Arts & Culture
Department of Drama Announces 2016/2017 Season, New Ticket Options
The Department of Drama packs three musicals, a wild comedy, a classic Shaw and a never-before-produced contemporary comedy into a season full of surprises and infrequently performed theatrical gems. Beginning with the musical “Nine,” the 2016/2017 season includes “Laura and…
Janklow Program, Skaneateles Festival Bring Together Music Festival, Cultural Leaders
The Janklow Arts Leadership Program in the College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with the Skaneateles Festival hosted a think tank with music festival and cultural leaders on Friday, April 29, at the Sherwood Inn in Skaneateles, N.Y. The…
Students Experience Entertainment, Sport, Public Relations Industries in LA
The big city sprawl of Los Angeles became local for dozens of students who met with professionals—including many alumni—in the students’ prospective fields during a week of immersion programs in the entertainment capital. Students in five programs—in the Falk College…
White-Denison Presentational Speaking Competition Winners Announced
Three students were named winners of the White-Denison Presentational Speaking Competition on April 21. The competition was sponsored by the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Christopher DiMaria ’16, a broadcast…
Department of Drama Presents Feydeau’s ‘A Flea in Her Ear’
The Department of Drama concludes its 2015-2016 season with David Ives’ new version of French playwright Georges Feydeau’s bedroom farce “A Flea in Her Ear.” Directed by Stephen Cross, this production runs May 6-14 at the Storch Theatre in the…
Variety Names VPA a ‘School on the Move’ for Film
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was listed as a “School on the Move” in Variety’s April 26 issue, which includes a feature on entertainment education. According to Variety, the “Schools on the Move” list recognizes those institutions…
School of Art B.F.A. Exhibition Opens April 30
The School of Art in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present its annual exhibition of work by bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree candidates April 30-May 15 in Comstock Art Facility (ComArt), 1075 Comstock Ave. An opening…
University Singers’ April 30 Performance to Feature Bulgaria Competition Repertoire
The Syracuse University Singers, the most select choral ensemble at the University, will present a concert on Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert, which is free and open…
Coggiola to Receive CNY Jazz Educator of the Year Award
John Coggiola, dual associate professor of music education and director of jazz studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music and the School of Education, will receive the 11th…
Dana Spiotta to Give Final Reading in Spring Carver Series
Novelist Dana Spiotta, whose latest novel, “Innocents and Others,” was published in March, will be the last writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, April 27. Spiotta is an associate professor in…