Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Artscapade! (August 28, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84654 84654-21624391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 28, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan and UMMA celebrate Welcome Week by introducing students to the wide array of possibilities for arts participation on campus at an evening of art-making, live music, dance and poetry, games, and prizes.

Also, we're looking for volunteers for this event-- help us make it happen (and get a free Artscapade t-shirt in the process!): http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/artscapade/

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Reception / Open House Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:17:58 -0400 2021-08-28T18:00:00-04:00 2021-08-28T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Arts at Michigan Reception / Open House Artscapade poster graphic
Artscapade! (August 28, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84810 84810-21625050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 28, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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UMMA and Arts at Michigan celebrate Welcome Week by introducing new University of Michigan students to the Museum of Art for an evening of  live music, performances, dance, poetry, film, games, prize raffle, and a variety of art-making activities.  During the event, students will  have the opportunity to become familiar with the Museum and everything it has to offer, as well as experience the wide array of possibilities for arts participation across campus. 

All students, faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor (including Michigan Medicine), Dearborn and Flint campuses are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit their vaccination information by August 30. In addition, masks will be required in all indoor spaces and social distancing guidelines will be in place.

Student programming at UMMA is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.

 

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Presentation Sun, 29 Aug 2021 00:15:49 -0400 2021-08-28T18:00:00-04:00 2021-08-28T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
Coco Fusco: The Right to Have Rights (October 14, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86107 86107-21631576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

*A U-M Arts Initiative Future of Art Event*

Thursday, October 14 at 6:00pm
Free & Open to the public
Register to attend on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/AxW55
or stream live at stamps.umich.edu

New York based artist, writer and scholar Coco Fusco presents a virtual talk entitled The Rights to Have Rights. In this talk Fusco will present research on Cuban artists confronting the state, and work dealing with repressed histories of the revolutionary era in Cuba. This talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by U-M Professor Larry La Fountain-Stokes (American Culture, Latino/a Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures and Women and Genders Studies).

Coco Fusco is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. She is a recipient of a 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Arts Award, a 2021 Latinx Artist Fellowship, a 2018 Rabkin Prize for Art Criticism, a 2016 Greenfield Prize, a 2014 Cintas Fellowship, a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2013 Absolut Art Writing Award, a 2013 Fulbright Fellowship, a 2012 US Artists Fellowship and a 2003 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. Fusco's performances and videos have been presented in the 56th Venice Biennale, Frieze Special Projects, Basel Unlimited, two Whitney Biennials (2008 and 1993), and several other international exhibitions. Her works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Walker Art Center, the Centre Pompidou, the Imperial War Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona. She is represented by Alexander Gray Associates in New York. She is a Professor of Art at Cooper Union.

Fusco is the author of *Dangerous Moves: Performance and Politics in Cuba* (2015). She is also the author of *English is Broken Here: Notes on Cultural Fusion in the Americas* (1995), *The Bodies that Were Not Ours and Other Writings* (2001), and *A Field Guide for Female Interrogators* (2008). She contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books and numerous art publications.

*This program is organized by the Center for World Performance Studies and presented in partnership with the U-M Arts Initiative and the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series with support from UMMA.*

*If you require accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies, at 734-936-2777 or cwps.information@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.*

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:26:25 -0400 2021-10-14T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T19:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for World Performance Studies Livestream / Virtual Coco Fusco
Coco Fusco: The Right to Have Rights (October 14, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86424 86424-21634283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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This program will be webcast on the main Penny Stamps Series page and at dptv.org/pennystamps. You can also watch the talks and join the conversation on the Penny Stamps Series Facebook page.

New York based artist, writer and scholar Coco Fusco presents a virtual talk entitled The Rights to Have Rights. In this talk, Fusco will present research on Cuban artists confronting the state, and work dealing with repressed histories of the revolutionary era in Cuba. This talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by U-M Professor Larry La Fountain-Stokes (American Culture, Latino/a Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures and Women and Genders Studies).

Coco Fusco is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. She is a recipient of a 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Arts Award, a 2021 Latinx Artist Fellowship, a 2018 Rabkin Prize for Art Criticism, a 2016 Greenfield Prize, a 2014 Cintas Fellowship, a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2013 Absolut Art Writing Award, a 2013 Fulbright Fellowship, a 2012 US Artists Fellowship and a 2003 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. Fusco's performances and videos have been presented in the 56th Venice Biennale, Frieze Special Projects, Basel Unlimited, two Whitney Biennials (2008 and 1993), and several other international exhibitions. Her works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Walker Art Center, the Centre Pompidou, the Imperial War Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona. She is represented by Alexander Gray Associates in New York. She is a Professor of Art at Cooper Union.

Fusco is the author of Dangerous Moves: Performance and Politics in Cuba (2015). She is also the author of English is Broken Here: Notes on Cultural Fusion in the Americas (1995), The Bodies that Were Not Ours and Other Writings (2001), and A Field Guide for Female Interrogators (2008). She is the editor of Corpus Delecti: Performance Art of the Americas (1999) and Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self (2003). She contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books and numerous art publications.

Fusco received her B.A. in Semiotics from Brown University (1982), her M.A. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University (1985) and her Ph.D. in Art and Visual Culture from Middlesex University (2007).

Notice of uncensored content: In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.    

This program is organized by the Center for World Performance Studies and presented in partnership with the U-M Arts Initiative and the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series with support from UMMA.

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Other Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:16:23 -0400 2021-10-14T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 9, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88172 88172-21650927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:16:06 -0500 2021-11-09T13:30:00-05:00 2021-11-09T14:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 9, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88173 88173-21650928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:16:06 -0500 2021-11-09T15:00:00-05:00 2021-11-09T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 9, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88174 88174-21650929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:16:06 -0500 2021-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-09T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Uncovering Exhibitions: Curriculum / Collection 2022 (November 9, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88661 88661-21656581@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07eim6vmjl414212cb.

Conversation and Q&A with David Choberka and Stephanie Hicks

Join us for an exciting, in-depth presentation on the exhibition  Curriculum / Collection 2022. Curated by Andrew W. Mellon Curator for University Learning and Programs David Choberka, this exhibition is created in partnership with University faculty across campus. Curriculum / Collection features works selected for their capacity to provoke engagement with the guiding questions and themes of faculty’s specific courses, while offering their students inspiration for research and art projects in their areas of study. David will be joined in conversation by Stephanie Hicks, Lecturer at the Program on Intergroup Relations at the University of Michigan, and a faculty affiliate of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at U-M. 

This event will focus on interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and how art—specifically, works from UMMA’s collection—deepens students’ understanding and connection to a wide range of topics and disciplines. 

This program will be hosted on Zoom. Please register now to reserve your spot.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick, and the Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund.

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:16:11 -0500 2021-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-09T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 9, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88175 88175-21650930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:16:08 -0500 2021-11-09T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-09T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 9, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88176 88176-21650931@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:16:08 -0500 2021-11-09T20:30:00-05:00 2021-11-09T21:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 10, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88177 88177-21650932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:16:03 -0500 2021-11-10T13:30:00-05:00 2021-11-10T14:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 10, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88178 88178-21650933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:16:03 -0500 2021-11-10T15:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 10, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88179 88179-21650934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:16:03 -0500 2021-11-10T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 10, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88180 88180-21650935@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:16:09 -0500 2021-11-10T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 10, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88181 88181-21650936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:16:09 -0500 2021-11-10T20:30:00-05:00 2021-11-10T21:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 11, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88182 88182-21650937@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:16:00 -0500 2021-11-11T13:30:00-05:00 2021-11-11T14:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88183 88183-21650938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:16:00 -0500 2021-11-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 11, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88184 88184-21650939@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:16:01 -0500 2021-11-11T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-11T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 11, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88187 88187-21650942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:16:01 -0500 2021-11-11T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 11, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88185 88185-21650940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:16:00 -0500 2021-11-11T20:30:00-05:00 2021-11-11T21:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 12, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88186 88186-21650941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:16:09 -0500 2021-11-12T13:30:00-05:00 2021-11-12T14:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88189 88189-21650944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:16:10 -0500 2021-11-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 12, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88188 88188-21650943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:16:10 -0500 2021-11-12T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-12T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 12, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88190 88190-21650945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:16:03 -0500 2021-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 12, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88191 88191-21650946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:16:04 -0500 2021-11-12T20:30:00-05:00 2021-11-12T21:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 13, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88195 88195-21650950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 13, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 2021-11-13T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 13, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88194 88194-21650949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 13, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-13T14:30:00-05:00 2021-11-13T15:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 13, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88193 88193-21650948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 13, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-13T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-13T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 13, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88192 88192-21650947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 13, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-13T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-13T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 13, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88198 88198-21650953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 13, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:15:57 -0500 2021-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-13T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 14, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88200 88200-21650955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 14, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-14T13:00:00-05:00 2021-11-14T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 14, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88199 88199-21650954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 14, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-14T14:30:00-05:00 2021-11-14T15:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 14, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88197 88197-21650952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 14, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:15:58 -0500 2021-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 14, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88201 88201-21650956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 14, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:15:59 -0500 2021-11-14T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-14T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (November 14, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88196 88196-21650951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 14, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://tickets.a2sf.org/events?view=list&premove=Y&promo=A2SFSTUDENT.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and UMMA present 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS, a new, multi-part work that offers enthralling social interactions that deliver us from isolation and toward togetherness.

