Hala Alyan: The Power of Storytelling in War, Memory & Healing
Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts CenterHala Alyan is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor at New York University, and writer. Her work grapples heroically with themes of family, displacement, belonging, and what ‘home’ means. Of her work, author Fatimah Asghar writes, “I feel honored to be alive in a time where I can read Hala Alyan.”
Susan Chan, Guest Piano Recital
Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts CenterDelcamp Visiting Writer – Madeline ffitch
Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts CenterJudy Gaines Young Book Award
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Transylvania UniversityAlumni Weekend 2026 — Connections That Count
Transylvania UniversityTom Willis Present Icarus in Heat — a Contemporary Ballet
Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts CenterIcarus | In Heat is a new mythic work that reimagines the fated tale of Icarus as a poetic collision of daddy issues, queer longing, and a lineage of guarded impulse. This all-male contemporary ballet is told through ritual repetition and intimate partnering, tracing the fragile ground between a father and son in the shadow of banishment. Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique serves as the muscular spine: soaring music that teaches a body to fly, and nurtures the unbearable gravity of desire. Fire is framed not as punishment, but an inevitable price of visibility. Flight is the only path toward a radical claiming of selfhood. Visceral, contemporary, and defiantly original, the piece asks how the impulses we inherit drive us—and what must fall away for us to soar. Purchase Tickets — May 15, 8 p.m. Purchase Tickets — May 16, 8 p.m. Purchase Tickets — May 17, 2 p.m. One Act | One Hour Mature content/partial nudity
