The Trojan Women
WUSTL Photo Services*The Trojan Women*Widely considered the greatest anti-war play ever written, Euripides’ The Trojan Women (415 B.C.) remains both timeless and timely, a poignant meditation on the aftermath of battle. Ron Himes — the Henry E. Hampton Jr. artist-in-residence at Washington University as well as founder and producing director of the St. Louis Black Repertory — will direct a new production of Euripides’ enduring parable for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences Jan. 28-30 and Feb. 4-6.
What is a Child?
Washington University’s Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences will present “What is a Child?,” a conversation with University of Iowa education experts Gail Masuchika Boldt and Cynthia Lewis, at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in the Ann W. Olin Women’s Building Formal Lounge.
Concert marks organ dedication
Internationally renowned organist James Kibbie will showcase the newly restored Roland Quest Organ in historic Graham Chapel with a free concert Jan. 23. The program — selected to highlight the organ’s renewed versatility — will include music of Bach, Franck and Widor.
Viva Vivaldi
The Washington University Chamber Orchestra — under the direction of Elizabeth Macdonald, director of strings in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences — will present a concert titled “Viva Vivaldi,” at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in Karl Umrath Hall Lounge.
Carefree people care less about cancer symptoms, endanger health
A little anxiety can be a good thing when it comes to cancer symptoms, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. They report that people with low overall anxiety levels were more apt to ignore symptoms of rectal cancer for long periods of time, thereby delaying treatment.
Tango Group at Washington University to present dance Jan. 21; music by Farshid Etniko
The Tango Group at Washington University will begin its spring season from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, with a tango/swing/salsa dance featuring the band Farshid Etniko.
MLK Day observed around campus
MLK delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech.”Be The Change” is the theme of the University’s annual Commemoration Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday at 7 p.m., Jan. 17 in Graham Chapel. The celebration is free and open to the public. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will begin the program with a welcome and remarks. The evening will include performances by Vashon High School’s drumline, the YMCA Boys Choir, the University’s Vision Gospel Choir and Black Anthology, as well as testimonials from University students.
Translating Carmen
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 Splendor of Vienna
CarlinSeth Carlin, professor of music in Arts & Sciences, will join Washington University’s Kingsbury Ensemble at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, as featured fortepianist in “The Splendor of Vienna,” a concert of chamber music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.
On women’s health
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum”Inside Out Loud”This spring, more than 30 campus and community partners will join the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis to present close to 70 events relating to women’s health. Events — which range from exhibitions, concerts and theatrical performances to lectures, seminars and health screenings — are held in conjunction with the museum’s Inside Out Loud: Women’s Health in Contemporary Art, the first major exhibition dedicated to the topic, which will be on view Jan. 21 to April 24.
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