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COLONIALS WEEKEND 2019
Friday, Sept. 19 – Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019
For alumni and friends, Colonials Weekend is about reconnecting with the people and places that made GW unforgettable, and making new memories. For families, Colonials Weekend will provide an insiders GW experience, allowing them to connect with the university through the eyes of their students.
Our transformed Colonials Weekend 2019 will deliver a top-notch experience throughout the weekend by providing dynamic and engaging experiences for our visitors from the moment they step foot on campus. Colonials Weekend is an upbeat, informative, and immersive experience that allows alumni and families to have a one GW experience and share their GW pride!
For more about alumni programs, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 202.994.6435 or alumni
gwu [dot] edu (alumni[at]gwu[dot]edu).
To learn more about the special opportunities for families, contact gwfamiliesgwu [dot] edu (gwfamilies[at]gwu[dot]edu).
WORKSHOP: Motifs, Migrations, and Misappropriations
Sept. 26, 2019,
3 – 6 p.m.
Frau Fiber, Fast Fashion artist
The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) campaigns to make transparent the cultural appropriation of motifs by migrants fleeing violence in their home countries. The Sewing Rebellion, under the leadership of Frau Fiber, will provide instruction for knocking off and adapting a Syrian tunic from The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. The knock off will be made using t-shirts as a natural resource representing consumer culture of late western capitalism.
The George Washington University Museum & The Textile Museum
701 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
UNVEILING FASHION: Textiles and the New Circular Economy (Conference)
Saturday, Sept. 28,
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fee: $55/museum members, $75/public, $5/GW students
A collaboration with the D.C. Sustainable Fashion Collective and the GW Office of Sustainability. Find out more at museum.gwu.edu/programs.
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Hammer Auditorium
Washington, DC 20006
STOP KISS
By Diana Son
Directed by Matthew R. Wilson
Oct. 17, 18, 19
at 7:30 p.m.;
Oct 20 at 2 p.m.
West Village. 1998. Sara and Callie form a rapid, unexpected bond. But, when their first awkward kiss is met with a violent attack, they and those around them are united in ways they could never imagine and can never undo. A modern tale of cosmopolitan ambiguity, of belonging and erasure, and of love how you least expect it, Diane Son's Stop Kiss is an unabashed look at struggles of queer identity and longings for connection.
Be advised: Stop Kiss shines a light on themes of assault and homophobia.
Students/Seniors $10
General Admission $20
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre
800 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Ticket link tba
CORCORAN COSTUME BALL
Oct. 19, 2019,
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Current students, faculty and alumni of the Corcoran College and GW are invited to our biggest event of the fall: a costume ball in the Atrium of the Flagg Building! The event will feature a DJ, live musical performances, theatrical intervention, readings and a dessert bar. The event is free. Admission by costume only. Costumes can be fancy dress or Halloween-style—you pick!
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Atrium Galleries
Washington, DC 20006
15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party
Oct. 26, 2019,
8 p.m. – Midnight
This year, the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design will host the 15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, an event that showcases some of D.C.’s best contemporary visual art (including more than a few exhibits from Corcoran alumni). This “not to be missed” art event provides essential support for Transformer’s comprehensive year-round exhibitions and educational programming.
Image courtesy of Transformer 2018, photos by Nick Klein.
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Atrium Galleries
Washington, DC 20006
Ticket link tba
GW Interior Architecture's 12th Annual Designer Lecture
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
GW’s Interior Architecture Program presents the 12th Annual Designer Lecture, with the featured speaker to be announced soon.
Free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Hammer Auditorium
Washington, DC 20006
INTER | SECTIONALITY: Diaspora in the Creole City
Nov. 14, 2019 – March 20, 2020
Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Weekends 1 – 6 p.m.
Inter | Sectionality: Diaspora Art in the Creole City will be presented in our nation’s capital at a time when diaspora artists and voices are challenging social justice, celebrating identities, and reactivating and bridging communities through contemporary art and scholarship. The complexities and diversities represented by this exhibit are emergent and, in many cases, ascendant across the world.
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Atrium Galleries
Washington, DC 20006
DANCE CONCERT FALL 2019
Artistic Director Maida Withers
Guest Artist TBA
Nov. 14, 15, 16
at 7:30 p.m.
Student Choreographers from the Program of Theatre & Dance take the stage in this audience favorite!
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre
800 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Ticket link tba
SPRING 2020
Six Characters in Search of an Author
By Luigi Pirandello
Directed by Jodi Kanter
Feb. 13, 14, 15
at 7:30 p.m.;
Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
During a theatrical rehearsal, six characters arrive on stage in a quest for immortal life- all they need is an author. As the company observes the characters, their story becomes more real than any actors could ever make it. Nobel Prize winner Luigi Pirandello’s examination of pretense and theatre is under the direction of Jodi Kanter.
Be advised: this play includes mature subjects such as incest and suicide.
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre
800 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Ticket link tba
HEATHERS The Musical
Music, Book & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Kevin Murphy
Director TBA
April 2, 3, 4
at 7:30 p.m.;
April 5 at 2 p.m.
There are three of them, and the three Heathers rule Westerburg! Veronica is torn—to be popular or to, well, do what? Luckily, J.D. arrives with answers; but this Prince Charming has a deep, dark side. Based on the cult-hit movie, this Off-Broadway Musical is a co-production with the Program of Music. High School-- it’s not for kids anymore! Be advised: as Heathers is set in a high school, it has strong language, bullying, body image, school violence, suicidal ideation, and Slurpee’s.
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre
800 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Ticket link tba
DANCE CONCERT SPRING 2020
Artistic Director Maida Withers
Guest Artist TBA
April 16, 17, 18
at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists and faculty as well as student choreographers.
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre
800 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Ticket link tba
NEXT Exhibition and Opening Night
Opening night party Thursday, April 23,
6 – 8 p.m.
Open April 24 – May 18, 2020, Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Weekends 1 – 6 p.m.
Held every spring, NEXT is a dynamic, interactive and innovative end-of-year show that gives D.C.'s visual and performing arts communities the opportunity to see the latest in contemporary art from fresh perspectives.
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Atrium Galleries
Washington, DC 20006
CORCORAN Graduation Party (2020)
Friday, May 15,
5 – 7 p.m.
Graduating students will take the first step of their lifelong journey as GW Corcoran alumni by celebrating with their friends, family, professors and fellow students. Come raise a glass to the class of 2020!
The event will have light appetizers and refreshments.
Flagg Building
500 17th Street
Atrium
Washington, DC 20006