NOPE - Night of Poetic Enchantment

 

First meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 4-6pm, Long Recital Hall, Edgecliff

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An Invitation to Wonder

Twenty years ago, Xavier students and faculty gathered for a Night of Poetic Enchantment—an evening devoted to the beauty and magic of language, art, and community.

Now, we are bringing it back.

Reimagined for a new generation, the Night of Poetic Enchantment will transform Xavier into an immersive celebration of the liberal arts and sciences, bringing together artists, writers, musicians, scientists, performers, and curious minds from across the University.

This year's theme:

FIRE / ICE

Opposites. Extremes. Transformation. Destruction. Preservation. Light. Darkness.

What happens when we explore them together?

Snowforms Music + Visual Notation	Fire & Ice Literature + Technology + Installation	Ice Watch Art + Climate Science + Public Installation
we are opposite like that Poetry + Film + Climate + Music	Out of Ice Art + Architecture + Science	A Suspended Blue Ice + Painting + Sound + Performance
Melted Away Language + Sculpture + Time	Snowflake Bentley Photography + Science + Natural Wonder	If You Don't Like the Weather, Change It Science + Film + Experiment

 

THE NIGHT

Wander. Discover. Listen. Participate.

The evening begins with an immersive promenade through installations, experiments, performances, projections, music, poetry, and unexpected encounters created throughout the space.

Then, gather for a formal performance combining live music, literature, visual art, and performance into a shared experience centered on Fire and Ice.

Afterward, follow the light across campus to the Xavier University Art Gallery for art, conversation, coffee, and reflection.

Come curious. Leave enchanted.

CREATED BY STUDENTS

The Night of Poetic Enchantment isn't simply an event students attend.

Students create it.

Throughout the year, interdisciplinary teams will develop original installations, performances, experiments, environments, films, writing, music, and other experiences for the Night.

Students from every major and discipline are invited to participate.

Bring your discipline. Find collaborators. Make something none of you could have made alone.

SUPPORT THE WONDER

The most ambitious ideas often begin with a student asking:

"What if we tried this?"

Your support helps us say yes.

Donations directly support student-led interdisciplinary projects—providing materials, equipment, and small creative grants that allow students to transform ambitious ideas into installations, performances, experiments, and experiences.

Help us make room for wonder.

SUPPORT A STUDENT PROJECT

Email Jonathan Gibson at gibsonj1@xavier.edu

RESOURCES

The Library Staff has offered two useful resources for students to have access to:

The Makerspace and the Humanities Reading Room

Both have the space, materials, and expertise students need to succeed with their ideas and projects.