The Seven Veils

The Seven Veils is a new artistic festival produced by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and THEATREWORKS exploring Asian artistic forms, especially the Japanese concepts of hade and shabui. Join us for events, performances and installations where artists will explore the intersection of simplicity and decadence, as well as the space between where both exist in the same time and place.

Featured experiences include (click to link to more information):

World-renowned scholar Richard Schechner (2/1)
Tomie Hahn on Modern Japanese Dance (2/25)
Richard Strauss' Salome (3/3)
Solo guitarist Colin McAllister (3/7)
Theatre main stage production of Salome (3/15-3/25)
Fabric and Film video installation (3/15-3/25)
Eric Hill on Suzuki Acting Technique (3/18)
Salome gaming with Devin Monnens (3/24)
Strauss demonstration and lecture from Curt Smith (3/25)
The Music of Salome- the complete score (4/6)
Seven Veils Film Festival (4/7-4/8)
Performance artists Morton Subotnick and Lillevan (4/24)
Closing Reception with music and dance (4/27)

For more information, including blogging updates, visit the UCCS Theatre page at www.facebook.com/uccstheatre. You can also email Dr. Kevin Landis, UCCS Director of Theatre, at klandis@uccs.edu.

	Richard Schechner - February 1 The Conservative Avant-Garde 7:30 pm in the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre World-renowned scholar Richard Schechner will be here to discuss the avant-garde in America. A superstar of the artistic world, Dr. Schechner is not to be missed! More information on the exciting events of Seven Veils will be provided at a reception following the lecture.
	Tomie Hahn on Japanese Dance - February 25 10:00 am, 2:00 pm in University Hall A fascinating artist who combines traditional Japanese movement techniques from Noh and Kabuki styles with her own modern take on dance. Ms. Hahn will be on campus to work with our students on the Salome production and to lead two open workshops: a 10:00 am workshop/performance on traditional Japanese dance and a 2:00 pm workshop on banding, a new acting technique using enormous rubber bands. Open to all.
	*Strauss' Salome* Film Screening** - March 3 7:30 pm in Centennial Hall Auditorium German composer Richard Strauss' lavishly decadent 1905 Salome opera based on the Oscar Wilde play. This classic 1974 performance directed by Götz Friedrich stars one of the greatest singers (and "Seven Veils" dancers) of the role, Teresa Stratas, and features the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Karl Boehm. Presented on the enormous screen in Centennial hall. Try to see this screening before Curt Smith's fascinating lecture later in the month.
	Musician Colin McAllister - March 7 7 pm at the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities Colin McAllister will be with us in the beautiful surroundings of the Heller Center. Albus/Ater is a concert of solo works for classical guitar. The pieces are loosely grouped around not just the simple definition of these words [Latin: white/black], but the myriad of other concepts to which they refer. McAllister's performance is a perfect musical expression of our exploration of hade and shabui.
	*Salome* - March 15 - 25 7:30 pm; 4:00 pm Sundays A scorned woman does it all to gain her vengeance--it is the stuff of biblical legend. Our theatre, music, and dance students drop seven veils and drop one saint's head in this vivid and original re-imagining of this opulent classic of decadence, banned from the stage when first rehearsed in 1892. The 2012 main stage production is sure to be a hit and tickets are limited. For reservations visit: www.theatreworkscs.org.
	Seven Veils Video and Fabric Installation in the Bon Vivant Theatre - Beginning March 15 On the occasion of the opening of Salome, Visual Arts student Elizabeth Raitz will transform the lobby of the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre into a study of fabric and video production. This original installation will be on display for the entire run of Salome.
	Prologue Workshop from Eric Hill on Suzuki Acting Technique - March 18 2:30 pm in the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre Former member of the famed Suzuki company of Toga, Japan, Professor Hill will join us for a special Prologue workshop that explores the fascinating training technique that will be employed in Salome. Hill is one of the foremost experts on this form of stomping, chanting, drumming and more. Stay tuned to the THEATREWORKS website for upcoming updates on registration for his once in a lifetime workshop.
	Devin Monnens on Salome and Gaming - March 24 12 noon in University Hall VAPA's own Devin Monnens will discuss the strange presence of the character of Salome in gaming. The game Fatale will be discussed and we promise you will be amazed by the potential for 3D real-time gaming in the world of art. A lobby display will be viewable for the entire run of the show and Devin will be on hand on Saturday March 24th to discuss this new form of artistic expression.
	Curt Smith on Strauss' Salome - March 25 2:30 pm in University Hall Music professor Curtis Smith will discuss the music from the famous Strauss opera in this special addition to the Prologue series. Smith will also play selections from the opera. Listen to this fascinating lecture before the final performance of Salome.
	Salome Music Ensemble - April 6 7:00 pm in Centennial Hall Auditorium We couldn't fit all of the great music that Glen Whitehead and the music students created into our play. But you will get a chance to hear it in its entirety. Don't miss this one night only performance of the original score.
	Seven Veils Film Festival Hosted by Robert von Dassanowsky - April 14, 15 All screenings in Dwire Hall Salome (1923) - Alla Nazimova's controversial and widely banned silent film. It is a rarely seen phenomenon of early ornate art cinema created by a female pioneer of the medium. Saturday 4:00 pm *Salome's Last Dance* (1988) - British director Ken Russell's play within a stunningly surreal film on the censorship of Wilde's play. Saturday 7:00 pm *Wilde* (1998) - the British biopic on Oscar Wilde with Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Sheen, and Gemma Jones. Sunday 4:00 pm
	Lecture/Demo with Morton Subotnick & Lillevan - April 24 8:00 pm in Centennial Hall Auditorium Morton Subotnick, a pioneer of electronic music (his invention of the analog synthesizer sits in the Library of Congress), and Berlin based video artist Lillevan will discuss the "rich counterpoint of gestures, in marked contrast to the simple surfaces of much contemporary electronic music, exotic timbres, dance inspiring rhythms," with visualization and the relationship between reality and the projected image. Come early for the ChitChat at GOCA (click here for information) at 7pm, where Jane Rigler, Senior Instructor, will give a brief presentation of some of Subotnick's works. Reception to follow.
	Faculty Seven Veils Music & Dance and Closing Reception - April 27 7:00 pm in Centennial Hall Auditorium & Gallery of Contemporary Art Our final send off to the Seven Veils festival will include dance students working with music faculty in an original creation. Cocktails and snacks will be provided before the performance.