Dept. of Performing & Media Arts 2013-2014 Season

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The 2013-2014 Season

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ur newly named Department of Performing and Media Arts will bring a wide range of theatre, dance and film events to the Schwartz Center.

We’ll start with a big splash: September will bring Bill T. Jones, the internationally acclaimed dance company, to our beautiful Kiplinger Theatre. Apart from this special event, we’ll present four larger productions: Two classic plays – William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus and Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind – will be directed by our most advanced students. Faculty will present new work: Associate Professor Beth F. Milles will direct an exciting adaptation of Charlie Chaplin’s short film One AM, called In the Middle of the Night, and choreographers Jumay Chu and Byron Suber, and lighting designer E.D. Intemann will design and direct our annual Locally Grown Dance Festival.

At the same time, a number of smaller events will be happening: dance concerts choreographed by our faculty and students; student film screenings; a Black Box production directed by local theatre professional Sarah K. Chalmers; an adaptation of Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” featuring a score by talented music major Danny Bernstein ‘14, and directed by theatre graduate student Stephen Low. Other students are leading new initiatives as well: Red Shadow Productions is organizing a Ten-Minute Playfest, and film students are organizing the first ever Centrally Isolated Film Festival, celebrating regional student filmmakers. We will celebrate our best student playwrights and screenwriters during a staged reading of their work featuring professional actors and a professional director.

Our students take center stage in many of these events: under the guidance of faculty, they direct, organize festivals, write, score, perform, choreograph and design shows. We very much hope you can lend your support and join us for as many of these shows as possible!

Sabine Haenni, Interim Chair 2012-2013 Department of Performing & Media Arts

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THE DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS

BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY SEPTEMBER 2013 28 @ 7:30PM BODY Kiplinger Theatre AGAINST BODY

Now in its 30th year, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company has performed worldwide in more than 200 cities. It is recognized as one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the dance-theater world. Jones is a twotime Tony Award winner for his choreography in Spring Awakening and Fela.

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company is presented through a grant from the Atkinson Forum in American Studies.

TITUS ANDRONICUS

NOVEMBER 2013

JAN/FEB 2014

15-16, 22-23 @ 7:30PM 23 @ 2:00PM

31-1, 7-8 @ 7:30PM 8 @ 2:00PM

By Sam Shepard DIRECTED BY JESSE TURK ‘14 CLASS of ‘56 FLEXIBLE THEATRE

By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED

BY SPENCER WHALE ‘14 DIRECTED BY SPENCER WHALE ‘14 BLACKBOX THEATRE

Sam Shepard’s haunting drama of two divided families in the gritty American West. Developed under the guidance of Assistant Professor Melanie Dreyer-Lude, and directed by PMA major Jesse Turk ‘14, A Lie of the Mind is an increasingly frenetic examination of generations torn apart by a marriage and brought together by an unspeakable act of violence.

A Roman General returns from a brutal war to bury the sons he lost in the conflict. The end of the war and this final act of sacrifice is not the end of bloodshed. A chain of revenge engulfs Rome as Titus struggles to escape the horrors of a violent world. Titus Andronicus will be directed by Spencer Whale ‘14 under the guidance of PMA professor Bruce Levitt.

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What is the Spotlight Series?

The Spotlight Series includes our larger productions: plays and performances directed by our most accomplished students and by faculty directors. Students and faculty from throughout the department will collaborate on these productions.

In the Middle of the Night

Cultivating Space THE LOCALLY GROWN D A N C E F E S T I V A L

MARCH 2014

MAY 2014

21-22, 26-27 @ 7:30PM

1-3 @ 7:30PM

AN ADAPTATION BY BETH f. Milles DIRECTED BY BETH f. Milles CLASS of ‘56 FLEXIBLE THEATRE

DIRECTED BY JUMAY CHU, Byron Suber & E.D. INTEMANN KIPLINGER THEATRE

An extended long-form lazzi adapted from the work of silent film actor Charlie Chaplin and inspired by his short film One AM. This piece draws from the tradition of Commedia dell’Arte physical comedy. Students will collaborate with director and Associate Professor Beth F. Milles and visiting lecturer Jeff Guyton to create this performance event.

In keeping with the Society for the Humanities’ theme of occupation, the festival will explore the dramatic and psychological imaginings of a space, as conceived by dancers and actors. The festival will be directed by senior lecturers Jumay Chu, Byron Suber, and E.D. Intemann, and will include performers and choreographers across the disciplines of the department.

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What is the Up & Coming Series?

This series celebrates the work of our students with exciting, new events.

Through festivals, concerts and productions, students showcase skills they are learning in class, as well as collaborative efforts with students and faculty in other departments and throughout the region.

Ten-Minute

Playfest

CENTRALLYISOLATED

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IN COORDINATION WITH RED SHADOW PRODUCTIONS

COORDINATED BY Elizabeth Brooks ‘14

Student playwrights, directors, and actors will be featured in the department’s first Ten-Minute Playfest. The Playfest will be produced in collaboration with Red Shadow Productions, a new student-run theatre company at Cornell that gives students experience in all aspects of theatre. The event will feature six theatre pieces from a wide variety of genres.

