MIT and the Arts
Full Schedule of October Events
By: Uriah Pennington - Sep 06, 2010
CONCERTS/MUSIC
OCTOBER 2 -- Radius Ensemble
MIT Alumni Ensemble in Residence. Jennifer Montbach, Artistic Director. Takemitsu's "and then I knew 'twas wind" for flute, viola and harp; Nielsen's Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43; Mozart's Adagio in C for English horn and strings K.580; Schoenfield's Café Music for piano trio. Musicians include clarinetist Eran Egozy, MIT '95, founder of Harmonix Music Systems, creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Other musicians include Sarah Bob, piano; Miriam Bolkosky, cello; Sarah Brady, flute; Anne Howarth, horn; Jae Young Cosmos Lee, violin; Jennifer Montbach, oboe; and Gregory Newton, bassoon.
8pm
Killian Hall
(Rm 14W-111, 160 Memorial Dr.)
Tickets: $15 and $20 ($10 for students and seniors),
MIT students are admitted FREE.
Includes post-concert reception with the artists
Subscriptions available
Order online or get tickets at door beginning an hour before performance
Information: 617/792-7234
OCTOBER 2 -- Off-Campus: Dinosaur Annex
performs "2" for violin and percussion by Associate Professor Keeril Makan. Concert of Boston premieres marks the first collaboration between Dinosaur Annex and five distinguished composers with musical styles that are diverse and distinctive. Program also includes Melinda Wagner's "Wick," Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez's Trio-Variations, Andrew Waggoner's "Soon, the Rosy-Fingered Dawn," and Stacy Garrop's "Little Bits."
7pm Cross Talk with composers; 8pm Concert
Slosberg Hall at Brandeis University (415 South St., Waltham)
Tickets: $20, $15 students/seniors
Information: Peter Van Zandt Lane, email manager@dinosaurannex.org
OCTOBER 4 -- Vicky Chow, Piano. Canadian pianist Vicky Chow has performed extensively as a classical and contemporary soloist, chamber musician, and ensemble member, and has been hailed as ‘brilliant' by the New York Times (Anthony Tommasini). She is the pianist for the New York based eclectic contemporary sextet, Bang On A Can All-Stars.
8pm
Killian Hall
(Rm 14W-111, 160 Memorial Dr.)
Information: 617/253-2906
OCTOBER 8-9 -- Off-Campus: "A House in Bali."
Presented by Bang on a Can in association with ArtsEmerson and MIT. Music by MIT Professor Evan Ziporyn; libretto by Paul Schick (based on the memoir of Colin McPhee); directed by MIT Professor Jay Scheib; set design by MIT technical instructor Sara Brown. "A House in Bali" traces the roots of the west's century-long infatuation with Bali, through the true story of three westerners -- composer Colin McPhee, anthropologist Margaret Mead, and artist Walter Spies -- during their 1930s sojourn in Bali. This multi-media spectacle brings together the finest ensembles of east and west: the 16-piece Balinese gamelan Salukat, directed by the dynamic Dewa Ketut Alit; New York's electric chamber ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars; Balinese choreography by Kadek Dewi Aryani; and a selection of some of the finest western operatic and Balinese voices working today. The centuries-old Balinese art forms blend seamlessly with live projection, pushing the boundaries of theatrical innovation.
7:30pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre (219 Tremont St., Boston)
Tickets: $30-$50 + fees
Information: Telecharge: 800/233-4123
OCTOBER 10 -- MITHAS
Concert: Ranjami-Gaytari, Carnatic vocal. Presented by MITHAS (MIT Heritage of South Asia).
4pm
Broad Auditorium
(Rm NE30-1154, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge)
Tickets: $24, $18 seniors, $10 non-MIT students, MIT students free
Information: 617/258-7971, email mithas@mit.edu
OCTOBER 14-16 -- Off-Campus: "A House in Bali."
