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The Texas A&M University College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts will host the World Shakuhachi Festival April 17-20. Dr. Martin Regan, a professor in the Music Performance program, organized the festival, which will be held in Texas for the first time. The quadrennial event debuted in Japan in 1994, and it was most recently held in London in 2018.
“The Heartbeat: A Cultural Revival” continues through Friday with an art exhibition at the Parker-Astin in Downtown Bryan and a performance at the Physical Education Activity Program Building.
The “Afrofuturism Explored!” conference returns Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building, Room 453. The second-annual event in honor of Black History Month features panel discussions with students and faculty, keynote speakers, poem recitations and a film screening. It was organized by Dr. Will Connor, lecturer in the Performance and Visual Studies program.
The Virtual Production Institute at Texas A&M University was honored by the Advanced Imaging Society on Friday for advancement of virtual production education.
The Institute for Applied Creativity recently showcased 360-degree films during its inaugural Field of View: 360 Video Festival. The festival featured 23 juried immersive films created with 360-degree video technology, along with nine invited films. The event was sponsored by the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts and Igloo Vision.
An exhibition and series of dance performances honoring the Harlem Renaissance will be featured in “The Heartbeat: A Cultural Revival."
The Institute for Applied Creativity in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts will host a series of interdisciplinary discussions beginning Jan. 29 at noon at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center.
Artists Dorothy Chan and Lucy Yao — known as Chromic Duo — presented an evening of augmented reality, soundscapes and storytelling in a fall event titled “Ocean of Memories.” In the Swaim Amphitheater in Aggie Park, guests experienced an augmented reality soundwalk that explored the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal titled “Life Below Water.”
The College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts recently recognized 14 faculty and staff members for their contributions in teaching, service, innovation, teamwork and leadership.
The new Theatre program in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts received several awards and recognition for its inaugural production “SUPERHERO & SUPERHERO,” a comedic play devised by the ensemble about heroism in the contemporary world.