CRIMES OF THE HEART
by Beth Henley
Directed by Martin Friedman
Friday & Saturday, March 24 & 25, 7:30 p.m.
Loomis Acting Studio, Room 177

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley centers on three sisters in Hazelhurst, Mississippi navigating their survival in the 1970's. Abandoned by their father, an act which subsequently leads to their mother's suicide, the play is a great character study of women that discover that men are superfluous to their ultimate success in the world.

THE BURIAL AT THEBES
An adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone by Seamus Heaney
Directed by Keira MacDonald
Wednesday-Saturday, March 29-April 1, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m.
Black Box Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama

The Burial at Thebes by Seamus Haney is a re-telling of the story/myth of Antigone.  Caught between divine principles and human laws, Antigone must face doing what she believes is a right and suffers at the ultimate consequence.  Everyone in her family circle is affected by her choices as she defies the orders of her uncle, the King.  Burial at Thebes presents a dysfunctional family in crisis and the aftermath that comes with pride, gender inequality and the threat of tyranny.

"THE GOODS IN EVERYDAY LOVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES"
Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Monday, April 3, 7 pm
Mainstage Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama

The 26th Annual Kathryn Grover Harrington & Robert A. Harrington Distinguished Lecture Series; The BW Department of Psychology presents an evening with Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., who will give a talk titled “The Goods in Everyday Love: Implications for Individuals and Communities”

Dr. Fredrickson directs the Social Psychology Doctoral Program and the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

She is most known for her "Broaden-and-Build Theory" of positive emotions, foundational within affective science and positive psychology for building a blueprint for how pleasant emotional states, as fleeting as they are, contribute to people's resilience, wellbeing, and health. Dr. Fredrickson has published 140 peer-reviewed articles and her books, Positivity (2009) and Love 2.0 (2013) have been widely translated. In 2017, she received the Tang Prize for Achievement in Psychology, which recognizes exceptional career contributions to the well-being of humanity.

BACH FESTIVAL:  BACH & THE BRANDENBURGS
ACRONYM
Friday, April 21, 7:00 p.m.
Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Baroque band ACRONYM performs an all-Bach concert, featuring two of Johann Sebastian Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos, along with one of his cantatas, and more. Special guest Catharina Meints, viola da gamba, joins the ensemble for this special performance.

BAROQUE DANCE WORKSHOP
Qin Ying Tan, baroque dancer & harpsichordist
Saturday, April 22, 4 p.m.
Fynette Kulas Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center

Join us as we learn the noble dances of the 18th century courts! We will explore the physical rhetoric of these dances through learning of basic steps with Baroque dancer and harpsichordist, Qin Ying Tan. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and soft dance shoes or socks for ease of movement. Free, but ticket required to participate. Observers welcome.

BACH FESTIVAL:  ALL CONSERVATORY BRUNCH
Sunday, April 23, 10:30 a.m.
Strosacker Hall Ballroom

Current Conseratory students and parents, and Conservatory faculty and staff are invited to gather for a family meal in celebration of all things Bach. 

DANCEWORKS-IN-PROGRESS
Directed by Sara Whale
Wednesday, April 26, 6 p.m.
Black Box Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama

Join BW faculty and student choreographers and dancers to see what they've been cooking up in the studio!  Immediately followed by a feedback session where you can share your impressions with the artists and help nuture fresh perspective and insight as they return to the 'lab' to edit and improve their work.

BW MEN'S CHORUS SPRING CONCERT
Frank Bianchi, director
Michelle Massouh Makhlous, accompanist
Sunday, April 30, at 5 p.m.
Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

The Baldwin Wallace University Men’s Chorus announces its 16th Annual Spring Concert, inviting audiences to a resounding celebration of community and song!

Audiences can expect all the signature sights and sounds that have solidified the group’s Spring Concert as an annual Northeast Ohio tradition – 80-member chorus, inspiring instrumentalists and soloists, a guest performance from the Saint Ignatius High School Cat-O-Tonics, and an entertaining range of music and genres arranged especially for tenor-bass chorus.

The second half of this year’s concert will take audiences on a musical journey through some of the greatest hits of the 1970s, featuring timeless tunes from such artists as Dolly Parton, Elton John, Joe Cocker, ABBA, and more!

For general inquiries about the BWMC, contact menschrs@bw.edu