Presented at BAM
Next Wave Festival by Bang on a Can in association with ArtsEmerson and MIT. See description above.
7:30pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (651 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets: $20, $40, $60
Information: 718/636-4100
OCTOBER 15 -- Family Weekend Concert: Bach to Basie.Frederick Harris, music director. MIT Wind Ensemble and MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble celebrate classic masterworks. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor; Shostakovich's Festive Overture; Piston's "Tunbridge Fair," and music of Malcolm Arnold, Ellington, Basie, Woody Herman and others.
8pm
Kresge Auditorium
(48 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-2826
OCTOBER 21 -- Keala Kaumeheiwa Group. Killian Hall Jazz series.
8pm
Killian Hall
(Rm 14W-111, 160 Memorial Dr.)
Information: 617/253-2906
OCTOBER 22 -- MIT Symphony Orchestra. Adam Boyles, music director. Chadwick's "Jubilee," Haydn's Symphony #95, Kalinnikov's Symphony #1.
8pm
Kresge Auditorium
(48 Massachusetts Ave.)
$5 at the door
Information: 617/452-2394
OCTOBER 29 -- Harlem String Quartet. Comprised of First Place Laureates of the Sphinx Competition, this all-Black and Latino string string quartet has a unique and challenging mission: to advance diversity in classical music while engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire, highlighting works by minority composers. Dedicated to education, community engagement, as well as to superb classical performance, the Harlem String Quartet serves as Principal Faculty at the Sphinx Performance Academy at Walnut Hill School in Massachusetts, one of the premier independent arts preparatory schools in the world, and as Visiting Faculty at the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit.
8pm
Kresge Auditorium
(48 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-2906
OCTOBER 30 -- Mark Harvey & the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Crosscurrents in Jazz.The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, led by MIT Lecturer Mark Harvey, plays blues, funk, tango and more.
7:30pm
Killian Hall
(Rm 14W-111, 160 Memorial Dr.)
Information: 617/253-2906
OCTOBER 31 -- OFF-CAMPUS: MITHAS
Concert: Ronu Majumdar, Hindustani flute and Mysore Manjunath, Carnatic violin. Carnatic-Hindustani Fusion Concert Presented by MITHAS (MIT Heritage of South Asia).
4pm
Nashua North High School (10 Chuck Druding Drive, Nashua, NH)
Tickets: $24, $18 seniors, $10 non-MIT students, MIT students free
Information: 617/258-7971, email mithas@mit.edu
DANCE
OCTOBER 27 -- "All the Ladies Say..." Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker A. "Rokafella" Garcia. "All The Ladies Say" is a documentary film directed by A. "Rokafella" Garcia that highlights the lives of six iconic female street dancers from San Jose, Atlanta, Miami and Chicago, who have carved a niche in the physically challenging, male dominated breakdance world. Discussions about motherhood, sexual tension, femininity versus masculinity and the rap industry/mainstream images are a few of the themes explored by the documentary's main characters. International dancers not only make appearances but also add their two cents about life as a B Girl in the Hip-hop world.
7pm
Rm 56-114
(access via 21 Ames St.)
Information: 617/452-2394
MIT FOLKDANCE CLUB
Regular teaching and requests. 617/253-FOLK or 617/354-0864 or fdc-request@mit.edu or see mit.edu/fdc
International Dance. Sundays, 8-11pm, Free for MIT/Wellesley students; donations accepted from others.
Contra Dancing. Tuesdays. With live music and a caller. No partner or experience necessary. Free for MIT students; $3 requested from non-MIT students; $6 non-students.
OCT 5 : Autumn Leaves Contra Dance. Music: Nor'easter; Caller: Chris Lahey. 8-10:30pm, Stratton Student Center
Lobdell Dining Hall (2nd floor, 84 Massachusetts Ave.)
