This April, the students of Link Studio at Center 1 will present their media showcase Creativus III. Students from the many specialized media and technology pathways at Link Studio will display their creative and innovative pursuits with family, friends and anyone else who would like to come and support their hard work and talent.
April is National Poetry Month and UVA Library is pleased to announce that poet MaKshya Tolbert, the inaugural Art in Library Spaces Artist-in-Residence, will deliver a talk on place-based poetics and creative process on April 18. Tolbert was one of five winners of the 2024 National Poetry Series competition; her first collection, “Shade is a place,” will be released by Penguin Books in October.
Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might have merited it, the word was misleading. Kyra Gaunt, a Black woman who is a foundational figure in the study of hip-hop, worked as a professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Virginia from 1996 to 2002. Her book “The Games Black Girls Play,” which focuses on Black music practices, was published in 2006. I cited her in my work and in the interview I gave before accepting the job.
The Dance Program of the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia presents its Spring Dance Concert on April 10, 11, and 12, at 8:00 p.m. in the Ruth Caplin Theatre. We invite you to join us for the presentation of 10 original student, faculty, and guest artist works – both live dance and film – performed by UVA dancers. Choreographers and filmmakers featured in this concert examine themes of connection, impact, repetition, and seeking harmony. The works invite us to consider the complexities of relationship with people, environments, and ourselves, exploring the variety of ways we internalize and respond to our environment, our own actions, and the actions of others.
UVA Department of Drama is thrilled to be welcoming Guests Artists in Residence, Ècritures Théâtrais Contemporaines en Caraïbe (ETC Caraïbe) in Spring 2025. This residency will include a performance of Rosanie Soleil, by Ina Césaire, a French playwright and ethnographer whose writings explore the oral heritage of her home of Martinique.
Can you hear that sound? It’s the WTJU Rock Marathon, a weeklong, 24-hour-a-day Rock-a-Thon airing April 7-13, designed to raise money for WTJU 91.1 FM, one of the few freeform radio stations left on the radio dial in the United States. “Ever since I came here 14 years ago, I’ve been struck by how WTJU as a whole and WTJU Rock in particular have been a beacon of independence, innovation, and creativity,” said WTJU General Manager Nathan Moore. “The 2025 Rock Marathon will push boundaries, cross genres, and create unique musical experiences for listeners of all shapes and sizes.”
The Virginia Festival of the Book, an annual celebration of reading Virginia Humanities hosts under the umbrella of the Virginia Center for the Book, kicks off March 20.
William Dozier, a 2018 English and media studies graduate, launched his online reading recommendation presence in August of 2022.
With a declaration by “The Voice” host Carson Daly, University of Virginia third-year student Simone Marijic and her friend Iris Herrera began their duet, which, paradoxically, was also a faceoff.
Arts on the Hill will be held at Carr's Hill, home of President and Mrs. Ryan, on Friday, April 18th from 5-6pm (Doors will open at 4:30pm). All UVA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to enter the lottery. The deadline to enter the lottery is 11:59pm on Friday, April 11. Winners will be notified no later than 5pm on Wednesday, April 16.
As part of the UVA Department of Drama’s production of Shaina Taub’s musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It this spring, we are excited to announce that on Saturday, April 5th, two members of the original cast of the Public Works production of the show for the Public Theater at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park – Joel Frost and UVA alumna Brianna Cabrera – will join us for a talkback after that night’s performance!
The University of Virginia art department is hosting opening receptions at Ruffin Hall throughout April as part of a thesis exhibition series for arts. This week, we spoke with Elena Yu.
