Arts & Culture
Actress, Dancer Charlotte d’Amboise Holds Residency in Department of Drama
Tony-nominated actress and dancer Charlotte d’Amboise visited the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama in early March for a four-day guest residency in the musical theater program. A legendary triple-threat performer, d’Amboise was invited to teach content…
Ashley Stewart ME by EMME 2019 Collection Features Dresses by Fashion Design Students
Ashley Stewart, a global lifestyle and social commerce brand, has launched the ME BY EMME 2019 capsule dress collection in partnership with iconic supermodel Emme ’85. The yearlong partnership consists of 12 new trend-forward dress styles that are perfect for…
Jazz in Troubled Times: Watson Professor, WSJ contributor Larry Blumenfeld Riffs on ‘Relevance, Resonance’ of Jazz Culture
Larry Blumenfeld is a cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal. As this year’s Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities Center, he will explore “Jazz in Troubled Times” through a series of lectures, workshops, public…
Author, Actor Josefina Báez Performs April 3
Josefina Báez, accompanied by musician Ross Huff, will read and perform from her work, “A is E,” in which she incorporates themes of language, culture and identify, on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. The event will take place at…
Light Work Presents ‘Robert Benjamin: River Walking’
Light Work presents Robert Benjamin’s “River Walking,” a solo exhibition of photographs and poems spanning four decades, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery through July 27. The opening reception will be held on Friday, March 22, from 5-7 p.m., featuring…
Syracuse Stage Presents a Contemporary Take on ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Syracuse Stage presents Kate Hamill’s “Pride and Prejudice,” a contemporary take on Jane Austen’s classic that’s full of surprises, through April 7, at the Syracuse Stage/SU Theatre Complex, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. In recent years, Austen has found renewal…
Award-Winning Chinese Architect Presents Annual L.C. Dillenback Lecture
On Tuesday, March 26, at 5:15 p.m., the School of Architecture will host Zhu Pei, notable Chinese architect and dean at the Central Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture, as its second endowed L.C. Dillenback lecturer this semester. With…
Haitian Author, Artist Frankétienne to Visit Campus March 25-26
Frankétienne, one of Haiti’s greatest living writers and artists, will visit Syracuse University, March 25-26. The author of more than 40 books in Haitian and French, he is a Nobel Prize candidate, a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France,…
John L. Johnson Lecture to Explore ‘Chicago and the Black Arts Movement,’ Today
Thabiti Lewis, an English professor at Washington State University in Vancouver, will deliver the fourth annual John L. Johnson Lecture in Syracuse’s Department of African American Studies (AAS). Lewis will address “Chicago and the Black Arts Movement” from 5-7:15 p.m….
20th Annual PRISM Concert Scheduled for March 27
The 20th Annual PRISM Concert will take place on Wednesday, March 27, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College. PRISM concerts aim to surround their audiences with both light and sound by having different…