OCT 12: Columbus Day Gala Contra Dance. Music: The Free Raisins
with Jeff Kaufman, Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg; Caller: Susan Elberger. 8-10:30pm, Stratton Student Center
Rm 491 (4th floor, 84 Massachusetts Ave.)
OCT 19 : Klezmer Style Contra Dance. Music: ContraKlez
with John Chambers and Friends; Caller: Jacob Bloom. 8-10:30pm, Stratton Student Center
Rm 407 (84 Massachusetts Ave.)
OCT 26: Halloween Contra Dance. Music: La Banane Enchantée
with Peter Buchak and Julie Vallimont; Caller: Ann Cowan. 8-10:30pm,Stratton Student Center
Rm 491 (4th floor, 84 Massachusetts Ave.)
Israeli Dancing. Wednesdays, 7-8pm (Family Dancing), 8-11pm (Regular session), Lobby 13
(enter rear of 105 Massachusetts Ave. or via 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
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FILM/VIDEO
OCTOBER 27 -- "All the Ladies Say..." Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker A. "Rokafella" Garcia. "All The Ladies Say" is a documentary film directed by A. "Rokafella" Garcia that highlights the lives of six iconic female street dancers from San Jose, Atlanta, Miami and Chicago, who have carved a niche in the physically challenging, male dominated breakdance world. Discussions about motherhood, sexual tension, femininity versus masculinity and the rap industry/mainstream images are a few of the themes explored by the documentary's main characters. International dancers not only make appearances but also add their two cents about life as a B Girl in the Hip-hop world.
7pm
Rm 56-114
(access via 21 Ames St.)
Information: 617/452-2394
GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS
LIST VISUAL ARTS CENTER
List Visual Arts Center, Bldg E15
, 20 Ames Street. Open Tues-Thurs & Weekends 12-6pm; Fri 12-8pm; closed holidays. 617/253-4680 or see listart.mit.edu
"Frances Stark: This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mind." First US museum survey of the work of Los Angeles artist and writer, Frances Stark (b. 1967, Newport Beach, CA). Spanning two decades of the artist's work, the survey will feature more than 40 drawings, collages, videos, and sculptures, including several new works produced for the exhibition. Through both writing and visual art, Stark addresses the conditions of creative labor, producing candid and affecting work about the nature of artistic practice and the corresponding yet integral banality of the everyday.
"Emily Wardill: Gamekeepers Without Game." First US presentation of the work of London-based filmmaker Emily Wardill. The exhibition will consist of Wardill's recent feature length film "Gamekeepers without Game" (2009), a re-imagining of the 17th-century play "Life Is a Dream" (La Vida es Sueño) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, about a girl put up for adoption by her family at a young age, set in contemporary London. Exhibition will also include screenings of two of the artist's 16mm films, "Ben" (2007), based on two psychological case studies and "Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck" (2007), revolving around a story of love, faith, and betrayal based on a stained glass window, told through the artifice of cinematic melodrama.
"Melvin Moti: The Prisoner's Cinema." First US exhibition of the work of Dutch artist Melvin Moti (b. 1977, Rotterdam). Working primarily in film, Moti gives form to incidents, experiments, anecdotes, and subjects that can be said to comprise the minor histories of the last century. The artist's practice often revolves around research on a forgotten, obscure, or hidden phenomenon that is disjoined from the historical narrative—what the artist calls "black holes," or, "gaps in history that haven't been contextualized by official historiography." The core of the exhibition at the MIT List Center will be Moti's 35mm film "The Prisoner's Cinema "(2008), a film based on research into states of visual deprivation and the formalism of visual hallucinations.
