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The Arts in December
СŷÊÓƵ Announces December 2017 Arts Events
Jersey City, N.J. (November 21, 2017) – СŷÊÓƵ (СŷÊÓƵ) Center for the Arts, the creative umbrella for the University’s performing, visual, film, and literary arts activities, announces its arts and culture events for December.
Highlights for December include a Holiday Concert for Peace by the СŷÊÓƵ Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers (December 3) and the СŷÊÓƵ Jazz Ensemble in A Portrait of Duke Ellington (December 4). Barbara London, a curator and writer who started the video collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), talks about her work (December 5). In the galleries, Eileen Ferara curates On a Different Page, a group exhibition that creatively employs books in all their forms (on view thru December 14).
For the full Fall 2017 Calendar of Events for СŷÊÓƵ performing, visual, and literary arts visit ;For additional information call 201-200-3426. СŷÊÓƵ’s spring performing arts programs will be announced in January 2018.
All of СŷÊÓƵ’s performances and events in December are free, and reservations may be made in advance online. For group sales and reservations, please contact the box office directly: .
DECEMBER 2017 CALENDER OF EVENTS
PERFORMING ARTS | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, DANCE & THEATRE
СŷÊÓƵ Holiday Choral Concert for Peace
Robert Prowse, D.M.A., director
Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Margaret Williams Theatre
FREE with RSVP
The Second Annual Holiday Choral Concert for Peace, featuring Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by the СŷÊÓƵ Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers with orchestra.
СŷÊÓƵ Jazz Ensemble: A Portrait of Duke Ellington
Dr. Gabriel AlegrÃa, artistic director
Monday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Margaret Williams Theatre
FREE with RSVP
Under the artistic direction of Dr. Gabriel AlegrÃa, СŷÊÓƵ's Jazz Ensemble plays tribute to the inimitable jazz legend, Duke Ellington.
СŷÊÓƵ Orchestra
Lou Kosma, conductor
Friday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Margaret Williams Theatre
FREE with RSVP
A program that spans the centuries: Rufus Reid’s modern symphonic composition, Mass Transit; СŷÊÓƵ Professor Dr. Stelio Dubbiosi’s The Pied Piper of Hamlin; and Camille Saint-Saens’ iconic Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 33 in A minor.
EXHIBITIONS | ART DEPARTMENT
On a Different Page
On view through December 14
Visual Art Gallery
Curated by Eileen Ferara, On a Different Page presents the artist’s personal relationship to the book as art form. Whether storytelling, tackling social issues, sculpting or deconstructing, each of these artists utilizes the book to create individual works of art. Featuring Aileen Bassis, Kate Dodd, Asha Ganpat, Jaz Graf, Ibou Ndoye, Carol Kunstadt, and David Sandlin.
FILM | MEDIA ARTS DEPARTMENT
IMAP @ СŷÊÓƵ Visiting Speaker: Barbara London
Tuesday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Fries Hall basement, IMAP Graduate Room
FREE
Barbara London is an American curator and writer best known for founding the video collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). London founded the museum's video collection with works by Nam June Paik, Laurie Anderson, and Lynda Benglis, and curated many major exhibitions at MoMA, showcasing Chinese and Japanese artists.
LITERARY EVENTS | ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
WRITERS ON CAMPUS: Writing Other People’s Stories
Tuesday, December 5
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Gilligan Student Union, Room 129
FREE
What are the challenges and the rewards of trying to tell another person’s story? Evocative and enlightening readings by СŷÊÓƵ authors.