Eliot Trio in concert Feb. 19
Three of St. Louis’ most prominent musicians will perform works by Haydn, Saint-Saëns and Arensky Feb. 19 when Washington University’s Eliot Trio presents its annual concert in Holmes Lounge.
Dancer K.J. Holmes to be in residence Feb. 1-3
K.J. Holmes, the 2016 Marcus Residency Dance Artist in the Performing Arts Department, will present “Constellation,” a structured improvisation featuring Washington University dance students, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. She will be in residence Feb. 1-3.
‘Sincerely, Stone & DeGuire’ opens
The Sam Fox School will present “Sincerely, Stone & DeGuire” at the Des Lee Gallery Jan. 22-Feb. 20. The exhibition collects more than a dozen works by the husband-and-wife artist duo, who met as undergraduate art students.
Art through the lens of a drone
We are living at the dawn of the drone age. In January, the Kemper Art Museum will present “To See Without Being Seen: Contemporary Art and Drone Warfare.” The exhibition raises timely questions about power, technology, surveillance and fear.
Axi:Ome
WOOFTER+KIM
Edited by: Luis CarranzaIntroduction by: Nasrine SerajiEssays by: Kristina Van Dyke, Eric Mumford and Luis Carranza The book “Axi:Ome” is a collection of projects and essays about the St. Louis-based architectural practice led by Heather Woofter and Sung Ho Kim, which engages the architectural profession within the bounds of academic endeavors. Woofter and Kim have […]
New MFA in Dance
The Performing Arts Department, in collaboration with The Center of Creative Arts (COCA) — one of the nation’s foremost community arts schools — will launch a new Master of Fine Arts in Dance in fall of 2016.
VIDEO: The Paintings of Sir Winston Churchill
In 1915, at age 40, Winston Churchill was ousted as First Lord of the Admiralty during Britain’s disastrous Gallipoli campaign. It was a low point for the future prime minister, but recovery began in the most unlikely of places: in the garden, with a box of paints.
Washington University Dance Theatre Dec. 4-6
Michio Ito is the forgotten pioneer of American modern dance. Yet Ito’s influence will be on full display Dec. 4-6 when “Pavane,” a tribute choreographed by his niece, Taeko Ito, is featured in Washington University Dance Theatre.
‘Play’: Classical music, inspired by drawing
Chamber Project STL will present the world premiere of “Chamber Études,” a lighthearted new composition by WashU composer Christopher Stark, Nov. 21 in the 560 Music Center.
PAD presents ‘The Misanthrope’ Nov. 13-22
Alceste is allergic to flattery, fakery and sycophants. But how much honesty is too much? In “The Misanthrope,” the great French playwright Molière examines the line between diplomacy and deception, between truth-telling and cruelty.
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