NOVEMBER 2, WEDNESDAY
Intermediate/Advanced technique class with Bill Young
2:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
New York-based choreographer and dancer Bill Young shares insights with dancers and observers alike as part of his residency at Middlebury. See associated events on November 3–5. Free
NOVEMBER 3, THURSDAY
Advanced Beginning technique class with Bill Young
9:30 A.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
New York-based choreographer and dancer Bill Young shares insights with dancers and observers alike as part of his residency at Middlebury. See associated events on November 2–5. Free
NOVEMBER 3, THURSDAY
Dance Lecture/Demonstration with Bill Young:
Contemporary Dance—International Perspectives
12:20 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
New York-based choreographer and dancer Bill Young shares insights with dancers and observers alike as part of his residency at Middlebury. Bring your lunch along, or purchase one at Rehearsals Cafe. See associated events on November 2–5. Free
NOVEMBER 4–5, FRIDAY–SATURDAY
Bill Young/Colleen Thomas and Dancers
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
The work of New York-based Bill Young and Dancers reaches gravity-defying, physical extremes. While in residence at Middlebury, they showcase their signature partnering, which is sensuous, athletic, and soaring, in their performance of Rein, Bellow. Included in the program, Ripe for Hysteria examines the dancers' private and public personas against live video projection. Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series and the Dance Program. See associated events on November 2–3. Tickets: $12/10/5 order tickets online
For information on the residency and master class opportunities, go towww.middlebury.edu/arts.
NOVEMBER 5, SATURDAY
Alumni Symposium: Careers in the Visual Arts
9:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Room 232
Cosponsored by the Department of the History of Art and Architecture and the Middlebury College Museum of Art. For further information, and to register and order lunch, please call 802–443–2034.
NOVEMBER 5, SATURDAY
Born into Brothels
3:00 and 8:00 P.M.,Dana Auditorium
A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, this film is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red-light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. One of the film's coproducers, Pamela Tanner Boll '78, introduces the evening screening. Winner of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Documentary. In Bengali with English subtitles. Cosponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series and the Program in Women's and Gender Studies. (USA, 2004, 85 minutes) Free
NOVEMBER 6, SUNDAY
Muir String Quartet
Lucia Lin, violin
Peter Zazofsky, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello
with Maria Lambros, viola
3:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Named after the great naturalist, explorer, and Sierra Club founder John Muir, this quartet has enjoyed a distinguished career playing chamber music in major venues in North America and Europe. In keeping with its namesake, the quartet provides support to conservation organizations, as well as programs for young musicians. Their Middlebury program includes quartets by Haydn and Debussy and, with violist Maria Lambros, Brahms's Quintet in G Major. This open concert is made possible with generous support from the Institute for Clinical Science and Art, established by the late Dr. F. William Sunderman of Philadelphia. Free
NOVEMBER 9, WEDNESDAY
Film Artist Eve Sussman
7:30 P.M., Dana Auditorium
As part of a three-day residency, Eve Sussman gives a public lecture and screening of her recent work and speaks with students from various disciplines about her art. She employs professional actors to re-enact historical narratives, such as 89 Seconds at Alcazar, a film interpretation of Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas. Her current project is an opera entitled Raptus, loosely inspired by a Jacques-Louis David painting. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art and the Committee on the Arts. Free
NOVEMBER 10, THURSDAY
Heartbeat Dance Residency
9:30 A.M. (intermediate technique class),
12:30 P.M. (Lecture/Demonstration: Informal showing of dance work),
3:00 P.M., (Beginning dance technique class), Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
Rodrigo Esteva (Mexico) and Mirah Moriarty (USA), founders of Heartbeat Dance, spend a day with Middlebury dancers. Experienced teachers and performers (Widrig/Pearson and others), they offer classes designed to reduce tension, release energy, and fine tune the dancer's body-mind. Observers welcome. Free
NOVEMBER 11–12, FRIDAY–SATURDAY
Company
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Stephen Sondheim's brilliant, hard-edged look at five relationships, seen through the eyes of a lonely bachelor, redefined the American Musical and swept the 1971 Tony Awards. This Department of Music production is directed by Douglas Anderson, with the Middlebury College Orchestra under the direction of Troy Peters. Tickets: $5/4/3. NOW SOLD OUT
NOVEMBER 12, SATURDAY