A Thousand Ways is a three-part performance in which you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. 

Obie Award-winning theater makers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater, have created a quietly radical response to this new world with A Thousand Ways. It is a chance at being heard, a brave moment to show up. 

This is an invitation. Will you attend?

Part One: A Phone Call – On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – follow a carefully crafted set of directives. Over the course of the journey, a portrait of each other emerges through fleeting moments of exposure and the simple sound of an unseen voice.

Learn more by reading the Frequently Asked Questions below.

CREDITS A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN written & created by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone

Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype Line Producer: Cynthia J. Tong Dramaturg & Project Design: Andrew Kircher Part One: A Phone Call Sound Design: Stanley Mathabane

This production was commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Stanford Live at Stanford University, Festival Theaterformen, and The Public Theater, and was originally commissioned and co-conceived by Temple Contemporary at Temple University. Part One: A Phone Call was developed in partnership with On the Boards production and technical teams. Original support for the production was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia.

FAQs Due to the unique nature of this performance, please read all the important information below before purchasing tickets.

This experience cannot take place without you. This is an experience for two people – just you and another ticket holder. The other person is counting on your attendance. If you do not attend, the experience cannot take place.

How does it work? 24 hours before, we will send you a phone number to call at your scheduled performance time. Please call this number at your scheduled performance time.

Can I attend the experience with another member of my household? This ticket is for one person only. Members of the same household must have their own ticket and separate devices to join the event.

Where should I call from? Your place of current residence, in a quiet indoor space with a strong telephone signal, and by yourself.

What kind of phone do I need? Any phone will work. All that matters is that it’s charged, cordless, and gets good reception.

Can I use headphones or speakerphone? Corded headphones are fine. Bluetooth/wireless headphones are not recommended. Please do not use speakerphones.

I’m calling from another country, what should I do? Please reach out to the box office at boxoffice@a2sf.org, and we’ll give you a local phone number.

What else do I need to know? Due to the intimate nature of this experience, we cannot accommodate late arrivals.

GET TICKETS Tickets on sale now: $5 for students / $10 general admission For ages 16+  

A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call is co-presented with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Michigan Radio is the Exclusive Media Partner of "A Thousand Ways: Part 1 (A Phone Call)"

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Performance Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:16:00 -0500 2021-11-14T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-14T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Public Talk: Sir David Adjaye + Chika Okeke-Agulu: Homeward (November 18, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86425 86425-21634284@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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This program will be webcast on the main Penny Stamps Series page and at dptv.org/pennystamps. You can also watch the talks and join the conversation on the Penny Stamps Series Facebook page.

The debate about restitution and the ethics of Western museums’ owning African artworks collected during the era of colonization has never been more in the public eye. Most well-known, perhaps, are the “Benin bronzes,” artistic and royal heirlooms made since the 13th century by highly specialized metalworkers in the Kingdom of Benin (now southern Nigeria). In 1897, British forces sacked the capital of this prosperous kingdom. They tore sculptures and plaques from the palace walls, and took them back to Europe, where the looted treasures were sold to museums and private collectors. The royal court of Benin, Nigerian officials, and high-profile scholars such as Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu (Princeton) have been demanding their return for decades. Over the last decade, some museums based in the Global North have been listening to these calls for repatriation, and some have pledged to return works from their collections. To provide a new home for the repatriated works, plans for a new Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA), are currently in development with world renowned architect Sir David Adjaye leading the building design project. 

On the occasion of Wish You Were Here: African Art & Restitution, a public investigation into our own collection at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), Sir David Adjaye and Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu will discuss their current and recent projects that address   how works of art may re-enter the societies they were torn away from. Laura De Becker, Interim Chief Curator and the Helmut and Candis Stern Curator of African Art at UMMA, will introduce the event.   Sir David Adjaye OBE is an award winning Ghanaian-British architect known to infuse his artistic sensibilities and ethos for community-driven projects. His ingenious use of materials, bespoke designs and visionary sensibilities have set him apart as one of the leading architects of his generation. In 2000, David founded his own practice, Adjaye Associates, which today operates globally, with studios in Accra, London, and New York taking on projects that span the globe. The firm’s work ranges from private houses, bespoke furniture collections, product design, exhibitions, and temporary pavilions to major arts centers, civic buildings, and master plans. His largest project to date, The National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC opened on the National Mall in Washington DC in 2016 and was named Cultural Event of the Year by The New York Times.

In 2017, Adjaye was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people of the year by TIME Magazine. Most recently, Adjaye was announced the winner of the 2021 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Gold Medal is considered one of the highest honors in British architecture for significant contribution to the field internationally. Sir Adjaye is also the recipient of the World Economic Forum’s 27th Annual Crystal Award, which recognizes his “leadership in serving communities, cities and the environment.”

Chika Okeke-Agulu, an artist, critic and art historian, is director of the Program in African Studies and professor of African and African Diaspora art in the Department of African American Studies, and Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. His books include Yusuf Grillo: Painting. Lagos. Life (Skira, 2020); Obiora Udechukwu: Line, Image, Text (Skira, 2016); Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria (2015); and (with Okwui Enwezor), Contemporary African Art Since 1980 (2010). He recently co-organized, with Okwui Enwezor, El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale (Haus der Kunst, Munich, 2019). He is co-editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, has written for The New York Times and Huffington Post, and maintains the blog Ọfọdunka.

His many awards include The Melville J. Herskovits Prize for the most important scholarly work in African Studies published in English during the preceding year (African Studies Association, 2016); and Frank Jewett Mather Award for Distinction in Art Criticism (College Art Association, 2016).Okeke-Agulu serves on the advisory boards of the Hyundai Tate Research Centre, Tate Modern, London, The Africa Institute, Sharjah, and Bët-bi/Le Korsa Museum Project, Senegal. He is also on the advisory council of Mpala Research Center, Nanyuki, Kenya; serves on the executive board of Princeton in Africa, and on the editorial boards of African Studies Review and Journal of Visual Culture. 

Laura De Becker is the Interim Chief Curator and the Helmut and Candis Stern Curator of African Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). A specialist in Central African art, she joined UMMA after a fellowship at Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa. After many years of working with a team to research to envision a new installation of UMMA’s African art collection, De Becker’s , a project that doubled the footprint of the African galleries at UMMA, opened in September 2021. De Becker’s work on the reinstallation led to , a separate project grappling with issues of restitution, also on view at UMMA for the 2021-22 academic year.

Notice of uncensored content: In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.  

This program is presented in partnership with the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series with support from the Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Lead support for the UMMA exhibition Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:15:54 -0500 2021-11-18T20:00:00-05:00 2021-11-18T21:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Uncovering Exhibitions: You Are Here (December 8, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89431 89431-21663096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Conversation and Q&A with UMMA Associate Curator of Photography Jennifer Friess

Join us for a virtual presentation on Wednesday, December 8 at 5:30 p.m. EST, as we take a deep-dive into the new, dynamic reinstallation of the Museum’s historic Apse, You Are Here. This special exhibition, curated by UMMA Associate Curator of Photography, Jennifer Friess, celebrates our return to the Museum and opportunities to experience art in person. The works of You Are Here were selected for their ability to evoke feelings of what it means to be truly present upon our return to UMMA. 

During this one-hour event, Friess will take a closer look at a few pieces from the exhibition and discuss how each of these works remind visitors to be present where they are: to look and feel and be at UMMA, in person at the Museum. Guests will have an opportunity to join the discussion through a Q&A.

​This program will be hosted on Zoom. Please register here to reserve your spot.  

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.
 

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Other Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:16:02 -0500 2021-12-08T17:30:00-05:00 2021-12-08T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Considering Matthew Shepard:  Live performance film followed by a conversation with Eugene Rogers and Craig Hella Johnson (December 9, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88748 88748-21657334@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 9, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://stamps.umich.edu/stamps.

Con­sid­er­ing Matthew Shep­ard is an evoca­tive and com­pas­sion­ate musi­cal response to the bru­tal mur­der of Matthew Shep­ard in 1998, one of America’s most noto­ri­ous anti-gay hate crimes. Shepard’s tragic death ulti­mately led to the cre­ation of the Matthew Shep­ard Foun­da­tion and pro­vided a cat­a­lyst for leg­is­la­tion that expanded the def­i­n­i­tion of a hate crime to include sex­ual ori­en­ta­tion. In 2009, Con­gress passed the Matthew Shep­ard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Pre­ven­tion Act. Com­poser Craig Hella John­son had a pro­foundly per­sonal reac­tion to both the mur­der and its res­o­nance. The Shep­ard fam­ily and Foun­da­tion engaged with John­son to cre­ate the Grammy-nom­i­nated ora­to­rio, Con­sid­er­ing Matthew Shep­ard, which draws from frag­ments of Shepard’s per­sonal diary. 

In Novem­ber 2021, the U‑M School of Music, The­atre & Dance and UMMA cre­ated a live per­for­mance film of the U‑M Cham­ber Choir per­form­ing the ora­to­rio under the direc­tion of award win­ning con­duc­tor Eugene Rogers, acclaimed stage direc­tor Matt Kunkel, and Emmy-award win­ning film pro­ducer Bob Berg, with pianist Scott VanOr­num, pro­duc­tion designer Har­ri­son Hof­fert, and nar­rated by Priscilla Lind­say. The live per­for­mance was pre­sented as part of the UMMA exhi­bi­tion Oh honey…A queer read­ing of the col­lec­tion and the 50th anniver­sary of the U‑M Spec­trum Center. 

This Penny Stamps Speaker Series event offers a pub­lic screen­ing of the per­for­mance film, fol­lowed by a con­ver­sa­tion with Rogers and John­son about the work.

Detroit Public Television will also screen the film on Saturday, December 11, at 4:30 p.m. Visit www.dptv.org for more information.

     

 

Presented by UMMA, the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Additional support provided by U-M Global Communications.  

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

Media Sponsor: Between The Lines/Pridesource

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Presentation Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:15:52 -0500 2021-12-09T20:00:00-05:00 2021-12-09T21:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
Study and Snowflakes: Art Making with the Institute for Humanities (December 10, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89552 89552-21664103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Take a break with Study and Snowflakes, and grab a study pack with snacks and a study days sticker at the same time. Make paper snowflakes, and design your own postcards for family and friends, we will mail them for you. If crafts aren't your thing we will have a punching bag to release stress or do both! This part of study days is hosted by the Institute for The Humanities Public Humanities interns.

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Other Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:15:51 -0500 2021-12-10T12:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Study and Sketch: Drawing and Coloring with the Arts Initiative (December 10, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89553 89553-21664104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Local artists have created a Drawing Guide that offers a series of prompts and drawing exercises to help you to process your emotional journey throughout the past 18 months using creative, artistic expression. What does growth look and feel like to you? What have you seen, heard, tasted, smelled and felt? We'll provide drawing kits – come doodle and draw the map of your heart.  

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Other Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:15:51 -0500 2021-12-10T13:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T15:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Study and Stretch: Yoga with Group X (December 10, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89554 89554-21664105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Space is limited to ensure participants' safety, please register in advance. 

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Other Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:15:51 -0500 2021-12-10T17:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T18:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Study and Snack (December 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89555 89555-21664106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Free Coffee, tea, cocoa, and cookies will be provided all day to students.

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Other Sun, 12 Dec 2021 00:15:47 -0500 2021-12-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-12-11T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Study and Snuggle: Therapy Dog visit with TheraPaws (December 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89556 89556-21664107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Come and enjoy a Therapy Dog visit with TheraPaws!

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Other Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:16:01 -0500 2021-12-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-12-11T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
U-M Chamber Choir and UMMA present: Considering Matthew Shepard on DPTV channel 56 (December 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89378 89378-21662415@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://www.dptv.org/livetv/?cmpgn=urhc.

Con­sid­er­ing Matthew Shep­ard is an evoca­tive and com­pas­sion­ate musi­cal response to the bru­tal mur­der of Matthew Shep­ard in 1998, one of America’s most noto­ri­ous anti-gay hate crimes. Shepard’s tragic death ulti­mately led to the cre­ation of the Matthew Shep­ard Foun­da­tion and pro­vided a cat­a­lyst for leg­is­la­tion that expanded the def­i­n­i­tion of a hate crime to include sex­ual ori­en­ta­tion. In 2009, Con­gress passed the Matthew Shep­ard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Pre­ven­tion Act. Com­poser Craig Hella John­son had a pro­foundly per­sonal reac­tion to both the mur­der and its res­o­nance. The Shep­ard fam­ily and Foun­da­tion engaged with John­son to cre­ate the Grammy-nom­i­nated ora­to­rio, Con­sid­er­ing Matthew Shep­ard, which draws from frag­ments of Shepard’s per­sonal diary. 

In Novem­ber 2021, the U‑M School of Music, The­atre & Dance and UMMA cre­ated filmed a live performance of the U‑M Cham­ber Choir per­form­ing the ora­to­rio under the direc­tion of award win­ning con­duc­tor Eugene Rogers, acclaimed stage direc­tor Matt Kunkel, and Emmy-award win­ning film pro­ducer Bob Berg, with pianist Scott VanOr­num, pro­duc­tion designer Har­ri­son Hof­fert, and nar­rated by Priscilla Lind­say. The live per­for­mance was pre­sented as part of the UMMA exhi­bi­tion Oh honey…A queer read­ing of the col­lec­tion and the 50th anniver­sary of the U‑M Spec­trum Center. 

Tune in to Detroit Public Television channel 56 to see the film of the performance. It will also be available online through DPTV.org. 

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

Media Sponsor: Between The Lines/Pridesource

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Film Screening Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:16:01 -0500 2021-12-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-12-11T18:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Film Screening Museum of Art
Cathartic Cafe: Open Mic Night (December 11, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89557 89557-21664108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 11, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Release the tension of the academic semester by sharing your poetry, music, and art at our free form open-mic space. There will be opportunities to write, perform, and make art. No prior experience needed! Coffee, tea, cocoa, and desserts will be provided. Please fill out our interest form to secure your slot. You may also show up just to listen, write, and enjoy the #CatharticCafe ambiance. See you there! This part of study days is hosted by the Institute for The Humanities Public Humanities interns.

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Curriculum / Collection 2021 (January 7, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84302 84302-21621078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 7, 2022 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In Curriculum / Collection, an incredible variety of University of Michigan courses take material form. Collected for each course are objects that address the nature of reality, imagination, and vision in relation to politics, social action, science, mathematics and more. 

Working in collaboration with University faculty, the works in this exhibition were selected for their capacity to provoke engagement with the guiding questions and themes of their specific courses, while also offering students material and inspiration for research projects in their areas of study. The exhibition demonstrates some of the diverse and creative ways art plays a central role in learning across the disciplines. It also asks us to consider what we can learn from art objects across an infinite variety of specialties and subject matter.

Here you’ll be able to explore the collections designed for each course, dive into the works themselves, and hear from the professors and students about how they are engaging with art and objects in new ways. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something surprising along the way, too.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick, the Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund, and P.J. and Julie Solit.

