DATE: 5-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1; Jon Deak’s work will be performed at 9 p.m.

EVENT: “Night of Mind-Bending Art,” a provocative evening of performance art, juried art show, and Ann Arbor premiere of Jon Deak’s acclaimed “Hyde and Jekyll.” Free and open to the public.

The innovative alternative to traditional Halloween celebrations is sponsored by Arts on Earth, a University of Michigan campus-wide initiative.

The lineup features New York performance artist Pat Oleszko, known for wearing large inflatable costumes while imparting biting social satire; an art show based on slides of artwork created by local artists; and, an innovative musical interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous tale of a split personality.

Christopher Kendall, dean of U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance, calls Deak’s work “thoroughly engaging and challenging.” The inventive composition features the cello in the role of the noble Dr. Jekyll and the French horn as the abominable Mr. Hyde. An ensemble of characters, musical instruments and super titles present the traditional narrative text.

The event kicks off the two-day symposium, “Arts and Minds” at U-M’s Duderstadt Video Center. “Arts and Minds” features leading international artists, scientists, scholars and activists in an engaging exploration of the connection among the forms, purposes and appeals of art and the intellectual constructions of the mind.

PLACE: Michigan Theatre, 603 E. Liberty Street, Ann Arbor.

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