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The “Somebodies” [from left: Mary Hall, Darnell Glover, Katia Ramirez, Sean Miller, Lilla Woodard] Photo Credit: Michael Bailey
Drama

UVA Drama Continues 2023-2024 Season with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Pulitzer Prize-finalist Play 'Everybody'

'Everybody' offers a darkly comedic twist on a tale about the meaning of life, death, and all that lies between. In the play, Death summons a character called “Everybody,” telling them it is their time to meet their inevitable fate and give an account of their life. Everybody asks a crowd of metaphorical friends, including emblematic figures of Friendship, Kinship, and Stuff, to join them on their journey. While it is a trip we all have to make, 'Everybody' learns that volunteers are few and far between.

October 18, 2023
The members of Amuse Bouche wear baseball jerseys and stand in front of a chalk board, facing an audience.
Drama

Amuse Bouche blends comedy with friendship for a priceless comedic experience

In a clever, blink-and-you-miss-it performing style, Amuse Bouche brings a unique craft to the University’s artistic community — long form improv. After a recent performance, members sat down to discuss improv, friendship and comedy.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/amuse-bouche-blends-comedy-with-friendship-for-a-priceless-comedic-experience?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Naminapu Maymuru-White working at the Buku-Larrŋay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, 2021. Photo by Leicolhn McKellar
Visual Art

Landmark exhibition of Aboriginal Australian bark painting returns to its home institution in February 2024

One of the most significant touring exhibitions of Aboriginal Australian art ever staged returns to the city where it was first envisioned. The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia presents “Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala” from Feb. 3-July 14, 2024. The exhibition features more than 50 masterpieces of ochre painting on eucalyptus bark, many of which have never been on view outside of Australia.

September 28, 2023
Movie Still from THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE - a woman in the water writing in a journal
Film

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

T​he Virginia Film Festival announces its lineup for its upcoming 36th year, set for October 25-29. The Festival’s Opening Night Film is Maestro. Written, produced, and directed by Bradley Cooper, the film focuses on the relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). The VAFF will welcome makeup effects artist Kazu Hiro (Academy Award winner for Bombshell and The Darkest Hour) to receive the VAFF Craft Award alongside the screening.

https://virginiafilmfestival.org/virginia-film-festival-announces-2023-lineup/

Sasha Huber, Tailoring Freedom - Renty and Delia, 2021 Courtesy of the artist and Tamara Lanie
Visual Art

Picturing Fabric Textile, Photography and Women's Hands

In this workshop three artists and two curators and scholars will discuss their practice of working between and across the media of photography and textile, opening avenues to understand each in new ways, which are haptic, gendered, material and decolonial.

September 26, 2023
The following words are projected onto the ground and on a wall surrounding stairs and two sets of doors at the National Mall: "Remain Committed to forming a more perfect union as long as we remain committed to the principles [of] democracy..."
Visual Art

One of ‘THE PEOPLE’: Ryan’s Words Included in Democracy Celebration on National Mall

Projected against the back of the National Museum of American History on Wednesday evening was an excerpt from Jim Ryan’s July Fourth speech at Monticello’s annual naturalization ceremony. It was part of the artist Jenny Holzer’s text-based light projection on democracy called “THE PEOPLE.”

https://news.virginia.edu/content/one-people-ryans-words-included-democracy-celebration-national-mall

A microphone stands against a blurry background, which includes furniture and a handful of sitting people.
Creative Writing

Flux celebrates self-expression through spoken word

Every Thursday evening in the belly of Brooks Hall sits a collection of poets, creatives and arts enthusiasts that make up Flux, the University’s student-led poetry and spoken word organization.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/flux-celebrates-self-expression-through-spoken-word?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

Two people in profile view stand before a banner that reads "Wallace Thurman" with a quote from the writer.

“Their World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance” keeps the vibrant era alive on Grounds

At the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, a curated collection of images, art and documents paints a picture of the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. The library’s newest exhibition brings the life and ardor of the Harlem Renaissance to Grounds.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/their-world-as-big-as-they-made-it-looking-back-at-the-harlem-renaissance-keeps-the-vibrant-era-alive-on-grounds

A graphic with a blue background shows the UVA V and sabres logo overlayed with drawings of a painter's palette, the comedy and tragedy masks, and a microphone.

Paint the Town Orange and Blue with Upcoming Arts Events

As University students, new and old, return to Charlottesville, the University Programs Council, U.Va. Arts and the Charlottesville community offer numerous opportunities to reconnect with and explore the local arts scene after a summer away.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/08/paint-the-town-orange-and-blue-with-upcoming-arts-events?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

A man in military uniform faces the camera and holds a vintage phone to his ear; a woman wearing maroon stands behind him with her back facing the camera.
Drama

‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ captures hearts at the Virginia Theatre Festival

Performed in the Helms Theatre as part of the Virginia Theatre Festival, the play follows the romance between Jack Ludwig, a World War II military doctor, and Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/08/dear-jack-dear-louise-captures-hearts-at-the-virginia-theatre-festival?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest