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  • March 2018

  • Wed 7
    About 100 participants take part in PARLIAMENT DUKE, gathering in an empty art gallery for four days during museum hours. They are not allowed to speak or use electronic devices or bring any objects with them.
    Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Category Performances

    PARLIAMENT at Duke

    Invitation to Participate in Performance Art The Nasher Museum presents PARLIAMENT at Duke: A Pioneering Work of Situational Choreography, by Michael Kliën of Duke’s Dance Program. About 100 participants will step into a w...

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    Thu 8
    About 100 participants take part in PARLIAMENT DUKE, gathering in an empty art gallery for four days during museum hours. They are not allowed to speak or use electronic devices or bring any objects with them.
    Thursday, March 8, 2018 | 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
    Category Performances

    PARLIAMENT at Duke

    Invitation to Participate in Performance Art The Nasher Museum presents PARLIAMENT at Duke: A Pioneering Work of Situational Choreography, by Michael Kliën of Duke’s Dance Program. About 100 participants will step into a w...

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    Thu 8
    About 100 participants take part in PARLIAMENT DUKE, gathering in an empty art gallery for four days during museum hours. They are not allowed to speak or use electronic devices or bring any objects with them.
    Thursday, March 8, 2018 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM
    Category Panel Discussion

    Participating in Experience: Ethics and Essential Questions

    When we interrupt and peel away most all norms and conventions, what is left of us? Join us for a cross-disciplinary panel exploring the essential dynamics of human interaction, in light of the experience of More Information

    Fri 9
    About 100 participants take part in PARLIAMENT DUKE, gathering in an empty art gallery for four days during museum hours. They are not allowed to speak or use electronic devices or bring any objects with them.
    Friday, March 9, 2018 | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Category Performances

    PARLIAMENT at Duke

    Invitation to Participate in Performance Art The Nasher Museum presents PARLIAMENT at Duke: A Pioneering Work of Situational Choreography, by Michael Kliën of Duke’s Dance Program. About 100 participants will step into a w...

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    Sat 10
    About 100 participants take part in PARLIAMENT DUKE, gathering in an empty art gallery for four days during museum hours. They are not allowed to speak or use electronic devices or bring any objects with them.
    Saturday, March 10, 2018 | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Category Performances

    PARLIAMENT at Duke

    Invitation to Participate in Performance Art The Nasher Museum presents PARLIAMENT at Duke: A Pioneering Work of Situational Choreography, by Michael Kliën of Duke’s Dance Program. About 100 participants will step into a w...

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  • July 2019

  • Mon 8
    Eiko Otake
    Monday, July 8, 2019 | 8:00 PM–9:00 PM Recurring
    Category American Dance Festival

    Eiko Otake The Duet Project: Distance is Malleable

    July 8, 9 and 10 at 8 PM von der Heyden Studio Theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center The Nasher Museum and American Dance Festival co-present “Eiko Otake The Duet Project: D...

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  • September 2019

  • Sat 28
    Naama Tsabar, Composition 21 from the Composition series (2006–ongoing). Performed first in New Orleans in 2017 as part of Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. Photo by J Caldwell.
    Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
    Category Performance

    Composition 21
    by Naama Tsabar

    One Day Performance of Commissioned Work Composition 21 will inaugurate the new Nasher Museum sculpture garden as part of a public celebration that also coin...

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    Sat 28
    Naama Tsabar, Composition 21 from the Composition series (2006–ongoing). Performed first in New Orleans in 2017 as part of Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. Photo by J Caldwell.
    Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM
    Category Performance

    Composition 21
    by Naama Tsabar

    One Day Performance of Commissioned Work Composition 21 will inaugurate the new Nasher Museum sculpture garden as part of a public celebration that also coi...

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  • February 2020

  • Thu 13
    Thursday, February 13, 2020 | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
    Category Live Music

    Music in the Galleries

    Join musicians from Duke’s Music Department, who will welcome us into Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations. Stu...

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  • June 2022

  • Wed 22
    MacArthur fellow Michelle Dorrance and Byron Tittle of Dorrance Dance tap company
    Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM
    Category Performance Art

    Echoes: From Here by John Felix Arnold, Michelle Dorrance and Byron Tittle

    1 PM Performance in the Great Hall 1:30 PM Artist conversation in the Lecture Hall, moderated by UNC scholar Danielle Purifoy Join us for a multidisciplinary collaboratio...

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