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SPRING 2016 SELECT PERFORMANCES EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
With the help of Sarah Levitt, a group of senior citizens is getting their groove on.
as they choreograph their own dances. They had nothing but wonderful things to say about their experience.
Levitt, MFA student in the Department of Dance, teaches a dance program for older adults, incorporating a variety of movement styles. Participants develop strength and coordination, while expressing creativity through dance.
“After taking this class, I am more mindful of what my body is telling me,” said Charles, a class participant.
The classes take place twice a week in the Clinton Heights Lutheran Church. Classes have a fun, lively atmosphere — putting smiles on the participants’ faces
The program, In Motion, is the product of Levitt’s Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
Carol, another participant, said, “We appreciate what Sarah is doing — getting our hearts, minds and bodies connected.”
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SCHWEITZER FELLOW TEACHES DANCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS Recipients of the fellowship are committed to service and tackling complex health needs. They develop and implement service projects that address the root causes of health disparities in under-resourced communities, while fulfilling their academic responsibilities.
Levitt also teaches courses in the Department of Dance. She credits some of her success to faculty mentoring and the department’s attention to teaching. With the Schweitzer project, Levitt said she enjoys the overlap between teaching both students and older adults.
As a Schweitzer Fellow, Levitt focuses on the social health aspect of public health, showcasing the creative benefits of dance. Her fellowship funds her community outreach service project with the ClintonvilleBeechwold Community Resources Center.
“I look forward to the classes every week. This work connects the campus community to the Columbus community and there is an exchange of knowledge and resources,” said Levitt. “I believe everyone should have access to dance.” 3
iTUNES U BROADLY EXPANDS REACH OF COURSE ON ITALIAN CINEMA More than 22,400 associate “There is a lot of people browsed professor of interest in Italian screen Italian in the a new Ohio State studies, and I wanted iTunes U course Department to ‘bring in’ 10 different “New Research of French and scholars from the U.S. Trends in Italian Italian. and U.K. to do these Screen Studies” in The course video units with our just the first month covered students,” Renga said. it was available Italian cinema “Each speaker chose a online. In that from 1942 to film and five articles to same time period, the present, help contextualize the the course was concentrating film; then the students downloaded more on teen film, interacted with the than 4,000 times queer cinema, scholars through video and streamed migration conferencing.” more than 3,500 cinema, times. The iTunes neorealism, U course was the end-product fascist colonial cinema, postfrom a campus course that 10 feminism, the terrorist film, Ohio State students took as a mafia cinema and more. Once group, participating in weekly the course was complete, all video conferencing sessions with of the videos of the scholars scholars from many institutions, and students became available, according to Dana Renga, for free, on iTunes U, thanks 4
Jacques Perrin and Marcello Mastrioanni in Cronaca Familiare
to assistance from Ohio State’s Office of Distance Education and eLearning.
prepare for interacting with each guest. We wanted to get involved with the materials so we could really engage with the scholars and create a good dialogue.”
“The Ohio State students found the course really, really rewarding,” Renga said. “It was completely interactive, sparking engaged conversations each week with the different scholars. Plus, the students got to learn from experts from all over and experience their different teaching methods.”
He added, “It was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to get to know new theories in Italian cinema and network with some of the leaders in the field.” The course was featured by Apple in their top New Courses category after release. Ohio State’s iTunes U site is one of the largest course providers for the platform, reaching thousands of learners around the globe each day.
Daniel Paul, a PhD student in Italian, took the course and also co-authored the iTunes U course. “This course really kept us on our toes,” he said. “We read the articles and watched the film to
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his emotions and the themes of the opera to your audience.” As such, he said that opera singers must be multi-lingual. “It’s good to know at least two languages,” Cook, fluent in French, said. He has performed in English, French, German, Italian and Russian operas. “Most of the operas being performed now were written between 1860 and 1910, and there’s a lot of repetition in phrasing, so memorization isn’t too difficult. Your coach helps with pronunciation and expression. Russian was initially very difficult for me, but it has become my favorite language to sing in.”
BEING AN OPERA STUDENT: JOSH COOK Josh Cook, a fourth-year opera student, will be playing the lead role in Ohio State’s upcoming performance of Sweeney Todd (see page 21.)
