CMU School of Drama


Saturday, February 02, 2008

CFA Announcements

³Words from the Quiet Axis²
An evening concert-reading of poetry and prose-poetry from the texts of the several major ŒAspects¹ of the ³Quiet Axis² by Lowry Burgess.

³Š Standing in this glare, I set it down but for a moment, in words and marks spun among the dead¹s continued life and among the living¹s bait for death linked together by such love that it may bend down to yield a shadeŠ²

Thursday, February 7, 2008 from 6:30 - 8 pm in the Forum Gallery of the Carnegie Museum of Art.

This event is a Œconcert reading¹ in the Forum Gallery of the Carnegie Museum of Art of essential published and unpublished language-texts from the ³Quiet Axis² by Lowry Burgess. The poetry will be read in front of the specific paintings as if the paintings were speaking the poems related to them.

It will include among other writings: the ³Holographic Glass Book² of the ³Utopic Vessel², the second major Aspect of the Quiet Axis on the deep sea floor of the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island (1978) and the holographic poetic texts of the ³Boundless Cubic Lunar Aperture², the first Non-Scientific payload taken into outer space by NASA in 1989. The evening will also include the first public readings from ³On the Infinite², ³On the Absolute² and ³Memory Forms of the Unmanifest².

Several of these are to be spoken in four languages in different voices, as they were meant as language /sound constructions to address language cultures.

The readers will be:

Professor Stephen Brockmann ­ German

Professor Kenya Dworkin ­ Spanish

Poet Garrett Rosenblatt ­ English

Professor Michael West -- French
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Plastic Poetics
Artist's Talk, February 14, 12:00 pm
Miller Gallery, 1st floor
Ian Finch
http://thediagram.com/5_6/finch.html

Ian Finch (b. 1975, lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA) pushes the boundaries of the written word. Trained and published as a poet, Finch¹s Venn diagrams break rank with traditional forms. Drawn in graphite directly on the gallery walls, Finch¹s visual poetry transforms the space into a large diagram with separate but interconnected installments on each floor.

Plastic Poetics
Curator's Tour, February 21, 12:00 pm
Miller Gallery, 3rd floor
Cara Erskine
http://caraerskine.com

Cara Erskine is the Exhibitions Coordinator at the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, and her debut curatorial project Plastic Poetics, on view from January 18-February 22, 2008, features the work of artists Ian Finch, Maya Schindler, Sarah E Wood and Colin Zaug.

Cara is an artist and curator based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited most recently at Front Room Gallery, Cleveland, OH, Tunnel Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA and Jenny Jaskey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
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Carnegie Mellon School of Art presents:
The TRANSIT exhibit at the Miller Gallery, opening February 29 5-8 pm.
Student works from Tokyo Zokei University, Kyoto University of Art & Design, and Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design and Carnegie Mellon University will be represented. This exhibition will fill all three floors of the gallery and be composed of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, video and new media works as well as site-specific installations created while the artists are here.

Documentation of the traveling TRANSIT exhibition will be published in a brochure produced and underwritten by NZU and The Nomura Cultural Foundation. TRANSIT 2008 opens February 29 with a reception from 5 to 8pm and runs through March 9.
http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu/~miller/exhibitions/
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Carnegie Mellon School of Music Presents:

Concert
Saturday, February 9
Contemporary Ensemble
Walter Morales, conductor
Kresge Recital Hall 5 pm

Concert
Saturday, February 9
Eighth Blackbird Sextet
Chamber Ensemble
Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm

Concert
Sunday, February 10
Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Thomas W. Douglas, director
Alumni Concert Hall 6 pm

Senior Recital
Sunday, February 10
Noah Barkan, piano
Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm

Concert
Wednesday, February 13
Jazz Ensembles
David Pellow, director
Carnegie Music Hall 8 pm
Tickets $5/$4 at the door
students free with ID

PGH Events _________________________________________________________________

Carnegie Museum of Art invites public documentation of the Charles ³Teenie² Harris photographic collection as part of Citiparks ³Telling our Stories² exhibit

Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaŠCarnegie Museum of Art joins Citiparks in celebrating Black History Month with an information table and display of images by African American photographer Charles ³Teenie² Harris on Tuesday, February 5, from 6:00­8:00 p.m. The display is part of the opening reception for ³Telling our Stories,² a month-long exhibition on view in the lobby of the City-County Building that features photographs, historical posters, costumes, set pieces, and props from Kuntu Repertory Theatre, the oldest and largest continuing African American performing arts organization in Pittsburgh.

