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10 AM
DANCE MASTER CLASS: Ailey II Artistic Director Sylvia Waters
Lee Hall Dance Studio
With the support of the regional arts organization, the Cultural Resources
Council Sylvia Waters, recipient of an honorary doctorate from SUNY Oswego, is
teaching a master class in modern dance targeting advanced students. This is a
special opportunity to learn from this nationally renowned and respected
teacher. Dr. Waters earned a New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award
for Sustained Achievement in recognition of her outstanding commitment to young
and emerging artists. A reception honoring her will follow in the Campus
Center.
REGISTRATION: FREE to SUNY Oswego students (with ID) and
upstate dancers, but limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is required.
Contact Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell at 312-2339 or cmitche1@oswego.edu
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1, 7, 8 • 8 PM
9 • 2 PM
 THEATRE:
A Doll's House
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
Presented by the Theatre Department
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Translated by Frank McGuinness
Nora Helmer’s life, as a mother and wife, appears to be perfect in every
way. The unstable foundation of her marriage gives way, and Nora confronts
herself and her husband with brutal truths about deception in the name of love,
loyalty, respectability and her place in the world. First produced (to shock
waves of protest) in 1879, the play is an uncompromising study of a passionate
and determined woman.
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5:30 PM
VISITING ARTIST: Insanimation™ by Tricia McLaughlin
118 the Campus Center Auditorium
Tricia McLaughlin works in the realm of fantasy architecture, having completed
a 9 by 90 foot animation of a virtual aquarium for a permanent public art
commission at the City of Virginia Beach Convention Center in 2006. She is a
recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship for fantasy architecture in the form of 3D
design, animation and sculpture.
McLaughlin is fascinated by the logical approach to controlling nature through
invention, and plays with the idea of restructuring human behavior. She
believes we are affected by the structures we live in, regardless of whether
they are natural, invented, physical or cultural.
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12:40-1:35 PM
INFORMANCE: Due East on Flute and Percussion
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Members of the unique flute and percussion duo, Due East, demonstrate and
discuss their distinctive style.
12:40-1:35 PM
CRASH COURSE: Graphic Novel
Room 118, Campus Center Auditorium
In preparation for the following week’s appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winning
Maus creator Art Spiegelman, SUNY Oswego’s Phillip Heimes presents the
distilled essence of his popular course on the Graphic Novel. Illustrations are
drawn from a range of comic art.
7 PM
Pre-Concert Chat
7:30 PM
KE-NEKT’ CONCERT: Due
East
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
H osted by Trevor Jorgensen
Due East features Erin Lesser and Greg Beyer in an exciting and dynamic
combination of flute and percussion. Formed in 2001 at the Manhattan School of
Music, Due East strives to push the boundaries of audience expectations. Beyer
and Lesser work closely with young composers to develop a unique and engaging
21st century repertoire. Their programs involve extensive multimedia and
technology-driven works alongside pieces that call for a variety of world music
instruments in combination with folksong-like vocals and narratives.
TICKETS: Adults $15, seniors/students $10, SUNY Oswego
students $5.
A Ke-nekt' Young Professionals (KYP) gathering follows the concert. For
details contact Rob Auler: auler@oswego.edu
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7:30 PM
CONCERT: A Tribute to Modern Jazz
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
The Oswego State Jazz Ensemble, led by faculty member Eric Schmitz, performs
selections from the great jazz masterpieces of the past 30 years.
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3 PM
RECITAL: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Presented by Oswego Opera
First United Methodist Church, 7111 Route104, Oswego
Join tenor Todd Graber and pianist Juan Francisco La Manna for an evening of
Celtic Songs. Featured selections will include Scottish folk songs arranged by
Beethoven and Weber, as well as old Irish favorites such as When Irish Eyes Are
Smiling, Galway Bay, The Garden Where the Praties Grow, Mother Machree,
Macnamara's Band and Danny Boy. Green attire optional!
TICKETS: $15, seniors $10, students $5
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8 PM
PERFORMING ARTS:
Art Spiegelman: Comix 101
Ballroom, Hewitt Union
Presented by ARTSwego and Student Association Programming Board
Arts, History and Memory keynote speaker
“A Michelangelo and a Medici to the comics world.”
