Exhibition dates: September 16 to September 27
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10am to 4pm  

Theatrical Performances Dates & Times
Wednesday, September 18 @ 8pm
Thursday, September 19 @ 8pm
Friday, September 20 @ 8pm
Saturday, September 21 @ 2pm & 8pm 

The Sinking of the Titanic is a stage adaptation of the epic poem by East German poet/essayist Hans Magnus Enzenberger. Adapted by Mona Heinze and James Magruder, it was first staged at the Yale School of Drama in 1987 

The Contemporary Art Galleries production is directed by UCONN Professor Michael Chybowski and features costumes design by Brittny Mahan.  The Sinking of the Titanic is a moving meditation on loss — of one’s youth, of the aspirations of a culture, of society, and eventually life itself.  How is it possible to go on in the face of such things? There is an answer, and this is what the performance tries to leave us with.

The exhibition’s installation will be comprised of a large screen video montage, photographic works and displayed costumes. The actors in The Sinking of the Titanic are Department of Dramatic Arts students and integral to the dramatic effect of the production – the audience and performers together reside “inside the iceberg”.