Join us March 16 and 17 for the fourth annual Herberger Institute Days!

March 16, 2021

"Until the Lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero.” Since Anna May Wong became the first Asian American Hollywood star in the 1920s and Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1958, what have BIPOC actors and filmmakers been fighting to represent in the media? As we celebrate the naming of the Sidney Poitier New American Film School, we’ll dive into a history of representation in front of and behind a camera with discovery quizzes and trivia and discuss why we make a fuss about “minority” voices.

March 16, 2021, March 17, 2021

The practice of biomimicry offers a unique method for creating sustainable innovation. In this virtual workshop, participants will: 1) be introduced to the basics of biomimicry; 2) experience closely observing natural organisms, 3) learn how to apply nature’s strategies in generating their own innovative designs. Participants will be invited to submit their designs to The Biomimicry Center Herberger Day Design Competition. So join us to ask the question: "What would nature do?"

March 16, 2021

Break in to Broadway with a singing, acting, and movement coaching! Cue up the karaoke track and digital pdf of your favorite musical theatre song, and be ready to sing and work on putting it all together! No prior experience necessary!

March 16, 2021

Can you write down dance and read a dance score? This class will introduce you to a few different dance notation systems, teach you the basics of Labanotation, and have you up and dancing a simple folk dance!

March 16, 2021

Whether you're applying for a job/internship or just making your first resume, join these career professionals to get feedback and tips for your resume and other application materials.

March 16, 2021

Stressed out? Lower back pain? Headaches?
Everything we think and feel goes through our physical body. By the time we feel it, we’ve already gone off the road and hit the tree, so to speak.

Want to learn strategies to recognize and manage your own stress/anxiety and new ways of relating to everything in your life?

March 16, 2021, March 17, 2021

More class than cash? If you make it yourself, your next party can be amazing without being expensive. And making it yourself is easier than you think! Join master mixologist Althea Pergakis and overlord of the oven David Schildkret as they demonstrate non-alcoholic cocktails and homemade pizza.

Day One: David shows you how to prepare dough for both thin pizza and pan pizza. You'll go through the steps in real time, then allow your dough to rise overnight for shaping and baking two pizzas tomorrow. Althea demonstrates how to make simple syrup and two non-alcoholic festive drinks, one with coffee and one without.

Day Two: Shape, top, and bake your pizzas using the dough you made yesterday. Make two new non-alcoholic festive drinks, one with coffee and one without.

Ingredient lists will be emailed to you after registration. You'll be most successful if you can participate both days, so sign up for both sessions, if possible.

March 16, 2021

Draw a hand for human rights. Add a dream for the world to an Interactive Human Rights Project. Learn more about the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. No previous drawing experience needed. Have ready one 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper plus a marker or pen. Bring imagination!

March 16, 2021

Students will learn how programming (coding) can become an artistic format.

March 16, 2021

Does the word "networking" make you nervous? You are not alone. Join this working session and learn how to make networking work for you as a creative professional and how it can help get you jobs in the future. All attendees are guaranteed to leave with 3 new professional contacts!

March 16, 2021

No coding required. Build your own machine learning model for classifying sounds in your home. Teach your computer to recognize a snap, a clap, a dog barking, eating an apple, a whistle, or anything else!

March 16, 2021, March 17, 2021

Reflect on times you have thought in an entrepreneurial way by identifying a problem and working to do something new or different. Whatever your current and future goals, you can benefit from having an entrepreneurial mindset. This way of thinking encourages curiosity, makes connections and creates value for others by doing new or different things. As a result, you will initiate and shape your own opportunities.

March 16, 2021

Wish you had a bit more Zoom Magnetism? An actor with 30 years' experience will equip you with the magic. Using teleprompter practice, acting tips and a personable delivery, you can be a more dynamic on-camera host and improve your screen presence in one session.

March 16, 2021

In this lecture I would like to talk about how infrastructure systems are products of society and culture where they exist, and how our daily habits and ways of living influence the structure and design of the systems we sometimes take for granted, like water use, drainage, etc.

March 16, 2021

We are a group of students and faculties who are dedicated to using spontaneous theatre methods to address the mental wellbeing and emotional needs. Please come join as we lead an interactive workshop with live music as a stress-relieving avenue in the midst of COVID-19 and social distancing. Our goal is to create drama spaces that center your stories with various improvisation, playback theatre, and drama therapy techniques.