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Exhibition Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:16:14 -0500 2022-01-07T10:00:00-05:00 2022-01-07T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition <p>Shigeo Fukuda, <em>Victory (Reproduction)</em>, 1976, screenprint on paper. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, 2017/2.86</p>
Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series and the Institute for the Humanities present: Legendary Drag Queens: Gigi’s Meets Aunt Charlie’s: A Tale of Drag Scenes & Queens (January 13, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89929 89929-21666524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 13, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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This pro­gram presents a rare com­ing together of six leg­endary Drag Queens from two noto­ri­ously fab­u­lous night­clubs in the gritty epi­cen­ters of Detroit and San Francisco’s Ten­der­loin district. 

Inspired by artist James Hosking’s project Beau­ti­ful by Night, on view at Insti­tute for the Human­i­ties Gallery, following three San Fran­cisco Drag Artists over the course of one night at Aunt Charlie’s, the last gay bar in the famed San Fran­cisco Ten­der­loin dis­trict, an area in the process of being com­pletely re-defined by gen­tri­fi­ca­tion and the dot-com takeover.

This series event brings the San Fran­cisco Aunt Charlie’s Queens together with Detroit’s own reign­ing Queens from Gigi’s Cabaret, home of the longest run­ning drag pageant in the United States. Appear­ing from Detroit are Maxi Chanel (House of Chanel), Nickki Stevens, and Lady T Tem­pest. Hail­ing from San Fran­cisco are Olivia Hart and Donna Per­sonna. The six artists come together to dis­cuss the his­tory of their lega­cies and art­form, the role of lin­eage and queer com­mu­nity build­ing, and how drag has changed the world through activism, glam­our, and cel­e­bra­tory inclusion.

The evening will be hosted by Ben John­son, cur­rently the Direc­tor of Per­form­ing Arts for the City of Los Ange­les Depart­ment of Cul­tural Affairs, whose posi­tion tasks him with devel­op­ing pro­grams of cul­tural exchange among other things. Pre­vi­ously he was the Direc­tor of Edu­ca­tion and Audi­ence Devel­op­ment at the Uni­ver­sity Musi­cal Soci­ety at the Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan (1996−2008). While in Michi­gan, he was steeped in Detroit’s his­tory and lore, and it is through this lens which he cen­ters drag her­itage and his­tory as an impor­tant and unique cul­tural con­tri­bu­tion to the vital­ity of Michi­gan per­form­ing arts his­tory, align­ing it with the equally impor­tant and vital his­tory of Aunt Char­lies, the last remain­ing strong­hold of queer and trans-cen­tered cul­tural space in San Francisco’s Ten­der­loin district.

Co-pre­sented by the Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan Insti­tute for the Human­i­ties, this pro­gram cel­e­brates the exhi­bi­tion open­ing of pho­tog­ra­pher and film­maker James Hosking’s mul­ti­me­dia project, Beau­ti­ful by Night, an exam­i­na­tion of class, labor, and iden­tity among aging drag per­form­ers in San Francisco’s Ten­der­loin neigh­bor­hood, fea­tur­ing the three San Fran­cisco Queens pre­sented here. 

James Hosk­ing sup­ports his sub­jects by shar­ing their sto­ries and hopes to work towards iron­clad non-dis­crim­i­na­tion laws pro­tect­ing employ­ment and hous­ing, and the more truth­ful rep­re­sen­ta­tion of this com­mu­nity in both news and entertainment.

Directly fol­low­ing the pro­gram, join us for an open­ing recep­tion at Insti­tute for the Human­i­ties Gallery and meet the artists.

This event is in-person at the Michigan Theater. Learn more about COVID-19 pro­to­cols for Penny Stamps Speaker Series events.

This program is organized and presented by The Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series and the Insti­tute for Human­i­ties, with support from UMMA in conjunction with the exhibition Oh honey...A queer reading of UMMA's collection (on view through February 20, 2022). 

Lead support for the exhibition Oh honey... is provided by Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

Media Sponsor: Between The Lines/Pridesource

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Performance Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:15:47 -0500 2022-01-13T17:30:00-05:00 2022-01-13T19:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Feel Good Friday at UMMA (February 11, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91548 91548-21680553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 11, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Feel Good Friday is a gathering of art and humans.    Join us on the second Friday of each month at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Looking for a reason to feel good? Let art, music, and culture lift you up. Reconnect and recharge each month at Feel Good Friday.    Free and open to the public. No advance registration required.

February is Feel Good Fashion: Open until 10pm on Friday, February 11, our Feel Good Friday event series kicks off with a focus on the intersection of fashion, art, and community. This month's event has the vibe of a community block party with a fashion show and swap meet mixed in. All welcome, always free. 

Drop in for:
Art-inspired Fashion Show presented in partnership w/ SHEI Magazine, NOiR, and Runway of Dreams Clothing swap – Bring your threads! (see details below) Live DJs from the Maize Collective
Refresh your style in a sustainable way. Check out our Feel Good Fashion clothing swap.
Bring gently used unwanted clothing from your wardrobe and swap it for something new!  Participation in the clothing swap is free, and people are welcome to participate even if they do not have any clothing to donate Donate only clean, non-damaged clothing We are seeking clothing styles for all sizes and genders, please no children's clothing  No socks, no shoes, no jewelry, no bathing suits, no undergarments Accessories such as scarves, hats, gloves are welcome Any clothing left at the end of the event will be donated  Clothing for the swap can be brought to UMMA during gallery hours from Tuesday, February 7 to 12 noon on Friday, February 11. Or just bring your clothing to the event beginning at 7pm. 
SAVE THE DATE: future Feel Good Fridays on March 11, April 8, and the second Friday of every month.

Health & Safety Requirements

HEALTH SCREENING The ResponsiBLUE health screening will be required for all visitors and involves answering a few, quick questions about your health and recent COVID-19 exposure risk. Your check-in host will walk you through the process, it will take less than one minute. 

You can pre-complete the health screening up to 24-hours in advance of your visit: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED

All guests and staff ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid test taken within 72 hours of the event. 

If you haven't already done so, take a photo of your vaccine card and save it to your phone.

MASKS REQUIRED

Masks are currently required for anyone entering the Museum regardless of vaccination status in accordance with University of Michigan policies. Thank you for helping us keep UMMA open and visitors safe.  UMMA has disposable masks available should you need one.

If you are not feeling well on the day of the event, please stay home.

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Performance Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:16:38 -0500 2022-02-11T19:00:00-05:00 2022-02-11T22:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Oh, honey... A queer reading of UMMA's collection (February 18, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84305 84305-21622955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 18, 2022 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Hey, you. 

So, you clicked through to see what the queer art show was all about. Well, relax. Not even all of the art is “queer art.” Don’t get me wrong; there’s definitely sex stuff. Though, if that’s your only expectation of queer visual culture, you may need to check out some of the educational resources below. 

Mostly what you’ll find here is art that spoke to me and challenged me, as I was exploring UMMA’s collection for queer themes. 

The truth is, I had some trouble figuring out what “queer art” is myself. What makes a work of art queer? Is it the sexual identity and/or gender expression of its maker? The subject matter? Who decides? To me, defining “queerness” and then assigning that definition to works of art felt like an exercise in the kind of categorizing I was trying to resist.   Also, UMMA’s collection doesn’t offer a fully representative view of queer lives, experiences, and art practices. It has limits — it tells certain stories while omitting others. All museum collections do. (Check out Unsettling Histories for another exploration of this idea). So, I decided to ask a different set of questions: How does my own situated point of view, as a queer man / graduate student / art historian at the University of Michigan, frame my reading of what is present and absent in this collection? And how can I translate my encounters to you — the online museum visitor who maybe just wanted to see sex stuff? 

The answers are three. First, I sought out works of art that would allow us to question categories of gender and sexuality and the power dynamics that operate within them. Second, in the physical space, I arranged the objects so that they could respond to one another and even challenge one another (we will try to recreate that in this online space as well when the show officially launches this winter). Third, I tailored the gallery texts to promote questions and thought rather than provide fixed interpretations, inviting you to arrive at your own meanings.

So, relax, honey. This is your show as much as it is mine. It’s not perfect. The collection isn’t perfect. But, it’s a start.

