Your Source for Arts and Culture at SDSU
December 2015
by Gertrude Stein
Directed by Peter Cirino
December 2 - 6
Don Powell Theatre
Tickets $15/$ 17
   
The School of Theatre, Television, and Film, presents Gertrude Stein's poetic retelling of the classic Faust myth asking the question, "Would you sell your soul...?" Large, both in staging and casting, contemporary, and visually arresting, "Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights" is fluid and ambiguous, questioning our contemporary lives and of the role of technology, while encouraging social media participation. 


Electronic Music Marathon
Sat. December 5, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm
Smith Recital Hall
Free Admission  

Four 1-hour performances showcasing students from the Electro-Acoustic and Global Composition programs. The marathon features music and video   compositions of all styles and genres using original material and cutting-edge technology. Directed by Joseph Waters. 
 


SDSU Symphony Orchestra, SDSU Wind Symphony and Aztec Concert Choir
Thurs., December 10, 7pm
College Avenue Baptist Church
4747 College Avenue, 92115
Tickets $5/$ 10, Free parking  
 
An uplifting concert, and grand gathering of Orchestra, Wind Symphony and Choir, evolved from the idea of musical "awakenings." Vibrant selections addressing love, faith, and redemption will include Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Adagietto from Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Aurora Awakes by John Mackey, and Francis Poulenc's Gloria. 
 


Now through January 25, 2016  
SDSU Downtown Gallery 
Free Admission       
 
From a nineteenth-century ukiyo-e woodblock print to video documentation of a contemporary performance, the Matthew and Iris Strauss Family Foundation Collection comprises a compelling range of noteworthy international art. A thematic selection of the Foundation's holdings is brought together for the San Diego community in Presence, the focus of which is images of women.
 

Image credit: 
Sam Taylor-Johnson 
Self portrait Suspended III, 2004 
Chromogenic print, 53-3/16 x 63-13/16 inches framed 
Courtesy of the Matthew and Iris Strauss Family Foundation Collection 
Copyright © Sam Taylor-Johnson 
Photograph courtesy of White Cube





Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Presence: Selections from the Matthew and Iris Strauss Family Foundation Collection.
Sat., January 23, 6:00pm
Storm Hall West 011, SDSU 
 
Image credit: 
Vanessa Beecroft 
vb53.017.nt 
VB53, Tepidarium, Giardino dell'Orticultura, Florence, 2004 
Photograph by Nic Tenwiggenhorn 
Copyright © 2004 Vanessa Beecroft 
Photograph not in exhibition; video documentation of VB53 courtesy of the Matthew and Iris Strauss Family Foundation.






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