OCTOBER 22-JANUARY 2;
Opening Reception: Oct. 21, 6-8pm
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MIT MUSEUM
MIT Museum
, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Hours: daily 10am-5pm. Admission: $7.50 for adults, $3 for non-MIT students, seniors, and children 5-18, and free with an MIT ID and for children under 5. Also free Sundays from 10am-12 noon. 617/253-5927 or see web.mit.edu/museum
"Dust Serenade"--Markus Decker, Dietman Offenhuber, Orkan Telhan. An interactive acoustic instrument based on the principle of Kundt's tube, an experimental setup designed in 1866 to demonstrate the properties of standing sound waves. The artists, a collective formed by Dietmar Offenhuber and Orkan Telhan, PhD students in the MIT School of Architecture + Planning, and Markus Decker, sound artist from the Kunstuniversität Linz, will install interactive sonic instruments consisting of transparent tubes filled with fine dust, illuminated by UV light. One end of the tube is closed by a piston, the other connects to a speaker. By moving the piston, the visitors can modulate the frequency of the sound emitted by the speaker and create different harmonic sound effects. As a result, standing sound waves are created in the tube, causing the dust to form visually distinctive "dust figures."
*OCTOBER 20-DECEMBER 31
Ongoing Exhibits:
"Meet the Swinger...and Other Treasures from the Polaroid Collection
." Exhibition of items from the newly-acquired Polaroid Collection.
"Visionary Engineer: Harold Edgerton
." Digital collection of renowned MIT professor, inventor and engineer, Harold “Doc” Edgerton.
"Sampling MIT
." Exhibit in the Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery featuring some of the most current research being done in the labs at MIT.
"Videogame Development." How do you make six videogames in nine weeks? How can videogames be used in research? These questions will be examined in a new exhibit of media ranging from original sketches to playable games, featuring work of The Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab. Opens OCTOBER 8.
"The Holopod Camera." At MIT, graduate students have recently collaborated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to create the HoloPod imaging system which Museum visitors will be able to experiment with. This camera is a unique modification of an experimental oceanographic instrument used to study the tiny, but hugely important life cycles of plankton, the critical base of the marine food chain.
"Your Home -- The New Power Station." MIT Professor Daniel Nocera and his research team are in a race to make inexpensive energy from the sun -- and they want to do it soon. Using plant photosynthesis as their inspiration, this exhibit will show how they can now use the sun's energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases in a safe and simple way. Converting sunlight into chemical energy opens the door to making solar energy mainstream, and Nocera hopes that within 10 years, people will be able to power their homes by a combination of solar and hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells.
"Nanotechnologies for Better Living." Imaginative MIT scientists have taken the microscopic properties of molecules to create larger than life consumer goods that will change the way we live. A battery built by a virus might soon power electronic gadgets, or even transportation systems. And forget the pillbox! Drug release systems implanted in the human body using recent advances in nanoengineering and biology, will keep us healthier than ever. This exhibit explores the beginning of an exciting new field of applied science.
"Fighting Malaria: Understanding the Biomechanical Properties of Red Blood Cells." The Suresh Research Group investigates mechanical properties of engineered and biological materials at the nano to macro-scale using experimental, analytical, and computational techniques. The group’s current research projects include studies of nanostructured materials as well as exploring connections between biological cell mechanics and human disease states.
"The Future of Human Spaceflight." When should the United States retire the Space Shuttle? How should the nation use the International Space Station? Should the United States return to the moon? How should future plans balance exploration of the moon, Mars, and other possible destinations? Research by the MIT Space Policy and Society group will shape the most important human space policy decisions in a generation.
"Climate Collaboratorium." Applying the computational power of modern software and the interactive nature of the internet, the Climate Collaboratorium, based at MIT's Sloan School of Management is perhaps best thought of as a global conference in which everyone's research on climate change is accessible and made ready for discussion. The goal is to better facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration not just among scientists and policy makers, but also among ordinary citizens--the many people 'on the ground' being most affected by changes to their environment.
"Brain View." Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized brain research in much the same way that the telescope revolutionized astronomy. Using a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and software, this technology has illuminated the most complex of human organs for researchers to study. At the MIT Martinos Imaging Center, the advancement of MRI technology and brain research proceed hand-in-hand, focusing on topics such as how memories are developed in childhood, how the brain recognizes unfamiliar objects, and what happens in the brain when we make moral judgments. Museum visitors will have the opportunity to sign up using our red telephone to become part of breakthrough research on the human brain.
"Learning Lab: The Cell." An innovative new space developed by the MIT Museum in collaboration with the MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences to create a laboratory for self-guided and directed learning in the middle of the MIT Museum.
"Holography: The Light Fantastic." This selection of holograms from the Museum's collection -- the world's largest -- illustrates the many artistic and scientific facets of the medium.
"Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT." Interactive excursion into the future world of artificial intelligence takes us behind-the-scenes and into the research labs of MIT. Exhibits and demonstrations challenge visitors to exercise their minds and imaginations as they explore early innovations and cutting-edge technologies.
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COMPTON GALLERY
Rm 10
-150, enter 77 Massachusetts Ave. Daily 10am-5pm. 617/253-5927 or see web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/compton.html
"Types We Can Make: A Selection of Contemporary Swiss Type." An examination of the manners in which the field of typography, the conditions of its creation, production and dissemination have recently been transformed. Curated by ECAL/University of Art and Design.
*SEPTEMBER 7-FEBRUARY 25
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WOLK GALLERY
Rm 7
-338, enter from 77 Massachusetts Ave. Open weekdays 9-5pm. 617/253-9106 or see sap.mit.edu/resources/galleries/wolk_gallery/
"Go for Gold: The East London Landscape of the 2012 Olympics. Photographs by Gesche Würfel." Exploration of the transformation of the urban landscape of East London in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. Würfel began her investigation in 2006 with structures of the Lea Valley before they were razed to make way for the future sports venues. Her photographic series continues today with images documenting the massive social and geographical transformations of the Lower Lea Valley. The promised legacy of the Olympics development is the regeneration of residential, commercial and recreational uses of the site, but the immediate impact is a significant disruption of established relationships between residents and their natural and built environment. "Go for Gold" critiques the use of regeneration to bolster London’s status as a global economic center at the expense of local residents’ needs.
*SEPTEMBER 3-DECEMBER 24
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HART NAUTICAL GALLERY
Bldg 5
, 55 Massachusetts Ave. Daily 9-8. 617/253-5942 or see web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/hart.html
"Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT." World pioneers of technologies for the ocean sciences, the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering has devoted its human and technological resources to developing systems for wise use and preservation of our ocean planet. This exhibition focuses on the results of some of that leading-edge research.
"Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design." Rare models illustrate the evolution of ship design from the 16th century through the 20th century.
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DEAN'S GALLERY
Sloan School of Management, Rm E52
-466, 50 Memorial Dr. Weekdays 9-5pm. 617/253-4400 or see listart.mit.edu/
"Big Color." Exhibition featuring a selection of six prints from the List Visual Arts Center's permanent collection. The print works on exhibit were created by artists associated with the Color Field School of painting. Emerging from the Abstract Expressionist movement which originated in New York in the 1950’s, Color Field painting is characterized by large areas of color that emphasize surface flatness. Many artists aligned with this movement focused less on broad painterly gestures and instead developed a body of work that favored overall consistency of both form and process. Exhibiting artists include Gene Davis, Friedel Dzubas, Judith Murray, and Alan Shields.
*Through SEPTEMBER 3
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CENTER FOR THEORETICAL RESEARCH
Rm 6
-304 (enter 77 Massachusetts Ave). On view Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm. 617/253-4852 or email Scott Morley, morley@mit.edu
"Lori Nix Photographs." Large scale vivid color photographs by Lori Nix
of small dioramas, showing detailed worlds blown up into big worlds. Also, permanent installation of major installation by Sol LeWitt. Sponsored by MIT Center for Theoretical Physics and the Boston Photographic Resource Center.
