Arts & Culture

Sign Language Theatre Troupe Performs at UA

Sign Language Theatre Troupe Performs at UA

Sunshine 2.0, a professional traveling theatre troupe that uses American sign language as well as vocals to perform for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults, will perform at The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center ballroom at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10.

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Professor to Strengthen Digital Dynamics of Dance via NEH Grant

With support from the National Endowment for Humanities, a dance professor at The University of Alabama will lead an innovative effort to improve online access to dynamic dance resources for education and scholarship.

‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Returns for Encore

‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Returns for Encore

The University of Alabama Opera Theatre is again bringing the moral and magical Christmas tale of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” to life in one performance only at Bryant-Jordan Hall Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. The opera is free and open to the public.

‘Hilaritas’ Returns with Musical Holiday Cheer

‘Hilaritas’ Returns with Musical Holiday Cheer

The University of Alabama School of Music’s annual “Hilaritas” performance returns featuring The University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble, the UA Studio Orchestra and the UA University Singers.

Annual Children’s and Young Adult Book Sale Tops Year for SLIS

Annual Children’s and Young Adult Book Sale Tops Year for SLIS

The UA School of Library and Information Studies’ annual Children’s and Young Adult Book Sale will run Dec. 4-7, on the fifth floor of Gorgas Library.

UA Students Win Big in National Opera Competition

UA Students Win Big in National Opera Competition

For the second consecutive year, The University of Alabama’s Opera Theatre has won second place in the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition.

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UA to Offer State’s First MFA in Dance Program

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance will offer the state’s first Master of Fine Arts in dance program starting in fall 2020.

Native American Heritage Month Continues

Native American Heritage Month Continues

UA’s Native American Heritage Month continues with a series of events designed to bring the campus greater awareness of the history and culture of Native Americans.

‘World’s Greatest’ Typewriter Collection on Exhibit

‘World’s Greatest’ Typewriter Collection on Exhibit

The “world’s greatest” collection of typewriters formerly owned by famous writers, actors, playwrights, musicians and others will be displayed at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center from Nov. 2 to Dec. 7.

Quartet First in UA’s History to Win International Horn Competition

Quartet First in UA’s History to Win International Horn Competition

Tater and the Tots became the first University of Alabama horn quartet to win the International Horn Society Summer Symposium Student Amateur Quartet Competition, which was held earlier at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.