Shelf 31
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Contains 194 Results:
Mark Rothko: Traveler to Sublime , 2014-03-06
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 83
Identifier: 31.94.83
Abstract
Annie Cohen-Solal, Ph.D.
Suggested donation $10How did Mark Rothko’s complex trajectory between the Russian empire, the United States and back to Europe impact his own pictorial message? In particular, how can we assess his paintings, namely those of the Rothko Chapel, in light of his European birth and of his Jewish heritage? Rothko's biographer Annie Cohen-Solal discusses Mark Rothko’s trajectory in prelude to her forthcoming Rothko biography, to be published in September 2014...
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Event: 2014-03-06
Spring Equinox: The Science of Moments from the Sun, 2014-03-20
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 84,86
Identifier: 31.94.84
Abstract
Jeff Talman and Dr. Daniel HuberTo celebrate the spring equinox, the Rothko Chapel shimmers with the sound of the sun in a multi-channel sound composition Moments from the Sun created by Jeff Talman in collaboration with astrophysicist Dr. Daniel Huber. Recordings of the sun in the Chapel play throughout the day, culminating with the final performance and a discussion with Mr. Talman and Dr. Huber in the evening. Jeff Talman is a sound artist and composer who has created sound...
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Event: 2014-03-20
OBA Think Tank: Art, Identity, and Urban Revitalization
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 64
Identifier: 31.94.64
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2013-07 - 2014-06
Shostakovich: The Last Quartets, 2014-03-24
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 87
Identifier: 31.94.87
Abstract
Jerusalem String Quartet
Presented in partnership with Da Camera
Da Camera and the Rothko Chapel collaborate to present the final three of Shoshtakovich’s string quartets, which are deep in meaning and intimate in content, performed by the world renowned Jerusalem String Quartet. A reception on the plaza follows the program.
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Event: 2014-03-24
St. Stephan’s: One Square Mile Media Coverage
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 88
Identifier: 31.94.88
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2013-07 - 2014-06
2014-2015 Season , 2014-03-31
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 89
Identifier: 31.94.89
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2014-03-31
Twelve Moments: Bon-Buddhist Tradition , 2014-04-02
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 90
Identifier: 31.94.90
Abstract
Alejandro Chaoul, Bon-Buddhist Tradition
Suggested donation $10This meditation exposes participants to the power of meditation as medicine for the mind from the Bon-Buddhist perspective. Alejandro Chaoul is an assistant professor and director of education at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Integrative Medicine program, where he conducts research using mind-body techniques with cancer patients, holds group and individual meditation classes, and directs the education initiatives on...
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Event: 2014-04-02
The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, 36 Variations on a Revolutionary Anthem , 2014-04-03
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 91
Identifier: 31.94.91
Abstract
Brendan Kinsella, Pianist
Dr. Tom O'Brien and Hosam Aboul-Ela, Dialogue
Presented in partnership with APERIO, Music of the Americas and FotoFest
Suggested donation $10 Aperio artist Brendan Kinsella performs American composer Frederic Rzewski’s towering masterpiece for solo piano, 36 Variations on “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” Rzewski composed this hour-long, virtuosic work in 1975 on the eve of the United States’ bicentennial as a meditation on the 1973 overthrow...
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Event: 2014-04-03
Mark Rothko: A Musical Response , 2014-04-11
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 92
Identifier: 31.94.92
Abstract
Haskell Small
Suggested donation $10Mark Rothko’s work, including the Rothko Chapel, has inspired numerous responses in prose, poetry, movement, and music. Noted pianist Haskell Small performs his piece The Rothko Room: Journeys in Silence, which was inspired by the Rothko Room in the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. Additionally, the concert includes pieces inspired by the spiritual power of mountains by Alan Hovhaness. Small is an accomplished composer and pianist, and...
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Event: 2014-04-11
A Night of Arab Poetry and Oud Music , 2014-04-16
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 93
Identifier: 31.94.93
Abstract
Fady Joudah, Poet and Rahim AlHaj, Oud Musician
Presented in partnership with FotoFest and Arab American Cultural and Community Center
Suggested donation $10In collaboration with FotoFest and the Arab American Cultural and Community Center, celebrated poet Fady Joudah and renowned musician Rahim AlHaj present an evening of Arab poetry and oud music. Fady Joudah is a Palestinian-American poet and physician. Joudah's poetry has been published in a variety of publications,...
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Event: 2014-04-16