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February 28 - March 9, 2002

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Russell Sherman,
Pianist
,
Monday, March 4



Richard Taruskin,
Musicologist
,
Monday, March 4



Dr. Jonathan Miller,
The Afterlife of Plays
,
Monday, March 4



Lewis Lockwood,
Beethovan &
the Law
,
Tues., March 5



Arnold Wesker
Playwright,
Wed., March 6



Malcom Bilson,
Pianist
,
Wed., March 6



Phil Markowitz,
Jazz Pianist
,
Thurs., March 7


Merchant of Venice,

Merchant of Venice, Performance Workshop
Friday, March 8


Jeffrey Rosen,

Jeffery Rosen,
Reviewing Legal
Performance

Friday, March 8

February 28, 2002, Thursday

3:00pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
Preserving Choreographic Legacies:
What Does This Mean and How Is It To Be Done?

Ann Daly, moderator; Bonnie Oda Homsey; Carla Maxwell; and Madeleine Nichols
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March 3, 2002, Sunday

8:00pm School of Music, Bates Recital Hall
Liszt Transcendental Etudes
Pianist Russell Sherman
Tickets: $12 General public, $8 UT Faculty/Staff, $6 UT Students,
available at the door, one hour prior to the performance.

March 4, 2002, Monday

9:00am School of Law, Jamail Pavillion
Registration begins

10:30am School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"What Are the Links Between Law & Performing Arts?"
Profs. Jack Balkin, Lief Carter and Sanford Levinson

1:30pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
Keynote Address: "Setting Limits"
Prof. Richard Taruskin
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3:30pm UTPAC, McCullough Theatre
Keynote Address: "The Afterlife of Plays"
Dr. Jonathan Miller
Free advance tickets available through UTPAC box office, 471.1444.

5:15pm School of Law, Atrium
Reception, directly following afternoon presentations

8:00pm School of Music, Bates Recital Hall
Beethoven Sonatas
Pianist Russell Sherman
Tickets: $12 General public, $8 UT Faculty/Staff, $6 UT Students,
available at the door, one hour prior to performance.

March 5, 2002, Tuesday

10:00am Music Building, Recital Studio 2.608
Panel Discussion: "Performing the Beethoven Sonatas"
Michael Tusa, moderator; Malcolm Bilson, Lewis Lockwood,
and Russell Sherman

12:00pm School of Law, Atrium
Luncheon Presentation: "Beethoven and the Law"
Lewis Lockwood
Buffet available at 11:45; presentation to begin at 12:15.

1:30pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
Panel Discussion: "Authenticities and Music"
K. M. Knittel, moderator; Andrew Dell'Antonio, Susan Jackson,
and Joshua Rifkin
Suggested Reading Available
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3:30pm UTPAC, McCullough Theatre
Panel Discussion: Antigone
Sanford Levinson, moderator; James Hampton, Jonathan Miller, William Powers, Richard Taruskin, and Paul Woodruff

8:00pm UTPAC, McCullough Theatre
Carl Orff's Antigonae
UT Opera Theatre production
Tickets: $15.00 at the door, one hour prior to performance.

March 6, 2002, Wednesday

10:00am School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Offensive Texts: Diagnosis & Response"
Sandy Levinson, moderator; Jack Balkin; Lief Carter; and Richard Taruskin

12:00pm School of Law, Atrium
Luncheon Presentation: "Interpretation - to Impose or Explain"
Playwright Arnold Wesker
Buffet available at 11:45; presentation to begin at 12:15.

1:45pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Legal Responses to Offensive Texts"
David Anderson, moderator; Jack Balkin, Robert Nagel, Scot Powe,
and Fred Schauer
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3:30pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Shakespeare and the Law"
Jim Ayres, Alan Friedman, James Loehlin, Jonathan Miller, and Richard Weisberg
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8:00pm School of Music, Bates Recital Hall
Beethoven Sonatas
Fortepianist Malcolm Bilson
Tickets: $12 General public, $8 UT Faculty/Staff, $6 UT Students,
available at the door, one hour prior to performance.

March 7, 2002, Thursday

10:00am School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Composers, Conductors, Playwrights and Directors"
Sandy Levinson, moderator; Donald Grantham, Peter Bay, Kirk Lynn,
Jonathan Miller, and Shawn Sides
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12:00pm School of Law, Atrium
Luncheon Presentation: "Why Copyright?"
Prof. Lawrence Lessig
Buffet available at 11:45; presentation to begin at 12:15.
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1:45pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Revivals, Authenticity & Interpretive Freedom"
Oscar Brockett, moderator; Michael Bloom, Theodore Chapin,
Ann Ciccolella, Joseph McClain, Jonathan Miller, and Richard Pappas
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4:00pm School of Music, Bates Recital Hall
"Jazz as a Text-based Art"
Jazz Pianist Phil Markowitz

March 8, 2002, Friday

9:00am School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
Performance Workshop: "The Courtroom Scene
from William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
and Arnold Wesker's Shylock"

The Law & Lit Players, Rude Mechanicals, Shakespeare at Winedale, UT Theatre & Dance, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center
Watch the videos: Part I - II,  Part III - IV

12:00pm School of Law, Sheffield Room
Lunch for Performance Workshop participants

1:15pm School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Performing Law"
Philip Bobbitt, moderator; Walter Dellinger, Chief Justice Tom Phillips,
Judge Margaret McKeown, Judge Abner Mikva, and Judge Lee Rosenthal
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3:30pm Music Building, Recital Studio 2.608
"Reviewing Legal and Dramatic Performance"
Michael Barnes, moderator; Linda Greenhouse, Jeffery Rosen,
and Anthony Tommasini

8:00pm UTPAC, Bass Concert Hall
Giacomo Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
Austin Lyric Opera
Tickets: Available through ALO Box Office, 512.472.5992

March 9, 2002, Saturday

9:30am School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Developments in Copyright"
Lawrence Lessig, Judge Margaret McKeown, and Neil Netanel
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11:00am Coffee Break

11:15am School of Law, Eidman Courtroom
"Contracts in the Performing Arts:
Can't Live with 'Em; Can't Live Without 'Em"

David Sokolow, with Edward Fair, Ladd Hirsch, and Cindi Lazzari
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8:00pm UTPAC, Bass Concert Hall
Giacomo Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
Austin Lyric Opera
Tickets: Available through ALO Box Office, 512.472.5992

Last Updated: November 28, 2005