FEBRUARY 14, TUESDAY
Dance Company of Middlebury: Informal Showing
4:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
The Dance Company of Middlebury and student choreographers present an informal showing of works to be adjudicated at the upcoming regional American College Dance Festival. Free
FEBRUARY 15, WEDNESDAY
Dance: Open Auditions
4:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
All students are invited to audition for student choreographers who will be presenting work this spring. You must be enrolled in a dance course or consistently taking two technique classes per week to be eligible. Come prepared to move.
FEBRUARY 16, THURSDAY (THROUGH JUNE 4)
Screened and Selected: Contemporary Photography and Video Acquisitions 1999–2005
Center for the Arts, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery
Following the guidelines of an acquisition fund generously donated in 1999 by an alumna of the College, Middlebury students of art history, studio art, and film/media studies have voted to acquire the 19 works on view in this exhibition. Opening reception on February 16 with curatorial remarks at 4:30 P.M. Free
FEBRUARY 16, THURSDAY
Nora Williams '06, soprano
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
The Department of Music presents Nora Williams '06 in her senior independent work concert. Free
FEBRUARY 18, SATURDAY
Three Rooms of Melancholia (Melancholian Kolme Huonetta)
3:00 and 8:00 P.M., Dana Auditorium
Director Pirjo Honkasalo's film explores how the inability of adults to resolve the Chechen war gives rise to a generation of children upon whom hatred has been transposed. They are accompanied throughout their lives by an inexplicable melancholy and sudden outbursts of rage. In Russian, Arabic, and Chechen with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (Finland, 2004, 85 minutes) Free
FEBRUARY 21, TUESDAY
David Finckel, cello
Wu Han, piano
7:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han are two of the most frequent performers in the history of concerts at Middlebury College: they have performed together as a duo, Wu Han has played as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles, and David Finckel has gloriously anchored the Emerson Quartet in its many Middlebury concerts. Their program includes sonatas by Rachmaninoff (op. 19) and Prokofiev (op. 119), as well as Lera Auerbach's Sonata no. 1, composed especially for this duo. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating. Tickets: $12/10/5 order tickets online
Pre-performance dinner: Rehearsals Cafe, 6:00 P.M. Reservations required: 802-443-MIDD
FEBRUARY 22, WEDNESDAY
Dreadful Sorry Guys
7:00 P.M., McCullough Social Space
A monodrama with music, written and performed by Claudia Stevens, pianist, actor, vocalist, and Associate Professor of Piano, College of William and Mary. The impetus for the work's development was the murder of Stevens' friend, Gary Matson, and his partner Winfield Mowder near Redding, California in 1999. This gay hate crime was perpetrated by members of the World Church of the Creator. Departing from this act, the piece goes on to explore the universal human impulse to destroy those different from ourselves and the attempt to make amends afterwards, expressing collective guilt when it is too late. It speaks also to the emptiness and loneliness of a world without diversity. Sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies Program/Chellis House, the Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, the Chaplain's Office, Hillel, the Office for Institutional Diversity, the Sociology/Anthropology Department, and Cook Commons. Free
FEBRUARY 24, FRIDAY
Winter Carnival: Frozen Fantasy
4:00-7:00 P.M., Center for the Arts
The Winter Carnival committee revamps the traditional opening gala with an exciting new program of arts activities: "Frozen Fantasy," with dance performances by the GT/VT Breakers, Midd Cheer, Korean Traditional Fan Dance, Gypsy Dance, Flamenco, High School Mania, Indian Dance, Irish Dance, Salsa, Peacock Dance, Lose Control, On Tap, and Dance of the Seven Veils. Music by the Mischords, comedy by Middlebury Brothel, and juggling by Flying Fists Juggling Brigade and Fire Poi (fire jugglers) on the plaza. Refreshments available. Free
FEBRUARY 27, MONDAY
The Black Female Body
4:30 P.M., Dana Auditorium
Slide-lecture presentation by award-winning photographer Deborah Willis. Willis is Professor of Photography and Imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and former Curator of Exhibitions at the Smithsonian's Center for African-American History and Culture. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Office for Institutional Diversity, the Women's and Gender Studies Program, the Departments of History and History of Art and Architecture, Women of Color, Wonnacott Commons, and the Academic Enrichment Fund. Free
FEBRUARY 28, TUESDAY
Travels in the Dominican Republic
12:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
Dance faculty member Penny Campbell shares sights, sounds, and stories from her travels with Wesleyan University colleague, Pedro Alejandro, in the Dominican Republic in January. The two sought a sense of Dominican national identity as it is expressed in dance of all kinds. Bring your lunch or pick one up at rehearsals cafe. Free