Jane Park
Staff Reporter
jane.park@yale.edu
Jane Park is the Arts editor for the News.
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JANE PARK
‘Past Lives’ director Celine Song delivers Pan Asian American Heritage Month keynote speech

In her address, Song spoke about “Past Lives” as a deeply personal, yet universal, story of reunion, loss and saying goodbye.

March 28, 2024

JANE PARK
Robert Nava ’11 and his radical, ‘badass’ mythological creatures

A graduate of the Yale University School of Art, Nava is many things: a highly successful blue-chip artist, a maker of mythologies and an ’80s kid.

March 8, 2024

JANE PARK
Hard truths in a cup of tea: Yale Rep’s ‘Escaped Alone’ to open on March 8

“Escaped Alone” is the third show of Yale Rep’s 2023-24 production season; the fourth show, “The Final Country,” will open on April 26.

March 6, 2024

JANE PARK
‘Angels in America: Millennium Approaches’ delivers lessons of resilience and queer visibility from the past

Showings for “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches,” a senior thesis project for Claire Donnellan ’24 and Jordi Bertrán Ramírez ’24, are running until March 2.

March 1, 2024

JANE PARK
Romance still exists, Sarah Kang ’14 declares in her music 

In an interview with the News, Kang spoke on what has changed and what hasn’t in terms of her artistry, interactions with fans and views on love.

February 12, 2024

JANE PARK
PROFILE: Haejin Park explores childhood memories and womanhood through watercolor

Having worked as an editorial illustrator for publications such as the New York Times and VICE News, Park is a current MFA student at the Yale School of Art who creates vivid dreamscapes through her watercolor paintings.

February 1, 2024

JANE PARK & MOLLY REINMANN
What DeSantis missed: students and faculty reflect on Ron DeSantis’ exit from the presidential race

The News spoke with students and professors across the political spectrum about their reactions to DeSantis’ departure, as well as their predictions for the rest of the 2024 presidential election.

January 25, 2024

JANE PARK & MOLLY REINMANN
Ron DeSantis claims that ‘unadulterated leftism’ marked his time at Yale. But did it?

Several classmates, professors and friends of Ron DeSantis ’01 cast doubt on the Republican presidential candidate and Florida governor’s description of the University’s political climate during his undergraduate years.

November 27, 2023

JANE PARK
Yale-Harvard arts and performance groups collaborate for The Game

In celebration of the annual Yale-Harvard football game, Yale arts groups such as Yale Glee Club, Rhythmic Blue, Fifth Humor and Purple Crayon will perform jointly with their Harvard counterpart groups.

November 16, 2023

JANE PARK
‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung ’01 talks growing up, filmmaking

Chung spoke to the Yale community about growing up in Arkansas, his unconventional filmmaking journey and the desire to create timeless films.

November 15, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ & JANE PARK
Dance group boosts fundraiser for ‘Palestinian anarchist fighters’ during weekend shows

During at least two performances, Ballet Folklórico displayed a QR code linking to an Instagram post with a Venmo handle, since deactivated, to support self-described “Palestinian anarchist fighters.” On Monday, the co-presidents said they were solely responsible for displaying the QR code, apologized to members and called it a “grave error” in an email to the group.

November 14, 2023