“Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.
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Shirin Neshat’s Land of Dreams: Screening and Discussion
- Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 pm, Asia Society
- Award-winning artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat returns to the Asia Society for a screening of her most personal film year, Land of Dreams. The film centers an Iranian immigrant working for the US Census Bureau on a mission to record citizens’ dreams.
Literary Readings & Conversation about Life & Art in Today’s Ukraine
- Tuesday, March 19, 4 pm, International Affairs Building 1219
- Join the Harriman Society for literary readings and a conversation with writer and poet Iryna Tsilyk. She will read some of her works and discuss the life of Ukrainian artists in a time of war.
- Friday, March 22, 1 pm, Wang Pavilion
- This Friday, the CU Music Performance Program musicians will perform a variety of works from Bach, Bottesini, Doppler, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky.
Opening Reception: Looking for Ourselves
- Friday, March 22, 6 pm, Wallach Art Gallery
- Join the Wallach Art Gallery at the opening reception of the photography exhibit Looking at Ourselves: Gauri Gill’s The Americans, 2000-2007, which follows the seven years in which Gauri Gill traveled across the States tracing the experience of South Asian immigrants.
- Friday, March 22, 7 pm, Glicker-Milstein Theater
- BTE presents this performance follows twin sisters on their journey from the Dirty South to the California Desert to get revenge on a cruel father who burned them and their mother years ago.
- Saturday, March 23, 3 pm, Roone Arledge Auditorium
- CU Gen presents a showcase of open-style choreography crafted by members, featuring several amazing on-campus groups.
The Lives of Our Times
- Friday, March 22, 10:30 pm, Wang Pavilion
- A recurring on-campus theater production, The Lives of Our Times features different soap operas.
Senior Creative Thesis Concert 2024
- Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, 6 pm, Minor Latham Playhouse
- The Barnard Dance Department presents the class of 2024’s creative dance theses, in two live performances!
Image via Barnard Dance Department