Arts & Culture
University Hosts Play about Spanish Playwright Lope de Vega
A contemporary play about the complicated last days of Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, the foremost Spanish playwright of the 1600s, is coming to Syracuse University. The Spanish theater company Fundación Siglo de Oro will present “Entre Marta y…
Artist and Critical Musicologist Explores T-Pain’s Use of Sonic, Cinematic Strategies
The sonic and cinematic strategies of hip-hop producer and rapper T-Pain are the subject of a forthcoming scholarly article by James Gordon Williams, a new faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. An assistant professor of African American…
Professor Explores Critical Response to Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’
Critical response to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” within the political and economic milieu of the Thatcher/Reagan era, is the subject of a scholarly article by a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Amanda…
Bruce Smith Wins Residency in Rome
Bruce Smith visited Rome about 20 years ago. Now he can spend seven weeks in the Eternal City, known for its abundant ancient buildings and artifacts; exquisite art; and dramatic history. Smith, a critically acclaimed poet and professor of English…
Scholar to Present Workshop at Folger Shakespeare Library
For modern audiences, Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy “Macbeth” has nothing to do with song and dance. Yet, in Restoration England (1660–1714), Shakespeare was often revised to include these elements. On Nov. 14-15, scholars, musicians, dancers and actors from the United States…
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22
In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…
Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama’s Season
Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.
Religion Professors Publish New Books
The Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating new books by two of its professors. Gustav Niebuhr is the author of “Lincoln’s Bishop: A President, A Priest, and the Fate of 300 Dakota Sioux Warriors”…
914Works to Present Maria Marrero Costume Design Retrospective
Costume designer Maria Marrero, a professor of theater design and technology in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama, will present “Character & Collaboration,” a retrospective of her career in theatrical costume design, Sept. 25-Oct. 14…
Syracuse Professor Featured in New Humanities Documentary
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences will be featured in a new documentary about the public humanities. Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and director of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, is among eight prominent…