Calendar: September 15-October 1, 2008
September 15 – October 1, 2008
EXHIBITS
80 Washington Square East Galleries “S&M: Shrines and Masquerades in Cosmopolitan Times.” Featuring contemporary work reinterpreting the legacy of African shrines and masquerades. On view Sept. 16 through Dec. 6.
FILMS
Fri., Sept. 19 Lioness. Directed by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers. 2008. 82 min. Five women in the U.S. military, sent to Iraq to defuse tensions with local civilians, face counterinsurgency battles in Iraq and more long-term challenges at home. Screening followed by discussion with filmmakers. 4–6 pm. CANTOR.
Mon., Sept. 22 SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability. Directed by Bonnie Klein. 2006. 71 min. Follows artists with diverse (dis)abilities as they create self-representations that transform stereotypes. Post-screening discussion with filmmaker and NYU professor George Stoney. 6–9 pm. Room 108, 721 Broadway.
Thurs., Sept. 25 The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. 94 min. 1970. Italian with English subtitles. The aristocratic Jewish Finzi-Contini family ignores the increasing anti-semitism that is part of Mussolini’s alliance with Nazi Germany until the full effects of fascism ultimately change their
lives forever. Discussion to follow. 6 pm. CTR FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS.
PERFORMANCES
Wed., Sept. 17 “The Pianists of NYU Steinhardt.” Cocktail-hour concerts featuring NYU Steinhardt’s pianists, with music ranging from classical to contemporary. Presented as part of the Steinhardt at Saklad Series. 6:30 pm. Saklad Auditorium, 24th Street and 1st Avenue.
Fri., Sept. 26-Sun., Oct. 5 “Violet.” Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics and book by Brian Crawley. $5 w/ NYU ID; $20 general admission. For more information and ticket reservations call 212-998-5281. All performances at 8 pm except Sunday performances at 3 pm only. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.
Sun., Sept. 28 “Storytelling.” With Bill Gordh. Free for children/students w/ NYU ID; $5 general admission. 3 pm. Shorin Auditorium, KIMMEL CTR.
Sun., Sept. 28 “French Horn Day Faculty Concert.” Sean Reed, curator; featuring Joseph Anderer, Ann Ellsworth and Barbara Oldham. 6 pm. BLACK BOX THEATRE.
Mon., Sept. 29 “Faculty Welcome Concert.” Featuring Brian Gill, Marilyn Nonken, Sean Reed, Grant Wenaus, Esther Lamneck, and others. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.
Tues., Sept. 30-Sun., Oct. 5 “The Clean House.” By Sarah Ruhl. $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm except Sunday at 2 pm only. 3rd floor Atlas Theatre, 111 2nd Avenue.
Wed., Oct 1-Sun., Oct 5 “The Journey of the Fifth Horse.” By Ronald Ribman; directed by Michael Sexton. $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm with an additional 2 pm performance on Sunday. Fifth Floor Theatre, 111 2nd Avenue.
READINGS
Tues., Sept. 30 “The New North: A Northern Irish Poetry Anthology is celebrated.” Poetry reading with Chris Agee and Sinéad Morrissey. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Mon., Sept. 15-Sat., Sept. 20 “Simone de Beauvoir Week.” Week-long conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of her birth. Author of The Second Sex, Beauvoir is a crucial figure in women’s rights and the 20th-century French intellectual scene. The event will feature documentary films and a theatrical presentation. For more information call 212-998-8750 or go to http://french.as.nyu. edu/object/beauvoir.html.
Thurs., Sept. 18 “Clytemnestra: Women and Power from Aeschylus to Martha Graham.” A conference on choreographer Martha Graham’s Clytemnestra. For more information call 212-998-8100 or email ken.kidd@nyu.edu. 5–9 pm. Hemmerdinger Hall, Room 102, SILVER CTR.
Sun., Sept. 21-Mon., Sept. 22 “The New Mediterranean.” A discussion of the “Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean.” For more information visit www.nyu.edu/kjc. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR.
Thurs., Sept 25-Fri., Sept. 26 “From Slavery to Freedom: Messene and the Cities of Messenia.” For more information call 212-998-8100 or email ken.kidd@ nyu.edu. Hemmerdinger Hall, Room 102, SILVER CTR.
Thurs., Sept. 25-Fri., Sept. 26 “Visuality + Performance + Social Critique.” Explores the sites of intersection between performance and the visual in dialogue with artists and scholars who work in both registers. For more information visit www.nyu.edu/kjc. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR.
