Decolonizing and Indigenizing Environmental Justice As the topic of environmental justice has gained greater currency in the US with growing environmental and racial concerns, scholars are refining what EJ means in various communities. For American Indians environmental injustice begins with the history of invasion, genocide, and land theft, as Dina Gilio-Whitaker writes about in her acclaimed 2019 book As Long As ...
This performance is free and open to the public Plymouth State University Symphonic Band presents the first concert of the spring semester. The band will perform traditional and contemporary literature in the Hanaway Theatre at the Silver Center for the Arts. The following and more will be performed: Katahj Copley presents Halcyon Hearts, a piece that denotes a time when ...
This original, short performance uses dance and theatre to share universal stories of women. Inspired by the perspectives of the performers as well as the complex lives of mythological heroines, dancers move and speak about ideas of transition, choice, and the feeling of being split in two. During the devising process collaborators found references to hand work, (knitting, weaving, crocheting) ...
Building Global Justice in the Face of Mass Atrocities, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide. The global community has been shocked by recent accusations of mass atrocities, crimes against humanity, and genocide in places like Ukraine, China, and Myanmar. Considering these developments, the discussion will trace the development of international responses and tools to address these crimes at the global level. ...
Frost Place Poetry Seminar Director, poet and translator Patrick Donnelly will read from his poetry collections Little-Known Operas, Nocturnes of the Brothel of Ruin, and The Charge, as well as from newer work. From the sexual abandon of the 1980s gay demimonde, to a New England mill town whose mill has closed, to a mother’s decline into mental illness, Nocturnes of the Brothel of ...
The annual BFA capstone exhibition features the work, passion, and educational journey of PSU senior art students.
Silent Sky by Lauren GundersonApril 13 - 15 , 2023 The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society among immense scientific discoveries. Silent Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, the astronomer ahead of her time. It is 1900, and Henrietta has the opportunity to work at Harvard University as a human computer, ...
Plymouth State University’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to present Heart and Music: A Senior Musical Theatre Showcase. Join us on April 19th at 4:30PM in the Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts as our graduating seniors present a variety of songs from the musical theatre canon. You’ll enjoy tunes, old and new, ...
PSU Music is proud to present their spring Jazz and Percussion Ensemble performance. More information tbd. Tickets are available below
Come see these Bunch o’ Songbirds sing into spring with their last spring acapella concert of the year! Featuring PSU’s treble acapella group, Mixed Emotions, and the lower voice acapella group, Vocal Order. The concert will showcase many genres and styles of music, including pop, rock, soul, and everything in between. The show is free and open to anyone, so ...
Join the PSU Symphonic Band on Thursday, April 27 for a concert featuring the PSU chamber ensembles and special guests, the Manchester Community Music School Flute Choir, under the direction of PSU flute professor Aubrie Dionne. The Symphonic Band will be performing both traditional and contemporary works, including David Holsinger’s energetic “Havendance”, and “Bloom”, Stephen Bryant’s beautiful tribute to spring. ...
"Her"story is a celebration and exploration of influential women from the past and present through choral music, art, poetry, and dance.