BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Visual Arts | Notre Dame Events//iCal 2.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Visual Arts | Notre Dame Events METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240205T221025Z UID:event-296382 DTSTART:20240229T233000Z DTEND:20240301T011500Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The setting is the often starkly beautiful Badlands of South Da kota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation\; most of the key players are young L akota Native Americans who attend Little Wound High School. Johnny and his preteen sister\, Jashaun\, spend time on horseback\, when they're not sel ling illegal liquor or tattoo-designed apparel. Director Chloe Zhao captur es the subtleties of a marginalized existence in which the historic cultur e of a people can't compete on a level playing field with the modern probl ems of poverty\, alcoholism\, and violence. She embroiders her tale with m oments of breathtaking natural beauty that offset the despair her characte rs struggle against.\nGET TICKETS LOCATION:DeBartolo Performing Arts Center SUMMARY:Film: "Songs My Brother Taught Me" (2015) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/02/29/songs-my-brother-taug ht-me-2015/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
The setting is the often starkly beautiful Badlands of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation\; most of the key players are young Lakota Native Americans who attend Little Wound High Sc hool. Johnny and his preteen sister\, Jashaun\, spend time on horseback\, when they're not selling illegal liquor or tattoo-designed apparel. Direct or Chloe Zhao captures the subtleties of a marginalized existence in which the historic culture of a people can't compete on a level playing field w ith the modern problems of poverty\, alcoholism\, and violence. She embroi ders her tale with moments of breathtaking natural beauty that offset the despair her characters struggle against.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240221T201432Z UID:event-298088 DTSTART:20240323T170000Z DTEND:20240323T203000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Two singers at the height of their powers — radiant soprano N adine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim — come together as th e star-crossed lovers in Gounod's sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation\, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire's most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher's towering staging al so features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the a rchrivals Mercutio and Tybalt\, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the misch ievous pageboy Stéphano\, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laure nt.210 minutes (1 intermission)\nGET TICKETS! LOCATION:Browning Cinema\, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center SUMMARY:The Met Opera: Live in HD — "Romeo et Juliette" (Gounod) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/03/23/romeo-et-juliette-gou nod/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Two singers at the height of their powers
— radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim
— come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod's sumptuous Shakesp
eare adaptation\, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the po
dium to conduct one of the repertoire's most romantic scores. Bartlett She
r's towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Freder
ick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt\, mezzo-soprano Saman
tha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano\, and bass-baritone Alfred
Walker as Frère Laurent.
210 minutes (1 intermission)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi's gra nd tale of ill-fated love\, deadly vendetta\, and family strife\, with ste llar soprano Lise Davidsen following a string of recent Met triumphs with her role debut as the noble Leonora\, one of the repertory's most tormente d — and thrilling — heroines. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company's first new Forza in nearly 30 years\, setting the scene in a contemporary world and making extensive use of the Met's turntable t o represent the unstoppable advance of destiny that drives the opera's cha in of calamitous events. The distinguished cast also features tenor Brian Jagde as Leonora's forbidden beloved Don Alvaro\, baritone Igor Golovatenk o as her vengeful brother Don Carlo\, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk as the fortune teller Preziosilla\, bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi as Fra Me litone\, and bass Soloman Howard as both Leonora's father and Padre Guardi ano. For the final three performances\, soprano Elena Stikhina stars as Le onora.