Photo Credit Drinking Brecht: An Automated Laboratory Performance After stealing a hat from the costume collection of famous communist playwright Bertolt Brecht, multimedia artist sister sylvester embarks on a forensic quest to trace the hat’s possible past wearers. Paying homage to Brecht’s “Scientific Theater,” which endeavored to spark revolution, Drinking Brecht is an innovative interactive …
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Live from Theatre and Dance, Vol. 3
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture: The Arts, Democracy, and Public Life How do the arts activate public life? What is the role of the arts in sustaining democracy? As the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the United States both mark their 250th anniversaries, this lecture presented by Dr. Shannon Jackson reflects on how the arts help …
Theatre and Dance Events and News – Block 2
Why, 80 years after the end of the Second World War, do we still have wars? Internationally acclaimed artists Eiko Otake and Wen Hui return to CC with What is War, a haunting and powerful work they first developed here during a 2024–25 creative residency. Drawing on personal histories shaped by postwar Japan and …
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Theatre & Dance First Year Newsletter
Open House Party Friday, Sept. 6, 3 – 5 p.m., Cornerstone Arts Center The Department of Theatre and Dance invites you to our Open House Party this Friday, Sept. 6, from 3-5 p.m. in Cornerstone Arts Center. Complete our challenge for a chance to win prizes! There will also be food and opportunities to socialize …