The Reduced Shakespeare
"All the Great Books (abridged)"
6:30 & 9:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8, 2006
Chakeres Theatre
"Verbally dexterous and physically agile. The show darts from satire to silliness to sophisticated irreverence!"-The Boston Globe
The RSC has had six world-renowned stage shows, four TV programs and numerous radio pieces; all of which have been performed, seen and heard the world over, including stops at the White House, the Kennedy Center, in Canada, England, Ireland, Japan, Hong Kong and more. Tickets are required for admission to this event and are available without charge during regular business hours at the Benham-Pence Student Center Service Desk (937) 327-7443.
A Recital by Juana Zayas, pianist
7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006
Weaver Chapel
"(Juana Zayas plays with) . . . style, sensitivity, a big technique and an aristocratic flair." Harold Schonberg
A true musician-pianist, Havana born Juana Zayas is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest living interpreters of the music of Chopin. After graduating from the Peyrellade Conservatory, she attended the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. Donald Manildi of the International Piano Quarterly has declared her recording of the complete Chopin Etudes the best of the 20th century. Her program at Wittenberg will include the "Sonata in A Major," K. 331 (alla turca) by W. A. Mozart; "Visions fugitives" by Sergei Prokofiev; "Two Legends" by Franz Liszt; "Grande Valse Brillante," Op. 34, no. 1, "Barcarolle," Op. 60, "Berceuse," Op. 57, and "Ballade in g minor," op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007
Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Performing Arts Center
Cosponsored by the Wittenberg Guild
" . . . the best New York has to offer in dance." New York Observer
"In a post 9/11 world, many artists are trying to come to terms with the human tragedy and the subsequent changes that have occurred in our Western world. Capturing the Zeitgeist of the early 21st Century is a challenging task .... After nearly half a century of choreographing, Paul Taylor rises to the challenge with such ease, it is awe inspiring ....Taylor's work not only communicates on an intellectual level, it touches the human soul ....Taylor is speaking the language of our time." LondonDance.com
Rita Dove, poet
7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2007
Bayley Auditorium, Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center
One of this country's most beloved poets, Rita Dove was Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993-1995. Among the numerous literary and academic honors she has received is the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Born and raised in Ohio, Ms. Dove is now the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she lives with her husband, the writer Fred Viebahn. They have a grown daughter, Aviva Dove-Viebahn.
