Sunday, February 5 at 3pm $80 / $65 / $50 Orpheus returns, joined by Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman, whose extraordinary artistry harks back to the glorious violin tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries.

When the Ukrainian-born Israeli violinist appeared with Orpheus in 2011, The New York Times praised a performance that “balanced thoughtfulness and visceral power.”

Featured pieces include Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, Op. 56, M. Hersch End Stages (OCO Commission), and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Op. 35.

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Committed to the rediscovery of 17thand 18th-century masterpieces, the Venice Baroque Orchestra is recognized as one of today’s very finest period instrument ensembles. The ensemble has garnered both critical and popu­ lar acclaim while performing in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Led from the harpsichord by the scholar and ensemble’s founder Andrea Marcon, the orchestra will be joined by international violin sensation Nicola Benedetti, in a program of English and Italian Baroque composers that will include one of music’s most beloved works, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Kronos Quartet Sunday, February 12 at 3pm $67.50 / $57.50 For more than 40 years, Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello) have pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commit­ ment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time. The quartet will be joined by special guest Fodé Lassana Diabaté, balafon player from Mali, and leader of Trio Da Kali, whose newest work, created as part of Kronos’ Fifty for the Future project, will be part of the afternoon’s program.

The Performing Arts Center is a Legacy Partner on Fifty for the Future, a com­ missioning, performance, education, and legacy project.

Matt Haimovitz Photo: Stephanie Mackinnon

Decoda Photo: Caroline Bittencourt

Jazz at The Center II To Ella with Love

Decoda

Saturday, February 25 at 8pm $62.50 / $52.50 Jazz and cabaret diva Ann Hampton Callaway pays tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald. Calloway, a Tony nominee, Platinum Award winning songwriter, and Theater World Award winner is accom­ panied by our very own Purchase Jazz Orchestra.

Matt Haimovitz: Bach Suites Sunday, February 26 at 3pm $52.50 / $42.50 Renowned as a musical pioneer, cellist Matt Haimovitz has inspired classical music lovers and countless new listeners by bringing his artistry to concert halls and clubs, outdoor festivals and intimate coffee houses, any place where passion­ ate music can be heard. He brings a fresh ear to familiar repertoire, champion’s new music and initiates groundbreaking collaborations, and creates innovative recording projects. Matt Haimovitz is redefining what it means to be an artist for the 21st century.

For tickets to events in The Performing Arts Center please see page 28.

Sunday, March 5 at 3pm $42.50 “A chamber music collective of some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world,” (Time Out New York), Decoda explores creativity, community, and identity through live performance and dynamic engagement. The firstever Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, Decoda brings impactful musical experiences to communities around the globe through concerts in major international venues and projects with vibrant community partners. This per­ formance will feature students from the Conservatories of Music, Dance, and Theater Arts.

Danú Saturday, March 18 at 8pm $40 / $25 For over a decade, Danú’s virtuoso play­ ers on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. Hailing from his­ toric County Waterford, they are one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensem­ bles. Their high-energy concerts feature a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire, taking audiences on a musical journey to their native Isle.

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The Performing Arts Center: Music

Ignacio Berroa

The Orchestra Now Photo: Jito Lee

Ignacio Berroa Quartet: Afro-Cuban Jazz & Beyond

The Orchestra Now

Sunday, March 19 at 3pm $42.50 / $32.50 Jazz Legend Dizzy Gillespie best defined drummer Ignacio Berroa as “the only Latin drummer in the history of American music that intimately knows both worlds; his native Afro-Cuban music as well as Jazz.” His musicianship and versatility have allowed to him to build a tremendously successful career; he is considered to be one of the greatest drummer of our times.

Purchase Opera L’incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea) Jacque Trussel, Director Hugh Murphy, Music Director and Conductor March 23–25 at 7pm March 26 at 1pm $20 The first opera based on historical events, L’incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea) tells the story of the ambitious Poppea, mistress of the Roman emperor Nero, and her rise to be crowned empress.

