Arts & Culture

Calvin Trillin, the versatile veteran writer, journalist and humorist, will appear at Washington University at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Steinberg Auditorium as part of the Assembly Series. His talk is the keynote address for the upcoming symposium, “Consuming News: Newspapers & Print Culture in Early Modern Europe (1500 – 1800)” sponsored by the German department in Arts & Sciences.

“West Bank Story” is a little film about a big subject, uses music and comedy to deliver a serious message, and was created by a young man wise beyond his years. That person – Ari Sandel – will show his Oscar-winning film short and discuss how he came to make it at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 in Lab Sciences Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

The concert by Imrat Khan scheduled for Friday, March 29, has been cancelled due to injury. The Department of Music regrets the inconvenience. For updates or information about rescheduling, please call the department at (314) 935-5566.

Photo by David MarchantThe Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present its third biennial “Young Choreographers Showcase“ March 28-30 in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio in Mallinckrodt Student Center. The concert will feature seven original works — ranging from ballet to modern, solos to large group works — by student choreographers in the PAD’s Dance Program.

Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo ServicesRachel GreismanThe Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present its 79th Annual Fashion Design Show March 30 as part of Saint Louis Fashion Week. The hour-long show, which takes place at the Lumière Place Casino & Hotels downtown, will feature dozens of outfits created by the program’s 11 senior and 11 juniors, including ball gowns, suits, dress groups, tailored coats and evening dresses.

The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present its third biennial “Young Choreographers Showcase“ March 28-30 in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. The concert will feature more than a dozen dancers in seven original works — ranging from ballet to modern, solos to large group works — by student choreographers in the PAD’s Dance Program

Poet Mary Jo Bang, professor of English and director of The Writing Program, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry.

David MarchantShaina Goodman’s *Holding.*The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present its third biennial Young Choreographers Showcase March 28 to 30 in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. The concert will feature more than a dozen dancers in seven original works — ranging from ballet to modern, solos to large group works — by student choreographers in the PAD’s Dance Program

*Cloudless*The work of Susan Marshall, hailed by The New York Times as “one of the most significant choreographers working today,” combines explosive athleticism with subtle yet familiar movements drawn from daily life. This month her troupe, Susan Marshall & Company, will present Cloudless, an evening-length collection of solos, duets and small group pieces, as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series.

Distinguished poet Carl Phillips, professor of English and of African and African American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, will deliver the first of three talks on poetry at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Umrath Lounge on the Danforth Campus, as part of the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities (IPH) in Arts & Sciences and WUSTL’s Assembly Series. Based on the theme of “The Art of Restlessness: On Poetry and Making,” Phillips’ talks are free and open to the public. The March 25th program will focus on “Poetry and Resistance.”