Arts & Culture

BFA and MFA acting students star in Monty Python’s Spamalot onstage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre April 21-May 1, 2016. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

Acting Alum Debuts as Director of Musical Comedy

'Monty Python’s Spamalot,' based on the British comedy troupe’s send-up of the King Arthur legend, is onstage at UConn April 21-May1.

Kamar Thomas, The Big Purple One, detail from "Schizophrenic Masculinity," Oil on Canvas, 2016

MFA Exhibition Explores Aspects of Self-Discovery

The themes represented in this year’s Master of Fine Arts exhibition include racial identity and rural upbringing.

Gregg August, right, playing in Havana, Cuba with Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. (David Garten Photo)

UConn Musician Instrumental in Grammy Win

UConn string bass instructor Gregg August played bass on a track that earned a 2016 Grammy Award.

Jong Oh exhibit at the Contemporary Art Gallery on April 5, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Intuition, Measuring, Math Underlie Artist’s Work

Minimalist Jong Oh tailors his installations to the exhibition space. His work is on display at the Contemporary Art Galleries.

The Guerrilla Girls exhibition is on display at the Benton Museum of Art. (Amy Jorgensen/UConn Photo)

Protesting Inequalities in the Art World

'There still is a glass ceiling for women and artists of color,' says Frida Kahlo of the advocacy group Guerrilla Girls, whose work is on display at the Benton Museum.

A photo of the Concert Choir, UConn's premier large choral ensemble for undergraduate and graduate students, at rehearsal. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Perfect Pitch

Photos of the Concert Choir, UConn's premier large choral ensemble for undergraduate and graduate students, at rehearsal.

MFA Puppet Arts graduate student Ana Craciun-Lambru performs 'Dust' one of three world premiere shows part of MFA Puppet Arts Festival. (Gerry Goodstein Photo)

Puppet Production Explores 1911 Factory Fire

'Dust' is a reflection on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the worst industrial disasters in history. The production is part of UConn's puppet festival, March 24-April3.

Solomiya Ivakhiv, left, assistant professor of violin and viola, and pianist Angelina Gadeliya. (Photo by Stephanie Brauer, Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC)

Journey to Freedom: Celebrating Ukrainian Composers

Ukrainian-born music professor Solomiya Ivakhiv has recently released an album of Ukrainian classical music.

Students and puppets from the UConn Puppetry program on March 10, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Puppet Masters

Puppets in production at the Puppet Arts workshop at the Depot Campus.

Singer-songwriters from left, Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anais Mitchell will perform as part of 'The Use Your Voice Tour 2016' at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 5.

Singer-songwriter Trio Use Voices to Get the Vote Out

A concert at Jorgensen this Saturday is designed to encourage people to get involved in their community and participate in the election.