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April 23-26, 2015 | BrAndeis university | Free And open to the puBlic

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The festival of the creative Arts was founded in 1952 by the brilliant composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Each spring, Brandeis celebrates the abundant creativity of its students, faculty and staff, joined by professional artists from around the country.

festival events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. for schedule updates, visit www.brandeis.edu/arts/festival.

The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts is made possible by the generous support of Jolie Schwab ’78 and David Hodes ’77, Natalie Kantor Warshawer ’55 and David Warshawer, Elaine Reuben ’63, the Poses Fund and the Rabb Fund.

With gratitude for President fred Lawrence and dr. Kathy Lawrence

in loving memory of Sidewalk Sam, 1939-2015

photo credit: caitlin Julia Rubin

SvEn nyKviST, cinEMATOgRAPHER

light is with you — you do not have to feel you are alone.

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Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the great American artists of the 20th century. A composer, con-ductor, pianist, teacher, thinker and adventurous spirit, he transformed the way we hear music and experience the arts.

Bernstein’s successes ranged from the Broadway stage (“West Side Story,” “candide,” “On the Town”) to televi-sion and film (“On the Waterfront”) to international concert halls. His major concert works, including the symphony “Kaddish” and the choral works “Mass” and

“chichester Psalms,” are studied and performed around the world. He was the most well-known conductor of his time, a dynamic leader of the world’s greatest orches-tras, including the new york Philharmonic (1958-1969). His legacy continues to grow through a catalog of more than 500 recordings.

As a teacher and performer, Bernstein played an active role with the Tanglewood Music festival from its found-ing. His televised young People’s concerts (1958-1972) introduced an entire generation to the joys of classical music. His many honors include a Tony Award, 11 Emmy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement grammy Award and the Kennedy center Honor.

Social justice was deeply important to Bernstein. He was active in many causes, including civil rights, AidS activism, anti-discrimination and world peace. in 1989, he conducted the historic “Berlin celebration concerts” on both sides of the Berlin Wall as it was being dis-mantled. He was active in Amnesty international from

its inception. He wrote, “it is the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers, who will ultimately save us; who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing and shout the big dreams.”

Bernstein was a devoted supporter of Brandeis from its earliest years. A member of the Brandeis music depart-ment faculty from 1951 to 1956, he received an honorary doctorate in 1959 and served as a University fellow and on the university’s board of trustees for 20 years. He was a trustee emeritus until his death in 1990.

for the university’s first commencement, in 1952, Bernstein directed the festival of the creative Arts, which included the world premiere of his opera “Trouble in Tahiti.” dedicated to the interplay between the arts and its time, the festival was, in Bernstein’s words, “a moment when civilization looks at itself appraisingly, seeking a key to the future.” Among the guest artists were Aaron copland, Merce cunningham, William carlos Williams, Miles davis, Lotte Lenya and Marc Blitzstein. Today, the Leonard Bernstein festival of the creative Arts proudly carries on his inspiring legacy as an artist, activist and educator.

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The Burning Boards brings together figures from the worlds of art and chess for a unique chess competi-tion. Thirty-two players, novice and expert, will compete using chess pieces made from burning candles in a performance imbued with a sense of urgency. As the pieces melt, shrink and even become stuck to the board, opponents may choose to cooperate rather than let the flames get the best of them.

creator glenn Kaino’s large-scale interdisciplinary work brings about deep reflection among spectators. The Burning Boards engages ideas of competition, coop-eration and urgency. “i’m a big student of activism and moments in history where people have the courage to create sacrifice in order to change,” says Kaino.

Until now, The Burning Boards has been performed only three times: at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Orange county Museum in california and at the World chess Hall of fame in St. Louis. The festival of the Arts performance brings local players, artists and thinkers together on the site of chris Burden’s Light of Reason — itself a grand structure that suggests a game board — to literally illuminate the darkness where the lamplight fades. The performance and its setting exemplify the theme of this year’s festival: find your Light.

Sponsored by the Office of the Arts, the Rose Art Museum and the Brandeis chess club. Made possible by the Poses fund.

the Burning BoardsAPRiL 24, 7:30 PmOutside the Rose Art museum

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if we would guide By the light of reason, we must let our minds Be Bold.

photo credits: Bottom left: noah Webb, courtesy of glenn Kaino Studio. All others © carmody creative, courtesy of the World chess Hall of fame.

