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STORY
Disrupting the FRAME
“These kind of disruptions can be groundbreaking,” summed up Detroit native Taylor Renee Aldridge. “We need to have these dialogues.”
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Challenging Times Require Challenging Art
In an increasingly polarized world, it’s tempting to take complicated issues and turn them into reductive problems that lack both substance and nuance. But as the American actress and playwright Lisa Kron has said, “If there’s only one point of view, there’s no drama. Drama only occurs when people come up against situations outside of themselves and are changed by them.”
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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the United States: Interview with Gabriel Kahane
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the United States: Doyle Armbrust interviews Gabriel Kahane.
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Faculty Spotlight: SOLO projects in Organic Chemistry
Chemistry Professor Ginger Shultz explains the incorporation of performance in organic chemistry.
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VIDEO
Meet two artists performing in No Safety Net festival
Artists Becca Blackwell and Jen Kidwell chat with each other about their work and why they are excited to be part of No Safety Net.
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The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and the Quest for American Opera
Mark Clague, editor-in-chief of the George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition, explains his take of Porgy and Bess in American opera.
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January 13, 2018: Your Arts & Culture Adventure Picks
Your Southeast Michigan arts & culture adventures, curated by UMS Blogging Fellow Amanda Krugliak.
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January 12, 2018: Your Arts & Culture Adventure Picks
Your Southeast Michigan arts & culture adventures, curated by UMS Blogging Fellow Hailey Dukes.
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Teaching the N-Word
In conjunction with No Safety Net Series: Underground Railroad Game, Emily Bernard explains her experience with the N-word — its use, its history, and its meaning for African-American culture.