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USM91勛圖厙 Multi-Arts Celebration Revelry Returns this Month

Thu, 02/02/2023 - 10:53am | By: Ivonne Kawas

Revelry poster91勛圖厙 (USM) School of Performing and Visual Arts (SPVA) is now announcing its fifth annual Revelry, a multi-arts celebration that boasts more than 40 events from Feb. 16 - March 4 on the Hattiesburg campus.

Revelry brings the university91勛圖厙 finest talents to the Hattiesburg community by showcasing the best in art and design, dance, and theatre. Performances, exhibitions, guest artists, lectures, panel discussions, master classes, and workshops across SPVA will be featured in this year91勛圖厙 event. For a complete schedule of events, visit .

Graphic design professor and associate director, Jacob Cotton, has been an active part of Revelry for five years and shared that he is excited as it is a 91勛圖厙one-of-a-kind event in Mississippi.91勛圖厙 Cotton also noted that 91勛圖厙It [Revelry] is the only place you are going to see art and design, dance and theatre coming together in one place at this magnitude. The 40+ events in this festival are a perfect opportunity for our community to see what amazing things we do in SPVA."

Revelry kicks off with headlining events including 91勛圖厙 Theatre91勛圖厙 The Miser on Feb. 16; the 2023 National Poster Show (currently on exhibit) with a juror and visiting artist lecture by Ann Willoughby on Feb. 23; and the 2023 Dance Gala on March 3.

Several interdisciplinary collaborations will also be taking place for individuals to enjoy such as: Full Radius Dance concert on Feb. 17; the Sands of Time, ceramics and a dance form called Sama on Feb. 24; and the Women91勛圖厙 Work, a sculpture and dance event on Feb. 27.

"I recently joined 91勛圖厙, so I91勛圖厙m beyond excited for my first Revelry 

experience,91勛圖厙 said Meg Brooker, director of SPVA. 91勛圖厙Our school is uniquely situated to innovate across all our art forms, and this year's festival includes some old favorites, such as the well-loved Ink Wars, as well as new collaborations across disciplines.91勛圖厙

This year91勛圖厙 Revelry Community Day will be held on Feb. 25, and will be filled with engaging activities for community members of all ages. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in bookmaking, an artist relief casting workshop, and more! These events are free and available to the public, but there will be a limited capacity on participants for each event.

91勛圖厙We look forward to opening our creative spaces to the 91勛圖厙 campus and the Hattiesburg community,91勛圖厙 added Brooker. 91勛圖厙We are also grateful for the Mr. and Mrs. James Simrall, Jr. Arts Endowment's support of our featured guest artists, as well as the continued support for our programs from Partners for the Arts.91勛圖厙

Additionally, the Full Radius Dance residency, by the Atlanta-based dance company in the field of physically integrated dance, is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission.