The Colony

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The art-science performance The Colony premieres at the Studio Theatre at UConn Storrs the weekend of September 6-8, 2019.
The Colony weaves together animation, theater, music, and science for a unique cross-disciplinary work about sisterhood and the evolution of communication in two of the most social creatures on earth: humans and ants.

 

For more about the performance and to reserve free tickets visit https://www.thecolony.show/

Seating is limited and reservations are encouraged.

Why Don’t We Die in the Digital Age?

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CALLAS IN CONCERT - Hologram Performance

Thursday, Nov 8,  7:30 pm | Jorgensen Center

The day prior to the event there will be a panel discussion:

Why don't we die in the digital age?

A dialogue about technology, bodies, death, holograms, and Maria Callas

Wednesday, Nov 7, 4:30-6:00 pm  |  Reception to follow

UConn Humanities Institute Conference Room, Babbidge Library, 4th floor
Panel discussion is free and open to the public

Speakers
Joseph Auner - Austin Fletcher Professor of Music and Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences, Tufts University
Evan Selinger - Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Senior Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum
Gary Shoefield - Executive Vice President of Content Development, Base Entertainment

Moderator
Heather Elliott-Famularo - Donna Krenicki Professor of Design and Digital Media and Head of Department of Digital Media and Design, University of Connecticut

The Synesthesia Project

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The Synesthesia project is a collaboration between faculty and students of the Department of Music, Department of Dramatic Arts, Department of Digital Media & Design, and the Music Dynamics Laboratory at the University of Connecticut at Storrs.

The goal is to research the connection between music and visual responses in members of the UCONN community that have synesthesia; to develop software and neural networks that mimic, or can be trained, to have similar responses; to develop the software applications to interface human beings who have synesthesia with projection and stage lighting control equipment; and to incorporate synesthetic responses into the design elements for live performance.

Synesthesia I is the first phase of this project, and will culminate in a live performance in von der Mehden Recital Hall on the UConn campus on November 6, 2018 at 8:00 pm. The performance will comprise musicians from the Department of Music, lighting designers from the Department of Dramatic Arts, projection designers from the Department of Digital Media & Design, and students and faculty from the Music Dynamics Laboratory.

This is a FREE Event with limited seating: Reserve Your Tickets Now

Electricity and Electronics for the Theater

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Professor Ed Weingart taught the class Electricity & Electronics for the Theater this spring.

The goal of having classes such as these that represent STEAM is to blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Innovation is key to a fulfilling education. It was first implemented by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and the movement has grown exponentially since.

The class had 9 undergraduate Engineering students from Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering enrolled. As for SFA students, there were 8 — one Undergrad BFA Design Tech student who is double majoring in Theater and Engineering, three Technical Direction MFA students, 2 Puppetry MFA students, 1 Costume Design MFA student, and 1 Lighting Design MFA student.

This concept will change the world, so sign up for more than just a class!

DRAM 5207 / ENGR 3195

 

In April 2018, students work on their final projects for the semester.

Building up STEAM

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Building up STEAM: Collaborations between the arts and the sciences

Wednesday, April 11, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

William Benton Museum of Art

 

Please join us for an open forum on current and future developments in STEAM at UConn and beyond. We hope to generate a wide-ranging discussion, structured around brief remarks by invited speakers drawn from faculty across the university and from industry. Speakers will include Hadi Bozorgmanesh (Engineering), Ray DiCapua (Art & Art History), William Gorlin (McClaren Engineering Group), Edward Large (Psychology and Physics), Anna Lindemann (Digital Media & Design), and Edward Weingart (Dramatic Arts).

 

The event is open to all UConn faculty, staff, students, and to the general public.

 

Refreshments will be provided.

 

For further information contact Alain Frogley (School of Fine Arts) at alain.frogley@uconn.edu 860-486-4783, or Jennifer Pascal (School of Engineering) at jennifer.pascal@uconn.edu 860-486-3604.