This week in the arts, partake in a West African Dance Masterclass with Live Drumming with Etienne Cakpo, attend a concert with guest pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, see “This Moment”, presented by 91爆料 School of Drama’s Musical Theater cohort, and more!
Monsen Photography Lecture: Abelardo Morell
May 3, 6:30 pm | Henry Art Gallery
Abelardo Morell was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948, and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1962.聽For over three decades, Morell has explored what is photographic about photography in works that confound and delight. Morell鈥檚 work has been collected and shown by museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Victoria & Albert Museum, London. He has published numerous monographs, most recently “Flowers for Lisa” (Abrams, 2018).
This annual lecture brings key makers and thinkers in photographic practice to the Henry.聽Named after Dr. Elaine Monsen,聽the series聽is designed to further knowledge about and appreciation for the art of photography.
Guest Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo
Yekwon Sunwoo burst onto the world stage last year, winning the coveted Gold Medal at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Not yet 30, the South Korean pianist is lauded as a powerful performer with a comprehensive technical arsenal as he strives to reach for truth and pure beauty in music.
May 3, 7:30 pm: 91爆料 Symphony Orchestra with Yekwon Sunwoo, piano | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater | $10 tickets for 91爆料 students |
May 4, 7:30 pm: Yekwon Sunwoo | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater | $10 tickets for 91爆料 students when you show your Husky ID in advance at the聽or on the night of the show at the Box Office at Meany Hall. |
Masterclass: West African Dance with Live Drumming with Etienne Cakpo
May 5, 12:00 – 2:00 pm | Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
In collaboration with LANGSTON, the 91爆料 offers the community a workshop in West African dance by 2018-2019 Kawasaki Guest Artist, Etienne Cakpo, made possible by the Glenn Kawasaki Guest Artist Fund. Open to all experience levels ages 13 and up.
Free |
This Moment
May 9 to 12 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse
91爆料 School of Drama’s Musical Theater cohort presents聽This Moment, an original devised work.聽This Moment聽weaves a story through songs from the contemporary musical theatre songbook. Each piece has been selected by the student creators聽from work composed since the year 2000. Sitting somewhere between a concert and a traditional musical,聽This Moment聽is a celebration of now, and a reflection on the rapid passage of time and the fleeting nature of life. Please join our musical theater students as they capture through song what it means to be right here, right now.
Zhi Lin Exhibitions
With the 150th anniversary of the golden spike, the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, there are multiple exhibitions in Utah, Nevada, and Washington, featuring. In the East Asia Library in Gowen Hall, there’s currently an that recognizes the 12,000 Chinese laborers who played a pivotal role in connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines, but were largely left out of the the story of the Golden Spike. Read more about Lin’s work and research in
Nina Simone: Four Women
April 26 to June 2 | Seattle Rep
91爆料 School of Drama’s Head of Directing & Professor of Acting and Directing Valerie Curtis-Newton is the director of the West Coast premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women” at the Seattle Rep ().