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T180435Z UID:event-300261 DTSTART:20240326T213000Z DTEND:20240326T234500Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:As Muslim chaplains\, upholding the First Amendment is not just part of their job description\, it is highly personal. Rafael Lantigua\, Khallid Shabazz\, and Saleha Jabeen swear an oath to the Constitution\, vo wing to protect the right of every service member to practice their faith freely. Despite decades of military service\, some still view them as the enemy and unfit to serve because of their beliefs. Rather than blend in\, they accept the challenges and inherent dangers of being the public face o f Islam for the U.S. military. Three Chaplains goes inside the armed force s to reveal how these chaplains practice\, teach\, and share their faith w ith troops around the country. Rafael\, Khallid\, and Saleha each face res istance—from accusations of terror to disapproval from their own familie s and community—while ascending to the highest ranks of the military. Li ke generations of minority service members before them\, they call on the Department of Defense to support equality for all.\nJoin us to view the fi lm and discuss it along with film's director and producer David Washburn\, producer Razi Jafri\, active-duty Army Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Christ opher Wallace\, and Notre Dame's director of veteran and military affairs Kenneth Heckel.\n5:30 pm Film Screening6:30 pm Panel Discussion7:45 pm Ift ar*/Interfaith Meal\n*Iftar also known as futoor (the Arabic word for bre akfast)\, is a meal held every day during Ramadan at sunset. Fasting is on e of the main pillars of Ramadan\, and those observing the holiday do not consume any food or drink between sunrise and sunset. After evening prayer and sunset\, Muslims break their fast with Iftar. (Source: https://www.un refugees.org/news/what-is-iftar-how-refugees-break-fast-during-ramadan/)\n Panelists\n \n\n\n\nDavid Wasburn (Director and Producer) has partnered w ith Muslim storytellers for over a decade. His documentary\, An American M osque\, aired on public television nationwide and was acquired by Al Jazee ra. He developed "Three Chaplains" from his short film series featuring Mu slim veterans that ran online in the Washington Post\, San Diego Union Tri bune\, and NBC News. \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRazi Jafri (Producer) makes film s about America’s changing cultural landscape. His previous film\, "Hamt ramck\, USA" (SXSW 2020) chronicles democracy in America’s first Muslim- majority city. He is an alumnus of the Sundance Producers Fellowship. His projects have been funded by the Ford Foundation\, Doris Duke Foundation\, Knight Foundation\, and CAAM.\n \n \n \n\nKenneth Heckel (Director\, N otre Dame's Military and Veteran Affairs) provides strategic direction on behalf of the provost for the University of Notre Dame's national defense\ , military\, and veteran-related programs. As a 23-year veteran and retire d Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army\, Heckel served in operatio nal organizations and assignments across the world. While stationed at For t Bragg\, North Carolina\, Heckel served as a commander in the 82nd Airbor ne Division and the 82nd Sustainment Brigade\, as well as a staff officer in the 3rd Special Forces Group. During his initial overseas deployments\, Heckel served as a staff officer during peace-keeping operations in Bosni a-Herzegovina in 1999\, and during the early phases of operations in Afgha nistan in 2002 with the 3rd Special Forces Group. Heckel also served as a commander during his two deployments to Iraq in 2003 and 2010\, as part of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. When not serving ove rseas or in operational assignments\, Heckel spent the balance of his mili tary career as an assistant professor of economics and the director of aca demy advancement at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Heck el received numerous awards and honors for his military service\, most not ably the Legion of Merit medal\, multiple Bronze Star medals\, and the Sen ior Parachutist Badge.\nHeckel holds an undergraduate degree in finance fr om the University of Notre Dame\, where he was a distinguished military gr aduate and scholar in the Army Reserve Officer Training Program. Heckel al so holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia\, and is currently purs uing a doctorate of higher education administration from Northeastern Univ ersity.