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Joseph Polisi tells arts grads never to compromise artistic integrityMay 20, 2012
Never settle for anything but your absolute best effort, Juilliard School President told arts graduates. The effort may be exhausting and frustrating, he said, but it would ultimately serve them in good stead as artists and human beings.
Rose Art Museum open SaturdayMay 15, 2012
Yu-Hui Chang to conduct at Beijing Modern Music FestivalMay 11, 2012
Joyce Antler's class writes its own 'History as Theater'May 4, 2012
Eight students investigated events at Brandeis in 1970 that led to the involvement of students Susan Saxe and Kathy Power in the robbing of the State Street Bank in Brighton, during which a Boston police officer was killed. They wrote a play with the results of their explorations.
Bernstein Festival brings community to campusApril 30, 2012
The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, a 60-year tradition, brought the masses to campus last weekend, as it activated the community with an array of music, dance, theater and more. See videos of selected events from the four-day festival.
Bernstein Festival of the Arts aims to activate the Brandeis campusApril 23, 2012
Creativity and community will reign as the annual Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts takes over campus April 26 to 29. In honor of founder Leonard Bernstein’s commitment to engaging people in the arts and Brandeis’ spirit of social justice, 'Activate Art' is the theme of this year’s festival.
Stories of identity, survival, comedy featured in 15th Jewish film festivalApril 18, 2012
From the U.S. premieres of recently restored comedies, to a spotlight on Polish films and a focus on identity, the 15th annual National Center for Jewish Film film festival – JewishFilm.2012 – offers viewers a wide variety of options. Comprised of 15 films in all, is being held at the Museum of Fine Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art and the West Newton Cinema from April 18 to 29.
Author Colm Tóibín to read on campus WednesdayApril 17, 2012
Critically acclaimed Irish novelist, journalist and scholar Colm Tóibín will be on campus Wednesday to read from his 2004 novel on the life of Henry James, "The Master." Following the reading, Professor Kathy Lawrence will conduct a Q&A with the writer.
Jim Olesen to receive award for contributions to the arts at BrandeisApril 10, 2012
'She Stoops to Conquer' a comedy of mannersMarch 29, 2012
The latest Brandeis Theater Company production, 'She Stoops to Conquer,' is an 18th-century comedy of manners revolving around two impassioned sweethearts, a socially ambitious stepmother and the irrepressible Tony Lumpkin. Performances run through April 1.
Students share enthusiasm for experiential learningMarch 27, 2012
Whether they study cell architecture in a lab, identify and exhibit rare Roman glass or advocate for less fortunate in communities around the country, Brandeis students learn by doing. They shared their experiences of learning outside the classroom at the fourth annual Experiential Learning Symposium held in Levin Ballroom March 22.
Renowned documentarians to discuss their workMarch 22, 2012
Oscar-winning director Errol Morris will interview acclaimed filmmaker Claude Lanzmann Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the Wasserman Cinematheque on his recently-published memoir, 'The Patagonian Hare,' as well as other works. The event is free and open to students (but seating is limited) and will also be live-streamed.
Gamelan group bringing Javanese tradition to RoseMarch 19, 2012
Boston Village Gamelan will participate in a one-day MusicUnitesUs residency at the Rose Art Museum Wednesday. The group will visit the 'Intro to World Music' class, conduct a workshop and perform a concert of the traditional Indonesian music.
Series explores how artists use Jews in their workMarch 16, 2012
Throughout history, authors and artists have incorporated Jews in their works when Jews did not exist around them. David Nirenberg, a professor of medieval history and social thought at the University of Chicago, shares his research and theories in a four-day series of lectures and seminars.
Video contest focuses on federally funded scientific research March 12, 2012
Paul Morrison: 'Footnote' asks what is centralMarch 9, 2012
'Footnote,' Joseph Cedar’s brilliant new film, opens, appropriately enough, with the cinematic equivalent of a footnote: in a font characteristic of academic Hebrew footnotes, the words 'the worst day of Professor Schlonik’s life' are typed across the screen.
