As we approach the final stretch of February, drama music and dance round out this week in the arts. The School of Music and DXARTS present a Music of Today concert featuring Andr茅 Richard and the School of Drama prepares to debut 鈥淭he Arabian Nights.鈥� 聽Also, if you enjoy contemporary dance, check out the UW Dance Majors Concert Feb. 26- March 2.
Music of Today: “Music of Luigi Nono and Andr茅 Richard”
7:30 p.m., Feb. 25 | Meany Hall
Swiss composer and conductor Richard concludes a weeklong residency at the School of Music with a concert featuring works by Nono and others. 聽
UW Dance Majors Concert
7:30 p.m., Feb. 26-March 2 | Meany Studio Theatre
Enjoy contemporary dance as the UW Dance Majors express their creative voices through every aspect of dance 鈥� from choreography to production and design.聽
鈥淭he Arabian Nights鈥�
Feb. 26-March 9 | Jones Playhouse
A world full of movement and music emerges as Scheherazade鈥檚 stories unfold from the secret crevices and dark shadows on stage. The trappings of a Persian palace help transport audiences to another time and place where the young Scheherazade tells a story every night to postpone the death sentence imposed by her husband, King Shahryar.
Symphonic, Concert and Campus Bands Present 鈥淭he Third Coast鈥�
7:30 p.m., Feb. 27 | Meany Hall
School of Music bands perform 鈥淪toryville,鈥� by James Syler; 鈥淪outhern Harmony,鈥� by Donald Grantham; 鈥淜ing Cotton,鈥� by Karl King; and 鈥淏ayou Breakdown,鈥� by Brant Karrick.
鈥淢ap of Virtue鈥�
Feb. 27-March 9 | Hutchinson Hall, Cabaret Theater
An exploration of the extremities of human relationships and the beauty of language, this play is a study in symmetry that switches between interview, poetry, scenes and silence. Presented by the Undergraduate Theater Society.聽
First-Year Master of Fine Art Exhibit聽
Through Feb. 28 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Artwork produced by first-year Master of Fine Arts students.聽.