Cultural encounters in art, literature
Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
WFU documentary goes global
A new Documentary Film Program movie, “The Last Flight of Petr Ginz,” has caught the attention of the United Nations, which will produce a study guide and send copies of the film to its information centers in 63 countries for special screenings and educational programs.
Staying in tune
Professor Peter Kairoff is winning acclaim for his recording work. But he also loves teaching a diverse group of music students: "Some of our most gifted students are also gifted young scientists, philosophers, etc., so they have rich inner lives that bring an added dimension to their music-making."Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Dance-Off brings cultures together
Nearly four hundred students and faculty watched diverse performances of tap, hip-hop, Bollywood, Korean pop, Palestinian Dabke, Bhangra and Indian Folk Dance, from six dance teams during the Wake Forest's first World Cultural Dance-Off.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
An opportunity of a lifetime
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.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
First-year students take the stage
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.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Music to our ears
The Wake Forest music department will present various concerts and recitals throughout the fall 2011 season. The musical events, filled with notes from pianos, flutes, quartets and more, will bring music to our ears. Listen to samples of music, and plan to attend an event.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Voices from Ireland
A national book tour promoting the newest anthology of women's Irish poetry published by Wake Forest University Press begins in Kulynych Auditorium, Monday at 7 p.m. with readings by four prominent poets. Categories: Arts & Culture, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
WFU welcomes Cuban theatre troupe
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem will light up with the sights and sounds of the internationally acclaimed Cuban theatre troupe Teatro de la Luna in its premiere of "Delirio Habanero / Havana Delirium."Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
Students rise to roles as twins
The Brothers Menaechmus, the first fall production of the Theatre Department, focuses on long-lost identical twin brothers who unknowingly inhabit the same town. Being cast to play a twin might seem difficult, but senior roommates Jake Meyers and Ryan McCarthy took the challenge in stride.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements