UMS Night School: Explore Pure Michigan Renegade - Session 2
Monday, February 6, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

When UMS learned that Professor Mark Clague was teaching a college-level course this winter about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade, we wanted to offer a similar experience for the community. Together we came up with the idea of UMS Night School: 90-minute “classes” which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. Each intro session includes a presentation by a genre expert, an interactive exercise to draw you into the themes behind the performance, and a takeaway reading to enjoy on your own. Join us for the discussion, the lecture, or the entire session.

Sessions are designed to engage you both with the performances and with other audience members. You can attend them all, or choose the ones that interest you the most – no registration necessary!

This Session:
Discuss: Einstein on the Beach, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Intro: Tallis Scholars/Random Dance


This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Hosted by Prof. Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

John Cage's Lectures on Nothing/Something
Wednesday, February 8, 8:00 pm
Blanch Anderson Moore Hall (lower level below McIntosh Theatre), Moore Building

John Cage's classic "experimental" lectures performed by Professor Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Presented by the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Making Harmoniousness: “Silk and Bamboo” Music and Chinese Modernity Politics in Shanghai
Thursday, February 9, 4:00 pm
Michigan League - Kalamazoo Room, 911 N. University, Ann Arbor

Lecture by Joys Cheung, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong

Presented by University Musical Society and sponsored by the Confucius Institute at U-M. The 2012 national tour of the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra is part of a major, multi-year cultural exchange with Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, the Chinese Ministry of Culture, and the US Major University Presenter’s consortium. Support for the tour has been provided by the Ministry of Culture, People’s Republic of China.

Special support for this residency is from Art Midwest's Performing Arts Fund. Presented by the Confucius Institute.

Pure Michigan Renegade on Film - The Legend of Leigh Bowery (with director Q&A)
Monday, February 13, 7:00 pm
U-M Museum of Art Stern Auditorium (525 S. State Street).

A winter film series in conjunction with Pure Michigan Renegade, which focuses on artistic innovation and experimentation, and explores artists who have created new frontiers.

The Legend of Leigh Bowery (with director Q&A)
(2002, Charles Atlas, 60 min.)

Renegade filmmaker Charles Atlas (who worked extensively with the late choreographer Merce Cunningham) introduces his 2002 documentary The Legend of Leigh Bowery. Artist, designer, performer, and provocateur Leigh Bowery was one of the notorious figures of the 1980s club scene.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Co-presented with the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Brown Bag Lecture: Charles Atlas
Tuesday, February 14, 12:30 pm
202 S. Thayer St, Room 2022, Ann Arbor, MI

Charles Atlas, video artist, Featuring the Digital Humanities, “Joints Array”

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Penny W. Stamps Speakers Series: Wayne McGregor
Thursday, February 16, 5:10 pm
Michigan Theater

Wayne McGregor is an award-winning British choreographer renowned for his physically testing choreography and ground-breaking collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science. He is the Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance in London and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. McGregor has also been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).

McGregor is a frequent creator of new work for La Scala, Paris Opera Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet and New York City Ballet; as well as movement director for theatre, film (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and music videos (Radiohead's Lotus Flower, which has generated over 14 hits). His upcoming productions include new work for The Royal Ballet and a new Rite Of Spring for Bolshoi Ballet. In July 2012, McGregor will lead up to 2,000 Londoners in Big Dance Trafalgar Square.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Presented by the U-M School of Art & Design. With support from the University Musical Society (UMS). Part of CORD: the Congress on Research in Dance.

UMS Night School: Explore Pure Michigan Renegade - Session 3
Monday, February 20, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

When UMS learned that Professor Mark Clague was teaching a college-level course this winter about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade, we wanted to offer a similar experience for the community. Together we came up with the idea of UMS Night School: 90-minute “classes” which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. Each intro session includes a presentation by a genre expert, an interactive exercise to draw you into the themes behind the performance, and a takeaway reading to enjoy on your own. Join us for the discussion, the lecture, or the entire session.

Sessions are designed to engage you both with the performances and with other audience members. You can attend them all, or choose the ones that interest you the most – no registration necessary!