March 16, 2021

We will examine how artists are represented in biopic films, a very popular subject that has attracted major film directors. We will consider how films emphasize and exaggerate certain artist personality traits, how artists and their artworks are contrasted in these films, and topics of gender, sexual orientation and nationalism.

March 17, 2021

What do you know about jewelry (period or contemporary) as an art form? Jewelry is about sentiment, love, tradition, social awareness, history, and a long list of other cultural markers. In 15 minutes you will know more about the history of bejeweled ornament than you thought. In our 30 minutes together, you will come away understanding ornament as a decorative art form and how it represents you, me, and most importantly, our collective cultural history.

March 17, 2021

This discussion is open to all students, faculty and staff whether you identify as trans or nonbiary, or as a cisgender ally.  Being trans or nonbinary can come with some challenges in the workplace, and we’re here to talk about it.  Join this discussion panel to hear lived-experiences, get tips for young professionals, and discuss ways in which we can all make our workplaces inclusive and inviting.

March 17, 2021

The workshop will include a short walk (in a dorm room, alley, or hallway) and will end with a collaged poem. Participants create a unique poem collage by gathering and puzzling together disparate parts of text and detritus found on their walk. They will be introduced to Mesostic poetry, created by the American composer John Cage, and learn a bit about the history of collage starting with Picasso continuing with the Dadaists. This workshop is in collaboration with the Museum of Walking.

March 17, 2021

Make a twitterbot that sends you compliments! No programming experience required.

March 17, 2021

Utilizing the principles of the film program's SAFE Set Protocol, this workshop will allow participants and panelists to develop discipline- and project-specific protocols that ensure that collaboration can occur in spaces and processes that are equitable, fair, responsive, and consensual.  Learn how to empower students and colleagues with well-defined guidelines that prevent abuses of power or incidents of trauma in the creative process.

March 17, 2021

Have you ever wanted to learn how to dance like a Renaissance person? Well now is your chance! Learn a simple dance from the 16th century and at the same time, find out how dance historians work to reconstruct dances from earlier periods.

March 17, 2021

We will tinker with P5.JS, a free web-based, open-source coding platform. We will make interactive drawing programs and learn how to embed them on a website. No prior coding experience is needed!

March 17, 2021

Whether you're applying for a job/internship or just making your first resume, join these career professionals to get feedback and tips for your resume and other application materials.

March 17, 2021

Want to learn how to analyze a film? Join us for FORTUNATO FILM SCHOOL where ASU film professor Joe Fortunato will screen, discuss, and provide "live commentary" on the classic film, Casablanca! The evening will start with a brief discussion about the background and making of the film, then we will screen the film, with Professor Fortunato providing live commentary, giving you insights into the filmmaking process, and some guidance on how to "read" a film creatively. After the film, we will discuss what we've learned and debate whether or not it lives up to its reputation as a film classic. Come see a classic film in a way you've never seen before!

March 17, 2021

InnovationSpace is a transformative experience, where students build the skills of the future and develop their capacity for collaboration and innovation as they produce extraordinary projects. This session will be to disuss how transdiciplinary education can provide you with unique opportunities to get valuable experience in cross-functional teamwork.

March 17, 2021

What are the dimensions of justice in design? How has systemic injustice affected how we design our built environment and impacted community health and well-being? How can we use the power of design to work with communities and address various aspects of injustice in design?

March 17, 2021

Teach absolute beginners to function in Latin music and dance, using only voices and bodies - no experience or instruments necessary.

March 17, 2021

Learn about the law of attraction, and how to release stress and negative thoughts out of nervous system, by Tapping and self love!

March 17, 2021

What is a music director? What do they do and how do they do it? What skills are needed to serve as a music director in the theatre, for musical theatre, opera, dance, and beyond? What technical skills are involved, what practical and technological understanding is required, and what is the music director's role in ensuring quality and equitability in a production?

March 17, 2021

In this remote hands-on workshop, participants will learn about the art of Nerikomi or clay marbling techniques. Each participant will layer different colored clays to create unique patterns. Students will cut slabs (sheets) from the blended, colored clays to create a small ceramic bowl made from a small plaster mold.

Workshop materials will be provided for pick-up on campus or by mail in early March. 

March 17, 2021

Norton will "unpack" the social and cultural contexts of what are considered works of musical genius from the 19th-century Western European canon. Central questions: who decided this music was "great," who was excluded from the group making this decision, which music of the same period wasn't considered "great" and why, and how have systems attributing greatness changed since then?