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Author Charles Yu, a young Asian man with short dark hair, wears a rust brown T-shirt and smiles towards the camera in front of a medium grey background.

Performances

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    Jamaal Bowman, right, and Keturah Stephen, left, dancers with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, wear all white and appear to gall together across the frame in front of a light grey background.
    A.I.M by Kyle Abraham , article

    SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 7:30 PM: One of the world’s most visionary contemporary dance companies returns to the Moss. Led by the acclaimed choreographer and artistic director, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham draws inspiration from a multitude of sources and movement styles.

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    Author Charles Yu, a young Asian man with short dark hair, wears a rust brown T-shirt and smiles towards the camera in front of a medium grey background.
    "An Evening with Charles Yu" , article

    TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 7:30 PM: Charles Yu is the author of the genre-bending "Interior Chinatown," a National Book Award winner that explores the confining stereotypes of Asian Americans in Hollywood and American culture, as well as a television screenwriter (HBO's "Westworld").

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    The cast of Circa's "Opus" perform on stage wearing black leotards or pants. Four people stand on the shoulders of four others, while the pairs each hold a person's feet. The two people, upside down, clasp hands in the center. A string quartet plays in the background.
    Circa , article

    FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 7:30 PM: With a bold and sophisticated approach to cirque, Australian-based Circa is joined live by the Debussy String Quartet for "Opus," a red-hot fusion of acrobatics and lyrical movement set to three Shostakovich quartets.

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Exhibitions

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    Shaunté Gates' "The Four Huntresses II," 2023, a collage that shows a Black woman centaur, bow pulled taut in her hands.
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    THURSDAY, JANUARY 23-SUNDAY, MARCH 30: Washington, D.C.-based artist Shaunté Gates’ solo exhibition features mixed-media paintings and densely layered works that combine photography, painting, collage, and found materials, resulting in surreal, dreamlike compositions.

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    Charisse Pearlina Weston's "are there other pits deeper down?," 2024, a canvas etched with glass, frit, oil stick, silicone carbide, and epoxy. The canvas looks like a stiff sheet of fabric covered in black texture.
    Charisse Pearlina Weston , article

    THURSDAY, JANUARY 23-SUNDAY, MARCH 30: New York-based artist Charisse Pearlina Weston’s solo exhibition engages with themes of surveillance and tactics of Black refusal by transforming materials associated with observation and control through repetition and reuse.

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    The lead art for the SOVA Faculty Triennial exhibition, "Assembly," featuring the School of Visual Arts' rainbow-colored logo.
    SOVA Faculty Triennial , article

    THURSDAY, APRIL 10-SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Featuring works by Virginia Tech’s School of Visual Arts faculty members, including adjunct faculty, "Assembly" celebrates a wide range of media, from traditional to digital, as well as sculpture, video, drawing, and painting.

Experiences

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    Moss Arts Center Curator Brian Holcombe leads a gallery tour and speaks into a microphone in front of a group of gallery visitors.
    "Beyond the Frame" , article

    SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, 12 PM: Elevate your art experience during free monthly noontime tours with Curator Brian Holcombe, who provides insight and context, offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the gallery processes, and answers your questions.

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    Company artistic director Kyle Abraham, of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, smiles towards the camera against a black background in this headshot. Abraham is a young Black man with short natural hair, a moustache, and tattoos on his chest and left shoulder.
    Post-Performance Q&A: A.I.M by Kyle Abraham , article

    SATURDAY, MARCH 22: Hear from Kyle Abraham, artistic director of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, in this open post-performance discussion.

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    The cast of Circa's "Opus" perform on stage, clustered together and holding a man upside down. In the background, two members of a string quartet play while blindfolded.
    Workshops with Circa , article

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 4 and 5:30 PM: These free workshops led by members of Circa focus on a particular scene and movement language from "Opus." Learn new circus skills!

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Faculty

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