Author: Liam Otten

Theater is challenging, educational and inspiring. It is also, lest we forget, fun! For its 2009-10 season, Washington University’s Edison Theatre will present more than a dozen events by nationally and internationally renowned performing artists. The flagship OVATIONS Series will range from provocative dance and multimedia rock opera to funk-infused klezmer (or is that klezmer-infused funk?) and whimsical twists on literary classics. Meanwhile the popular ovations for young people series will offer specially priced Saturday matinees for audiences of all ages.

September 25 and 26 David Dorfman Dance underground Acclaimed for his exuberant and “delightfully oddball” style, Washington University alumnus David Dorfman is among the most celebrated choreographers of his generation. In September his company, David Dorfman Dance, will return to the Edison stage with underground, a provocative evening-length work loosely based on the activities of […]

Courtesy PhotoThe Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present its annual MFA Thesis Exhibition in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum beginning Friday, May 8. The exhibition features thesis projects by 27 master of fine arts candidates in the Graduate School of Art.

Hye Young Kim, *Awakening Moment I*The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present its annual MFA Thesis Exhibition in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum May 8 to July 27. The exhibition will feature thesis projects by 27 master of fine arts candidates in the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Art. Works will explore a wide range of thematic territory, from formal concerns to social issues, ecological simulations and scientific research. Media include painting, printmaking and sculpture as well as photography, video and site-specific installation.

Beginning May 8, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will showcase “Rirkrit Tiravanija: Chew the Fat,” a multifaceted video installation that together profiles a loose-knit group of 12 internationally known artists.

A handsome prince, a distant land, a damsel in distress. Yet in the world of “The Magic Flute,” little is as it seems. At 8 p.m. May 1 and 2, Washington University Opera will present an abridged version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved classic in Karl Umrath Hall.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts honored six outstanding architecture and art alumni at its second annual Awards for Distinction dinner April 23.

A handsome prince, a distant land, a damsel in distress. Yet in the world of The Magic Flute, little is as it seems. Next week the Washington University Opera will present an abridged version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s (1756-91) beloved classic in Karl Umrath Hall.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will honor six outstanding architecture and art alumni at its second annual Awards for Distinction dinner April 23. Recipients will include Ralph Cunningham (BA 1983), Ann Fertig Freedman (BFA 1971), Tom Friedman (BFA 1988) and Harry C. Kendall (BA 1978). In addition, Sara Velas (BFA 1999) will receive the 2009 Young Alumni Award. Judy Pfaff (FA71) will receive the Dean’s Medal for distinguished service to the school.

WUSTL alumnus Dexter Fedor will examine “The Creative Life of a Walt Disney Executive from the Inside Out” during a talk at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at 3 p.m. Friday, April 24 in Steinberg Hall.