New Plays Festival-Saturday Performances Cancelled
Watson Fine Arts - Experimental Theatre Norton, United StatesLonger form plays—written, directed, and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased over one weekend at our annual festival.
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Ice Sculpture at Wheaton
Balfour-Hood - Courtyard Norton, MAWheaton sculptors will exhibit their cool creations in an outdoor sculpture exhibition. The artists will begin carving large blocks of ice using power tools in the early afternoon. As the sun sets, colored light will illuminate the sculptures and there will be music and warm refreshments.
Free
2019 Wheaton Biennial: Brush Coat Cover
Brush Coat Cover, juried by contemporary art dealer Cade Tompkins, is the fourth biennial at Wheaton. The 2019 exhibition focuses on work that challenges, explores, and celebrates the definition and history of painting, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation on the medium.
Free
2019 Wheaton Biennial: Brush Coat Cover
Brush Coat Cover, juried by contemporary art dealer Cade Tompkins, is the fourth biennial at Wheaton. The 2019 exhibition focuses on work that challenges, explores, and celebrates the definition and history of painting, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation on the medium.
Free
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Winterreise
Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United StatesWilliam Hite is well known for his interpretation of Schubert’s magnificent song cycle Winterreise. Written in 1827, the year before Schubert’s death, this work is regarded as one of the most important vocal pieces of the Romantic Era. Hite’s visiting artist residence provides a special opportunity to hear the entire work in the remarkable Cole Memorial Chapel, a beautiful acoustic space that creates a connection between performer and audience.
2019 Wheaton Biennial: Brush Coat Cover
Brush Coat Cover, juried by contemporary art dealer Cade Tompkins, is the fourth biennial at Wheaton. The 2019 exhibition focuses on work that challenges, explores, and celebrates the definition and history of painting, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation on the medium.
Free
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Readings by the Writer—Sarah Gambito with Performance Artist Robbie McCauley
Mary Lyon Hall - Woolley Room Norton, MA, United StatesAs part of the Wheaton Institute for the Interdisciplinary Humanities’ symposium on Narrative Medicine and the Healing Arts, guest co-host, Haas Visiting Artist and poet Sarah Gambito and Performance Artist Robbie McCauley read from their works. Professor Gambito, director of Fordham University’s MFA creative writing program, brings a poet’s mind to psychic, emotional, and physical healing. Emerson College Professor Emerita Robbie McCauley uses methodologies of theatre and storytelling to address charged issues of race and to frame the personal through the large.
Mariachi Feminino
Watson Fine Arts - Weber Theatre Norton, MA, United StatesLatin Grammy Award winning Flor de Toloache is an all-women Mariachi group from Brooklyn, whose diverse cultural and musical backgrounds create “an edgy, versatile and fresh take on traditional Mexican music.” Treating the Mariachi tradition with reverence while introducing modern interpretations, the group has captivated audiences around the world. We are thrilled to highlight Flor de Toloache during Women’s History Month, to enjoy their incredible music, and to celebrate their many accomplishments. Tickets are required but are available free of charge. To reserve tickets, contact the Watson Box Office.
2019 Wheaton Biennial: Brush Coat Cover
Brush Coat Cover, juried by contemporary art dealer Cade Tompkins, is the fourth biennial at Wheaton. The 2019 exhibition focuses on work that challenges, explores, and celebrates the definition and history of painting, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation on the medium.
Free
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Tropes vs. Women in Video Games
Discovery Center - Hindle Auditorium Norton, MA, United StatesIt’s no secret that the video games industry boasts supremely sexually objectified, stereotyped, and downright oppressive portrayals of women. In this talk Anita Sarkeesian explains why. She will give a broad overview of the culture that sustains harassment, exclusion, and objectification in gaming, from the dynamics of sexist cybermobs to recurring tropes in video games that reinforce sexist conceptions of women, before concluding with a look at a few games that manage to get it right.