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Events on Campus
"Yale, New Haven, America
and the World, 1901"
In conjunction with the exhibit "The 1901 Project" at the New Haven Colony Historical Society, Paul Kennedy, the Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, will discuss the world of 100 years ago -- a time when the United States had just become one of the great powers; a time of sweeping global migrations and rapid technological advance; and a time when the city of New Haven was growing rapidly and Yale was celebrating its bicentennial.
June 14, 5 p.m. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Free admission.
With the aid of ropes, bungee cords and harnesses, the Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company takes movement into a new dimension as dancers perform suspended in the air above the stage.
June 15-17, 7 p.m.; June 16, 10 p.m.; June 17,
3 p.m. New Theater, School of Art,
1156 Chapel St. Tickets: $18.
Ken Greenberg, leading architect and urban designer, will discuss the role of waterfronts as both natural resources and important centers of commerce. He will also examine the potential of New Haven's own waterfront.
June 15, 12:30 p.m. Slifka Center, 80 Wall St. Free admission.
Harold Hongju Koh, the Gerard C. and Beatrice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and former U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, will analyze the cultural and political issues being addressed in the work of many of this year's festival artists.
This is the opening event in the "Art and Conflict" series of talks, panels, performances and conversations with artists.
June 18, 7:30 p.m. Slifka Center,
80 Wall St. Free admission.
Dancing Nor'easters will present some of the most innovative choreography to sweep the Northeast.
June 16-17, 5 p.m. Yale's Off Broadway
Theater, 41 Broadway. Tickets: $15.
The courtyard of the Hall of Graduate Studies will resound with the sounds of jazz, as performed by some of the world's leading practitioners.
These include:
June 16: Grammy Award-winning violinist, composer and fiddler Mark O'Connor, who has collaborated with both Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis, and melds a multitude of styles to create 21st-century classical music. For "A Tribute to Stephane Grappelli" (the grandfather of jazz violin), O'Connor will be joined by guitarist Frank Vignola and bassist Jon Burr.
June 17: A veteran of Wynton Marsalis' Septet and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, who will perform jazz classics and contemporary compositions, from Ellington to Gordon.
June 19: Jazz pianist Danilo Pérez, who has toured with Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis. He will perform compositions from his "Motherland" release, featuring artists from Africa and Latin America.
June 20: Vocalist Bebel Gilberto, who mixes the cool rhythms of Brazilian music with electronica and other modern styles.
June 21: The renowned jazz duo of pianist Rex Cadwallader and bassist David Chevan, who will prove that three is not a crowd when they present an evening of originals and time-honored standards with special guest artists Giacomo Gates, Stacy Phillips, Tim Moran, Sherry Winston and Jim Fryer, among others.
June 22: Bombay-born composer and master percussionist Trilok Gurtu, who creates compositions linking Indian rhythms and melodies with elements of modern jazz and rock. He will perform with the ensemble featured on his new album, "African Fantasy."
All concerts, 8 p.m. Graduate School courtyard,
320 York St. Individual tickets for Gordon and O'Connor, $25; all others, $20;
Jazz Trio ticket packages, at $55,
include admission to any three concerts.
The following authors will present talks about and sign copies of their books:
A.H. Lawrence, author of the biography "Duke Ellington and His World." (June 16, 1:30 p.m.)
Byron Woodson Sr., author of "A President in the Family," about the son of black slave Sally Hemings' and Thomas Jefferson. (June 21, 4 p.m.)
Jane Roseman, author of "Dance Masters" and a dance critic, dancer and teacher specializing in dance and spirituality. (June 28, 4 p.m.)
In addition, leading Argentinean novelist Luisa Valenzuela will read from her work as part of the "Art and Conflict" series. (June 26, 12:30 p.m.)
Barnes & Noble at Yale, 77 Broadway.
Free admission.
Using Maurice Sendak sketches inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as the basis for a fantastical puppet show, Amy Luckenbach and Teatro Minimo present a playful peek into the master musician's life. This North American premiere features live music. Not recommended for small children.
June 20-24, 7 p.m.; June 23 & 24, 2 p.m.
New Theater, School of Art, 1156 Chapel St. Tickets: $18.
The Young Vic Theatre/Royal Shakespeare Company will present this new adapation of an 18th-century Italian commedia dell'arte work about disguise, deception, love and longing in Venice.
June 14-16 and June 19-23, 8 p.m.;
June 17, 7 p.m.; June 16, 20, 23 & 24, 2 p.m. University Theatre, 222 York St.
Tickets: $42 and $48.
Teatro Minimo's Amy Luckenbach and illustrator Maurice Sendak will discuss the genesis of the "Fantasy Sketches" puppet show.