Sean

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

Media Sponsor: Between The Lines/Pridesource

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Exhibition Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:16:38 -0500 2022-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2022-02-18T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition <p>Bjarne Melgaard, <em>Untitled</em>, 2007, Oil on canvas. Gift of Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard, 2017/2.151. © Bjarne Melgaard. Used with permission.</p>
Queer Night @ UMMA (February 18, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91742 91742-21682696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 18, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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University of Michigan Museum of Art presents Queer Night, a special event for the LGBTQ+ community and celebration of UMMA's exhibition Oh, honey...A queer reading of UMMA's collection.

 

The evening is an out, loud, and proud gathering full of queer vibes and interactive activities, including: 
Queer Tarot with Emmy Bright ​A special screening of “The Sex Ed Class You Never Had” and a talk back with the film makers A queer personality quiz and flower pairing with Philadelphia-based artist Marcellus Armstrong Love songs with the OutLoud Chorus Open mic story share hosted by the U-M Spectrum Center Museum Scavenger Hunt that explores UMMA's queer connections Music by DJ Kesswa Snacks and (soft) drinks for purchase at the UMMA Cafe
18+ can keep the celebration going at Necto’s Pride Friday. Show your UMMA wristband for free cover 9pm - midnight! (Valid ID required. See www.necto.com for additional detail on their policies for entry).

Organized by UMMA in partnership with Between The Lines/Pridesource, the Jim Toy Community Center, Necto, OutLoud Chorus, , and U-M Spectrum Center.

Health & Safety Requirements

HEALTH SCREENING The ResponsiBLUE health screening will be required for all visitors and involves answering a few, quick questions about your health and recent COVID-19 exposure risk. Your check-in host will walk you through the process, it will take less than one minute. 

You can pre-complete the health screening up to 24-hours in advance of your visit: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED

All guests and staff ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid test taken within 72 hours of the event. 

If you haven't already done so, take a photo of your vaccine card and save it to your phone.

MASKS REQUIRED

Masks are currently required for anyone entering the Museum regardless of vaccination status in accordance with University of Michigan policies. Thank you for helping us keep UMMA open and visitors safe.  UMMA has disposable masks available should you need one.

If you are not feeling well on the day of the event, please stay home.  

Lead support for the exhibition Oh honey... is provided by Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

Media Sponsor: Between The Lines/Pridesource

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Workshop / Seminar Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:16:29 -0500 2022-02-18T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-18T22:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Subject Matters: Art in Nature - This Art Is Too Big (And Too Small) To Be Made By Humans (February 22, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91865 91865-21683674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ej15ppprf3a0b193.

Spirals, dendrites, fractals. Take a deep dive through art into the micro and macro worlds of nature along with UMMA Curator for University Learning and Programs David Choberka and U-M faculty and artist Cathy Barry (Stamps School of Art and Design; Program in the Environment). Along the way we’ll make some art together, and we’ll consider just how freaked out 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal was about the infinite bigness and smallness of the universe.

Participants will be asked to do a teensie-weensie little assignment before the session. Don’t worry. It’ll be fun!

Subject Matters is offered in collaboration with the U-M faculty who worked with UMMA to curate installations in Curriculum / Collection for use by their university classes. Together, we are bringing the UMMA classroom experience to you. You’ll learn about the subject matter, about art, and you’ll have loads of fun doing it. We hope to see you there.

This is an in-person event, held at UMMA. Free. Registration Required. Register Here. 

We’d love to see you at all the Subject Matters sessions! Upcoming events are: March 8 - 6:00pm Subject Matter: Seeing Empires How Pictures of Animals Helped Build Empires  Guest faculty: Benedicte Boisseron (Department of Afroamerican and African Studies)

March 22 - 6:00pm Subject Matter: Materials Science and Engineering What is This Made Of? Materials / Making / Meaning  Guest faculty: Tim Chambers (Materials Science and Engineering)  

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick, and the Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund.

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Other Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:16:29 -0500 2022-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-22T19:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Museum Studies Program: What's the Object of this Museum? (March 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92745 92745-21694959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

Worker cooperatives to build a solidarity economy, contemporary art that grapples with history and unleashes radical imaginations about our collective futures, everyday objects and labels written by public housing residents, cultural work that contributes to more just public policies and reparations, collective joy and civic love. Learn about the work of the National Public Housing Museum and how a cultural institution contributes to the ongoing struggle for housing as a human right.

Presentation by Lisa Yun Lee, Director, National Public Housing Museum, Chicago

http://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/whats-the-object-of-this-museum-everyday-resistance-at-the-national-public-housing-museum/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:02:13 -0500 2022-03-08T17:30:00-05:00 2022-03-08T19:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art Museum Studies Program Lecture / Discussion Lisa Yun Lee
Museum Studies Visiting Scholar: What’s the Object of this Museum?  Everyday Resistance at the National Public Housing Museum (March 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92828 92828-21697173@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Join the Museum Studies Program as they present a lecture by visiting scholar, Lisa Yun Lee (Director, National Public Housing Museum, Chicago)  

Worker cooperatives to build a solidarity economy, contemporary art that grapples with history and unleashes radical imaginations about our collective futures, everyday objects and labels written by public housing residents, cultural work that contributes to more just public policies and reparations, collective joy and civic love.  Learn about the work of the National Public Housing Museum and how a cultural institution contributes to the ongoing struggle for housing as a human right.  

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:16:39 -0500 2022-03-08T17:30:00-05:00 2022-03-08T19:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Subject Matters: Seeing Empires - How Pictures of Animals Helped Build Empires (March 8, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91866 91866-21683675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ej15pprg879c25fc.

How did paintings of dogs, cats, and horses help build European empires? Consider this question along with UMMA Curator for University Learning and Programs and U-M faculty Bénédicte Boisseron (Department of Afroamerican and African Studies). Boisseron and Choberka will take you on a journey to explore how empires see the world and how representations of animals and actual animals themselves have been deployed in the building and unmaking of empires.

This is an in-person event, held at UMMA. Free. Registration Required. 

Participants will be asked to do a teensie-weensie little assignment before the session. Don’t worry. It’ll be fun!

Subject Matters is offered in collaboration with the UM faculty who worked with UMMA to curate installations in Curriculum / Collection for use by their university classes. Together, we are bringing the UMMA classroom experience to you. You’ll learn about the subject matter, about art, and you’ll have loads of fun doing it. We hope to see you there.

We’d love to see you at all the Subject Matters sessions! Upcoming events are: March 22 - 6:00pm Subject Matter: Materials Science and Engineering What is This Made Of? Materials / Making / Meaning  Guest faculty: Tim Chambers (Materials Science and Engineering)

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick, and the Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund.

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Other Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:16:24 -0500 2022-03-08T18:00:00-05:00 2022-03-08T19:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
West African Dance and Drum: Community, Identity, Storytelling (March 10, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92932 92932-21698086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Department of American Culture

Where does a dance come from? Who makes a dance? One person? Many? These may seem like simple questions, but they’re portals to bigger conversations in the world of West African dance and drumming, where questions of politics, ownership, innovation, tradition, and identity intersect.

Join Daring Dances artist-in-residence, T. Ayo Alston –founder and director of Chicago-based Ayodele Drum and Dance– with guest speakers from the Detroit West African community (Ajara Alghali and Crettia Hunter), as well as University of Pennsylvania dance scholar Dr. Jasmine Johnson, as the group discusses what it means to make dance from a West African perspective while also centering the voices and experiences of women.

This event is part of the Daring Dances program, and precedes a live performance by Ayodele Drum and Dance on Saturday, March 12, at the Keene Theatre in East Quad at 7 pm. More details on that event here: https://events.umich.edu/event/92805 (Please note the Keene Theatre requires proof of vaccination for all.)

