Brandeis University News

Organized in celebration of the Rose’s 60th anniversary and opening June 25th, the exhibition re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum, casts a critical eye in these two directions: highlighting the Rose’s radical roots while showcasing the potential for future transformations.

Learn about each of the new trustees, who bring the total up to 30, led by Ania Czekaj-Farber of Westport, chair.

Based on the writings of ancient songwriters, each piece in “Troubadours 2021” will be given new life by an eclectic group of modern day composers specializing in everything from jazz and hip hop to medieval and classical and Bengali music.

Reading Greek Tragedy Online was created during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown when Paul O’Mahony, Artistic Director of award-winning Brighton based theatre company Out of Chaos found all three of his upcoming UK tours cancelled.

Broadway veteran Laiona Michelle, writer and star of the George Street Playhouse’s production of Little Girl Blue - The Nina Simone Musical has joined the staff of George Street Playhouse as Artistic Associate. 

Geffen Stayhouse’s sixth virtual production Jared Mezzocchi’s SOMEONE ELSE’S HOUSE world premieres April 30, 2021. This live, virtual, and interactive theatrical experience was written and will be performed by Jared. Based on the true-life haunting encounters of generations of his family living in New England, the Zoomed audience will follow along with Jared narrating his family histories using the “haunting kits” pre-mailed before their reserved performance.

Less than a week later, Reading Greek Tragedy Online's first live episode streamed, scene readings of Euripides' Helen. From there, performances continued, weekly, throughout 2020 and by the end of the year, the project had engaged 115 actors and academics (who provide analysis and discussion as part of each 90-minute episode) from the UK, US, Canada, France, Mexico, Greece, Australia, Cyprus and India.

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA will present its first-ever online exhibition, 'The Zionist Phantom' by Dana Arieli, now live and viewable.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the return to its galleries and visual art spaces beginning on Friday, June 4, 2021, with the special art installation from the #notwhite collective. The #notwhite collective is a group of 13 women artists whose mission is to use non-individualistic, multi-disciplinary art to make their stories visible.

Klein most recently served as EVP, Casting, Disney Television Studios and FX Entertainment, and oversaw casting on such recent successes as “Genius: Aretha,” “Big Sky,” “Rebel,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “Mrs. America.”

Iyvon Edebiri is the new Director of Artistic Programs at Signature Theatre the company announced today. Ms. Edebiri comes to Signature Theatre from The Parsnip Ship, where she has led the radio-play platform for more than six years.

Hosted by Joel Christensen of Brandeis University, each episode is a modern, accessible, and informative exploration of a classic text, read in English. The project has intended to create community during a time of enforced separation, to foster dialogues between actors and academics, and to create a unique educational resource for a wide range of students. As part of the project's educational commitment, each episode (both live stream and YouTube hosted recording) can be accessed for free.

The Boch Center is now showing 'Women Who Rock', a digital exhibit celebrating female musicians during Women's History Month.

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre will present Boston Theater Marathon XXIII: Special Zoom Edition, featuring 50 ten-minute plays written by New England playwrights and presented by New England theatre companies via the video conferencing tool Zoom.

Creede Repertory Theatre is offering a virtual presentation of Beth Kander's gripping new work, To the Moon. To the Moon lifts up the riveting stories of these survivors, complete with humor, revelation, and tragedy. Because 'statistics are not the most powerful way to change someone's mind. Stories are.'

The Rose Art Museum has announced the gift of 86 works of art in honor of the museum’s 60th anniversary. This trove of artworks – by established and emerging artists – includes significant pieces by Francesco Clemente, Renee Cox, Jim Dine, Jenny Holzer, Danny Lyon, Yoko Ono, Jenny Holzer, Tracey Moffatt, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol among others.

Brandeis University has named Gannit Ankori as the Henry and Lois Foster Director & Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum, effective January 1, 2021. Ankori, a professor of art history and theory in the departments of Fine Arts & Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, has been serving as interim director at the Rose since July.

New Repertory Theatre has added ten fantastic new members to its Board of Directors. Working alongside New Rep's Anti-Racism Action Plan, which states that board will be comprised of 50% members of color by July 2023, members who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color now account for 33.3% of the board. 

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for Keen After Hours. New this season, Keen After Hours connects audiences with luminaries of the theatre world, every Monday night at 6:30pm on Keen Company's website and Facebook page.

Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the next episode in its “Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us” conversation series titled “Reaching Gender Equity in Hollywood,” available now on YouTube.