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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THE YELLOW ROSE THEATER 1005 SW 4th Street – 405-793-7779 The Lightmaster - an original play. April 22nd-May 21st TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Call 405793-7779. FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM OF ART 555 Elm Avenue, Norman, OK 405-325-3272 The University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is one of the finest university art museums in the United States. Strengths of the more than 20,000 object permanent collection (including the approx. 3,300-object Eugene B. Adkins Collection and the more than 4,500-object James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection) are the Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionism, 20th century American painting and sculpture, traditional and contemporary Native American art, art of the Southwest, ceramics, photography, contemporary art, Asian art and graphics from the 16th century to the present. Temporary exhibitions are mounted throughout the year that explore the art of various periods and cultures. EXHIBITIONS Ascendant Webinar Through August 14 The decades following World War II were rife with change on a global scale, no less so for Native American artists at the University of Oklahoma. For this exhibition 42 | MOORE MONTHLY | APRIL 2022
we consider the Native art students enrolled at OU from 1946-1954 as the “second generation” of Native artists in the legacy of the University, following in the footsteps of the Kiowa Six. These students came to OU at a time of political, social, and personal transformation. Amid such pressures as the Indian Termination Act, relocation programs, the rise of student civil-rights movements, and eventually the Red Power movement (which has roots at OU), this generation of Native artists made strides toward self-determination. Artists turned to ancestral philosophies of art-making to represent their identity, celebrate heritage, and assert individual artistic agency. During this period Native art was becoming increasingly accepted as “fine art.” Institutions like the Philbrook Indian Annual and various schools and art markets were developing toward Indian self-expression and identification—in part because of the influence of the artists who were trained at OU during the postwar decades. This generation of artists is notable as teachers and leaders, whose resounding influence on the vast field of Native American art is felt to this day. The exhibition explores the context in which this remarkable group of students came to OU, presents their development as artists, and demonstrates their legacy. Curators for the exhibition include instructor Dr. Alicia Harris and student curators Meagan Anderson, Danielle Fixico, Chris Tallbear, Olivia von Gries, and Nathan Young. This exhibition was made possible with generous support from the Mellon Foundation.
in the museum's lower level. This week's performance is JP Murphy’s Piano Studio.
by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The AnTuesday Noon Concert drew W. Mellon Foundation. April 12 at 12:00 p.m. This is a free event. CompliTuesday Noon Concerts is a mentary tickets required for entry. weekly series coordinated with Maximum of 4 tickets per houseOU's School of Music. These hould. For more information call 30-minute concerts occur during 405-682-7579 or purchase tickets the semester in the Sandy Bell Gal- at occc.universitytickets.com lery located in the museum's lower level. This week's performance is The Bald Soprano – A One Act Chamber Music. Play Wednesday, April 6 – Saturday, OCCC VISUAL AND PERFORMING April 9 at 7:30 p.m. ARTS CENTER THE BALD SOPRANO is a one 7777 S. May Avenue, OKC – 405- act play that follows two couples 682-7579 over the course of an evening at . the Smiths’. During the evening the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance local Fire Chief stops by and joins Ensemble the two couples taking turns in tellTuesday, April 5, 2022 ing nonsensical stories for the eveFounded in 1970, Denver-based ning’s entertainment. OCCC’s proCleo Parker Robinson Dance lever- duction of THE BALD SOPRANO ages the universal language of leans into the ideas highlighted in dance and physical movement to the genre, Theatre of the Absurd. honor African American heritage Ionesco’s play is a critical examinaand to give voice to the voiceless. tion of social conventions, expecThe ensemble performs a dynamic tations, and niceties with a comebody of works rooted in ethnic and dic opinion on the nature of small modern dance traditions worldwide. talk in our Western culture. IonesThis program will include an co seems to suggest that the ways opening dance piece called Fusion in which people engage in small by Jeanguy Saintus. Followed by and/or surface level conversation The Making of The Four Journeys are futile and ridiculous. Tickets documentary, ending with The are $10 for general admission. For Four Journeys dance piece. There more information call 405-682will be a Q & A session at the end. 7579 or purchase tickets at occc. The Four Journeys is a new work universitytickets.com conceived by Amalia Viviana Basanta Hernandez, artistic director of Mingus Big Band Ballet Folkórico de Mexico. It ex- Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. amines the confluence of culture in Celebrate the 100th birthday of Mexico — from its diverse, indige- jazz great, Charlies Mingus. The nous heritage to the more recent Mingus Big Band celebrates the EVENTS influences of European, African, music of the composer and bassTuesday Noon Concert and Asian infusions. This work ist, Charles Mingus, who died in April 5 at 12:00 p.m. features a collaboration with Jap- 1979. Under the artistic direction Tuesday Noon Concerts is a week- anese video mapping artist Taketo of Sue Mingus, the 14-piece Minly series coordinated with OU's Kobayashi. gus Big Band tours extensively in School of Music. These 30-minute The presentation of The Four Jour- the United States and abroad, and concerts occur during the semes- neys and the Cleo Parker Robinson has eleven recordings to its credit, ter in the Sandy Bell Gallery located Dance Ensemble is made possible six of which have been nominat-