This event is free and open to the public. No reservations required. For more details on safety protocols, directions, and parking, visit https://umma.umich.edu/plan-your-visit

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:26:39 -0500 2022-03-10T16:30:00-05:00 2022-03-10T17:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art Department of American Culture Lecture / Discussion Poster for Event
Feel Good Fridays at UMMA (March 11, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92372 92372-21690458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Feel Good Friday is a gathering of art and humans.    Join us on the second Friday of each month at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Looking for a reason to feel good? Let art, music, and culture lift you up. Reconnect and recharge each month at Feel Good Friday.    Free and open to the public. No advance registration required.   March is Feel Good Voices: An evening of spoken word, poetry, music, and drumming to celebrate creative expressions of the African diaspora and the legacy of Michigan artist, educator, and activist Jon Onye Lockard. Visit , UMMA’s newly reinstalled galleries of African art, and meet the powerful work of Jon Onye Lockard alongside Mary Sibande, Jacob Lawrence, Qes Adamu Tesfaw, and more. In partnership and celebration of the African American Cultural and Historical Museum exhibition and the 50th anniversary of the U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, this Feel Good Friday is about coming together during challenging times to lift our voices and honor the people who shape us as individuals and as a community. 

Featuring spoken word artists Debby Covington, Elizabeth James, Will Jones, Myron H. Michael, B. Ward, and Jacob Ward; with Tariq Gardner on drum.

About Jon Onye Lockard: Born in Detroit, Lockard was a powerful and awe-inspiring artist, muralist, master painter, educator, historian and storyteller. His works may be found in many collections nationally and internationally and some of his murals and portraits are at Wayne State University, University of Michigan, Central State University and the Charles Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. He was a professor emeritus from Washtenaw Community College where he taught life drawing and portraiture for over 40 years. He was also a lecturer and founding faculty member of the Department of African American & African Studies at the U-M.

Created in collaboration with the African American Culture and History Museum, the Jon Onye Lockard Foundation, and the U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.

SAVE THE DATE: future Feel Good Fridays on April 8, and the second Friday of every month.

Health & Safety Requirements

HEALTH SCREENING The ResponsiBLUE health screening will be required for all visitors and involves answering a few, quick questions about your health and recent COVID-19 exposure risk. Your check-in host will walk you through the process, it will take less than one minute.  You can pre-complete the health screening up to 24-hours in advance of your visit: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED All guests and staff ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid test taken within 72 hours of the event.  If you haven't already done so, take a photo of your vaccine card and save it to your phone.

MASKS REQUIRED Masks are currently required for anyone entering the Museum regardless of vaccination status in accordance with University of Michigan policies. Thank you for helping us keep UMMA open and visitors safe.  UMMA has disposable masks available should you need one.

If you are not feeling well on the day of the event, please stay home.  

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.

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Performance Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:16:26 -0500 2022-03-11T19:00:00-05:00 2022-03-11T22:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Guinea Sweet Suite (March 12, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92805 92805-21695823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 12, 2022 7:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Department of American Culture

T. Ayo Alston comes to Ann Arbor for a week of guest teaching, panel conversations and performance. While in residence, Alston will build upon a past work, Femme DeLa Force: Herstory to Tell (2014) and HerStory II Tell: Inside her Eyes (2020), using West African dance styles to tell the story of women warriors who have successfully and/or powerfully challenged systems, governments and male dominated conquerors to maintain their land, integrity or their people. Learn more about the residency here: https://www.daringdances.org/tayoalston

T. Ayo Alston will conclude her Daring Dances residency with a culminating performance featuring Ayodele Drum and Dance at the Keene Theater. This event is FREE and open to the public. Proof of vaccination, Photo ID, Face Covering and a fast ResponsiBLUE Health Questionnaire are required for entry to the Keene Theater. A post-show discussion will take place after the performance.

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Performance Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:01:43 -0500 2022-03-12T19:00:00-05:00 2022-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 Department of American Culture Performance Poster for performance at Keene Theater
Subject Matters: Materials Science and Engineering - What is This Made Of? Materials / Making / Meaning (March 22, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91867 91867-21683676@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ej15pps99f93f770.

How do crystal structures at the microscopic level lead to macro effects in art objects? Just what is a polymer? Is smell a material? Consider these questions and more at the intersection of materials, making, and meaning along with UMMA Curator for University Learning and Programs and U-M faculty Tim Chambers (Materials Science and Engineering).

Subject Matters is offered in collaboration with the UM faculty who worked with UMMA to curate installations in Curriculum / Collection for use by their university classes. Together, we are bringing the UMMA classroom experience to you. You’ll learn about the subject matter, about art, and you’ll have loads of fun doing it. We hope to see you there.

* Participants will be asked to do a teensie-weensie little assignment before the session. Don’t worry. It’ll be fun!

This free event meets in-person event at UMMA. Registration Required. Register Here. 

We’d love to see you at all the Subject Matters sessions! Keep your eyes open for new Subject Matters sessions in upcoming semesters.  

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick, and the Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund.

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Other Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:16:18 -0400 2022-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-22T19:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Listen In: Big(ger) Ideas in Co-Curation and Equitable Engagement of Cultural Heritage Through Art with Dr. Tonya M. Matthews (March 24, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89311 89311-21661916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 24, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://umma.umich.edu/plan-your-visit.

A public keynote presentation from Dr. Tonya Matthews, President and CEO of International African American Museum, will ask curators and other listeners to grapple with an increasing call for bolder conversations in the curation of African American cultural heritage. 

Dr. Tonya Matthews, President and CEO of International African American Museum, will ask us to grapple with increasing expectation for bolder conversations in curation of African American cultural heritage – particularly in considerations of descendants and living history. Is centering stewardship of enslaved African Americans’ craftwork at predominantly white institutions cultural appropriation or long-overdue acknowledgement? What are potential triggers of curating a community’s culture from outside of that geography? Is there any cross-learning in working with donors and working with descendants? Matthews will share learnings and current conversation surrounding the creation of the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina as context for being on the frontlines of grappling with the intersection of historical and living history.

The event is free and open to the public. It will also be available via livestream.

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This talk is presented in preparation for Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, an upcoming traveling exhibition focused on the work of African American potters in the 19th-century American South and the contemporary artists who have responded to it. The exhibition is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. After debuting in New York City, the exhibition will travel to Boston, followed by UMMA in Fall 2023, before the fourth and final venue, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

Dr. Tonya M. Matthews is Chief Executive Officer of the International African American Museum (IAAM) at the historically sacred site of Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, SC. As a champion of authentic, empathetic storytelling of American history, IAAM is one of the nation’s newest platforms for the disruption of institutionalized racism as America continues the walk toward “a more perfect union.”  A thought-leader in inclusive frameworks, social entrepreneurship, and education, Matthews has written articles and book chapters across these varied subjects. She is founder of The STEMinista Project, a movement to engage girls in their future with STEM careers. Matthews is also a poet and is included in 100 Best African-American Poems (2010) edited by Nikki Giovanni. Matthews received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her B.S.E. in engineering from Duke University, alongside a certificate in African/African-American Studies. 

About the exhibition: Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (September 9, 2022 – February 5, 2023) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (March 6, 2023 – July 9, 2023) University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor (August 26, 2023 – January 7, 2024) High Museum of Art, Atlanta (February 16, 2024 – May 12, 2024)

Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina is an exhibition focused on the work of African American potters in the 19th-century American South and the contemporary artists who have responded to it. Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the exhibition is a groundbreaking presentation of approximately 60 ceramic objects from Edgefield, South Carolina, a center of ceramic production in the decades before the Civil War. Considered through the lens of recent scholarship in the fields of history, literature, anthropology, diaspora, material culture, and African American studies, these 19th-century wares testify to the artistic ambitions, lived experiences, and material knowledge of enslaved peoples and the realities of slavery in the industrial context.  

Hear Me Now offers a novel view of an underrepresented aspect of American enslavement, foregrounding objects made by enslaved potters and bringing this important history to larger audiences. Additionally, it aspires to link past to present, in part by including the work of leading contemporary Black artists who have responded to the Edgefield story, such as Simone Leigh and Woody De Othello, among others.

Adrienne Spinozzi, Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts in the American Wing at The Met, Ethan Lasser, John Moors Cabot Chair of the Art of the Americas at the MFA, and Jason Young, Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan are co-curating this project. They are advised and supported by a national board of artists and scholars who offer invaluable input and perspectives, throughout both the planning and development process.  

