Events
Wellness in Motion: Yoga for Physical Wellness
04
Dec
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm EST
Wilder Hall
319
319
Practice mindful movement and learn about ways your physical wellness affect your leadership practice. Please register to attend .
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Omar at Oberlin | West African Music Lecture-Demonstration
05
Dec
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm EST
Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse
Lecture-demonstration about kora, djembe, Mandinka culture, and West African folkloric culture and the performing arts practices with Seckou Keita, faculty members Weedie Braimah, Talise Campbell,...
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Omar at Oberlin | Roundtable Discussion: Narratives of Enslaved Individuals
07
Dec
10:00 am to 11:30 am EST
Nancy Schrom Dye Lecture Hall
Faculty members Meredith Gadsby, Charles Peterson, and Caroline Wood Newhall discuss historical and literary context for Omar—the narratives of enslaved individuals including a comparison of...
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Panel Discussion: “Expressions of Identity in the Music of Omar”
07
Dec
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm EST
Nancy Schrom Dye Lecture Hall
Music theory faculty members Christa Cole '17, Andrew Pau, and Sylvie Tran present music theory approaches to the music of Omar. This event will take place the Science Center, Nancy Schrom Dye...
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Omar at Oberlin | Panel Discussion: Performance Practices for Black Productions
07
Dec
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm EST
Nancy Schrom Dye Lecture Hall
Courtney-Savali Andrews BA ’04, BM ’06, Rhiannon Giddens ’00, and Caroline Jackson-Smith discuss performance practices, process and special considerations for Black productions...
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Tuesday Tea / Rethinking the Display of Ancient Mediterranean and Western Asian Art at the Allen
10
Dec
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Allen Memorial Art Museum
The Allen’s collection of ancient art spans 5,000 years and comes from areas around the Mediterranean Sea, such as Egypt, Greece, Rome, and as far east as modern Pakistan. The recent...