Fine arts
Notebook: Reflecting on Richard Blanco's inaugural poem
BY MAX RADWIN
It may be that I just voted for the first time this year and I’m still too young to really understand, but I never realized that politics was such a party: inaugural balls, galas, parades, mixers and performances by hip-hop stars? It sounds amazing. And somewhere in all of that, Richard Blanco read a poem.
Arthur Miller Theatre to bring in multi-instrumental talents Gabriel Kahane and yMusic
BY LENA FINKEL
Moose and the rest of yMusic will play selections from the ensemble’s debut album Beautiful Mechanical, while Kahane will perform songs from Where are the Arms with accompaniment from the ensemble, as well as a solo set he called “piano karaoke.”
Detroit Symphony Orchestra to honor Frieze Memorial Organ
BY PAIGE PFLEGER
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Hill Auditorium, the University Musical Society is presenting a Detroit Symphony Orchestra show that will feature the Frieze Memorial Organ and the UMS Choral Union.
Best of 2012: Notable performances
BY DAILY ARTS STAFF
Revisit the best performances given throughout the year.
Anna Sadovskaya: Becoming an artist
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
When I was seven, I was dragged out of bed at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday morning and sent to art school. We learned how to draw still objects, paint shadows and interpret movement.
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.”
Nobel prize-winning poet Tagore to be celebrated at Hill Auditorium
BY MAX RADWIN
The performance will be presented as part of the LSA’s Translation Theme Semester organized by the Comparative Literature Department, which has encouraged the study of translation through poetry, dance, singing and composing throughout the semester.
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