Events

Gallery Exhibition: Jacob Landau - Selected Paintings from the Monmouth University Permanent Art Collection
2015-01-20 09:00 - 2015-03-07 14:00 (America/New_York) | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
January 20 – March 7, 2014
Rechnitz Hall
DiMattio Gallery – Second Floor
Jacob Landau (1917-2001), printmaker, painter, humanist, and teacher was an artist whose works explored the basic themes of human existence and morality with an insight that was both passionate and indignant. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, where he began as an illustrator, but he lived most of his adult life in Roosevelt, NJ. Here he immersed himself in the town’s thriving artistic community, along with such noted artists as Ben Shahn, and began a distinguished career as professor at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. The art he created gained him an impressive reputation, with many of his works included in the permanent collections of the world’s finest museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), the Hirshhorn Museum (Washington, DC), as well as the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. He also received numerous honors, including fellowships from the Guggenheim and Ford Foundations.
In retirement he became Professor Emeritus at Pratt and received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Monmouth University in 1996.
In 2008 the Jacob Landau Institute donated more than 300 of the artist’s prints, drawings and paintings to Monmouth University. Jacob Landau: Selected Paintings from the Monmouth University Permanent Art Collection will feature approximately twenty original paintings.
Image Caption: Satanic Wheels, Watercolor, 36 1/4″ x 50 3/4″

Gallery Exhibition: Hon Eui Chen - After the Sun
2015-01-20 09:00 - 2015-03-07 14:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
January 20 – March 7
Rechnitz Hall
DiMattio Gallery – First Floor
Lecture: Thursday, January 29, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall Auditorium,
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 29 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
The poetics of intimate spaces and the exploration of the idea of home are what interest me in paintings and installation. The subject of home remains an abstract concept and is the motivational force for my studio pursuits. Born in a refugee camp that lies between Cambodia and Thailand, I moved with my family to Mississippi at the age of six. Growing up, the sense of belonging and not belonging to the Southern culture of Mississippi affected my sense of identity. The memories of my childhood on the Thai-Cambodia border became just a faint beacon of light as the years go by; the need to remember, to retrieve those childhood memories of a past life remains a constant act in my work.
In my installations, I make objects that convey themes of identity, memory and longing to transform and activate a room. I use acrylic paint, varnishes, resin, plaster and photographs as the structural realization for a subject as formless and transitory as memory. The concept of travel and memory are embedded in the current series of mixed media paintings – layered earthy, dark colored background with graphite drawn trees and foliage and an overlay of concrete. My work seeks to simulate the impermanence of memory, the fleetingness of its existence in mixed media installations, creating structures that translate the mind’s formless but living past into physical material and sensation and transforming space that poetically simulates a timeless place for recollection and dreams.
Artist website: www.honeuichen.com
Image Caption: Untitled, 8” x 8”, acrylic, image transfer and concrete on panel, 2014

Gallery Exhibition: Heeseop Yoon
2015-01-21 09:00 - 2015-04-10 17:00 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
January 21 – April 10
Ice House Gallery
Opening Reception: Thurs. February 5, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Illustrated Lecture: Wilson Hall Auditorium, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
I begin by taking photographs of interiors such as warehouses, storage spaces, junkshops and basements; places where everything is jumbled, disorganized and filled with piles of random stuff. From these photographs I construct a view and then start to draw freehand. I don’t make sketches or project images to make the drawings. Once I put lines on the surface I don’t erase or remove them. If I want to change the drawing I just add more lines on top of the existing ones. These ‘mistakes’ that I make in the process of my drawing appear as double or multiples lines as I apply ‘corrections’. They reflect the accumulation of time, and how my perception has changed and become less clear over time.
Most of the drawing installations are site-specific. I usually visit the site before I start the piece and take measurements of the space where I will install the work. Usually I have vague ideas about how the whole installation will sit in the space, but most of the decisions I make happen during the process of making the piece in the studio.
Most of my drawing installations are also room scale, so I work section by section in my studio and don’t usually get to see the entire drawing until I have finish installing it. The whole piece is attached to the wall with the same black masking tape that I use for the drawing. I give each Mylar sheet a number and make a map of the drawing that shows which number goes where, so installing the whole piece is just like a putting together a really big puzzle.
I am mostly attracted to representing claustrophobic environments and defunct objects. At the beginning, it started as more of a formal interest – I was attracted to these massive piles of things, and the anonymous, decontextualized quality they had. I wanted to make still life drawings that were about perception and mark-making rather than the narrative of the objects themselves. But the more I worked with claustrophobic spaces, I stared to realize that these are the spaces hidden within our lives. We have so many things that we forget about. We struggle for space for ourselves and for the things we own. Now I am interested in these as lost spaces.
My work deals with memory and perception within cluttered spaces. I begin by photographing interiors such as basements, workshops, and storage spaces, places where everything is jumbled and time becomes ambiguous without the presence of people. From these photographs I construct a view and then I draw freehand without erasing. As I correct “mistakes” the work results in double or multiple lines, which reflect how my perception has changed over time and makes me question my initial perception. Paradoxically, greater concentration and more lines make the drawn objects less clear. The more I see, the less I believe in the accuracy or reality of the images I draw.
Artist Website: heeseopyoon.com/

