Arts One: Experiencing Art in Buffalo

Sight Unseen at Jewish Repertory Theater (Spring 2018)

Arts One students had the opportunity to attend the preview performance of Sight Unseen by Donald Margulie s at the Jewish Repertory Theater. Following the performance, they were able to ask questions of the performers, Constance Caldwell, Josie DiVincenzo, David Lundy and Peter Palmisano, and Director Saul Elkin.

WNY Chamber Orchestra (Spring 2018)

5/19/18

Arts One students attended a performance by the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, “The Musical Life of Haydn." The concert featured Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 “Farewell” and the “Theresien Mass” with the Fredonia Masterworks Choir and Fredonia School of Music Voice faculty as soloists.

Disgraced at Road Less Traveled Theater (Spring 2018)

5/19/18

Arts One students had the opportunity to see Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize winning play, Disgraced, at Buffalo's Road Less Traveled Theater.

Neglia Ballet (Spring 2018)

3/22/18

Arts One students learned about ballet in the best possible way, by trying it. Sergio Neglia founder and Artistic Director of Neglia Ballet Artists, gave the class a very basic lesson and shared his journey as an artist with them.

"Lloyd's Mirror" by Olivier Pasquet (Spring 2018)

5/19/18

Olivier Pasquet is a world-renowned composer, music producer, sound and visual artist. His work is based on the writing of audio visual compositions and synesthesia. His compositions are sound-based, visual, and material. Pasquet used his Fall-Spring CAI residency to create a sound and light installation called "Lloyd's Mirror" for the Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Complex.

The Wooster Group: The B-Side (Spring 2018)

5/19/18

The Wooster Group, an innovative company of theater and media artists, presented four free performances of the critically acclaimed “The B-Side: ‘Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons’ A Record Album Interpretation” as part of its residency in the University at Buffalo’s Creative Arts Initiative (CAI).

Buffalo Tango Orkestra (Spring 2017)

3/13/17

Arts One students enjoyed music by the Buffalo Tango Orkestra along with dancing. Here is one of the reviews they wrote:

Albright Knox Art Gallery (Spring 2017)

3/13/17

Arts One visited the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for a docent-led tour of the museum's world-class collection of modern art.

Jewish Repertory Theater: After the Revolution (Spring 2017)

2/14/17

Arts One students were priveleged to attend the opening night performance of Amy Herzog's play After the Revolution by the Jewish Repertory Theater of Buffalo.

Gallery Dances (Fall 2016)

2/14/17

Dancers invaded the Burchfield Penney Art Center for five amazing performances created to take advantage of different spaces in the galleries.

African American Cultural Center: Jitney (Fall 2016)

11/11/16

Arts One students were priveleged to see one of the ten Pittsburgh Century Cycle plays about black life by August Wilson.

Red Thread Theatre: Louisiana Bacchae (Fall 2016)

10/4/16

Arts One students were wowed by Louisiana Bacchae. Following the performance they got to talk to the cast and dancers about the process of developing a new play, especially one that combined so many elements.

Baila Salsa (Fall 2016)

9/18/16

Cynthia Phelps (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

Buffalo Film Seminars

9/18/16

Zodiaque Dance Company (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

Burchfield Penney Art Center (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

BABEL-Louise Erdrich (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

SAFE-by Donna Hoke (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

Ensemble Linea (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

Richmond Ballet-Rite of Spring (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

BPO-The Planets (Spring 2016)

9/18/16

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“Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience ballet first hand. This is probably something I never would have done and I would have likely lived the rest of my life in ignorance when it comes to ballet, what it is and what it stands for. ”

What Students are Saying About Arts One

"This class has opened my eyes to the richness and diversity in the arts scene in Buffalo. I did not know that Buffalo was this lively!"

"I love how this course explores different types of art/music. It provides a great learning experience."

"Arts One has given me the opportunity to experience a number of the galleries, shows, and concerts that the city of Buffalo has to offer. I would recommend this course to any UB student interested in the arts."

"What an amazing opportunity to see everything that Buffalo has to offer in the arts. It has been so cool to see all of the different places."

"This class has given me a new appreciation for the arts and all of the great things happening around UB and all of Buffalo."

"The diversity and wide-range of visual and performing art events I attended with this course throughout the semester has taught me how to more critically think and analyze the meaning and background behind each performance.…Understanding the hours of rehearsal and courage required to perform onstage in front of an audience--whether it be acting, singing or dancing, made me view the performance in a new light and as a result, has given me a more conscious and grateful outlook on life and the integral role of art and music in society."

Arts One Activities for Fall 2018

What is Arts One?

The course will consist of performances on campus and in Buffalo:

musical performances
exhibits at the galleries
literary readings
dance performances, etc.
readings will be assigned as appropriate

When possible and appropriate, we will arrange to have someone connected with the event—a curator at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery or Burchfield Penney Center for the Arts, a musician in a concert, a composer whose work is being performed or who is in residence at UB for example—meet with students in the class. Each week, the class will meet for a discussion of the most recent event, either at the site of the event or at UB. Students will be expected to maintain a running log or diary detailing their reactions to the events and the class discussions.

Arts One will be grounded in two departments. The English Department version (Eng 281: Arts One), offered in the Fall semester, will be supervised by SUNY Distinguished Professor and James Agee Professor of American Culture, Bruce Jackson; the Music Department version in the Spring semester (Music 266) will be supervised by SUNY Distinguished Professor and Birge-Cary Chair in Music Composition, David Felder.