Who are you?

The Arts and Humanities Division invites you to find out as it unveils this semester’s arts season, titled “Voice, Identity, Dissent.”

“College is a time to define, or redefine, yourself,” says Arts and Humanities Dean Lyman Grant. “Austin Community College is going to take audiences on a journey of self-discovery and self-expression through art, discussion, theater, and dance.”

The fall season kicks off with an art exhibit in September and continues with events across the arts spectrum: dance concerts, theater performances, and literary gatherings.

Arthur Adair, adjunct assistant professor of drama, predicts you’ll discover your identity based on what you want.

“Our wants, what we will do to achieve them and even the measure of our ability to achieve them, can be a clear indicator of who a person truly is,” says Adair, who helped select the theme.

He will direct a production of “The Bacchae,” a Greek tragedy that struggles with identity.

“I know some might consider it reckless, even dangerous for a person to allow their work to infiltrate their personal lives; however, that is one of the benefits of the life of the artist,” he says.

“Can you imagine what can come of many people in the same room, all contributing to this search for the definition of Identity?”

Fall 2008: ‘Voice, Identity, Dissent’

Admission is free to ACC events but donations are accepted. Click here to download a brochure of the ACC Arts and Humanities 2008-2009 season.

Upcoming:

• Constitution Day Art Exhibit, Sept. 11–Oct. 8.
  Reception and Awards Ceremony 6-8 p.m. Sept 17 in the Highland Business Center Foyer. Visit www.austincc.edu/ah for more information about this event.
• Aimee Nezhukumatahil Reading, Oct. 2.
  7 p.m. in South Austin Campus, Room 1130. Nezhukumatahil is the 2008 Balcones Prize winner for her volume of poetry, “At the Drive by Volcano.” The annual $1,000 Balcones Prize is awarded by the ACC Creative Writing Department.
• “What is Identity?” Panel Discussion, Oct. 9.
  7 p.m. in Eastview Campus, Room 8500. Sponsored by the Ethics Resource Center and Department of Philosophy.
• “Proof” Oct. 10–12, 17–19.
  8 p.m. Fri–Sat and 2 p.m. Sun in the Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theater. Tony Award-winning drama by David Auburn, directed by Shelby Brammer and produced by the ACC Drama Department.
• Neal Pollack Reading, Oct. 16.
  7 p.m. in the Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater. Acclaimed novelist and satirist Pollack is the author of “Beneath the Axis of Evil,” “The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature,” “Nevermind the Pollacks: A Rock and Roll Novel,” and “Alternadad.”
• Dance Video Sampler Series, Oct. 23.
  6 p.m. in the Rio Grande Campus Dance Studio, Room 130. Visit www.austincc.edu/ah for more information about this event.
• “Continuing the Topic of Identity” Panel Discussion, Oct. 23.
  7 p.m. in Eastview Campus, Room 8500. Sponsored by the Ethics Resource Center and Department of Philosophy.
• Film and Further Discussion on the “Topic of Identity,” Nov 13.
  7 p.m. in Eastview Campus Room 8500. Sponsored by the Ethics Resource Center and Department of Philosophy.
• Art @ ACC Student Exhibit, Nov 14–Dec. 10.
  Reception 6–8 p.m. November 18 in the Highland Business Center Foyer
• “The Bacchae,” Nov 14–16, 21–23.
  8 p.m. Fri–Sat and 2 p.m. Sun in the Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater. Greek tragedy by Euripides. Directed by Arthur Adair and produced by the ACC Drama Department.
• ACC Faculty and Staff Reading, Nov 20.
  7 p.m. in the South Austin Campus. Visit www.austincc.edu/ah for more information about this event.
• “The Rio Review” Publication Celebration, Dec. 3.
  7 p.m.in the Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theater. ACC’s literary journal features poems, prose, screenplays and artwork by students.
• Fall Choreographers’ Showcase, Dec. 5–6.
  8 p.m. in the Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater. Visit www.austincc.edu/ah for more information about this event.
• Fall Dance Informance, Dec. 9.
  7 p.m. in the Rio Grande Campus Dance Studio, Room 130. Visit www.austincc.edu/ah for more information about this event.

Ongoing:

• Student Literary Gatherings, Sept.t 22, Oct. 20, Nov. 10, Dec. 1
  7 p.m.in Austin Java, 1212 Parkway. The ACC Creative Writing Department sponsors monthly Student Literary Gatherings open to all students and the public.
• Galleries and Displays of Student and Faculty Work
  Galleries and displays can be seen at the Cypress Creek Commons; Highland Business Center first floor and fifth floor administrative offices; Pinnacle eighth floor hall and student commons; and Rio Grande main building, basement and annex hallways, Gallery in the Cave, student lounge, and library.