The Week Ender: Happenings Feb. 12-14
The Week Ender appears every Thursday in Yale News and offers highlights of the many activities taking place at the University Friday-Sunday.
F R I D A Y
See a rare screening of the 1973 European Premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers.” In the spring of 1973, Maestro John Mauceri took the Yale Symphony Orchestra to Vienna, Austria and, along with Yale students and the Vienna Boys Choir, conducted the European Premiere of “Mass” under the guidance of Leonard Bernstein himself. The resulting concert film was shown on public television in the 1970s, but has not been presented for years. Mauceri will host the screening, shown at Yale for the first time in decades. Free. Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 114, 1 Prospect St. 9:30 p.m.
F R I D A Y & S A T U R D A Y
Enjoy a School of Drama production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice directed by Kevin Hourigan. Set in the present day, this production depicts a chilling world of capitalism, in which a pound of flesh is just another commodity, note the organizers. Bassanio is an aristocratic, young spendthrift vying to marry the fair — and wealthy — Portia. It’s all love and levity until Bassanio’s dearest friend and benefactor, Antonio, finds himself at the mercy of the vengeful Shylock. Free, but register in advance. Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St. Friday, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m.
S A T U R D A Y
Watch men’s lacrosse as the Yale team scrimmages against Villanova at home. Reese Stadium, 75 Central Ave. 1 p.m.
Come hear the Yale Symphony Alumni Showcase. Returning members of the Yale Symphony Orchestra — now professional musicians — will perform a variety of chamber and solo works. Free. William L. Harkness Hall, Sudler Hall, 100 Wall St. 2 p.m.
Root for Yale as the women’s basketball team takes on Harvard at home. Payne Whitney Gym, Lee Amphitheater, 70 Tower Pkwy. 7 p.m.
Celebrate with the Yale Symphony Orchestra at the 50th Anniversary Concert featuring John Mauceri, guest conductor. As music director from 1968 to 1974 Mauceri gave premieres of Bernstein, Britten, Debussy, Strauss, Scriabin, Singleton, and more. According to the organizers, Mauceri created a symphony where there was no symphony, in a volatile social and political time, and packed every single concert in
S U N D A Y
Enjoy a performance by the Yale Percussion Group. Robert van Sice directs the group in compositions by James Wood, Ligeti, Xenakis, and Ethan Braun. Sprague Memorial Hall, Morse Recital Hall, 470 College St. 7:30 p.m.
A L L W E E K E N D
Bring the family to the Peabody Museum for the annual Dinosaur Days celebration. There will be plenty of hands-on activities including a fossil dig and a fossil touch table. Paleontology graduate students and professionals will be on hand to talk about their research. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday noon-4 p.m.; Monday & Tuesday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Explore a new exhibition Everything Is Dada, bringing together major works from the collection by modern artists. In 1916 a group of young men and women from across Europe came together in Zurich and shook the foundations of the art world, note the organizers. Firmly pacifist and anti-hierarchical, these artists questioned established norms and academic traditions and created paintings, drawings, sculptures, and performance pieces that blurred the line between fine and applied arts. They sought to capture modern life by incorporating everyday objects such as newspapers, mechanical parts, and light bulbs into their works, invoking the element of chance in the artistic process, and absorbing the imagery of popular culture and mass media. Free. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
To see more events, visit the Yale Calendar of Events and the Yale Arts Calendar.
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