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Campus News
Skidmore a semifinalist for innovative grant[11/21/09] The College is one of 31 schools seeking support for new project that will showcase performing arts and join the campus with the community on the issue of water. Read More. |
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Music
Beatlemore/Skidmania returns Nov. 22[11/13/09] On Nov. 22, the popular concert takes place for the last time in Filene Recital Hall. This year's focus is "Abbey Road" and Professor Gordon Thompson (left) will be among the performers. (Photo by Andrew Plotsky '09) Read More. |
Theater Performance
Sparkling 1930s social comedy "The Women" opens Nov. 20 [11/13/09] Clare Boothe Luce's 1930s-era play raises questions that are pertinent for today's audiences. Read More. |
Tang
Hudson River film event scheduled[11/6/09] The Tang's celebration of the Hudson River will gets under way on Thursday, Nov. 12. The screening originally scheduled for Nov. 10 has been rescheduled to Nov. 19. Read More. |
Music
Jazz to take center stage at Filene[11/6/09] The Filene Concert Series, which regularly provides audiences with the chance to hear live performances by top artists representing a wide array of musical genres and styles, turns its focus to jazz in November with performances by guitarist Adam Rogers and his quartet and pianist Lewis Porter. Read More. |
Lecture
Project Runway alum Korto Momolu to visit Nov. 7[10/30/09] African traditions strongly influence Momolu's designs, and her Liberian heritage is central to her work and understanding of the world. She will discuss the challenges she has faced, and how she works to incorporate the vision of Africa in her life and work. Read More. |
Sterne Virtuoso Artist
Skidmore to welcome Eight Strings and a Whistle[10/30/09] The innovative trio will present a public concert and master classes when it visits the campus. Read More. |
Sterne Virtuoso Artist
Guitarist Jason Vieaux returns for Sterne residency[10/25/09] The fall residency, to start Oct. 27, will feature a master class for students on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and a public concert on Thursday, Oct. 29. (Please note: master class has been reported incorrectly as starting at 8 p.m. The class will begin at 5 p.m. in the Somers Room of the Tang Museum.) Read More. |
McCormack Visiting Artist-Scholar
Bill T. Jones on campus for McCormack residency events[10/22/09] A public lecture is among the highlights of this fall's McCormack residency by acclaimed dancer Bill T. Jones. Members of his company will be guest teachers at selected classes, which the public is invited to observe. (Photo: Kevin Fitzsimmons/Wexner Center for the Arts) Read More. |
Solomon Residency
Gender studies and art history to be focus of residency[10/22/09] Scholars participating in this fall's Solomon Residency at the Tang will draw on art from contemporary Africa and Renaissance Italy to explore the connections between gender studies and art history. Read More. |
Theater Department
Eurydice opens Oct. 23 in Black Box Theater
[10/16/09] The classic Orpheus myth gets a poignant 21st-century redo in Sarah Ruhl’s critically acclaimed play, Eurydice. Carolyn Anderson directs this staging of the production, which opens Oct. 23 in the Black Box Theater. Read More. |
Tang
Dunkerley Dialogue to feature Riverkeeper founder Boyle[10/9/09] Hudson Riverkeeper founder Robert Boyle, one of the Hudson River's most ardent defenders, will participate in a Dunkerley Dialogue Oct. 14 with Lives of the Hudson co-curator Tom Lewis. Admission is free. Read More. |
Raab Visiting Artist
Leading ceramics artist Kurt Weiser to lecture Oct. 19[10/9/09] Known for creating distinctive porcelain vessels, Weiser's ceramics are richly decorated and build on the great traditions of Europe and Asia. The lecture is open without charge to the public. Read More. |
Schick Art Gallery
Selected Art Faculty Exhibition opens at Schick Art Gallery[10/9/09] A gallery talk exploring the annual exhibition is scheduled Oct. 21. Post-Star critic Jordan Reardon calls the show 'a journey of artistic exploration'. Read More. |
Academics
Skidmore appoints director of arts administration[10/9/09] David Howson has been named the inaugural Arthur Zankel Director of Arts Administration Read More. |
Music
Carnegie Hall Premieres series continues with Oct. 9 concert[10/3/09] Skidmore welcomes the return of Ensemble ACJW, featuring brilliant young musicians in residence and the upstate premiere of a Carnegie Hall commission by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) in an Oct. 9 concert. Read More. |
Davis Projects for Peace
Exhibit to show Guatemalan children's perception of peace
[10/2/09] Two Skidmore students went to Guatemala City this summer, supported by a Davis Projects for Peace grant, to lead an arts program for children. This exhibition of children's photography is the result of their work. Read More. |
Music
Baytelman to launch Filene concert season Oct. 2[10/1/09] Steinway Artist Pola Baytelman heads to London later this year to perform the piano works of Isaac Albéniz. Skidmore's audience will have a chance to preview the concert on Friday, Oct. 2, in Filene Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
Community
Saratoga Reads announces top five books[10/1/09] Community-wide reading program seeks public vote to determine the book of choice. Read More. |
Steloff Lecture
Author Allan Gurganus on campus Oct. 1 for Steloff Lecture[9/27/09] Allan Gurganus, who has been called "a Mark Twain for our age," gives the 38th annual Steloff Lecture on campus Thursday, Oct. 1. Admission is free and open to the public. (Emma Dodge Hanson photo) Read More. |
