Events

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University’s World Voices program presents an evening of Indian music and dance, featuring Lakshmi Sriraman, on Wednesday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Old Morrison chapel. Flautist G. S. Rajan, narrator Samuel Themer, cellist Suzanne McIntosh and percussionist Tripp Bratton will also perform. The performance is open to the public. Free tickets are available Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m., in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center, room 113. There is a limit of two tickets per person. If there are still seats available, tickets will also be available at the door. The program will feature classical Indian dance called Bharatanatyam, Indian music featuring flute and percussion a collaborative piece featuring cello, djembe, spoken word and dance movements based on Bharatanatyam. Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest classical dance forms of India, dating back to 1000 B.C. It is known for its rhythmic and ornate footwork along with narrative storytelling. The dance is accompanied by classical Carnatic music. Traditional Bharatanatyam has been performed predominantly as a form of deep devotion. It moved from royal courts into theaters, then expanded to include more secular stories and poems. Lakshmi Sriraman is an accomplished performer, choreographer and teacher of Bharatanatyam. Her ability to portray complex human emotions in stunningly simple ways is a hallmark of her dance. In 2010, Lakshmi was the recipient of the Art Meets Activism grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. She has also been selected to participate in the Performing

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Cast of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth” LEXINGTON, Ky.—Several Transylvania University student groups are partnering for Shakesweek, a three-day festival of events celebrating the birthday of William Shakespeare. Included in the events are two free public performances, on April 25 and 26. On Thursday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m., the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will present a post-apocalypse style version of “Macbeth” on the lawn of Old Morrison, Transylvania’s administration building on Third Street. The actors will offer a question and answer session following the performance and there will be blanket space and chairs for audience members. On Friday, April 26, at 5:30 p.m., there will be “A Night of Shakespeare Scenes and Music,” in Old Morrison chapel featuring scenes from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Julius Caesar” and “Henry V” performed by students in The Transylvania Theatre Guild. The student band The Cowgill Tippers and Transylvania’s a cappella group, TBA, will perform pieces based on Shakespeare’s works. “This event initially came about because people from the English and theater departments had been talking about how we should collaborate more often, since we’re often studying the same works from different points of view,” said senior Elizabeth Davis, president of Sigma Tau Delta English honorary and organizer of Shakesweek. “What author could be more interdisciplinary than Shakespeare?” Other activities for students during Shakesweek include a screening of the 1999 film “10 Things I Hate About You,” which is based on Shakespeare’s “The Taming of

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Eric Stoller, higher education thought leader, consultant and writer will present Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. The talk is free and open to the public. Titled “Our Shared Future: Digital Identity, Leadership, and Your Career,” his presentation will focus on social media and teaching students about digital identity development. Stoller is a former academic advisor and web coordinator for the College of Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. He served previously as a marketing specialist for student affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has more than 10 years of experience in higher education and student affairs and has been blogging for more than eight years. For more information about Stoller, visit his blog.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Poet Maurice Manning will read from a collection of his work, including his upcoming book “The Gone and the Going Away,” Monday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. Manning, who has published four books of poetry, was recently selected as one of the judges for the National Book Award poetry prize, which was awarded in November. On a panel with four other judges, he helped select a winner for the poetry prize from 181 submissions. Manning’s most recent book, “The Common Man,” was one of three finalists for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. His first collection, “Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions,” was selected for the 2000 Yale Series of Younger Poets. He has had his works in publications including The New Yorker, Washington Square, The Southern Review, Poetry, Shenandoah, and The Virginia Quarterly Review. Manning’s fifth book, “The Gone and the Going Away,” will be published in April. Manning joined the Transylvania faculty in September 2012 as an English professor and writer in residence. He also teaches in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, the Appalachian Writers Workshop, and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. The lecture is sponsored by the Delcamp Visiting Writer series. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.