This week in the arts, attend聽Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident Marisa Williamson’s artist talk, join the Henry Art Gallery for a trumpet and American Sign Language performance, listen as聽David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽.
Open Rehearsal with the UW Symphony
February 3,聽 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Meany Hall
Get a special behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal process of the UW Symphony Orchestra on Monday, February 3. Under the direction of David Alexander Rahbee, the Symphony will rehearse pieces by Monteverdi, Stravinsky, and an arrangement of the suite from Bizet’s Carmen.
Free, RSVP required聽触听
Orlando Consort: The Passion of Joan of Arc
February 4, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall
Acclaimed as one of the finest films ever made, Carl Theodor Dreyer鈥檚 silent film,聽La Passion de Jeanne d鈥橝rc聽(1928), chronicles the trial of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to her execution. Actress Ren茅e Falconetti鈥檚 haunting face channels the agony and ecstasy of martyrdom in a legendary performance that remains a landmark in the history of cinema. Britain鈥檚 celebrated early music vocal ensemble, the Orlando Consort, transports us to Joan鈥檚 world, accompanying the film live with a deeply moving soundtrack of sacred and secular music from her lifetime.
$47 Tickets聽|
The Best of Everything – Preview
February 4, 7:30 pm | Jones Playhouse
Adapted by Julie Kramer from the book by Rona Jaffe
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton
A sensational career, thrilling adventures, and a husband and children (eventually)鈥攖hat鈥檚 what the women in the Fabian Publishing typing pool want: nothing less than the best of everything. UW Drama faculty member Valerie Curtis-Newton directs Julie Kramer鈥檚 adaptation of Rona Jaffe鈥檚 1958 novel. The play gives us a聽funny, candid, clear-eyed glimpse into the lives of working women in聽Mad Men-era New York, through the gaze of the women themselves (as well as fabulous costumes, of course).
Can’t make it to the preview? Showings are聽February 6 through February 16 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. See the link below for exact dates and times.
February 7, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Join us for a talk by Marisa Williamson,聽this year’s Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident. An exhibition reception will follow.
In Walter Benjamin鈥檚 interpretation of the Paul Klee painting,聽Angelus Novus聽(New Angel) in his聽Theses on the Philosophy of History, he explains Klee鈥檚 angel as moving away from something he is fixedly contemplating. Since 2013, Williamson has been fixedly contemplating the life, work, choices, and legacy of Sally Hemings, enslaved mother of four of Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 children. This exhibition moves out from that extended contemplation, engaging with questions of monument and memory.
The exhibition is on view through February 28.
Free, RSVP encouraged聽触听
UW Symphony: Re-Imagination
February 7, 7:30 pm| Meany Hall
David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of music by Claudio Monteverdi, Igor Stravinsky, and Bizet/Shchedrin.聽David Alexander Rahbeeis currently Senior Artist in Residence at the 天美影视传媒 School of Music in Seattle, where he is Director of Orchestral Activities and聽Chair of Orchestral聽Conducting. He is Music Director and Conductor of the 天美影视传媒 Symphony Orchestra and founder of the UW Campus Philharmonia Orchestras. He is a recipient of the American-Austrian Foundation’s 2003 Herbert von Karajan Fellowship for Young Conductors, the 2005 International Richard-Wagner-Verband Stipend, and a fellowship the Acanthes Centre in Paris in 2007.
$10 – $15 Tickets聽触听