This program is organized in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the U-M Department of History with support from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the U-M Arts Initiative.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:16:17 -0400 2022-03-24T18:30:00-04:00 2022-03-24T19:45:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Africa’s Struggle for its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat 1965-1985 (April 7, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93796 93796-21708129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 7, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

In the wake of postcolonial African independence, African intellectuals and politicians spearheaded a movement to pursue repatriation of artworks stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. Art Historian and curator Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important history. An expert on restitution and cultural heritage, Savoy reconstructs a story of missed opportunity and defeat that still resonates in today’s repatriation discourse.

Details here: http://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/africas-struggle-for-its-art-history-of-a-postcolonial-defeat/

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Presentation Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:30:23 -0400 2022-04-07T17:30:00-04:00 2022-04-07T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Museum Studies Program Presentation Africa’s Struggle for its Art
Artist Talk with Masimba Hwati Ngoromera: Everyday Rituals of Resistance 2022 Doris Sloan Memorial Program (April 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92958 92958-21698548@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Masimba Hwati works across sculpture, sound, performance, video, and text. His recent sound sculpture, Ngoromera, is featured in the new installation of UMMA’s African Art collection, We Write to You About Africa. In this talk, Hwati will reflect on the ways in which the socio-political conditions he encounters shape his creative process with stories from Harare, Detroit, South Carolina, Florida, Weimar, and Vienna. He will also explore the connections that intersect sculpture, sound, performance and ritual in his work and how these connections develop and inform each other.

Masimba Hwati is interested in the places where sculpture, sound, and performance meet. His interdisciplinary artistic practice explores various forms and rituals of cultural resistance. Born in Harare, a restless place of precarity and constant flux, Hwati describes his practice as an exploration of the nature of sound and its connection to power negotiation and resistance narratives in post-colonial contexts. 

Following his talk, please join Hwati in the gallery for a performance of Ngoromera during Feel Good Friday at UMMA. 

Masimba Hwati holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is a Ph.D. in Art practice, candidate at the Academy of Fine Art Vienna. He is a Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture alumn class of 2019. He studied and taught sculpture at Harare Polytechnic Art school. Collections Include Manchester Contemporary, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), Iziko South African National Gallery, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Scott White Contemporary, San Diego, Jorge M Perez Collection Miami Florida, George R. Nnamdi Collection, Detroit Michigan. National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Gervanne & Matthias Leridon Collection. In 2021 he showed and performed at the British textile Biennale in Blackburn, United Kingdom. In 2015 he showed at the Zimbabwean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 56th edition. He is an honorary research fellow at Rhodes University  Fine Arts Department in Grahamstown, SA. Solo, and group shows include Belgium. Zimbabwe, South Africa, Berlin, Weimar, United States, France, and Canada.  

Established through the generosity of Dr. Herbert Sloan, the annual Doris Sloan Memorial Program honors one of the Museum’s most ardent friends and supporters, Doris Sloan, a long-time UMMA docent.  Presented with the support of the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series.

The exhibition We Write to You About Africa was developed in consultation with many partners, including the U-M African Studies Center, the African Students Association, the African Graduate Student Association.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:16:00 -0400 2022-04-08T17:30:00-04:00 2022-04-08T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Feel Good Friday at UMMA (April 8, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92957 92957-21698547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 8, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Feel Good Friday is a gathering of art and humans.    Join us on the second Friday of each month at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Looking for a reason to feel good? Let art, music, and culture lift you up. Reconnect and recharge each month at Feel Good Friday.    Free and open to the public. No advance registration required.   April is Feel Good Sounds: the galleries come alive with sound during our April edition of Feel Good Friday. Sonic artworks, art-inspired live music, and a sound-themed interactive workshop offer up a vibrational experience that will engage your senses in a whole new way. 

Featuring:
Artist Masimba Hwati will perform his sound sculpture with Nova Zaii (drums) and Kaleigh Wilder (saxophone) U-M students perform their compositions inspired by works in Make your own cassette tape loops with technology based artist Alvin Hill of Media Ensemble  Galleries open Refreshments in the UMMA Cafe
SAVE THE DATE: future Feel Good Fridays on May 13, and the second Friday of every month.

Health & Safety Requirements

HEALTH SCREENING The ResponsiBLUE health screening involves answering a few, quick questions about your health and recent COVID-19 exposure risk. It will take less than one minute.  You can pre-complete the health screening up to 24-hours in advance of your visit: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED All guests and staff ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid test taken within 72 hours of the event.  If you haven't already done so, take a photo of your vaccine card and save it to your phone.

MASKS  Masks are not required, but all visitors are welcome to wear face coverings if they'd prefer.

If you are not feeling well on the day of the event, please stay home.

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Performance Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:15:54 -0400 2022-04-08T19:00:00-04:00 2022-04-08T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Engaging with Campus Collections - Digital Interpretation and Curation at UMMA & the Stearns Collection (April 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94340 94340-21734395@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

Meeting the Museum’s Omniscient Narrator (Isabelle Gillet, PhD candidate, History of Art)

Why do we trust museum labels even when they sound like they were written by a disengaged but knowledgeable AI? Instead, can we rely on an “I” to guide our eye through the galleries? This talk will reflect on an eighteen-month fellowship at the University of Michigan Museum of Art and focus on its main accomplishment: Insight. Insight is an online collection of essays, curated to share insightful, individual, and informative responses to works from the museum’s collection. This research outreach project elevates museum interpretation with personal narratives and experiences.


Museums in the Pandemic: Virtual Exhibits, Experience Design, and Innovative Collaborations (Chuyi Zhu, PhD candidate, Ethnomusicology)

In the presentation, I will talk about two virtual exhibitions I worked on as an intern of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments at the University of Michigan. The first virtual exhibition, which I planned, designed, and produced in 2021, focuses exclusively on the UM Javanese Gamelan. The second exhibition, which I helped curate in 2022, focuses more generally on representing the entire Stearns Collection. In the talk, I will also highlight our collaborations with CultureVerse, a non-profit organization based in Ann Arbor, and our use of Saganworks, a digital tool and cyberspace that creates virtual reality rooms for multidimensional knowledge and visual storytelling.

Register for webinar: http://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/engaging-with-campus-collections-digital-interpretation-and-curation-at-umma-the-stearns-collection/

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Presentation Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:36:19 -0400 2022-04-15T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum Studies Program Presentation Engaging with Campus Collections
The Future Starts With You Symposium, hosted by the American Alliance of Museum Directors and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (April 22, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94107 94107-21722016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 22, 2022 11:30am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://1000.blackbaudhosting.com/1000/The-Future-Starts-with-You.

The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) has partnered to host a one-day virtual symposium aimed to assist university students who may be seeking careers in arts institutions. During this unique event from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2022, students will explore equity in the museum field with accomplished professionals throughout the midwest. The day will include formal presentations by these professionals in the field and “real talk” behind the scenes conversations with additional experts representing leading Midwest museums. This symposium will feature prominent panelists of color who will share the stories behind their professional careers, the obstacles, and opportunities. 

Inclusiveness in Museums Panel, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm How do we diversify the museum pipeline? Panelists will share their experiences and the paths that led to their museum careers. 

The panelists are: 
Jim Leija, Deputy Director for Public Experience and Learning, UMMA Denene de Quintal, Assistant Curator for Native American Art, DIA James Burgess, Conservation Coordinator, TMA
Introduction by Julián Zugazagoitia, Menefee D. and Mary Louise Blackwell Director & CEO, The Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art. 

Moderated by Belinda Tate, Executive Director, KIA. 

Bringing Equitable Practices Into Your Museum Work, 1:45-3:00 pm  Join museum professionals from across the region to hear how they ensure that diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are an intentional part of their museum practice.

Breakout Groups, 3:15 - 4:30 pm What are your burning questions about a museum career? Join one of our panelists in a small group setting for informal, authentic and behind-the-scenes insight into museum work.

Learn more about the panel and The Future Starts With You Symposium here. 

