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‘Speed-the-Plow’ Examines Loyalty and Ambition Feb. 21-March 2
Tony Award-nominated “Speed-the-Plow” is a biting satire of Hollywood. Charlie Fox has a terrific vehicle for a currently hot client. Bringing the script to his friend Bobby Gould, the newly appointed head of production at a major studio, both see…
Behind the Stage at Syracuse Stage
Randy Steffen is an instructor at the College of Visual and Performing Arts. His primary duties take place outside the classroom and behind the curtain at Syracuse Stage, where he serves as technical director. Steffen gives us a behind-the-scenes look…
Filmmaker Kiarostami to Hold Residency in VPA
Iranian filmmaker, photographer, video artist and poet Abbas Kiarostami will be in residence at SU for two weeks this spring as the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) 2014 Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist. In late March, Kiarostami will…
Marching Band Performs at Super Bowl XLVIII
The NewsHouse produced this video highlighting the SU Marching Band performance at Super Bowl XLVIII. Read more about the band’s experience here. Syracuse University Marching Band at Super Bowl XLVIII from The NewsHouse on Vimeo.
SU Wind Ensemble to Perform Feb. 5
The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The program will include Jess Turner’s “Through the Looking Glass,” Howard Hanson’s “Chorale and…
Lennon Kicks Off Spring Raymond Carver Lecture Series
Fiction writer J. Robert Lennon kicks off the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to…
Faculty-Owned Iconic Chairs on View at Genet Gallery
Iconic chairs owned by faculty in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design are the focus of a new exhibition at VPA’s Sue and Leon Genet Gallery. On view through Friday, Feb. 14, “Chairs: A Designer’s…
Newhouse, VPA Students Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholars
Four students from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named 2014 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars. VPA fashion design majors Taylor Cioffi ’16 and Michelle Lee ’16…
New VPA Gallery to Showcase Student, Faculty Work
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that it will open a new gallery to showcase the work of its students and faculty at 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. Scheduled to open in February, 914 Works will…
Professor Discovers 400-Year-Old Play in Madrid
A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has discovered a “lost” play by one of Spain’s great 17th-century writers, Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and…