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James Bagwell, Conductor Saturday, April 1 at 8pm $75 / $60 / $45 Founded in 2015, The Orchestra Now is a pre-professional orchestra in residence at Bard College that is preparing a new generation of musicians to break down barriers between modern audiences and orchestral music of the past and present.

This concert, led by Associate Conductor and Academic Director, James Bagwell, features a Bernard Herrmann prelude to a Hitchcock film, Roy Harris’s distinctly American third symphony, and Philip Glass’s wondrous symphony based on David Bowie’s album Low.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Sunday, April 2 at 3pm $27.50 / $17.50 HBE are seven brothers from the south side of Chicago; their father is jazz legend Phil Cohran. The band freely mix the brass band tradition with generous doses of hip hop, soul and funk, creating an intoxicating and boisterous blend.

Together they have played with every­ one from Prince, Mos Def, Mick Jones (The Clash), and Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz). Their music, work ethic, life and experiences were the subject of the documentary film Brothers Hypnotic.

Jazz at The Center III Celebration of Sonny Rollins and his Music Saturday, April 29 at 8pm $77.50 / $67.50

Photo: Clay Patrick McBride

Rosanne Cash Friday, April 7 at 8pm $70 / $60 / $50 Join us in welcoming one of the country’s preeminent singer-songwriters, Rosanne Cash, to the college. Cash’s exciting show celebrates her highly-acclaimed and three-time Grammy winning album, The River & the Thread (2014, Blue Note Records). The album is a collection of original songs that connect and re-con­ nect Rosanne to the American South, the place of her birth and the home of her ancestors.

Fei Fei Dong Sunday, April 23 at 3pm $40 / $30 Praised for her “bountiful gifts and passionate immersion into the music she touches” (The Plain Dealer), Chinese pianist Fei-Fei Dong is a winner of the 2014 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition and a top six finalist at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

She continues to build a reputation for her poetic interpretations, charming audiences with her “passion, piquancy and tenderness” and “winning stage presence.” (Dallas Morning News).

Voted by Miles Davis as the greatest tenor ever, Sonny Rollins is known for having been an inventive saxophonist and an astonishing soloist. Though he no longer performs, his legacy lives on—his fluid and harmonically innovated ideas, effortless manner, and easily identifiable sound have influenced generations of performers. Join us as some of today’s greats including Ravi Coltrane, James Carter, Joe Lovano, and Jimmy Heath come together to celebrate the man and the music that has inspired so many.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Return to Mozart David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors Saturday, May 6 at 5pm $52.50 Throughout history, people at life’s critical junctures have turned to the music of Mozart for sustenance and tranquility. This riveting listening experi­ ence mirrors life itself as the turbulence of Shostakovich and bracing ferocity of Bartok, culminating in the ideal peace that only Mozart can supply. The evening’s performance includes Bartok Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano; Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E Minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 67; Mozart Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581.

For tickets to events in The Performing Arts Center please see page 28.

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Conservatory of Music: Free Student & Alumni Performances

Purchase Symphony Orchestra

Passepartout Duo

Conservatory of Music performances are in the Music Building’s Recital Hall unless otherwise noted. These outstand­ ing performances by our students and alumni are free and open to the public.

Purchase New Music

Soul Voices Pete Malinverni, Artistic Director Wednesday, February 22 at 7pm Wednesday, April 26 at 7pm Soul Voices celebrates the diverse and talented student body of Purchase College. Comprised of young people of various backgrounds, interests and major study areas, the singers in the group come together to experience and express to their audience the unity possible via the great and universal gift of the human voice.

Purchase Symphony Orchestra Alan Pierson, Conductor Friday, February 24 at 7pm Join the Purchase Symphony Orchestra and the dynamic and visionary Alan Pierson as they perform Beethoven’s epic and beloved 3rd symphony “Eroica.”

Steven Mackey’s unique and deeply playful Eating Greens rounds out the program.