Cook’s favorite opera to perform has been Rossini’s Italian version of Cinderella. He played the valet to the prince and enjoyed the antics and stage acrobatics he got to perform. Cook feels most at home in comedic roles.
“Performing opera’s a little scary,” Cook said, “but very, very fun. The dancing, artistry, music, acting… opera is all about communication, communication of your character,
His experience with opera goes back to childhood. He remembers seeing Sweeney Todd when he was 11 and he’s excited for his upcoming role. 6
Photo by Trevor Arwood
OPERA GOES TO SCHOOL For the third year, Opera Columbus is partnering with the School of Music for its “Opera Goes to School” program with a cast of seven students from the school’s Opera/Lyric Theatre program. This season, the students, under the auspices of Opera Columbus, will visit more than 35 local K-12 schools to present performances of The Pirates of Penzance, Cinderella and Improv Opera to more than 11,000 students.
The Ohio State students gain from the experience, too, according to A. Scott Parry, director of the Opera/ Lyric Theatre program. “It’s a completely different audience than a more traditional opera performance,” he said. “It’s immediate and honest — you can’t hide from the reaction of a child. Plus, the performers really get to interact with the kids because of the close proximity in the classrooms.”
Each performance introduces a child-friendly operatic version of a well-known story, set to famous operatic arias. Study guides and suggested lessons are provided to the schoolteachers, offering an enriching introduction to opera for the children.
The endeavor is funded through the Arts Initiative at Ohio State and the Barbara and Sheldon Pinchuk Arts-Community Outreach Grant. The university students not only garner some good experience through the program, but they also receive class credit and a small stipend. 7
On the cover: Department of Dance Off The Wall MFA Exhibition, (see page 10) Photo by Jess Cavender
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Stills from works by Matt Swift (left) and Nicolette Swift
COLUMBUS MOVING IMAGE ART REVIEW: CMIAR 25 Friday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m. 180 Hagerty Hall Columbus Moving Image Art Review (CMIAR), founded by Nicolette and Matt Swift, hosts a quarterly screening event showcasing work from central Ohio in a curated free-to-submit and free-to-attend exhibition. Since 2009, CMIAR has shown more than 300 works by central Ohio moving image artists, filmmakers, animators, software artists and projection performance artists, and has presented work at numerous festivals. Screenings have shown work from faculty, staff and students from Ohio State, Columbus College of Art and Design, members of the Mid-Ohio Filmmakers Association and several independent artists. Sponsored by Ohio State’s Film Studies Program and Nicolettecinemagraphics. movingimageart.wordpress.com film-studies.osu.edu 9
DEPARTMENT OF DANCE MFA EXHIBITION: OFF THE WALL Thursday, Jan. 21 to Saturday, Jan. 30 Urban Arts Space
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Choreography and photo: Megan Davis (MFA ‘15)
Part I: Reception and performance: Thursday, Jan. 21, 6-8 p.m. Additional performances: Friday, Jan. 22, 7-8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, 3-4 p.m. Part I includes work by: • Dance MFA Rachel Sigrid Freeburg, dance performance and installation by Maria DiFranco • Dance MFA Jess Cavender, interactive video installation • (Glass artist) Jon Capps with Dave Covey, glass and light installation Part II: Reception and performance: Thursday, Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m. Additional performances: Friday, Jan. 29, 7-8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, 3-4 p.m. Part II includes work by: • Dance MFA Quilan Arnold, intermedia dance performance and DJ Spidey-X • Dance MFA Sarah Levitt, dance performance • Dance BFA Christine Ghinder, dance performance and music and painting performance 11
ARTS SCHOLARS JURIED EXHIBITION Tuesday, Jan. 19 to Saturday, Jan. 30 Urban Arts Space Reception: Sunday, Jan. 23, 5-7 p.m. The Arts Scholars Program is comprised of high-achieving Ohio State undergraduate students from all years of study who share an interest in the arts, including music, visual arts, design, dance and theatre. Students major in many areas, including many non-arts majors. This annual juried exhibition features works selected by faculty to demonstrate the variety and diversity of talent in the program. uas.osu.edu 12
DEPARTMENT OF ART FIRST-YEAR MFA EXHIBITION: DOES THIS WORK FOR EVERYONE? Monday, Jan. 25 to Tuesday, Feb. 23 Hopkins Hall Gallery Reception: Thursday, Jan. 28, 4:30-5:30 p.m. The Department of Art, master of fine arts first-year graduate students present their work from their first semester at Ohio State. This exhibition includes works by MFA candidates graduating in 2018.
