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An opportunity of a lifetime
November 8, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Twelve Wake Forest choral students will join the Munich Symphony Orchestra and The Gloriae dei Cantores choir in performing Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ during Thursday’s Secrest Artist Series event.
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First-year students take the stage
November 7, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University theatre recently completed a production of John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine.” What made the fall performance surprising? Of the 23 roles available, 11 of them were filled by first-year students.
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‘Big Tent’ addresses racial prejudice
November 3, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Talking about race can be challenging. Art professor David Finn, with the help of both Wake Forest and local high school students, is creating a space where people can learn to celebrate their differences.
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Peter Gilbert joins Wake Forest
September 30, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The producer and director of photography on the Oscar-nominated documentary “Hoop Dreams” adds his expertise to the Documentary Film Program — teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses.
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Film, watercolor and cut paper
September 8, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The opening exhibition at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery features works by three artists, including Assistant Professor of Art Joel Tauber who will focus on building the Wake Forest’s video art program.
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Painting in the Louvre
April 29, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Imagine standing in the footprints of Mary Cassatt and Paul Cézanne, copying the masters in the Musée du Louvre to improve your artistic talents. Junior Amanda Bowers doesn’t have to imagine. She has been living the experience.
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Professor’s works to benefit collection
March 28, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The late Bob Knott dedicated much of his time during his long career teaching art at Wake Forest to helping students build the Student Union Collection of Contemporary Art. Some of his artwork will be sold during this Friday’s Gallery Hop in downtown Winston-Salem to continue his passion for the Student Union collection.
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Award-winning musicians
March 17, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Spring is filled with music on campus. Find out which students were recognized with awards for their musical talent, take a look at a full schedule of events and listen to some samples of past performances.
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Irish poetry for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Staff, Top Stories
On St. Patrick’s Day, Jeff Holdridge, director of the Wake Forest University Press — the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America — discusses the future of Irish poetry after “The Troubles” and shares his five favorite Irish poems.
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Play becomes a community effort
February 17, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Staff, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Sharon Andrews and her colleagues in the theatre and dance department would like to make the University Theatre the community’s theatre. Andrews, who is directing the “The Grapes of Wrath” on the Mainstage Theatre, has included undergraduates, graduate students and faculty and staff in the production and related events.
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