Hello Dudley art enthusiasts,
We hope you are enjoying the snow! The Dudley arts fellows would like to
invite you to join us for the exciting events and classes we have planned
for February. A full list of our offerings is included below; you can also
visit our website for information about classes and upcoming events at:
http://www.dudley
.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k73092&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup111152
If you have suggestions for general arts programming, and for questions
regarding the Dudley art class, contact Ivanna Yi at: iyi(a)fas.harvard.edu .
To get in touch with ideas and questions regarding theater and related
outings, contact Cynthia Browne at: dudleyhouse.drama(a)gmail.com
For recommendations and questions about our film screenings series, contact
Charles Marcrum at marcrum(a)fas.harvard.edu
Hope to see you at some of our events!
Dudley arts fellows
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Dudley Arts Events for February 2011*
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Swing Dance Lessons, Advanced Beginner
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Dudley House is excited to be continuing its popular swing dance lessons in
the spring. Lessons will be held Wednesdays evenings from 7:30-9:00 at
Holden Chapel. The cost is $20 for a series of six lessons. Please bring the
payment to 3rd Floor Dudley House between January 24rd and January 31st to
reserve your spot. For more information, please email Jean Anne Currivan at
currivan (at) physics.harvard.edu
*Tango Lessons *
Thursdays evenings 8-10 pm at Northwest Labs. Dudley House is excited to be
offering a series of tango lessons this winter semester led by fellow member
Tom Wisniewski starting in February. Lessons will last one hour, followed by
an optional, open practica. All levels of experience will be welcome, no
partner necessary. Come shake off those winter chills with your adornos,
arrastres, boleos, caminitas, and giro. The cost is $40 for an eight-week
series, signs-ups beginning January, 24th. Please bring payment to 3rd
floor Dudley House to reserve your spot. Space limited. For more
information, please email cbrowne82 (at) gmail.com
*Acrylics Art Class*
The six-week Dudley arts class on acrylics will continue to meet on
Saturdays, 2-4:30pm, in the Dudley House Private Dining Room, through March
5th. The class is now full, but please contact Ivanna Yi (
iyi(a)fas.harvard.edu) to be placed on the waiting list for the next session,
“Drawing in the Sackler Galleries,” at the same time on Saturdays from March
26-April 23. $30 plus the cost of materials.
*Screening of Garden State (2004)*
Thursday, Feb. 3rd @ 7pm, Graduate Student Lounge
Having just weaned himself off antidepressants, Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff)
returns to his New Jersey hometown after a decade away to attend his
mother's funeral and slowly begins to see his life in a new light. In the
process, he confronts his psychologist father and forges a connection with a
new friend (Natalie Portman). This whimsical comedy with a Grammy
award-winning soundtrack premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.
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Outing to a Jazz Masterclass with the Tierney Sutton Band*
Thursday, February 10, 7pm at the New College Theatre, 10 Holyoke Street
Join us for a jazz masterclass with the triple-Grammy-nominated Tierney
Sutton Band,
comprising acclaimed vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos
Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker. According to “Jazz
Times,” “[Tierney] Sutton's brilliance is her ability to blend seamlessly
with her superlative bandmates.” Sutton and her quartet will share that
brilliance at a master class featuring undergraduate singers and players,
free and open to the public, co-sponsored by the Celebrity Series of Boston
and Learning From Performers at the Office for the Arts at Harvard. We will
meet on the Dudley steps at 6:30pm to walk over. Contact Ivanna Yi (
iyi(a)fas.harvard.edu)
*Screening of Kebab Connection (2005)*
Thursday, Feb. 17th @ 7pm, Graduate Student Lounge
In this airy comedy, budding filmmaker Ibo dreams of making a German kung fu
movie, but first hones his talent with a commercial for his uncle's kebab
stand. Ibo's ad -- a martial arts parody featuring dueling shish kebabs --
becomes a huge hit. But things go downhill when his girlfriend turns up
pregnant, his family gives him the boot, he gets embroiled in a restaurant
feud and he attracts unwanted attention from the mob. Contact Charlie
(marcrum@fas) for more information.
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Outing to “Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson” at the MIT
Museum*
Sunday, Feb. 20th @ 10am, The MIT Museum
Self-described as a cross between a mechanical engineer and a choreographer,
Arthur Ganson creates contraptions composed of a range of materials from
delicate wire to welded steel and concrete. Most are viewer-activated or
powered by electric motors. All are driven by a wry sense of humor or a
probing philosophical concept. Admission is free. Bring your Charlie card or
cash for the T. Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.
*Outing to see the Actors Shakespeare Project’s production of Cymbeline*
Sunday, February 20th, 1-4 pm
Outing to see the Actors Shakespeare Project’s production of Cymbeline. Meet
at 1:15 in Dudley lobby to take the T over to Davis Square. A limited number
of advance student tickets for $15 will be on sale at Dudley House starting
February 7th. Bring deposit to third floor Dudley to reserve your spot. For
more information, please email Cynthia at cbrowne82 (at) gmail.com
*Contemporary Chinese Landscapes at the Sackler Museum*
Friday, February 25, 3pm at the Sackler Museum
Join us for a viewing of “Brush and Ink Reconsidered: Contemporary Chinese
Landscapes,” a special exhibition at the Sackler Museum. The installation
offers highlights from the Harvard Art Museums’ growing collection of recent
Chinese ink paintings, which invite us to examine the meaning of
“contemporary” in non-Western contexts. While using traditional materials,
formats, and subjects, the 11 artists represented employ new techniques and
work in styles that draw on both Western and Chinese sources. Free with
Harvard ID. We will meet at 3pm in the Sackler Museum lobby. Contact Ivanna
Yi (iyi(a)fas.harvard.edu)
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Gallery Talk at the Sackler Museum: “Identity and the Art of the Middle
Ages”*
Saturday, Feb. 26th @ 11am, Arthur M. Sackler Museum
Arthur Kingsley Porter, professor of medieval art at Harvard between the
world wars, saw in the sculpture of the Middle Ages a Europe unconcerned
with national boundaries. His view was uniquely American, and much of
Harvard’s medieval art came to Cambridge because of his innovative thinking.
This talk by Charlotte Gray, Agnes Mongan Curatorial Intern, will consider
works in their medieval and later contexts, focusing on issues of style and
recognition, propaganda, and modern notions of the nation-state. Free with
Harvard ID. Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.
