Arts & Culture
CRT First: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ as Old Time Radio Play
In its first-ever audio production, the Connecticut Repertory Theatre is presenting a Golden Age of Radio-style adaptation of the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life."
November 12, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Jorgensen Digital Stage Sets Livestreaming Fall Performance Schedule
Building on a successful summertime experiment with livestreaming, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is going digital for its Fall 2020 season.
October 29, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Dodd Impact Hosts ‘American Dreams’ Online
Dodd Human Rights Impact is relaunching with an online presentation of a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen.
October 26, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Meet the Researcher: Brianna Chance ’23, Music
Brianna Chance '23 (SFA) roots her research in the experiences of people of color in the arts world.
October 15, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Connecticut Repertory Theatre Fall Season Goes Live Online with ‘Men on Boats’
The Connecticut Repertory Theatre is adjusting to the pandemic by presenting the start of its Fall season online, with two plays available to watch via Zoom.
October 8, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Documentary Tracks Charters ‘Searching for Secret Heroes’ of Blues Music
A new documentary focuses on a legendary early 1960s film made by Sam Charters and UConn professor emerita Ann Charters about American blues musicians.
September 21, 2020 | Kenneth Best
UConn Professor Releases Seventh Album “Point of Tranquility” with the U.S. Coast Guard
The piece was recorded with the United States Coast Guard Band and sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs (OGA) at the University of Connecticut. Fuchs’ is a world-renowned Grammy Award-winning American composer, who has been working with OGA on building global collaborations around music and the arts.
September 14, 2020 | Nicholas Hampton
UConn Avery Point Offers Open Air Art and Film Exhibition
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted UConn Avery Point to design an outdoor art exhibit, combining sculpture, film, video, and other media.
August 26, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Ian Sauco ’21 (CLAS, SFA)
Rising senior Ian Sauco is doing summer research to improve his mastery of the saxophone.
August 18, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Magazine: Married to the Arts, Engineering — and Each Other
Long before a new institute at UConn bore their name, Donna Samson ’84 (SFA) and John Krenicki ’84 (ENG) were juniors living in McMahon Hall.
August 11, 2020 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA