April 23: ClarkArts Presents Concert Band “Video Games”The Clark University Concert Band, under the direction of Samantha McGill, will perform on Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Tilton Hall (second floor, Higgins University Center). Come join us to celebrate the hard work of these talented students! Watch livestream of concert » Please note: This…
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April 5: Higgins School lecture explores how games could help us survive these strange times
Game Design for the End of the World Tuesday, April 5 at 7p.m. Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons Climate change, pandemics, political polarization, systemic racism, and capitalism run amok! If there’s anything that marks the 2020s, it’s a sense that life on the planet is increasingly under attack. Games –particularly video games – have explored…
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Nov. 13: English Dept. hosts poetry reading by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Please join us for a reading and conversation with award-winning poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers as she shares work from her recent book, The Age of Phillis. Based on over a decade worth of research, The Age of Phillis fills in biographical gaps in what we know about the remarkable life of Phillis Wheatley Peters, often…
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Oct. 14: A new Earth conversation presents ‘Farming While Black’ with Leah Penniman ’02, MAT ’03
Some of our most cherished sustainable farming practices — from organic agriculture to the farm cooperative and the CSA — have roots in African wisdom. Yet, discrimination and violence against African-American farmers have led to our decline from 14 percent of all growers in 1920 to less than 2 percent today, with a corresponding loss…
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ClarkArts presents concert series honoring Black composers; Sept. 26, Oct. 17, Nov. 7
ClarkArts is proud to present “Genius Children,” a livestreamed concert series honoring the music of Black composers and featuring performances by Ariana Falk, cello and curator; Cailin Marcel Manson, voice; Peter Sulski, violin and viola; and Yelena Beriyeva, piano. Saturday, Sept. 26 Saturday, Oct. 17 Saturday, Nov. 7 All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. and…
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Prof. Gino DiIorio publishes two plays in one month
Theatre Arts Program Director Gino DiIorio published two plays through Samuel French in the month of November. The first, “Centennial Casting,” was originally produced at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Brook, N.Y., and has had subsequent productions at Virginia Stage Company (Norfolk, Va.), Seven Angels Theatre (Waterbury, Conn.), and the Arclight Theatre (New York, N.Y., now called Theater…
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Oct. 10: ‘Likeness’ exhibition opening reception at Schiltkamp Gallery
Wednesday, Oct. 10; 4 to 6 p.m. Exhibition on view until Dec. 4 Schiltkamp Gallery From Neolithic plastered skulls to today’s phone “selfie,” images of the human head are probably the most potent, frequent, symbolic, and enduring visual artifacts we create. The portrait engages mortality, celebrates the individual, reveals social mores — and fully challenges the…
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DiIorio’s short play ‘Clown Alley’ to be featured at New Jersey Rep’s Theatre Brut Festival
Theatre Arts Professor Gino DiIorio‘s short play “Clown Alley” will be featured at the New Jersey Rep’s Theatre Brut Festival — “When the Circus Comes to Town” — this coming weekend, September 21–23. “Clown Alley” tells the story of Phinny and Adeline, circus-lifers. But as their circus life comes to an end, what’s next in store for them…
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DiIorio’s ‘CRIB’ to be produced at Playhouse on the Square
Professor Gino Diiorio’s new play “CRIB” will be produced this summer at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tenn. “CRIB” was the winner of the Playhouse’s 2017 New Works Competition. Synopsis: Tracy is an African-American professor in the midst of a tenure fight. Rajon is a star basketball player, negotiating the challenges of freshman year…