CAS Events
Elisa Harkins:
Wampum / 釒犪彆釒 釓椺帵釒彈
January 17, 7:00鈥8:00 p.m.
Katzen Arts Center
Wampum / 釒犪彆釒 釓椺帵釒彈 is an exuberant, electropop performance animated with Native languages and fashion. It features the artist performing original music she has composed and written, with lyrics in English, Cherokee, and Muscogee (Creek). Deeply informed by Harkins' knowledge of Indigenous music, the performance also reflects the influences of electropop, techno, disco, and other contemporary, popular musical genres. Merging these influences into an energy-filled, pop concert, Harkins asserts the continued vibrancy of Native culture and traditions. The performance will be followed by a talkback session with the artist.
Presented by MoCA Arlington and 17吃瓜在线's Studio Art MFA Program
More about the Visiting Artists Series
Cocoa & Crafts January 30, 4:30鈥5:30 p.m.
Hall of Science Collaboration Lab Room 113
You are invited to join the CAS Dean's Office and the CAS Graduate Student Council for an afternoon of hot cocoa and crafting. Get to know your fellow CAS grad students while relaxing with some hot cocoa! Feel free to stop by for as little or as long as you like. We will have to go cups so you can bring your beverage along to class.
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Spanish Film Festival
February 11鈥25, 6:00鈥8:00 p.m.
MGC 305
Featuring immigrant, LGBTQ+, and women filmmakers. Screenings and post-screening discussions are free and open to the public.听Please be aware of potentially triggering content and use discretion when choosing which films to watch from our program.
- February 11: Cartas mojadas, Spain, 2020
- February 13: Mi vac铆o y yo, Spain, 2022
- February 18: Mi casa est谩 en otra parte, Mexico, 2023
- February 20: Nadie nos mira, Argentina, 2018
- February 25: Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, 2023
The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, Spain Arts & Culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. Contact Isabel Rivero-Vila (isabelrv@american.edu) for more information
Save the Date:Mathias Student Research Conference
Saturday, March 22, 2025 | Don Myers Technology & Innovation Building
This event is a forum for CAS undergraduate and graduate students to present original research, scholarship, and creative work before colleagues, faculty, and friends. Call for student abstracts open now!
Learn more and submit your abstract
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Save the Date:Abolition, Everywhere?
A National Convening
April 4-5, 2025 | Antiracist Research & Policy Center
Abolition, Everywhere? brings together scholars and practitioners working to abolish the prison industrial complex with those who engage abolition as a praxis to dismantle other systems and structures of unfreedom. Call for papers open now through January 5.
Learn more and submit your paper
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Upcoming Music Events:
Concerto and Aria Competition
February 1, 6 p.m. and February 2, 3 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall | Free admission
17吃瓜在线 musicians are tuning strings, oiling valves, and warming up their vocal cords for a friendly competition to kick off the spring semester. The annual Concerto and Aria Competition showcases talented student musicians competing for a solo performance in the 17吃瓜在线 Symphony Orchestra spring concert.
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Faculty Music Concert
February 15, 7:30 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Join us for an evening of musical excellence as 17吃瓜在线 Music Program faculty take the stage! Experience the talents of our faculty musicians as they perform a varied selection of works. Stay tuned for the announcement of featured performers and repertoire.听
Upcoming Theatre Events:
Dance Nation
By Claire Barron
Directed by Tara Giordano听
Choreographed by Jennifer Hopkins
February 13-15
Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they鈥檒l claw their way to the top at Boogie Down Grand Prix in Tampa Bay. A Pulitzer-Prize nominated play about ambition, growing up, and how to find our souls in the heat of it all.听
Content advisory: strong language, stylized gore, depictions of self-harm, simulated masturbation, and discussions of suicide and sex.听
鈥淒ance Nation鈥 is presented by arrangement with on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
A Game of Love and Chance
With apologies to Pierre Marivaux听
Directed by Karl KippolaFebruary 25-March 1 | Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre
Silvia has never met her fianc茅, so she switches places with her maid to observe him. Her husband-to-be has the exact same idea, trading identities with his valet. Sparks fly between both couples, making them question where allegiances lie and if class lines can be crossed in the name of love. A hilarious 1730 comedy that will be improvised 鈥 with a different cast selected by the audience for each performance!听
9-5, the Musical
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton 听
Book by Patricia Resnick 听
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture 听
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009
Directed by Nikki Mirza
March 27-29 | Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Featuring the iconic music of Dolly Parton, it explores the struggles women faced within a frustrating workplace culture in the 1970s. It portrays their journey towards empowerment as they challenge the status quo, seize control of their destinies, and forge deep bonds of friendship and community along the way.听
鈥9 to 5, The Musical鈥 is presented through special arrangement with (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Upcoming Dance Events:
DANCEWORKS 2025
April 11-12, 7:30 p.m. | Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Rediscover the power of live dance. The 17吃瓜在线 Dance Company brings DANCEWORKS 2025 to the Greenberg Theatre stage with new works by Dance faculty, as well as guest choreographers Tarik O鈥橫eally and haus of bambi鈥檚 Robert Woofter.听听听