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Open Door Concert Series: Concerto and Serenades

York Room 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

The first part of a three part concert series highlighting Russian music. We will have a chamber orchestra of 11 string players led by violinist Evelyn Estava performing three great works - Mozart's Little Night Music, Bach's f minor Keyboard Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for strings. This is the biggest instrumental ensemble yet to perform […]

Roman Díaz and Group: Afro-Cuban Music Demonstration

Friend's Hall 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

On the Monday following Spring Break, Schomburg Distinguished Visiting Scholar/Artist Roman Díaz, a master of Afro-Cuban traditional music, will present with his group a demonstration of conga drumming for rumba dance and the batá drumming of the Santería religion, in Friends Hall at 11 am.  Then at 2 pm, Díaz will speak with students and […]

Artist Talk: Valerie Hegarty

Adler Theater

Installation Artist Valerie Hegarty will speak about her work and Brooklyn Museum Exhibition. Contact Professor Weissman for press info. jweissm1@ramapo.edu  

David Freund: Visiting Artist Lecture

Adler Theater

David, professor emeritus of photography, will discuss his upcoming major monograph published by Stiedl (one of the foremost photography/art publishers in the world). 'Sponsored' by the Visual Arts photography Concentration. Dave will be meeting with documentary photography and other interested photography students in BC 141 at 2:00pm after the initial lecture.

Yes/No: A Conversation with Filmmaker Lynne Sachs

H-Wing Auditorium

Cinematheque Special Programs Presents: Award-winning filmmaker Lynne Sachs will screen and discuss her films Your Day is my Night, Every Fold Matters, and The House of Drafts: A Bosnian American Web Collaboration. Lynne Sachs makes film, installations, performances, and web projects that explore the intricate relationship between personal observations and broader historical experiences by weaving […]

Museum Visit: “Steve McCurry: India” at the Rubin Museum

Yolanda del Amo's class will have the unique opportunity to see at the Rubin Museum original works that they will learn about in class. They will not only appreciate the technical excellence of the prints but also draw connections between the artist working in a particular time period and context.

Visiting Artist: Clarice Assad

Shomburg Distinguished Visiting Scholar /Artist Program, The Music Program, and Latino/a and Latin Amercian Studies Present: Clarice Assad Composer/Pianist/Singer 11:00am-12:40pm (BC-301) Performance/discussion of Assad's compositions and Brazilian Music 2:00pm-3:40pm (BC-301) Voxpoloration: Assad's workshop on spontaneous music creation. 7:00pm-8:40pm (H-129) Assad jams with the Brazilian Percussion Ensemble. Come to listen!

Macbeth

Directed by Mary Ellen Allison Set in1056 Scotland, Macbeth will be a traditional version of Shakespeare's masterpiece with a 21st century flair: complete with Witches' Magic, Murder most foul, wandering Ghosts and dynamic Swordplay. Professor Mary Ellen Allison is directing and Professor Gilad Cohen is composing original music, to be sung by the Witches, Hecate, […]

Tango: A “New” Language: Film Screening and Performances

H-Wing Auditorium

A CONTEMPORARY ARTS MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVENT Premiere Film Screening Tango: A “New” Language An exploration of the work of several artists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that use tango as a tool for social awareness. A documentary by Marta N. Bautís   Performances Musicians Maurizio Najt, piano, and Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneon   Tango Dancers Sandra Antognazzi and […]