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"Winter in Sokcho" book cover art against a black background.
The Arts
November 19, 2021 | 02:26 pm

Open Letter novel wins National Book Award

Winter in Sokcho is the first title from the University’s literary translation press to be awarded the prize.

topics: awards, humanities, literary translation, literature, Open Letter, School of Arts and Sciences,
A dozen or so members of the all-female Vocal Point a cappella group lit up on a dark stage.
The Arts
September 13, 2021 | 04:21 pm

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

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

topics: Eastman Community Music School, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, performing arts, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
Jay Yan holds a drill atop a scaffold and smiles at the camera with his mosaic mural in the background.
The Arts
August 31, 2021 | 05:04 pm

Mosaic graces walls of new River Campus performance space

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.

topics: Allen Topolski, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences, Sloan Performing Arts Center,
detail of a painting or illustration shows a close up of a person's face over a map of the world.
The Arts
May 26, 2021 | 03:10 pm

‘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.

topics: events, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center,
a row of students stands outside on the quad, each holding a blank protest sign.
The Arts
April 26, 2021 | 03:22 pm

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.

topics: community engagement, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith, Program of Dance and Movement, Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, School of Arts and Sciences,
Composite image shows multiple images of a man and woman dancing with a chair.
The Arts
February 11, 2021 | 05:59 pm

inspireDANCE moves online to connect the dance community and beyond

The virtual version of the annual inspireDANCE festival welcomes everyone to learn new dance styles for free from top choreographers and instructors.

topics: events, featured-post-side, inspireDANCE Festival, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,