Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Professor finds that “Basquiat” overlooks artist’s racial heritage

Gina Ulysse, assistant professor of African American Studies and anthropology, introduced writer director Julian Schnabel’s biopic “Basquiat” Wednesday night, with ...

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“Jaws” transforms classic film into musical, entertains crowds

As the lights dimmed and the crowd grew silent, the orchestra stood ready and a single note was played, that ...

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“Oedipus Rex” spooks audience with stunning visual performance

A week before the Fall 2007 Theater Department Production of “Oedipus Rex,” Director and Assistant Professor of Theater Yuriy Kordonskiy ...

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Philip Roth shines with “Complaint”

Philip Roth has won a lot of prizes. He is the only author in recent history to accumulate all of ...

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LoGuidice ’09 up for Grammy award

There are a lot of honors and awards one can pursue as a college student, but a Grammy typically isn’t ...

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Exhibit celebrates Astaire’s career

On display in the Rick Nicita Gallery in the Center for Film Studies is a series of posters entitled “Astaire: ...

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Documentary honors poet alum

As part of the Russell House Writers Series, filmmaker Henry Ferrini presented an hour-long documentary on Wednesday night, composed in ...

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Hip-Hop Showcase combines movement, music, spoken word

Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Second Stage and the ’92 Theater hosted “Hip-Hop Showcase,” a dance performance organized and choreographed ...

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Duke day undeterred

On Nov. 11, while many students confined themselves to the common room of Olin Library to study for pre-Thanksgiving exams, ...

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Cardboard boxes played in concert

The sound (and silence) of music filled the Center for the Arts (CFA) Cinema on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the ...