*Through SEPTEMBER 30
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MAIHAUGEN GALLERY
Institute Archives, Rm 14N
-130, 160 Memorial Dr. On view Monday-Thursday, 10am-4pm. 617/253-5686 or see libraries.mit.edu/maihaugen
"Tell her to go to it"--Women's Experiences at MIT. "If a girl comes along who really wants to be an engineer tell her to go to it," said Lydia Weld, Class of 1904. The wisdom and determination of MIT's women are showcased in an exhibit that reveals the history of women establishing themselves as students, faculty, administrators and staff at MIT. From the first women's labs and dorms, to finding community and parity in the ranks, learn about their story through original letters, publications, photos and records from the Institute Archives.
*SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER
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MEDIA LAB EXTENSION
E14
Lobby, 75 Amherst St. On view all day. Scott Campbell, 617/253-5380, scottc@mit.edu
"Making Architecture." In concert with the opening of School of Architecture +Planning's new Media Lab Complex, designed by Fumihiko Maki, an exhibit on the process of conceiving, designing and realizing the building is on display in the building's lobby gallery at the corner of Ames and Amherst streets on the Cambridge campus. Featuring sketches, drawings, renderings, photos, construction documents and a model, along with smaller displays detailing six other current works by Maki.
*Through OCTOBER 6
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ROTCH LIBRARY
Rm 7-238,
77 Massachusetts Ave. Hrs: M-Th 8:30am -11pm; F 8:30am-7pm; Sat 1-6pm; Sun 2-10pm. 617/258-5593, jdeverge@mit.edu, or see info-libraries.mit.edu/rotch/exhibitions
"Sustainable Neighborhoods Through Inclusiveness, Community & Environment Case Study: Shenzhen, China." Since 2005, Vanke Corporation has sponsored research seminars, studios, and workshops at MIT on the topic of sustainable residential development. This exhibit synthesizes the four years of ideas, discussion, drawings, and writings produced by the students involved. The issues explored were: resource efficiency, the natural environment, community facilities and mobility.
*SEPTEMBER 13-OCTOBER 1
"Water Works." A selection of recent paintings by Carol Schweigert. Also on display will be two years of Food Diary sketchbooks. Schweigert's passion is painting from direct observation in both oil and gouache, indoors and out, sometimes in the rain, never in the ice. "I like the vitality and physicality of plein air painting," she said. "It hints of extreme sport with police encounters, slippery slopes and lightening storms."
*OCTOBER 4-29
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WIESNER STUDENT ART GALLERY
Stratton Student Center
, 2nd floor. Open 24 hours/day. 617/253-7019 or see saa.mit.edu//wiesner.html
"Sculptures by Justin Lan." Works by Justin Lan, a senior in mechanical engineering.
*OCTOBER 1-31
LECTURES & CONFERENCES
OCTOBER 4 -- Bulbo--"Tierra Brilliante." Bulbo, a Tijuana- and Los Angeles-based media collective, explores cultural, artistic and everyday themes often overlooked or under-represented in mass media. Their documentary "Tierra Brilliante" spotlights lead poisoning suffered by practitioners of traditional ceramics in Mexico. MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology
Fall 2010 Monday Night Lecture Series: "Give Me Shelter: Second Skin for Extreme Environments," which draws together speakers from different disciplines to discuss questions such as: How can bodywear function as an extension of the human body and support it under unusual conditions such as hot and cold climates? How can we expand our thinking about the boundary between body and environment? What kind of second skin would be required to survive walking through a volcano, or for living under water or visiting outer space? When does clothing become a contested cultural arena for endangered peoples and their environment?
7-9pm
Bartos Theater
(Bldg E15 lower level, 20 Ames St.)
