Arts & Culture
Get Ready for Jazz Fest This Weekend; University Performers Take the Stage
Syracuse will be the place for the sweet sounds of jazz June 22-25 for the city’s 37th annual Jazz Fest—and the Orange has a special role to play in this year’s event. During this ever-popular Central New York festival, musical members…
Zava! Meet Maximilian Osinski ’06, the Breakout Star of Season 3 of ‘Ted Lasso’ on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
Back in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic caused worldwide angst and turmoil, a show debuted on Apple TV+ that emphasized the importance of hope and believing in yourself. “Ted Lasso,” which recently concluded its third season, has been a feel-good…
Syracuse to ‘Shucked’: Newhouse Alumnus Makes People Laugh in Tony-Nominated Musical
For actor Quinn VanAntwerp G’22, the best part of working on the Broadway musical “Shucked” is making people smile every night. VanAntwerp, a member of the show’s ensemble and understudy to two of the leads, and the rest of the cast performed…
School of Architecture Professor Awarded International Fellowships
Throughout the upcoming academic year, School of Architecture Associate Professor Lawrence Chua will embark on three international fellowships supporting the research and writing of his next single-authored scholarly monograph investigating the chronopolitics and temporal entanglements of modern architecture and the…
From Print to the Big Screen, Works by Creative Writing Faculty and Alumni Receive International Acclaim
The renowned creative writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English has a reputation for nurturing some of the top writers from diverse backgrounds, voices and interests. Faculty include widely recognized, award-winning writers, and many M.F.A….
Syracuse Stage Closing Season With Performance of the Ultimate Whodunnit, ‘CLUE’
Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp and Managing Director Jill Anderson announced they will close the 2022/2023 season with a production that celebrates the pure joy and simple fun of live theatre, the fan favorite and ultimate whodunnit, “CLUE.” The…
Syracuse University Art Museum Chosen for Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Prints Initiative Grant
The Syracuse University Art Museum is one of 10 university art museums nationwide chosen for inclusion in the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s 2023 Frankenthaler Prints Initiative. The award includes a gift of selected original prints by the renowned artist and $25,000…
Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Honored at 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball
Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, was the guest of honor at the 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball, presented by Dior, held April 25, at the Brooklyn Museum. Weems was honored for “her innumerable contributions…
‘My Poetry Is a Record of What Happened’ Says Palestinian MFA Student Mosab Abu Toha G’23
The title poem in the debut collection of Mosab Abu Toha G’23 begins with a plea that the surgeon repairing his punctured eardrum save the things he cherishes: his mother’s voice, songs in Arabic, poems in English, chirping birds. “When…
Department Of Drama Presents ‘Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical’
Who says sadness isn’t fun? Certainly not award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl. The Department of Drama closes its 2022/2023 season with Ruhl’s “Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical,” directed by Daniella Caggiano, April 28 through May 7. Performances will be held in…