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the rose art museumThe Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University is among the nation’s pre-mier university museums dedicated to 20th- and 21st-century art. A center of cultural and intellectual life on campus, the museum serves as a living textbook for object-based learning, a home and resource for artists, and a catalyst for artistic expression, scholarly innovation and the production of new knowledge through art. With its international collec-tions, changing exhibitions and diverse public programs, the Rose affirms and advances the values of freedom of expression, academic excellence, global diversity and social justice that are the hallmarks of Brandeis University.

muSEum HOuRS: Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5:00 PM. Extended festival hours: friday, April 25, noon-7:00 PM

pretty rAw: AFter And Around helen FrAnkenthAlerLois Foster Gallery

“Pretty Raw” takes the artist Helen frankenthaler as a lens through which to re-focus our vision of modernist art over the past 50 years. in this version, decoration, humor, femininity and masculinity, the everyday, plea-sure and authorial control take center stage. This exhibi-tion includes works by more than 40 artists, such as Larry Rivers, Morris Louis, Sam gilliam and Kara Walker, who find personal, social and political meaning in sheer, gorgeous materiality.

new AcquisitionsGerald S. and Sandra Fineberg Gallery

“new Acquisitions” gathers objects that have entered the Rose’s collection in the past 18 months. Major histori-cal works by artists including Howardena Pindell, Sam gilliam and Melvin Edwards demonstrate the Rose’s commitment to diversifying its holdings in 20th-century painting and sculpture by acquiring important works by figures who, until recently, have been excluded from canonical accounts of art history due to race and gender-based discrimination.

leFt to right: Howardena Pindell, “Untitled #18” (detail), 1977. courtesy of the artist and garth greenan gallery, new york; Maria Lassnig, “figur mit blauem Hals,” 1961. Photo by UMJ/n. Lackner, courtesy of the Maria Lassnig foundation; Sam gilliam, “Wide narrow,” 1972. Photo by fredrik nilsen, courtesy of the david Kordansky gallery, Los Angeles; Tommy Hartung, “The Bible” (still), 2014. courtesy of the artist and On Stellar Rays, new york

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rose projects 1c | pAinting BlindLower Rose Gallery

“Painting Blind” brings together work by four artists — Willem de Kooning, Maria Lassnig, frank Auerbach and georg Baselitz — that deliberately blurs touch and vision, bodily experience and image.

collection in Focusmildred S. Lee Gallery

The “collection in focus” series highlights and draws new connections among important and often under-studied objects from the Rose’s renowned holdings. curatorial assistant caitlin Julia Rubin has collaborated with new york artist Jennie c. Jones to select and pres-ent a number of works from the collection alongside Jones’ “decrescendo with Ledger Tone.”

rose video 06 | tommy hArtung: the BiBleRose Video Gallery

A patchwork of vivid, glittering animation and gritty found footage, Hartung’s video unfolds to present an immersive, 48-minute landscape that is, by turns, both harrowing and spiritual.

disrupted spAcesFarber Library mezzanine

“disrupted Spaces” looks at photography’s role in the notion of photographic truth, and raises questions related to memory, place and belonging. Organized by Rose curatorial interns Sarah Mccarty ’15 and Sofía Retta ’15.

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top leFt: Milcah Bassel, PB’11, “father Tongue (genesis 1)” (detail), 2014.

new prospects: postBAccAlAureAte exhiBitionDreitzer Gallery, Spingold Theater Center

Accomplished studio artists in the Brandeis postbac-calaureate program exhibit painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking.

GALLERy HOuRS: Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5:00 PM Extended festival hours: noon-9 PM

milcAh BAssel: FAther tongueDreitzer Gallery, Spingold Theater Center

This new multidisciplinary installation created on-site at the Kniznick gallery focuses on large-scale drawings based on five letters of the Hebrew alphabet. By multi-plying and playing with the space between these letters, Hadassah-Brandeis institute artist-in-residence Milcah Bassel, PB’11, explores movement and time through an altered language as well as the ancient alphabet’s patri-archal roots. On view through July 16.

