"Genuinely subversive"  - Time Out NY The Eagle and the Tortoise invites the audience into a live sound and video installation where they collectively read a hand-made book. The book tells the story of a young student from Turkey who became an icon of leftist resistance, an armed militant, a political prisoner, and finally, a proxy soldier in an American…

"Genuinely subversive"  - Time Out NY The Eagle and the Tortoise invites the audience into a live sound and video installation where they collectively read a hand-made book. The book tells the story of a young student from Turkey who became an icon of leftist resistance, an armed militant, a political prisoner, and finally, a proxy soldier in an American…

"Genuinely subversive"  - Time Out NY The Eagle and the Tortoise invites the audience into a live sound and video installation where they collectively read a hand-made book. The book tells the story of a young student from Turkey who became an icon of leftist resistance, an armed militant, a political prisoner, and finally, a proxy soldier in an American…

Pachedu is the annual fall concert featuring the Department’s ensembles. Pachedu means “among ourselves” in the language of Zimbabwe’s Shona people and is our opportunity to share repertoire, new dance, and music in development. Each ensemble is unique, and these concerts offer audiences a diverse experience in genres. All are welcome! Tickets: $3 (students) Artistic Program Directors Sandra L. Burton,…

Pachedu is the annual fall concert featuring the Department’s ensembles. Pachedu means “among ourselves” in the language of Zimbabwe’s Shona people and is our opportunity to share repertoire, new dance, and music in development. Each ensemble is unique, and these concerts offer audiences a diverse experience in genres. All are welcome! Tickets: $3 (students) Artistic Program Directors Sandra L. Burton,…

"Cliff Cardinal is a Canadian Cultural Icon in 2022" - The Globe and Mail The title of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It holds a double meaning that teasingly suggests this is a play to please all tastes. Is it possible? With his subversive updating of the Bard’s classic, cultural provocateur Cliff Cardinal seeks to find out. The show exults…

"Cliff Cardinal is a Canadian Cultural Icon in 2022" - The Globe and Mail The title of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It holds a double meaning that teasingly suggests this is a play to please all tastes. Is it possible? With his subversive updating of the Bard’s classic, cultural provocateur Cliff Cardinal seeks to find out. The show exults…

Rest Within the Wake is a 50-minute orchestral jazz composition that anchors a session of somatic listening. This work invites you to turn away from the frantic pace of the modern world and slow down. Intimately tethered to the seminal text In the Wake by Africana Studies scholar Christina Sharpe, Rest Within the Wake celebrates the sensory experience of black life:…

Rest Within the Wake is a 50-minute orchestral jazz composition that anchors a session of somatic listening. This work invites you to turn away from the frantic pace of the modern world and slow down. Intimately tethered to the seminal text In the Wake by Africana Studies scholar Christina Sharpe, Rest Within the Wake celebrates the sensory experience of black life:…

Rest Within the Wake is a 50-minute orchestral jazz composition that anchors a session of somatic listening. This work invites you to turn away from the frantic pace of the modern world and slow down. Intimately tethered to the seminal text In the Wake by Africana Studies scholar Christina Sharpe, Rest Within the Wake celebrates the sensory experience of black life:…

Rest Within the Wake is a 50-minute orchestral jazz composition that anchors a session of somatic listening. This work invites you to turn away from the frantic pace of the modern world and slow down. Intimately tethered to the seminal text In the Wake by Africana Studies scholar Christina Sharpe, Rest Within the Wake celebrates the sensory experience of black life:…

Throughout the year, CoDa, Kusika, Sankofa, and the Zambezi Marimba band explore creative ideas under the expert guidance of the ensemble's artistic directors. This collaborative process takes many turns as the students develop both intellectually and artistically. Please join us for these exciting presentations! All are welcome! Tickets: $3 (students) Artistic Program Directors Sandra L. Burton, Erica Dankmeyer, Tendai Muparutsa,…