\n \n\nChristopher Wallace (Chaplain\, Lieutenant Colonel Army\, active-duty) is an Army War College Fellow with Notre Dame’s Internation al Security Center. His previous assignments on Active Duty and in the U.S . Army Reserve include III'd Armored Corps and Ft. Hood Deputy Command Cha plain\; Division Chaplain for 3rd Infantry Division Chaplain at Fort Stewa rt\, GA\; Accessions Officer at the Office of the Chief of Chaplains in th e Pentagon\; Chaplain (CPT) Assignment Officer at the Office of the Chief of Chaplains in the Pentagon\; Deputy Division Chaplain for 1st Infantry D ivision at Fort Riley\, KS\; 3rd Sustainment Brigade Chaplain at Fort Stew art\, GA\; 812th Transportation Battalion Chaplain at Fort Lee\, VA\; 441s t Military Intelligence Battalion Chaplain at Camp Zama\, Japan\; and 44th Corps Support Battalion Chaplain at Joint Base Lewis-McChord\, WA.\nHe de ployed with the 3rd Sustainment Brigade to Kandahar\, Afghanistan from 201 2-2013\; the 44th Corps Support Battalion to Al Taqaddum\, Iraq in 2006\; and the 812th Transportation Battalion to Navistar\, Kuwait in 2003. His m ilitary education includes the Command General Staff College at Fort Leave nworth\, KS\; the Chaplain Major Course\; the Chaplain Officer Basic and C areer Course at Fort Jackson\, SC\; and the Master Fitness Training Course . His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal\, the Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters)\, the Army Commendation Me dal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters)\, the Army Achievement Medal\, the National Defe nse Service Medal\, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal\, the Iraq Campaign Med al (2 Service Stars)\, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal\, t he Global War on Terrorism Service Medal\, the Army Service Ribbon\, the N orth Atlantic Treaty Organization\, the Overseas Ribbon (4 Service Stars)\ , the Armed Forces Reserve Medal\, and the Army Staff Identification Badge .\nWallace is a Christian minister endorsed by the Association of Gospel C hurches in Greenville\, SC. He ministered in Baptist churches in VA and SC before joining the U.S. Army. He received a Bachelors\, Master of Arts\, and Master of Divinity from Bob Jones University in Greenville\, SC. He se rves on the Committee for Military and Veterans Affairs at the National Ca thedral in Washington D.C.\n \n\nRania Khamees is a second-year law stude nt at Notre Dame Law School. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscie nce and Biology from The Ohio State University with research distinction i n the study of Bioinformatics and Artificial Systems. Rania also has a Mas ter of Public Administration from Ohio State and pursued public interest w ork at the municipal\, state\, and federal level after graduation\, focusi ng on racial and ethnic disparities in the United States. \n \nThis even t is co-sponsored by the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Relig ion\, Campus Ministry\, the Office of Military and Veteran Affairs\, the N otre Dame International Security Center\, the Center for Citizenship and C onstitutional Government\, the Middle Eastern Law Students Association\, t he Law School's Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion.\nOriginally published at ansari.nd.edu. LOCATION:Eck Law School Courtroom SUMMARY:Film and Panel Discussion: "Three Chaplains" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/03/26/three-chaplains-film- screening-and-panel-discussion/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:As Muslim chaplains\, upholding the First A mendment is not just part of their job description\, it is highly personal . Rafael Lantigua\, Khallid Shabazz\, and Saleha Jabeen swear an oath to t he Constitution\, vowing to protect the right of every service member to p ractice their faith freely. Despite decades of military service\, some sti ll view them as the enemy and unfit to serve because of their beliefs. Rat her than blend in\, they accept the challenges and inherent dangers of bei ng the public face of Islam for the U.S. military. Three Chaplains goes inside the armed forces to reveal how these chaplains practice\, te ach\, and share their faith with troops around the country. Rafael\, Khall id\, and Saleha each face resistance—from accusations of terror to disap proval from their own families and community—while ascending to the high est ranks of the military. Like generations of minority service members be fore them\, they call on the Department of Defense to support equality for all.
\nJoin us to view the film and discuss it along with film's di rector and producer David Washburn\, producer Razi Jafri\, active-duty Arm y Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Wallace\, and Notre Dame's direc tor of veteran and military affairs Kenneth Heckel.