Virtuosos of raga to mingle Indian, Afghan traditionsMarch 5, 2012
Three virtuosos – Homayun Sakhi, Ken Zuckerman and Salar Nader – are participating in this semester’s MusicUnitesUs residency, 'Improvisations: Raga in Afghanistan and North India.' Their visit will culminate with a concert in Slosberg on Saturday, at 8 p.m., with a pre-concert lecture by Dartmouth College music professor Theodore Levin at 7 p.m.
Week of events highlights Russian cultureMarch 4, 2012
A local Jewish and Israeli performance ensemble that brings to life the music of their grandparents’ Russian villages, a cinematic journey into how the Holocaust impacted one Russian boy’s childhood and a visit from an activist alum just returned from political demonstrations in Moscow: these are just a few of the events to be featured as part of Brandeis’ fifth annual celebration of Russian Culture Week.
Kurt Rohde wins Lydian Quartet Commission PrizeFeb. 28, 2012
Award-winning classical music composer Kurt Rohde of San Francisco won Brandeis University’s inaugural Lydian String Quartet Commission Prize. He was chosen from an international field of 430 composers – twice the number of entries that organizers expected to receive.  
'Footnote' to be screened, discussed at L.A. eventFeb. 28, 2012
Friends, supporters and alumni of Brandeis in Los Angeles will gather Thursday for a screening of 'Footnotes,' an Israeli movie that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It is the second year Brandeis has sponsored a screening and discussion of a film at Creative Artists Agency.
'Time Stands Still' at Lyric Stage has a strong Brandeis connectionFeb. 27, 2012
“Time Stands Still,” now playing at the Lyric Stage in Boston, is what Office of the Arts Director Scott Edmiston calls a very Brandeisian show – not only in its subject matter, but also in terms of cast and crew.
Wardwell combines visuals, music to send messageFeb. 24, 2012
In his landscape paintings, which closely follow the tradition of the famed 19th-century Hudson River School, Professor Joe Wardwell challenges our national identity by incorporating text ranging from song lyrics to novel passages to political speeches. These works are part of the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park biennial exhibition.
Wachter ’73 named chair of Rose Board of OverseersFeb. 22, 2012
President Fred Lawrence has named George Wachter ‘73, a long-time supporter and friend of the university’s Fine Arts Department, as chair of the Rose Art Museum’s Board of Overseers. Wachter serves as chairman of Sotheby’s North and South America, co-chairman of Old Master Paintings Worldwide and frequently lectures on old master paintings.
Electro-acoustic musician Chasalow focuses on artFeb. 21, 2012
Eric Chasalow, known for his unique blend of traditional instruments and electronic sounds, will premiere several new pieces this spring. The Irving Fine Professor of Music has taught at Brandeis for more than two decades.
'Ordinary Mind, Ordinary Day' runs through weekendFeb. 16, 2012
The Brandeis Theater Company takes on dark subject matter as its four-day run of 'Ordinary Mind, Ordinary Day,' a stage adaptation of four of Virginia Woolf’s short stories, begins Thursday night. Written by theater professor Adrianne Krstansky and Abigail Killeen, it follows the rich inner life beneath the routines of the characters’ days.
Archives & Special Collections holds Awards Show and TellFeb. 14, 2012
It's awards season! Want to see an Oscar statue in person? Ever wonder what the Golden Globe statue looked like in 1954? Curious to know which movie-star-turned-Brandeis University fellow won the Honorary Hoosier Award? Come to the Awards Show & Tell in the Archives & Special Collections Department on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to see a wide range of honors donated to Brandeis over the years, from the famous Emmy to the less-well-known Wonder Woman Foundation award.
Nimbaya! to bring blend of drumming, dance to campusFeb. 9, 2012
Music will do the translating when the African group Nimbaya! brings its unique blend of drumming and dance to campus next week. The all-female group, from the West African nation of Guinea, has courageously broken traditional gender roles in a society in which women were prohibited from playing the djembe.
