January 16, 2018—Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) programs for March include screenings of 2018 Academy Award® Nominated Short Films, puppet shows and Japanese Girls’ Day.

The DIA thanks its sponsors for the following programs: Friday Night Live! is supported by the DTE Energy Foundation; the Detroit Film Theatre is generously supported by Buddy's Pizza.

 

 

Exhibitions

“Monet: Framing Life” through March 4, 2018. Made possible by the Bonnie Ann Larson Modern European Masters Series

“Making Home: Contemporary Art from the DIA” through June 6, 2018

Ongoing

General Guided Tours: Tuesdays–Thursdays, 1 p.m.; Fridays, 1 & 6 p.m.

Enjoy a guided tour of select galleries for an overview of the collection.

General and Family Guided Tours: Saturdays & Sundays, 1 & 3 p.m.

Enjoy a guided tour of select galleries or a family and kid-friendly tour.

Thursdays at the Museum, 1 p.m.

Special programs, including light refreshments, for adults 55+, featuring tours, talks and art making.

Detroit City Chess Club: Fridays, 4–8 p.m.

The club’s mission is to teach area students the game and life lessons. Members have won state, regional and national competitions. People wanting to learn to play chess should show up between 4 and 6 p.m. There will be no teaching between 6 and 8 p.m., but visitors can play chess.

Drawing in the Galleries (for all ages): Fridays, 6–9 p.m.; Saturdays & Sundays, Noon–4 p.m.

Drop-In Art Making (for all ages): Fridays, 6–9 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, Noon–4 p.m.

Thursday, March 1

Detroit Film Theatre: An Evening with Stanley Nelson 7:30 p.m.

Writer, producer and director Stanley Nelson will introduce his 2006 documentary “Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple” and engage in a discussion with the audience afterwards. The movie tells the story of a cult led by preacher Jim Jones, who in 1978 led more than 900 members of his religious group to a settlement in Guyana called Jonestown, where he orchestrated a mass murder/suicide with poisoned Flavor Aid. Visiting U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan and members of his delegation were also murdered. The movie features interviews with former cult members, Jonestown survivors and people who knew Jones.

Nelson’s presentation is made possible by the Bob Allison (Allesee) Endowed Chair in Media at Wayne State University’s Department of Communication, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.

Tickets: $9.50 general admission; $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members

Friday, March 2

Detroit Film Theatre: 2018 Academy Award® Nominated Short Films 7 p.m.

The 2018 Oscar® Shorts program will present all five nominees in both the short animation and live-action short film categories, with an intermission between the two sections. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended! (Approximately three-and-a-half hours). Tickets: $9.50 general admission; $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members

Saturday, March 3 at 2 & 7 pm

Detroit Film Theatre: 2018 Academy Award® Nominated Short Films 2 and 7 p.m.

(see March 2 for description)

Sunday, March 4

Japanese Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri) 11 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Celebrate Japanese Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri) with demonstrations of a tea ceremony, ikebana flower arranging and calligraphy in Rivera Court. See the beautiful Hina Dolls on display in the Great Hall or participate in a workshop featuring traditional Japanese crafts.

Presented by the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, cosponsored by Japan Cultural Development, the Japan Society of Detroit Women's Club, Ikebana International Detroit Chapter 85 and DIA auxiliary Friends of Asian Arts and Culture.

Detroit Film Theatre: 2018 Academy Award® Nominated Short Films 1 and 6 p.m.

(see March 2 for description)

Friday, March 9

Detroit Film Theatre: “Miss Kiet's Children” 7 p.m.

In the Dutch countryside, refugee children, mostly from Syria, are students in Miss Kiet’s classroom. Smart, compassionate and endlessly patient, Miss Kiet is keenly aware of the problems her students have lived through. She not only teaches them Dutch but also how to solve problems together and respect each other. By the end of this new documentary, an affectionate community has grown—the fruit of a teacher's patience and dedication. Best Documentary Feature, 2017 Dutch Academy Awards. In Dutch and Arabic with English subtitles. Tickets: $9.50 general admission; $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members

Saturday, March 10

Detroit Film Theatre: “Rabbit in the Moon” 2 p.m.

During World War II thousands of second-generation Japanese-American children were forced to live in U.S. government internment camps in remote locations in the California desert. Separated from their parents and living in extreme conditions, Emiko and Chizuko Omori experienced hardships that robbed them of their childhood, their Japanese heritage and eventually the memory of their parent’s tragic lives. Through the making of Rabbit in the Moon, filmmaker Emiko Omori uncovered her forgotten home and a family lost to unbearable emotions.

This movie is part of the series “Making Home on Film,” presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Making Home: Contemporary Works from the DIA,” on view through June 6, which presents works in a variety of media that both affirm symbols of domestic space and question popular ideas of home as a source of comfort, belonging and permanency.

Detroit Film Theatre: “Miss Kiet's Children” 7 and 9:30 p.m.

(see March 9 for description)

Annual Day of Puppetry: “Peter and the Wolf” 2 p.m.

“Peter and the Wolf,” enchanting audiences since its premier in 1936, follows the adventures of a boy trying to capture a wolf. National Marionette Theatre brings this symphonic fairy tale to life with exquisitely crafted marionettes, scrolling scenery and a beautiful orchestral score. Presented in partnership with the Detroit Puppeteers Guild as part of the Annual Day of Puppetry.

Annual Day of Puppetry: Workshop: Marionette Construction and Manipulation 3:30 p.m.