Work by Axel Chevas
Work by Elaine Buss
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Film still of Body of War, a film by Isabel Rocamora, U.K, 2010. Courtesy of Galeria SENDA.
DANCE@30FPS Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Wexner Center for the Arts, Film/Video Theatre Free Organized by Professor Mitchell Rose, Dance@30FPS is a vibrant program of new examples of the marriage between dance and filmmaking. The program is a selection of award-winning shorts from around the world including Isabel Rocamora’s Body of War, which searches for the aesthetics of hand-to-hand combat, and Rose’s own Targeted Advertising, shot from a drone and using 80 dancers from five Ohio university dance departments.
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OHIO STATE SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL TOUR: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Friday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 3 p.m. Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. By William Shakespeare Adapted for Young Audiences by Robin Post Directed by Melissa Lee A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a light-hearted comedy of love, magic and mayhem. Following the adventures of two young couples, a bumbling troupe of actors and mischievous fairies, this 60-minute version is intended to introduce young audiences to the joys of Shakespeare and his language. In association with CAPA and the Arts Initiative at Ohio State. Tickets through the Ohio State theatre box office, (614) 292-2295 theatre.osu.edu
DEPARTMENT OF ART THIRD-YEAR MFA THESIS EXHIBITION Tuesday, Feb. 16 to Saturday, March 19 Urban Arts Space Reception: Saturday, Feb. 20, 5-7 p.m. The Arts Initiative and Department of Art present the work of graduating master of fine arts (MFA) candidates at Urban Arts Space. The product of three years of intensive studio work, research and experimentation, this exhibition highlights the accomplishments of a diverse group of emerging artists. Funded in part by the John Fergus Family Fund. art.osu.edu uas.osu.edu 15 15
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IN MY OWN IMAGE: FROM COMMUNITY ACTIVISM TO FILMMAKER Part of the Barnett Speaker Series
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 18, 6-8 p.m. African & African American Studies Community Education Center and Barnett Center for Integrated Arts & Enterprise Cleo Manago discusses how to sustain activism through filmmaking. CEO/founder of multiple organizations including Black Men’s Xchange, the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to the advocacy, affirmation, education and defense of diverse Black males, and Black Life Media Company, for the production of activist-educational documentaries with projects translated to both Spanish and Portuguese. Manago has a doctorate in theology, is community faculty at Charles Drew University of Science and Medicine, and is a contributing panelist to TV One’s News One Now with Roland Martin. I Am a Man: Black Manhood & Sexual Diversity Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m. African & African American Studies Community Education Center, 905 Mt. Vernon Ave. Co-sponsor: African & African American Studies Community Education Center Community panel: Professor Terrell Strayhorn, Associate Professor Simone Drake and Associate Professor Townsand Price-Spratlen In My OWN Image Thursday, Feb. 18, 6-8 p.m. Barnett Center for Integrated Arts & Enterprise Sullivant Hall Co-sponsors: Multicultural Center, Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male RSVP: barnettcenter.osu.edu barnettcenter.osu.edu 17
HISTORY OF ART GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE: ENCOUNTERING THE INTERFACE Friday, March 25Saturday, March 26 001 Jennings Hall Keynote speaker on Friday at 5:30 p.m., Professor Kate Mondloch, University of Oregon Panels on Saturday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. René Magritte, Euclidean Promenades, 1955, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This conference explores the notion of the interface in art across wide-ranging media and time periods. Artists from all periods have engaged critically with such encounters between viewer and object via windows, thresholds, mirrors, doors, frames, screens and other such interfaces. Though interfaces often impact the viewing experience, we aren’t always conscious of their presence. This conference draws attention to the interface and the various ways it facilitates the viewer’s engagement with an object. In investigations, scholars will demonstrate the interface’s essential role in shaping the object’s meaning and function. history-of-art.osu.edu 18
DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN SPRING EXHIBITION Tuesday, March 29 to Friday, April 8 Public reception: Friday, April 1, 6-8 p.m. Urban Arts Space
DE S I G N This annual exhibition showcases work by students in the undergraduate programs in industrial design, interior design and visual communication design. Displays documenting MFA thesis work by graduate students in the design research and development track as well as the digital animation and interactive media track will be included.