Information:617/253-5229, email act@mit.edu
OCTOBER 4 -- HTC Forum "Mobility as Archive for Innovation Developing a Video-Photographic Method of Excavating It." Talk by Assistant Professor Clapperton Mavhunga, MIT Science, Technology, and Society. Sponsored by Dept of Architecture, History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: Kate Brearley, 617/258-8439, email htc@mit.edu
OCTOBER 5 -- "Creative Languages: The Art of Improvisation in Music, Theater, Dance." Donal Fox, composer/pianist, M.L. King Visiting Scholar and Thomas Defrantz professor of Theater Arts and Dance will discuss the role of improvisation in developing the creative languages of music, dance and theater arts and their interconnections, similarities, and common languages between them. They will discuss the creative process between the art of sound and movement and their mutual inspiration for the music of Thelonious Monk, the American jazz icon and much more.
7:30-9pm
Killian Hall
(Rm 14W-111, 160 Memorial Dr.)
Information: 617/253-2906
OCTOBER 8 -- "Envelopes." Architecture Lecture by Alejandro Zaera-Polo, architect, Foreign Office Architects, London. Architecture
series. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:15pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
OCTOBER 12 -- Page Hazlegrove Lecture in Glass Art: Maya Lin
. Lin, who first won acclaim for her winning design of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, DC, has maintained a careful balance between art and architecture throughout her career, creating a remarkable body of work that includes large-scale site-specific installations, intimate studio artworks, architectural works and memorials. As an artist, she has made of discrete, studio-based objects and sculptural installations rooted in the exploratory practice of responding to materials as diverse as glass, wood, and wax. In 1994 she designed a 14-foot-long clock for New York's Pennsylvania Station, made of translucent glass lighted by hundreds of fiber optic light points. According to Newsweek, it hovers above the heads of travelers "like a glowing flying saucer." Sponsored by the MIT Glass Lab
and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
, with support from the MIT Office of the Arts
.
6:30pm
Rm 34-101
(50 Vassar St.)
Information: 617/253-5309
OCTOBER 15 -- IN PROGRESS: "Designing with Scent." Architecture
Lecture by Rodolphe el-Khoury, Architect, Khoury Levit Fong, Toronto. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:10pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
OCTOBER 18 -- Dava Newman: "Second Skin Bio-Suit." The BioSuit was developed to provide "second skin" capability for astronaut performance (developed with the support of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts and Trotti & Assoc. Inc., Cambridge, Mass.). The current iteration uses nylon, spandex and urethane layers along with electronics. The helmet uses materials with "smart textile" capabilities for comfort, communications and spatial orientation. This research can also lead to improvements in our quality of life through advances in orthotics. Dava J. Newman is a professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems at MIT. She assisted NASA in developing the Bio-Suit. MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology
Fall 2010 Monday Night Lecture Series: "Give Me Shelter: Second Skin for Extreme Environments."
7-9pm
Bartos Theater
(Bldg E15 lower level, 20 Ames St.)
Information: 617/253-5229, email act@mit.edu
OCTOBER 21 -- "Transparency." Architecture
Lecture by Roisin Heneghan + Shih-Fu Peng, architects, Heneghan Peng, Dublin. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:10pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
OCTOBER 22 -- Sound Shapes and Ear Dances: A Tribute in Honor of former CAVS fellow Maryanne Amacher
. Program in Art, Culture, and Technology tribute to the late Maryanne Amacher, a pioneering sound artist and former MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies fellow on the first anniversary of her death. A student of Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 1960s, a CAVS Fellow in the 1970s, a collaborator of John Cage and Merce Cunningham in the 1970s and 1980's and teacher at Bard College until her death in October 2009, Amacher was a seminal figure in acoustics, architectural installation and the physiological phenomenon called otoacoustic emission. Panel discussion include Anne Hilde Neset, deputy director and editor of The Wire magazine and electronic music composers and sound artists Florian Hecker, Kevin Drumm and Jessica Rylan Piper. 4-6pm--Lecture by Anne Hilde Neset, followed by a round table panel discussion with Neset, Florian Hecker, Kevin Drumm, Jessica Rylan Piper; 6-7pm--Reception ; 8-10pm--Sonic Presentations: including works by Florian Hecker, Kevin Drumm, Jessica Rylan Piper.
