Friday Nights at the de Young : King Tut Costume Contest | GG Park

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Friday Nights at the de Young the museum stays open late and hosts all sorts of interesting events, concerts, art projects and lectures. Although regular admission prices still apply to visit the museum’s galleries, all of the events below are in the public spaces of the museum are completely free and open to the public

March 26, 2010: Farewell to Tut: Say goodbye to King Tut in style. Costume contest!
Prizes awarded to the most creative costumes celebrating ancient or modern Egypt.

Wilsey Court
Theatrical Egyptian Crowns and Circlets
5:30–8:30 p.m. A special Egyptian-inspired art project with Corinne Okada Takara
Create your own unique theatrical Egyptian headdress and embellish it with beads and gold foil papers. A playful dash of Art Deco and modern drama mixes with ancient motifs to make a fun project for young and old alike. You will walk away with the perfect accessory for an evening of dancing and celebrating.

6:00–8:30 p.m.
Hands-on artmaking for all ages with Art Diva Kim Erickson: Tut Accessories. Create your own Egyptian-inspired jewelry using recycled materials.

6:30–7:30 p.m.
Egyptian Operetta Performance: Al Afra Al Saeed (Weddings of the South)
This Egyptian operetta performed by Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance centers around a young betrothed couple; villagers perform Egypt’s regional dances as they gather in a town square. Some women come to collect water at a well while some sashay with their black shawls called the Maleya Leff. The men meet at the café and enjoy a cabaret dance. Jealousy erupts, and the men show their prowess with their sticks, called Tahtib. All comes to a sweet end with the marriage of the betrothed.

7:30–8:45 p.m.
Around-the-world dance party with DJ Neon Bunny and photo opportunity with our own “King Tut,” portrayed by Jaime Martinez and friends.

Koret Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
“A Touch of Insight: Tactility and Transcendence in African Art”
Lecture by Dr. Polly Nooter Roberts
The arts of Africa are multisensory, and touch and tactility are integral to the experience of many kinds of objects. Visual effects of such tactile engagement may be smooth or worn surfaces or accumulated and “integumented” ones—that is, “skins” of or thresholds to powers within. For tactility is not just skin-deep. The act of touching a work of art can sometimes lead to insight. Through examples of Luba art from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other cultures of central and west Africa, this lecture will trace the complex aesthetic practices that link tactility to the attainment of inner vision.

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