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Presentation Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:15:25 -0400 2022-04-22T11:30:00-04:00 2022-04-22T16:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
Pan-African Pulp: A Commission by Meleko Mokgosi (May 1, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64426 64426-16348358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 1, 2022 9:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In Pan-African Pulp, Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi explores the history of Pan-Africanism, the global movement to unite ethnic groups of sub-Saharan African descent. His Vertical Gallery installation, which inaugurates a new biennial commission program at UMMA, features large-scale panels inspired by African photo novels of the 1960s and ’70s, a mural examining the complexity of blackness, posters from Pan-African movements from around the world, including those founded in Detroit and Africa in the 1960s, and stories from Setswana literature. Pan-African Pulp vividly connects to Detroit’s deep history of activism, where organizations such as Black Nation of Islam, The Republic of New Afrika, Shrine of the Black Madonna (Black Christian Nationalism), Pan-African Congress, and United Negro Improvement Association were founded. The renewed urgency for diversity and civil rights in Detroit, and the country as a whole, heightens the relevance of Mokgosi’s project and reveals the deep connections between these historical movements and those developing today.

Lead support is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan African Studies Center and the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.
 

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Exhibition Sun, 01 May 2022 18:15:20 -0400 2022-05-01T09:00:00-04:00 2022-05-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Meleko Mokgosi, Pan-African Pulp, 2019. Courtesy the artist. © Meleko Mokgosi. Photography: Patrick Young and Jeri Hollister
Feel Good Friday at UMMA (May 13, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94895 94895-21780615@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 13, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Feel Good Friday is a monthly gathering of art and humans. 

Join us on the second Friday of each month at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Looking for a reason to feel good? Let art, music, and culture lift you up. Reconnect and recharge each month at Feel Good Friday. 

Free and open to the public. No advance registration required.

May is Feel Good Vibes: UMMA will come alive with good vibrations through an exploration of experimental film, Afrofuturism, creative magic, and Detroit techno. 

Featuring:
KESSWA, a Detroit-based performer who will grace us with a special performance followed by the premier of her experimental film The 12th House, an Afro-surrealist story about an unrealized artist trapped in her mind and trapped in her corporate life on a seemingly endless loop. Through inspiration and illumination, she's able to access a creative breakthrough and free herself.  Shigeto & Tammy Lakkis, Detroit-based musicians and DJ’s will host a special performance highlighting experimental sound through techno and house.  AK, Detroit-based DJ who will take listeners through a musical history of Afrofuturism via Ghetto Tech, Dubstep, and Deep House.  Mark Tucker, an Ann-Arbor-based artist, will kick off UMMA’s latest exhibition, FUN, with a hands-on workshop. The collaborative creation will be accompanied by ambient-sound musician Jordan McKay.  Free latte-making workshop in the UMMA Cafe with Storm Saddler, UMMA Cafe Manager (Limited space available).
All Galleries open!

SAVE THE DATE: next Feel Good Fridays is on June 10. 

Feel good faster! Registration is not required to attend Feel Good Friday - it simply speeds up the check-in process for you. Register now and skip the line on Friday, May 13!

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Performance Sat, 14 May 2022 00:15:19 -0400 2022-05-13T19:00:00-04:00 2022-05-13T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Romare Bearden: Abstraction (May 15, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88259 88259-21651940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 15, 2022 9:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Discover the lost decade of a culturally important artist.

Between 1952 and 1964, Romare Bearden created a large body of abstract watercolors, oil paintings, and collages. Exhibited with success at the time of their execution, these artworks are little known today. Nonetheless, they directly inform the collages for which Bearden is now best known.

This exhibition provides a chronology and context for the period during which he produced his abstractions, filling in missing information and bookending this decade of work. The beginning of this show includes examples of the artist’s figural abstract watercolors from the 1940s, as well as some of his earliest abstract works in watercolor and collage from the 1950s. From there, the show moves on to explore Bearden’s large-scale and miniature abstractions, as well as examples of his later work from the mid-1960s. Altogether, Romare Bearden: Abstraction tells the story of a historically neglected but extraordinary and critically important aspect of his body of work.

Romare Bearden: Abstraction is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College, State University of New York. The exhibition is curated by Tracy Fitzpatrick, Director, Neuberger Museum of Art. The presentation at the University of Michigan Museum of Art is coordinated by Ozi Uduma, Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art.

The national tour of Romare Bearden: Abstraction is sponsored by Morgan Stanley.

Lead support for UMMA’s presentation is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund, and the Ross School of Business. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of History of Art and Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.

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Exhibition Sun, 15 May 2022 18:15:20 -0400 2022-05-15T09:00:00-04:00 2022-05-15T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Romare Beaden, The Blues Has Got Me, 1944, watercolor and ink on paper. SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA, © Romare Bearden Foundation / VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. This exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Neuberger Museum of Art of PurchaseCollege, SUNY. The national tour of Romare Bearden: Abstraction is sponsored by Morgan Stanley.
Feel Good Friday at UMMA (June 10, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95150 95150-21788628@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 10, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

This event will begin at UMMA at 5:00 PM. From 7-10 PM Feel Good Friday will continue at Top of the Park with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival..

Art bursts out of the Museum walls as UMMA brings our monthly Feel Good Friday event to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival!

Parade to Top of the Park with artists Mark Tucker, Lavinia Hanachiuc, and works of art from the Museum’s latest exhibition .    5:00 PM - Pre-party on the lawn at UMMA with creativity and candy 6:00 PM - Parade to Top of the Park with works of art from the Museum! 6:30 - 10:00 PM – FUN art making workshop at Top of the Park*   In this experimental space, you can play and create alongside resident artists, who are bringing to life paintings and other UMMA objects by turning them into huge, interactive sculptures. Your work might even show up back in the Museum!

Feel good faster! Registration is not required to attend Feel Good Friday - it simply speeds up the check-in process for you. Register here!   UMMA is located at 525 S. State Street. We will gather outside starting at 5:00 PM, weather permitting.

* Please Note: From 6:30 pm until 10:00 pm all Feel Good Friday activity will take place at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (Top of the Park). UMMA's building will close at 8:00 p.m. -- Join us at the festival!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:15:31 -0400 2022-06-10T17:00:00-04:00 2022-06-10T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Social / Informal Gathering Museum of Art
The Gift, A Conversation with Artist Bonnie Devine (July 16, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95838 95838-21791049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 16, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ej9cs612d5439be4.

UMMA’s exhibition Watershed features fifteen artists whose work invites us to reflect on issues central to the Great Lakes region and its future. Join us on Saturday, July 16 to hear from Toronto-based artist Bonnie Devine and experience The Gift, her 40-foot mural newly installed in the gallery. Bonnie Devine's artistic practice, which spans installation, painting, and writing, is rooted in a commitment to the storytelling and pictorial traditions that are core to Anishinaabe culture. For Watershed, she painted the mural directly in the gallery. In this special UMMA commission, Devine draws attention to the removal of Anishinaabe people from the Great Lakes region, as well as their erasure from historical narratives.    This program is the first public opportunity to see the completed mural. Devine will be joined in conversation by exhibition curator Jennifer Friess. 

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the U-M Office of the Provost, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, Susan and Richard Gutow, and the U-M Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability, Graham Sustainability Institute, and the Department of English Language and Literature. Special thanks to Margaret Noodin and Michael Zimmerman, Jr. for translating the gallery texts into Anishinaabemowin.  

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:15:35 -0400 2022-07-16T16:00:00-04:00 2022-07-16T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Watershed for Families (July 30, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95907 95907-21791420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 30, 2022 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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In Watershed, fifteen contemporary artists explore the interconnected histories, present lives, and imagined futures of the Great Lakes region.

UMMA and the U-M Natural History Museum invite families with children ages 5 and up to drop in this summer to explore the artworks and learn about what we need to make a healthy environment.

Free, no registration required. Recommended age: 5 and up.

Saturday, July 30, 11am to 1 pm: Watershed DIY Tour & Activity at UMMA

Pick up an illustrated activity kit at the front desk and use it to explore Watershed and learn more about the art and the artists on display. The kit also provides materials necessary to make your own sunprint cyanotype, just like some of the artists in Watershed!   

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the U-M Office of the Provost, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, Susan and Richard Gutow, and the U-M Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability, Graham Sustainability Institute, and the Department of English Language and Literature. Special thanks to Margaret Noodin and Michael Zimmerman, Jr. for translating the gallery texts into Anishinaabemowin.  

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Workshop / Seminar Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:15:33 -0400 2022-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 2022-07-30T13:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art