BRIGHTMUSIC PRESENTS
FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER
MUSIC
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Thursday, June 11, 7:30 PM
Monday, June 8, 2015
BRIGHTMUSIC PRESENTS
FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER
MUSIC
R.A.C.E. DANCE COMPANY
TO PERFORM ENERGY
Bishop-McGuinness
High School
Friday, June19th and Saturday, June 20th at
7:30pm
Dancers of RACE Dance Company and Men
of Race have come together for their final concert of season 6.
“ENERGY”
Look around you right now…. Can you tell what is
happening? Can you hear it, see it or feel it?
There is a potential for power in each of us no
matter who we are. This power or ability
to make things happen is called energy. It’s what makes everything
possible. Whether it is kinetic,
potential, sound, or electric; energy is transferred through us and between us
at all times. More importantly, it has
the power to transform us.
More than 12 different choreographers from Oklahoma,
Los Angeles, and New York have choreographed original works that investigate a
variety of energies through movement. They
are unique works that vary in tempo, story, and genre according to each
person’s experience with and perspective of energy. The dance styles include jazz, hip hop and contemporary.
“Energy is never created or destroyed. We are an
exquisite collection of trillions of vibrating particles engaged in an
intricate dance of energy!” ~ Anonymous
About RACE Dance Company
RACE
Dance Company was just an idea set in motion by Hui Cha-Poos in 2008. Over the
years, the company became established and has produced and participated in over
50 performances throughout the city. In 2010, the company was selected as one
of the Gazette’s top 5 performance companies in Oklahoma. In 2011, they received the Great Inspirations
Award from Creative Oklahoma. RACE as an acronym stands for Radical Application
of Creative Energy and is Oklahoma’s first professional Jazz/Hip
Hop/Contemporary Company. In 2011, Race
became an official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. They have performed in many venues,
festivals, performances and ceremonies and continue to bring dance to a new
level of professionalism in Oklahoma.
Executive Director:
Hui Cha Poos
Creative Director and Producer of ENERGY:
Emily South
Leadership: Hui Cha Poos,
Emily South, LaKeysta Goree, Brandi Kelley, Tasha Hinex, John Ariete
Choreographers: Hui
Cha Poos, Emily South, John Ariete, Jennifer Martinez Conaughty, Tasha Hinex,
Brandi Kelley, Willis Johnston, Jessica Jenkins
Guest Choreographers:
Adam Acosta, Shayna Acosta, Will Johnston, Michelle Rambo.
Race Dancers: Sarah Smith
Fugett, Brooke Nagy, Audrey Johnston, Amanda Beard, Melissa Sluice, Allison
High, Elizabeth Van Horn, Amanda Williams, Sheri Hayden, Cameela Pennington,
Tiffany Lemmings, Shaina Wilkins, Taylor Orebaugh, Mariah Moore, Tasha Hinex.
Men of Race Dancers:
John Ariete , Brandon (Bg) Graves, Stephen Wafer, Jeremiah Walton, Christopher Shepard, Jesus Martinez, Lucio
Martinez, Austin Nievus,
Junior Race Dancers: Gerardo Avalos, Dominick
Brown, Ontario Byrd, Jamie Godinez, Emily Hernandez, Gavin Hounslow, Abigail
Idleman, Alfredo Martinez, Parker Millspaugh, Danielle Nickell, Holly O'Neal, Rigo
Orozco, Allie Peterson, Alannah Templon, Victor Valdez, Samantha Weaver.
From staff sources
OU SUMMER DANCE
PERFORMS PIECES BY
OKLAHOMA FESTIVAL
BALLET AND
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
OKLAHOMA
The University of Oklahoma School of Dance (SOD) is hosting Summer Dance
performances in Reynolds Performing Arts Center, studio 3002 on June 26
at 8:00 p.m., June 27 at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. and June 28 at 3:00 p.m.
Oklahoma Festival Ballet and Contemporary Dance Oklahoma will
participate in the production and the performances will be followed by a
champagne and dessert reception with the dancers and choreographers.