This Session:
Discuss: Tallis Scholars/Random Dance
Intro: Hagen Quartet


This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Hosted by Prof. Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Pure Michigan Renegade on Film - Helicopter String Quartet
Wednesday, March 7, 7:00 pm
Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty)

A winter film series in conjunction with Pure Michigan Renegade, which focuses on artistic innovation and experimentation, and explores artists who have created new frontiers.

Tickets: $10/$7/$5; purchase at www.aafilmfest.org

The Pure Michigan Renegade on Film series culminates at the Michigan Theatre in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Film Festival. In one of the most certifiably eccentric musical events of the late 20th century, German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen designed and executed the performance: four string quartet members playing an original piece by Stockhausen in four separate helicopters, all flying simultaneously.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Co-presented with the Ann Arbor Film Festival in partnership with the Michigan Theater, in collaboration with the U-M Museum of Art.

UMS Night School: Explore Pure Michigan Renegade - Session 4
Monday, March 12, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

When UMS learned that Professor Mark Clague was teaching a college-level course this winter about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade, we wanted to offer a similar experience for the community. Together we came up with the idea of UMS Night School: 90-minute “classes” which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. Each intro session includes a presentation by a genre expert, an interactive exercise to draw you into the themes behind the performance, and a takeaway reading to enjoy on your own. Join us for the discussion, the lecture, or the entire session.

Sessions are designed to engage you both with the performances and with other audience members. You can attend them all, or choose the ones that interest you the most – no registration necessary!

This Session:
Discuss: Hagen Quartet
Intro: The Andersen Project


This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Hosted by Prof. Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

UMS Night School: Explore Pure Michigan Renegade - Session 5
Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

When UMS learned that Professor Mark Clague was teaching a college-level course this winter about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade, we wanted to offer a similar experience for the community. Together we came up with the idea of UMS Night School: 90-minute “classes” which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. Each intro session includes a presentation by a genre expert, an interactive exercise to draw you into the themes behind the performance, and a takeaway reading to enjoy on your own. Join us for the discussion, the lecture, or the entire session.

Sessions are designed to engage you both with the performances and with other audience members. You can attend them all, or choose the ones that interest you the most – no registration necessary!

This Session:
Discuss: The Andersen Project
Intro: San Francisco Symphony


This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Hosted by Prof. Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Brown Bag Lecture: Mark Clague
Tuesday, March 20, 12:30 pm
202 S. Thayer St, Room 2022, Ann Arbor, MI

Music, title TBA.

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

American Mavericks Post-Concert Artist Q&As
Thursday, March 22,

Thursday-Sunday, March 22-25
Immediately following each concert, from the stage

Following each American Mavericks concert, audience members are invited to stay for an informal Q&A session with performers from that evening’s performance. Special guests will be announced from the stage after each concert.

Must have ticket to attend.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund.

Preconcert Presentation: Inside Mavericks
Friday, March 23, 6:30 pm
Hill Auditorium, Mezzanine Lobby

Composer and music educator Eliza Brown presents a pre-concert experience for the audience based on techniques from the Walden School. Participants will engage in an interactive exploration of the American Mavericks composers in preparation for the concert. Must have a ticket to the the performance to attend.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund.

Preconcert Program: Meet the Maverick: Charles Ives in Words and Music
Saturday, March 24, 6:30 pm
TBD

Highlighting Charles Ives as a composer, a writer, and a true American eccentric, performer David Prather weaves together musical passages from the Concord Sonata with literary passages from Ives’ book Essays Before a Sonata to illuminate both the musical material and the expressive intention behind this radical work.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund.

UMS Night School: Explore Pure Michigan Renegade - Session 6
Monday, March 26, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

When UMS learned that Professor Mark Clague was teaching a college-level course this winter about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade, we wanted to offer a similar experience for the community. Together we came up with the idea of UMS Night School: 90-minute “classes” which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. Each intro session includes a presentation by a genre expert, an interactive exercise to draw you into the themes behind the performance, and a takeaway reading to enjoy on your own. Join us for the discussion, the lecture, or the entire session.

Sessions are designed to engage you both with the performances and with other audience members. You can attend them all, or choose the ones that interest you the most – no registration necessary!

