Teaching What I Want to Learn

Special guest Bill Evans (New York) will reflect on his career and his choreography. Evans is an internationally-recognized choreographer, performer, teacher, analyst, adjudicator, writer, and visionary in the fields of modern dance, contemporary dance, and dance education. Recent honors include: Dance Teacher Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Utah College of Fine Arts Distinguished Dance Alumnus Award, Honorary Doctorate from Cornish College of the Arts, and the National High School Dance Festival’s Outstanding Service Award.

Games of Chance in Music and Dance: The Role of Improvisation in Process and Performance

Guest pianist John Hopkins is featured with CD/FW choreographer/performer Sarah Newton in this lecture-performance. CD/FW artistic director Kerry Kreiman and other company members will share insights in regards to the role of improvisation in dance, while Hopkins compares and contrasts its role in music. Q&A time at the end will allow audience members to interact with the performers.

Freudian Slips and Silent Screams

Witness a living embodiment of the concepts behind portraiture and figurative art in a “happening” series of miniature dances and scenes designed to be performed in silence. CD/FW company members will explore the idea of the very act of creating a portrait or modeling for one. Drawing ideas from art history, photography, and personal histories, the dancers will bring their personal interpretations to this long-standing tradition of the “portrait” as a form of human record-keeping and storytelling through art.

Modern 'til Midnight

$15, free for Modern members
Tickets will be sold at the door. For advance tickets call 817.738.9215 or visit the Modern’s admission desk. 

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is proud to announce the eighth Modern 'til Midnight on Saturday, April 14. An eclectic array of live music will be featured during the Modern's extended, late-night hours. In addition, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy unique gallery activities, films, prize drawings from the Modern Shop, and exceptional cuisine from Café Modern.

Byron Kim

Brooklyn-based artist Byron Kim is known for his monochrome paintings, born out of representation, that seemingly challenge their relationship to abstraction. Faye Hirsch describes his work in an interview with the artist for Art in America, “You see subtle variations of color within the fields.

From the Vault

This class takes a close, behind-the-scenes look at selected works from the Modern's vault, includes a special vault tour, and concludes with a short studio project.

Space is limited; registration is required.

The Big Drawing Class

A new take on a classic theme, this class will explore drawing in relation to the Modern’s exhibitions for the spring 2012 season. Drawing is cornerstone foundation for most artists. Whether a sketch, a notation, or a refined mark in a journal, all artists use drawing in various ways to work through ideas. This class explores drawing through the FOCUS exhibitions featuring KAWS, Katie Paterson, Ged Quinn, and the special exhibition, Glenn Ligon: AMERICA. The Big Drawing Class spans 13 weeks, with three different artists leading classes over the course of the semester.

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