Arts & Culture

A dress rehearsal for UConn Opera's presentation of "Hansel and Gretel" at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 27, 2016 with Caroline O’Dwyer ’11 (SFA) as Hansel, Katelyn Lewis ’15 (SFA) as Gretel and Spencer Hamlin ’13 (SFA) as the witch. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Hansel & Gretel Opera a Very Modern Fairy Tale

UConn Opera's production opening Jan. 30 includes gender role reversals and a witch dressed in pencil skirt and heels.

Pilot, from 'Between Sand and Stars' (Sandglass Theater, 2005). (Richard Termine ’78 MFA)

Dreams Tinged with History in Sandglass Theater Exhibit

With European, American, and Japanese elements, the Ballard Museum's current exhibition embodies the richness of modern puppetry in the U.S.

Myles Mocarski '16 (SFA) plays violin during a rehearsal of the University Symphony Orchestra at von der Mehden Recital Hall on Nov. 16, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

From Practice to Performance: UConn’s Concerto Competition

The competition culminates in a concert this Thursday at von der Mehden Recital Hall.

Andrew Ramcharan Guilarte, center, as Malvolio, along with, from left, Richard Ruiz ’88 MFA, Mark Blashford MFA candidate in puppetry, ,and Curtis Longfellow, MFA candidate in acting, in Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s production of 'Twelfth Night,' by William Shakespeare. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

CRT’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Makes a Classic Play Contemporary

Director Victor Maog seeks to 'wake up the sleeping dragon' in Shakespeare's work.

Antonio Campelli '15 (SFA) cuts fabric while preparing one of his 'larger than life' installations. (Photo courtesy of Antonio Campelli)

Fine Arts Graduate Wins Marshall Scholarship

The scholarship will enable artist and poet Antonio Campelli '15 (SFA) to earn a master's degree at the University of London.

Ice Structure, 2015. Intaglio, relief, collage. (Courtesy of John O'Donnell)

‘Accidental Architecture’ Prints Featured in Faculty Art Show

The annual Faculty Art Exhibition is on display at the William Benton Museum of Art through Dec. 20.

Baritone Ryan Burns, a graduate student, in rehearsal with members of the Jessica Lang Dance Co. at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

‘The Wanderer’ Combines Classical Music with Contemporary Dance

Baritone Ryan Burns, a graduate student, will perform a Schubert song cycle as soloist with the innovative Jessica Lang Dance Co.

An illustration by Pamela Zagarenski in her book, The Whisper. (Courtesy of Pamela Zagarenski)

‘The Whisper’ in the Words and Pictures of Pamela Zagarenski

Author and illustrator Pamela Zagarenski '88 (SFA) appears at the Connecticut Children's Book Fair.

The cast of CT Repertory Theatre's ANON(YMOUS) by Naomi Lizuka onstage in the Studio Theatre from October 29-November 8, 2015. (Gerry Goodstein /for UConn).

CRT’s ANON(YMOUS) Translates Classic Poem

CRT puts a new twist on Homer's classic poem, The Odyssey.

Santa Caterina's Trinity, detail. (Ken Best/UConn Photo)

‘Sacred Sisters’ Exhibit Portrays Women of Faith

Art and poetry combine in a new exhibit at the Benton Museum that depicts nuns across the centuries and from around the world.