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Blue Man Group 
Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton Street, Boston Regular Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 8:00pm; Fridays at 7:00pm; Saturdays at 4:00pm,7:00pm & 10:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm & 5:00pm; visit http://www.blueman.com/boston for added show times For tickets, visit http://www.blueman.com/boston or call 617-931-2787 A Good Type Tourism and Science in early Japanese Photographs The Peabody Museum Harvard University 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge Oct. 25 - April 30th Free The Power of Prejudice: The Dreyfus Affair An Exhibition- The Power of Prejudice: The Dreyfus Affair Starting Date: Ending Date: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 Sunday, Apr. 06, 2008 Description: An exhibition presented by the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University, The New Center for Arts and Culture, and Boston University. Documents, photos, cartoons and film on the case with accompanying videos describing the history, legal aspects, media reactions, and the role of Jews and power, as well as a symposium and films. The Dreyfus Affair, as it was known, was a seminal event in French history of the late nineteenth century, which still resonates today. Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew in the French army, was accused and then convicted of being a traitor. It was later proven that he was innocent. This exhibit is based on Dreyfus – The Fight for Justice, an exhibition of the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaďsme, Paris, with original objects from the Lorraine Beitler Collection at the University of Pennsylvania. It explores how the case led to the idea of separation of church and state in France; issues of national security, military vs civilian justice; how it was the first "trial in the press" with Emile Zola's famous editorial "J'accuse"; and how its impact inspired a journalist covering the trial, Theodor Herzl, to initiate plans for the formation of the State of Israel. About Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University The new Florence and Chafetz Hillel House opened in the spring of 2005. This beautiful facility is a vastly flexible space with many resources, and is open to everyone. The physical space of BU Hillel is more than just beautiful; it reflects an essential philosophy, informed by tradition and open to change. The Jewish community at BU prides itself on being pluralistic and fluid; its different communities and interest groups overlap and enrich each other. Students come from a variety of backgrounds, both ideologically and in their Jewish experience. About the New Center for Arts and Culture The New Center for Arts and Culture connects the people of Boston and the world through exploration of the creative arts, diverse cultures and contemporary ideas, to foster mutual understanding and appreciation among people of all backgrounds and ages. Location: Gallery 808 808 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays 11am-5pm, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm Admission: Free Phone Number: (617) 531-4610 Thomas Kellner, "All Shook Up" Time: 9:00am Eastern Location: Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery at The Boston Athenćum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street
Known worldwide for his deconstructive/reconstructive architectural photographs, Thomas Kellner was invited to be the Athenćum's bicentennial artist-in-residence in 2006. His subjects have included such architectural icons as the Eiffel Tower, London Tower Bridge, Arc de Triomphe, Golden Gate Bridge, and Stonehenge. Here, the Athenćum’s Registered National Historic Landmark building at 10 ˝ Beacon Street is his subject. Kellner’s time at the Athenćum was spent sketching and photographing the striking interior of the Library for its 200th anniversary. This exhibition showcases 16 large-scale color photographs of the Athenćum. Also on view are the artist’s notebook for the project and a portrait of the Library’s director, a rare instance of portraiture by this photographer. The exhibition has an accompanying fully-illustrated catalog with an introductory essay by Boston Athenćum Director Richard Wendorf. The catalog will be available for sale at the Athenćum for $20. The exhibition and catalog have been generously supported by the Susan Morse Hilles Bicentennial Fund. The exhibition is curated by Sally Pierce, the Athenćum’s Curator of Prints and Photographs. “During its first 200 years, the Athenaeum interior has been photographed by many distinguished Boston photographers, including Baldwin Coolidge, Thomas E. Marr, George M. Cushing, Richard Cheek, Peter Vanderwarker, and Shellburne Thurber,” says Ms. Pierce. “Thomas Kellner’s vision animates these interior spaces in a new way. The classically symmetrical rooms are ‘all shook up’ with light and energy.” With subversive irony, Kellner’s architectural photographs do not appear as the postcard-like pictures of iconic monuments we carry in our minds, nor can they be seen as images documenting pure form. His buildings are deconstructed into multiple fragments and reconstructed to assume an entirely new form. However, the ostensible interpretation of Kellner’s work as cubistic-fragmentarian montages is too narrow. In fact, his art explores the history of the photographic genre in a media-reflective way. Its essence lies in the fact that his large-scale color photographs are contact sheets composed of consecutively assembled filmstrips of a single shooting session. This implies that the conceptual process begins long before the camera is actually used: the fragmentation of the image initially takes place within the artist’s mind. As Richard Wendorf comments in the catalog essay, “Kellner’s photographs ask us to perform a variety of operations simultaneously as we attempt to fuse these dancing images into a more stable, more readily identifiable whole.” Thomas Kellner was born in Germany in 1966, and studied art, sociology, politics and economics at the University of Siegen in Germany. He is the recipient of the Kodak Germany Young Professionals Prize, and was a visiting professor of fine art photography at the University of Giessen. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions in Germany, the United States, Brazil, and England, and he currently lives and works in Siegen, Germany. www.bostonathenaeum.com Big Apple Circus' 30th Anniversary Show - Celebrate!, Under the Big Top on City Hall Plaza Location: Under the Big Top on City Hall Plaza, Boston
Performances of Celebrate! begin Saturday, March 29th and run for 55 shows through Sunday, May 4th under the Big Top at its new location, City Hall Plaza. Tickets for Celebrate! go on sale February 15th and range in price from $15 to $62 for weekend and weekday evening shows, and from $20 to $26 for 11 AM weekday matinees. Premium seating for $100 is available for Saturday, Sunday and all Patriots Week (4/22 – 4/25) shows. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2787, ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Beginning February 16th, full-price advance tickets may also be purchased in person at BOSTIX (two locations, Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Copley Square); hours are 10 AM to 6 PM Tuesday through Saturday, and 11 AM to 4 PM Sunday. Also, tickets may also be purchased at the Community Box Office in the lobby of Boston Children’s Museum from 11 AM to 2 PM daily; there is a $1 per ticket service charge. The Circus Box Office in front of the Big Top opens Wednesday, March 26th; hours are Tues–Fri, 10 AM–8 PM; Sat–Mon, 10 AM–6 PM. The Big Top is heated in cold weather and air–conditioned in warm weather for all–season comfort. For inquiries about wheelchair–accessible seating or for any additional information please call the Ticket Info Line at (800) 922-3772. Lydian Wednesdays at Brandeis University Location: Brandeis University Rapaporte Treasure Hall
The concert will be held at the Rapaporte Treasure Hall of the Goldfarb Library , Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, Mass. For tickets, call (781) 736-3400. For more information, visit www.brandeis.edu/departments/music/. Menopause The Musical at the Stuart Street Playhouse Location: Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116.
