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In Titus Kaphar’s “Behind the Myth of Benevolence,” Thomas Jefferson exists on a five-foot canvas, but the black woman seated behind his likeness indicates a bigger picture.
The hushed three-part harmonies of Durham-based indie band Mountain Man grew out of a college dorm over 10 years ago in rural Vermont.
If you peer into the glass windows connecting the Rubenstein Arts Center to the outside world, you might notice an arrangement of six armchairs, each connected to its own pair of headphones and microphones, facing outward into an otherwise open space.
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Debates surrounding reproductive rights have been prominent in politics since the mid-20th century.
The organization’s homepage on the DukeArts website is clear: “We show movies.”
In November 2019, Liberation Station’s Black Lit Library finally settled into its new host location at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
“We all like to think of childhood as this time of joy and innocence. But for many of us, it’s just not true.”
Gone are the days when careers were a ladder.
“Overcome by events.” That was the phrase photojournalist Renée Jacobs used to describe how a coal mining fire came to decimate the rural Pennsylvania town of Centralia.
Every year, excited students arrive on Duke’s campus carrying luggage, boxes and many other personal items.
Amid exams and final papers, Duke still has something to celebrate this week.
Many people know North Carolina for its beaches, its barbecue or its college basketball, but it’s likely that fewer know the state for its rich musical heritage.
In doing justice to Durham’s title of “City of Medicine,” one Bass Connections team is on the right side of history.
There’s an expressive quality unique to the human voice that complements the dramatic elements of opera.
Ballet is notable for the physical balance, strength and flexibility dancers need.
Dr. Scott Lindroth will remain a composer, but for his role as Vice Provost of the Arts, this year is a swan song.
Sarah Schroth would like you to know that museums don’t run themselves.
For anyone looking to parlay their secret TikTok skills into an academic setting, look toward Duke’s Arts of the Moving Image program.
Sweatpants, flip flops, and an oversized logo t-shirt: the classic outfit of choice for your typical college student. Right?
Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra’s “The Infiltrators” follows a group of teenagers working to release undocumented immigrants from the Broward Detention Center just north of Miami.
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