The Detroit Puppeteers Guild provides a closer look into marionette construction and manipulation in a workshop lead by the artists of the National Marionette Theatre, owned and operated by the Syrotiak family, who has been building and performing with marionettes since 1967. Free, but registration is required. To register, call 313-833-4005 or go to www.dia.org. For ages 14 and older.

Sunday, March 11

Detroit Film Theatre: “Miss Kiet's Children” 2 and 4:30 p.m.

(see March 9 for description)

Puppet Performance: “Peter and the Wolf” 2 p.m.

“Peter and the Wolf,” enchanting audiences since its premier in 1936, follows the adventures of a boy trying to capture a wolf. National Marionette Theatre brings this symphonic fairy tale to life with exquisitely crafted marionettes, scrolling scenery and a beautiful orchestral score.

Wednesday, March 14

Senior Matinee Performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Jewish Ensemble Theatre

The Jewish Ensemble Theatre presents a matinee of its production "The Diary of Anne Frank" for adults 55+. The performance is free and the DIA will provide free transportation for groups of 25 or more. To reserve bus transportation, call 313-833-1292.

Friday, March 16

Detroit Film Theatre: “Bar Bahar” 7 p.m.

Three Palestinian-Israeli women attempt the balance of tradition and modernity, citizenship and culture, fealty and freedom. Lalia, Salma and Nur share an apartment in the heart of Tel Aviv. Lalia, a lawyer with a wicked wit, burns off stress in the underground club scene. Salma is a DJ and bartender. Nur is a younger, religious Muslim university student. Nur is intrigued and intimidated by her roommates, but when her conservative fiancé visits, his reaction leaves all three women shaken. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. Tickets: $9.50 general admission; $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members

Friday Night Live!: Lise de la Salle 7 and 9:30 p.m.

Through her international concert appearances and award-winning recordings, 29 year-old French-born Lise de la Salle has established a reputation as one of today’s most exciting young pianists. She performs music from her new recording, Bach Unlimited, which includes works by and inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach and compositions by Ferruccio Busoni, Francis Poulenc, Albert Roussel and Franz Liszt. For more information on del la Salle, go to http://lisedelasalle.com/about-me/.

Saturday, March 17

Puppet Show: Mesner Puppet Theater Presents “The Stinky Cheese Man” 2 p.m.

Narrator Jack takes the audience through the twists and turns of this wacky tale adapted from Jon Scieszka's award winning book “The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales,” a spoof on fairytales, that includes Little Red Running Shorts and The Really Ugly Duckling, among others.

Detroit Film Theatre: “Bar Bahar” 7 and 9:30 p.m.

(see March 16 for description)

Sunday, March 18

Puppet Show: Mesner Puppet Theater Presents “The Stinky Cheese Man” 2 p.m.

(see March 17 for description)

Detroit Film Theatre: “Bar Bahar” 2 and 4:30 p.m.

(see March 16 for description)

Friday, March 23

Performance: “Voices of Light” (matinee dress rehearsal)

In a rare special event, the Rackham Choir will perform composer Richard Einhorn’s “Voices of Light,” a powerful oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra, performed with a screening of Carl Th. Dreyer’s majestic silent film “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” The score is built around medieval chants and the libretto is based on period memoirs written in Latin and Ancient French. Presented with English subtitles. Tickets: $35 general admission; Groups of 10+ (phone only): K-12 students $10; college and university students, $20; adults $25.

Saturday, March 24

Performance: “Voices of Light” 8 p.m.

In a rare special event, the Rackham Choir will perform composer Richard Einhorn’s “Voices of Light,” a powerful oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra, performed with a screening of Carl Th. Dreyer’s majestic silent film “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” The score is built around medieval chants and the libretto is based on period memoirs written in Latin and Ancient French. Presented with English subtitles. Tickets: Main Floor Front, $50, $45 for DIA members; Main Floor Middle, $40, $35 for DIA members; Main Floor Rear, $25, $20 for DIA members; Balcony Front, $35, $30 for DIA members; Balcony Upper, $20, $15 for DIA members

Sunday, March 25

Performance: “Voices of Light” 3 p.m.

(see March 24 for description and ticket prices)

Friday, March 30

Detroit Film Theatre: “Legend of the Mountain” 7 p.m.

A travelling scholar intent on translating a Buddhist sutra loses his way in the mountains. He discards his notions of reality as time and space collapse around him, bringing him face-to-face with ghostly visitations and a fantasia of color and light. King Hu (A Touch of Zen) rose to prominence in the 1960s and ‘70s as a visionary director of wuxia, a subgenre of samurai adventures dealing with sorcery and heroes. The new 4K restoration of his Legend of the Mountain shows Hu at the height of his powers. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Tickets: $9.50 general admission; $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members

Saturday, March 31

Detroit Film Theatre: Making Home on Film Series: “Chavez Ravine” 2 p.m.

Located a few miles outside of Los Angeles, Chavez Ravine was home to generations of Mexican-Americans since the 1890s, a self-sufficient community where residents ran their own schools and grew their own food. In the late 1940s photographer Don Normark began to document the families of Chavez and their hand-built homes, constructed with ingenuity on the steep terrain. The postwar expansion of Los Angeles led to the destruction of Chavez Ravine to make way for Dodger Stadium in 1959.

This movie is part of the series “Making Home on Film,” presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Making Home: Contemporary Works from the DIA,” on view through June 6, which presents works in a variety of media that both affirm symbols of domestic space and question popular ideas of home as a source of comfort, belonging and permanency.

Detroit Film Theatre: “Legend of the Mountain” 7 p.m.

(see March 30 for description)

Museum Hours and Admission

9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for students, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.