Visual and Performing Arts
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Classical music gets a jazzy makeover in Friday concert
If you look up “jazz” in any reputable dictionary, you’ll quickly discover that its definition is as wide-ranging as its forms. It can be almost anything from smooth to funky, cool to free. But nowhere does even the most comprehensive reference book define jazz as “prehistoric.” That’s where Eric Hofbauer comes in. Hofbauer, renowned guitarist and director…
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For ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ director Gurinder Chadha, filmmaking is personal
Internationally acclaimed director Gurinder Chadha talked about the need to make films that are historically relevant and fiercely personal during an Oct. 24 “public conversation” with sociology Professor Parminder Bhachu. The event, “Film Making, Creativity, Migrant Biographies, Diasporic Disruption,” was hosted by the Higgins School of Humanities. Film producer Gurinder Chadha speaks with students during a recent visit to…
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Clark undergrad’s LEEP project gives new meaning to hands-on learning
Junior explores designing, creating and operating an on-campus makerspace
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Internationally acclaimed ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ director to speak at Clark
Clark University will host “Film Making, Creativity, Migrant Biographies, Diasporic Disruption,” a conversation with internationally acclaimed film director Gurinder Chadha and Clark Sociology Professor Parminder Bhachu, on Monday, October 24, at 6 p.m. in Dana Commons, 950 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. Chandha will also be in attendance at a Sunday night screening…
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Marionettes will add to magic of Stravinsky’s moving ‘A Soldier’s Tale’ at October concert
Clark University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present a performance of “L’Histoire du Soldat” or “A Soldier’s Tale” by Igor Stravinsky, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Atwood Hall, Daniel’s Theater on Woodland Street. The concert is free and open to the public. “A Soldier’s Tale” is considered one of the most…
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Clark alumna turns her lens on war-torn Yemen
Thana Faroq ’13 took her first photograph — a picture of her family — using her father’s camera when she was just 10 years old. Back then, she and her family lived in a peaceful Yemen, one without war or bloodshed. Today, Faroq (pictured above), a Sanaa-based photographer, captures images of her war-torn city’s street life. Many of…
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#madewithstephen: In lead up to ArtsWorcester award, students offer praise for DiRado
During a Friday ceremony, Clark University Visual and Performing Arts Professor of Practice Stephen DiRado will receive the 35th ArtsWorcester Award to honor his years of artistic and cultural contributions to the city — an award his current and former students believe has been years in the making. “I have no idea if I would even have a photography career…
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Student explores sea-level rise, coastal resources in Hawaii
Not every college student gets to enjoy a summer in Hawaii, but that’s where Isabel Miranda ’17 was over the past few months — although she didn’t spend her days relaxing on the beach or riding the waves. In May, Miranda was named a Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellow, and soon found herself in the Aloha State,…
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Play by Clark senior rises to finals in New York City contest
Rachael Segal’s ‘Moon Juice’ a finalist at Manhattan Rep