Arts & Humanities

FSU Winthrop-King Institute presents ‘Global Africas’ symposium on history and culture of Senegal

Published: | 8:59 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University’s Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies will welcome French and Senegalese distinguished scholars and well-known artists for a two-day symposium examining the legacies and culture of Senegal. “Senegal: Past and/as Present [Sénégal passé/present]” takes place Thursday, Nov. 3, and Friday, Nov. 4, at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts. The […]

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FSU School of Dance to present an evening of ‘incredible athleticism and artistry’

Published: | 11:04 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University’s School of Dance will present “An Evening of Dance,” an annual event to showcase the inventive choreography and diverse performance talent of the university’s students and faculty. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4-5 in the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre in Montgomery Hall, located on the FSU campus. School […]

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Florida State University Opera presents Mozart’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Published: | 3:15 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Halloween season at Florida State University’s College of Music is once again slated to be a colorful and costumed affair as FSU Opera presents its fall production, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera features music that all ears will find familiar from its use in television and film. The story is based […]

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FSU College of Music presents ‘potpourri of sounds’ from the University Symphony Orchestra

Published: | 3:35 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Performances of Jessie Montgomery’s “Strum” for String Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1 will highlight the University Symphony Orchestra’s second performance of the season on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The evening of innovative symphonic works, from modern compositions that challenge the boundaries of symphonic music […]

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FSU Pride Alumni Network reception to feature Museum of Fine Arts special exhibit

Published: | 11:57 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The Florida State University Alumni Association’s Pride Alumni Network will host a networking reception at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts, where attendees can meet board members, students and alumni while viewing a local LGBTQ+ exhibit. The museum will offer guided tours of “It’s A Lot Like Falling in Love: Legacies of Naiad Press and […]

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FSU, Mississippi School District celebrate winners of Emmett Till Archives contest

Published: | 4:56 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Three students from Mississippi’s West Tallahatchie School District have earned top honors in the inaugural Emmett Till Archives Award contest. The contest is a component of the Emmett Till Archival Project, a partnership of the Florida State University School of Communication, FSU Libraries and the West Tallahatchie School District in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The partnership […]

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‘People I Know’: FSU Libraries hosts student art exhibition

Published: | 3:49 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University Libraries is hosting its first student artist exhibition at the Dirac Science Library as part of the Art in the Library program. The exhibit, titled “People I Know,” features a collection of recent paintings by William Rowe, a graduate student in the FSU Department of Art Education who earned a bachelor of […]

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‘Sweet Charity’ to kick off School of Theatre at FSU’s 2022-23 season

Published: | 10:51 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The School of Theatre at Florida State University unveils a 2022-23 season that features a combination of Broadway dance and comedy, thought-provoking plays and technicolor Theatre for Young Audiences performances — highlighting the talents of one of the world’s top drama programs. The season begins Oct. 14-23 with “Sweet Charity,” a quirky romance with Bob […]

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FSU researcher earns NSF grant to advance open science

Published: | 9:41 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Science & Technology

A Florida State University researcher is partnering with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado Boulder to advance efforts in open science through creation of the FAIR Facilities and Instruments research coordination network. Renaine Julian, director of STEM Libraries at FSU Libraries, is a member of the project team that has […]

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‘An honor’: FSU Master Craftsman Studio unveils 2 historical exhibits at Cascades Historical Plaza

Published: | 2:14 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University’s Master Craftsman Studio recently unveiled two historical structures at Tallahassee’s Cascades Historical Plaza, showcasing the studio’s project-design capabilities and highlighting the area’s social and civil rights history. Located near East Gaines and South Gadsden streets, the Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial and Four Corners of History exhibit result from a years-long commemoration process […]

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FSU Dance students prepare for ‘amazing opportunity’ in Opening Nights event 

Published: | 10:54 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Three Florida State University School of Dance students have been selected to perform with staibdance, a nationally recognized contemporary dance company known for combining intense physical-movement vocabulary with traditional Iranian dance. April Chinea, Elise St. Cyr and Marielle Richardson will join staibdance members to perform “fence” on Sept. 21–22 at the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance […]

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