GALLERy HOuRS: Monday–friday, noon-5:00 PM Extended festival hours: Sunday, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM, with live performance at 2:00 PM

pAtriotism & propAgAndA: poster Art in wwi AmericAArchives & Special Collections, Goldfarb Library, Level 2

Marking the centenary of World War i and showcasing some of the most striking posters from the World War i and World War ii Propaganda Posters collection, this exhibition explores the many ways in which poster art was used in wartime to encourage Americans’ support and participation. On view through fall 2015.

HOuRS: Monday-friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

multimediA instAllAtion And open houseGetz media Lab, Farber Library, Level 3

Staff members exhibit and discuss their recent cre-ative work in video and multimedia. for hours, visit getzlab.brandeis.edu. On view through April 30.

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art on view

unnoticed by Paul Belenky ’14contemplate the laws of attraction and the possibilities of love. fellows garden.

color theories by Rachel Berkovitz ’15 and Jess Podhorcer ’15 The light of the Shapiro campus center Atrium is filtered through theatrical gels to create a shifting landscape.

letters to myselF by Samantha Laney ’16Sit down outside the Shapiro campus center and write yourself a letter.

ArriBA quemAndo el solby Daniela marquez ’17 Explores the ways black and Afro-Latin American bodies are both hyper-visible and underrepresented in white spaces. To attend a talk by the artist, email daniela0@brandeis.edu. Shapiro campus center.

Art within the soul oF science discover the beauty hidden in scientific data. coordi-nated by vivekanand vimal (Phd candidate, neurosci-ence). Slosberg Music center.

lighthouse by Sneha Walia ’15consider your own path in the pursuit of reason and social justice through this poem writ large by Sneha Walia ’15. Shapiro campus center.

shAdow plAy/light Box: llm s6 unveiling by Alex Weick ’15 and Lenny Schnier ’13Two video installations play with the intersection between light and political/sociocultural visibility. Shapiro campus center.

on view around CampusThe Brandeis campus is transformed by innovative artwork made by students, staff and faculty especially for the festi-val and sponsored by the Office of the Arts.

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ongoing performanCes

And in longing, she BitesSaturday, 12:30 Pm

An ensemble of women transition from adolescence to adulthood and discover their bodies, their sexualities and them-selves. Told with irreverence, poignancy, a bit of awkwardness and a dash of careful perception. Written and directed by Sophie greenspan ’15.

coerced: A documentAry plAyThursday, 9:00 Pm, and Sunday, 4:00 Pm

The true story of 16-year-old nga Truong, whose illegal interrogation led to impris-onment for killing her infant son, and of the national outrage the story brought to the Worcester, Mass., police department. Written and directed by Amanda Jane Stern ’15 and Julian Seltzer ’15.

the contrActuAl deAth oF jonAthAn g FAustusSaturday, 10:30 Pm and Sunday, 6:00 Pm

Jonathan faustus, Md, Phd, doesn’t intend to sell his soul to the devil, but now he must face demons in order to come to an understanding about mortal-ity, forgiveness and gothic typeface. Written by and featuring Alex davis ’15.

grAceFriday, 5:30 Pm

grace wants to live a normal teenage life — shopping, boys, lunch with friends. Only there’s this problem: She hears voices. The new guidance counselor pushes grace to take chances and take control of her life, with varied success. Written, composed and directed by charlie Madison ’15.

i Am the seAgull or somethingSaturday, 6:30 Pm

Two young actors struggle to find inti-macy in the modern world through explo-rations of chekhov and modern rehearsal exercises. Written by and featuring Sarah Hines ’15 and Aliza Sotsky ’15. directed by Steven Bogart.

look me in the eyeBrowsSaturday, 11:59 Pm, and Sunday, 8:00 Pm

When Anne chmiel ’15 forays into stand-up comedy to tackle the female condi-tion, it’s sure to be a night you’ll never forget. Especially if you like jokes about vaginas. Or even if you don’t.

no exitThursday, 7:00 Pm, and Sunday, 2:00 Pm

Jean-Paul Sartre’s one-act play places three people in a circular hotel room. Their manipulations of each other and their acute self-questioning reveal that there is no escape for the hell they have made for themselves. featuring Barbara Rugg ’15.

song oF A murderessSaturday, 2:30 Pm

A woman on trial for the murder of her boyfriend invites the audience to travel through her memories, aided by music, dance, video and other theatrical devices. Written by and featuring Jade garisch ’15.

senior festival of playsLaurie Theater, Spingold Theater Center

Theater Arts students showcase their culminat-ing projects, ranging from an original musical to a production of “no Exit.”

