Arts & Culture

Modernized opera explores pursuit of love, creation of identity

Author aims to evoke 'wonder and magic'

"If you are here to find your fate you will be sorely disappointed." So began fiction writer Lily Hoang as she read from her novel, "Changing," yesterday for the Writers on Writing Reading Series at the McCormack Family Auditorium. The semi-autobiographical novel is a re-interpretation of the Chinese ...

Alum reflects on trials of the art world, finding success post-brown

New York play takes audience back to camp

'Carol' brings Christmas cheer

It may be a little early to bust out the eggnog and twinkle lights, but I've been listening to Bing Crosby all evening after the Trinity Repertory Company's 36th production of "A Christmas Carol" swaddled me with warm and wintery spirits.

Alum startup caters to consumers' tastes

"What are you in the market for?" NMRKT (pronounced in-market), a startup website founded by Julia Jacobson '07, focuses on this question. Jacobson spoke Saturday in the Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory auditorium in front of a crowd of fashion-savvy students, explaining her website and her ...

Acoustic artists showcase solo skills

Harmonies echoed over the steps of Faunce House Thursday and Friday nights as musicians armed with acoustic guitars played in the Brown Unheard Acoustic Showcase in the Underground, advertised with the slogan "Because only music brings sound." 

Lecturer explores cross-cultural film and visual art

Considering subjects as diverse as Turkish space exploration and women who wear wigs, cinema and visual art provided a vehicle for cross-cultural dialogue at the hand of artist and filmmaker Kutlug Ataman in his lecture Tuesday night at the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts.

Festival brings laughs through old videos

'Elf' musical spreads Christmas cheer

Christmas is coming to Providence early this year. The national tour of "Elf the Musical" began its one-week stint at the Providence Performing Arts Center Sunday.

Exclusive: Q&A with Lois Lowry

Herald: Since its publication, "The Giver" has faced multiple bans. "Son" could be seen as equally controversial. In general, how have you approached the controversy, and what is your answer to people who are trying to ban the books? Lowry: Public libraries are well-known for their defense of freedom ...

Lowry's new book wraps up 'The Giver' series

Since its publication in 1993, "The Giver" has become one of many simultaneously beloved and banned books of children's literature. But nearly 20 years after her first foray into the colorless and emotionless world introduced in "The Giver," author Lois Lowry, a former member of the class of 1958, returns ...

Concert features Baroque masters

The Brown University Chorus transported nearly 200 audience members in Sayles Hall back in time to the Baroque Era through a concert this Friday that incorporated the music of Orlando di Lasso, Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Telemann. 

'Kiss of the Spider Woman' dazzles audience

In the dark of a Brazilian prison, a woman's voice faintly echoes. Supple and alluring, it grows louder. She is singing - but what? The prisoners are all around, dressed in rags, miserable. Suddenly, wearing more sequins than Lady Gaga, out steps Aurora. The Spider Woman has arrived. Haunting and dazzling, ...

'As You Like It' production updates old world comedy

William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" could easily be a romantic comedy on television today - rustic setting and Old English prose aside, the play's convoluted love polygons and musical accompaniment seem only a stone's throw from modern favorites like "Glee." It's in that spirit of modern adaptation ...

Horror fest showcases international films

The Kuwaiti film "Wonderland, A True Story" compares Kuwait to Lewis Carroll's Wonderland through the perspective of Alice, who finds her way around a modern Middle Eastern fantasy world in search of someone who can turn the ace of cards back into a one. The film, one of 63 showcased in this year's ...

First-year stars in film with Krasinski '01

Students may know India Ennenga '16 as just another member of the freshman class, but since the age of nine, she has done voice work and performed in various films and television shows, playing Meg Ryan's daughter in "The Women" and appearing in HBO series "Treme" for the past two years. Ennenga's most ...

Art collaboration emphasizes beauty

Glass barometers engraved with poems hung in a cascading pattern, and abstract paintings sat next to poems about searching for identity in "Spillforth," an exhibit that opened Friday in the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. Forrest Gander, professor of literary arts and comparative ...

DataFest presents economic benefits of city's arts scene

In addition to providing entertainment and fostering a rich creative culture, Providence's arts scene serves another important purpose: stimulating the economy. Precisely that was the subject of the first annual DataFest, held Oct. 26 at the Trinity Repertory Company, which showcased massive amounts ...

PW production blends comedy, philosophy

For those that enjoy musical theater, shiver-worthy harmonies, a dazzling cast and upbeat dance numbers, Production Workshop's "Company" will be sure to delight. In contrast, anyone more philosophically-minded will appreciate the nuanced, soul-searching plot brought to life by the depth and clarity ...