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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.

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SOFIA GAVIRIA PARTOW

“Honesty Hour” delves into nasty and beautiful parts of girl friendships

The one-act original play follows a conversation between Jane and Carole, two seemingly incompatible strangers who develop a relationship through “therapy-like” conversations.

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER

Yale Rep’s “Eden,” a story of Black love and courage, to premiere this week

Steve Carter’s play, a classic in the theatrical canon, shines a light on the nuances of the Black experience in the United States through a dramatic love story.

Schwarzman Session kicks off spring season with visit from “Stranger Things” director Shawn Levy ’89

Levy, best known for his directorial work on “Stranger Things” and “Deadpool and Wolverine,” will visit Yale this Thursday to talk about his experiences in the entertainment industry.

PERFORMING ARTS

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER

Yale Rep’s “Eden,” a story of Black love and courage, to premiere this week

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN

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

ISABELLA SANCHEZ

Caryl Churchill’s ‘Top Girls’ to premiere this weekend at the Theater, Dance and Performance Studies Black Box

ZANE GLICK & EVELYN RONAN

REVIEW: Columbia-Walsh’s “Fear and Trembling” is an ingenious, faithful but challenging take on Kierkegaard

REVIEW: Dramat’s “Into the Woods” is a quirky, stunning rendition of Sondheim’s classic

REVIEW: Yunchan Lim proves his once-in-a-generation talent in recent performance with New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Bough-ing out: YSO conductor William Boughton to retire at the end of academic year

Yale Concert Band to debut “The Pursuit of Happiness” this Friday

FINALfinal.png: Max Stern ARC ’25’s vision of a Rave Arts Space

EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES

Sityana Abdu’s ’26 exhibition celebrates women as custodians of sacred sites

SAHRA WAHEDI & CAROLINE PECORE

Afghan women explore themes of home and memory through exhibit at Wilson Branch Library

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER

Yale Rep’s “Macbeth in Stride” tells a story of Black femininity this weekend

ISABELLA SANCHEZ

Creating a ‘Feedback Loop’ — a look inside the First-Year MFA Exhibition

ARTS EVENTS

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER

Yale Rep’s “Eden,” a story of Black love and courage, to premiere this week

Pace Gallery CEO Marc Glimcher talks about the true value of art

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION

ISABELLA SANCHEZ & ALEX GELDZAHLER

Martina Droth appointed new director of Yale Center for British Art

“Introduction to Theatrical Violence” teaches the art of safe, consensual fighting

Joshua Rosenblum ’83 MUS ’85 chronicles Yale’s musical theater dynamic duo

Heritage Meets Heritage project builds sense of belonging among heritage speakers

Archives

Performing Arts

Exhibitions and Galleries

Faculty and Administration

Baye & Asa: a definition-defying duo

Multidisciplinary artist and musician Lonnie Holley improvises a thought-provoking set with Mourning [A] BLKStar.

Guest conductor Rossen Milanov leads Yale Philharmonia in a recital of Smetana, Beethoven and Shostakovich

‘Cleansed’: a story of violence, grief and hope

Opera superstar Renée Fleming dazzles in weekend residency

Over a year since its opening, MINIPNG’s impact grows

Local art store Artist & Craftsman Supply to close

New semester, new shows: Dramat looks toward spring season

Faculty pianist Melvin Chen to explore memory through Medtner, Wu, Schumann and Grieg

‘Photographic Storytelling: Photographs from the Permanent Collection’ installed at the YUAG