4-10pm
Bartos Theater and "The Cube"
(Bldg E15, 20 Ames St.)
Information: 617/253-5229
OCTOBER 22 -- TRICKS: "MIT Students Present." Architecture
Presentation organized by Architecture Student Council. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:10pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
OCTOBER 26 -- HTC Forum "The World Solar Energy Project: Maria Telkes after the Dover Sun House." Talk by Daniel A. Barber, Environmental Fellow, Center for the Environment and GSD, Harvard University. Sponsored by Dept of Architecture, History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art.
6:30pm
Rm 3-133
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: Kate Brearley, 617/258-8439, email htc@mit.edu
OCTOBER 27 -- "Buildings/Architecture versus Community." Architecture
Lecture by by Robert Campbell, Architecture Critic, The Boston Globe. Co-sponsored with the MIT Women's League. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:10pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
OCTOBER 28 -- "Meteorological Architecture." Architecture Lecture by Philippe Rahm, architect, Philippe Rahm Architectes, Paris. Architecture
series. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:15pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
OCTOBER 29 -- IN PROGRESS: "Urban Recycling: Two Projects." Architecture Lecture by Cristina Parreno, architect, Madrid. Architecture
series. For some lectures MIT affiliates with IDs will be admitted to the lecture hall between 5:45-6:15pm and the general public will be admitted at 6:20pm as space allows.
6:30pm
Rm 7-431
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7791
LITERARY EVENTS
OCTOBER 7 -- Writers Series: Eileen Myles Sponsored by the MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies.
7pm
Rm 6-120
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7894
OCTOBER 12 -- poetry@mit Series: Poetry Slam Sponsored by the MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Literature Section.
7pm
Rm 6-120
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
Information: 617/253-7894
OCTOBER 21 -- poetry@mit Series: Fanny Howe/Katie Peterson Sponsored by the MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Literature Section.
7pm
Rm 6-120
(enter 77 Massachusetts Ave.)
THEATER
OCTOBER 8-9 -- Off-Campus: "A House in Bali."
Presented by Bang on a Can in association with ArtsEmerson and MIT. Music by MIT Professor Evan Ziporyn; libretto by Paul Schick (based on the memoir of Colin McPhee); directed by MIT Professor Jay Scheib; set design by MIT technical instructor Sara Brown. "A House in Bali" traces the roots of the west's century-long infatuation with Bali, through the true story of three westerners -- composer Colin McPhee, anthropologist Margaret Mead, and artist Walter Spies -- during their 1930s sojourn in Bali. This multi-media spectacle brings together the finest ensembles of east and west: the 16-piece Balinese gamelan Salukat, directed by the dynamic Dewa Ketut Alit; New York's electric chamber ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars; Balinese choreography by Kadek Dewi Aryani; and a selection of some of the finest western operatic and Balinese voices working today. The centuries-old Balinese art forms blend seamlessly with live projection, pushing the boundaries of theatrical innovation.
7:30pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre (219 Tremont St., Boston)
Tickets: $30-$50 + fees
Information: Telecharge: 800/233-4123
OCTOBER 14-16 -- Off-Campus: "A House in Bali."
Presented at BAM
Next Wave Festival by Bang on a Can in association with ArtsEmerson and MIT. See description above.
7:30pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (651 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets: $20, $40, $60
Information: 718/636-4100
OCTOBER 21-23, OCTOBER 28-30 -- "King Lear." MIT Shakespeare Ensemble
production.
8pm
Sala de Puerto Rico
(Stratton Student Center 2nd floor, 84 Massachusetts Ave.)
Tickets: $12; $9 students, seniors, MIT comm; $6 MIT/Wellesley/Harvard students
Information/reservations: 617/253-2903, email ensemble-request@mit.edu