The Observer, September 9, 2005
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 2
Panorama film series takes up residence at Strosacker
One of the most often overlooked advantages to going to Case is the opportunity to benefit from Case's location within walking distance of many of Cleveland's world-class cultural institutions. Just a few weekends ago I saw my very first shrunken head, courtesy of the Museum of Natural History (no joke, there were three on display as part of a tribal diorama). There's always something enriching going on right under our noses; and becoming a more enlightened and sophisticated citizen of the world just got easier – as of next week, Panorama, the Cleveland Museum of Art's film series, takes up residence in our own Strosacker Auditorium, and will remain for the rest of the academic year, thanks to the museum's renovation projects. Here's a quick look at the films being featured this month:
Wheel of Time, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. – This film serves as a complement to the construction of a Kalachakra sand mandala this month by Tibetan Buddhist monks at Cleveland's City Hall. Directed by Werner Herzog and the Dalai Lama himself, this documentary follows the creation of two Kalachakra sand mandalas – one in India and another in Australia – but its main focus is on the larger world of Tibetan Buddhism.
Touch the Sound, Sept. 18 at 1:30 p.m. – In this special sneak preview, audiences will experience an uplifting celebration of music-making focusing on Grammy-winning Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Glennie, a wildly successful solo percussionist, is deaf, and "hears" through her body – a drawback that has not hindered her ability to make memorable music from a variety of instruments and objects.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. – Since its inception in 1998, the Manhattan Short Film Festival has showcased some of the world's best short films, including several subsequent Oscar nominees and winners. The twelve finalists in the festival compete for the grand prize: all the necessary equipment for the creation of a feature film. This year, audiences in 37 states – including Ohio " will participate in picking the winner. Everyone attending the screening of the 2005 festival's 12 finalists will get a ballot and a hand in determining the grand prize winner, which will be announced Sept. 25 in New York City. No matter who wins, however, all who attend will surely enjoy some superb short movies.
Writer of O, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m. and Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. - Dominique Aury, the late, mild-mannered French editor who in 1994 revealed herself to be the pseudonymous Pauline Réage, author of the scandalous 1954 S&M fantasy Story of O, is profiled in this new documentary that recreates 1950s literary Paris and dramatizes scenes from Aury's erotic classic.
Tickets to these films are $7, $5 for CMA members, $4 for seniors and persons with disabilities, and $3 for students. More information about Panorama can be found on the Cleveland Museum of Art's website, www.clevelandart.org.
