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SUMMARY:From the Battlefield to the Operating Theater
DESCRIPTION:Trace the pioneers\, patients\, and drama behind modern plastic surgery—where war\, courage\, and innovation reshaped medicine and humanity.\n\n\nLecture:\n \nFrom the Battlefield to the Operating Theater: How Plastic Surgery Emerged from the Great Wars\nPravin K. Patel. MD FACS \n \n2:30pm-4:30pm\nFree with RSVP\n \n\n\nBehind every breakthrough in plastic surgery lies a story. This lecture brings to life the extraordinary cast of characters who turned the chaos of war into the dawn of modern reconstructive plastic surgery. Set against the backdrop of the Great Wars\, the “theater” took on many meanings: a battlefield of destruction\, an operating theater of innovation\, and a dramatic stage where courage\, compassion\, and creativity played leading roles. From visionary surgeons to the wounded soldiers who became both patients and pioneers\, we explore how these real-life actors transformed suffering into science\, and laid the foundation for a field that continues to restore form\, function—and humanity. \n\n\n\nPravin K. Patel. MD FACS is the Mimis N. Cohen Professor of Surgery\, Chief of the Division of Plastic\, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery\, and Director of the Craniofacial Center at the University of Illinois\, Chicago. Trained in physics\, engineering\, and medicine\, he brings a unique perspective to the art and science of reconstructive surgery of the face. A lifelong lover of history\, Dr. Patel is especially drawn to the story of how modern plastic surgery was born from the devastation of the Great Wars. His talk\, From the Battlefield to the Operating Theater\, gives voice to the exhibit The Artistry of Plastic Surgery—tracing how courage\, compassion\, and creativity transformed wartime suffering into a legacy of restoring both form and humanity.
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LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Night 3 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell
DESCRIPTION:A surreal new opera of shifting vignettes\, lush chamber music\, and dreamlike characters\, brought to life by Chicago’s motley orchestra.\n\n\nSilver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell\nOctober 26\, 2025\n7:30-9:00pm\nDoors at 7:00pm \nTickets: \nEARLYBIRD \n$25 GA \nPRESALE \n$25 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$25 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \nDOOR \n$30 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$35 GA at Door \n\n\n“A Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell” is a new opera by composer Lula Asplund\, co-directed by playwright Allegra Harvard. \nTold through a series of surreal vignettes\, the work takes shape as an exquisite corpse—where each fragment adds to a strange\, dreamlike whole. At its core are two enigmatic figures: Dr. Giunetti (Justin D’Acci) and The Green Lady (Vim Grace Hile)\, joined by a shifting ensemble of characters who emerge and dissolve between them. \nThe libretto was crafted to accompany seven chamber pieces Asplund began at Mills College in 2020. Once composed for string quartet\, this iteration reimagines the music for a motley orchestra of Chicago-based musicians\, blending diverse traditions and instruments. Among them: a hand-built Rebec by Alex Yelamos\, performed by Andrew Seller. \nJoin us for an evening where past and present\, the familiar and the uncanny\, converge in an operatic experiment unlike any other. \n\n\nWriter and Director – Lula Asplund  \nLula Asplund is an experimental composer and Chicago-based sound artist. Her work invokes voice as object and atmosphere—dislocated\, refracted\, tactile. Using spectral play\, vocal manipulation\, and fragmented sound poetry\, she enters the nonlinear logic of dream and memory. Asplund has a BFA from Mills College and has performed at Center for New Music and Audio Technologies\, The Lab SF\, CalArts\, Elastic Arts\, Bohemian National Cemetery\, and Experimental Sound Studio.  \n \nCo-director – Allegra Harvard \nAllegra Harvard (b.1999) is a Chicago-based artist\, playwright\, director\, and curator. Her recent curatorial project was Unda.m.93 with collaborator Parker Davis. Her artwork has been shown at EXPO Chicago\, House of Earth\, Printed Matter\, Weatherproof\, and the late SULK CHICAGO. Her recent productions include Credentis\, which premiered in January 2025 at the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago—the manuscript published by Grunts Rare Books x Veilance August 2025—and Pani & Anu alongside Fort Knox at Schoolhouse Chicago 2025. Her upcoming co-direction will be in collaboration with Lula Asplund’s new opera\, A Silver Gilded Hand-Mirror or Whispered Shell\, to be premiered on October 23rd\, 2025\, at The International Museum of Surgical Science. \n \n\n\nCostuming – Ben Zumbrun & Caroline Chipala \nProduction Manager – Lizaveta Cecilia Ivanova \nMovement Advisor – Justin D’acci \nChoir \nMorgan Peterson \nRiley McPherson \nHannah Bernhardt \nDora Hewitt \nHavadine Stone \nOrchestra \nAmy Lang \nAndrew Seller \nLee Johnson \nDon Lyons \nGerrit Hatcher \nPeyton Rhodes \nWhitney Johnson \nEsther Espino \nEnsemble \nVim Grace \nJustin D’acci \nDorothy Carlos \nJustin D’acci \nParker Davis \nAndrew or maybe levi \nJocelyn Gray \nMary Amelia \nLevi Dayan \nChrista Baclia-an \nVik Tomic \nSarah Cassidy \nMovement Ensemble \nChrista Baclia-an \nSarah Cassidy \nVik Tomic
URL:https://imss.org/program/night-3-silver-gilded-hand-mirror-or-whispered-shell/
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