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Cornish Pays Tribute to Cage, Cowell and Harrison

In the spring of 1939, noted American composers John Cage and Lou Harrison presented a series of percussion concerts at the Cornish School in Seattle. By January of the following year the two young composers had embarked upon a Northwest tour – a bold experiment that composer Henry Cowell famously dubbed “Drums Along the Pacific.” Cornish celebrates the seventieth anniversary of these landmark percussion concerts with a special four-day festival devoted to the music of John Cage, Lou Harrison and their mentor Henry Cowell, March 26 – 29.

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Design Faculty Exhibition featured in the Cornish Main Gallery

Daniel Thornton, Landscape #5 (2008, Photograph)

March 17 – April 8 Cornish presents the Design Faculty Exhibition, offering a look into the diverse talent of the Cornish community. Featured faculty members include: Susan Boye, Jeff Brice, Tiffany Laine De Mott, Jon Gierlich, Jacob Kohn, Claudia Meyer-Newman, Julie Myers, Ellen Forney, Julie Gaskill, Hovie Hawk, BeAnne Hull, Marisa Mangum, Dan Shafer, Hal Tangen, Daniel Thornton, and Junichi Tsuneoka.

Join us for an opening reception, Tuesday, March 17, 5 – 8 pm.

Design Faculty Exhibition
March 17 - April 8, 2009
Opening Reception Tuesday, March 17, 5 - 8 pm
Cornish Main Gallery
1000 Lenora Street, Seattle
Gallery hours: Tue - Fri, 12 - 5

Cornish Theater Department Collaborates with Book-It Repertory Theater

The Theater Department continues its longstanding tradition of community collaboration this semester with a production of Night Flight. Originally written by Antoine St. Exupéry, Night Flight has been adapted into a one-act operetta by Book-It Repertory Theater’s founding co-artistic director, Myra Platt. Platt, who is also directing the Cornish production, plans to revise the piece after work-shopping the material with Cornish students, to be programmed as part of the larger Book-It season. The production will run February 19-22 at the Raisbeck Performance Hall, Ned & Kayla Skinner Theater, and features a score by Music Department alumnus Joshua Kohl (’96).

Cornish Design Faculty to present at the Icograda Design Week in Quatar

Design faculty member Claudia Meyer-Newman was selected to present at Icograda Design Week at VCUQatar, an American university in Qatar. The conference, which occurs annually, will have the theme of mousharaka, or collaboration, and is scheduled for February 28 - March 5. Claudia’s presentation is titled “Collaborative Learning Communities: 360 degrees of relevance.” According to Claudia, “developing learning environments that support collaboration, shared authorship, collective rather than the individual voice, has the potential to foster design solutions that are meaningful and lasting.”

Claudia is a designer, creative director, fine art photographer, and educator, She has been an active member of the design and education community for the past 25 years. As Senior Designer / Creative Director for Methodologie/Seattle /USA, Claudia developed identity systems, marketing and investor communication materials for major corporations. She has received numerous awards, grants, and honors acknowledging her teaching and design.

Cornish Dance Department presents 2009 BFA Concerts

The BFA Concerts showcase the choreography and performance work of the Cornish Dance Department’s class of 2009. Each performance will display an eclectic array of dance styles and viewpoints, ranging from modern dance to ballet and jazz. The event will take place February 19-21 & February 26-28, at the Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill.  Read more for a list of featured choreographers/performers by program.

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