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Detail of "Forever: Poems" book cover art with a seaside abode and an excerpt from James Longenbach's poetry.

Mortality informs creativity in poet James Longenbach’s latest collection

December 2, 2021

Written in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, Forever is the University of Rochester English professor’s sixth book of poetry.

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.

"Winter in Sokcho" book cover art against a black background.

Open Letter novel wins National Book Award

November 19, 2021

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

Through war and peace, the bands—complete with Eastman alumni—play on

November 10, 2021

On Veterans Day, we honor those who serve their country, including Eastman School of Music alumni who have played in US military ensembles through the decades.

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.

detail of a painting or illustration shows a close up of a person's face over a map of the world.

‘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.

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.

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.

Composite image shows multiple images of a man and woman dancing with a chair.

inspireDANCE moves online to connect the dance community and beyond

February 11, 2021

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

Person with glasses reads by the sea.

Poet James Longenbach explores the ever-current ‘now’ of lyric poetry

February 10, 2021

Writers and musicians from Marianne Moore to Patti Smith are the subject of Longenbach’s new book The Lyric Now.