ADViSER Jesse Hinson, MfA’11

Made possible by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg charitable Trust,

SHAKESPEARE, “LOvE’S LABOUR’S LOST”

a light heart lives long.

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pAnel discussion: creAtivity And neuroscience12:30 Pm Women’s Studies Research Center

What can we learn from neuroscience about creativ-ity? Moderated by Rosie Rosenzweig, WSRc Resident Scholar. Panelists: Suzanne Hanser, WSRc Resident Scholar and chair, Music Therapy department, Berklee college of Music; cheri geckler, WSRc Resident Scholar, clinical neuropsychologist and mixed-media artist; Johanna Adams, artist and Phd candidate, Brandeis, neuroscience; and Samuel Adams, Phd candidate, University of Southern california, art history.

senior FestivAl oF plAysLaurie Theater, Spingold Theater Center

See descriptions on page 10.

nO ExiT, 7:00 PMcOERcEd: A dOcUMEnTARy PLAy, 9:00 PM

FAFAli: music And dAnce From ghAnA7:00 PmSlosberg music Center

Experience the irresistible rhythms of ghana, performed by students under the direction of Ben Paulding.

too cheAp For instruments turns 107:00 PmRidgewood South Commons

Brandeis’ fun, female, folk and folk/pop a cappella group celebrates its 10th birthday with a concert.

the reunion project/then i wAs…now i Am10:00 Am-4:00 Pm and 4:00-6:00 PmWomen’s Studies Research Center

in the first session, photographer Lora Brody invites all Brandeis women over the age of 65 to sit for a portrait. With the subject’s permission, the portrait will become part of an online portfolio and be exhib-ited in the fall at the WSRc. At 4:00 p.m., Brody gives a slide talk on the Reunion Project and facilitates an intergenerational discussion about life choices, identity and decisions.

west side story singAlong7:00 PmThe Stein, Hassenfeld Conference Center

you know you feel pretty, and witty and gay! Sing along with Leonard Bernstein’s exhilarating score to

“West Side Story,” or just enjoy the Oscar-winning film.

poetic enlightenment8:00 Pm Chum’s Coffee House, usen Castle

Peace and social equality are attainable if we stand up for them. Brandeis’ poetry and spoken word community gathers with one common vision: Eradicate inaction. Rohan narayanan ’15, producer.

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senior FestivAl oF plAysLaurie Theater, Spingold Theater Center

See description on page 10.

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FeAtured event: the Burning BoArds7:30 PmRose Art museum (rain or shine)

new England premiere! figures from the worlds of art and chess come together for a unique chess competi-tion. Thirty-two players, novice and expert, compete using chess sets made from burning candles in a perfor-mance imbued with a sense of urgency. developed by Los Angeles-based artist glenn Kaino in 2007 for the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Burning Boards was most recently performed at the World chess Hall of fame in St. Louis. Sponsored by the Office of the Arts, the Rose Art Museum and the Brandeis chess club.

mini FestivAl oF creAtivity, the Arts And sociAl trAnsFormAtionNOON-4:00 Pmmultipurpose Room, Shapiro Campus Center

At noon, view the Brandeis-produced documentary film “Acting Together on the World Stage,” featuring per-formances from conflict regions around the world. At 2:15 p.m., students from “introduction to creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation” present scenes, poems, songs and images based on oral history interviews with people different from themselves.

kAos kids: Find your spotlight4:00 PmLight of Reason Stage, Rose Art museum

Hip-hop dance explosion by Kaos Kids featuring Hannah Brooks ’16, vanessa Alamo ’17, Stephanie Ramos ’15, Bea Lopez ’15, Jamie Robbins ’15 and Rachel Attah ’17.

BrAndeis AcAdemic deBAte And speech society4:00-6:00 Pmmandel Center for Humanities G3

Brandeis’ debate team, ranked number one in the United States, employs the art of oratory to argue how art should be used in memorials.

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The Burning Boards © Austin fuller. courtesy of the World chess Hall of fame.

The Burning Boards Kenny Raskin ‘74.