Guest Director Series NOVEMBER 2013 Nov 1 @ 4:30PM Nov 2-3 @ 7:30PM Students will work closely with Director Sarah K. Chalmers on a contemporary or classic play. Chalmers, a past visiting lecturer, is a professional actor with regional and New York credits. She holds a BFA in acting from Ithaca College and an MA in applied theatre from the City University of New York. She is a founder of The Civic Ensemble, a new Ithaca theatre company focused on civic engagement. Performed in the Blackbox Theater.

This inaugural event will feature films and screenplays written and produced by undergraduates throughout the region. Short films in narrative, documentary, and experimental categories, along with screenplays will be highlighted in a series of showings and readings. The festival will also include a showing of student-selected short films produced during the previous year.

THE FALL & SPRING

Dance Concerts DEC 2013/APRIL 2014 December 5-7 @ 7:30PM April 17-18 @ 7:30PM Class of ‘56 Dance theatre The fall and spring Dance Concerts showcase the work of both students and faculty. Cornell’s choreographers come from a variety of backgrounds, from classical dance to hip hop, from modern dance to stepping. The concerts feature new work created in dance classes as well as experiments with new forms and musical styles.

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Canterbury APRIL 2014

24-26 @ 7:30PM CLASS of ‘56 FLEXIBLE THEATRE This re-imagined telling of “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” will feature a contemporary musical theater score by Daniel Bernstein ’14 and student actors. This exciting new work is an example of the department’s commitment to student created productions that grow from knowledge and skills developed in our classrooms.

HEERMANS-MCCALMON

W R I T I N G AW A R D S

MARCH 2014 7 @ 4:30PM The winning play and screenplay from the Heermans-McCalmon contest will be presented in a staged reading featuring a professional director and professional actors. The Forbes Heermans and George McCalmon Awards were established by a bequest of Forbes Heermans (Class of 1878) and in memory of the late George McCalmon, professor of speech and drama. Reading is free and open to the public.

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Performance SEPT-Oct 2013 Dates & Times TBA Two weekends of very small media and performance events across campus exploring brevity, simplicity and intimacy. This artistic and technical collaboration will be between animator Lynn Tomlinson, Associate Professor Beth F. Milles and a group of student performers. Audience members will participate in a treasure hunt, following a digital map to each performance site. Events are free and open to the public.

SUB-BASEMENT CINEMA

STUDENT FILM SCREENINGS

Dec 2013 & May 2014, Various Times CORNELL CINEMA The spring and fall film screenings showcase the work of student filmmakers from our beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes. Using a variety of formats, students choose projects ranging from documentaries to film noir and beyond. The projects illustrate the collaborative efforts of the Department of Performing and Media Arts, involving student actors, dancers, and designers. Film screening tickets are sold separately.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SEASON Special Event

SPOTLIGHT Series This package includes our bigger productions and events.

In the Middle of the Night

TITUS ANDRONICUS

Cultivating Space THE LOCALLY GROWN D A N C E F E S T I V A L

UP & COMING Series This package includes our new and exciting works from across the department.

Far from CENTRALLYISOLATED Canterbury

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Ten-Minute

Spotlight Series: ___$30 Senior/Student ___$40 General Up & Coming Series: ___$25 Senior/Student ___$25 General Both Packages: ___$55 Senior/Student ___$65 General

THE FALL & SPRING

Playfest Dance Concerts Guest Director Series

Spotlight Series Date Selection

A LIE Of THE MIND

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A Lie of the Mind

In the Middle of the Night

___Nov 15 @ 7:30PM ___Nov 16 @ 7:30PM ___Nov 22 @ 7:30PM ___Nov 23 @ 2:00PM ___Nov 23 @ 7:30PM

___March 21 @ 7:30PM ___March 22 @ 7:30PM ___March 26 @ 7:30PM ___March 27 @ 7:30PM

Titus Andronicus

___May 1 @ 7:30PM ___May 2 @ 7:30PM ___May 3 @ 7:30PM

___Jan 31 @ 7:30PM ___Feb 1@ 7:30PM ___Feb 7 @ 7:30PM ___Feb 8 @ 2:00PM ___Feb 8 @ 7:30PM

Cultivating Space/LGDF

*Tickets to Bill T. Jones must be purchased separately. *All individual tickets go on sale Aug. 28.

___Add Tickets to Bill T. Jones (Sept 28 @ 7:30PM) $27 Student & Senior/$32 General (Indicate number of tickets)

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___Oct 4 @ 7:30PM ___Oct 5 @ 7:30PM

Guest Director Series ___Nov 1 @ 4:30PM ___Nov 2 @ 7:30PM ___Nov 3 @ 7:30PM

Film Festival ___Nov 22-24 (Full Pass)

Up & Coming Series Date Selection

BILL DT.A NJONES/ARNI E ZANE C E C O M P A N Y

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Fall Dance Concert ___Dec 5 @ 7:30PM ___Dec 6 @ 7:30PM ___Dec 7 @ 7:30PM

Spring Dance Concert ___April 17 @ 7:30PM

Far From Canterbury ___April 24 @ 7:30PM ___April 25 @ 7:30PM ___April 26 @ 7:30PM