Seuls en Scène – Princeton French Theater Festival
Princeton UniversitySeuls en Scène brings celebrated French actors and directors, as well as promising early-career artists, to Princeton University and the local community to present their work, introducing American audiences to dynamic and engaging French productions. This year we are thrilled to resume the French Theater Festival in person in collaboration with the 51st Edition of […]
The News from Dublin: A Reading by Colm Tóibín
James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street PrincetonIn a special event opening the 2022-23 Fund for Irish Studies Series, the acclaimed novelist, playwright and poet Colm Tóibín will read, for the first time, his new short story, “The News from Dublin,” and several of his recent poems. Colm Tóibín is one of the most widely acclaimed and admired of contemporary novelists. Born […]
The Court Jester and the Black Castrato: Giovannino Buonaccorsi at the Medici Court
102 Woolworth PrincetonThe Musicology Colloquium series presents a talk by Professor Emily Wilbourne. Giovannino Buonaccorsi was an enslaved, Black soprano singer, active at the Florentine court from at least 1651 until his death on August 15, 1674. A wealth of archival detail relating to Buonaccorsi is extant, including payment records, opera libretti, scores, descriptions, letters, costume designs, […]
Artist Conversation: Rose B. Simpson
via ZoomArtist Rose B. Simpson creates figural sculptures that evoke common human experiences—insomnia, aspiration, gender stereotypes, and more—and encourage an empathic response from the viewer. In this virtual conversation, facilitated by curator Bryan R. Just, Simpson will discuss specific works included in Witness as well as her artistic practice in general, which spans ceramics, attire, performance, and custom cars. […]
