From beginning to end, April is loaded with Grammy Award-winning performers, extraordinary student artists and emotional exhibitions from the School of the Arts. The month begins with an evening of Balinese gamelan featuring I Nyoman Wenten, Nanik Wenten and the members of gamelan Burat Wangi.
The Indonesian dance and musician-troupe creates an East-West fusion of traditional and Western dance elements. The month closes out with the prestigious Reno Jazz Festival. Headlining concerts include Grammy Award-winning Snarky Puppy and Lage Lund.
April also is filled with appearances from Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center musicians; the world premiere of the new American opera, “Big Bonanza;” a group exhibition curated by renowned artist Jack Pierson and the Spring Dance Concert featuring guest artist Kathleen Hermesdorf.
The complete fall Arts 365 calendar is available at www.unr.edu/NVArts365
Artist’s Lecture: Jaime Lynn Shafer
Tuesday, April 12 at 5:30pm
Jot Travis Building, Black Rock Press, Room 118
Jaime Lynn Shafer is a 2014 Corcoran College of Art + Design Master of Arts graduate in Art and the Book. A native of Pennsylvania, Shafer graduated from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fine arts/ceramics and a certification in art education. She spent 13 years teaching art in the Pennsylvania public school system and traveled internationally with her students, offering them an opportunity to experience the global community. Shafer’s work has been exhibited in the U.S. and abroad and is a part of the permanent collections of Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, George Washington University’s Gelman Library, and UCLA Biomedical Library. Shafer will be speaking about her time at the University of Nevada, Reno, as the Nell J. Redfield Fellow in Book Arts at the Black Rock Press.
Public Lecture: Tsitsi Jaji (Duke), “Notebooks for the Return of Native Lands”
Wednesday, April 13 at 5:30pm
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Wells Fargo Auditorium
Mahsan Ghazianzad Reception – Beyond Narrative: Ocean in a Drop
Thursday, April 14 at 5:00pm
Jot Travis Building, Student Galleries South
Master of Fine Arts candidate Mahsan Ghazianzad presents her thesis exhibition.
Throne of Blood (1957) – A Film Screening of Japan’s “Macbeth”
Thursday, April 14 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Wells Fargo Auditorium (1st floor)
In 1957, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (known for films like Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, andRashomon) released his adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” to international acclaim.
Throne of Blood reinvigorates the Bard’s classic story by infusing the culture of feudal Japan with elements of Noh theatre, creating an experience that is mystifying, energetic, and oddly compelling.
With a fiery lead performance by Toshiro Mifune and an unforgettable climax, Throne of Blood is an underrated gem of world cinema that still deserves to be seen nearly 60 years after its release.
Please join us if you can and invite anyone you think might be interested!
University of Nevada Jazz Ensembles Spring Concert
Thursday, April 14 at 7:30pm
Church Fine Arts, Nightingale Concert Hall
Jazz Ensembles I & II present the music of Maria Schneider, Thad Jones, James Miley, and University of Nevada, Reno students.
University Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30pm
Church Fine Arts, Nightingale Concert Hall
This concert will feature the University of Nevada, Reno Percussion Ensemble and World Percussion Ensemble.
Thursday, April 21 at 11:00am to 8:00pm
Church Fine Arts, Sheppard Contemporary
Jack Pierson’s photographs explore the emotional undercurrents of everyday life, from the intimacy of romantic attachment to the distant idolization of others. Informed in part by his artistic emergence in the era of AIDS, Pierson’s work is moored by melancholy and introspection, yet his images are often buoyed by a celebratory aura of seduction and glamour. An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. April 21.
“The Funeral Plays” presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance
Thursday, April 21 at 7:30pm → more dates through April 23, 2016
Church Fine Arts, Redfield Studio Theatre 39.5412425545764, -119.8168797791
“The Funeral Plays” humorously and poignantly confront the fact that none of us will be here forever. The night of short plays, featuring the work of advanced students directors and designers, approaches “the end” in original and diverse ways. Each play is only 10-minutes long, but you’ll find a lot can happen in a very short time.
Nevada Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
Friday, April 22 at 7:30pm
Church Fine Arts, Nightingale Concert Hall
The Nevada Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band perform major masterworks for winds in their final performance of the semester.
