Gaignard is a visual artist working across disciplines to address issues of race, class and femininity. Her provocative photographs, sculptures and installations are intended to confront assumptions around beauty and blackness. Gaignard, whose work and career are internationally acclaimed, discusses her work and process.
Technology has vastly outpaced copyright law, yet it has also expanded the bounds of potential creativity in the arts and new media. Join lawyer and copyright expert Kyle K. Courtney for an engaging and informative exploration of how the arts, media and the law intersect.
Documentary filmmaker Lansana ‘Barmmy Boy’ Mansaray, screens his film Survivors, a portrait of Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the socio-political turmoil that lies in its wake. A Q&A and reception will follow.
The ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor Sheila Falls, performs music from a variety of genres from around the world, including Europe, South America, Africa and more.
The Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony, under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney, presents works by Prokofiev, Milhaud, Gould, Hindemith, plus seasonal favorites. Suggested donation $5.
The 60-piece GWSO performs dance music from around the world, featuring selections from Stravinsky’s Firebird; Respighi’s Ancient Airsand Dances Suite No 2; Melanie Bonis’ Suite en forme de valses; and African-American composer William Grant Still’s Danzas da Panama. Charlotte Chuen, Class of 2020, also performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Suggested donation $5.
The Wheaton Chorale, under the direction of Professor of Music Tim Harbold, continues a Wheaton tradition, singing carols and other music from a wide variety of cultures and traditions. The concert is free to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted. Suggested donation $10.
The ensemble performs under the direction of Artistic Director Andrea Taylor-Blenis. Tickets: $10 general, $5 faculty/staff & seniors, $2 students. Tickets may be purchased online through the Box Office.
written by Aaron Posner, directed by Stephanie Burlington Daniels ’97 and Isabel Pongratz ’19
A homage to Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Stupid F**king Bird, is a hilarious tale about love, family, and the creation of art and beauty. A frank portrayal of mental health and suicide with contemporary language and nudity this production is not for the faint of heart. Join us as we sing through depression and find laughter through loss. Tickets: $10 general, $5 with a Wheaton ID & seniors. Tickets may be purchased online through the Box Office.
Trailer by Gracie Vicente ’22
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The Phat Police, a student-led ensemble under the direction of Assistant Professor Jeff Cashen, present a program of music selected and arranged by the members, ranging from jazz standards to blues to reggae.