The 2015 Summer Dance
choreographers include SOD professors Ilya Kozadayev, Austin Hartel,
and SOD director Mary Margaret Holt, as well as graduate student Tye
Love. Lighting design will be by Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis. Each
summer, students from the School of Dance spend four weeks learning and
perfecting original and traditional choreography as well as
participating in intensive technique classes. Director Holt has said,
“We greatly enjoy the opportunity to expand our companies’ repertoires
during the summer, often experimenting with works that have a lighter or
more experimental feel as well as a more intimate connection with the
audience.”
These
performances provide a unique opportunity for the audience because they
take place in Studio 3002, which is transformed by theatrical lighting
from a studio space to a performance space. The audience sits only feet
from the performers, in a more intimate environment, requiring dancers to communicate with
more subtly than would be the case on a traditional proscenium stage.
Following the performance, the audience has the opportunity to discuss
the production with both the dancers and choreographers over dessert and champagne.
Chelsea Walker, SOD senior, describes Summer Dance: “It is an opportunity to expand my performance skills while training at the University. After two years of Summer Dance I can honestly say these have been my favorite performance opportunities at OU.”
Tickets
for the performance and reception cost $27 for adults and $15 for
students and are available for purchase with credit card by calling the
OU Fine Arts Box Office at (405) 325-4101. Tickets will also be
available for purchase one hour before each performance by cash or check
only. Due to limited seating advance purchase is recommended.
The University of Oklahoma’s program in dance was founded in 1963 by
Yvonne Choteau and Miguel Terekhov, former principal dancers with Ballet
Russe de Monte Carlo. What had been a department became the School of
Dance in 1998, with Mary Margaret Holt as Director. Undergraduate and
graduate dance majors, along with general education students, total
approximately 1000 enrollees in dance classes per semester. The School
of Dance's state-of-the-art facility in the Donald W. Reynolds
Performing Arts Center was completed in 2005.
From staff sources
Saturday, June 6, 2015
69th TONY(R) AWARDS
BROADCAST AND
STREAMING
SUNDAY NIGHT
CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS
SHARED THIS EVENT, WHICH
WILL HAVE PERFORMANCES
FROM CURRENT SHOWS
Also, exciting news! JERSEY BOYS will be featured on the Tony® Awards in honor of the show’s 10th anniversary on Broadway this fall. The current Broadway company will perform “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night).”
BROADCAST AND
STREAMING
SUNDAY NIGHT
CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS
SHARED THIS EVENT, WHICH
WILL HAVE PERFORMANCES
FROM CURRENT SHOWS
Click here to view the TONY® AWARDS LIVE STREAM on the Celebrity Attractions website, or watch it on CBS. Check out Celebrity Attractions' upcoming 2015-2016 Broadway Season on the same website!
Also, exciting news! JERSEY BOYS will be featured on the Tony® Awards in honor of the show’s 10th anniversary on Broadway this fall. The current Broadway company will perform “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night).”
Note that Oklahoma City University's Kristin Chenowith will host with
Alan Cumming.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
GALLERY AT OKCMOA ACQUIRES NEW
WORK BY CONTEMPORARY
ARTIST LISA HOKE
"Come on down Oklahoma now on view at
the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
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Lisa
Hoke (American, b. 1952). "Come on Down, Oklahoma," 2015. Cardboard
packaging, glue, and hardware. Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Museum
commission with funds from the Carolyn A. Hill Collections Endowment,
2015.001, © Lisa Hoke
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"It
was really important to me that 'Come On Down, Oklahoma' be created
from elements extracted one final time from the original installation,
representing an emotional response to the enormous, superhuman scale of
the installation and the unique opportunity to work with the Oklahoma
City Museum of Art," Hoke said.
"I
started with the white shirt boxes that I've always loved-the top left
corner of the work-and it was a big section that I've moved around the
country from show to show," she continued. "In fact, I didn't want to
part with it. However, I soon realized that it should be the section to
inspire the entire piece."