Urinetown
2015-03-04 20:00 - 2015-03-12 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Urinetown March 4 – 8; March 10 – 12, 2015Lauren K. Woods Theatre
From an American town in the early 20th century, we flash forward to a future dystopia where a severe water shortage has made public pay-per-use toilets a legal necessity. Urinetown was a hit Broadway musical in the early 21st century, running for two and a half years. It won Tony Awards for its composer and lyricists Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis and Mr. Kotis also won for the book of the musical. The show is a satirical take on social change (the police are represented by Officers Lockstock and Barrel), corporate greed (the pay toilets are run by “Urine Good Company”), and Broadway musicals themselves. One of the show’s characters – its hero Bobby Strong – was included as one of the 100 Greatest Roles in Musical Theatre.

Dylan Scholinski
2015-03-05 09:00 - 2015-04-10 19:00 | Pollak Gallery
Lecture: March 26 at 2:30 p.m. | Pollak Theatre
Dylan Scholinski was born Daphne Scholinski. She was 15 years old she was locked up in a mental hospital, diagnosed as “an inappropriate female”, and spent the rest of her high school years undergoing extreme femininity training. Now 47 years old Dylan is a distinguished artist, author, and public speaker having appeared on 20/20, Dateline and Today to discuss his experiences and has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines. Recently his award-winning book The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir was listed in the Top 10 Must Reads in Out Magazines first transgender issue. His artwork not only portrays the anguish of his hospital years but also his ultimate triumph. Dylan is the founder/witness for the Sent(a)Mental Project : A Memorial to Suicide. He frequently opens his studio to a variety of Denver metro youth, to provide safe space to explore and discover ways of expressing and empowering themselves without bringing harm to themselves or others.
Dylan will be exhibiting his own work as well as examples of artwork by youth who have participated in his “lead with your heart” workshop. The idea is to use the image of the heart as a template to fill and show how your heart feels on the inside and to use the space outside of the heart to show what is affecting and influencing it. Each participant interprets the project their own way and displayed together the works collect the expressions of individual to show how the heart connects us all.

On Screen in Person: Still Dreaming
2015-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Co-Directors Jilann Spitzmiller and Hank Rogerson
Still Dreaming follows a group of elderly entertainers living at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in New Jersey and a pair of young directors hired to stage an in-house performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. As the once-celebrated performers struggle with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and physical disabilities, the play’s themes of perception, reality and memory take on new relevance and poignancy.
There will be a post screening Q&A with the co-directors Jilann Spitzmiller and Hank Rogerson
On Screen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.

GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL
2015-03-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL has been thrilling audiences and earning rave reviews since its sensational Off-Broadway debut. This touching and hilarious ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ musical takes audiences on a journey into the lives of a group of female friends. Audience members can’t help but laugh, cry and sing and dance in the aisles! Follow five friends as they visit their past, celebrate their present, and look to the future on a wild and hilarious night out … and you’ll recognize yourself in each of them! Described as “Desperate Housewives meets Mamma Mia” (Applause Magazine), and “As funny and outrageous as Sex and the City!” (The Advocate).GIRLS NIGHT is bursting with energy and packed with hits “Lady Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” “Man I Feel Like A Woman,” “I Will Survive” and more.
Exclusive Preshow Gifts/Offers
for GIRLS NIGHT ticketholders at MONMOUTH MALL!
Go Shopping and grab drinks with your girlfriends
before the show!! The first 100 Girls
Night: The Musical ticketholders to show up at our table in the MONMOUTH MALL food court starting at 4
p.m. on the day of the show will receive a “swag bag” filled with special
gifts/coupons courtesy of Monmouth Mall. They will also be eligible for
drink/food discounts at participating restaurants at the mall. For more information about this offer call 732.263.5715. You must be present to receive a swag bag. Only one bag will be given out per person. We will also have a free photobooth in the lobby before the show and during intermission so that you and your girlfriends can get a group photo to remember the night.