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Dominic Donato, Artistic Director Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm Wednesday, May 3 at 8pm These concerts feature the next genera­ tion of composers at their best. Students of the Purchase College composition stu­ dio spend the semester refining pieces written specifically for the Purchase New Music Ensemble, which are as diverse and creative as they are exciting.

Alumni Series: Passepartout Duo Wednesday, March 8 at 8pm Passepartout Duo’s musicians, Pianist Nicoletta Favari and alumnus percus­ sionist Christopher Salvito, hail from Italy and America respectively, and are dedicated to bridging the gap between cultural music ideologies and engag­ ing a wider audience for contemporary classical music. Passionate about the piano-percussion instrumentation and the various configurations it can assume, the ensemble supplements its promo­ tion of the current repertoire with a continual search for new composers and collaborations.

Purchase Chorus

A Saint, a Poet, and a Dreamer: Musical Musings on Three Great Women David J. Recca, Conductor Monday, May 1 at 7:30pm

Ella Fitzgerald

Purchase Percussion Ensemble Dominic Donato, Artistic Director Thursday, March 9 at 8pm Purchase’s dynamic student percussion­ ists perform to entertain you with rhyth­ mic beats and captivating sounds.

Purchase Symphony Orchestra Ransom Wilson, Conductor Tara O’Connor, Flute Friday, April 21 at 7pm This concert features Anna Clyne’s turbulent and imaginative Night Ferry, as well as the world premiere of Randall Woolf’s The Angel of the Odd written for Purchase College faculty member, Tara O’Connor. Rounding out the program is Mussorgsky’s iconic and beloved Pictures at an Exhibition.

Purchase Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald Todd Coolman and Jon Faddis Artistic Directors Tuesday, April 25 at 7pm In this thrilling concert, the Purchase Jazz Orchestra celebrates the great jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald, on what would have been her 100th birthday.

Join us as we explore music inspired by history and literature’s three great women. Rarely heard works will include Samuel Barber’s setting of Emily Dickinson’s haunting “Let down the bars, O death,” Benjamin Britten’s oth­ er-worldly “Hymn to St. Cecelia”, and the ever-charming “Three Choruses” from Alice in Wonderland by mid-20th century American composer, Irving Fine.

Purchase Contemporary & Percussion Ensembles Dominic Donato, Artistic Director Tuesday, May 2 at 8pm In a combined concert, the ensembles will perform chamber music com­ posed by the Composition Faculty and new works for percussion by student composers.

Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra Dominic Donato, Artistic Director Thursday, May 4 at 8:30pm Choral Hall, Music Building Featuring top students from the Purchase College Conservatory of Music, the PLJO explores numerous Latin genres including Mambo, Cha-Cha, Danzon, Festejo, and Porro. Whether performing classic compositions by the masters or newer works commissioned for the ensemble, seeing and hearing the PLJO is always a memorable occasion.

This program is sponsored by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation.

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Purchase in the City Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra at Birdland Jazz Club 315 West 44th Street Sunday, March 26 at 6pm For more information and tickets visit www.birdlandjazz.com The Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, David DeJesus, Artistic Director, is an exciting ensemble that performs music from all over Latin America. Featuring top students from the Purchase College Conservatory of Music, the PLJO explores numerous genres including Mambo, Cha-Cha, Danzon, Festejo, and Porro.

MFA Thesis Exhibition Equity Gallery On view May 11–27 Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 10 from 6–8pm Equity Gallery 245 Broome St, New York, NY 10002 Open Wednesday–Saturday 12pm–6pm Free Curated and organized by Faye Hirsch, the exhibition features work by the 2017 MFA Graduates: Tal Beery, D. Brian Burns II, Carmelita Diaz, Eliza Evans, Ashley Frato, Melinda Kiefer, Paul Clark Minor, Zoey B Scheler.