New NBC series 'Smash' features two alumniFeb. 6, 2012
'Smash,' the much-anticipated NBC backstage melodrama, features two Brandeis alumni in leading roles – one in front of the camera, the other behind it. Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Messing ’90 and veteran Broadway playwright and TV writer Theresa Rebeck, M.A.’83, M.F.A.’86, Ph.D.’89, the show’s creator, are among the big names involved in the new series that debuts at 10 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6.
Swings invade campus adding playfulness, mysteryFeb. 6, 2012
Red swings have popped up around campus, adding a touch of playfulness and mystery. Maayan Bar-Yam ‘12, the student behind the 13 installations says he feels it is important for adults as well as children to have a place to have fun and relax.
Spring arts season offers unique collaborationsFeb. 3, 2012
From a stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s stories to Afghan and Indian music residencies; a modern dance and sculpture collaboration to a celebration of the Rose Art Museum, the spring arts season features a variety of offerings to entertain and challenge.
Katz to help students discover their inner comicJan. 24, 2012
Jonathan Katz is probably best known for his alter ego, "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist," but his credits also include writing, producing and acting for a variety of media. This spring, he adds a role teaching "Short Form Comedy" at Brandeis.
Exhibit inspired by water crisis around the worldJan. 6, 2012
Inspired by daily swims in the Adirondack Mountains, and the water crisis it brought to mind, Naoe Suzuki will exhibit her water-themed work in the Kniznick Gallery at the Women's Studies Research Center beginning Jan. 12. Suzuki is also the Peacebuilding and the Arts program's senior coordinator.
Brandeis collaborates with James Taylor in ‘A Christmas Carol’Dec. 20, 2011
Five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor shares the stage with eight members of the Brandeis arts community in a new production of ‘A Christmas Carol,' at the Berkshire Theatre in Pittsfield, Mass., through Dec. 30.
A new twist on an old tradition -- 'snow' in the campus centerDec. 14, 2011
Amid a silvery winter dusk – much welcomed in this atypically warm season – the Shapiro Campus Center glowed golden with the bright lights and warm feelings of the annual 'Messiah Sing' and a surprise from above filled the house with smiles at the finale.
Special Collections Spotlight: French Revolution pamphlets, 1761 to 1807Dec. 12, 2011
Oran Etkin '01 featured on Grammy-nominated album Dec. 5, 2011
Listen to the Grammy-nominated album 'Healthy Food for Thought,' and you might hear a familiar voice and clarinet. The recording, nominated this year in the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category, includes a track by Oran Etkin ’01.
The passions of Ann E. Lucas: Music, ecstasy and the MideastNov. 22, 2011
Music has the power to cut across cultures and evoke emotion. Just ask faculty fellow Ann E. Lucas, an ethnomusicologist who is showing how music is a fundamental aspect of the human experience.
Klezmer music and dance featured in free concert Nov. 14, 2011
The event will showcase the talents of internationally renowned Yiddish singer, fiddler and dance leader Michael Alpert, local klezmer revival pioneer Hankus Netsky, clarinetist Zoe Christiansen and members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band.
'The Comedy of Errors' runs through Sunday Nov. 10, 2011
Shakespeare's farcical folly of mistaken identity involving two sets of identical twins has been set to original music by Bill Barclay, who is directing the production. In the Laurie Theater.
Brandeis Theater Company offers musical take on ShakespeareNov. 8, 2011
The Brandeis Theater Company’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s 'The Comedy of Errors' has two features most incarnations don’t: two sets of real-life twins and an original Balinese-style score. The play, a farcical folly of mistaken identity involving two sets of identical twins separated at birth, will be performed Thursday through Sunday.
Evening of art, music, joy hails reopening of RoseOct. 28, 2011
Brandeis' renowned collection of contemporary art was on display at a public celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary and recent, $1.7 million renovation. President Fred Lawrence declared the reopening a new beginning, and three exhibits opened to mark the occasion.
Festive gala for friends kicks off Rose celebrationOct. 27, 2011
Brandeis welcomed nearly 200 guests to a festive gala kicking off celebrations of the Rose Art Museum's renovation, reopening and 50th anniversary. The event debuted three new exhibits, and included an interview between Adam Weinberg '77, director of the Whitney, and pop-artist James Rosenquist.
