Center for the Humanities faculty fellows series begins
Jo Labanyi, professor of Spanish and Portuguese at New York University, will speak on “Facts and Fictions: Knowledge, Delinquency and Madness in Late 19th-century Spain” at 4 p.m. Feb. 27 in Umrath Hall Lounge. Labanyi is the first speaker in the spring Faculty Fellows Lecture and Workshop Series sponsored by the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences.
Washington University faculty to join Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra members for March 4 concert
Violinist Silvian Iticovici, pianist Seth Carlin and violist Stephen Ewer will join with members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for a recital of works by Robert Schumann (1810-56) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75).
The Mosaic Whispers to present annual a cappella concert March 2 and 3
The Mosaic Whispers, Washington University’s award-winning a cappella ensemble, will celebrate their “Super Sweet 16” anniversary with the release of a new CD, Behind Bars, during their annual “Splash of Color” concert.
Orchestra performs theatrical works
The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present the free concert at 3 p.m. Feb. 25 in Graham Chapel.
‘Dance like a fight’: DanceBrazil comes to Edison
The form is thought to have developed in the 16th and 17th centuries as a means of self-defense for slaves brought to Brazil by the Portugese.
Paul Donnelly named ACSA Distinguished Professor
Paul DonnellyPaul Donnelly, AIA, PE, the Rebecca and John Voyles Chair in Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has received the Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Donnelly is one of only five professors nationally to receive the honor, which recognizes sustained creative achievement in architectural education.
Olaf Kuhlke to speak on German national identity in post-Wall Berlin March 8
Courtesy photoOlaf KuhlkeCultural geographer Olaf Kuhlke will speak on competing representations of nationhood in post-Wall Germany March 8 for the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Kuhlke, assistant professor of geography at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, investigates the construction of nationalism and its expression in public spaces. His recent study Representing German Identity in the New Berlin Republic (2004) examines how various social and cultural movements have utilized the human body and metaphors of nature to represent German national identity.
Carter Lewis play premieres
Feb. 23 marks the world premiere of “civil disobedience” by Carter Lewis, playwright-in-residence. The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences commissioned the drama.
John Hoal to speak on New Orleans March 5
David KilperJohn HoalJohn Hoal, Ph.D., associate professor of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, will speak about his recent work in New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 5, as part of the spring Architecture Lecture Series. Last fall Hoal’s firm, H3 Studio Inc., was one of five selected to lead the Unified New Orleans Plan, which will coordinate rebuilding in the city’s 13 planning districts.
“Dance like a fight”
DanceBrazilFor almost 30 years DanceBrazil has combined modern dance with contemporary and traditional Afro-Brazilians forms such as samba and the martial arts-inspired capoeira. Now the internationally acclaimed troupe will bring its magnetic, gravity-defying mix of strength and power, intricacy and elusiveness, to Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
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