This Session:
Discuss: San Francisco Symphony plus a “Graduation” celebration

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Hosted by Prof. Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Brown Bag Lecture: William Bolcom
Tuesday, April 3, 12:30 pm
202 S. Thayer St, Room 2022, Ann Arbor, MI

William Bolcom, music, “Maverick American Music"

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Past Public Programs

Still Renegade? Reviving Einstein on the Beach and Dance #1 at UM
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm - 4 pm
Studio A, Dance Building.

A Research in Action panel discussion featuring:

* Mark Clague, Department of Musicology
* Clare Croft, Department of Dance/Society of Michigan Fellow
* Katie Dorn, Einstein on the Beach/Lucinda Childs Dance Company/Dance #1 Restager
* Michael Kondziolka, University Musical Society Director of Programming
* Judy Rice, Department of Dance/Dancelucent Artistic Director/Dance #1 Rehearsal Director
* Panel Chair: Angela Kane, Department of Dance

Saturday Morning Physics: Einstein as a Cultural Figure
Saturday, January 21, 10:30 am
Rackham Auditorium (915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor)

Einstein on the Beach composer Philip Glass joins a panel of special guests to ponder the cultural significance of Einstein. Glass is joined by Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist from the California Institute of Technology who has been featured in Wired magazine, The New York Times, and on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, and University of Chicago cosmology scholar Michael Turner who co-authored The Early Universe. U-M faculty member Fred Adams moderates the discussion.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Co-presented by the University of Michigan Department of Physics, Saturday Morning Physics. With support from Arts at Michigan, U-M Living Arts, and U-M Arts Engine.

Producers Talk: The Business of Einstein on the Beach
Wednesday, January 18, 6:00 pm
U-M Ross School of Business, Wyly Hall, Room W2740 (724 E. University, Ann Arbor)

At least a decade in the making, the 2012 remount of Einstein on the Beach represents a tenacious and remarkable effort on the part of its producing team.

Producer Linda Brumbach and Associate Producers Alisa Regas and Kaleb Kilkenny of the New York-based Pomegranate Arts production company give their own behind-the-scenes look at what it took to bring such an extraordinary project to life, and why they chose Ann Arbor as the place it all begins.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Presented in collaboration with U-M Arts Enterprise.

Penny W. Stamps Speakers Series: Philip Glass & Robert Wilson
Sunday, January 15, 4:00 pm
Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty Street, Ann Arbor)

Launching the Winter 2012 season of the Penny W. Stamps Speakers Series, the legendary creators of Einstein on the Beach, director Robert Wilson and composer Philip Glass, discuss the history of and creative process behind their groundbreaking collaboration.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Presented by the U-M School of Art & Design. With support from the University Musical Society (UMS) and University of Michigan Museum of Art.

The U-M Institute for the Humanities presents: The 2012 Marc and Constance Jacobson Lecture: Einstein, Clocks, and the Materiality of Time
Wednesday, January 11, 5:00 pm
Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington

The U-M Institute for the Humanities presents
The 2012 Marc and Constance Jacobson Lecture
“Einstein, Clocks, and the Materiality of Time,” by Peter Galison, Harvard University

Physicist, philosopher, and renowned historian of science Peter Galison discusses the implications of Einstein’s work on time for contemporary philosophy and culture in general. An author, film producer, and MacArthur Award-winner, Galison is Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University.

Presented in conjunction with the University Musical Society’s Pure Michigan Renegade Series production of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s revolutionary opera Einstein on the Beach.

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Brown Bag Lecture "Post-Modern Opera: Welcome to the 21st Century"
Tuesday, January 10, 12:30 pm
202 S. Thayer, room 2022, Ann Arbor

Stephen Rush, music.

The history of opera took a strong left turn with Robert Wilson/Philip Glass’ opera Einstein on the Beach. But around that same time Fluxus-related composers such as John Cage and Robert Ashley were also re-inventing the medium with their “experimental” works. Restructuring the notion of narrative, altering performative/staging choices, and rethinking the notion of score were endemic to this process. Using Einstein on the Beach as a backdrop, Professor Stephen Rush will discuss post-modern operas Circus On by John Cage, Kit Carson, and his own new opera U.S. Grant – a FluxKit Opera, to be premiered March 30, 2012 at the U-M Museum of Art.

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Pure Michigan Renegade on Film - Absolute Wilson
Tuesday, January 10, 7:00 pm
U-M Museum of Art Stern Auditorium (525 S. State Street)

A winter film series in conjunction with Pure Michigan Renegade, which focuses on artistic innovation and experimentation, and explores artists who have created new frontiers.