Rose in bloom: Exhibits trace 50-year historyOct. 25, 2011
The Rose Art Museum will publicly celebrate its 50th anniversary and reopening after renovations with three new exhibits: 'Art at the Origin: The Early '60s,' 'Collecting Stories,' and 'Bruce Conner: EVE-RAY-FOREVER' on Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. Artist James Rosenquist will be on hand.
Rose to reopen, celebrating 50th anniversary, after major rebuildOct. 21, 2011
The original building of the Rose Art Museum has undergone major renovations over the summer and early autumn. The $1.7 million project has been completed in time for next week’s reopening and celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary.
MusicUnitesUS hosts innovative Indian troupeOct. 18, 2011
India’s famed Navarasa Dance Theater will bring its inventive performance style to Brandeis for the first time on October 29. The group devises dynamic stories for the stage by mixing Indian classical and folk dance forms, Western and Indian theater, world music, martial arts, aerial dance, yoga, live singing and storytelling with comic timing and innovative staging.
Theater season to include new spin on classicsOct. 18, 2011
The upcoming Brandeis Theater Company season will feature diverse performances ranging from a close adaptation of a classic to boundary-stretching new work. Guest artists and talented faculty will make the season one that should not be missed.
Peacebuilding getting a boost on campus and around the worldOct. 17, 2011
After six years studying artists' experiences with healing and reconciliation, the Peacebuilding and the Arts Program and Brandeis' partnership with Theatre Without Borders are making available people, printed materials, a feature-length documentary film and other tools.
Rose gets Bruce Conner work for 50th anniversaryOct. 12, 2011
In celebration of its upcoming 50th anniversary, the Rose Art Museum has a provocative new piece that, like the building itself, is beginning a second life. Bruce Conner's 'EVE-RAY-FOREVER (1965/2006),' a triptych film installation first exhibited in 1965, was digitally born again after it proved too fragile for restoration.
Artists offer complementary bodies of workOct. 7, 2011
Painter Laurie Kaplowitz adorns the figures she creates, while sculptor Stacy Latt Savage strips them down. Together, the artists will offer two complementary views of the female form in 'Embodied,' an exhibit opening Oct. 11 at the Kniznick Gallery in the Women’s Studies Research Center.
Students discuss race, responsibility in theaterOct. 3, 2011
In the face of urgent questions about representations of race in theater and the responsibility and authority of new generations to transform iconic works of art, a trip to the A.R.T to view 'Porgy and Bess' offered a valuable opportunity for experiential learning.
Bernice and Henry Tumen collection invaluable religious artifact resourceOct. 3, 2011
Ji Yun Lee ’11 making her own fashion statementSept. 30, 2011
Thanks to the Fashion Scholarship Fund, Ji Yun Lee '11 is working in her chosen industry. The deadline to apply for 2011-12 FSF scholarship is Oct. 24. The fund “does a great job connecting you with people in the industry,” said Lee, who was raised in Beijing.
Indie rock, environmental powerhouse Guster performs Sept. 27, 2011
Indie rock favorites Guster headlined the fall concert in Shapiro Gym, following an opening set by trio Jukebox the Ghost. The band wowed students with music from throughout their 20-year career.
Search for new Rose Museum director is intensifyingSept. 26, 2011
Brandeis is looking for a new leader for the renowned museum of modern art. The position has been vacant since 2009. Now an expanded committee and a professional search firm are accelerating the process of filling it. The goal is a short list by early '12.
Pesky J. Nixon's original sound comes to campusSept. 14, 2011
Billed as a hootenanny, Ethan Baird '02 returns to Slosberg Music Hall Saturday, Sept. 17, with his band Pesky J. Nixon. Members will also play with Professor Eric Chasalow and his wife Barbara Cassidy MA '98 and a cappella group Starving Artists.
Guster to headline fall concert Sept. 24Sept. 13, 2011
Indie rock band Guster will headline this year’s Student Events fall concert on Sept. 24. Guster formed in 1991, when its three founding members met as Tufts University freshmen. The band broke into the mainstream with its third album “Lost and Gone Forever,” which was released in 1999. Known for its live performances and humor, Guster released its sixth studio album, “Easy Wonderful,” last year.
