From an examination of patriarchal stereotypes in ballet to a journey through Africa’s architectural marvels using virtual reality, University of Georgia students are conducting creative and thought-provoking research in the arts and humanities. On Nov. 14, students representing programs ranging from dance to art history to language and literacy education will gather for the annual 4…

DETROIT LAKES — Though Detroit Lakes’ Historic Holmes Theatre is known primarily as a live performance venue, the theater installed a giant movie screen this past summer, and now the staff wants to show it off. Back-to-back film screenings are scheduled at the theater this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 9-10, with a 7:30 p.m. start…

norman lebrecht November 07, 2023 Message from Psappha Ensemble, one of half a dozen classical companies that have been executed by ACE: It’s time to say goodbye. We’re sorry to announce that Psappha is now closed. Thank you for all the incredible support over the last, very difficult, year. You can still access our incredible…

Vlad Popov, played by Jason Connell, left, Anastasia, played by Abi Paschal, and Dmitry, played by Brody Morrison,sing and dance during a rehearsal of Anastasia at Manchester Valley High School on November 6, 2023. (Thomas Walker/for Carroll County Times)

Connor Arakaki, Contributing Photographer Over the past several weeks, Indigenous student leaders and other cultural affinity groups have been organizing fundraiser events in response to the summer wildfires in Maui.  At the start of fall semester, Maui native Kala‘i Anderson ’25 (Kanaka Maoli) and Hawai’i locals Joshua Ching ’26 (Kanaka Maoli) and Jairus Rhoades ’26…

NEW YORK — Teenagers in communities across the country all took to the stage at the same time Monday to amplify the push to end gun violence. CBS New York captured the performance in New York City. A call to end gun violence took center stage at Baruch Performing Arts Center. “Theater has always been…

By Jon Dunbar American hoop dancer Sonja Gades / Courtesy of Sonja Gades Seoul Culture Club, a festival of diverse performing arts, is holding its second major show for two dates this Friday and Saturday. This time it presents 11 performers coming from six cultures, whose performances will include singing in various styles including rap,…

Joshua G. Caven ’24 says that the best thing he ever participated in was his sixth-grade production of “Alice in Wonderland,” in which he played The Mad Hatter. And true to his roots, as a senior at Harvard College, Caven wears quite a few hats. Caven is the lighting designer for the original musical “White…

Brooklyn-based composer and dhol (double-headed drum) player Sunny Jain will fine tune a new piece of work during his year-long artist residency at Wesleyan. Jain is developing the latest iteration of his first music theater project “Love Force.” He started working on the storytelling piece in 2020, and previously presented portions as part of a…

The recently opened Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) stands as a cultural masterpiece with its unique marble facade enclosing its cube shape. The project is the final piece in the World Trade Center’s 2003 redevelopment plan led by former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Currently chaired by Bloomberg, this not-for-profit institution is…