\n5:30 pm Film Screening
6:30 pm
Panel Discussion
7:45 pm Iftar*/Interfaith Meal
*Iftar also known as futoor (the Arabic word for brea kfast)\, is a meal held every day during Ramadan at sunset. Fasting is one of the main pillars of Ramadan\, and those obs erving the holiday do not consume any food or drink between sunrise and su nset. After evening prayer and sunset\, Muslims break their fast with Ifta r. (Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/news/what-is -iftar-how-refugees-break-fast-during-ramadan/)
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David Wasburn (Director and Producer) has partnered with Muslim storytellers for over a decade. His documentary\, An American Mosque\, aired on public tele vision nationwide and was acquired by Al Jazeera. He developed "Three Chap lains" from his short film series featuring Muslim veterans that ran onlin e in the Washington Post\, San Diego Union Tribune\, and NBC News.
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Razi Jafri (Producer) makes films about America’s changing cultural landscape. H is previous film\, "Hamtramck\, USA" (SXSW 2020) chronicles democracy in A merica’s first Muslim-majority city. He is an alumnus of the Sundance Pr oducers Fellowship. His projects have been funded by the Ford Foundation\, Doris Duke Foundation\, Knight Foundation\, and CAAM.
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Kenneth Heckel (Director\, Notre Dame's Military and Veteran Affairs) pr ovides strategic direction on behalf of the provost for the University of Notre Dame's national defense\, military\, and veteran-related programs. A s a 23-year veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Ar my\, Heckel served in operational organizations and assignments across the world. While stationed at Fort Bragg\, North Carolina\, Heckel served as a commander in the 82nd Airborne Division and the 82nd Sustainment Brigade \, as well as a staff officer in the 3rd Special Forces Group. During his initial overseas deployments\, Heckel served as a staff officer during pea ce-keeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1999\, and during the early phases of operations in Afghanistan in 2002 with the 3rd Special Forces G roup. Heckel also served as a commander during his two deployments to Iraq in 2003 and 2010\, as part of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. When not serving overseas or in operational assignments\, Heckel spent the balance of his military career as an assistant professor of eco nomics and the director of academy advancement at the United States Milita ry Academy at West Point. Heckel received numerous awards and honors for h is military service\, most notably the Legion of Merit medal\, multiple Br onze Star medals\, and the Senior Parachutist Badge.
\nHeckel holds an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame\, whe re he was a distinguished military graduate and scholar in the Army Reserv e Officer Training Program. Heckel also holds an M.B.A. from the Universit y of Virginia\, and is currently pursuing a doctorate of higher education administration from Northeastern University.
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Christopher Wallace (Chaplain\, Lieutenant Colonel Army\, active-duty) is an Army War Colleg e Fellow with Notre Dame’s International Security Center. His previous a ssignments on Active Duty and in the U.S. Army Reserve include III'd Armor ed Corps and Ft. Hood Deputy Command Chaplain\; Division Chaplain for 3rd Infantry Division Chaplain at Fort Stewart\, GA\; Accessions Officer at th e Office of the Chief of Chaplains in the Pentagon\; Chaplain (CPT) Assign ment Officer at the Office of the Chief of Chaplains in the Pentagon\; Dep uty Division Chaplain for 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley\, KS\; 3rd S ustainment Brigade Chaplain at Fort Stewart\, GA\; 812th Transportation Ba ttalion Chaplain at Fort Lee\, VA\; 441st Military Intelligence Battalion Chaplain at Camp Zama\, Japan\; and 44th Corps Support Battalion Chaplain at Joint Base Lewis-McChord\, WA.
