DRIFT/LOOP: A 24-Hour Performance Installation
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 12:00pm
Olin Library, Campbell Reading Room and 2nd Floor Balconies
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 12:00pm
Olin Library, Campbell Reading Room and 2nd Floor Balconies
Come hear tones drift in and out of Olin Library throughout Homecoming Weekend. Over the course of twenty-four hours, the stacks will ring vibrantly with reverberated tones, shimmer in small noises, and become perforated with musical exclamations. DRIFT/LOOP is an expansive multi-tiered space for sonic engagement and reflection, involving distributed performance, sound installation, audio streaming and radio transmission, and community-contributed performances and scores.
Internationalization of Art Traditions: Minangkabau Heritage Exhibition
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00pm
World Music Hall
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00pm
World Music Hall
This exhibition focusing on Minangkabau traditional arts will be displayed in the main performance space of the World Music Hall from 1pm to 6pm. The exhibition seeks to present how Minangkabau culture and local wisdom has been passed down across generations to an international audience through both the art works and interpretive materials.
Sound of Minangkabau: A Concert of Music, Dance, Theater and Martial Arts from West Sumatra, Indonesia
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The concert weaves together the traditional music and dance of the Minangkabau of West Sumatra in Indonesia. Performances will include Randai and Tari Piring.
Workshops in Performing Arts of Sumatra: Music
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 11:00am
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 11:00am
Crowell Concert Hall
This workshop features two elements of traditional music in Minangkabau: Talempong Pacik and Gandang Tambua.