Pattern "A" Classes End
2015-03-09

Pattern "B" Classes Begin
2015-03-10

Undergraduate Midterm Grades Due in Office of Registration and Records by 9:00am
2015-03-10

Miss Nelson is Missing
2015-03-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Pollak Theatre
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been rescheduled from the original 3/26 date.
The students in Room 207 were the worst-behaved class in the whole school: spitballs stuck to the ceiling; paper airplanes whizzing through the air – even though they had the sweetest teacher of all, Miss Nelson. But when Miss Nelson unexpectedly does not come to school one day, the class gets the strictest substitute they have ever met: Miss Viola Swamp! The search is on for Miss Nelson, who seems to have vanished. Hopefully the students of Room 207 will find her before it’s too late – for them! A lighthearted musical that reminds us all to show appreciation to those that we value!
(One hour in length, recommended for grades K – 5)

When the Gays Move into Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood
2015-03-11 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
In Joe & Bil’s program, “When the Gays Move Into Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Joe & Bil explore the realities and human dimensions of living in a world of heterosexual privilege. Drawing from their own lives, their experiences as fraternity men and student affairs professionals, their family experiences, and the dynamics of their own relationship, Joe & Bil present this difficult topic in a non-threatening, humorous way.

National Theatre of London: Of Mice and Men (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-12 19:00 - 23:59 | Pollak Theatre
Golden Globe® winner and Academy Award®
nominee James Franco (127 Hours, Milk)
and Tony Award® nominee Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids,
Girls) star in the hit Broadway production Of Mice And Men, filmed on stage by National Theatre Live. This
landmark revival of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s play is a powerful
portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of
friendship.

Of Mice and Men is directed by Tony Award®,
Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circles award winner Anna D. Shapiro (Broadway’s August: Osage County) and features
Leighton Meester (Country Strong, Gossip
Girl) and Tony Award® winner Jim Norton (The Seafarer). The production was nominated for two Tony Awards®,
including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Chris
O’Dowd.
Broadcast in HD
This ‘moving masterpiece’ (Time Magazine) will screen in movie
theaters internationally from November 6, 2014.

A Poetry Reading: “Poetry Au Jews: A Spiel and a Recitation"
2015-03-12 19:30
The Jewish Cultural Studies Program at Monmouth University
Spring 2015 program
…Free of charge and open to all…
A Poetry Reading
“Poetry Au Jews: A Spiel and a Recitation”
Thursday, March 12, 2015Wilson Hall Auditorium, Monmouth University
Philip Terman is the author of eight collections of poetry, including The Torah Garden, Rabbis of the Air, Book of the Unbroken Days, and The House of Sages. Autumn House Press will publish Our Portion: New and Selected Poems in 2015. His work has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including Poetry Magazine, The Kenyon Review, The Georgia Review, The Sun Magazine, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poets, 99 Poems for the 99 Percent, and Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust. He has received the Anna Rosenberg Award for Poems on the Jewish Experience. He teaches creative writing at Clarion University, where he directs the Spoken Arts Reading Series, and is co-director of The Chautauqua Writers Festival at the Chautauqua Institution.
Organized by the Jewish Cultural Studies Program and the Office for Global InitiativesCo-sponsored by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Spring Break
2015-03-14 - 2015-03-20

Met Opera: LA DONNA DEL LAGO (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-14 13:00 - 16:30 | Pollak Theatre
New Production
Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the king who relentlessly pursues her, their vocal fireworks embellishing the romantic plot in this Met premiere production conducted by Michele Mariotti.
Broadcast in HD
Encore: Sun. March 29, 2015, 1:00 p.m.

Approx. Runtime: 3 hours 30 minutes

Spring Holiday
2015-03-20

Lauren Fox: Canyon Folkies Over the Hills & Under the Covers
2015-03-21 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Returning to the Pollak stage after wowing audiences
last season with her recreation of the love story between Leonard Cohen and
Joni Mitchell that resulted in some of the biggest hits of their careers,
Lauren Fox’s new show is wistful journey through a time and place where today’s
musical icons became legends. From the mid-sixties to the early-seventies,
something magical took place in Southern California…and it all happened in a
bucolic stretch of hills, just above the Sunset Strip, called Laurel
Canyon. Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, The Byrds, The Mamas
& The Papas, The Eagles, and Crosby, Stills & Nash, to name just a few,
all lived, loved, created, and collaborated there. Lauren Fox tells the story
of this epic time in American music history, and sings the songs that it
inspired.

Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo & Juliet (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Pollak Theatre
Music Sergei ProkofievLibretto Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov and Adrian PiotrovskyChoreography Yuri GrigorovichBroadcast in HD
Cast Alexander Volchkov (Romeo), Anna Nikulina (Juliet)
In Verona, the rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues brings bloodshed to the city. When the Capulets organize a masked ball in honor of their daughter Juliet, Romeo Montague and his friend Mercutio attend incognito because of the hatred that tears the two houses apart. Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love, and are distraught when they realize they belong to rival families. William Shakespeare’s timeless story, written in 1595, is brought to the stage through breathtaking choreography and Sergei Prokofiev’s much-loved score. With its famous melodies, rhythmic variety and universal theme, this story of impossible love remains an all-time favourite, and is one of the world’s most popular ballets.
Stellar performances by Alexander Volchkov and Anna Nikulina illuminate this masterpiece, making the immortal tale of the lovers of Verona an unforgettable experience.
(Ballet recorded live on May 12th, 2013) Running time 2hr, 15

Visiting Writer: Brooks Haxton
2015-03-24 16:30 - 18:30 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Brooks Haxton was born in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1950. His books include six collections of poems from Knopf, two book-length narrative poems, and one book of creative non-fiction. He has also written introductions to five books, essays, and the script of an American Masters Series film on Tennessee Williams, nationally broadcast on PBS. Since the mid-seventies, his poems and prose have been appearing in Atlantic Monthly, New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and Paris Review. His work has been acclaimed by critics at All Things Considered, The New York Times, Newsweek Online, Time Magazine, The Village Voice, and The Washington Post. His four books of translations from Classical Greek, French, and German have included an alternate selection for the Book-of-the-Month Club. He has received awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. In 2013 the Fellowship of Southern Writers presented him with the Hanes Award, recognizing a distinguished body of work by a poet in mid-career. He lives with his wife and children in Syracuse, where he has taught for twenty years at Syracuse University.

U.S. Feminist Movements: Select Social Histories from Monmouth Scholars
2015-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Magill Commons
Magill Commons 107 & 108
A panel presentation with Dr. Enoch Nappen, Dept. of Political Science and Sociology, Dr. Katherine Parkin, Dept. of History and Anthropology, and Dr. Johanna Foster, Dept. of Political Science and Sociology.
Part of the Artful Explorations of Gender Series – a year-long engagement in a range of work across the arts that examines the contemporary and historical meanings and boundaries of gender, the persistence of gender inequalities locally and globally, and the role of art and artists in movements for gender justice.

The Affordable Care Act: Is it Working in New Jersey?
2015-03-25 16:30 - 18:15 | MAC At Monmouth
The Affordable Care Act: Is it Working in New Jersey?
A Frank Assessment of the First Year of “Obamacare”
The Affordable Care Act in New Jersey
The ACA may be the most significant policy legacy of the Obama presidency. What can we tell about its impact after the first year of implementation in the Garden State and nationally? Did the reforms go too far or not far enough? What has been the impact on the front lines of health care services? What will be the impact of pending court cases, especially in states like New Jersey which do not have their own exchanges?
Join us for a frank discussion of the Affordable Care Act in New Jersey with respected policymakers and front-line health care providers. The forum will include an opportunity for audience Q&A.
PANEL
Hon. James J. Florio — former Governor of New Jersey
Mr. Wardell Sanders — President, New Jersey Association of Health Plans
Mr. John Lloyd — President & CEO Meridian Health
Dr. Frank Vozos — President & CEO Monmouth Medical Center
Moderators:
Dr. Kathryn Fleming, Specialist Professor of Nursing Administration
Dr. Stephen Chapman, Assistant Professor of Political Science

This free event is open to the public.
Video will be live streamed Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. on the Polling Institute web site.
For more information: 732-263-5860 or polling@monmouth.edu
Sponsored by the Monmouth University Polling Institute, Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing & Health Studies, and the Political Science Club
MAC (Multipurpose Activity Center) Varsity Club
Use entrance at 142 Larchwood Avenue (lots 13/14)

World Cinema Series: A Woman in Berlin
2015-03-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
World Cinema Series
(formerly the Provost’s Film Series)
2014-2015
“A World at War, 1937-1945:Triumph, Tragedy, Memory, and Myth”
With the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015, Monmouth University is pleased to present five films on the life-and-death decisions that people made in the invaded countries to survive in the war, defend their homeland and beliefs, and protect their families. Collectively, the films show episodes of resistance, collaboration, and heroism in addition to the legacy of the global war for the later 20th century and our current century as well.
All movies will be shown in the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University.
Free of charge and open to the Monmouth University community and the general public.
Host: Dr. Thomas S. Pearson, Professor, Department of History & Anthropology
“A Woman in Berlin”
Discussant: Dr. Frederick McKitrickAssociate Professor, History & Anthropology
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Max Faberbock’s “A Woman in Berlin” (Unrated): A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.