Purchase Jazz Orchestra at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola Jazz at Lincoln Center 10 Columbus Circle Monday, April 17 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm Featuring Ingrid Jensen, trumpet For more information and tickets visit www.jazz.org/dizzys

Purchase Jazz Orchestra at Blue Note Jazz Club Blue Note Jazz Club 131 West 3rd Street Monday, April 24 at 8pm & 10pm Featuring Steve Davis, trombone For more information and tickets visit www.bluenote.net The Purchase Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece big band that performs jazz from every era. From staples like Ellington and Basie, to more modern works by today’s leading composers and arrangers like McNeely, Clayton, Abene, and Schneider, the PJO swings! Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Todd Coolman, and legendary trumpeter Jon Faddis direct the group.

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Photo Christopher Duggan

Purchase Dance Company at New York Live Arts 219 W 19th Street May 24–May 27 at 7:30pm For more information and tickets visit www.newyorklivearts.org Following exciting premieres during the 2016–17 concert series, the Purchase Dance Company presents a program of dynamic works and introduces the professional dance community to our outstanding emerging artists.

These performances are part of New York Live Arts’ Live Arts PLUS program, designed to allow mission-aligned performing arts orga­ nizations access to state-of-the-art facilities and support toward growth of their work.

Calendar of events 1/25 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture: David Humphrey 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

1/25–2/10

Peter Galbert: Continuous Grain Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery Visual Arts Building Page 5

1/25 Wednesday

In Conversation: Peter Galbert and Jonathan Binzen 6pm Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery Visual Arts Building Page 5

1/28 Saturday

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 5pm The Performing Arts Center Page 16

1/28 Saturday

Paul Taylor Dance Company 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 13

2/2 Thursday

An Evening with Claudia Rankine 4:30-6pm Humanities Theater Page 8

2/2–2/3

Into The Woods 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 14

2/5 Sunday

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 16

2/5–7/30

Leandro Erlich: Port of Reflections Neuberger Museum of Art Page 4

2/7 Tuesday

Rob DeSalle, Ph.D. How Understanding Evolution of Microbiomes Should Be Changing Our Lives 7pm Natural Sciences Building Room 1001 Page 10

2/8 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture: Christy Oates 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7 Joanna Gleason.

Photo: Richard Termine

2/1 Wednesday

From Campfire to Cabaret with Joanna Gleason 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 14

2/10–2/18

Purchase Repertory Theatre The Good Soul of Szechuan The Performing Arts Center Page 14

2/11 Saturday

Venice Baroque Orchestra 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 16

2/12 Sunday

Kronos Quartet 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 16

2/13 Monday

Razia Iqbal Surviving by Engaging: The Shifting Role of Performing Arts Centers 7pm The Performing Arts Center Page 2

2/15 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture: Sondra Perry 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

2/15 Wednesday

Razia Iqbal The Rise of Nationalist Populism 2:30pm Humanities Theatre Page 2

2/15 Wednesday

Meg McLagan: The Joy of Extreme Possibility 2:30pm Natural Sciences Building Room 3052 Page 7

2/18 Saturday

Winter Family Day 1-4pm Neuberger Museum of Art Page 4 23

2/18 Saturday

2/24 Friday

2/21 Tuesday

2/25 Saturday

Spectrum Dance Theater + Donald Byrd 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 13

Screening: Wedding Doll 5-7:30pm Humanities Building Room 1032 Page 7

2/22–3/24

Punching Up Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery Visual Arts Building Page 6

2/22 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture: Paula Hayes 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

2/22 Wednesday

Wayne Te Brake Making Religious Peace: A Historical Perspective 4:30pm Student Services Building Red Room Page 10

2/22 Wednesday

Soul Voices 7pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 20

2/22 Wednesday

Punching Up An Evening of Stand-up Comedy 7pm Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery Visual Arts Building Page 6

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Purchase Symphony Orchestra 7pm Music Building, Recital Hall Page 20

Jazz at the Center II To Ella with Love 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 17

2/26 Sunday

Matt Haimovitz Bach Suites 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 17

3/1 Wednesday

New Media Lecture Series: Morehshin Allahyari 6:30-8pm Neuberger Museum of Art Page 7

3/2 Thursday

3/8 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture Sangram Majumdar 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