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta)
3:00 and 8:00 P.M., Dana Auditorium
This adaptation of a journal written by a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara, one of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution, follows Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado across Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Peru. The two typical college students seek fun and adventure before graduation and the beginning of their medical residency. The film begins as a buddy and road movie, but by the time the journey is over, each man's destiny has changed. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (USA/Germany/Chile/Peru/France/Argentina/UK, 2004, 128 minutes) Free
NOVEMBER 12, SATURDAY
A Sondheim Symposium
3:00–5:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Room 221
Presented in conjunction with the Department of Music's presentation of the musical Company, November 11-12. Featuring Steve Swayne, Dartmouth College: "Falling Through the Cracks: Sondheim's Work (and Working on Sondheim);" W. Anthony Sheppard, Williams College: "Cross-Cultural Passing in Pacific Overtures;" Douglas Anderson, Carol Christensen, and Troy Peters, Middlebury College: "A panel discussion on presenting Sondheim's Company." Free
NOVEMBER 15, TUESDAY (THROUGH NOVEMBER 29)
Pinhole Camera Photography
Johnson Memorial Building, Pit Space
John Huddleston's black-and-white photography class, ART 0327, presents an exhibition of pinhole photography. The students' images are contact prints made from large-format negatives exposed in cameras of their own design and construction. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free
NOVEMBER 15, TUESDAY
Behind-the-Scenes Lunch and Discussion:
The Bewitched
12:30 P.M., Wright Theatre
Director Richard Romagnoli introduces the playThe Bewitched and leads a discussion about the upcoming production. Lunch is provided. Free
NOVEMBER 17, THURSDAY
A 19th-Century View of Jerusalem: Photographs by Auguste Salzmann
4:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Middlebury College Museum of Art
Gallery talk by Chief Curator Emmie Donadio on the recent acquisition of 16 photographs by Auguste Salzmann. Free
NOVEMBER 17–20, THURSDAY-SUNDAY
The Bewitched
by Peter Barnes
8:00 P.M. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, Wright Theatre
Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, The Bewitchedis a hilarious satire about those people who, based on wealth or religious belief, occupy positions of privilege. Bawdy, visceral, vaudevillian, and highly poetic, the play explores blind obedience in 16th-century Spain, during the reign of Carlos the Second. The production features more than 30 actors playing over 50 roles, including two Middlebury College alumni as guest artists: Alexander Draper '88 and Michael Doyle '98. Directed by Richard Romagnoli, this American premiere is an unforgettable theatrical experience. For mature audiences. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Tickets: $5/4/3, on sale November 3.
NOVEMBER 19, SATURDAY
Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Now in their second season, the CPO, directed by David Gusakov, includes professional and amateur musicians from throughout the state. This concert is conducted by Troy Peters, conductor of the Vermont Youth Orchestras and the Middlebury College Orchestra. The program includes music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, and Dvorak. Tickets: $8 regular; $6 for senior citizens and students. order tickets online
NOVEMBER 20, SUNDAY
Diana Fanning, piano
4:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
The concert program includes Beethoven's sprightly F Major Sonata from Op. 10; the deeply moving Sonata 1.X.1905 by Janacek; Estampes by Debussy—one each of evocative pieces representing China, Spain, and France; and the magnificent Davidsbundlertänze by Schumann. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
NOVEMBER 20, SUNDAY
Annual Thanksgiving Celebration and Concert: College Community Chorus
Jeff Rehbach, conductor
George Matthew Jr., accompanist
7:30 P.M., Mead Chapel
Stirring music for chorus, organ, and piano, and readings in celebration of Thanksgiving. Plans for the program include stirring music by Felix Mendelssohn (excerpts from his Symphony #2, the Hymn of Praise,including a magnificent setting of the chorale "Now Thank We all our God"); choruses by 18th-century New England composers, including An Anthem for Thanksgiving Dayby William Billings and music by Vermont's own Justin Morgan; music by contemporary Minnesota composer-conductor René Clausen(How Can You Buy the Skywith text by Middlebury's Ted Perry); and Pilgrim's Hymn by noted composer and arranger Stephen Paulus, who has worked extensively with the award-winning Dale Warland Singers. Free
NOVEMBER 29, TUESDAY (THROUGH DECEMBER 9)
Print Exhibition
Johnson Memorial Building, Pit Space
Intaglio etchings by students in Hedya Klein's printmaking course, ART 0315, explore technical and conceptual aspects of contemporary printmaking, using imagery from personal, ideological, literary, and political sources. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free