Tag Archives: New York

Alumna Artist: Photographer: Elena Chan

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

From Thailand to Madagascar, Photographer Elena Chan has no trouble connecting with the people opposite her lens. She offers us photos that capture deeply connected moments in her travels and life.  Elena invited CUArts to join her, and a group … Continue reading →

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Columbia Grads Take to the Fringe with “Attack”

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

“The game kills, but you’re right, it is the only worthwhile pursuit.” So says one of the characters in The Cadre’s Art of Attack, which opened at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre last night as part of The 14th Annual … Continue reading →

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Big Brothers in the Museums

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

When we go to museums, either for Art Hum or because we (secretly!) enjoy it, we go to look. We watch how a certain brushstroke creates a new effect, how a certain angle of light reveals a new dimension on … Continue reading →

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LateNite Theatre Goes Off-Broadway

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Hello CUArts, This summer, LateNite Theatre—the campus theater group devoted to producing original student productions with a flair for the bizarre—took its signature after-hours style off-campus to the Manhattan Repertory Theatre with Next Door. Next Door is a program of … Continue reading →

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The Key to the City

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

I have a key to the city—do you? What do you think of when you hear the phrase “the Key to the City?” Foreign dignitaries? Important political leaders? Local heroes? (I personally think of the scene in Bye Bye Birdie … Continue reading →

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Historical New York: The Book of Negroes and the African Burial Ground National Monument

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

It is not uncommon for me to acquire a book, either on my own or as a gift, and then wait years before I finally read it. I love books as objects, and I’m happy just to have them around, … Continue reading →

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New York City Gets a Tourist Lane…

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

If you haven’t been following the Gothamist’s extensive coverage of the speculation surrounding the mysterious appearance of the “Tourist Lane” on the sidewalk of 5th Avenue, then you’ve missed out on some pretty wild gossip. (Even Mayor Bloomberg got involved!) … Continue reading →

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White’s Lies at New World Stages

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

I think it’s such a shame that the audience wasn’t more full on Saturday night, when I went to see White’s Lies at the New World Stages. True, the show is by a first-time playwright (albeit with a fair number … Continue reading →

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“Race to the End of the Earth” at The American Museum of Natural History

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

For some reason, whenever I think of the American Museum of Natural History, my mind immediately transports me back to my days of babysitting. My memory of the museum itself consists of many diorama-shaped blurs barely glimpsed in the mad-dash … Continue reading →

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Marina Abramovic Has Left the Building

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

I love the museums in this city (who doesn’t…?), and while I try to get to them as often as possible, it’s not terribly common for an individual exhibit to thrill me enough for a repeat visit. Three years ago, … Continue reading →

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