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A night on the clowns8:00 Pm (also Saturday at 4:00 Pm and 8:00 Pm)mainstage Theater, Spingold Theater Center cOncEivEd And diREcTEd By KEnny RASKin ’74

With an infectious sense of play and in the spirit of the great vaudevillians, Kenny Raskin ’74 (cirque du Soleil,

“Beauty and the Beast”) presents an unforgettable program of comedy, music, magic and silliness, joined by some of the best physical comedians and variety art-ists working today: Randy Judkins, Amy gordon, Kevin Brooking, and Waldo & Woodhead. free advance tickets available through Brandeis Tickets by phone or at the box office (no online ticketing for this production). Made possible by the Brandeis Arts council.

the Boris’ kitchen Big show8:00 Pm (Also Saturday at 8:00 Pm)Shapiro Campus Center Theater

Brandeis’ one and only sketch comedy troupe serves hilarious, student-written send-ups of campus life, pop culture and the news. But if you can’t stand the heat.… featuring Michelle Wexler ’15, Michael frederiske ’15 and Karen Lengler ’15.

Tickets: $5/$3, available at Brandeis Tickets. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

new music BrAndeis: cArlton vickers8:00 PmSlosberg music Center

carlton vickers is widely regarded as one of today’s most important performers of avant-garde flute music, special-izing in the most demanding works of the contemporary and electroacoustic repertoire. in this special festival of the Arts concert, he performs world premiere pieces for solo flute by composers from around the world.

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Brandeis folk festivalNoon-5:15 Pm Great Lawn (Rain location: Shapiro Campus Center)

Noon-12:45 Pm molAsses jones Whether it’s tapping into the cadence of gritty folk or convulsing on an explosive blues riff, Molasses Jones is all about exploring roots and taking chances.

1:00-1:20 Pm too cheAp For instrumentsBrandeis’ female folk a cappella dream choir will win your heart (or your money back).

1:30-2:15 Pm mArk whitAkerThis banjo-wielding singer/songwriter from Boston draws from folk, blues, pop and bluegrass to offer a fresh take on crisis, heartbreak, heartburn and heart repair.

2:30-3:15 Pm the wiles isa Burke, Ellie Buckland and Mali Obomsawin bring heart, soul, energy and depth to honest music that blends the old and the new.

3:30-4:15 Pm the meAdows Brothers Two music-loving siblings blessed with the genetic ability to sing close harmo-nies inspired by the “brother bands” of 1940s and ’50s country and bluegrass music.

4:30-5:15 Pm liz FrAme And the kickersRootsy, rocking and righteous music for all people. “Liz frame is one of the most compelling, interesting and emo-tive voices i’ve heard in a long, long time.” —Marian Leighton-Levy, Rounder Records founder

Relax on the lawn and surrender to the eclectic charms of the sixth annual Brandeis folk festival, fea-turing a new generation of gifted singer-songwriters from across new England.

PRODuCED By Too cheap for instruments, with Torey carter ’15 and Madeline Black ’17. Lawn chairs and blankets welcome.

saturday, april 25 there’s a CraCk/a CraCk in everything/that’s how the light gets in.

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Follow the lAugh!10:00 Am-1:00 PmHassenfeld Conference Center, Levine Ross

This physical comedy workshop taught by internationally acclaimed performers Kenny Raskin ’74, Kevin Brooking, Amy gordon and Randy Judkins will tickle your funny bone and stretch your comedic muscles. Limited to 40 participants. RSvP to kenny@kennyraskin.com to reserve a space. Recommended for ages 16 and up.

nAte shAFFer recitAl2:00 Pm Slosberg music Center

nate Shaffer ’16, piano, performs works by Beethoven and chopin as well as a suite of his own compositions.

senior FestivAl oF plAysLaurie Theater, Spingold Theater Center

See descriptions on page 10.

And in LOnging, SHE BiTES, 12:30 PM

SOng Of A MURdERESS, 2:30 PM

i AM THE SEAgULL OR SOMETHing, 6:30 PM

THE cOnTRAcTUAL dEATH Of JOnATHAn g fAUSTUS, 10:30 PM

LOOK ME in THE EyEBROWS, 11:59 PM

A night on the clowns4:00 and 8:00 Pm (also Friday at 8:00 Pm)Conceived and directed by Kenny Raskin ’74mainstage Theater, Spingold Theater Center

See description on page 13.

pretty rAw: gAllery tAlk5:00 PmRose Art museum, Lois Foster Gallery

Join Pretty Raw curator-at-large Katy Siegel in con-versation with contemporary artists included in the exhibition, as they address questions of taste, artistic medium and social assumptions within this context of postwar American art history.

