By Erica Weiss
October 19, 2014
Filed under Archives, Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
Sheng Dong “A Moving Sound” charmed audiences with their classic-with-a-twist take on the music, dance, and culture of their native Taiwan on the evening of Wednesday, September 17 in the Bowker Auditorium. Utilizing traditional...
By Erica Weiss
October 19, 2014
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
Now in its fifth year, the Massachusetts Dance Festival wowed its patrons with a combination of New York and New England dance companies in its annual gala performance.
With a diverse program line-up and a cast of some of...
By Sarah Robertson
October 24, 2013
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts, Music
Hugh Laurie may just be the world’s most interesting man.
An accomplished actor, comedian, author, musician and director, Laurie, who will be playing at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton this Sunday at 8 p.m., has found int...
By Elise Martorano
April 18, 2013
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
A project run by the theatre department’s Directing II class, “Theatre in the Raw” is a largely overlooked but fascinating program.
Every Friday afternoon, two new groups from the class each put on a short play that they have conde...
By Tommy Verdone
February 22, 2013
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
There are a number of interesting things about the monolithic W.E.B. Du Bois Library that rises above the University of Massachusetts campus. Immediately noticeable is its towering height and almost constant surrounding of gale force winds....
By Peter Cappiello
February 15, 2013
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
Like most abstract art, James Welling’s exhibit titled “Open Space” is more than meets the eye.
Named after a plot of empty land behind his teenage home that was kept vacant by a town order, the collection of photography,...
By Jonathan Smith
February 12, 2013
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts, Movies
Last Wednesday marked the beginning of the 20th annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival. Sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies and Curator Catherine Portuges, the festival is held almost entirely on c...
By Kiri Mullen
April 26, 2012
Filed under Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
Have you ever climbed the W.E.B. Du Bois Library stairwell in such a rush that you didn’t notice their most unique decorations until after stopping to gasp for breath?
Hundreds of people walk by the murals in the stairwel...
By Kayla Marchetti
March 12, 2012
Filed under Arts & Living, Fine Arts
For all drawers out there, there’s a chance for some figure drawing at the Studio Union Arts Gallery through April 11.
But these figures are nude.
The drawing class is situated in a dark room with a single spotlight shining...
By Vincenza Parella
February 21, 2012
Filed under Arts & Living, Fine Arts, Music
After having toured all throughout the United States and parts of Europe, the Suzanne Farrell Ballet will grace the University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center concert hall stage with its careful choreography tonight.
Farrell –...
By Brian Canova
November 17, 2011
Filed under Archives, Arts & Living, Culture, Fine Arts
Having committed himself mentally and physically to the military life, University of Massachusetts graduate student and Iraq War veteran Tyler Boudreau didn’t expect his 12-year military career to end with the mental bu...
