Stanford Arts - News

Inside a mathematical proof lies literature, says Stanford's Reviel Netz

megan — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:29:47 +0000

Stanford scholar Reviel Netz discusses why some of the greatest mathematicians were also some of classical history's most poetic storytellers.

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May 7, 2012

Stanford Report

Arts News

Actress and author Anna Deavere Smith brings 'grace' to Stanford

sica — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:33:09 +0000

Through a series of moving monologues, Anna Deavere Smith demonstrates the many manifestations of 'grace' at the Heyns Lecture on Religion and Society.

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May 4, 2012

Stanford Report

Arts News

14 Student Arts Projects Awarded Spark! and Creativity Fund Grants in the Creative and Performing Arts

sica — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:34:36 +0000

The Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts’ (SiCa) Spark! Grant program and the Student Arts Grant Board’s Creativity Fund grant program awarded fourteen grants in the creative and performing arts to student projects through the 2011–2012 winter competition.

May 3, 2012

Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa)

2012-05-03_studentartsgrantswinterawardees.pdf

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Press Release

Controversial author Martin Amis coming to Stanford on May 7

megan — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:40:13 +0000

He's famous for his sharp, inventive prose and his barbed public comments. The British author's next novel, about a violent criminal who wins the lottery, will be published this summer.

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May 2, 2012

Stanford Report

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Faculty Announcement

SiCa Announces Eighteen Grant Recipients for the 2012-2013 Arts Programming and Events

sica — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:59:20 +0000

The Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa) announces eighteen Arts Programming and Events grant recipients. Grant projects and programs will take place during the 2012-2013 academic year.

April 24, 2012

Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa)

2012-04-24_eventsprogramming_pr.pdf

SiCa Announces Eighteen Grant Recipients for the 2012-2013 Arts Programming and Events

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Press Release

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"Mantis," published by Stanford students, translates a world of poetry

megan — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:42:24 +0000

Poetry and poetics from around the globe is featured and translated in the multicultural, student-run poetry journal Mantis, now celebrating its 10th year at Stanford.

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April 24, 2012

Stanford Report

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Stanford's Frost Amphitheater roars back with Modest Mouse on May 19

megan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:06:45 +0000

The beloved and storied Frost Amphitheater stage will once again host the artists of the day. Following in the footsteps of Ellington and Fitzgerald, Jefferson Airplane and Joan Baez, and – over and over – the Grateful Dead, a new generation of musicians and fans will come together this spring at Frost, thanks to a strong partnership between university administrators and students.

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April 23, 2012

Stanford Report

Arts News

Davey D Roundtable: Mark Gonzales & Professor Samy Alim discuss Art & Activism

megan — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:22:33 +0000

Davy D discusses the #OccupyArt lecture/performance series with sholar/activists, Mark Gonzales and Professor Samy Alim

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April 22, 2012

Davy D's Hip Hop Corner

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Faculty Announcement

Jazz for the Ages ~ Stanford Jazz Workshop's 40th year

sla — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:51:55 +0000

In its 40th year, the Stanford Jazz Workshop keeps spanning the decades. The coming festival season, announced this week, includes artists old and new: from tributes to Satchmo and Sinatra to a concert by the new quartet Vertical Voices Live.

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April 20, 2012

Palo Alto Weekly

Arts News

The songs and strings of Hawaii ~ an islands-themed weekend at Stanford

sla — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:49:51 +0000

Slack-key guitarist Keola Beamer and Grammy-nominated vocalist Raiatea Helm headline an islands-themed weekend at Stanford.

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April 20, 2012

Palo Alto Weekly

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