BeAms hAlF-mArAthon8:00 PmSlosberg music Center

Experience the very best electroacoustic music of emerging and established composers from around the world, performed by an international array of top performers. Recipient of the 2011 iBM innovation Award for Performance, Boston cyberarts festival. Eric chasalow, dean of the graduate School of Arts and Sciences, irving fine Professor of Music, director.

the Boris’ kitchen Big show8:00 Pm (also Friday at 8:00 Pm)Shapiro Campus Center Theater

See description on page 13.

culture x7:00 Pm (Doors open at 6:00 Pm)Levin Ballroom

celebrate the breathtaking diversity that defines the Brandeis community in this joyful, pluralistic perfor-mance of dance, music and spoken word by Brandeis students. Sponsored by the intercultural center and produced by Sophia Baez ’15, Zuri gordan ’15, celinna Ho ’15, Minh Pham ’16 and Kaitlin Wang ’15.

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Events run continuously from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and are free and open to the public. no tickets are necessary.

Refreshments are available for purchase from food trucks out-side Shapiro campus center and from Einstein’s Bagels inside the campus center.

Rain locations for outdoor events and activities: Shapiro campus center and Pollack fine Arts Teaching center.

family events are designated by

Art lights the way across Lower campus with dozens of music and dance perfor-mances, family and children’s events, and art exhibitions. Use the schedule on page 25 to plan your afternoon.

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super sunday featured artists

christinA Bechstein Rose Art Museum

interdisciplinary artist christina Bechstein has taught in art, design and architecture programs across the United States, most recently at Maine college of Art. She is the founder of Love Lab in Portland, Maine.

Big nAzo Throughout the afternoon on the great Lawn

Big nazo’s tribe of friendly trolls, extraterrestrials and human-animal hybrids combines comedy, music and a variety of puppet, mask and sculpture techniques. Erminio Pinque, artistic designer.

Bonnie duncAn 3:30-4:30 PM, Shapiro campus center Theater

creator/performer Bonnie duncan blends puppetry, dance and physical theater in surprising, silly and delightful ways.

molly hAAs-hooven ’09 And cAt wAgner ’09 4:00-4:20 PM, Light of Reason, Rose Art Museum

Brooklyn-based Molly Haas-Hooven (playwright) and cat Wagner (choreographer) alchemize movement and writing into dance theater worlds.

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second line sociAl Aid And pleAsure society BrAss BAnd (slsAps) 1:00-1:20 Pm, Great Lawn

SLSAPS slams out the sounds of new Orleans for peace rallies, street festivals and parades and is part of the orga-nizing force behind the annual HOnK! festival of activist street bands.

wAldo & woodheAd 1:30-2:20 Pm, Shapiro Campus Center Theater

Physical comedy, masterful juggling and eccentric music by two masters of mayhem who have been performing their one-of-a-kind antics around the world for more than 20 years.

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Throughout the afternoon

TRy iT! ART EXPLORATiONS

Explore light in all its forms with art activities led by Brandeis students and staff.

BiG NAzO

A rowdy rodeo horse, a three-eyed robot percussionist, a charismatic lab rat and his giant man-eating chia Pet are just a few of the characters you’ll encounter throughout the afternoon. Bask in their friendly light, and don’t be shy about asking for a hug or a dance.

1:00-1:20 PM

SECOND LiNE SOCiAL AiD AND PLEASuRE SOCiETy BRASS BAND

festival favorites SLSAPS brings new Orleans-style sass that blazes a path to funkytown.

1:30-1:50 PM

BRANDEiS SPiRiT BAND

Truly Brandeisian funk and pop, under the direction of Ken field and Alex faye ’15.

1:30–1:50 PM

PROSCENium

Overture, curtain, lights! This joyful Brandeis a cappella group shares its songbook of Broadway show tunes.

2:30-2:50 PM

WALTHAm PHiLHARmONiC

The Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the festival of the Arts with selections from its spring con-certs. Emily Eng ’14, assistant conductor; Michael Korn, music director.

3:00-3:20 PM

TOP SCORE

Brandeis’ student-run pops orchestra plays music from some of your favorite movies, musicals and video games. Alex faye ’15, conductor.

