Kamini Purushothaman
Staff Reporter
kamini.purushothaman@yale.edu
Kamini Purushothaman is the Arts editor for the News. She previously covered visual arts and arts in New Haven. A junior in Trumbull College, she is majoring in Archaeological Studies.
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KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Two new art installations at the Yale Divinity School honor the Black experience and neglected histories

These additions include the works of Yale-affiliated Black artists and a new portrait of Black theologian Alexander Crummell.

February 4, 2025

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN & LUCIANA VARKEVISSER
‘Tiny Dorms,’ but big musical potential: an intimate presentation of the Yale music scene

Spring Fling’s “Tiny Dorms” showcases the work of four Yale musicians, each in a different genre of music.

January 26, 2025

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
New Haven green-lights proposal for new Dramatic Arts Building, sparking both excitement and concern

The new seven-floor structure, set to finish in 2029, will house the David Geffen School of Drama, the Yale Repertory Theater, and the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies department.

January 12, 2025

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
In Nicole Viloria ’25’s “Paper Dreams,” the line between love and obsession blurs as a friend falls for her best friend

The Yale senior made her film debut with the project, which follows a queerplatonic friendship starring Julia Weston ’28 and Daphne Joyce Wu ’26. It premiered in the Pierson-Davenport Theater on Dec. 3.

December 6, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Annual showcase Roshni highlights South Asian culture at Yale

Yale’s South Asian Society hosted the performing arts celebration on Nov. 3.

November 6, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
A documentary on Toad’s Place? Here’s what you need to know

Slated to release in 2025, a new film honors Toad’s Night Club’s near 50-year legacy, as well as the venue’s history and development.

November 3, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN & CAMERON NYE
Meet some of Yale’s singer-songwriters darlings

The News spoke to three Yale songwriters about how they use music to connect with others — highlighting the inspirations, challenges and opportunities they’ve found on campus.

October 29, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Nonprofit ArtAround maps and preserves public art in New Haven and beyond

ArtAround, a nonprofit platform mapping public art across the U.S., offers an open-access archive that preserves works at risk of being overlooked, removed, or dismissed as vandalism.

October 13, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
YUAG exhibition highlights post-Civil War art, raises concern over inclusion of eugenicist’s words

Students and local artists voiced their unease about the exhibition’s use of the words of Havelock Ellis, a vice president of the Eugenics Education Society.

September 27, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Tian Hsu ’26 reinvents the ruins of antiquity in her exhibit at The Table & Gallery

Hsu’s exhibition, which features recreations and reimaginings of ruins she saw on a summer trip to Greece, opened on Sept. 16 and was followed by an opening reception on Sept. 20.

September 25, 2024

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER & KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Chabad and Yale Friends of Israel to bring popular Israeli singer-songwriter Ishay Ribo to Toad’s Place on Monday

Ribo’s previous performance at Harvard, organized in support of Israel, drew protests and boycotts. The concert organizers hope that the performance at Yale will bring unity and joy.

September 13, 2024