Absolute Wilson
(2006, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, 105 min.)

Absolute Wilson chronicles the epic life, times, and creative genius of theater director Robert Wilson.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund.

UMS Night School: Explore Pure Michigan Renegade - Session 1
Monday, January 9, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

When UMS learned that Professor Mark Clague was teaching a college-level course this winter about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade, we wanted to offer a similar experience for the community. Together we came up with the idea of UMS Night School: 90-minute “classes” which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. Each intro session includes a presentation by a genre expert, an interactive exercise to draw you into the themes behind the performance, and a takeaway reading to enjoy on your own. Join us for the discussion, the lecture, or the entire session.

Sessions are designed to engage you both with the performances and with other audience members. You can attend them all, or choose the ones that interest you the most – no registration necessary!

This Session:
Intro: Einstein on the Beach, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. Presented with major support from the Creative Ventures Leadership Fund. Hosted by Prof. Mark Clague, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Charles Baird Carillon 75th Birthday Celebration.
Sunday, December 4, after the performance
Ingalls Mall, U-M Central Campus

Join resident carillonneur Steven Ball in a recital celebrating the 75th birthday of the Baird Carillon which sits atop the Burton Memorial Tower in Ingalls Mall on the U-M Central Campus. This event is free and open to the public. Sunday, December 4, 2011, immediately following the Sunday performance of Handel’s Messiah.

Holiday Music from the Pioneer High School String Quartet
Sunday, December 4, pre-show; intermission
Hill Auditorium Mezzanine Lobby

The Pioneer High School String Quartet plays seasonal favorites before the concert begins and during intermission.

Must have a ticket to attend.

A collaboration with Pioneer High School.

Penny W. Stamps Speakers Series: Mx. Justin Vivian Bond:Tango Backwards and in High Heels
Thursday, November 17, 5:10 pm
Michigan Theater

Singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated performance artist Mx Justin Vivian Bond is an Obie, Bessie and Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner. He has written, directed and starred in numerous performances including Christmas Spells and the GLAAD nominated show Lustre. As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Bond has toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, and London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Film credits include Shortbus, Fancy’s Persuasion, and Imaginary Heroes. Television appearances include Ugly Betty and Late Night With Conan O’Brian.

Presented by the U-M School of Art & Design. With support from the U-M Spectrum Center’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, the U-M Institute for the Humanities, and the University Musical Society (UMS).

Why Renegade?
Monday, November 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

Renegade: a rebel, someone who breaks with customs – and the idea behind Pure Michigan Renegade, a 10-week, 10-performance winter series focusing on innovation and experimentation in the performing arts. UMS Artistic Programming Director Michael Kondziolka and a panel of special guests will lead a conversation about the events in Pure Michigan Renegade and the significance of artistic renegades.

This event is part of Pure Michigan Renegade. A collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library and the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Jam Session with Classical Revolution
Saturday, November 12, 9:00 pm
Silvio's Organic Pizza, 715 N. University Ave

Join Classical Revolution at Silvio's for a jam session! Feel free to bring an instrument to join in and play, or enjoy a post-concert drink and pizza while listening to local musicians jam.

AnDa Union: Lecture on Mongolian Arts and Culture
Tuesday, November 8, 4:00 pm
Michigan Union, Parker Room

In conjunction with UMS's presentation of Anda Union, the Confucius Institute of the University of Michigan offers a lecture on Mongolian arts and culture.

The Mongolian people, who lived as nomads originally, developed a truly distinctive musical culture within their landlocked area on the Asian continent. As nomads, they created the soundscape that has carried their emotions, memories and long history. An instrument strung with horse hair, the Morin huur, has carried the representative sound of Mongolian music throughout history. One major type of folk song, the long-song, was the lament of a mother who yearned for a daughter who married into another nomad family and moved far away. In such a song overtone singers expressed the sounds of wind, water and other affects of nature that still endure everywhere in the Mongolian countryside. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, however, Mongols have lived through abrupt transformations in the political and social climate and have devised alternative ways to keep their musical aesthetics and their traditions alive. This lecture (based on the several years of fieldwork experience by Sunmin Yoon) introduces the overall context of Mongolian traditional music and its aesthetic values, and illustrates how, even under the pressures of change, current musicians such as the AnDa Union, have retained this vibrant musical tradition.

