Author: Liam Otten

Carmen is perhaps the ultimate operatic femme fatale, a beautiful yet unfaithful Gypsy who maddens her Spanish lover, with tragic results. On Jan. 30 and 31, the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences will present a two-day symposium on “The Many Faces of Carmen” as part of it’s 2004-05 Translation Series.

The performance will include chamber music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Widely considered the greatest anti-war play ever written, it remains both timeless and timely, a poignant meditation on the aftermath of battle.

The nearly 70 events are being held in conjunction with the major exhibit Inside Out Loud: Women’s Health in Contemporary Art.

DavisFiction writer Kathryn Davis will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, as part of Washington University’s Writing Program Spring Reading Series. In addition, Davis will speak on the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. Feb. 22.

Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women’s Health in Contemporary Art is the first major museum-level exhibition dedicated to the topic.

Internationally renowned musician James Kibbie will play the organ, which recently underwent a major restoration.

The new academic and administrative unit will bring together nationally ranked programs in art and architecture and the Kemper Art Museum.

Richard J. Smith, the Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor and chair of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, will serve as its chair.

Effective immediately, he will serve as special assistant to the current dean, Cynthia Weese; she’ll step down June 30 and return to private practice.