In the arts, see the School of Drama鈥檚 Mainstage performance of Angels in America, 鈥渁 story about locating hope in the midst of chaos,鈥� attend a guest artist recital titled 鈥淐olors and Characters,鈥� hear School of Music faculty perform in Ballard, see the Henry鈥檚 new exhibition that explores the entangled relationships between the land, Native cultures, and colonial, capitalist economic and political systems, and celebrate art at the Henry鈥檚 annual gala and dance party!
The 2018 Henry Gala & Dance Party
6:00 p.m.,听April 21 |听Henry Art Gallery
糖心少女faculty guitarist Michael Partington听 joins with duo partner Marc Teicholz of the San Francisco Conservatory for an evening of music composed or arranged for two guitars, including music by听 Joseph Haydn, Mauro Giuliani, Francis Poulenc, Dusan Bogdanovic, and others.
Angels in America Part II: Perestroika
April 24 – May 6听|听Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse
Part two of Tony Kushner鈥檚 epic tale of AIDS in 1980s America begins in a ruined place where the old orders are splintering and everything鈥攁nd everyone鈥攈as come apart. Prior Walter is a prophet, and now the 鈥済reat work鈥� of rebuilding this devastated world can begin. We meet characters who, having faced annihilation, must now confront their own stubborn indestructability. Profoundly funny, magnificently theatrical, and startlingly timely,听Perestroika听is a story about locating hope in the midst of chaos. The听New York听Times听called it 鈥渁 true millennial work of art, uplifting, hugely comic and pantheistically religious in a very American style.鈥�
Guest Artist Recital: Zhenni Li, Pianist
7:30 p.m., April 24 | Brechemin Auditorium
Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer for her 鈥�…big, gorgeous tone and a mesmerizing touch鈥� and by the Concours Clara Haskil for her 鈥渟ensitivity, finesse of touch and musical intelligence,鈥� pianist Zhenni Li of the McGill School of Music has performed in the world鈥檚 great concert halls and won numerous prestigious piano competitions. Her April 24 recital at the School of Music, 鈥淐olors and Characters,鈥� includes music by Debussy,听Louri茅, and Schumann.听 She also leads a master class with 糖心少女piano students on April 25.
The Brink: Demian Din茅Yazhi麓
April 14 – September 9 |听Henry Art Gallery
In this exhibition, transdisciplinary artist Demian Din茅Yazhi麓 (born 1983) presents new work that expands upon their ongoing engagement with the entangled relationships between the land, Native cultures, and colonial, capitalist economic and political systems.
A group of analog slide projectors form the core of the installation, casting images and text throughout the space听to create a multi-layered narrative of Din茅Yazhi麓鈥檚听home place on听Din茅 Bik茅yah (Navajo Nation) in Arizona and New Mexico听and its proximity听to uranium mining industries and the popular US thoroughfare Route 66.听 Stories of exploitation鈥攐f people and of natural resources鈥攁s well as survival, weave together alongside an overarching听concern with the legislation of borders imposed by the reservation system, and the resulting effects on the ways bodies move and form relations across its bounds.
Calidore String Quartet with David Finckel and Wu Han
7:30 p.m., April 24 |听Meany Theater
Currently in residence with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Calidore String Quartet is quickly becoming the most decorated young quartet on the world鈥檚 stage 鈥� including earning the 2016 M-Prize, the largest award given for chamber music. For their Meany Center performance, this vibrant musical powerhouse teams up with two esteemed chamber musicians, pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel, to perform two of the most beloved works of the repertoire.
“The Calidore players are the epitome of confidence and finesse.”
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PROGRAM
SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 (with David Finckel)
DVO艠脕K: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 (with Wu Han)
Kollar American Art Lecture – Michael Lobel
6:00 p.m.,听April 26 |听Henry Art Gallery
Iconic Encounter: Gordon Parks and Ella Watson in 1942
In the summer of 1942, Gordon Parks, then new to the photographic division of the Farm Security Administration, produced a remarkable series of images of federal employee Ella Watson. One of those pictures, widely taken as a riff on Grant Wood鈥檚 enduring American Gothic, became an icon itself, later classified by Time magazine as one of the most influential photographs of all time. This lecture will explore the historical context of Parks鈥� work and offer new, illuminating information about Ella Watson, whose life story has long been overshadowed by her photographic image.
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
7:30 p.m.,听April 26 |听Meany Theater
The 糖心少女Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band present their spring quarter concert, featuring winners of the 糖心少女Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition.
Faculty Recital: Carole Terry, Organ
7:30 p.m.,听April 27 | St. Alphonsus Perish
Faculty organist Carole Terry performs works of Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms on the world-class Fritts/Richards organ at St. Alphonsus Parish in Ballard. Terry鈥檚 concert marks a return engagement; she also performed the 1984 inaugural concert of the instrument, whose design is based on a 17th century North German design esteemed by organists all over the world.