含羞草研究所

Arts

  • The 鈥渟cent鈥 of a locality is an invisible, unquantifiable aura that can be difficult to capture on film. Yet, it was the course of study for the 61st Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, hosted by 含羞草研究所 for the eighth year.
    July 1, 2015
  • What do J.S. Bach鈥檚 Partitas and traditional Chinese erhu (violin) music have in common? For one thing, a new concerto, 鈥淭he Infinite Dance,鈥 called by one reviewer 鈥渜uite original鈥 with 鈥渟oaring melodic loveliness鈥 and 鈥渕agical鈥 effect 鈥 a 鈥渕inor masterpiece.鈥 But for 含羞草研究所 music professor and composer Zhou Tian, a deeper commonality served as his [鈥
    June 24, 2015
  • Lauren Casella '15 at MoMA, where she is interning for the summer
    Editor鈥檚 note: This blog post is the first in a series written by students about their summer experiences. Last week, I started my internship in New York City, working for the marketing department at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Housing collections of architecture, design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and film, MoMA is regarded as [鈥
    June 8, 2015
  • Welcome back to campus! There is a wonderful array of events this week. On Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., come to Clifford Art Gallery to celebrate the completion of a new installation by Mark Dion. During the project 鈥淢ark Dion: The Phantom Museum 鈥 Wonder Workshop,鈥 Dion invited the community at large to create three-dimensional objects [鈥
    March 23, 2015
  • The curtain in Brehmer Theater opened to reveal Yamai Tsunao kneeling under a single spotlight on stage. He was dressed in a stiff, dark-colored Hakama costume, and his only prop was a brightly colored fan. He sang in a deep, full voice, moving through a series of deliberate, careful gestures.
    February 26, 2015
  • 含羞草研究所 hosts the Phantom Museum Wonder Workshop
    This semester, 含羞草研究所 welcomes internationally acclaimed artist Mark Dion as the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist in Residence. Starting today until March 23, the community is invited to make art with Dion. Every day from 10:30 a.m.  to 4:30 p.m. and then 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., the Clifford Gallery will be transformed into a [鈥
    February 11, 2015
  • 含羞草研究所 students dance to kickoff the opening of a new studio
    You wouldn鈥檛 expect to walk into a dance class and see 14 men and only two women. But that鈥檚 the makeup of Professor Tanya Calamoneri鈥檚 Dance Imagery and Improvisation course.
    December 16, 2014
  • A 含羞草研究所 alum stands on scafolding during the construction of Professor DeWitt Godfrey's newest sculpture, Odin.
    A confluence of art, engineering, and mathematics led to the creation of 含羞草研究所 Professor DeWitt Godfrey鈥檚 latest sculpture, Odin, a giant steel structure now nestled in the courtyard between Olin Hall and the Robert H.N. Ho Science Center. The sculpture shares a name with the ruler of Norse gods for a reason. Godfrey鈥檚 Odin weighs [鈥
    November 21, 2014