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Sophomore Emma Bucklan has a series of recordings on her phone – “Noodle Session 1,” “Noodle Session 2” and so on. At first she was just playing around and figuring out what sounded good together, but these sessions turned into a full-length self-produced solo piano album.
“For whom do I write?” It’s a question that is fleeting in its apparent ease of response.
In its 21 years, LDOC has changed significantly, as have other concerts on campus.
Generally starting in February and taking place throughout summer, powwow is a ceremony in which Native Americans come together to celebrate their cultures through praying, singing and dancing.
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” celebrated its 200th birthday this week with a two-part symposium focused on questions of science, ethics and responsibility.
Watching Mike Wiley’s one-man play “Breach of Peace” was a bit of an other-worldly, other-era experience.
While this iteration of “Chicago” brings nothing new to the table, the talented crew at Hoof ‘n’ Horn once again succeed in providing sheer entertainment to its audience.
When first observing Evan Nicole Bell’s photographic exhibit “Faith in Color,” which explores the deep roots of religious influence in black communities, I was initially met with a sense of cognitive dissonance.
While talking with music instructor Pei-Fen Liu about one of her students, senior Jerry Chia-Rui Chang, a number of superlatives kept cropping up: “extraordinary,” “fantastic,” “dedicated.”
When Chris Vitiello, in his fox costume, yanks a piece of paper out of his typewriter and smashes stamps on it, the audience gasps.
For many Duke students, the arts are an integral aspect of their lives — academic or otherwise.
Tucked around the side of the Arts Annex, eight satellite dishes loom over the landscape.
This Friday, Duke is invited to celebrate a famous period of African-American culture and dive into the lustrous atmosphere of Manhattan nightclubs saturated with sensual cabaret singers, frisky jazz, gin cocktails and shiny pearls.
What is “normal”? How do socially-constructed conceptions of normalcy limit the types of narratives that are constructed and propagated?
Founded in 2011, TAASCON is a joint effort between Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University to raise awareness of Asian American issues, create a space for Asian American students to comfortably discuss their experiences and concerns and cultivate a supportive community.
In the two months since the Rubenstein Arts Center opened, it has hosted two world premieres, an artist in residence and an opening attended by over 3,000 people. But the arts building still has a long way to go before it becomes the student space it is supposed to be.
From 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., a continuous stream of artists will perform as part of the annual Brickside Music Festival, the Coffeehouse’s biggest event of the year.
On Saturday afternoon, the Nasher Museum of Art will host an event called “Disability and the Arts” as the culmination of Disability Pride Week.
While incoming first-year students are visiting during Blue Devil Days, a Wired! Lab project team, “Statues Speak,” will display the first phase of its result to new students and other Duke visitors.
Have you ever thought about what North Carolina would be like if there was no tobacco farming?
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