Arts Division

Composer Richard Karpen, UW School of Music director, has created new pieces to be performed with JACK Quartet and Seattle Symphony ("Celebrate Asia"), both featuring Swedish-Vietnamese ensemble The Six Tones.

Richard Karpen, School of Music Chair, has a new composition premiering with Seattle Symphony as part of their "Celebrate Asia" concert, March 21.

JACK Quartet performs at Meany Hall March 15 in collaboration with UW faculty and students

This coming week in the arts there's an array of dance, theater and exhibitions to enjoy. Don't miss Dino Day at the Burke Museum, ArtVENTURES at the Henry Art Gallery or Cloud Gate presented by the UW World Series.

Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve performs at Meany Hall Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5, 2014 at 8pm.

South Korean-born pianist Joyce Yang will perform a recital anchored by Rachmaninoff's Piano Sonata No. 2 at UW on Feb. 19, 2014.

Music and museums lead this week in the arts as Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Symphony music director, joins the University Symphony for a special Valentine's Day performance.

It's a packed week in the arts presenting you with a diverse array of options. The Henry Art Gallery presents "Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders" through May 4; the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture hosts a trivia night at the College Inn Pub.

The men and women who were part of the Monuments Men during World War II were already established in their careers in a variety of art related fields. One of them, Lt. Sherman Lee, even went on to teach at the UW after the war.

Shannon Narasimhan ('07) is making her mark as a physical therapist working with performers in the Big Apple and on tour.

Brazilian troupe Grupo Corpo, a longtime favorite of Seattle dance lovers, returns to Meany Hall with its 2000 masterpiece "O Corpo" and a newer work, "Sem Mim," inspired by the song cycle of a medieval Portuguese troubadour. Jan. 23-25, 2014.

The UW Dance Program presents an eclectic evening in its annual Faculty Dance Concert, where faculty members choreograph pieces that students perform.

This week enjoy a variety of events happening across campus with a highlight being an inside look at the "Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia" at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

With the new year come new events to entertain and inspire you including the School of Music's Littlefield Organ concert and a piano performance by Garrick Ohlsson presented by the UW World Series.

Three creative thinkers—an artist, an art historian, and a neuroscientist—are collaborating on Art and the Brain, a DXARTS course that explores the potential melding of art and neuroscience.