‘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.
Hyam Plutzik’s poetry finds new voice in Spanish/English edition
The work of a fondly remembered faculty member is revived in an edition that foregrounds issues of immigration and exile.
International Theatre Program presents Terminal 3
The University’s theater program presents a contemporary drama staged and filmed as a hybrid production.
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.
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.
Poet James Longenbach explores the ever-current ‘now’ of lyric poetry
Writers and musicians from Marianne Moore to Patti Smith are the subject of Longenbach’s new book The Lyric Now.
Theatrical classic comedic masterpiece reimagined for 2020
The cast of ‘The Government Inspector’ includes more than 50 students and alumni across the United States, and as far away as Guatemala and China.
Teaching the complexities of the Nobel Prize in Literature
English professor Bette London introduces students to Nobel-winning authors and the controversies surrounding the prize.
The show must go on(line)
University campuses look and feel different this fall, but as we continue to social distance and limit the capacity of large spaces, Rochester musicians have found ways to stay connected with their audiences.
Cultural visionary Arthur Satz leaves the largest endowed gift ever to support the humanities at Rochester
The gift establishes the Arthur Satz Department of Music and will fund a minimum of five professorships in the humanities within the School of Arts & Sciences.