\nHe deployed with the 3rd Sustain ment Brigade to Kandahar\, Afghanistan from 2012-2013\; the 44th Corps Sup port Battalion to Al Taqaddum\, Iraq in 2006\; and the 812th Transportatio n Battalion to Navistar\, Kuwait in 2003. His military education includes the Command General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth\, KS\; the Chaplain Major Course\; the Chaplain Officer Basic and Career Course at Fort Jackso n\, SC\; and the Master Fitness Training Course. His military awards and d ecorations include the Bronze Star Medal\, the Meritorious Service Medal ( 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)\, the Army Commendation Medal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters)\, the Army Achievement Medal\, the National Defense Service Medal\, the Afg hanistan Campaign Medal\, the Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Service Stars)\, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal\, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal\, the Army Service Ribbon\, the North Atlantic Treaty Organi zation\, the Overseas Ribbon (4 Service Stars)\, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal\, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
\nWallace is a Chri stian minister endorsed by the Association of Gospel Churches in Greenvill e\, SC. He ministered in Baptist churches in VA and SC before joining the U.S. Army. He received a Bachelors\, Master of Arts\, and Master of Divini ty from Bob Jones University in Greenville\, SC. He serves on the Committe e for Military and Veterans Affairs at the National Cathedral in Washingto n D.C.
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Rania Khamees is a second-year law student at Notre Dame Law Sch ool. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Biology from The Ohio State University with research distinction in the study of Bioinform atics and Artificial Systems. Rania also has a Master of Public Administra tion from Ohio State and pursued public interest work at the municipal\, s tate\, and federal level after graduation\, focusing on racial and ethnic disparities in the United States.
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This event is co-sp onsored by the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion\, Campus Ministry\, the Office of Military and Veteran Affairs\, the Notre Dame International Security Center\, the Center for Citizenship and Consti tutional Government\, the Middle Eastern Law Students Association \, the Law School's Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion.
\nOriginally published at ansari.nd.edu.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240325T145846Z UID:event-300883 DTSTART:20240328T230000Z DTEND:20240329T005000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wanted to write a rock opera a bout Jesus Christ from Judas Iscariot's point of view. Just in their twent ies at the time\, the two recorded the Jesus Christ Superstar cast album.W ith proof of principle in place\, they launched a Broadway musical which w as later adapted by Norman Jewison (fresh off Fiddler on the Roof) for fil m. The film version is told through a popup musical that springs from a hi ppie school bus traveling in the desert and\, like the musical\, recounts the last days of Jesus Christ (Ted Neeley) with an emphasis on the role Ju das Iscariot (Carl Anderson)\, his betrayer\, played in his death and the emotions behind it.\nGET TICKETS LOCATION:DeBartolo Performing Arts Center SUMMARY:Film: 6th Annual "Jesus Christ Superstar" Sing-a-long (1973) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/03/28/6th-annual-jesus-chri st-superstar-sing-a-long-1973/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wanted to
write a rock opera about Jesus Christ from Judas Iscariot's point of view.
Just in their twenties at the time\, the two recorded the Jesus Chris
t Superstar cast album.
With proof of principle in place\, the
y launched a Broadway musical which was later adapted by Norman Jewison (f
resh off Fiddler on the Roof) for film. The film version is told
through a popup musical that springs from a hippie school bus traveling in
the desert and\, like the musical\, recounts the last days of Jesus Chris
t (Ted Neeley) with an emphasis on the role Judas Iscariot (Carl Anderson)
\, his betrayer\, played in his death and the emotions behind it.
In the summer of 1993 following the death o f her parents\, six-year-old Frida moves from Barcelona to the Catalan pro vince to live with her aunt and uncle\, who are now her new legal guardian s. The country life is a challenge for Frida\; time passes differently in her new home and the nature that surrounds her is mysterious. She now has a little sister for whom she has to take care of and has to deal with new feelings\, such as jealousy. Often\, Frida is naively convinced that runni ng away would be the best solution to her problems. Yet\, the family does what it can to achieve a fragile new balance and bring normality to their life. Occasional family outings to a local fiesta or a swimming pool\, coo king\, or listening to jazz in the garden bring them moments of happiness. Slowly\, Frida realizes that she is there to stay and has to adapt to the new environment. Before the season is over\, she has to cope with her emo tions and her parents have to learn to love her as their own daughter.
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Part of the Nanovic Film Series.
Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (
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