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art exhibit shows a blue glowing box in a darkened hallway
The Arts
December 2, 2015 | 11:34 am

Compartmented: Regional artists to perform in historic space

Seventeen artists from the region will take over ‘The Sunday School’ located in the back of the Rochester Lyric Opera Theatre for two evenings of site-specific installations, dance, and performance art organized by the University’s Program of Dance and Movement.

topics: events, Missy Pfohl Smith, School of Arts and Sciences,
Fountain Court and Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery.
The Arts
November 16, 2015 | 11:39 am

Italian baroque organ is a musical time machine

The only instrument of its kind in North America, the full-sized Italian baroque organ at the Memorial Art Gallery is a musical time capsule that was saved from destruction in 2005.

topics: Eastman School of Music, Memorial Art Gallery, performing arts, Rochester Review,
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: humanities, nanotechnology, Nicholas Bigelow, 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: 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,