Concerts, Theatre, Art Exhibitions This Season At Springfield College
January 12, 2005SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 12, 2005 -- Springfield College’s winter/spring series of visual and performing arts programs open to the public will lead with the JENA Company of New York’s “My Soul Is a Witness,” the stirring musical dramatizing key events of the Civil Rights Movement. Other highlights will include an evening of swing dancing, a reading by award-winning author Magdalena Gomez, and art exhibitions by area professional artists and student artists. Most of the events are free of charge, and the free series poster is available by calling Professor Carol Mitchell at 748-3187.
Jan. 19 - Feb. 25
Art Exhibition:
"Spiritus Humanis"
Springfield College faculty art show of sculpture, paintings, digital imagery.
William Blizard Gallery, Wilbraham Hall, weekdays 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Reception for artists and public: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2 - 4 p.m.
Feb. 5
Theater Production:
"My Soul Is a Witness"
Written by: David Barr III, award-winning Chicago playwright
Enacted by: JENA Company of New York
Theatrical production on a 60-city national tour dramatizing key events of the Civil Rights Movement. Stunning scenes highlight the diverse personalities and significant actions of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, President Kennedy, comedian Dick Gregory, Mississippi sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer, and many others crucial to the era. Soaring gospel music and pulsating protest songs punctuate this celebration of Black History Month.
Fuller Arts Center, Appleton Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Admission: $5; (SC faculty, staff, students $3) Reserve tickets at Beveridge Center Desk 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., or call (413) 748-3144. Weather cancellation date: Feb. 6, 1 p.m., call 413-748-3144.
Mar. 6 – Apr. 8
Art Exhibition:
Ceramics from a seventh-generation Japanese potter.
William Blizard Gallery, Wilbraham Hall, weekdays 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Reception for artists and public: Sunday, Mar. 6, 2 – 4 p.m.
Apr. 14 – 17
Multimedia Performance:
"Why Art?"
Original multi-media, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational event promises to tell an astonishing and heartfelt story of who we are and why we create. Dancers, musicians, computer graphics animators, actors, and artists -- including professional artists, students, elders and youngsters side by side -- explore the shared need to give creative expression to our human experience.
Black Box Theatre, Woods Hall
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
Suggested admission: $4 (students and seniors $2), or contribution of choice
Apr. 18 – 29
Art Exhibition:
Graduate Senior Student Art Show
Visual art works in various media.
William Blizard Gallery, Wilbraham Hall, weekdays 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Reception for artists and public: Sunday, Apr. 24, 2 – 4 p.m.
Apr. 22
Dance Event:
"Swing Into Spring"
With special guests, the O-Tones
Swing dancing to the toe-tapping sounds of one of the valley’s most popular swing groups, introductory lessons followed by open dancing with cash bar and refreshments.
Townhouse Conference Room, 7 – 11 p.m. Admission: $ 4, (college students, faculty, staff and seniors with ID $2)
Apr. 27
Dramatic Reading:
"Chopping"
Written and performed by: Magdalena Gomez
Tour-de-force dramatic work in which Mina, a compulsive shopper, reflects on her life, identity and sexuality. In various voices and costumes, Gomez celebrates the women who influenced her life, unlocking memories hidden in the secret life of objects. "Chopping" premiered at the Boston Women on Top Festival, 2001, and continues to be produced nationally. According to the Boston Globe, "Chopping" is "acted with gusto…emotionally engaging…remarkable."
Black Box Theatre, Woods Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Free advance tickets at the Beveridge Center Desk or by calling 413-748-3144
May 2 – 14
Art Exhibition:
Graduate Art Therapy Show
Exhibition of visual art in various media by graduate students of art therapy.
William Blizard Gallery, Wilbraham Hall, weekdays 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Reception for artists and public: Sunday, May 8, 2 – 4 p.m.
