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daguerreotypes on a table along with some chemicals in jars
The Arts
November 13, 2015 | 12:49 pm

Daguerreotype exhibit explores nanotechnology’s role in preserving local history

While damage to daguerreotype plates is often visible by eye, evidence of further deterioration may only be detected at the nano level. The University is leading groundbreaking research that bridges the gap between science, history, and the arts.

topics: daguerreotype, George Eastman Museum, humanities, nanotechnology, Nicholas Bigelow, Ralph Wiegandt, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
still from film shows two women sitting at a table, with angry expressions on their faces
The Arts
October 29, 2015 | 10:59 am

Polish Film Festival explores universal themes of struggle, hope

This year’s Polish Film Festival, put on by the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, features stories of elusive happiness, personal struggles, history, and murder.

topics: events, humanities, Polish Film Festival, School of Arts and Sciences, Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies,
dancers dressed as skeletons
The Arts
October 20, 2015 | 02:39 pm

A Halloween dance/theater event: When the Souls Rise

University of Rochester’s Program of Dance and Movement’s presents When the Souls Rise, an original production that celebrates Halloween through dance, music, and drama. This is the first time the show will be performed at a university.

topics: Anne Harris Wilcox, Arts and Humanities, events, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
book cover for Saint Monkey
The Arts
October 16, 2015 | 03:31 pm

Author Jacinda Townsend to receive 2015 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction

The award is being given for Townsend’s debut novel Saint Monkey, which was named by The Root as one of the 15 best works published by black authors in 2014.

topics: announcements, Arts and Humanities, Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, literature, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
artist and props on stage
The Arts
October 16, 2015 | 10:39 am

Visual artist Christopher Knowles to give solo performance

The University’s Humanities Project will present a solo performance of The Sundance Kid is Beautiful, a rarely shown work by visual artist Christopher Knowles. Knowles is often regarded as being an outsider whose work is explained through his autism.

topics: Arts and Humanities, Christopher Knowles, events, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Humanities Center, Humanities Project, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
picture of the band The Byrds along with an image of the cover of their album
The Arts
October 12, 2015 | 11:19 am

Institute for Popular Music pays tribute to American rock

To mark the 50th anniversary of what many rock historians consider to be one of the most progressive years in the history of rock music, the institute’s “In Performance” series kicks off with a tribute concert to American rock.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, events, Institute for Popular Music, School of Arts and Sciences,
large cast of actors on stage
The Arts
September 29, 2015 | 06:06 pm

From behind the microphone and onto the stage: International Theatre Program presents Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas

The International Theatre Program kicks off its 26th season on Thursday, Oct. 8 with a rare stage production of Dylan Thomas’ play, Under Milk Wood. Originally written for radio in the 1950s as a “play for voices,” Under Milk Wood was the only play Thomas ever completed.

topics: Department of English, events, humanities, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,