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Student Spotlight: Embedded with San Francisco Symphony
U-M student and UMS intern Libby Seidner spent five weeks with the San Francisco Symphony as part of an internship.
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The Art(s) of Teaching: UMS Mellon Faculty Institute on Arts Academic Integration
Photo: At the inaugural Faculty Institute. How can a symphony inform a course in environmental science? What can a dance teach us about literature? How might we use a play to discuss…
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Artist Interview: Ryoji Ikeda, creator of superposition
Photo: Moment in superposition. Photo by Kazuo Fukunaga. superposition is a performance created by visual and sound artist Ryoji Ikeda. Inspired by the mathematical notions of quantum mechanics, Ikeda employs a spectacular…
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Artist Interview: Traveling with Théâtre de la Ville
Editor’s note: This summer, UMS launched a new 21st Century Artist Internships program. Four students interned for a minimum of five weeks with a dance, theater, or music ensemble part of our 2014-2015 season….
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STORY
Data as Playful: Sonification Specialist on superposition
How visual and sound artist Ryoji Ikeda weaves together visual and sound data tapestries to access the sublime.
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STORY
Who Are We?
Are we characters—locked into our one and only story? How Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters in Search of an Author” provokes us to re-think our lives.
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Student Spotlight: Summer with Théâtre de la Ville
Héctor Flores Komatsu (U-M student and UMS intern) shares photos and anecdotes from his summer internship with Théâtre de la Ville.
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Artist Interview: Jaco van Dormael, Co-creator of Kiss & Cry
UMS Lobby contributor Greg Hicks recently spoke with Jaco van Dormael about the unique process of assembling Kiss & Cry, all the way from its minimal beginnings to its full-fledged stage production.
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VIDEO
Kiss & Cry and Push Boundaries
UMS director of programming Michael Kondziolka on why he’s excited about the upcoming boundary-pushing film, theater, and dance work Kiss & Cry. Charleroi Danses perform Kiss & Cry at the Power Center…