Performances at the Stuart Street Playhouse are Wednesday through Friday evenings at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM and 5:30 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, with additional performances on the first and third Sunday of every month at 5:30 PM, and on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 2 PM. Tickets for all performances are priced at $45.00. Groups of 15 or more are priced at $38.50. Single tickets and dinner/theatre/parking packages are available by calling Telecharge.com at (800) 447-7400 and at the Stuart Street Playhouse Box Office, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116. The Stuart Street Playhouse is located in the Radisson Hotel Boston; for directions, visit www.stuartstreetplayhouse.com. For further general information about MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, please visit www.menopausethemusical.com. "The Orphan of Zhao" at Brandeis University Location: Brandeis University, Spingold Theater Center
Directed by Eric Hill and Naya Chang Presented in partnership with MusicUnitesUS, Judith Eissenberg, director March 27 – April 6, 2008 Spingold Theater Center, Mainstage Theater This new adaptation of a legendary folktale from the Far East tells the history of the Orphan of Zhao. The timeless swing of the pendulum of justice—powered by the momentum of personal humanity—resounds in this stirring and resonant Chinese classic. Performed by Jiebing Chen, Erhu and Yangqin Zhao, and members of Brandeis University’s Lydian String Quartet. Presented in partnership with MusicUnitesUs. - Thursday, March 27, 8 p.m, $16 - Friday, March 28, 8 p.m., $20 - Saturday, March 29, 8 p.m., $20 - Thursday, April 3, 8 p.m., $18 - Friday, April 4, 8 p.m., $20 - Saturday, April 5, 2 p.m., $18 - Saturday, April 5, 8 p.m., $20 - Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m., $20 The Brandeis Theater Company performs at the Spingold Theater Center located at Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, Mass. It is wheelchair accessible and equipped with an assisted listening system. Performance times vary. Subscriptions range from $55-$75 for all four plays; single tickets range from $16-$20. For tickets, call (781) 736-3400 or visit www.brandeis.edu/btc. The Dreyfus Affair on Film Time: 7:00pm Location: The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House and Boston University, 213 Bay State Road, Boston
The third in a series of three films done in association with the Exhibition: The Power of Prejudice. Screenings are free and open to the public. A discussion will follow each film. Prisoner of Honor Wednesday, April 2, 7pm Richard Dreyfuss stars as Lt. Col. Georges Picquart, head of French military intelligence and Alfred Dreyfus’s unlikely champion. Uncovering evidence of a conspiracy and subsequent cover-up, Picquart put his life and career on the line to free an innocent man. (USA, 1991) www.ncacboston.org OPERA BOSTON PRESENTS SEMELE WITH BOSTON BAROQUE Time: 7:30pm Eastern Location: Cutler Majestic Theater, 219 Tremont Street, Boston
After the success of 2005’s sold-out and internationally acclaimed performances of Gluck’s Alceste, Opera Boston again collaborates with Martin Pearlman and the Boston Baroque period instrument orchestra and chorus to present Handel’s Semele starring Lisa Saffer, whose roles are as varied as Handel's Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare with Boston Baroque) and Berg’s Lulu (English National Opera: Olivier Award nominee). Mezzo-Soprano Margaret Lattimore makes her Opera Boston debut in the role of Juno; she has appeared locally in recital with the Celebrity Series and in Harbison’s Requiem with the BSO. Tenor Scott Ramsay makes his company debut as Jupiter opposite Ms. Saffer’s Semele; the two previously teamed to sing the roles of this ill-fated couple in a 2005-06 Arizona Opera production of Semele. Conductor Martin Pearlman will lead the Boston Baroque period instrument orchestra and chorus in this production. He previously conducted Semele in his Kennedy Center debut with the Washington National Opera. Stage Director Sam Helfrich, who directed The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny for Opera Boston, returns to stage this all-new production. Carole Charnow, General Director of Opera Boston, said, “We are looking forward to working with Boston Baroque and Martin Pearlman for this production." Sam Helfrich will give this classical myth a contemporary setting to emphasize “the simple human stories—how complicated and imperfect human emotions are.” Founded in 1980, Opera Boston presents adventurous repertoire and rarely-heard works. Over twenty-six seasons, Opera Boston has presented more than 70 concerts and staged 34 regional and two world premieres. In the past five years, Opera Boston has received favorable notices for the Boston premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Adams’ Nixon in China, and Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia. Opera Boston's unique approach to programming and staging has earned the organization its reputation as Boston's most innovative opera company. Brickbottom District Open Studios 2007 Time: 12:00am - 6:00pm est Location: Brickbottom District , Somerville, MA
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