Choose one work from List of Works A.
Literature
“Drinking Alone Beneath the Moon” (8th century Tang Dynasty). Poem by Li Bo (aka Li Bai or Li Po) (701 – 762). China
“I, Too” (1926). Poem by Langston Hughes (1902 – 1967). United States
“Excerpt from The Palace Walk“ (1956). The Palace Walk is part of The Cairo Trilogy, novels by Naquib Mafouz (1911 – 2006). Egypt
Drama
A Raisin in the Sun (1959). Play by Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965). United States
Topdog/Underdog (2001). Play by Suzan-Lori Parks (b. 1963). United States
Performance
DANCE This: “Concheros“ (Bailadores de Bronce) (2018). Performed by Bailadores de Bronce. Choreographed by Christina Olivas. United States
The Drunken Concubine (originated during the Qianlong period, 1736-1795). Peking Opera performance by Shanghai Hongyimei Peking Opera, Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing (2022). At this point in the Opera, Yang has been drinking for quite some time due to disappointment that the emperor has not come. China
2-Dimensional Visual Art
Spring Dawn Over the Elixir Terrace (c. 1369 early Ming dynasty). Ink painting by Lu Guang (c. 1300-after 1371). China
Y No Hai Remedio (And There’s Nothing to Be Done) (1810). Etching by Francisco de Goya (1746–1828). Spain
Photography
Evening Attire (1922). Photograph from the Harlem Renaissance by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983). United States
Ngwane I, Oslo (2018). Photograph by Zanele Muholi (b. 1972). South Africa
3-Dimensional Visual Art
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) (c. 11th century). Sculpture from the Chola period (880-1279). Tamil Nadu, India
Feathered headdress (reproduction) (Original: early 16th century). Ceremonial feathered headdress also called Penacho of Moctezuma II. Aztec
Architecture
Brihadeeswarar temple, Thanjavur (Completed 1010 CE). Tamil Nadu, India
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (c. 670 CE) Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa
Choose one work from List of Works B.
Literature
“I Started Early, Took my Dog” (c. 1862). Poem by Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886). United States
“We Real Cool” (1958/1960). Poem by Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 – 2000). United States
“Hills Like White Elephants” (1927). Short story by Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961). United States
“How It Feels to be Colored Me” (1928). Excerpt from a memoir by Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1969). United States
Drama
Macbeth (1606 – 1607). Play by William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616). England
Trifles (1916). Play by Susan Glaspell (1876- 1948). United States
Performance
Revelations (1960). Choreographed by Alvin Ailey (1955 – -1989). Performance by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 2015. United States
Artcirq Inuit Performance Collective (2017). Performance by The Inuit Collective. Canada
2-Dimensional Visual Art
Christ as the Good Shepherd (c. 425 CE). Mosaic from Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Ravenna, Italy
Blues (1929). Oil painting by Archibald Motley (1891-1981). United States
Photography
Harvest of Death (taken July 4, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). Photograph by Timothy O’Sullivan (1840 – 1882). United States
A Young Man and His Pregnant Wife in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. (1965) Photograph by Diane Arbus (1923 – 1971). United States
3-Dimensional Visual Art
The Gates of Paradise (1425 – 1452). Baptistry doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378 – 1455). Florence, Italy
10,000 Moving Cities (Work in progress, first version 2010/2011). Interactive net-based installation art by Marc Lee (b. 1969). Switzerland
Architecture
Pyramids of Giza (4th Dynasty, c. 2589 – 2504 BCE). Egypt
Pantheon (c. 114-128). Rome, Italy
