Renowned actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith and cellist Joshua Roman present Conversations On Grace, a two-part evening that features a public presentation of their work-in-progress play On Grace, followed by a moderated audience discussion. The event is set for tonight, January 21, 2014, at the Harris Theater.
Tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 21, the University of Chicago and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present On Grace, a work-in-progress staged performance conceived and created by renowned actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith, in collaboration with cellist Joshua Roman. The performance will be directed by Leonard Foglia. The event is the culmination of Smith's 2014 Presidential Arts Fellowship at UChicago and the first formal collaborative arts partnership between UChicago and Harris Theater.
Renowned actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith and cellist Joshua Roman present Conversations On Grace, a two-part evening that features a public presentation of their work-in-progress play On Grace, followed by a moderated audience discussion. The event is set for January 21, 2014, at the Harris Theater.
The University of Chicago and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present next month On Grace, a work-in-progress staged performance conceived and created by renowned actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith in collaboration with cellist Joshua Roman. Leonard Foglia will direct the performance on Jan. 21, 2014. The event is the culmination of Smith's 2014 Presidential Arts Fellowship at UChicago and the first formal collaborative arts partnership between UChicago and Harris Theater.
In the midst of its milestone 10th season, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance heads into the new year with can't-miss performances as part of the Harris Theater Presents series, including a special addition to the 2013-2014 season: the Chicago debut of On Grace, a work-in-progress performance on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, from Drama Desk Award-winner Anna Deavere Smith and cellist Joshua Roman.
The sixth annual Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival will showcase the screenings of 22 documentary films, 'all docs, all day,' for three days on tonight, December 6-8-all at The Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the University of Chicago and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present On Grace, a work-in-progress staged performance conceived and created by renowned actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith, in collaboration with cellist Joshua Roman. The performance will be directed by Leonard Foglia. The event is the culmination of Smith's 2014 Presidential Arts Fellowship at UChicago and the first formal collaborative arts partnership between UChicago and Harris Theater.
Award-winning theatre, opera, and film director Julie Taymor will be honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 13 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The award, which honors women who have broken gender barriers to make remarkable contributions in their fields, will be bestowed on Taymor, winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1998. It will be presented by Museum Trustee Elizabeth A. Sackler and followed by a conversation between Taymor and feminist icon Gloria Steinem.
Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premiere of Approaching Ali tonight and Saturday, June 8-9, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Approaching Ali features music by composer D.J. Sparr and a libretto by Mark Campbell and Davis Miller, based on Miller's own autobiographical novella. This new work is the first hourlong opera created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program for contemporary American opera, and will be directed by Nicole Watson in her WNO debut.
Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premiere of Approaching Ali on Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Approaching Ali features music by composer D.J. Sparr and a libretto by Mark Campbell and Davis Miller, based on Miller's own autobiographical novella. This new work is the first hourlong opera created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program for contemporary American opera, and will be directed by Nicole Watson in her WNO debut.
Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West opens today, May 9, and runs through Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, 1720 Gendy Street in the Cultural District. The exhibition of 65 of Lynda Lanker's drawings, paintings, works on paper, and prints documents a vanishing way of life that affirms the role of women in the economy and ecology of the American West.
Award-winning theatre, opera, and film director Julie Taymor will be honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 13 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The award, which honors women who have broken gender barriers to make remarkable contributions in their fields, will be bestowed on Taymor, winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1998. It will be presented by Museum Trustee Elizabeth A. Sackler and followed by a conversation between Taymor and feminist icon Gloria Steinem.
Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West opens Thursday, May 9, and runs through Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, 1720 Gendy Street in the Cultural District. The exhibition of 65 of Lynda Lanker's drawings, paintings, works on paper, and prints documents a vanishing way of life that affirms the role of women in the economy and ecology of the American West.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation will honor President Bill Clinton, the 42 nd President of the United States, with the prestigious 2013 Lincoln Leadership Prize, an annual prize recognizing a lifetime of service in the spirit of 16 th President Abraham Lincoln. More than 600 civic, philanthropic and business leaders will gather at a special event this evening to celebrate President Clinton and his accomplishments.
The survey is timed to the global premiere of THE '80s: THE DECADE THAT MADE US, a three-night, six-part event narrated by Rob Lowe on Sunday, April 14, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (www.natgeotv.com/the80s, twitter.com/NGC_PR).
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is demonstrating its commitment to the communities it serves by hosting an array of women-focused activities throughout 2013. The Company champions diversity and inclusion and the causes that matter most to its Customers and Employees.
Strike up the (big) band for a one-of-a-kind concert experience as Pacific Symphony Pops celebrates the greatest team of collaborators in American music history: George and Ira Gershwin. 'The Gershwins: Here to Stay' is a unique multimedia event that illuminates the lives and music of the composer and his lyricist brother with home movies, original photos and rare audio and video footage.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said that she hopes her legacy will be "that I was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and that I did a decent job," in an interview that was broadcast live today on CBS THIS MORNING. Watch the appearance below!
Strike up the (big) band for a one-of-a-kind concert experience as Pacific Symphony Pops celebrates the greatest team of collaborators in American music history: George and Ira Gershwin. 'The Gershwins: Here to Stay' is a unique multimedia event that illuminates the lives and music of the composer and his lyricist brother with home movies, original photos and rare audio and video footage.
In honor of International Women's Day, CBS THIS MORNING will highlight "Eye-Opening Women" - female leaders in politics, media, business and other industries - beginning Monday, March 4 - Friday, March 8 (7:00 AM-9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Among the guests scheduled to appear will be former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, former Secretary of State and CBS News Contributor Condoleezza Rice and Angie's List Founder Angie Hicks. Additional bookings are to follow.
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