Arts and Entertainment

More than 500 people gathered May 18 on the UW Seattle campus to celebrate the start of construction on the New Burke Museum.

Six new works of choreography by graduate students in the University of Washington Dance Program will comprise the MFA Dance Concert 2016.

Robert Stacey, Dean of the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences, announced that Catherine Cole, formerly professor and chair of the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies at the University of California Berkeley, is joining the College of Arts & Sciences as Divisional Dean for the Arts and Professor of Drama.

For the Skies Over Seattle project, drama students are devising original theater pieces inspired by community organizations in the U-District. 

Actor Lea Michele traces her family with the help of Sephardic studies professor, Devin Naar on TLC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" 

Some composers transcend the music they create, coming alive in the popular imagination as figures of interest. Music + history join to offer a truly unique experience of one such composer. On Sunday, May 1, 2016, the UW School of Music hosts a Schubertiade, free and open to the public. Come hear live performances of the music of Franz Schubert, and learn about his cultural presence throughout history through narration and a pre-concert lecture. 

Composer Marcin Pączkowski uses sensor technology to alter music through specific movements.

The Women’s Center is co-presenting the sold-out documentary play SEVEN at Town Hall on Sunday. Executive Director, Sutapa Basu plays one of the seven women featured.

University of Washington evolutionary biologist David P. Barash discusses our real predispositions to romance and relationships.

Julia Tai (2010), a conductor in Seattle, loves "the challenge of...pulling all the sound together to make something great."

For communication major Shane Bang, a writing implement doubles as a musical instrument. The Seattle native has racked up nearly 22 million views on his YouTube channel. 

Tamar Benzikry, UW Class of 2005, returned to campus as the instructor for "Graphic Novels and Jewish Memory." Read more about Benzikry's passion for arts and education.

The Moore Theatre may have a deep dark past of segregation. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, professor of architecture at the UW, and Quintard Taylor, professor of history at the UW, are quoted. 

This December, Sven Haakanson Jr., curator of North American Anthropology at the Burke Museum, is creating a full-size replica of an Angyaaq, the Native boat made by the Sugpiat of Alaska.

Handel's Messiah gets a twist in a production at Meany Hall presented by the UW School of Music and Pacific MusicWorks.