Eric Xiao
Staff Reporter
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New Haven arts funding faces uncertain future

The annual Family Arts and Culture Workshops have seen a larger turnout each year, with 447 community members attending in 2012.

Local school to become community arts center

On Grand Avenue in Fair Haven, an unoccupied school building is undergoing a transformation into a new home for New Haven’s local arts scene.

Stravinsky centennial project receives funding

One hundred years after its controversial premiere, “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky continues to be an inspiration to musicians, composers and conductors alike.

At Smilow, healing through art

The Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale treats its patients through more than just clinicians and medical equipment — it also heals them through its artwork.

The power of seduction in ‘Richard III’

Though Shakespearean plays often depict the concept of power through military and political conflicts, students in theater studies and English professor Joseph Roach’s seminar are aiming to emphasize the power of seduction in their upcoming performance.

Filmmaker puts New Haven on screen

Though his work has been shown at many film festivals around the world, filmmaker Stephen Dest kept his cameras focused on the buildings and streets of New Haven to produce his latest project.

Movement as communication in ‘The Void’

A new play this weekend explores how movement can fill the communication gaps left by speech.

Symposium reflects on Berlin’s architecture

Architects, historians and critics convened in Rudolph Hall this weekend to discuss the political and historical significance of Berlin architecture, past and present.

Pianist Emanuel Ax returns to Yale

While many musicians from around the world are dreaming of winning their first Grammy this Sunday, such an achievement is but a memory for Emanuel Ax.

Kersels talks performance through sculpture

While most art galleries place security sensors on their sculptures, School of Art professor Martin Kersels’s exhibitions have served as stages for singers, dancers and even DJs.

Undergrad to build treehouse

By the end of the semester, Yale students can explore Yale’s extensive forests from their very own treehouse.