Not long after artist Morehshin Allahyari (MA ’09) came to the United States from Iran in 2007 for her master’s degree in digital studies at the University of Denver, she says she became “uncomfortable and shocked” by people’s perception of Iran. “[It’s] more than donkeys in villages, women in hijab, […]
Touring in support of his forthcoming sixth solo album, Seeds We Sow, Fleetwood Mac guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham will perform at DU’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 14. Tickets — $39.50–$95 — go on sale July 11 at www.newmantix.com. “This might be the best work I’ve […]
Local rocker John Common’s new video features some unlikely stars: DU students, staff, faculty, and Denver community members. Common and his band, Blinding Flashes of Light, filmed the video for “In My Neighborhood” at TEDxDU May 13. Shot over the course of the afternoon, the music video features shots of […]
Some musical theater students at DU wait until after they graduate to look for their big break. Junior Faith Goins may have already found hers. Goins, 20, was cast as a chorus member and as one of the Dynamites — the trio of female singers who narrate the show — […]
Paul Lannon may have graduated from DU, but his heart is still on campus. Specifically it’s with the Idiosingcrasies, the a cappella group Lannon led during his last three years at DU. “I am so sad. Honestly, it’s been my favorite thing at school for the past four years,” says […]
The Denver band Kinetix, a group of DU student musicians-turned-celebrities, have been selected for inclusion in the TEDx Global Music Project. The video of the group’s performance at TEDxDU 2011 in May appears on the Global Music Project’s website, a compilation of the best musical performances from more than 1,700 […]
For many people, the sound of a carillon is a bellwether for the holiday season. But at DU, the Williams Carillon will chime throughout the summer during the second annual Summer Carillon Recital Series. University Carillonneur Carol Jickling Lens started the series in 2010. “DU has one […]
In 2011, when pretty much anything goes in the world of visual art, it’s hard to imagine what a big deal it was 60 years ago when a handful of Colorado artists left the realm of the real behind to go in a more abstract, modern direction. Numbering 10 DU art […]
Nancy Cochran will join DU as director of the Lamont School of Music starting Aug. 1, 2011. Cochran, professor at Southern Methodist University’s Meadow School of the Arts and former director of its division of music, currently serves as the SMU’s director of chamber music and coordinator of applied studies […]
On June 3, Richard Froude will collect his doctoral degree in creative writing from DU. Days later, the 32-year-old will begin pre-med courses at the University of Colorado-Denver, with hopes that by 2013 he’ll have the science background required for medical school. The doctoral degree, improbably, is the prologue to […]
Sarah Cambidge grew up in Vancouver, B.C. She was 12 years old when a woman approached her and her mother after a choir performance and told her to keep the University of Denver in mind when she was looking for colleges. Years later, Cambidge’s mom remembered that encounter and suggested […]
An undocumented college student’s experience advocating for immigrant rights, an inside look at Denver’s bike-riding culture and a glimpse into the world of online dating are just a few of the themes explored in DU’s annual student film showcase. Now in its third year, the 2011 showcase — INSHORT:DOCS — […]
He lived through the earliest battles of World War II, and barely survived some of its cruelest crimes. Before Ben Steele earned his master’s degree at the University of Denver in 1955, his life as an artist began in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in the Philippines. The first […]
DU’s Native Student Alliance will host a spring powwow, “New Beginnings,” that will showcase Native American drummers and dancers of all ages and honor Native American students graduating from DU this spring. Native nations from throughout the United States and Canada will be represented at the powwow. DU senior and […]
DU’s annual exhibit of works by graduating seniors will run from May 12–June 3. The 2011 BFA Senior Exhibition — which includes pieces by students from DU’s School of Art & Art History, studio arts and electronic media arts and design programs—will feature mixed media, prints, ceramics, photography and electronic […]