Kniznick Gallery to hold 'Floors & Ceilings' closing receptionSept. 13, 2011
The Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center (WSRS) will host a closing reception for its juried student art exhibit, “Floors & Ceilings,” on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The art, which is part of the gallery’s first student art exhibit, has been up on display since May. It was juried by a panel comprising Brandeis arts faculty and staff, a WSRC scholar, WSRC curator Michele L’Heureux and assistant curator for the exhibition, Nera Lerner ’14.
Arsenault '81, Devine '76, Prochnik '86 win Emmys; Arsenault to screen film Sept. 12, 2011
Professor Rakowski's quartet 'Thickly Settled' to premiereSept. 12, 2011
Director brings remake of 'Straw Dogs' to campusSept. 1, 2011
Director Rod Lurie knew he was trampling on sacred ground when he decided to pursue a remake of 'Straw Dogs,' the 1971 thriller directed by Hollywood legend Sam Peckinpah. Brandeis movie-goers will have the opportunity to judge Lurie’s much-anticipated film for themselves at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 during a special pre-release screening and Q&A at the Wasserman Cinematheque.
Concert season showcases acclaimed music faculty Aug. 29, 2011
The Brandeis Music Department will offer more than 70 performances this year, beginning with a tribute to its founder Irving Fine. The Lydian String Quartet, Dinosaur Annex, the Brandeis Jazz Ensemble, Session X and Navarasa Dance Theater will be among this fall's performers.
Peter Van Zandt Lane awarded Barlow Endowment commissionAug. 11, 2011
Snuff bottle collection offers views into the QingAug. 11, 2011
From 18th-century villages in China, to 415 South St. in Waltham, a collection of 47 snuff boxes are tucked away inside the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department awaiting viewers. The bottles, popular during the Qing Dynasty, epitomize Chinese ingenuity in miniature craftsmanship.
Lydian founder explores beauty in Korean musicAug. 10, 2011
Music Professor Judy Eissenberg returns from a two-week trip to South Korea with an urgency to pass along to students and audiences what she learned. When learning about other cultures' music, she likes to understand the hopes and dreams behind the sound, and says a part of her career should be devoted to promoting peace through art.
While college students are away, teens do more than playAug. 4, 2011
Summer programs for high school students let them explore Judaism with other interests
Early Music Ensemble performs at Boston festival Aug. 1, 2011
Directed by Sarah Mead, the Brandeis group performed 'Sonata: La Fontana' by Cesario Gussago and 'Sinfonia I + Coppia gentil' by Cristofano Malvezzi, all from their program 'Italian Wedding Soup.' The festival was held in conjunction with Early Music America's 25th anniversary celebration.
What's in a shoe? A story of the people who walked the streets of Dura-EuroposJuly 29, 2011
Medieval Art Professor Charles McClendon pairs course with local exhibit
Fran Forman's surrealist images win photo honorsJuly 19, 2011
Inspired by the overlap of her roles as social worker, academic and artist, resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center combines elements of photography, painting and digital collage. 'They are very personal, very emotional,' Forman '67 says of her creations.
Center for Jewish Film takes rare find to festivalJuly 8, 2011
The 1922 silent film, "Breaking Home Ties," was thought lost until the Brandeis-based National Center for Jewish Film discovered the sole remaining print in a Berlin archive – under the wrong title. Following lengthy restoration work, it is being presented at the Jerusalem International Film Festival on July 12.
Rising sophomore defends environment through artJuly 6, 2011
Geneva Boyer, a rising sophomore, has won the attention of politicians, entertainers and advocacy groups like the National Wildlife Federation with passionate recitations of her environmentally-conscious poetry.
Brandeis, plaintiffs settle Rose Art Museum lawsuitJune 30, 2011
Brandeis University and four Rose Art Museum supporters who filed suit two years ago against the university over its handling of the museum during the financial crisis have settled the case and say they are now focused on the future of one of the region's greatest cultural treasures.
Eminent critic Caldwell Titcomb diesJune 16, 2011
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