—The New York Times Magazine
In his chillingly effective graphic novels, Maus and Maus II, Spiegelman
chronicles the unspeakable and unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust. Embraced
by critics and fans, his work won a Pulitzer Prize in 1972. Today with In the
Shadow of No Towers, Spiegelman continues to be central to the re-evaluation of
the comic genre as an art form.
TICKETS: Free, but required. Tickets not picked up by Friday,
March 7 will be released.
Note: Mr. Spiegelman smokes on stage as part of his
performance.
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12:40-1:35 PM
CONVERSATION: Richard Einhorn on Darwin
Room 118, Campus Center Auditorium
A discussion with composer Richard Einhorn about the making of his multi-media
oratorio The Origin. Einhorn’s intensive study of the life of Charles Darwin
formed the basis for his creative project. After more than 150 years, Darwin’s
ideas still inspire and disturb us.
12:40-1:35 PM
VOCAL WORKSHOP: An Introduction to Balkan Singing w/ Kitka
Room 41, Tyler Hall
Join singers from the world-reknowned vocal ensemble, Kitka, and learn simple
“village style” songs from countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia,
Albania, Bosnia, Ukraine and Georgia. Participants will become familiar with
basic vocal production and will learn to sing close “dissonant” intervals with
full-voiced confidence.
REGISTRATION: Call ARTSwego 312-4581 or email
artswego@oswego.edu
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7:30 PM
PREVIEW: The Origin
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
You are invited to witness the creative process as composer Richard Einhorn and
SUNY Oswego choral director Julie Pretzat talk about Einhorn’s new choral work
about Charles Darwin. KITKA, the women’s vocal ensemble, soprano Jacqueline
Horner and bass Eric Johnson will perform excerpts together with the SUNY
Oswego College Choir and Oswego Festival Chorus. The program will be followed
by a Q&A and an opportunity for you to participate in the creative
process!
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7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE: KITKA
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
“A stunning group unlike any other…absolutely electrifying!”
—Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
KITKA is a women’s vocal ensemble unlike any other. These sophisticated
singers blend a contemporary sensibility with specialized vocal techniques from
Eastern Europe that have been distilled over centuries. Using only the pure
unaccompanied voice, they create a constantly shifting landscape of sound,
pulsing with angular rhythms, where dramatic dynamics leap from delicate
stillness to shattering resonance, and seamless unisons explode into lush
incomprehensible chords.Describing their work, David Crosby of Crosby, Stills
and Nash says it is “truly the most amazing singing
I have ever heard.”
TICKETS: Adults $15; seniors/children $12; SUNY Oswego
students $7
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7:30 PM
CONCERT: Oswego State Concert Band
Church of the Resurrection, 120 West 5th Street
The Oswego State Concert Band, under the direction of faculty member Trevor
Jorgensen, and College-Community Orchestra, led by Juan La Manna, share an
afternoon of music.
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5, SUNY Oswego Students free
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12:40-1:35 PM
PERFORMANCE: The Afghan Woman
Waterman Theater, Tyler Hall
Bina Shariff, an award-winning Pakistani-American actress and director,
presents a one-woman dramatic performance in a response to the tragic aftermath
of September 11 and the devastation of the war in Afghanistan. The play deals
with racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination, particularly against
Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent.
7:30 PM
JAM SESSION: Oswego Jazz Project
King Arthur's Steakhouse Brewery, 7 West Bridge Street
Provides SUNY Oswego students and community members with an opportunity to play
jazz with a faculty-led quartet.
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7:30 PM
JAM SESSION: Oswego Jazz Project
King Arthur's Steakhouse Brewery, 7 West Bridge Street
Provides SUNY Oswego students and community members with an opportunity to play
jazz with a faculty-led quartet.
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3 PM
FILM AND DISCUSSION: Freedom's Call (1998)
Room 114, Campus Center
Directed by Richard Breyer, this film tells the story of two civil rights
journalists who covered key moments in civil rights history. The film is an
excellent historical reference with primary sources. Light refreshments
available between film and discussion.
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