Sponsored by the Confucius Institute of the University of Michigan. Funded in part by Arts Midwest’s Performing Arts Fund.

UMS on Film: AnDa Union: From the Steppes to the City (2011, Sophie Lascelles and Tim Pearce)
Tuesday, November 8, 7:00 pm
U-M Museum of Art

Filmmakers Sophie Lascelles and Tim Pearce preview their work-in-progress documentary which follows AnDa Union, a group of 14 musicians who all hail from the Xilingol Grassland area of Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region of China. Formed in 2003, AnDa Union is part of a musical movement that is finding inspiration in old and forgotten folk music from the nomadic herdsman cultures of Inner and Outer Mongolia, drawing on a repertoire of music that all but disappeared during China’s recent tumultuous past.

A collaboration with the U-M Museum of Art.

Penny W. Stamps Speakers Series: Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles
Thursday, November 3, 5:10 pm
Michigan Theater

Fashion icon Zandra Rhodes creates a dialogue between art and design that has put her at the forefront of the international fashion scene for over forty years. She has designed for Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, Bianca Jagger, Paris Hilton, Jessica Parker, and Helen Mirren. Her work also includes jewelry, wrapping paper, china for Royal Doulton, furs, makeup, and recently, opera sets and costumes. She was made a Commander of the British Empire, has nine honorary doctorates, and is currently Chancellor of the University of the Creative Arts (UCA).

Presented by the U-M School of Art & Design. With support from the U-M Institute for the Humanities and the University Musical Society (UMS).

Treme Zingerman's Promo Menu
Thursday, November 3, All day
Zingerman's Roadhouse, 2501 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor

Zingerman's Roadhouse offers a special menu of Louisiana favorites in conjunction with UMS's presentation of A Night in Treme: The Musical Majesty of New Orleans. Visit www.zingermansroadhouse.com for complete details.

A collaboration with the Zingerman's Roadhouse.

Artist Q&A: Gate Theatre of Dublin
Thursday, October 27, after the performance
Power Center

Gate Theatre Artistic Director Michael Colgan is joined by U-M professor Enoch Brater and cast members in a post-performance talkback.

Must have a ticket to attend.

A collaboration with the U-M Department of English Language and Literature.

The Essential Samuel Beckett
Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

Theater historian and Samuel Beckett specialist Enoch Brater presents an overview of the life and works of playwright Samuel Beckett, his influence upon modern theater, and the landmark productions of Beckett's works staged by the Gate Theatre of Dublin.

A collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library and the U-M Department of English Language and Literature.

Artist Interview: Barry McGovern, Actor and Renowned Beckett Performer, Gate Theatre of Dublin
Sunday, October 23, 5:00 pm
Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room (343 S. Fifth Ave.)

Actor Barry McGovern, one of the world’s leading interpreters of Samuel Beckett’s works, will be interviewed by U-M Professor Enoch Brater. McGovern will discuss his work with the Gate Theatre and his new solo performance adaptation of Beckett’s novel Watt.

A collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library.

UMS Lobby: Calligraphy in the Lobby (2)
Saturday, October 22, Before the performance, 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Power Center Lobby

"Water stains on the wall" is a popular metaphor that represents the highest state in the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy. You're invited to join local calligraphers in exploring and experimenting with the art of calligraphy in the Power Center lobby before show.

Must have a ticket to attend.

Artist Q&A: Cloud Gate Artistic Director Lin Hwai-min
Friday, October 21, 9:00 pm
Power Center

A post-show Q&A with Cloud Gate Artistic Director Lin Hwai-min. This event is open to the public.

UMS Lobby: Calligraphy in the Lobby (1)
Friday, October 21, Before the performance, 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Power Center Lobby

"Water stains on the wall" is a popular metaphor that represents the highest state in the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy. You're invited to join local calligraphers in exploring and experimenting with the art of calligraphy in the Power Center lobby before show.

Must have a ticket to attend.

