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KENNESAW, Ga. | Jan 21, 2020

Repertoire showcases talent and variety of offerings

石榴直播 (石榴直播) is offering the community an arts-filled spring semester with performances, exhibitions, and research forums spanning all genres. From special guest speakers and performances in music, theatre, and dance, to festivals in theatre and art and design, 石榴直播鈥檚 College of the Arts鈥� lineup will impress patrons of all artistic interests.

Kicking off the spring 2020 semester is the highly anticipated dance performance 鈥淢oon Dust鈥� by the Department of Dance and 石榴直播 Dance Company. In collaboration with the , this concert features a unique intersection between arts and technology, with performances January 30-31 and February 1. The Department of Dance also has special performances by new partner Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre presenting 鈥淢odern Myths鈥� March 6-7. Rounding out the semester will be the Student Dance Concert on April 24-25, highlighting original student works over the 2019-2020 academic year.

The School of Music has a jam-packed semester of performances, starting with the 14th annual Collage Concert on February 15. Showcasing soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles represented by over 200 SOM students, this performance is one of Music鈥檚 major fundraising events of the academic year. Other concerts not to miss include Arts石榴直播 Presents performances by Afro-Cuban jazz artist Brenda Navarrete on March 21 and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on April 17.

Students in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will be flexing their acting, design, and production skills with several performances over the course of the spring semester. Guest artist and poet Minton Sparks will perform in her self-titled production February 6-8.  Next, students will present 鈥淭he Normal Heart,鈥� a story based on true events during the early stages of the AIDS epidemic in America; performances are February 18-23.

In March, plan to see Shakespeare in an entirely different way: the will bring their wildly popular 鈥淥thello: the Remix鈥� to the Stillwell Theater March 12-14. Shakespeare himself would have relished this original work fusing hip hop and classic theatre.

The School of Art and Design (SOAAD) will be celebrating visual arts over the course of the semester. As part of 石榴直播鈥檚 鈥�,鈥� student work will be exhibited February 20 to March 13 in 鈥淐uban Superheroes,鈥� delving into Cuban cultural deities and their superhero qualities.

If you want to learn more about getting a degree in art and design, attend the Open Studio event hosted by SOAAD on February 27. Prospective students may see classes in sessions, meet professors, tour the facilities, and even have their art portfolios reviewed. Finally, bring the entire family to the free Spring Arts Festival on March 21. The Festival features an Artists Market, activities, and demonstrations for all ages.

The School of Art and Design鈥檚 Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA) will host two exhibitions this semester in collaboration with Clark Atlanta University Art Museum: 鈥淯nbound鈥� in the East Galleries and 鈥淟ooming Chaos鈥� in the Mortin Galleries. On display from January 25 to May 10, the exhibitions will open with a free reception on January 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. 鈥淯nbound鈥� explores the continued legacy of black artists utilizing abstraction as a nonconformist visual language and a lens through which social and political realties can be understood. 鈥淟ooming Chaos鈥� is an exhibition of Zipporah Camille Thompson鈥檚 work exploring the ideas of destruction and chaos. As always, ZMA exhibitions are free and open to the public.

New this year is a special research forum featuring a free lecture on the human brain and art. As part of the 2019-2020 Research in the Arts series, the College of the Arts will host guest lecturer Dr. Anjan Chatterjee on January 28, 2020. This intriguing talk, 鈥淭he Aesthetic Brain,鈥� asks 鈥淲hat makes us appreciate beautiful art? Is art an essential part of being human?鈥�

The College of the Arts invites the community to enjoy these events, exhibitions, and performances in the spring semester. For more information, please visit arts.kennesaw.edu. To purchase tickets, please visit . No tickets are required for free events.

--Kathie Beckett and Lauren Richmond