3:30-3:50 PM

THE DiODES

dave Wedaman, Phd’02, casts a long shadow over his home base at Library & Technology Services. He also leads a motley band of low-brass and theremin enthusiasts.

4:00-4:20 PM

GOOD ViBES ONLy

“Recall the sight, where i saw the light and now life is making sense/now i make amends for all my wrongs, all i got is friends.” Original hip-hop songs with an underlying theme of positivity. Sing along with Marcelo Brociner ’18 if it feels right!

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shapiro Campus Center theater

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1:00-1:20 PM

POETRy: mARGuERiTE BOuVARD

Bouvard, a resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research center, reads from her eighth book of poems,

“The Light That Shines inside Us.” She has written exten-sively on women and human rights and is the recipient of a Mass Book Award for poetry.

1:30-1:50 PM

POETRy: CLAyRE BENzADON ’17

Benzadon performs “Burnt and Burnished Blazes,” an original spoken word piece that lights a path to social justice.

1:00-1:20 PM

ROBiN HOOD: JuGGLERS iN TiGHTS

The Brandeis Juggling Society flees Waltham for new adventures in Sherwood forest.

1:30-2:30 PM

WALDO & WOODHEAD

Physical comedy, juggling and flashes of goofy bril-liance from two masters of the modern vaudeville circuit.

“Waldo & Woodhead is the funniest and most original act i’ve ever seen.” —Entertainer gregory Hines

3:30-4:30 PM

LOLLiPOPS FOR BREAKFAST

Resourceful Sylvie decides to break the no-lollipops rule, even if it means making her own lollipop from scratch. Help Sylvie and her trusty pet bird search for ingredients and wrestle with giant candy machines. created and performed by Bonnie duncan; music by Brendan Burns and Tony Leva.

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rose art museumfrom noon to 2:30 p.m., the museum hosts arts activi-ties for all ages led by its staff. featured workshop: felting with christina Bechstein. Learn to make beautiful pieces of felt using wool roving.

1:00-1:20 PM

CROWD CONTROL: imPROV COmEDy

crowd control takes your suggestions and turns them into hilarious stories on the fly.

1:30-1:50 PM

uNDERGRADuATE COmPOSERS CLuB

Performances of short pieces inspired by the artworks on view in the museum.

1:30-1:50 PM

HOW DEEP WAS THE OCEAN

Original music that illuminates past relationships and ex-periences, and imagines those to come. Harris cohen ’16, vocals and guitar; gabe Rosenblum ’16, bass; Jonathan greengarden ’15, drums.

2:00-2:20 PM

zumBA DANCE PARTy

Reach for the sun with Lori Shapiro ’17 in a Zumba-style dance session for all ages.

2:30-2:50 PM

BRANDEiS BEATS

The Brandeis student-run drum circle shows you how to turn the beat around!

3:00-3:20 PM

LA PiñATA

The young people of Boston-based La Piñata’s “Saturday Troupe” perform dances from Latin American, indigenous, Afro-Latino and folkloric traditions.

3:30-3:50 PM

uRBANiTy DANCE

The youth company of Boston-based Urbanity dance kicks out the jams in a lively, interactive performance.

4:00-4:20 PM

RuN By mEN: THE GiRLS ARE HuNGRy

As undergraduates, Molly Haas-Hooven ’09 and cat Wagner ’09 stilt-walked in the Rose Art Museum, clowned in the Shapiro campus center and performed with the Brandeis Theater company. They return with a new devised dance-theater piece that explores identity and expression.

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2:30-7:00 PM

SPRiNGFEST

Jessie J, iLoveMakonnen and St. Lucia perform in the annual concert produced by Student Events and WBRS 100.1 fM.

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in this film set during the 1929 stock market crash, teenager Arthur nickels joins his father in a moonshine operation. Written and directed by deanna Heller ‘15; Zoe fong ‘15, composer and assistant director.

3:00-5:00 PM

SHAKESPEARE iN muSiC/muSiC iN SHAKESPEARE

The Brandeis Early Music Ensemble and Brandeis chamber choir explore music from and inspired by the life and works of William Shakespeare. One half of the program features period songs and tunes quoted in Shakespeare’s plays. The other half focuses on Shakespeare’s own words in choral settings from the 18th century to the present day. Sarah Mead, director.

