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Aug. 17, 2005
Trinity University Announces
2005-2006 Stieren Arts Enrichment Series
SAN ANTONIO-A distinguished array of outstanding leaders and talent in the fields of art, music, drama, communication, literature, art history, and aesthetics will come to the Trinity University campus as part of the 2005-2006 Stieren Arts Enrichment Series. The series is made possible through an endowment created by Jane and the late Arthur Stieren of San Antonio. All events are free and open to the public. Events include:
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The medieval music ensemble, The Ivory Consort, will open the series on Saturday, Sept. 10, at
8 p.m. in Chapman Great Hall. The Ivory Consort will present a fascinating mosaic of songs from the Golden Age of Spain when Jews, Muslims, and Christians forged a common musical language.
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Television writer and producer Jonathan Prince will provide insights into various careers in the television industry and discuss the challenges currently facing producers in the multi-channel, converging television arena. "Producing the Popular Arts: Producing Prime-Time Television Drama" will be held on Monday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium.
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Michael Auping, chief curator of the Museum of Modern Art in Fort Worth, will present "Museum Land" on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium. He will discuss the proliferation of new museums over the past two decades, the different architectural philosophies employed, and the increasingly complex roles museums play as civic icons and cultural stages.
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Philosophy professor Allen Carlson will discuss recent philosophical theories of art on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 at 7 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium. "Art, Institutional Theory, and the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature."
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"An Evening with Lorrie Moore: A Reading with Commentary," will be held on Thursday,
Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium. Ms. Moore is an esteemed short story writer and novelist whose titles include, Self-Help, Anagrams, The Forgotten Helper, Like Life, I Know Some Things, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?, and Birds of America.
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Screenwriter John August will present "Producing the Popular Arts: Professional Writing and the Rise of the Amateur" on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium. Mr. August wrote and co-produced Go, which debuted at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Other writing credits include Charlie's Angels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and an adaptation of the novel, Big Fish: A Story of Mythic Proportions, which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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Chamber music composer Libby Larsen will present a concert on Thursday, March 23 at 8 p.m., and a lecture and a concert with the Trinity Chamber Singers on Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m., both in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. A Grammy Award-winner whose compositions are widely recorded, Ms. Larsen's music and ideas have refreshed the concert music tradition and the composer's role in it.
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Internationally-recognized theater director and choreographer Tony Parise will present "Confronting the Corporate Takeover of Broadway," on Sunday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Stieren Theater. Mr. Parise has numerous Broadway, national touring, and regional theater credits. His New York credits include choreography for Bernadette Peters' Carnegie Hall and Radio City debuts, Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades, and Off- Broadway productions of Pirates of Penzance. He has been the director of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University since 1996.
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Sculptor Kent Bloomer will close the Stieren series with "The Fear of Ornament" on Monday, April 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in Northrup Hall room 040. Mr. Blomer is principal and founder of the Bloomer Studio. His work has been exhibited by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. One of his most recent projects was a foliated trellis for the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
For more information on the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series, contact the office of public relations at
(210) 999-8406.
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