WashU and Sheldon welcome DakhaBrakha
For much of the last decade, DakhaBrakha has been sounding alarms at the rising tide of political violence. On Wednesday, April 13, these global ambassadors for Ukrainian culture will visit St. Louis for two appearances co-sponsored by The Sheldon and Washington University.
MFA dance concert returns to Edison Theatre March 26
Four choreographers — Marcus Johnson, Charis Railey, Ashley L. Tate and Jane Tellini — will debut new work in Edison Theatre March 26 as part of the 2022 MFA Student Dance Concert, presented by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.
Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet April 3
The Attacca Quartet, one of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles performing today, will perform works by Caroline Shaw, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Maurice Ravel April 3 as part of the Great Artists Series, sponsored by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.
African Film Festival returns to campus
The 16th annual African Film Festival returns to Washington University in St. Louis on March 25-27. The free event features eight short and full-length films.
PAD presents ‘Rent’ March 3-6
Things are hard. Sickness rages. Money is tight and the landlord’s mad. The stage is set for “Rent,” Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning rock musical about young artists struggling to survive in New York’s East Village.
Performance and Modernity
Enacting Change on the Globalizing Stage
How do ideas take shape? How do concepts emerge into form? This book argues that they take shape quite literally in the human body, often appearing on stage in new styles of performance. Focusing on the historical period of modernity, “Performance and Modernity: Enacting Change on the Globalizing Stage” demonstrates how the unforeseen impact of […]
Kirill Gerstein and Garrick Ohlsson Feb. 27
Garrick Ohlsson is a “marvel of virtuosity” (New York Review of Books). Kirill Gerstein is “one of today’s smartest musical thinkers” (Limelight.) On Feb. 27, these renowned pianists will join forces for a special one-night-only performance at Washington University in St. Louis.
‘What Belongs to You’ Feb. 11
Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman will join new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound to preview David T. Little’s opera-in-progress “What Belongs To You,” based on the novel by WashU alumnus Garth Greenwell.
Boyz n the Void
a mixtape to my brother
Writing to his brother, G’Ra Asim reflects on building his own identity while navigating Blackness, masculinity, and young adulthood—all through wry social commentary and music/pop culture critique How does one approach Blackness, masculinity, otherness, and the perils of young adulthood? For G’Ra Asim, punk music offers an outlet to express himself freely. As his younger […]
Take part in Hotchner Playwriting Competition
The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences is now accepting submissions for the 2022 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition. All WashU graduate and undergraduate students are eligible. The deadline is Jan. 28.
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