3/8 Wednesday

Alumni Series: Passepartout Duo 8pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 20

3/9 Thursday

A Reading and Conversation with George Saunders 4:30-6pm Humanities Theatre Page 9

3/9 Thursday

Purchase Percussion Ensemble 8pm Music Building, Recital Hall Page 21

An Evening with Claudia Rankine 4:30-6pm Humanities Theater Page 8

3/3–3/11

Purchase Repertory Theatre The Winter’s Tale The Performing Arts Center Page 14

3/5 Sunday

Decoda 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 17

3/7 Tuesday

Purchase New Music 8pm Music Building, Recital Hall Page 20

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE! Photo: John Kasko

3/12 Sunday

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE! 2pm The Performing Arts Center Page 14

3/15 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture Catherine Lord 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

3/18 Saturday

3/22 Wednesday

3/19 Sunday

3/23–3/26

Danu 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 17

Ignacio Berroa Quartet: Afro-Cuban Jazz & Beyond 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 18

3/20 Monday

Adotei Akwei Breaking the Glass Ceiling, and Human Rights in SubSaharan Africa: The Critical Challege of Women’s Rights 4:30pm Student Services Building Red Room Page 11

Artist Talk: Fred Wilson 6:30-8pm Neuberger Museum of Art Page 5

Purchase Opera: L’incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea) The Performing Arts Center Page 18

3/24–4/1

Theatre & Performance Project Collaboration Town Project The Performing Arts Center Page 15

3/19–7/30

June Pilcher, Ph.D. Sleep: The Pattern Life 7pm Natural Sciences Building Room 1001 Page 12

3/22 Wednesday

A Reading and Conversation with Rachel Kushner 4:30-6pm Neuberger Museum of Art Page 9

3/22 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Talk: Divya Mehra 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

Visiting Artist Lecture: Luis Camnitzer 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

3/29 Wednesday

Panel Discussion Leandro Elrich: Port of Reflections 6:30pm Neuberger Museum of Art Study Page 4

3/30 Thursday

From Campfire to Cabaret with Joanna Gleason 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 14

4/1 Saturday

Fred WIlson Neuberger Museum of Art Page 5

3/21 Tuesday

3/29 Wednesday

The Orchestra Now 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 18 Shen Wei Dance Arts.

Photo: Christopher Duggan

3/25 Saturday

Shen Wei Dance Arts 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 13

3/26 Sunday

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 15

3/26 Sunday

Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra 6pm Birdland Jazz Club Page 22

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

4/2 Sunday

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 18

4/4 Tuesday

Anna F. Abraido-Lanza, Ph.D. Latino Immigrants, Acculturation and Health: Promising New Directions in Research 7pm Natural Sciences Building Room 1001 Page 11 25

4/5–4/21

MFA Thesis Exhibition Show 1 Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery Visual Arts Building Page 6

4/22–5/14

BFA Film Screenings Page 7

4/7 Friday

From Campfire to Cabaret with Joanna Gleason 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 14

4/8 Saturday

4/17 Monday

Purchase Jazz Orchestra 7:30pm & 9:30pm Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola Jazz at Lincoln Center Page 22

4/19 Wednesday

Visiting Artist Lecture: Audrey Bennet 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

4/21 Friday

Purchase Symphony Orchestra 7pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 21

4/29 Saturday Fei Fei Dong. Photo: Ellen Appel-Mike Moreland

4/23 Sunday

Fei Fei Dong, piano 3pm The Performing Arts Center Page 19

4/24 Monday

Purchase Jazz Orchestra 8pm & 10pm Blue Note Jazz Club Page 22

4/25 Tuesday

Purchase Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald 7pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 21

4/26 Wednesday

4/21–4/23

Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert The Performing Arts Center Page 13

Visiting Artist Lecture: Ben Davis 4:30pm Visual Arts Building Room 1016 Page 7

4/21–4/29

4/26 Wednesday

Purchase Repertory Theatre The Hot L Baltimore The Performing Arts Center Page 15

