Jeanette Perez Colby

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Costume-ready for ‘fabulously fun’ glam rock theater

February 23, 2022

A behind-the-scenes photo gallery shows the International Theatre Program gearing up for its production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

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Novelist Joanna Scott returns to short stories in Excuse Me While I Disappear

December 9, 2021

The acclaimed writer and University of Rochester English professor explores the theme of ‘lost stories.’

Man lifts a woman up in an embrace during a performance of Stupid F-cking Bird.

Inaugural theater production at Sloan Performing Arts Center opens December 2

November 29, 2021

The International Theatre Program returns to in-person performances as it presents Aaron Posner’s Stupid F*cking Bird, a modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.

dancer does a split in the air

Dance concert showcases the interplay of lights, music, and action in a brand-new space

November 17, 2021

The Sloan Performing Arts Center serves as a new campus site for students, faculty, and guest artists to perform original choreography.

A dozen or so members of the all-female Vocal Point a cappella group lit up on a dark stage.

University takes the stage at 10th annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

September 13, 2021

The recently opened Sloan Performing Arts Center on the River Campus gives Rochester’s arts community a new venue to shine.

Jay Yan holds a drill atop a scaffold and smiles at the camera with his mosaic mural in the background.

Mosaic graces walls of new River Campus performance space

August 31, 2021

Chinese American artist Jay Yan installed a mural made of nearly 8,000 mirrored discs in the University of Rochester’s Sloan Performing Arts Center.

David Holloway wears a black jacket and black-and-white scarf as he looks directly into the camera.

University News

Professor of Japanese remembered as a prolific and creative scholar

David Holloway was a promising assistant professor in Japanese studies and director of the East Asian studies undergraduate program.

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‘ARTs + Change’ a formula for transformation

A virtual conference hosted by the University’s Institute for the Performing Arts brings together artists and educators to reimagine the arts.

Collage of creative work from the 2021 Digital Media Studies Capstone projects.

Campus & Community

Seniors in digital media studies present capstone projects

Undergraduate students showcase how digital media can help address real-world problems.

2021 Commencement: Rochester Graduate early music Naomi Gregory

Campus & Community

Eastman scholar finds a home in Rochester’s early music community

Cambridge organ scholar earns her second doctorate at the Eastman School of Music.

two actors on a set, surrounded by lightning rigs and cameras.

International Theatre Program presents Terminal 3

The University’s theater program presents a contemporary drama staged and filmed as a hybrid production.

a row of students stands outside on the quad, each holding a blank protest sign.

Restaging of the ‘Blank Placard Dance’ at Rochester

Students from the Program of Movement and Dance will present a recreation of the iconic 1960s work in the city of Rochester to inspire thought about the pandemic and the power of protest.