Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner: A Concert Performance

Jace Clayton brings fresh insight into the exhilarating minimalism of the mercurial composer Julius Eastman, in an evening-length performance of grand pianos, electronics, and voice. As Clayton live-processes the pianos of David Friend and Emily Manzo, he also intersperses musical vignettes – performed by neo-Sufi vocalist Arooj Aftab – to lend context and nuance to
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Global Launch for the new ART of MOOC: Experiments with Sound (Duke/UdK-Berlin)

Apr 5, 1:30-2:30pm Jace Clayton/DJ Rupture (UNC-Duke Keohane Professor) Global Launch for the new ART of the MOOC: Experiments with Sound (Duke/UdK-Berlin) Rubenstein Arts Center (Ruby) Film Theater Join co-teachers Pedro Lasch and Jace Clayton/DJ Rupture (UNC-Duke Keohane Professor) for a presentation and global launch of ART of MOOC: Experiments with Sound. This third course
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Celebrate UNC’s new mural with Nina Chanel Abney!

Come celebrate with us on Arts Everywhere Day as we unveil the new mural on the Morrison Residence Hall basketball court! Created in collaboration by Nina Chanel Abney (Duke/UNC Nannerl O. Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor) and the students from ARTS 290, the mural draws attention to the powerful intersection of the arts and athletics. This
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Sufi Plug Ins V. 2 | Open Rehearsal and Conversation

Indian dance, acoustic music, and cutting-edge electronic sounds come together for this presentation of Clayton’s Sufi Plug Ins v. 2 project. Clayton has worked with Duke and UNC students to design and create music-making software based on non-Western musical concepts. Dancer/choreographer Ashwini Ramaswamy of the Ragamala Dance Company and percussionist Rajna Swaminathan join the Sufi
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Converging Landscapes: Monument Lab, Historical Memory, and Prototypes for Public Engagement

with Paul M. Farber, Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab / Managing Director of the Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania and Pedro Lasch, Director, Social Practice Lab   Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105 https://fhi.duke.edu/events/converging-landscapes-monument-lab-historical-memory-and-prototypes-public-engagement   Studies of landscape are
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