DFPA Awards Ceremony

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Julia Fuhst Posted in Around Campus, Dance, Faculty News, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts | Comments Off

As the year comes to a close, it is time to honor the people who have made the Department of Fine and Performing Arts a spectacular place to be this year. Seeing as how the department is so big, this will include faculty and students.

On Wednesday, May 1 from 1 to 3PM, gather together with your favorite teachers and friends in the Newhart Family Theatre for an awards ceremony celebrating this year in Loyola’s dance, music, theatre and fine arts sectors.

Following the ceremony, a light dinner reception will be held in the Palm Court to honor graduating seniors and allow you to say farewell to departing friends, faculty, and staff. Patrons must RSVP here to attend.

Chagall, the Bible, and Chicago

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Rachel Natale Posted in Around Campus, Around Town, Faculty News, Visual Arts | Comments Off

On Tuesday, April 23rd, at 6PM, join Loyola University Chicago Fine Arts professor Paula Wisotzki for a lecture entitled Chagall, the Bible, and Chicago at LUMA.

Currently on display as part of the LUMA’s Graven Images exhibition, Marc Chagall’s work has been described as whimsical, dreamlike, and fantastic. Dr. Wisotzi’s lecture will explore his series of Hebrew Bible illustrations in relation to traditional Christian iconography and his own Russian Jewish background and discuss related projects that linked Chagall to Chicago’s art community.

Admission is free for Loyola University students, faculty, staff, and LUMA Members, and costs $4 for the general public. For any additional information, please contact luma@luc.edu or 312.915.7608. RSVP today!

CURL presents Fefu and Her Friends

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jaela Hall Posted in Around Campus, Faculty News | Comments Off

Last March, eight members of the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies (WSGS) faculty engaged in an experiment in interdisciplinary inquiry and staged a full production of Fefu and Her Friends; a feminist play by Cuban-American playwright, Maria Irene Fornes, one of the most powerful feminist voices in theatre history. This March, our friends in the Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) have invited a few Loyola faculty members to present the next phase of this project to their Friday morning seminar on March 15th from 10:30AM – 12:30PM in Piper Hall.

This production examines the female experience by exploring relationships between women at a time when embracing intellectual freedom meant social death. It delves into all aspects of female friendship as well as the complex and conflicting forces of love, death, politics, fantasy and hidden desire. The actors will not only be performing a short excerpt from the play, but also discussing how their specific experiences intersect with the content of the play and the ways in which that content is brought to light through the methodology of performance.

Please come join an amazing display of uncompromising and thought-provoking work as the audience is able to plunge into reflections on the process of interdisciplinary research and performance. If you have any questions, call 773.508.8598. We hope to see you there!