ICE Announcements 1.12.16
http://ice.uga.edu
For more events and opportunities visit http://iceannouncements.com
***The Sun Ra Arkestra at the Morton Theatre (2/18)***
1. Sustainability + Arts Grant Award
2. Performance: Rainy Day Fables (1/17)
3. Opportunity: Willson Center Graduate Research Award (deadline 1/14)
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***The Sun Ra Arkestra***
Thursday, February 18 at 8 PM
The Morton Theatre
Tickets: $15
Purchase online at bit.ly/1OieSiN
or at the Morton Theatre box office M-F 10 AM – 1 PM and 3 – 6 PM
The spirit of famed jazz musician, composer, poet, and bandleader Sun Ra is alive and well in the present day manifestation of the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen, featuring a mix of classic Sun Ra big-band compositions and arrangements alongside Allen’s own compositions and arrangements that are deeply rooted in the spirit of Sun Ra.
Marshall Allen, 91, joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1958 and led Sun Ra’s formidable reed section for over 40 years. He assumed the helm of the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1995 after the ascension of Sun Ra in 1993 and John Gilmore in 1995. Mr. Allen continues to reside at the Sun Ra Residence in Philadelphia, composing, writing and arranging for the Arkestra much like his mentor, totally committed to a life of discipline centered totally on the study, research, and further development of Sun Ra’s musical precepts.
This historic evening at the Morton Theatre will commence with a rare performance by Athens’ own Flicker Orchestra, which provides live music for classic silent films.
Presented by Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE), an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at the University of Georgia, and the Helen S. Lanier Chair of the Department of English at UGA in celebration of the centennial year of Dada and experimental art for all time.
For more information about the Sun Ra Arkestra visit http://www.sunraarkestra.com
Famed jazz musician, composer, poet and bandleader Sun Ra was born on May 22, 1914, in Birmingham, Alabama. He began performing professionally as a teen and, after moving to Chicago in 1945, immersed himself in jazz and the blues. Along the way, Sun Ra was influenced by space, religion and radical social movements—all of which found their way into his music. A prolific composer and record label owner, he took to wearing colorful, outlandish costumes with his band members.
One of the first, and the oldest surviving African-American built, owned, and operated vaudeville theatres in the United States, the fully restored Morton Theatre opened in 1910 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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1. ICE and the Office of Sustainability are pleased to announce the recipient of a Sustainability + Arts Grants in conjunction with the 2015-2016 UGA Campus Sustainability Grants program. For more information visit:
http://sustainability.uga.edu
Making and the Theatre: A Theatre for young audiences event encouraging sustainability, creativity, and innovation
The Children’s Theatre Troupe student organization will create a model of performance and hands-on creative activities to inspire and empower future generations of stewards and problem solvers. The Children’s Theatre Troupe seeks to write and produce an original Theatre for Young Audiences play that fosters sustainability, creativity, and innovation. This two-fold event will include a student performance followed by a makerspace for the family audience.
Principal Student Investigator: Kelsey Brown, College of Education Communication Sciences and Disorders/ Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Theatre/ Learning Design and Technology Certificate Program
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2. Performance: Rainy Day Fables
Saturday, January 16 at 11 AM and Sunday, January 17 at 2 PM
Fine Arts Building Balcony Theatre Room 300
http://www.drama.uga.edu/event/1548/children-s-theatre-troupe-present-b-i-rainy-day-fables-b-i-
A re-staging of the Experience UGA production, Rainy Day Fables is an adaptation of three African folktales Directed by Ali Olhausen.
Tickets are $5 for adults and free for children. Tickets are available at the door, first come first served. Come early to get a good seat!
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3. Willson Center Graduate Research Awards
Deadline: January 14
http://willson.uga.edu/opportunities/fellowships-grants/willson-grants-awards/
The Willson Center Graduate Research Award provides support of up to $1,250 to arts and humanities graduate students for relevant expenses related to completion of their degrees. Graduate students may be supported in travel to archives, installations and performances. Reason must be given for support of the proposed activity in context of research excellence.
Application is open to any arts and humanities student registered for an advanced degree. Applicants may give a lecture or presentation of their work at another institution during the award of this grant, including at major national or international conferences. It is a requirement that the Willson Center be recognized as a source of support in any such activity.
Previous graduate student research award recipients are ineligible.
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Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) is an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at UGA. ICE is supported in part by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School.
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