Category: Arts

Backdoor Playhouse at TN Tech

Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde by Moisés Kaufman

Directed by Mark Harry Creter

November 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.

November 19, 2020 at 10:00 p.m.

November 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

In order to safely distance the audience from one another we will only be accommodating 32 people in the auditorium per performance. Audiences will be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis.

THE STORY: 

GROSS INDECENCY uses trial transcripts, personal correspondence, interviews and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment. “His style was his umbrella, his armor, his all-purpose defense system, and for many years it seemed to shelter Oscar Wilde most effectively. There came a moment, however, in 1895 when the playwright was betrayed by his own wit, after which he would never again be able to gain control of his life.

Senior Thesis Exhibition for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fibers

In Monya Nikahd’s exhibition Interwoven, she weaves a picture of a warped time perspective, by manipulating an ancient craft to become relative in a digital society. Opening on Nov. 11 until the 24, you can view her exhibition in the front gallery at the Appalachian Center for Craft. The gallery hours are 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday.

“The loom, the old ancestor to the computer, has lived its life as a large component to the progression of humankind. My work is produced on this analog machine, using high thread counts, unconventional and thin materials, and weaving cryptic code-like patterns.”

Open for two weeks, you can catch a glimpse of the art of weaving as a ‘new media.’

https://www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/art/news.php

Contact The School of Art, Craft & Design for more information:  931-372-3738.

Missing fall football? Miss hearing the sounds of the Golden Eagle Marching Band? Join the TTU drumline for a spirited performance in Centennial Plaza on Tuesday, October 6 at 11:20 a.m. The TTU drumline is directed by Mr. Jayce Clemons and is comprised of music majors and non-majors alike.

The Brass Arts Quintet at TTU is proud to present a concert of the music of Center Stage Guest Composer Jim Self on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30pm in Wattenbarger Auditorium of the Bryan Fine Arts Building.

For this evening’s performance, they are delighted to be featuring compositions by renowned Tubist and composer, Jim Self in addition to other works from the Renaissance through the Romantic era that were composed originally for brass.

Self is an internationally known musician, having recorded approximately 2,000 movie and TV soundtracks as well as performing live in classical and popular music styles.  As a performer he is perhaps best known as the voice of the mother ship in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and was also the featured tuba soloist in John Williams’ score to “Home Alone.”  He has recorded 15 albums of jazz and original music for various ensembles.  His music for this concert is selected from one of Self’s latest CD releases, “Flying Circus: Music for Brass Quintet.”