what beats shakespeare and good conversation on a saturday night?

New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art, but sometimes it’s difficult to break the Morningside-bubble and experience it all first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined on campus.

Monday, March 6th

  • People, Place, Purpose | Francine Houben, 6:30 PM, Wood Auditorium in Avery Hall – “With People, Place, Purpose, Francine Houben will present Mecanoo’s designs based on these three fundamental elements. Each project is carefully considered in terms of its cultural setting, place and time, amounting to a unique design statement embedded within its context and orchestrated specifically for the people who use it.” – Free and open to the public

Tuesday, March 7th

  • Pop-up Concert | Miranda Cuckson, 6:00 PM, Miller Theatre – “Miranda Cuckson returns to Miller Theatre’s stage with a solo concert. A favorite of audiences for her great range of repertoire and styles, she’s become one of the most sought after performers of contemporary music. Cuckson is passionate about the role of the performer/interpreter in the creative process, which she has proved at concert halls and festivals, galleries and informal spaces alike. Her Pop-Up Concert offers several new violin works by important contemporary voices, including a premiere by Steve Lehman.” – Free admission, concerts starts at 6 PM, doors open at 5:30 PM

Wednesday, March 8th

  • Nonfiction Dialogues | Eula Biss with Lis Harris, 7:00 PM, Room 501 in Dodge Hall – “Eula Biss is the author of three books: On Immunity: An Inoculation, a finalist for the National Book Critic Circle Award for nonfiction; Notes from No Man’s Land: American Essays, winner of the National Book Critic Circle Award for criticism, and a collection of poetry, The Balloonists. Her work has been supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Howard Foundation Fellowship, an NEA Literature Fellowship, and a Jaffe Writers’ Award.” – Free and open to the public
  • Columbia University HeForShe & KCST: Antigone, 7:00 PM, Lerner Black Box – “Antigone is a multimedia theatrical event partnered with UN Women’s HeForShe Arts Week to encourage activist outcomes among a university audience. The event revolves around a student production of Anne Carson’s Antigonik, played on the stage, while audience members circulate to watch the show and carry out political action at different stations. Because of the environmental nature of the production, the play will run three times consecutively on March 8, with audience entering every hour at 7PM, 8PM, and 9PM. All ticket sales benefit UN Women projects.” – Tickets here
  • Music for Piano by Luciano Chessa, 7:00 PM, The Italian Academy – “Performed by Sarah Cahill and Luciano Chessa: Louganis (2007), with a video by Terry Berlier; Tre Danze da Salotto (1983/2010); Cupric Donna I & II (Premiere); Le Miniere (2003) from “Quadri da una città fantasia”; Dr. Quill, Let There Be Light (2013); Green Sea (Premiere)” – Free and open to the public
  • An Evening of Cantatas, 8:00 PM, James Room in Barnard Hall – “The Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers present an evening of choral sacred music. The program includes Te Deum laudamus by Alessandro Scarlatti, Lamentations of Jeremiah by Alberto Ginastera, and Bach’s Cantata 21: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis.” – Free admission

Thursday, March 9th

  • Bard Hall Players: Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, 8:00 PM, Columbia University Medical Center Alumni Auditorium – “Bard Hall Players is thrilled to announce their 50th anniversary winter show, Antony and Cleopatra! Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” follows the tragic romance of Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the Sicilian revolt through the Final War of the Roman Republic. Directed by Joseph Villarin, Antony and Cleopatra features Columbia students from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Program in Narrative Medicine, the Mailman School of Public Health, the College of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, the Program in Physical Therapy and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.” – Tickets here; student tickets $8, general admission $10; additional shows Friday, March 10th at 8 PM and Saturday, March 11th at both 2 and 8 PM

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