For more information about the Teenie Harris display, call Cecile Shellman at 412.622.5590 or email shellmanc@carnegiemuseums.org. For more information about Citiparks¹ Black History Month activities, call 412.255.2493 or visit www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks .
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Friday, February 1, 2008, 8 pm (Special Opening Night Reception) Saturday, February 2, 2008, 8 pm Preserve and Pursue Attack Theatre 412.441.8444 The New Hazlett Theater 412.358.0344 Allegheny Square, Northside Special Opening Night Reception begins at 6:30pm in the lobby featuring authentic Japanese fare and libations, Koto music, and inspired Asian decor.
Meet composers Somei Satoh (Tokyo) and Miyuki Ito (Nagoya) and enjoy the opening night of this world-premiere event.
Attack Theatre proudly presents "Preserve and Pursue" - a dance event featuring the world premiere of newly commissioned scores by esteemed Japanese composers Somei Satoh (Tokyo), Miyuki Ito (Nagoya), and Attack Theatre Music Director Dave Eggar (New York). Ancient myths collide with contemporary images while classic sounds and high-energy physicality coalesce in a passionate look at modern life. Please join us and experience Attack Theatre's expansive choreography, stunning visual imagery and compelling live music.

Tickets: $20 advance; $24 at the door; $15 for students and seniors; and $40 opening night reception including admission to the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets call 412.394.3353 or visit www.ProArtsTickets.org.

Thursdays, January 31, 2008, 7 pm
Point of View Writing Workshop with Sherrie Flick Silver Eye Center for Photography 412.431.1810 Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 East Carson Street, South Side These three evenings of generative writing use a current photography exhibition at Silver Eye as a jumping off point to create flash fiction.
Moderator Sherrie Flick is co-founder and artistic director of the Gist Street Reading Series. Reservations required. Limited to 12. Members and students, $15; Non-members, $20. Price is for all three sessions.

January 31 - February 10, 2008
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2 pm Thou Shalt Not Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company 412.621.4445 Pittsburgh Playhouse, Point Park University Pittsburgh premiere of musical by Susan Stroman, David Thompson and Harry Connick, Jr. Directed by Tome Cousin. Sultry, jazz-infused tale of forbidden love, manipulation and retribution. $24 - $27

Thursday, January 31, 2008, 5:30 pm
Mixer at Elixir
Women In Film and Media 412.973.9799
1500 East Carson Street - Southside
Come and join other members of the film and television industry at this mixer. No pressure, just talking. Free and open to everyone. Networking, munchies and fun are free; Cash bar.

Thursday, January 31, 2008, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Last Days Cafe -- Know your resources!
The New Hazlett Theater 412.358.0344
Allegheny Square, Northside
January's gathering will feature five representatives of Pittsburgh's resource networks for individual artists and arts organizations. In addition to casual conversation, you can schedule a brief one-on-one meeting between 7:00 and 8:30 with one or all of the following individuals: Demeatria Gibson-Bocella, Multi-Cultural Arts Iniative; Mac Howison, The Sprout Fund; Justin Lang, Heinz Endowments; David L. Seals, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council; Germaine Williams, Pittsburgh Foundation. Artists, musicians, writers, dancers, poets, performers, and arts administrators are invited to stop in, enjoy complimentary refreshments and talk about projects, plans, ideas, and interests. Often the key to unique opportunities is discovering who is doing what and interacting regularly with a circle of colleagues who are working creatively. You can preschedule with the above funders by emailing debi@newhazletttheater.org. Free.

Saturday, February 1, 2008, 10am - noon
Talking with....... Elizabeth Rossi - Writer and Executive Producer Women In Film and Media 412.973.9799 University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning Room G13 We'll talk with Elizabeth Rossi, writer and Executive Producer of All Saints Eve. Free and open to everyone.

February 1 - 17, 2008
Fridays & Saturdays, 8 pm; Sundays, 2 pm The Minneola Twins Open Stage Theatre 412.281.9700
2835 Smallman Street, Strip District
A satirical comedy in "six scenes, four dreams and seven wigs," this play follows Myra and Myrna, nearly identical twin as they battle each other through the Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan/Bush years over virginity, Vietnam and Family Values. Adults $25-$20, Student and Senior $20-$18. For more information or to purchase tickets call 412.394.3353 or visit www.ProArtsTickets.org.

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