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Campus Events: November, 1997 |
Friday, November 7 through Sunday November 9
The Wells College Theatre Department will perform Aphra Behn's The City Heiress Friday, November 7 through Sunday November 9 in Macmillan Hall's Phipps Auditorium.
Show times are 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Tickets are $4, $6 and $8 for evening performances and $3, $5 and $7 for the matinee.
Behn's play, written in 1682, examines the main concerns of the Restoration age: politics, sex and money. The play opens on the street, where Tom Wilding is engaged in an argument with his uncle. Once Sir Timothy disinherits his nephew, the stage is set for all of the characters as they plot to acquire fortune, fame and spouses. Using wit for weapons and deceit for desire, the play unfolds taking the audience on a journey filled with laughter.
Behn began her professional writing career after she was imprisoned for debt and released. Her first play, The Forced Marriage, was produced in 1670. On the basis of its immediate success, Behn's next work was produced within six months. She continued writing plays interspersed with fiction, poetry and translation for the rest of her life. Aphra Behn died in England in 1689.
Tickets are available by calling the Wells College Box Office at 315.364.3456.
Tuesday, November 18
Singer Lisa McCormick will perform her unique brand of cutting
edge rock/folk music on Tuesday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Sommer Student Center at Wells College. The event is free and
open to the public.
McCormick began playing guitar at age ten. By 16 she was delighting music club audiences. McCormick combines a warm stage presence with a solid musical performance, expressing her unique world view in daring intelligent lyrics, infectious rhythms and a clear, powerful voice.
When asked about her craft, McCormick says, "Honesty, inquisitiveness, and a sense of humor are primary tools in my work as a performing songwriter. Subjects exist everywhere: in the news, in memories, in overheard conversations. With language, melody, and rhythm, I assemble sketches of our tiny inch of history, with their unique spin on love, and sex, science and culture, heroes and hope."
McCormick has performed with such notables as Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann, Patty Larkin, and The Story. Her first CD, Right Now was released in 1996.
Thursday, November 20
Poets Deidre Pope and Amy Whitney will read from their work on
Thursday, November 20 at 8:00 p.m. in Macmillan Hall's Art Exhibit
Room at Wells College. The reading is free and open to the public.
Deidre Pope has written two full-length collections of poetry, Paradox, and a chapbook, Twelve Complications to an Otherwise Happy Life. She received a Pushcart nomination and a residency at Norcroft, a writing retreat for women. Pope's poems have appeared in numerous journals including the Beloit Poetry Journal, Spoon River Poetry Review, and the Northwest Review.
Pope received her B.A. from Wells College in 1987 and M.F.A. from Cornell University. Originally from Long Island, she now resides in Minneapolis, where she coordinates programs for writers and teaches poetry at the Loft, the nation's largest literary center.
Amy Whitney is an administrator at the Finger Lakes School of
massage. She was an instructor in English at Cornell University
where she designed writing intensive classes, and creative writing.
She received a residency grant from the Saltonstall Foundation
for the Arts, and was awarded the Robert Chasen prize in poetry
from Cornell University.
Whitney received her B.A. from Wells College in 1990 and her M.F.A.
from Cornell University in 1993.
Saturday, November 22
The Nai Ni Chen Dance Company will perform traditional Chinese
and contemporary dance on Saturday, November 22 at 8:00 p.m. in
Phipps Auditorium. Tickets are $2 for students and $6 for the
general public.
Nai Ni Chen brings the rich tradition of Chinese art into the contemporary dance world. The multi-racial troupe's wide ranging repertory includes dances that originated over thousands of years ago along with highly abstract contemporary work.
The company's productions are not only pleasurable and an educational experience in contemporary Chinese culture, but also explore issues and ideas in the arts from the Chinese American community today.
Choreographer Nai Ni Chen has been working with her dancers since 1982. She has sought to integrate the concepts and aesthetics of Chinese classical art with the world of dance in America.
The themes of Chen's work range from the poetic drama in Chinese traditional legends to the highly abstract, elegant lines in Chinese calligraphy. Each dance reflects her personal vision as an Asian artist living in America. Chen's work has been performed at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in California, the Raymond Kravis Center in Florida, Duke University, and New York University.
Chen was born in Taiwan and started folk dancing when she was four years old. In 1973 she entered Chinese Culture College as a dance major and began professional training in dance and music. From 1976-80 she was selected to perform Chinese dance with several performing arts groups on a world tour, presenting Chinese dance in 17 countries.
She came to the United States in 1982 to further her study in choreography at New York University. In 1988 she formed her own company with several dedicated dancers with whom she worked.
November 19 through December 12
The paintings of artists Al Bremmer and Kate Timm will be featured
in the String Room Gallery on the Wells College campus. The show
runs from Wednesday, November 19 through Friday, December 12.
An opening reception will be held in honor of the artists on Wednesday,
November 19. The show is free and open to the public.
Bremmer's mixed media work in the exhibition evolved from a linear, color-oriented, modernist point of view merged with a more recent, organic, three-dimensional approach. He uses natural objects such as corn leaves, wood, straw, and other materials that he finds in his native Sterling, New York. Bremmer's intent is to combine traditional painting media with organic forms to create subtle, visual metaphors about nature.
Bremmer was a professor of art and department chair at SUNY Oswego until his retirement in 1995. His work has been shown at the Schweinfurth Art Gallery in Auburn, New York; Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester; Cooperstown National Exhibition; and Westmoreland National Exhibition in Youngwood, Ohio.
When creating a still life, Kate Timm places emphasis on the use
of vibrant colors, varied forms and shapes, the flow of light,
and the gesture in loose but controlled brushwork. Timm's themes
and the selection of still life materials reflect her interest
in contemporary illusionistic painting and in the immediate setting.
Garden vegetables, flowers, birds, houseplants, and collectibles
form the nucleus of each still life composition. The inclusion
of upstate New York farmland adds a visual drama to the work which
is precipitated by the constant change in climate, time, light,
and other natural forces.
Timm says that although it is unintentional, the rural landscape, a love of nature, gardening, birding, and a respect for the environment are attributes which give her work a personal signature.
Timm received her B.A. and M.A. from the State University of New York at Oswego. Her work has appeared at the Washington and Jefferson National Painting Exhibition in Washington, Penn.; The Butler National Painting Exhibition in Youngstown, Ohio; Cooperstown National Exhibition, Cooperstown, New York; and the Schweinfurth Art Gallery in Auburn, New York.
For more information on campus events call Wells College Public Relations at (315) 364-3209
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