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This screening by artist Amina Ross presents a curated selection of short films that examine emotional turbulence through diverse moving-image approaches, from spontaneous cell-phone recordings to meticulously crafted 3D animations. Together, the works trace shifting inner states across multiple visual registers.
Three members of UMBC’s music faculty — pianist Audrey Andrist, violist Renate Falkner, and oboist Fatma Daglar — present an afternoon of chamber music for their unusual instrumental pairing. Their concert will feature works by Claude Debussy, Rebecca Clarke, Margaret Bonds, Earl Wild, and Charles Martin Loeffler.
The Humanities Forum presents Aisha Beliso-De Jesús, Olden Street Professor of American Studies and Chair of the Effron Center for the Study of America, Princeton University, who will speak on Excited Delirium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease.
Journey with the acclaimed Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Richard Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, and Béla Bártok’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist Airi Yoshioka.
The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Eckert Lecture on Health & Inequality, featuring Hanna Garth, assistant professor of anthropology at Princeton University, who will speak on “Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement.”
The Soldiers’ Chorus, the vocal complement of The United States Army Field Band of Washington, D.C., performs vocal works by Bellini, Bizet, Danielpour, Delibes, Donizetti, Handel, Massenet, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, and Verdi.
The Humanities Forum presents Orianne Smith, professor of English at UMBC, who will speak on Romanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft, Revolution and the Female Demonic. Smith embarks on an interdisciplinary reimagining of witchcraft, women’s writing, religion, and social reform, providing original insights on the history of witchcraft and its influence on public discourse, literature and art.
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in Arts (CIRCA) presents Guenet Abraham, professor of visual arts at UMBC, who will speak on “Exploring and Bridging Ethiopia’s Indigenous Art, Design, and Innovation,” a multi-year project for which she was awarded a 2025 CIRCA Summer Fellowship.
UMBC Theatre presents User Agreeement by Ben Holbrook and directed by Sean DiGiorgio ’26. Set in the near future, Sy and Theo attempt to navigate their bond in a world enhanced by the wonders of artificial intelligence and the occasional talking octopus. Their budding romance is tested by an increasingly complex society driven by technology and capital, asking us to wonder if two simple souls can truly connect.
The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.