7:00-9:00 PM

CATCH A RiSiNG STAR

The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra performs Brahms’ “concerto for violin and cello,” featuring 2015 con-certo competition winners and Leonard Bernstein fellows Jacob MacKay ’15 and Andrew Ho ’15. Also on the program: Schumann’s “Piano concerto,” Sarasate’s

“Zigeunerweisen” and Brahms’ “Hungarian dances 1, 3 and 10.” neal Hampton, director.

2:00 PM

FATHER TONGuE PERFORmANCE

Artist-in-residence Milcah Bassel, PB’11, with members of the Brandeis community, presents a live sound and performance piece that interacts with her installation

“father Tongue.”

SENiOR FESTiVAL OF PLAyS

See descriptions on page 10.

THE cOnTRAcTUAL dEATH Of JOnATHAn g fAUSTUS, 6:00 PM

LOOK ME in THE EyEBROWS, 8:00 PM

women’s studies researCh Center, knizniCk gallery

laurie theater, spingold theater Center

Chapels field

slosBerg musiC Center

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directionsgo.brandeis.edu/directions

tickets shapiro campus centerwww.brandeis.edu/tickets 781-736-3400Open Monday through fri-day, noon to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4:00 p.m.

pArkingfree parking is available behind Spingold Theater in the T-lot area.

Handicapped-accessible parking spaces are in the lower lot adjacent to Slosberg Music center.

guiding lights

ingrid schorrfestival Producer and Acting director, Brandeis Office of the Arts

michele oshimA consulting Project Manager

sAm toABe visual Arts coordinator

chArlie mAdison ’15Programs Assistant, Brandeis Office of the Arts

FestivAl plAnning committeeTorey carter ’15, caley chase ’16, Haley coopersmith ’15, Leigh Hilderbrandt (Student Activities), Hannah Jones (Rose Art Museum), Allison Leventhal (community Living), Susan Metrican (Women’s Studies Research center), Allie Morse ’10 (communications), deborah Rosenstein (Music), Jamie Semel ’17, Robbie Steinberg ’14 (Student Activities), Elba valerio (intercultural center), vivekanand vimal (gSAS), Sarai Warsoff ’16 and Jennifer yee (Rose Art Museum)

FAculty Advisory committee christopher Bedford (Rose Art Museum), cynthia cohen (Peacebuilding and the Arts), christopher frost (Studio Art), Jesse Hinson (Theater Arts), Jasmine Johnson (African and Afro-American Studies/Women’s and gender Studies), John Lisman (Biology), Robert nieske (Music), Todd Pavlisko (Studio Art) and david Sherman (English)

speciAl thAnksShannon Bailey (World chess Hall of fame), Ed callahan, darryl david, Eric dunn, Andy finn, dennis finn, Julia fischbach (Kavi gupta gallery), Andrew flagel, Audrey griffin-goode, Jillian Hahn Kohl, Kit Sum Lam, Lisa Lynch, William Mewborn, the Rose Art Museum, Misha vilenchuk ’16, gideon Webster (Kainoco), christina Williams, Elaine Wong, Barbara Wrightson

FestivAl pAtronsJolie Schwab ’78 and david Hodes ’77, natalie Kantor Warshawer ’55 and david Warshawer, and Elaine Reuben ’63

FestivAl sponsorsThe Brandeis Arts council, Brandeis University Alumni Association, Office of Students and Enrollment, the Poses fund and the Rabb fund

guideBook design And productioncreative Services, Office of communications Select photos by university photographer Mike Lovett

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1:00 PM SLSAPS crowd control improv

Robin Hood: Jugglers in Tights

Poetry: Marguerite Bouvard

1:30 PM Brandeis Spirit Band

new Music by Under-grad composers

How deep Was the Ocean

Waldo & Woodhead

Poetry: clayre Benzadon ’17

Proscenium

2:00 PM Big nazoperforms throughout the after-noon around the great Lawn

family day art activities throughout the after-noon

Zumba dance Party

no Exit (see page 10)

2:30 PM Brandeis Beats

Waltham Philhar-monic

3:00 PM Music from Shake-speare

La Piñata Top Score

3:30 PM Urbanity dance

Lollipops for Breakfast

The diodes

4:00 PM Run by Men: The girls Are Hungry

good vibes Only

coerced: A documen-tary Play (see page 10)

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