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Film Screening: Where Do We Go Now? (2011)  ؟وهلأ لوين     By Nadine Labaki

Hosted by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

“Synopsis: Written and directed by Nadine Labaki, this heart-warming modern fable follows Labaki’s impressive directorial debut Caramel. Set in a small, isolated Lebanese village, a group of Muslim and Christian women band together to ingeniously devise a plan to distract the local menfolk in an attempt to defuse mounting inter-religious tensions.

Most days, the women gather at the cafe of feisty Christian widow Amale (Labaki) to work on joint projects and share gossip and song. These resourceful women, of all ages, shapes and sizes, united by their unwavering friendship, try almost every means at their disposal.

As a series of chaotic incidents tests the women’s ingenuity, can they manage, with their usual sass, to successfully stave off the fall-out from the distant war? Extraordinarily inventive and often comical, Where Do We Go Now? received a five minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere, and won the Audience Award at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival.”

Thursday, March 5, 4:30 pm

Thompson Library 150A

DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 2, 2020

Art and Science in the Age of Self-Care: A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium

April 17, 2020, Ohio Union

Sponsored by the Council for Graduate Students Arts and Culture Committee

            In a culture inundated by images of face masks, wellness apps, and affirmatory phrases, what is the meaning of self-care today? Though increasingly monetized, self-care is at its essence self-regulated maintenance of one’s mental and physical wellness. But African American activist and feminist writer Audre Lorde also defines self-care as an act of radical love in the face of institutional injustices: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” This symposium looks to how the arts and sciences can work together to support the overall wellness of individuals and communities in ways that are both practical and potentially revolutionary.

            The CGS Arts and Culture subcommittee invites papers, performances, and short presentations that discuss the intersection between the arts and sciences in ways that impact wellness or self-care. How are emergent fields such as Applied Theatre, Art, Dance, and/or Music Therapy, and the Medical Humanities complicating our understanding of wellness and community building? How is Ohio State participating in such groundbreaking research? How can the arts and sciences collaborate in ways which can have a greater impact on the world beyond the university?

In gathering participants, presenters, performers, and workshop facilitators for this event we hope to capitalize on existing interdepartmental relationships and facilitate the growth of more cross-disciplinary opportunities for collaboration. To propose a paper presentation, please send a title and a 250-word abstract to cgsartsandculture@gmail.com by Monday, March 2, 2020. If you are interested in facilitating a practice-based workshop or a Salon Performance, please send a brief description (or script, if applicable) articulating the central theme of your offering as well as any technical/spatial concerns.

Possible topics include:

Art and Ecology

Bioart, Biology and/as Artistic Practice

Capital and Self-Care

Discourses of Wellness

Environmental Justice

Environmental Art

Feminist Discourses of Self-Care

Poetry and Short Story Readings on Wellness and Self-Care

Medical Humanities

Medical Activism

Race and Medicine

Discourses of Sustainability and Resilience

Wellness in Academe

OSU Grad Students:

Enter the CGS Arts and Culture lottery to win up to 2 tickets to Say a Little Prayer: An Aretha Franklin Celebration featuring Counterfeit Madison! The performance is Saturday, February 22 at 8:00 pm at the Lincoln Theatre. Winners will be chosen randomly on Thursday, February 20. Enter here: https://ouab.osu.edu/Secure/lottery/events/?eventId=172

Counterfeit Madison – Say a Little Prayer: An Aretha Franklin Celebration

https://wexarts.org/performing-arts/counterfeit-madison

“When Aretha superfan DJ Moxy approached their close friend Sharon Udoh about collaborating on a performance tribute to the late Queen of Soul, the pianist, arranger, gospel-raised singer, and force behind beloved band Counterfeit Madison welcomed the challenge. ‘And it has brought me nothing but pure joy,’ says Udoh. Featuring Udoh and an ensemble of 20 musicians and performers, this evening at Columbus’s historic Lincoln Theatre promises to be a high point of the 2020 cultural calendar.

The recipient of a 2019–20 Wexner Center Artist Residency Award, Udoh combines vocals that seemingly erupt from the center of the earth with a stage presence that somehow feels both dangerous and kind. As part of her residency, Udoh has also participated in the center’s Pages arts and literacy program for teens and shared a bill with choreographer and dancer nora chipaumire for two 2019 performances at the Wex.”

Saturday, Feb. 22, 8:00 pm

Lincoln Theatre

https://www.balletmet.org/performances/2019-20-season/alice/

Ballet Met presents Alice 

https://theatre.osu.edu/events/red-velvet

The OSU Department of Theatre presents: Red Velvet

By Lolita Chakrabarti
Directed by Guest Director Ted Lange

In 1833, Ira Aldridge, a celebrated African-American actor, is called upon to step into the role of Othello at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden after the production’s legendary lead actor takes ill, shocking both audiences and critics with his revolutionary acting style in this piercing biodrama about race and performance.

Art and Science in the Age of Self-Care: A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium

April 17, 2020, Ohio Union

Sponsored by the Council for Graduate Students Arts and Culture Committee

            In a culture inundated by images of face masks, wellness apps, and affirmatory phrases, what is the meaning of self-care today? Though increasingly monetized, self-care is at its essence self-regulated maintenance of one’s mental and physical wellness. But African American activist and feminist writer Audre Lorde also defines self-care as an act of radical love in the face of institutional injustices: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” This symposium looks to how the arts and sciences can work together to support the overall wellness of individuals and communities in ways that are both practical and potentially revolutionary.

            The CGS Arts and Culture subcommittee invites papers, performances, and short presentations that discuss the intersection between the arts and sciences in ways that impact wellness or self-care. How are emergent fields such as Applied Theatre, Art, Dance, and/or Music Therapy, and the Medical Humanities complicating our understanding of wellness and community building? How is Ohio State participating in such groundbreaking research? How can the arts and sciences collaborate in ways which can have a greater impact on the world beyond the university?

In gathering participants, presenters, performers, and workshop facilitators for this event we hope to capitalize on existing interdepartmental relationships and facilitate the growth of more cross-disciplinary opportunities for collaboration. To propose a paper presentation, please send a title and a 250-word abstract to cgsartsandculture@gmail.com by Monday, February 17, 2020. If you are interested in facilitating a practice-based workshop or a Salon Performance, please send a brief description (or script, if applicable) articulating the central theme of your offering as well as any technical/spatial concerns.

Possible topics include:

Art and Ecology

Bioart, Biology and/as Artistic Practice

Capital and Self-Care

Discourses of Wellness

Environmental Justice

Environmental Art

Feminist Discourses of Self-Care

Poetry and Short Story Readings on Wellness and Self-Care

Medical Humanities

Medical Activism

Race and Medicine

Discourses of Sustainability and Resilience

Wellness in Academe

Ohio State School of Music Symphony Orchestra

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Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte Overture

Mozart: Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”)

Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde

Faculty guest artist Katherine Rohrer, mezzo-soprano, will sing Handel’s “L’angue offeso mai riposa” from Giulio Cesare and Berlioz’s “D’amour l’ardente flamme” from The Damnation of Faust.

Miriam Burns, conductor; Xin Su, guest conductor (Cosi fan Tutte).”

Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 8:00 pm

Hughes Hall Auditorium

Free and open to the public

https://music.osu.edu/events/symphony-orchestra-22