George Lewis: Interactive Trio
Thursday, October 20, 5:00 pm
Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor, MI

Acclaimed avant-garde trombonist and musical innovator George Lewis performs with U-M’s own grand jazz pianist Geri Allen for a live action trio with a computer generated “virtual improvisotor” program (designed in part by Lewis) to respond to their playing on acoustic Yamaha Disklavier. Their combination of live and digitally generated music and completely improvised dialogue/sonic negotiation should not be missed. More Info

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Penny W. Stamps Speakers Series: Sissel Tolaas: Scent Navigation
Thursday, October 20, 5:10 pm
Michigan Theater

Smell can empower vision and sound or convey meaning on its own. Sissel Tolaas’ work is all about making systems of scents as the basis for communication. These systems can be used for navigation, education, design, architecture, health care, and the environment. She has an archive of 6730 smells from reality, plus a professional lab archive of 2500 molecules. Tolaas’ smell walks and projects help people reach a new understanding of their environments. In conversation with Marylene Delbourg-Delphis, writer, philosopher, serial entrepreneur and CEO.

Presented by the U-M School of Art & Design. With support from the Chelsea River Gallery and the University Musical Society (UMS).

Brown Bag Lecture: Improvisation as a Way of Life
Wednesday, October 19, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
202 S. Thayer St, Room 1022, Ann Arbor, MI

More info

Presented by the U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Ann Arbor Art Center Workshop at UMMA: Japanese and Chinese Aesthetics and Woodblock Printing
Saturday, October 15, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
U-M Museum of Art

Explore the UMMA exhibition Multiple Impressions: Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints with teaching artist Christina Burch and gain an appreciation for the highly refined sense of beauty in Japanese and Chinese Art. We will consider some central themes of Buddhist and Shinto culture which inform this unique sensibility. Students will learn basic woodblock printmaking and make a set of hand-printed note cards. All levels welcome.

$28 UMMA and AAAC Members and UM students / $35 Non-Members; lab fee $15, materials included. Advance registration required.

Deadline: Wednesday, October 12. Register online at annarborartcenter.org.

Multiple Impressions was organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art with the cooperation and support of the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China. It is made possible in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and the University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies, Confucius Institute, and Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

Violin Monster on the Hill Plaza
Saturday, October 15, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hill Auditorium

Ann Arbor's own Violin Monster performs on the steps of Hill.

Brown Bag Lecture: Mountain Fairies to Fender Guitars: The Power of Myth in the Music and Times of Goran Bregovic
Wednesday, October 12, 12:00 pm
U-M School of Social Work, 1636 International Institute

Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols, composer, Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, gives an in-depth look into the work of musician Goran Bregovic.

Sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

UMS on Film: Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008, Dawn Logsdon, 69 min.)
Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 pm
U-M Museum of Art

During slavery, Faubourg Treme was home to the largest community of free Black people in the Deep South and a hotbed of political ferment. The film follows New Orleans' Times Picayune columnist Lolis Eric Elie as he begins to renovate an historic house in Tremé and in the process becomes obsessed with the area's mysterious and neglected past. Executive produced by Wynton Marsalis.

A collaboration with the U-M Museum of Art.

Center for Chinese Studies New Millennium Kite Festival
Sunday, September 25, 1:00 pm
Nichol's Arboretum (1610 Washington Heights)

Inspired by the traditional Asian craft of kite flying, CCS presents a one-day jubilee with a community competition, master kite fly-offs, lion dancing, and wind-borne activities, including a DIY kite workshop.

Free and open to the public.

With support from the Office of the President, U-M Alumni Association, Office of University Development, LSA, College of Engineering, University Musical Society, Center for Chinese Studies, Confucius Institute, Arts at Michigan, and International Institute.

Artist Q&A: Mark Morris
Friday, September 23, after the performance
Power Center

Choreographer and Artistic Director Mark Morris takes audience questions in a post-performance Q&A.

Must have a ticket to attend.

So we think YOU can DANCE! Beginning Dance class with dancers from the Mark Morris Dance Group
Tuesday, September 20, 7:30 pm
Ann Arbor Y (400 W. Washington St.)

Join dancers from the Mark Morris Dance Group for an exploration of the company's movement style. No dance training or experience necessary, and all levels and ages are welcome.

Open to the Public, ages 12+

Free, but first come, first served until studio reaches capacity.

A collaboration with the Ann Arbor Y.