	Thursday, October 22, 2015 – Sunday, October 25, 2015 Iphigenia Among the Taurians by Euripides adapted and directed by Jean Wagner performed by Bard students Stage managed by Michelle Kelleher Set by Jiyoun Chang Lights by Rick Martin Costumes by Liene Dobraja Will Iphigenia, long exiled on a remote and rocky shore, recognize her shipwrecked brother Orestes in time to prevent another sacrifice at the altar, this time at her own hands? Bard College Theater & Performance Fall 2015 Mainstage Event Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM Friday, October 23, 7:30 PM Saturday, October 24, 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM Sunday, October 25, 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM Monday, October 26, 7:30 PM LUMA Theater, Fisher Center $15, Free to the Bard Community. Box office: 845-758-7900
	Friday, September 18, 2015 Open Seminar: The Syrian Challenge and European Union Olin Humanities, Room 202 Join a conversation about the Syrian challenge and the European Union facilitated by Nesrin McMeekin and Greg Moynahan. This event is sponsored by Bard Model United Nations and The Center for Civic Engagement.
	Thursday, April 23, 2015 Arnold Wesker's THE KITCHEN directed by Geoff Sobelle Fisher Center, LUMA Theater Performed by Bard students The Kitchen is a raucous and brilliant social comedy that depicts life in the vast, polyglot kitchen of a major London restaurant. An icon of the British stage since its premiere in 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre, Wesker’s hilarious and sprawling drama is now revived in a production directed by acclaimed theater-maker, and Bard visiting artist, Geoff Sobelle. 4/23 Thursday 7:30pm (sold out) 4/24 Friday 7:30pm (sold out) 4/25 Saturday 2pm 4/25 Saturday 7:30pm (sold out) 4/26 Sunday 4pm Tickets: $15, Free for to the Bard Community; Box Office 845-758-7900
	Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Mx Justin Vivian Bond Writer, singer, painter, performance artist, and the host and curator of this summer’s Bard Spiegeltent. Fisher Center, Resnick Theater Studio “The greatest cabaret artist of v’s generation” (The New Yorker) writer, singer, painter, and performance artist Justin Vivian Bond has performed internationally for over 20 years, selling out such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, and multiple extended runs at The Soho Theater in London’s West End. A leading voice on the issues of transgender advocacy and awareness, Justin does not identify as male or female, prefers the pronoun ‘v’ and uses the honorific Mx instead of Mr. or Miss. After having been awarded both the Obie and Bessie for v’s work as one half of the legendary cabaret duo Kiki and Herb, Mx Bond was nominated for a Special Tony Award for writing, directing and starring in Kiki and Herb: Alive on Broadway. In 2013 Justin premiered the highly acclaimed solo work Mx America with a tour of Australia followed by an extended sold-out residency at Joe’s Pub in The Public Theater in New York City. A notable figure within the downtown performance art scene, v has written, directed and starred in several groundbreaking, multi-cast shows at The Kitchen, PS 122, The Abrons Arts Center. Mx Bond is the author of the Lambda Literary Award winning memoir TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels, published by The Feminist Press and Susie Says… a collaboration with photographer Gina Garan (Powerhouse Books, 2012). A fiercely independent artist, V’s debut CD Dendrophile was self-released on WhimsyMusic in 2011 and was followed by Silver Wells in 2012.
	Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Film Screening: Victory over The Sun (St. Petersburg, 1913) A Special Screening of Robert Benedetti's Documentary About Reconstruting the First Futurist Opera, Victory over the Sun Preston Theater, 110 This screening is in conjunction with Prof. Minin's course, "The Language of the Silver Age and the Avant-Garde," and Prof. Felton-Dansky's course, "20th Century Avant-Garde Performance." Be there! or be a black square First time ever at Bard Preceding the screening is a celebration of Kazimir Malevich and the Centenary of Suprematism. The Suprematism celebration will commence with the cutting of a Suprematist cake accompanied by a performance of music from Victory over the Sun as a musical background. This will be followed by the tasting of Malevich-design inspired cookies, bite-size Black Squares and self-service of a variety of teas. Photo ops in front of the wooden cutouts of the Malevich-design-inspired figures of characters from Victory over the Sun will also be available. Bring your cameras! A discussion of the documentary and the opera will follow the screening. Download: VICTORY OVER THE SUN_MARCH 31_7 - 9 PM IN PRE 110.
	Friday, March 27, 2015 Senior Project Festival Final Five Shows Tonight! Fisher Center, LUMA Theater An evening of performances created by the graduating seniors of Bard’s Theater & Performance Program. Join us to celebrate the invention and talent of these young theater-makers in this annual festival, which culminates their four years of study with distinguished faculty and visiting artists. PROGRAM A (in order of performance) Like the Moon Camille Weisgant Without Prospero: A Staged Reading Samuel Robotham Love Rage Zoë Elders Vincent Patrick Dwyer I'm Scared of the Colors [or At Least We Tried] Marissa Shadburn Program A Friday, 3/27, 6:30pm -10:30pm Saturday, 3/28, 12:00pm - 4:00pm Sunday, 3/29, 6:30pm -10:30pm PROGRAM B (in order of performance) Puff Piece Pass Michael Kulukundis Just Another Block Marisol Crawford Holy Thieves Jordan Bodwell Conversations in this River Valley Cydney Chase Pasiphaë Ezra San MIllanProgram B Saturday, 3/28, 6:30pm -10:30pm Sunday, 3/29, 12:00pm - 4:00pm Monday, 3/30, 6:30pm -10:30pm Free, reservations encouraged; Box Office 845-758-7900
	Thursday, March 26, 2015 Film: Passing Ellenville Campus Center, Weis Cinema Passing Ellenville is an indepent flim by Gene Fisher that was screened at the 2014 World Wide Film Festivals. The film features two transgendered young adults in Ellenville in Ulster County. The filmakers and Film stars will be in attendance for a brief Q & A after the film. Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzsbuGYCTJc
	Thursday, March 12, 2015 Carolee Schneemann: Experimental Lecture Campus Center, Weis Cinema Carolee Schneemann, multidisciplinary artist. Bard College alumna, Class of 1959. Transformed the definition of art, especially discourse on the body, sexuality, and gender. The history of her work is characterized by research into archaic visual traditions, pleasure wrested from suppressive taboos, the body of the artist in dynamic relationship with the social body.
	Sunday, March 1, 2015 Student Trip to See Soho Rep’s An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Sarah Benson Fisher Center Theater & Performance Trip Sunday, March 1, 2015 ALL STUDENTS Welcome! (sold out) Theatre for a New Audience Polonsky Shakespeare Center 262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Contribution is $20 for the tickets and bus Sunday, March 1: 2:15 check-in at Fisher Center, 2:30pm punctual departure 6pm (or earlier) arrive at theater, eat and get settled. 7:30pm Performance (Board bus and return to Bard immediately after performance.)
	Monday, February 2, 2015 Audition Notice for The Kitchen, by Arnold Wesker, directed by Geoff Sobelle Open to all students Fisher Center The Kitchen is a raucous and brilliant social comedy that depicts life in the vast, polyglot kitchen of a major London restaurant. An icon of the British stage since its premiere in 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre, Wesker’s hilarious and sprawling drama is now revived in a production directed by acclaimed theater-maker, and Bard visiting artist, Geoff Sobelle. Audition Schedule MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Wednesday, February 4: 6:30PM - 10:30PM (call backs) Performances: Thursday, April 23, 2015 – Sunday, April 26, 2015 Sign up sheets are posted at the entrance of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
	Thursday, January 29, 2015 Audition Notice for Senior Project Plays Open to all students Fisher Center Four of the ten directors in the Theater & Performnace festival invite all students, from all majors, to audition for their senior projects. Jordan Bodwell, Sam Robotham, Ezra San Millan, Camille Weisgant Audition Schedule THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Performances: March 27-30, 2015 Sign up sheets are posted at the entrance of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
	Saturday, January 10, 2015 January in New York City: Contemporary Theater and Performance Intensive Applications now available! Deadline 11/24/14 New York City Contemporary Theater and Performance: January Intensive in New York City. January 10-14, 2015 Every January New York City hosts three major festivals of interdisciplinary and international theater, dance, and performance: Under the Radar ( New York Public Theater); American Realness (Abrons Arts Center); and COIL (PS 122). Together these festivals unite some of the world’s leading performing artists, who for three weeks transform New York into an internationally renowned showcase of contemporary theater and performance. This year, the festivals will present work by theater and performance artists such as Taylor Mac (US), Leonardo Moreira (Brazil), and Mariano Pensotti (Argentina), and choreographers such as Miguel Gutierrez, Keith Hennessy, Jack Ferver, and Faye Driscoll. Professor Miriam Felton-Dansky will lead a group of Bard students in an intensive investigation of contemporary performance in New York City in January 2015, using these festivals as living case studies. Over 5 packed days we will see many performances, meet with curators and artists whose work is being presented in the festivals, studying its context and background to maximize our appreciation. This is an matched opportunity to experience and analyze a wide range of contemporary theater and performance in one of the world’s great cultural centers. Dates: January 10-14, 2015 Cost: $250; this will cover tickets to performances, artist and curator talks, administrative fees, and 2 group meals in New York City. Student housing is not provided. To register: fill out a registration form (available from Bob Bangiola in the Fisher Center) and turn it in to Bob Bangiola, along with a check for $250 made out to Bard College. Registration deadline: Monday, November 24, 2014. For more information, please contact Miriam Felton-Dansky at [email protected] or 845-758-7960. Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance Bard College P.O. Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 theater.bard.edu