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Study Up: Brief History of Robots in Film
Photo: Nufonia Must Fall, on stage. By Jorn Mulder. DJ Kid Koala’s graphic novel Nufonia Must Fall is about a headphones-sporting robot on the verge of obsolescence who falls in love with…

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Study Up: Tanya Tagaq Teaches You to Throat Sing
Tagaq usually tells her students to “spend one year trying to sound like their dog.”

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Conversation: Young Jean Lee
Described by the New York Times as “the most adventurous downtown playwright of her generation,” Young Jean Lee is a theater maker with range. Her works Straight White Men and Untitled Feminist…

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Community Spotlight: U-M Piano Professor Arthur Greene
Editor’s note: Isabel Park is a regular contributor to UMS Lobby and an undergraduate pianist in the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Isabel explores connections between the UMS season and student…

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Ken Fischer Receives Award
We’re proud of our president Ken Fischer! He received Chamber Music America’s Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award this past Sunday.

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Student Spotlight: Jiakung Feng, U-M student pianist
Student spotlight on Jiakung Feng, U-M student pianist.

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George Shirley on Countertenor David Daniels
Editor’s note: Countertenor David Daniel’s performs in the “What’s in a Song?” evening of song music curated by pianist Martin Katz on January 8, 2016 in Hill Auditorium. U-M Emeritus Professor of…

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Artist Spotlight: Theater maker Rob Drummond
Editor’s note: Theater maker Rob Drummond’s Bullet Catch was part of UMS’s 2014-15 season. He returned this season for an extended educational residency, a collaborative effort between the University of Michigan’s Medical…