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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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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…
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Backstage with Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet performance on September 27, 2014 featured a world premiere of a new work by composer Lowell Liebermann. Here is the composer and the quartet backstage with U-M emerita…
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Artist Spotlight: Why We Love Accordion, and You Should, Too
Editor’s note: UMS presents The Big Squeeze, an evening of accordion music of all sorts, at Hill Auditorium on November 1, 2014. Accordionist Julien Labro is not only part of the program…
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Behind the Scenes with Accordionist Julien Labro
This post is a part of a series of playlists curated by artists, UMS Staff, and community. Check out more music here. Accordionist Julien Labro performs alongside with other artists as part…
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Behind the Scenes with Gregory Porter
Singer Gregory Porter tells us what he’s been listening to lately.
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Performing Objects: Beyond Puppetry
Examples of object performance abound in our 2014-2015 season. From left to right, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Foehn, Kiss & Cry, and Cinderella. Photos courtesy of the artists. A plastic…