Organized by the Office of Global Initiatives

Gallery Exhibition: First Senior Exhibition - Graphic Design and Animation
2015-03-27 09:00 - 2015-04-04 14:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
March 27 – April 4, 2014
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, March 27, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design and Animation.

POSTPONED: Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely
2015-03-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
This event has been postponed until further notice. Please call the box office for 732.263.6889 for more information.
Toshi Reagon is a one-woman celebration of all that’s dynamic, progressive and uplifting in American music. Since first taking to the stage at age 17, this versatile singer-songwriter-guitarist has moved audiences of all kinds with her big?hearted, hold-nothing-back approach to rock, blues, R&B, country, folk, spirituals and funk. The New York Times described her blend as “…a love of mixing things up…[her] vocal style ranges from a dirty blues moan to a gospel shout to an ethereal croon.” Her live performances, in particular, aren’t just accessible; they’re irresistible. And Toshi Reagon loves her audiences. Leading her renowned band–BIGLovely, launched in 1996–she instantly connects, inspires and empowers.
Over nearly 30 years, Reagon has collaborated with top innovators across a wide spectrum of the entertainment field. Since Lenny Kravitz chose her, straight out of college, to open for him on his first world tour, she has gone on to share stages with notable colleagues such as Nona Hendryx, Elvis Costello, Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger, Dar Williams, Lizz Wright, Me’shell NdegéOcello and Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius). Her performances with her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon–civil rights activist and founder of the a cappella group, Sweet Honey in the Rock—are legendary. Post show discussion/Q&A: As part of the Artful Explorations of Gender series, Reagon will discuss her unique upbringing and how it has impacted her 30 year career in the music business.

Graduate Information Session
2015-03-28 10:00 - 11:30 | The Great Hall -104
This Information Session is for prospective students interested in Graduate School at Monmouth University. All programs will be represented.
Two additional sessions will be held following the session:

Princeton Review GMAT Strategy Session, hosted by the Monmouth MBA Program. Free workshop for students planning to take the GMAT, immediately following Monmouth’s MBA Information Session.
Princeton Review GRE Strategy Session, hosted by Monmouth University’s Graduate School. Free workshop for students planning to take the GRE, immediately following Monmouth’s Graduate School Information Session.

For more information and to register, please visit our Graduate Information Session registration site.

Willie Nile and Anthony D'Amato join Songwriters By The Sea
2015-03-28 20:00 - 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Songwriters By The Sea hosts, and accomplished New Jersey songwriters, Joe D’Urso and Joe Rapolla, bring their popular songwriters series to the historic Lauren K. Woods Theater. The series began as an intimate, casual coffeehouse jam in Asbury Park, NJ and has evolved into a regional and national show. The series has attracted the attention and participation of many of the most revered singers and songwriters on the scene today.
This show features the tireless touring Greenwich Village troubadour, Willie Nile. Willie makes a stop at the Monmouth University right in the middle of his European tour where he’s been showcasing songs from his new CD, American Ride. Also joining Rapolla and D’Urso is breakthrough artist Anthony D’Amato*. D’Amato just signed to New West Records and released his critically acclaimed CD, coincidentally titled, The Shipwreck from the Shore. Monmouth University Blue Hawk Records’ artists Natalie Zeller and Brittany Cannarozzi​ will open the show.
Included with the ticket price is a reception, sponsored by the Leon Hess Business School, before the show at 7 p.m.
*Please note that Anthony D’Amato will be replacing Sam Llanas

Met Opera: LA DONNA DEL LAGO Encore (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-29 13:00 - 16:15 | Pollak Theatre
Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the king who relentlessly pursues her, their vocal fireworks embellishing the romantic plot in this Met premiere production conducted by Michele Mariotti.Broadcast in HD

Last day to Withdraw with "W" Grade (semester long classes)
2015-03-30

National Theatre of London: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-31 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Meera Syal (The Kumars, Goodness Gracious Me, Rafta Rafta at the National) returns to the National Theatre, directed by Rufus Norris (Broken, London Road). Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction 2012, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale. India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood.