"The
Oklahoma City Museum of Art has a strong commitment to supporting
contemporary artists through the exhibition and acquisition of their
work," explained President and CEO, E. Michael Whittington. "The beauty
and monumentality of Lisa's installation 'Come on Down' mesmerized our
visitors. We were delighted that she reconfigured her original
installation specifically for our permanent collection."
Hoke
began her career by working with found materials such as cast iron,
wire and automobile parts, but then turned to the mass-produced,
color-saturated cardboard found in consumer culture. Hoke said, "I
wanted to show the positive effect of the colorful and
attention-grabbing packaging. The negative effect is the tremendously
disposable society in which we live."
She
collects items from eBay and discarded materials from local stores and
the recycling bins in the basement of her apartment building. She sorts
her items by color-after each item has been carefully scrutinized-before
cutting them up and reassembling into collages.
Lisa
Hoke has constructed works for many solo exhibitions and has been
included in numerous prestigious group shows. She has work in the
permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City, the
New York Public Library, the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell
University, and the D'Amour Museum, Springfield, MA, to name a few. Lisa
was born in Virginia Beach, VA in 1952. She received a Bachelor of Arts
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1974, followed
by a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in
1978. Lisa has lived and worked in New York City for over thirty years.
She is currently represented by Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY.
"Come
on Down, Oklahoma" is currently on view in the Museum's "Recent
Acquisitions of Contemporary Art" gallery alongside works by Jill
Downen, Michael Eastman, Jonathan Hils, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, and Wayne
White, who each had exhibitions at the Museum.
For ticket information and Museum hours, visit www.okcmoa.com.
From staff sources
"FABERGE: JEWELER TO THE
TZARS WITH DESIGN STUDIO
OPENS JUNE 20th
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| Image courtesy of Oklahoma City Museum of Art |
More than 230 rare
and luxurious objects from the House of Fabergé will be celebrated in
the Oklahoma City Museum of Art's special exhibition "Fabergé: Jeweler
to the Tsars," on view June 20 through September 27, 2015. This
extraordinary exhibition not only immerses visitors in the extravagance
of Imperial Russia but will also offer specially designed programming to
enhance their experience.
The
"Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars" Design Studio, a creative extension of
the exhibition, will have draftsman's tools and high quality art
materials for visitors to design their own Imperial Egg. Visitors are
encouraged to participate in a community installation by hanging their
creation in a designated space in the studio.
"Imagine
stepping into Faberge's workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia," said
Curator of Education Tracy Truels. "There are jewelers' tables, special
tools, and lots of people working on their creations. In the 'Fabergé:
Jeweler to the Tsars' Design Studio, visitors will get the chance to
experience such a place. Kids and adults can create their own Imperial
Egg design, read a Russian folktale and examine some of the fascinating
Imperial Eggs of the past."
The
Design Studio will showcase images of 41 known Imperial Eggs, and
feature a reading area for all ages inspired by the objects in the
exhibition. The Design Studio is only one aspect of Fabergé-centered
programming. OKCMOA's Museum School will be offering family workshops
and a Sunday Gallery Talk series led by members of the Museum's
curatorial and education staff. The Museum Film program will present a
weekend film series titled, "Hollywood Does Imperial Russia."
Fabergé-focused workshops and group tours will be available by request.
For a full list of "Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars" events, lectures,
films, programs and to register for workshops and classes, visit www.okcmoa.com.
PROGRAMMING
FABERGÉ GROUP TOURS AND WORKSHOPS BY REQUEST
Reservations are required, and group rates are available. Call (405) 278-8231 for pricing and availability.
MEMBER'S PREVIEW AND LECTURE
Friday, June 19
Preview festivities, 5 to 11 p.m.
Lecture: "An Introduction to Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars," by Dr. Geza von Habsburg, 6 p.m.
FABERGÉ COFFEE AND LECTURE
Saturday, June 20
"Fauxbergé: Forgeries in the World of Fabergé"
with Dr. Geza von Habsburg, 10 a.m.
$10 for OKCMOA Members | $15 for Non-Members
FILM PROGRAM
"Hollywood Does Imperial Russia"
Friday, June 19
"The Scarlet Empress," 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
"War and Peace," 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 21
"Doctor Zhivago," 2 p.m.
FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Saturday, June 20
"Fabergé Eggs" (Ages 15-36 months + adult), 10 to 10:45 a.m. Pre-registration required.
"Fabergé Eggs" (Ages 3-5 + adult), 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-registration required.
Saturday, July 12
"Fabulous Fabergé Frames" (Ages 6-10 + adult), 2 to 4 p.m. Pre-registration required.
FABERGÉ SUNDAY GALLERY TALK SERIES
All tours meet at 1 p.m. in the Museum lobby. Free with admission. No registration required.
Sunday, June 21
"Imperial Easter Eggs," Catherine Shotick, Fabergé Curatorial Assistant
Sunday, July 5
Family Tour: "The Animals of Fabergé" (Ages 6-12 + Adult), Tracy Truels, Curator of Education
Sunday, July 19
Family Tour: "Let's Look Closely at Fabergé" (Ages 3-6 + Adult), Amanda Harmer, Education and Community Outreach Coordinator
Sunday, Aug. 9
"The Romanov Family," E. Michael Whittington, President and CEO
Sunday, Aug. 23
"Influence of Byzantium," Bryon Chambers, Assistant Curator of Education
Sunday, Sept. 27
"Exhibition Design and Concept," Michael Anderson, Fabergé Coordinating Curator
DROP-IN ART
Saturday, June 20
"Jeweled Boxes," 1 to 4 p.m. Free with admission. No registration required.
Saturday, Aug. 1
"Mixed Media Egg Collage," 1 to 4 p.m. Free with admission. No registration required.
CAMPS
July 28-31
"Jewelry of the Tsars," (Ages 6-8), Pre-registration required.
August 4-7
"Eggs, Eggs, and More Eggs!" (Ages 9-12), Pre-registration required.
MAKING MEMORIES
Tuesday, August 10, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Designed
for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia and their
caregivers or loved ones. Free for all participants. Advance
registration is required. Please register by emailing aharmer@okcmoa.com.
Tickets for the museum are $12, and $5 on Thursday rooftop evenings. Please call 236.3100.
From staff sources
"WARHOL: THE ATHLETES"
ON VIEW AT OKCMOA
"Warhol: The Athletes" features 10 portraits of athletes created
by the artist who said, "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15
minutes." The exhibition was commissioned by Andy Warhol's friend and collector Richard
Weisman. The museum is open regular hours, during the day, as well as on Thursdays from 5 to 11 p.m. on the roof terrace, with the galleries open until 9 p.m. The cost for the evening is $5.
ON VIEW AT OKCMOA
Painted
in 1978, the works in "Warhol: The Athletes" include NBA all-time
scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, golfing great Jack Nicklaus, figure
skating Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill, boxing icon Muhammad Ali,
and the infamous O. J. Simpson, among others.
"This
exhibition will be an absolute must-see for anyone interested in the
legendary Warhol and modern art more generally," said Film Curator
Michael Anderson. "What makes 'Warhol: The Athletes' special is its
appeal to anyone who remembers the great athletes that Mr. Weisman
selected for the series."
"We
will also show a number of Polaroid photographs that Warhol shot
himself, graciously lent by the Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art," Anderson
continued. "Also included are 12 of Warhol's most memorable film screen
tests from the mid-1960s, including those of Bob Dylan, Edie Sedgwick,
Dennis Hopper and Salvador Dali."
Though
Warhol was known for his fascination with and portraits of rock stars
and fashion icons, his work with athletes provided an exciting
departure. While creating this series, Warhol said, "The sports stars of
today are the movie stars of yesterday." This statement foreshadows the
much deeper interactions that would occur in the decades to follow as
the lines between professional sports and celebrity began to blur.
"Warhol:
The Athletes" has been organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
from the collection of Richard L. Weisman. The exhibition will remain on
view through July 12.
Conversation with a Curator
Sunday, June 7, 1 p.m.
The museum is at 415 N. Couch. Tickets are $12 for adults. For more information, go to okcmoa.com, or call 236.3100.
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