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39TH ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Thursday, March 31 to Sunday, April 3 Weigel Hall Auditorium Ohio State Jazz Ensemble Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m. The Ohio State Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kris Keith, opens the Jazz Festival with music of North and South America.
Headliner: Quamon Fowler, saxophone Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m. Texas saxophonist Quamon Fowler will be featured with the Ohio Jaztet for an evening of virtuosic and soulful jazz.
Faculty: The Ohio Jaztet Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. College Jazz Band Day Saturday, April 2, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. A college jazz band invitational featuring Ohio State jazz combos and guests.
High School Jazz Band Day Sunday, April 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by A. Scott Parry Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marshall Haddock Mershon Auditorium Winner of eight Tony Awards and now an opera house standard, this American masterpiece has been compared with Alban Berg's Wozzeck and Britten's Peter Grimes as it follows the eponymous character's deadly descent into vengeful obsession. This darkly comic and electrifying musical thriller, called a "black operetta" by the composer himself, is Sondheim's most complex and challenging score. Visit music.osu.edu for details. Tickets at wexarts.org, in person at the Wexner Center for the Arts Patron Services Desk, or call (614) 292-3535. Obtaining tickets in advance is recommended. SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Jim Lovensheimer, associate professor of music, Vanderbilt University, will present pre-concert talks. 21
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THE COAST OF ILLYRIA Thursday, April 14-Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 19-Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. Thurber Theatre, Drake Performance and Event Center Based on actual events, and set in the early 19th century, The Coast of Illyria is a poignant dramatic comedy about art, addiction, mental illness and the enduring bond between brother and sister. When Mary Lamb returns home from an infamous London asylum where she’s been confined since murdering her mother, her adoring younger brother Charles must decide whether he will marry the love of his life, the stylish young actress Fanny Kelly, or remain by Mary’s side in case her illness returns. Tickets through the Ohio State theatre box office, (614) 292-2295 or visit theatre.osu.edu.
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Upper left: Zachary Winegardner, design MFA candidate
Upper right: Image from, "The Conspirators", by Alan Price
Lower left: Image by Kien Hoang, design graduate fellow
Lower Left: Image from 2014 Open House, motion capture demo
ACCAD OPEN HOUSE Friday, April 15, 3-6 p.m. 331 Sullivant Hall Free. Join the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) for their 2016 open house. Guests have the opportunity to meet the researchers working at our center and to explore, observe, ask questions and interact with their projects at your own pace. ACCAD projects creatively engage technologies such as computer animation, video games, visualization, digital media performance, sonic arts, virtual worlds, motion capture and more. ACCAD is a research center dedicated to creative, scholarly exploration in the integration of the arts and technology. accad.osu.edu 23
BARNETT SYMPOSIUM ON THE ARTS AND PUBLIC POLICY Thursday, May 12 Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St. Keynote Speaker: Lee Fisher, CEOs for Cities The biannual Barnett Symposium is back with presentations that address the compelling theme, Planning Creative Cities: Global Trends, Local Action. The Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy hosts the event and welcomes leading professionals in the fields of heritage, creative placemaking, urban affairs and arts and cultural entrepreneurship. Cost: $50 general public; $25 students.
CREATIVE PLACEMAKING: DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN FOR THE BARNETT SYMPOSIUM Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 20 Hopkins Hall Gallery Reception: Wednesday, May 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m. The 2016 Barnett Symposium will focus on creative placemaking, a field of practice that intentionally leverages the power of the arts, culture and creativity to serve a community’s interest while driving a broader agenda for change, growth and transformation in a way that also builds character and quality of place. The Department of Design presents an installation about the representation of place in Hopkins Hall Gallery in conjunction with the symposium. aaep.osu.edu
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It could be your lucky day! Enter to win tickets to the Sunday, April 10, production of Sondheim’s classic Sweeney Todd! (See page 21.) To enter a Feb. 17 drawing, fill out the form at go.osu.edu/sweeney-tix by Feb. 15. We will give away two pairs of tickets to the show.
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