Author: Liam Otten

The Reduced Shakespeare CompanyThey’ve shortened Shakespeare, abbreviated the Bible and compacted Western civilization. Now the Reduced Shakespeare Company, those world-renowned “bad boys of abridgement,” return to Edison Theatre with “Completely Hollywood (abridged),” an epic edit of movie masterpieces. Written by RSC stalwarts Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, the show follows a trio of egotistical Tinseltown — the pompous Writer, the pandering Director and the narcissistic Actor — as they squabble their way to cinematic greatness.

*De-Viewer* by ART COMOver the last two decades, digital technology has had a major impact on the production and experience of art. On Oct. 25, Christiane Paul, adjunct curator of new media arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, will discuss digital art and other new forms — including net art, software art, digital installation and virtual reality — for the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

“Tensile Involvement”Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) was a master of innovative and startling dance. In November, Utah’s acclaimed Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company will present Nikolais Dance Theatre, an evening-length collection of visionary multimedia works that transform dance into a visual and kinetic art.

Photo by David KilperDuring National Fire Prevention Week, the Environmental Health and Safety Department is focusing on educating the University community. Mark Bagby, University disaster coordinator, discusses the success of Monday’s fire drill at the North Campus with Mary Dillender, real estate coordinator and chair of North Campus’ Safety Committee.

Soprano Jennifer Jakob will perform an intimate Liederabend for the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include songs by Hugo Wolf, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss.

Husband-and-wife performers Sanjay Shantaram and Shama Sanjay will teach an introductory master class in the Bharata Natyam style of dance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio in the Mallinckrodt Student Center.

Theorist Eric Santner, visiting Hurst professor in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, will speak on “The People’s Two Bodies: Modernity and the Endgames of Sovereignty” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11.

Jennifer JakobSoprano Jennifer Jakob will perform an intimate Liederabend for the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include songs by Hugo Wolf, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss.

Judy Pfaff, *Neither Here Nor There,* 2003.Judy Pfaff is one of the most celebrated artists of her generation, known for crafting large-scale installations that combine local materials with elements of painting, sculpture and architecture. In October Pfaff — a 1971 graduate of Washington University — will return to St. Louis to discuss her work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series.

Judy Pfaff, *Neither Here Nor There,* 2003.Judy Pfaff is one of the most celebrated artists of her generation, known for crafting large-scale installations that combine local materials with elements of painting, sculpture and architecture. In October Pfaff — a 1971 graduate of Washington University — will return to St. Louis to discuss her work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series.