Arts & Culture
Bruce Smith Wins Residency in Rome
Bruce Smith visited Rome about 20 years ago. Now he can spend seven weeks in the Eternal City, known for its abundant ancient buildings and artifacts; exquisite art; and dramatic history. Smith, a critically acclaimed poet and professor of English…
Scholar to Present Workshop at Folger Shakespeare Library
For modern audiences, Shakespeare鈥檚 bloody tragedy “Macbeth” has nothing to do with song and dance. Yet, in Restoration England (1660鈥1714), Shakespeare was often revised to include these elements. On Nov. 14-15, scholars, musicians, dancers and actors from the United States…
August Wilson鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22
In August Wilson鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…
Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama鈥檚 Season
Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.
Religion Professors Publish New Books
The Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating new books by two of its professors. Gustav Niebuhr is the author of “Lincoln’s Bishop: A President, A Priest, and the Fate of 300 Dakota Sioux Warriors”…
914Works to Present Maria Marrero Costume Design Retrospective
Costume designer Maria Marrero, a professor of theater design and technology in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 (VPA) Department of Drama, will present 鈥淐haracter & Collaboration,鈥 a retrospective of her career in theatrical costume design, Sept. 25-Oct. 14…
黑料不打烊 Professor Featured in New Humanities Documentary
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences will be featured in a new documentary about the public humanities. Gregg Lambert, Dean鈥檚 Professor of the Humanities and director of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, is among eight prominent…
黑料不打烊 Stage Season Starts with Comedy ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’
The 14/15 Season at 黑料不打烊 Stage starts Sept. 24 with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. In this 鈥渞ipped and roaring鈥 comedy by Christopher Durang, Sonia and Vanya have frittered…
M.F.A. Student Wins Academy鈥檚 鈥楳ost Promising Young Poet鈥 Award
Wendy Chen, a University Fellow in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the winner of the Academy of American Poets’ inaugural Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award. Chen won the award for her poem 鈥淭hey…
CFAC Executive Director Elected to Association of African American Museums
Kheli Willetts 鈥92, G鈥94, G鈥02, executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and professor of practice of African American Studies (AAS) in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, is one of three scholars elected to the Association…