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What does it mean to be European? This is the question my "Cultural Construction of European Identities" class confronts every Monday and Wednesday.
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What does it mean to be European? This is the question my "Cultural Construction of European Identities" class confronts every Monday and Wednesday.
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The Theatre and Music Theatre programs' Class of 2007 displayed their creativity and ambition in its production of Naomi Iizuka's "Skin," a piece that significantly deviates from the traditional dramatic literary canon.
Rude Mechanicals will bring the minor characters of "Hamlet" to life as it puts on "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" April 6-8 in the Tavern.
Not many productions make their debut at Ford's Theatre. In fact, it's been more than five years since a world premiere graced the historic stage. But in "Meet John Doe," Ford's has found something that was well worth waiting for.
The Washington, D.C., International Film Festival returns to the District April 19 through 29, this year with a geographic focus on France, titled "Voila Cinema!"
On Sunday night, the Davenport Lounge screened independent student films to a full house. Lizzy Lynch, a senior in the School of International Service, said the screenings occur "when people want to use the [Davenport] as a venue." The Lounge, she said, tries to "provide a space for creative expression."
As Gym Class Heroes took the stage, flag waving, at the 9:30 club Wednesday night, fans old and new were instantly caught up in the band's melodic sound and quick lyrical flow.
The Women's Initiative brings empowerment and self-understanding to the stage this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in its presentation of "The Vagina Monologues."
The GALA Hispanic theatre is currently presenting the U.S. premier of Argentine playwright Griselda Gambaro's "Las Paredes" ("The Walls") as part of its celebration of female authors.
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The New Year. It's a time for resolutions and reflections; a time to ask yourself, "To be, or not to be?" This year, The Bard descends on the minds and stages of D.C. as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sponsors "Shakespeare in Washington."
On Friday, the American University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Will Smith, paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through an annual concert called "Reflections of the Movement." The concert was part of a weeklong commemoration of the civil rights activist that began on Jan. 15, King's birthday.
As the lights dimmed and On a Sensual Note, AU's all-male a cappella group, took the stage in Kay Spiritual Life Center Monday, the crowd cheered wildly. That is nothing new for the members of OASN, whose shows normally draw "a crowd that fills the seats and the area around seats with lots of overflow," according to Zia Hassan, the club's president and a senior in the Kogod School of Business.
The Jammys, what The New Yorker magazine called "The Grammys for the jamband music scene," come to DVD in "The Best of the Jammys: Volume One." Recorded live from the theater at Madison Square Garden, the show brought some of the best jam bands and artists to the stage in one-time artistic collaborations that any jam-band fan is bound to appreciate.
Christopher O'Riley reached the white-collar crowd the way Elliott Smith and Radiohead usually capture the T-shirts and ripped jeans bunch during his performance in the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theatre on Nov. 19. Indeed, O'Riley did so by playing classical arrangements of these alternative artists' music.
The International Student Leadership Team and the International Student and Scholar Services Office presented International Vibe, a night of food, performances and dancing in the Tavern Friday.
"The Cherry Sisters Revisted" Directed by Cara Gabriel Katzen Arts Center Nov. 9-11 $5
The Keegan Theatre's production of "Agnes of God" challenges its audience. That is the very reason why director Susan Marie Rhea chose to put on the show.
On a cold, rainy night in D.C., a group of AU students ready to "Experience D.C." embarked on the Capital Hauntings Ghost Tour of Lafayette Park, one of the most "haunted" areas of the District.