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MFA Thesis Exhibition Show 2 Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery Visual Arts Building Page 6

4/27 Thursday

Rosanne Cash 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 19

David Sedaris 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 1

4/26–5/5

Soul Voices 7pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 20

Jazz at the Center III Celebration of Sonny Rollins and his Music 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 19

4/29 Saturday

37th Annual Natural and Social Sciences Student Research Symposium 8:15am - 1pm Natural and Social Sciences Buildings Page 12

5/1 Monday

Purchase Chorus A Saint, a Poet, and a Dreamer: Musical Musings on Three Great Women 7:30pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 21

5/2 Tuesday

Purchase Contemporary & Percussion Ensembles 8pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 21

5/3 Wednesday

Purchase New Music 8pm Recital Hall, Music Building Page 20

5/4 Thursday

Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra 8:30pm Choral Hall, Music Building Page 21

5/5–5/6

Make it Play Dance Theater Lab Page 15

5/6 Saturday

5/11–5/27

5/13–5/17

5/13 Saturday

5/24–5/27

MFA Thesis Exhibition Equity Gallery Page 22

Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company Analogy/Lance: Pretty aka The Escape Artist 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 3

Senior Thesis Exhibition Visual Arts Building Page 6

Purchase Dance Company New York Live Arts 7:30pm Page 22

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Return to Mozart 5pm The Performing Arts Center Page 19

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Tickets The Performing Arts Center

914 251 6200 Box Office Hours: 12–6pm, Wednesday–Friday www.artscenter.org Discounted tickets are available for seniors, students, groups and members of the campus community. Fixed Series and Create-Your-Own subscription packages are available, please contact the box office for details.

Handling fee applied to all ticket orders. Select events are free and open to the public. Please refer to the event descriptions for further information.

Neuberger Museum of Art

914 251 6100 Hours: Tuesday–Sunday: 12 to 5pm Wednesday: 12–8pm* Monday: Closed *Open on Wednesdays from Labor Day to Christmas and MLK Day to Memorial Day Adults $5, Seniors $3 Free for members, the campus community, alumni, children under 12, and for the public the first Saturday of every month.

Neuberger Museum of Art Events

Event Admission $10 Free for the campus community, as well as Neuberger Museum of Art Members.

To register for events, please visit neuberger.org/events.php

The events at the following venues are free and open to the public: Dance Building Durst Family Humanities Building Music Building Natural Sciences Building Social Sciences Building Student Services Building Visual Arts Building Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery

Parking and Visitor Information

Visitor Parking is available in lot West–1 (W–1). www.purchase.edu/AboutPurchase/VisitorsGuide

General Inquires 914 251 4455

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With Gratitude

The student performances and exhibitions in this calendar are made possible in part through the generous support of: An Anonymous Foundation The Benerofe Dance Fund The Emily and Eugene Grant Fund for Music Performance and Presentation The Emily Grant Opera Performance and Production Fund Friends of Dance Friends of Music The James A. MacDonald Foundation Fund for Student Production Key Bank Endowed Fund for the School of the Arts The L. Werlinich Dance Production Endowment The L. Werlinich Design/Technology Fund The L. Werlinich Opera Production Endowment The Morris & Dorothy Rubinoff Foundation Purchase College Foundation Renee & Henry Richmond Fund for the School of the Arts Richard and Dolly Maass Visual Arts Endowed Fund Robert and Sherry Wiener Fund for Theatre Production School of the Arts Gala Fund The Shirley and Royal Durst School of the Arts Endowed Fund The Westchester Community Foundation Windgate Charitable Foundation Your gift to Purchase College helps maintain the excellence of our arts and cultural programming and allows for many of the events to be free and open to the public. www.purchase.edu/giving

Photo: Zoe Markwalter

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Ella Fitzgerald

Jazz at The Center II To Ella with Love Ann Hampton Callaway Saturday, February 25 at 8pm The Performing Arts Center Page 18 Purchase Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald Tuesday, April 25 at 7pm Recital Hall, Music Building — Free