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Show rethinks monuments and new play explores death, life and dreams

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Border Crosser installation by Chico MacMurtrie
Chico MacMurtrie

University Showcase, 4/15, 8a: On this episode, new show at SciArt Santa Fe,“In Place: Future Artifacts and Remembrance on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro," opening April 16 explores the idea of monuments and the contemporary interpretation of Southwestern cultural landscapes.

And a new play premiers April 22 at the UNM Department of Theater & Dance. “Last Dream: A Devised Play” is about a theater company rehearsing “Exit the King” By Eugene Ionesco and also draws on ancient Tibetan texts. It features the music of Latin-alternative rock band, Engine.

Guests:

  • Katya Crawford, chair of Landscape Architecture Department, UNM
  • Bianca Camarillo, graduate student in museum studies and museum specialist
  • Alejandro Tomás Rodríguez, assistant professor in UNM Department of Theatre & Dance
  • David Senk, exhibition specialist for STEAM NM, College of Fine Arts