Arts & Culture
Industrial and Interaction Design Program Celebrates Two National Awards
The industrial and interaction design (IID) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) is celebrating two national awards achieved by a faculty member and a recent alumna. Assistant Professor Kathleen Brandt is co-director of Syracuse University’s Thinklab,…
Setnor Faculty of Grupo Pagán to Perform in Brazil
Bill DiCosimo and Josh Dekaney, both faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, will travel to Brazil in July with Edgar Pagán to perform as Grupo Pagán….
Broadway Actress and SU Alumna Julia Murney to Perform June 14 at Stage’s Anniversary Gala
Broadway actress and Syracuse University alumna Julia Murney will perform at Syracuse Stage’s 40th Anniversary Gala on Friday, June 14, in the Schine Student Center on the SU campus. Murney’s credits include Elphaba in “Wicked” (Broadway and National Tour) and…
Veterans’ Poetry Reading, Combat Photography on Display During ‘An Iliad’
Events connect today’s veterans to the Trojan War Syracuse Stage will be hosting a series of events during the run of “An Iliad,” adapted by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, from Homer’s epic. The show runs in the Storch Theatre…
‘Common Ground’ Documentary Screening on May 22
Arts Emerging project builds bridges among students from local high schools Over the past five months 112 Syracuse-area high school students were given video cameras and one assignment: to film their everyday lives. Students from Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Fowler High…
VPA Alumna, Husband Establish $2M Endowed Chair of Design Leadership
James Fathers named inaugural chair The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the creation of the Iris Magidson Endowed Chair of Design Leadership in its Department of Design. The chair was established through a $2 million commitment…
‘An Iliad’: Powerful Adaptation of an Ancient Tale
One of the world’s oldest stories comes to life from the point of view of a single poet in “An Iliad,” directed by Penny Metropulos at Syracuse Stage.
SU Drama Announces 2013-14 Season
Syracuse University’s Department of Drama (SU Drama) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced its 2013-14 season. Offerings will include the fantastical musical “Seussical,” Brian Friel’s Irish drama “Translations,” the beloved family classic “A Christmas Carol” (a…
University Lectures Announces 2013-14 season
Eight distinguished guests will share their diverse global experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities this fall and next spring as part of the 2013-14 University Lectures series.
Video: Architecture Students Build Treehouse Unlike Any Other
Students at the Jowonio School in Syracuse, a pre-school serving young children with a wide range of abilities, will soon have a brand new place to play, learn and grow. It’s called a play perch, allowing students of all abilities…