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Congratulations to SoTD professor Tim Alymeyer, who will be returning to the Hartford theater in Hartford, CT for Donald Margulies’ “Time Stands Still,” staged by artistic director Rob Ruggiero.
Congratulations to SA+AH professor Victoria Rovine for being receiving the Millard Meiss Publication Fund Award!
Exciting news! SA+AH professor Maya Stanfield-Mazzi will be celebrating the release of her book, Object and Apparition: Envisioning the Christian Divine in the Colonial Andes.
You can pre-order the book now, and use the code “FLR” to receive 20% off the order.
You’re invited to a Brazilian Music Institute concert on Friday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the UF School of Music, room 101. Enjoy performances by Jorge Continentino, Adriano Santos, Ulisses Rocha, and Larry Crook along with special guests from the Brazilian Music Institute. See you there!
Join the free Tallahassee premiere of The French in Florida on Friday, May 31 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. The film is produced by the UF Digital Worlds Institute for the George A. Smathers Library with assistance from the France-Florida Research Institute. The French in Florida is a digitally animated short film based on the historic Jacques Le Moyne and Theodor de Bry engravings of early Florida. It is narrated by renowned Florida historian Dr. Michael Gannon. James Oliverio, Executive Director of DWI, will describe the development of the project and the digitization process, and historical archaeologist and Theodor de Bry descendant Dr. John de Bry will provide context for these iconic engravings. The Digital Worlds string quartet from the University of Florida will play the original score by Emmy Award-winning composer James Oliverio live during both showings.
Please join us for this innovative look into Florida’s history as brought to life with digital animation, sound design and live music.
For more information please visit http://www.flhistoriccapitol.gov/exhibits/FrenchInFlorida.cfm
UF SoTD Associate Professor of dance Neta Pulvermacher was recently awarded a grant for her proposal Advanced Computing Dance. The grant was awarded to Pulvermacher from UFIT.
More information about Pulvermacher can be found on her dance company website here.
UF SA+AH Associate Professor Craig Roland (Art Education) will become the new Assistant Director of the School of Art + Art History!
Image from review: Mid America’s Visual Arts Publication.
UF SA+AH MFA alum Lisa Iglesias will be joining us as a full time Visiting Assistant Professor in Drawing for the 2013-2014 academic year. Since receiving her MFA in 2006, she has been awarded numerous residencies all over the world and has developed an impressive list of exhibitions and teaching experiences. Lisa will be joining the School of Art + Art History this August.
UF SA+AH Assistant Professor Joyce Tsai (Art History) has been awarded a prestigious Phillips Collection-George Washington University Postdoctoral Fellowship for the next academic year. Dr. Tsai will be on leave from UF working and teaching in the Phillips Collection in Washington DC for the next academic year beginning in July. She will return to UF for the 2014-15 academic year. Congratulations, Dr. Tsai!
UF SoTD Associate Professor Ric Rose is currently playing the role of Robin Hood in Robin Hood at the Hippodrome State Theatre, through May 5. Robin Hood is being directed by Hippodrome Artistic Director and UF MFA alum Lauren Caldwell. The play is family friendly, fast paced, and a clever take on the Prince of Thieves. Go see it before it’s gone!
Check out these photos from UF Digital Worlds Institute’s recent screening of short film, The French in Florida
On April 25, a special reception and screening of short the film, The French in Florida, was hosted at the University Digital World Institute’s REVE in historic Norman Gym.
The short film is based on the historic Jacques LeMoyne sketches of early Florida as engraved by Theodore de Bry. Featuring narration by renowned Florida historian Dr. Michael Gannon, this new movie brings history to life with digital animation and sound design produced by the Digital Worlds Institute for the George A. Smathers Library with assistance from the France-Florida Research Institute.
There will be another screening of the film on Friday, May 31, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in Tallahassee, FL.
From left to right: Jonathan Birner (host organist of Grace Lutheran Church), Wagner Schulz, Michelle Klima, Mitchell Stecker, Matt Gender, and Dr. Laura Ellis.
On April 21, the University of Florida Organ Studio presented an organ recital at Grace Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida.
Image: students performing “Rite on”, a work in progress inspired by Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Photo by Jordan Albright Photography.
As part of the UF/NYC “Informances”, students will perform segments of this piece along with their own creative works in New York on May 10 & 11, 2013.
The UF/NYC Dance Xchange program, directed by choreographer and UF SoTD associate professor, Neta Pulvermacher, takes dance majors and minors of the University of Florida to New York City for an 8 - day dance and art exploration trip. The UF/NYC Xchange main objective is to bridge the gap between the isolated nature of “collegiate dance” and the “real” chaotic and wonderfully diverse world of dance in NYC. Learn more about the class and how to register here.
From UF School of Theatre + Dance Visiting Schusterman Artist Dana Ruttenberg:
Dear friends,
Dr. Kristen Stoner, Associate Professor of Flute in the UF School of Music, will be performing as a featured Guest Artist at the XXVIII Festival Internacional de Flautistas in Lima, Peru. The prestigious Festival, which runs from May 20-24, 2013, is the longest-running international flute festival in the world. Dr. Stoner is the only flutist from the United States invited to perform at the Festival this year, and she will be highlighted in a concerto performance, two solo recitals, and a masterclass. Congratulations!
