2023-24 Austin Arts Center Events

Fall 2023

Jenny Wu: Otherly
Art exhibition of sculptural paintings by Jenny Wu
Curated by Lisa Lynch

September 25 – October 23, 2023
Gallery Hours: Mon–Fri, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat 1 – 5 p.m.
Artist Talk and Reception: September 28, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Widener Gallery, Austin Arts Center

Otherly includes abstract sculptural paintings by Visiting Assistant Professor in Fine Arts Jenny Wu. Like the exhibition’s title, Wu’s work physically, visually, and thematically refers to the state of being something else – an unrecognizable art form, an indefinable artistic style, or an individual outside of a socially or politically defined group.

JOY!
Directed by Tandy Beal

October 13, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
and October 14, 2023, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center
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~ a dazzling array of dance, music, and circus ~
Under the inspired direction of choreographer Tandy Beal, this world-class, multi-talented ensemble of dancers, acrobats, and circus artists will perform alongside live music from award-winning a cappella group SoVoSó. Tailored to Trinity’s yearlong bicentennial celebrations, JOY’s magical madcap of more than 25 amazing performers also includes students, faculty, and professionals from Trinity College, Hartford, and the surrounding region.JOY! Program

 

Fall Bicentennial Symposium:
Memory, Presence and Possibility

Wednesday, November 14
The Austin Arts Center and Raether Library
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Memory, Presence and Possibility is the first of two all-day symposia designed by faculty, staff, students, alumni, and local partners to create intergenerational dialogue about our history, identity, and future. Workshop and presentation topics include the value of liberal arts education, shared governance, student research, Hartford engagement, arts, media, and campus life. Award-winning poet and essayist Claudia Rankine will be the evening keynote speaker.

Machinal
By Sophie Treadwell
Directed by Teri Incampo
Assistant Directed by Lily Kirn McMahon ‘24
by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

November 30-December 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center
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Written in 1928 by journalist and playwright Sophie Treadwell, Machinal is a fearlessly frank examination of the machine-like modern world and one woman’s experience of the societal expectations thrust upon her. The play imparts sensations of isolation and restlessness by placing the audience inside the mind of the play’s protagonist as she struggles to navigate the stages of marriage and motherhood that those around her see as hallmarks of a “successful life.” What might personal fulfillment resemble if we look beyond the prescriptions of patriarchy and capitalism? What happens to those who fail to fit within the rules of society? Treadwell’s Machinal wrestles with these and many other complex questions in this timeless play.

We Find Ourselves in This Place
Curated by Lynn Sullivan

November 13 – December 18, 2023
Gallery Hours: Mon–Fri, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat 1 – 5 p.m.
Bicentennial Day Reception: November 14, 4:30 – 6 p.m.,
with artist walk-through at 5 p.m.
Widener Gallery, Austin Arts Center

This art exhibition features Traé Brooks, Sophia DeJesus-Sabella, and Kevin Hernández Rosa, three Hartford-based artists producing sculpture, assemblage, drawing, and weaving works that engage with how identity is shaped by and, in turn, shapes history and culture.

 

Chamber Ensembles Concert
Tuesday, December 5, 12:15 p.m. (Common Hour)
Music Hall, Gruss Music Center

Jazz Concert
Tuesday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.
Music Hall, Gruss Music Center

Samba and Steel
Wednesday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center

Lessons Concert
Thursday, December 7, 12:15 p.m. (Common Hour)
Music Hall, Gruss Music Center

Theater and Dance Senior Thesis – Ayouba Swaray
Thursday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons

Theater and Dance “Last Night”
Monday, December 11, 5:30 p.m.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons

Trinity LaMama Showcase
Wednesday, December 13, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons

SPRING 2024

Spring Bicentennial Symposium
Wednesday, February 28
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center
The Watkinson Library

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella”
Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed by Michelle Ong-Hendrick
Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, 3:30 p.m.
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center

Theater and Dance Senior Thesis Week I
Monday-Wednesday, March 25-27, 7:30 p.m.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons

Theater and Dance Senior Thesis Week II
Tuesday-Thursday, April 2-4, 7:30 p.m.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons

Samba Fest
Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Lessons Concert
Tuesday, April 23, 12:15 p.m. (Common Hour)
Trinity College Chapel

Jazz Concert
Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Music Hall, Gruss Music Center

Chamber Ensembles Concert
Thursday, April 25, 12:15 p.m. (Common Hour)
Recital Hall, Austin Arts Center

Spring Dance Concert
Thursday-Friday, April 25-26, 7:30 p.m.
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center

“Last Night”
Wednesday, May 1, 5 p.m.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons