Stories by Tehreem Sajjad
Notebook: Rekindling my love for literature at Ann Arbor's Literati
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
The only thing better than the smell of a new book is the smell of a new bookstore.
Fiercely comedic 'August: Osage County' to stir real emotion
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
This week, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance is bringing the Westons to Ann Arbor in Tracy Letts’s award-winning play, “August: Osage County.” This comedic drama exposes audiences to the dark side of a Midwestern American family.
'Ariadne auf Naxos' fuses Greek mythology and Italian humor
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
This weekend, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance has assembled an opera performance that will be a rollercoaster ride for Ann Arbor audiences. Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos” first appeared at the University in 1954.
Student work to be highlighted at annual Playfest this week
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
Initiated by Professor OyamO at the Department of Theatre and Drama in 2009, Playfest features the work of six students from beginner, intermediate and advanced playwriting courses.
New York Philharmonic to return to Ann Arbor with two Hill performances
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
With a track record of over 15,000 concerts in 430 cities, 63 countries and five continents, New York Philharmonic is returning this year to Ann Arbor to deliver two enthralling orchestra performances.
Notebook: The controlled reality of fear
- HBO
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
Fear is a feeling; it's not something tangible, yet when we experience it, it seems so real — so concrete. It's a very powerful emotion, and when we consider it, darkness, death, the night, sadness (and, perhaps, crows?) come to mind.
Artist Snapshot: Sadashi Inuzuka
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
A world-renowned ceramist, Sadashi Inuzuka’s transcendent art is celebrated for exploring the overlap between the natural world, science and society.
Notebook: Experiencing the world through meaningful travel
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
Travel is a basic human desire: a desire to lose ourselves. In some ways, traveling is similar to reading a novel. Sometimes, when overwhelmed with worldly issues, we turn to books to lose ourselves in its pages.
Artist Snapshot: OyamO discusses life, legacy and society's future in interview
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
A prominent influence in the growing canon of African-American literature, playwright OyamO’s (Charles F. Gordon) work captures historical events in a new light.
UMGASS's 'Iolanthe' revives a classic fairy tale fantasy
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
Magic, fairies and forbidden love: This year, the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society brings all the drama and comedy of fairyland onto the stage with their Fall production of “Iolanthe.”
