The Museum of Modern Art presents Art Institutions and Feminist Politics Now, a day-long symposium on May 21, 2010, that will bring together an international group of leading artists, writers, curators, historians, and activists to explore the impact of recent debates about art and feminism on museum exhibitions, collections, pedagogy, and cultural politics. The symposium is part of a major ongoing collection-based research initiative begun in 2005 with support from the Modern Women's Fund, established by philanthropist and artist Sarah Peter.
Rogue Artists Ensemble, an award-winning collective of multi-disciplinary artists who create Hyper-theater, an innovative hybrid of theater, puppetry, masks, dance, music and modern technology, seeks contributions of original music and art to be incorporated into a new performance event titled HYPERBOLE: origins, scheduled to premiere in Los Angeles in September, 2010.
RETURN, a new musical about the secret rescue of 8,000 Ethiopian Jews will premiere at Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica on June 5th and run through July 20th. The book and lyrics are by Sonia Levitin, with music by William Kevin Anderson and direction and choreography by Donald McKayle.