Fri., Sept. 26 “Cultural Conversions: Religion, Gender, and Latino/a America.” This event explores how the performance and politics of Latino/a religious identity is transformed by dissident embodiments of gender and sexuality. For more information call 212-992-9540 or email gender.sexuality@nyu.edu. 10 am–6 pm. Room 612, Performance Studies Studio, 721 Broadway.
SPORTS
Tues., Sept. 16 Men’s Soccer vs. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. 6 pm. HOME (At NJIT).
Sun., Sept. 21 Women’s Soccer vs. Wilkes University. 10 am. HOME (At Gaelic Park).
Wed., Sept. 24 Men’s Soccer vs. Stevens Institute of Technology. 7 pm. HOME (At Gaelic Park).
Sat., Sept. 27 Women’s Soccer vs. Farmingdale State University. 12 pm. HOME (At Gaelic Park).
Sun., Sept. 28 Women’s Soccer Alumni Game. 12 pm. COLES.
TALKS
Tues., Sept. 16 “Clytemnestra and the Dance Dramas of Martha Graham: Revising the Classics.” A panel will explore Graham’s work drawing on Greek mythology, ancient legends, and female archetypes. 6-8 pm. The Jerry Lebowitz Theatre, 1st floor, 715 Broadway.
Wed., Sept. 17 “In an Instant: Advent of the (Non)event and the Time of Messianic Consciousness.” Lecture and reception in honor of professor Elliot R. Wolfson’s election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. For more information visit http://hebrewjudaic. as.nyu.edu/object/wolfsonevent.html. 5 pm. 1st floor, 53 Washington Square South.
Wed., Sept. 17 “The Neuroscience of Elections and Human Decision-Making: Find Out What Rocks Your Vote.” $10 NYAS members/NYU students/faculty/staff; $20 general admission. To register visit www. scps.nyu.edu/about-scps/newsroom/. 7-9 pm. NYU WOOLWORTH BLDG.
Thurs., Sept. 18 “Rethinking Democratic Interventions in the Midst of War: Case Study Afghanistan.” With Patricia Degennaro, adjunct associate professor, Center for Global Affairs. To RSVP call 212-992-8380 or visit www.wagner. nyu.edu/events/conflictseries.php. 12:30 pm. PUCK BLDG.
Mon., Sept. 22 “The Viaduct at Millau, France, by Foster + Partners.” With Alistair Lenczner, partner with Foster + Partners. RSVP at aiany.org. 6 pm. The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place.
Tues., Sept. 23 “Graduate Information Session: M.S. in Global Affairs Graduate Information Session.” Discover how the M.S. in Global Affairs can transform your future. 6:30 pm. NYC Marriot Marquis, 1535 Broadway.
Wed., Sept. 24 “Les Juifs en France aujourd’hui: Portrait historique d’un groupe minoritaire en mutation.” With Esther Benbassa, professor of history, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris and visiting professor at NYU. 6:30 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.
Wed., Sept. 24 “Worldly Conversations with Clyde Haberman.” Clyde Haberman, columnist for The New York Times in conversation with Calvin Sims, program officer for journalism, the Ford Foundation. 6:30 pm. CTR FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS.
Thurs., Sept. 25 “Brain Drain? The Implications of Africa’s Emigrating Health Workforce.” With Michael Clemens, research fellow and director, Migration and Development Initiative, Center for Global Development. RSVP by visiting www.wagner.nyu.edu/events/conflictseries.php or call 212-992-8380. 12:30 pm. PUCK BLDG.
Thurs., Sept. 25 “Peace Corps Information Session.” Learn how the Peace Corps can fit into your career path. 1 pm. CTR FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS.
Thurs., Sept. 25 “Our Shared Europe.” A panel will discuss the policy implications of rethinking European identity as a shared and partly Muslim identity. To RSVP call 212-998-8693 or email Vanessa. Kirkpatrick@nyu.edu. 6:30–9 pm. CASA ITALIANA.
Thurs., Sept. 25 Denise Epstein will discuss the work of her mother, Irène Nemirovsky, author of Suite française, in conversation with Olivier Corpet and Emmanuelle Lambert of IMEC. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.
Thurs., Sept. 25 “NYU Wagner Climate Change & WATER Series.” With Daniel Hillel, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University. 6:20 pm. 2nd floor, PUCK BLDG.