Articles by Jennifer Vaughan
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Russian National Ballet Performs 'The Sleeping Beauty' at UNLV Feb. 4
Legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Elena Radchenko directs in this production of the Marius Petipa classic.
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UNLV Dance Named One of Nation's Top Dance Programs
College Magazine ranks UNLV Dance eighth in the top 10 of nationwide, four-year dance programs.
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"Romance is in the Air" at UNLV Jan. 31
UNLV faculty perform chamber works of love and romance from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
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UNLV Jazz Hosts "Essentially Ellington" SW Regional Festival Jan. 31-Feb. 1
The Essentially Ellington organization is focused on the perpetuation of jazz in schools, promoting jazz as a true American art form.
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Barrick Museum Opens "Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A." Jan. 11
This traveling exhibition explores the intersections among a network of more than 50 Los Angeles-based queer Chicanx artists.
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Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost" Opens Friday in Judy Bayley Theatre
Enjoy subterfuge, shenanigans, and sonnets through Dec. 9.
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UNLV Jazz Fall Festival Nov. 26-28
The festival features guest artist and renowned trumpeter Allen Vizzutti.
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Art Department Hosts MFA Open Studios Dec. 7
Meet the MFA candidates and visit their studios where they will share recent work.
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Mariachi Herencia de Mexico Performs at UNLV Nov. 16
The event includes refreshments from culinary students at Mohave High School and a pre-show performance by the Valley High School Ballet Folklórico.