Roots of Knowledge Speaker Series: La Beene

800 West University Parkway,Orem UT 84097

20 January, 2022

Description

Join us for a presentation by La Beene in the beautiful Roots of Knowledge stained-glass gallery! Free and open to all. “Clothing Matters: Sartorial Choices as a Window to Culture and Meaning” - Presented by La BeeneOur knowledge of history is often comprised of major events—wars, successions, government formation, inventions. However, battles are fought in armor, royalty wear coronation robes, and government and military leaders attach pins to their ties or wear heels of a certain height or color to make a particular impression. Material culture is a primary site of inquiry that can help us understand not just what knowledge matters, but how that knowledge is formed in physical, tactile, and intimate ways. Clothing Matters: Sartorial Choices as a Window to Culture and Meaning will discuss how the performative act of dressing oneself matters, what it says (and doesn’t say) not just for the practical but also the philosophical, psychological, and often ridiculous ways people express themselves through fashion.About La BeeneLa Beene is an Associate Professor of Costume Design and Technology at UVU, where she heads up the BFA in Theatre design program and serves as Associate Chair. She has an MFA in Costume Design and Technology from Brigham Young University and has taught at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She currently serves as the Commissioner for the Costume Design & Technology Commission for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology and has served as the Chair for the Intermountain Desert Section of USITT. La maintains an active professional design portfolio, having designed nearly 50 productions in the past 10 years for theatre, dance, and opera across the west, including UVU, Sundance, Salt Lake Acting Company, Plan B Theatre Co., Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Clime International, and BYU.______________________ Roots of Knowledge is a stained-glass panorama of history and human drama. The intricate details incorporated into every window represent years of painstaking research on the events and people that shaped humankind from the days of wooly mammoths and cavemen to the iPhone. Created by Holdman Studios and installed at the UVU Fulton Library in 2016, this artistic landmark comprises 80 individual panes and took 12 years to complete.For information on where to park at UVU, please visit https://www.uvu.edu/parking/visitor-parking.html.