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The strangeness of love and war in Eastman’s Opera Theater
I’ve seen two operas in my short life. One was a quirky high school production where my friends wore boas and glittery shorts, and the other was the double bill program that opened at Eastman this weekend. I was unfamiliar with both of the short German shows on the program, and as I climbed up […]
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Marsalis inspires at Kodak Hall
One of my favorite ways to hype up Rochester is by complimenting its live music scene. It’s fantastic on the small scale — the Bug Jar and other local venues host terrific local musicians and amazing student groups — but there’s no reminder quite like a concert at Kodak Hall that you, UR student, have […]
Meliora Weekend
Jon Batiste brings jazz carnival to Eastman
Jon Batiste’s performance at the Kodak Hall this Saturday evening highlighted this year’s celebration of Meliora Weekend. Batiste is a reputed jazz musician who is known best for his role as the bandleader on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” His delightful music was an invitation to the members of the art community for a […]
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Impressive. . . Most Impressive: Rochester Philharmonic and ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Reflect on the first time you saw “Star Wars.” The hum of a lightsaber, the epic laser battles, the intricate ships, and different planets each with their unique cultures — and most importantly, the swell of the strings and brass as they serenade you. Think of the wonder, magic, and excitement that comes alongside those […]
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Eastman Percussion Ensemble performs ‘Drumming’ at Fringe
Festival goers flocked around the final outdoor happenings of the Rochester Fringe Festival while the Eastman Percussion Ensemble gathered in the atrium at Miller Center and filled the room with transformative rhythm. Taking place Saturday, Sept. 22, it was a dazzling finale to the 11-day festival, as the ensemble, upperclassmen of the percussion studio, gave […]
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The George Eastman Museum and the Eastman ghost
No figure looms larger in the collective consciousness of UR and Rochester than George Eastman, whose creation of the Eastman Kodak Company put the future 585 on the map and whose endowments upon his death to several schools (ahem — UR) ensured that it would stay there. His story is bittersweet for several reasons. The […]
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‘The Light in the Piazza’ provides warmth and levity
Cold, wet snow was falling from dark skies over the Eastman Theatre on Friday evening, but the welcoming light inside offered a heartwarming, gorgeously well-performed, and often hilarious production of 2005’s brilliant “The Light in the Piazza.” The play is an uncommonly optimistic take on what the show’s stage director, Stephen Carr (associate artistic director of Eastman […]
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‘Les Enfants Terribles’ tells a twisted tale
In a small, intimate “black box” theater at Eastman School of Music, Philip Glass’ opera “Les Enfants Terribles,” based on Jean Cocteau’s novel of the same name, was performed on Feb. 2. A thin, moonlit screen separated the stage and the audience, and when the curtains opened it poured over the theater. Two beds, a […]
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Redbeard Samurai sets sights high for musical future
Redbeard Samurai’s sound is one that seeks to combine the broad appeal and entertainment value of hip-hop with the refinement, intricacy, and musicality of jazz and soul music. Read More
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Tony Bennett ever better with time
Up on stage, Bennett looks and sounds like an elder statesman of jazz, as essential today as he was back then. Read More
