Pages Program Overview 2008-09
Performing Arts experience
Siren, by composer Ray Lee
February 26 – 27, 2009
Guest Artist: Dionne Custer
Students will experience a unique light and sound installation by British composer and performing artist Ray Lee. They will learn about and interact with some of the artist’s concepts of imagery, metaphor, sound, technology, light, movement, and space.
Performing Arts experience
William Forsythe Synchronous Objects by choreographer William Forsythe
April 1- 3, 2009
Guest Artist: Barbara Thatcher
Students will have the opportunity to experience the interactive web project Synchronous Objects created by American choreographer, William Forsythe, Ohio State’s Department of Dance, and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). Synchronous Objects analyzes one choreographic work so that its choreography can serve as a template for various creative problem-solving exercises that can be applied to other practices and fields. Innovative and media-driven, the exhibition allows for students to participate in a limited interactive experience with the work. They will learn about and interact with the artist’s concepts of movement, technology, choreography, and installation.
Visual arts experience
Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms
November 11 – January 27, 2008
Guest Artist: Kelli Trinoskey
Students will tour the exhibition, Other Voices, Other Rooms, an exhibition that stages Warhol’s media arts work in the forefront. Students will participate in discussion and writing in the galleries during and after the tour. Students will explore many of Warhol’s conceptual interests including: his fascination with fame and celebrity, the concept of time, space, color, beauty, and repetition.
Media Arts experience
American Blackout by director Ian Inaba
October 6, 2008
Guest Artist: Mimi Chenfeld
Students will view the film American Blackout, which will serve as the source material for writing and discussion. The documentary film examines civic activism and participation, disenfranchisement in the voting process, civil rights, and political process. Part of the film was shot here in Columbus, Ohio during the November 2004 national election. Following the film, students will be joined by a non-partisan panel to discuss the voice of the average citizen in voting, enacting legislation, and the political process.
