Hello Dudley art enthusiasts!

We hope you are enjoying J-term! The Dudley arts fellows would like to invite you to join us for the exciting events and classes we have planned for January. A full list of our offerings is included below; you can also visit our website for information about classes and upcoming events at: http://www.dudley.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k73092&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup111152

If you have suggestions for general arts programming, and for questions regarding the Dudley art class, contact Ivanna Yi at: iyi@fas.harvard.edu .

To get in touch with ideas and questions regarding theater and related outings, contact Cynthia Browne at: dudleyhouse.drama@gmail.com 

For recommendations and questions about our film screenings series, contact Charles Marcrum at marcrum@fas.harvard.edu
 
Hope to see you at some of our events!
Dudley arts fellows


Dudley Arts Events for January 2011

 

 

Tango Lessons

 

Thursdays evenings 8-10 pm at Northwest Labs.

Dudley House is excited to be offering a series of tango lessons this winter semester led by fellow member Tom Wisniewski starting in February. Lessons will last one hour, followed by  an optional, open practica. All levels of experience will be welcome, no partner necessary. Come shake off those winter chills with your adornos, arrastres, boleos, caminitas, and giro. The cost is $40 for an eight-week series, signs-ups beginning January, 24th.  Please bring payment to 3rd floor Dudley House to reserve your spot. Space limited. For more information, please email cbrowne82 (at) gmail.com

 

Swing Dance Lessons, Advanced Beginner


 

Dudley House is excited to be continuing its popular swing dance lessons in the spring. Lessons will be held Wednesdays evenings from 7:30-9:00 at Holden Chapel. The cost is $20 for a series of six lessons. Please bring the payment to 3rd Floor Dudley House between January 24rd and January 31st to reserve your spot. For more information, please email Jean Anne Currivan at currivan (at) physics.harvard.edu


Dance Workshop Sign-ups

 

Sign-ups begin this week for a dance workshop in movement and contact improvisation led by Harvard dance instructor Jessica Berson. Elementary exercises and techniques will introduce participants to a range of different movement styles and idioms and explore the expressive possibilities of the body. No previous dance experience necessary, open to Dudley members and their guests.  The cost is $10. Space limited. To reserve your spot, please bring payment to 3rd floor Dudley House. For further information, please email Cynthia Browne at cbrowne82 (at) gmail.com.


Acrylics Art Class

 

The six-week Dudley arts class on acrylics will continue to meet on Saturdays, 2-4:30pm, in the Dudley House Private Dining Room, through March 5th. The class is now full, but please contact Ivanna Yi (iyi@fas.harvard.edu) to be placed on the waiting list for the next session, “Drawing in the Sackler Galleries,” at the same time on Saturdays from March 26-April 23. $30 plus the cost of materials.

 


Saturday, January 15, 2pm, The Foster Prize show at the ICA

 

If you missed the tour of the Institute for Contemporary Art in December, join us for a trip to view the Foster Prize award show featuring Boston artists. From large-scale photographs of the Peruvian Amazon to experimental film to installations inspired by 17th-century frescoes, the artists selected for the 2010 Foster Prize offer a wide-ranging view of the art being created in the Boston area today. Free with Harvard ID; open to all. We will meet on the Dudley steps at 2pm to head over. Contact Ivanna Yi (iyi@fas.harvard.edu).



Saturday, Jan. 15th @ 7pm & 9:15pm, Dudley Double Feature: Iron Man/Iron Man 2, Graduate Student Lounge

Iron Man: After escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, an ultra-rich inventor and weapons maker (Robert Downey Jr.) turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. But his skills are stretched to the limit when he must face the evil Iron Monger. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard also star in director Jon Favreau's tongue-in-cheek superhero tale based on the popular Marvel comic. Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.

Iron Man 2: Wealthy inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) resists calls by the American government to hand over his technology. Meanwhile, Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) has constructed his own miniaturized arc reactor, causing all kinds of problems for the superhero. Sam Rockwell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson co-star in director Jon Favreau's sequel based on Marvel comic book characters. Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.

 

Thursday, January 20, 7pm, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo screening, Graduate Student Lounge


Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and rebellious computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) team up to investigate the unsolved disappearance of wealthy Henrik Vanger's (Sven-Bertil Taube) teen niece (Ewa Fröling), only to uncover dark secrets about Vanger's powerful family. Niels Arden Oplev directs this Swedish thriller based on the first novel from Stieg Larsson's best-selling trilogy. Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.

 

Friday, January 21, 8pm, Handel and Haydn Society at Jordan Hall

 

Join us for an outing to the Handel and Haydn Society’s concert featuring Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, regarded by many as the finest compositions of the baroque era.  In addition to Concertos 3 and 4, a special highlight of the program is Telemann’s Viola Concerto with soloist David Miller. Tickets are $28, available to Dudley House members and their guests in December at the Dudley office. We will meet on the Dudley steps at 7pm to take the bus over to Jordan Hall. Contact Ivanna Yi (iyi@fas.harvard.edu).

 

Thursday, January 27, 8pm, the Diotoma String Quartet at Paine Hall

Join us for an outing to see the Diotoma String Quartet, which was founded by graduates of the Paris and Lyon Conservatoires, and was awarded first prize at the FNAPEC Competition, Paris in 1999, and the Contemporary Music Prize at the London String Quartet Competition in 2000. For more information, visit http://hgnm.org/2010/05/04/diotima-quartet/. Email cbrowne82  {at} gmail.com for logistical questions. We will meet in the lobby of Paine Hall at 7:45 pm.


Friday, January 28, 3pm, Millet exhibition at the MFA

 

Join us for a private tour of the MFA’s new American wing! Led by GSAS student Katie Pfhol, a PhD candidate in History of Art and Architecture, we'll explore the Millet exhibition, the Modern European galleries, and the MFA's new American wing, focusing on changing depictions of and responses to the natural world. We will leave Dudley House at 3pm; RSVP required to Ivanna Yi (iyi@fas.harvard.edu).


Friday, Jan. 28th @ 10pm, Karaoke Outing
Karaoke extravaganza at the Cambridge Queen's Head Pub! Come try your hand at one (or more) of 100,000 songs right in our own backyard or grab a snack and watch your friends! No cover charge. Contact Charlie (marcrum@fas) for more information.