A little snow wont slow arts events on campus the week of Jan. 23. Robin McCabe has a solo concert, the University Symphony features Craig Sheppard, “American Knees鈥� hits the big screen and the Henry has a dance/mixed media piece on the nature of tenderness.
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“Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins,鈥� Undergraduate Theater Society, Jan. 19-29. The student-run 天美影院Undergraduate Theater Society performs Nick Flynns play in the Hutchinson Hall Cabaret Theater. The production is directed by Dylan Ward. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for all others. Learn more at .
“Americanese,鈥� 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. The film version of 天美影院English Professor Shawn Wongs novel “American Knees” will be shown at the . Wong and director Eric Byler will speak at the screening. (天美影院 Press has rereleased the .) Critic of the film, “I felt like I had wandered into the grown-up cinema.鈥� Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for Seattle International Film SIFF members.
Robin McCabe solo piano recital, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. Faculty artist Robin McCabe will present a concert of solo works for the piano at Meany Hall, featuring music by Schumann, Liszt and others. Its her first such concert in several years. The New York Times praised her “strong lyric instinct and confidence in its ability to reach and touch the listener,鈥� and The Tokyo Press called her a “pianistic powerhouse.鈥� Tickets are $20, $12 for students and seniors. Call the Arts Ticket Office at 206-543-4880 or visit the School of Music .
University Symphony, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The symphony, conducted by Jonathan Pasternack and playing at Meany Hall, will perform works by Liszt, Elgar and 天美影院faculty composer Jo毛l-Fran莽ois Durand. Faculty pianist Craig Sheppard will be the featured soloist on “Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2.鈥� Tickets are $15 ($10 for students and seniors). Call the 天美影院Arts Ticket Office at 206-543-4880 or visit the School of Music .
“Eyes of the Skin,鈥� Jan. 26-Feb. 3. The Henry Art Gallery welcomes media artist Maja Petri膰 (PhD candidate, DXARTS), choreographer, Jennifer Salk (associate professor of dance) and more than 15 dancers to the Stroum Gallery for a 40-minute dance/mixed media installation that delves into the complex nature of tenderness. Its a cross-departmental collaboration that explores concepts of tenderness and fragility with a multi-sensory journey allowing viewers to experience the entire museum in unexpected ways. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 27, and Feb. 2 and 3, and 2 p.m. Jan. 28, 29 and Feb. 4. Learn more . Free with museum admission.
“Particles on the Wall鈥� artists reception, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26. Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has an art exhibit on display at Odegaard Undergraduate Library thats described by the group as “exploring elements of science and the nuclear age, Hanford history, their thread through our lives and their bearing on the Columbia River and natural world.鈥� The reception is 220 Odegaard, with a reading at 7:30 p.m. The display will be up through March 26.
Lim贸n Dance Company replaces Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, March 1-3. The 天美影院World Series has announced that performances by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba scheduled for March 1-3 have been canceled, to be replaced by The Lim贸n Dance Company for the same dates, show times and ticket price. Tickets to the canceled performances will be honored for Lim贸n Dance Company at the door. Ticket holders who prefer not to see Lim贸n Dance Company are asked to contact the 天美影院Arts Ticket Office at 206-543-4880 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays to discuss their options.