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Sine Institute Seminar SeriesNadia Murad, "My Story: The Power of Personal Stories and the Role of Activism"
February 6, 4:00 p.m.
Mary Graydon Center 305
Human rights activist and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Nadia Murad (CAS/BA '24) is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in Iraq and Nadias imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).
Melissa Joseph
February 6, 6:00 p.m. |泭Katzen Arts Center 201
Part of the Department of Art Visiting Artists Series:
Melissa Joseph is a New York based artist. Her work considers themes of memory, family history, and the politics of how we occupy spaces. She intentionally alludes to the labors of women as well as experiences as a second generation American and the unique juxtapositions of diasporic life. Her work has been shown at the Brooklyn Museum, Delaware Contemporary, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA Arlington, ICA San Francisco, and List Gallery at Swarthmore College. She has been featured in Hyperallergic, Art Forum, Artnet, Artnews, New American Paintings, WNYC, Le Monde, Vogue, CNN, Whitewall, Family Style, and participated in residencies including Artpace, Dieu Donn矇 Workspace Residency, The Textile Arts Center, BRIC, Fountainhead, the Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, the Museum of Arts and Design and upcoming at Greenwich House Pottery. She is the recipient of the 2025 UOVO Prize and a regular contributor to BOMB Magazine.
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Spanish Film Festival
February 1125, 2025 | 6:008:00 p.m. | MGC 305
Featuring immigrant, LGBTQ+, and women filmmakers
Join the Spanish Program from the Department of World Languages and Cultures for the Spanish Film Festival! Screenings and post-screening discussions are free and open to the public. Films will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles, and discussions will be held primarily in English.
Schedule and more information
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Dance Nation
By Claire Barron
Directed by Tara Giordano泭
Choreographed by Jennifer Hopkins
February 13-15
Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, theyll claw their way to the top at Boogie Down Grand Prix in Tampa Bay. A Pulitzer-Prize nominated play about ambition, growing up, and how to find our souls in the heat of it all.泭
After the February 15 matinee (2:00 p.m.) performance of Dance Nation, we invite you to stay for a discussion with Director Tara Giordano, Choreographer Jennifer Hopkins, and Ronya-Lee Anderson, Professorial Lecturer of Dance. The discussion will be moderated by Liz Brown, student dramaturg.
Content advisory: strong language, stylized gore, depictions of self-harm, simulated masturbation, and discussions of suicide and sex.泭
Dance Nation is presented by arrangement with on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
A Game of Love and Chance
With apologies to Pierre Marivaux泭
Directed by Karl KippolaFebruary 25-March 1 | Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre
Silvia has never met her fianc矇, so she switches places with her maid to observe him. Her husband-to-be has the exact same idea, trading identities with his valet. Sparks fly between both couples, making them question where allegiances lie and if class lines can be crossed in the name of love. A hilarious 1730 comedy that will be improvised with a different cast selected by the audience for each performance!泭
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Faculty Music Concert
February 15, 7:30 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
The 51勛圖 Music Program presents faculty performing a varied selection of vocal and instrumental works. Featuring Todd Baldwin, Kristianna Dilworth, Magdalena Duhagon, Mary Gottlieb, Kevin Jang, Kelly Smith Jones, Nobue Matsuoka, Nancy Jo Snider, Matthew Van Hoose, and Barbara Wilkinson.泭
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Center for Israel Studies Events
- "Israeli Theater in Times of Crisis" with Roy Horovitz.
Thursday, February 20, 1:00 p.m. | Letts Formal Lounge.
- Amos Perlmutter Memorial Lecture by Alon Tal.
Monday, March 31, 7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by CIS and SPA. More info to come.
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Linnea Poole February 20, 6:00 p.m.
Katzen Arts Center 201
See complete details at泭the Department of Art Visiting Artists Series:
Linnea Poole is a Community Educator and Art Practitioner from Baltimore, MD. Linneas interdisciplinary art practice includes large scale fiber installations and autoethnographic writings that proposes open discussions surrounding topics on Black women, mourning, and healing.
Poole is also a Professor and has lectured at various colleges such as the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Morgan State University, and Coppin State University as well as held leadership positions at various youth arts programs across Baltimore City. Their work has been exhibited at prominent institutions such as the James E. Lewis Museum, Horowitz Gallery at Howard Community College, The Black Artist Research Space, and Brentwood Artist Exchange.泭
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Mathias Student Research Conference
Saturday, March 22, 2025 | Don Myers Technology & Innovation Building
This event is a forum for CAS undergraduate and graduate students to present original research, scholarship, and creative work before colleagues, faculty, and friends.
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Julie Wills
March 27, 6:00, 6:00,
Katzen Arts Center 246
Julie Wills is an interdisciplinary artist working in sculpture and installation, drawing, text, and intersections between these media. Found materials, especially those drawn from the building trades, are central to her creative practice. She is recipient of an Individual Artist Award (2019) and a Creativity Grant (2023) from the Maryland State Arts Council; the SSG & AC Edwards Fellowship at Virginia Center for Creative Arts; and has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Marble House Project, Cill Rialaig (Ireland), Arteles (Finland), Jentel, PLAYA and The Hambidge Center. Recent solo exhibitions have been presented at Plain Sight in Washington, DC in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden and the European Union National Institutes for Culture; Bloomsburg University; Gettysburg College; Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, and at numerous other venues.
Wills is the founder and director of the former China Hutch Projects, a domestic project space for contemporary art located inside her home, and the forthcoming BREAKFRONT, an exhibition space inside her studio. Wills is based in Baltimore and is an Associate Professor of Studio Art at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. See more of her work on her website or on Instagram.
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9-5, the Musical
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton 泭
Book by Patricia Resnick 泭
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture 泭
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009
Directed by Nikki Mirza
March 27-29 | Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Featuring the iconic music of Dolly Parton, it explores the struggles women faced within a frustrating workplace culture in the 1970s. It portrays their journey towards empowerment as they challenge the status quo, seize control of their destinies, and forge deep bonds of friendship and community along the way.泭
9 to 5, The Musical is presented through special arrangement with (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Save the Date:Abolition, Everywhere?
A National Convening
April 4-5, 2025 | Antiracist Research & Policy Center
Abolition, Everywhere? brings together scholars and practitioners working to abolish the prison industrial complex with those who engage abolition as a praxis to dismantle other systems and structures of unfreedom. Call for papers open now through January 5.
Learn more and submit your paper
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DANCEWORKS 2025
April 11-12, 7:30 p.m. | Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Rediscover the power of live dance. The 51勛圖 Dance Company brings DANCEWORKS 2025 to the Greenberg Theatre stage with new works by Dance faculty, as well as guest choreographers Tarik OMeally and haus of bambis Robert Woofter.泭泭泭