June 22, 5 p.m. New Theater, School of Art, 1156 Chapel St. Free admission.
The evening will feature works by participants in the Dwight/Edgewood Project, a community outreach program of the School of Drama (YSD) and the Yale Repertory Theatre. Through an intensive one-on-one pairing of inner-city youth and YSD students, local children are taken through various steps of the creative theatrical process. The project culminates with the children presenting their own theatrical productions.
June 15, 7 p.m. Yale's Off Broadway Theater, 41 Broadway. Free admission.
Director Yuri Lyubimov has set the Taganka Theatre production of "Marat and Marquis De Sade" as a Russian musical. The play-within-a-play, which takes place in an asylum, features a live band playing a kaleidoscope of musical styles from jazz to pop. The work is performed in Russian with subtitles.
June 26-30, 8 p.m.; June 30, 2 p.m. University Theatre, 222 York St. Tickets: $25 & $35.
By interweaving classical Cambodian dance and song, shadow puppetry, documentary film images and a live soundscape with the real life stories of four survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres, "The Continuum" reveals memories, histories and challenges facing Cambodian artists in the wake of the country's recent past. This world premiere by TheatreWorks brings together Singaporean, Japanese and Cambodian artists. It will be performed in Khmer language and English.
June 27-30, 8 p.m.; June 30, 3 p.m.
New Theater, School of Art, 1156 Chapel St. Tickets: $20.
Started in Barcelona in 1995, the Camut Band fuses African drumming, flamenco-influenced tap dance, Iberian mystique and humor in "Life Is Rhythm," an exploration through dance and vocalizations. This appearance marks the band's American debut.
June 28 & 29, 8 p.m.; June 30, 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. University Theatre, 222 York St. Tickets: $15
Architect Daniel Libeskind, designer of the controversial Jewish Museum Berlin, will discuss his work and his vision of architecture as a tool for reconciliation and renewal. Part of the "Art and Conflict" series.
June 28, 5:30 p.m. Slifka Center, 80 Wall St. Free admission.
Three influential writers now living in exile -- Ngûgî wa Thiong'o (Kenya), Su Xiaokang (China) and Goran Simic (Bosnia) -- discuss the experiences that led to their exile and share their views about the power of the written word to change the world. Moderated by Yale professor Harold Hongju Koh. Part of the "Art and Conflict" series.
June 29, 5:30 p.m. Slifka Center, 80 Wall St. Free admission.
Company members will talk about the cultural and political influences that have shaped their work "Marat and Marquis De Sade." Part of the "Art and Conflict" series.
June 30, 5 p.m. University Theatre,
222 York St. Free admission.
Ong Keng Sen, director of "The Continuum: Beyond the Killing Field," and the TheatreWorks ensemble will discuss the work in light of their country's recent past.
June 30, 1 p.m. University Theatre,
222 York St. Free admission.
Other International Festival stories
Festival to feature everything from opera to aerial dancers
Exhibit recalls Snowdon's 'irreverent' photographic visions
British Art Center hosting talks, trips, music during International Festival
International Festival of Arts and Ideas: Tours
T H I S
Bulletin Home
Brenda Angiel Dance Company
"The City in 2001:
Urban Waterfronts"
"Art and Conflict"
Dancing Nor'easters
Jazz Under the Stars
Authors and Their Books
"Fantasy Sketches"
"A Servant to Two Masters"
"Artists-in-Conversation:
Amy Luckenbach of Teatro Minimo
and Maurice Sendak"
Dwight/Edgewood
Project Performance
"Marat and Marquis De Sade"
"The Continuum:
Beyond the Killing Fields"
"Life Is Rhythm"
Daniel Libeskind
"Writers in Exile"
"Artists-in-Conversation:
Taganka Theatre"
"Artists-in-Conversation:
Ong Keng Sen and TheatreWorks
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Yale Celebrates 300th Commencement
Festival to feature everything from opera to aerial dancers
Alumni returning to campus for reunion weekends
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPSMahzarin Banaji appointed to Halleck chair
Seyla Benhabib appointed to Meyer chair
Peter Salovey appointed to Argyris chair
Steven B. Smith appointed to Cowles chair
Exhibit recalls Snowdon's 'irreverent' photographic visions
British Art Center hosting talks, trips, music during International Festival
International Festival of Arts and Ideas: Events on Campus
International Festival of Arts and Ideas: Tours
MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWSGrant to boost medical students' knowledge of elder care
Monitors usefulness in preventing SIDS questioned
Study suggests revising guidelines for seniors' weight
Depression's power to lower work productivity revealed
Outreach program bringing seniors to the Peabody
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