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The Art of Success: for Many College Alumni, Arts Degrees Have Paved the Path to Success in a Wide Range of Careers

Many of UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences alumni with degrees in studio arts, drama or music go on to successful careers in arts and entertainment, in the world’s great museums or educating the next generation of creative minds. However, the number of arts majors who become leaders in business, law, technology and other areas suggests that the skills they learned in the studio and on the stage are helping them thrive in a wide range of pursuits.

https://give.as.virginia.edu/news/story/art-success

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Heritage Theatre Festival Returns With a New Name and Exciting Season!

Heritage Theatre Festival Returns With a New Name and Exciting Season Including Kate Hamill’s Adaptation of Little Women; No Fear and Blues Long Gone: Nina Simone, a Powerful One-woman Show Highlighting the Life and Art of One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Artists; And a Staged Reading

April 6, 2022
Law student Ryan Kurtiak, center, who previously worked at Walt Disney World as a “Star Wars” villager, saw law school as a way to channel his creative energy. (Contributed photo)
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Q&A: Former Disney Cast Member Channels Creativity as UVA Law Student

The Force is strong with Ryan Kurtiak. The second-year University of Virginia School of Law student, who previously worked at Walt Disney World as a “Star Wars” villager and grew up wanting to design theme parks, saw law school as a way to channel his creative energy.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-former-disney-cast-member-channels-creativity-uva-law-student?utm_source=DailyReport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

Alumna Caky Winsett began writing her play, “Watch Me,” in 2019 when she was an undergraduate at UVA. (Contributed photo)

Watch Me’: How An Alumna’s New Play Sprouted From a Popular Media Studies Class

With a father hailing from a family of actors, Caky Winsett was exposed to the theater at a very young age. Yet she never had any interest in becoming an actor herself. However, as Winsett grew older, she realized that she had a love for all of the other elements of theater. That love then turned into a full-on passion at the University of Virginia.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/watch-me-how-alumnas-new-play-sprouted-popular-media-studies-class

With seats suddenly empty, fine arts faculty and students at UVA had to find new ways to connect. (Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)

Arts Education in a Post-Pandemic World

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Virginia faculty scrambled to find ways to deliver a traditional college education online. But as faculty in UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences worked to educate their students despite the obstacles presented by COVID-19, they found themselves creating the foundation for changes to the practice of art education – changes that may make it just a little better than it was before.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/arts-education-post-pandemic-world

UVA Drama to Introduce New MFA Acting Company In Death Of The Author And God Of Carnage
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UVA Drama to Introduce New MFA Acting Company In Death Of The Author And God Of Carnage

The UVA Department of Drama will introduce its new MFA Acting company in two one-act plays that will stream April 22-25, 2021 on the ShowTix4U platform. Death of the Author by Steven Drukman and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, will be video recorded live on the Culbreth Theatre stage without an audience and with all actors masked and following protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The performances are components of graduate course DRAM 7400: Mentored Study: Acting.

April 14, 2021
Marianne Kubik Theater Movement Class

Student Performance Groups Keep Their Art Alive in COVID-19 Pandemic

Acapella concerts on the Lawn, dance showcases, live theater productions – student performances have long graced the University of Virginia. In the past year, as coronavirus brought in-person shows to a halt, UVA’s performance groups adapted to create virtually and keep their art alive. Some groups are taking advantage of technology like Zoom or TikTok to allow students in different places to create, practice, or learn together virtually, while others have met in small groups with a lot of precautions in place. UVA Today reached out to a number of student arts groups across Grounds to find out how they survived the past year.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/student-performance-groups-keep-their-art-alive-covid-19-pandemic