Articles by Jennifer Vaughan
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NCT Opens Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" March 9
This startlingly modern, all-female production of the classic tragedy investigates the relationship between true democracy and unbridled political power.
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The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players in 'The Pirates of Penzance' at UNLV March 9
Join this band of swashbuckling buccaneers — combined with a live orchestra — called "opulent... Colorful and inventive" by The New York Times.
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The Lydian String Quartet Performs Feb. 20
The Washington Post describes the group as performing with "a fire that makes all timeless music forever contemporary."
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UNLV Dance Presents 'In Composition' March 2 & 3
This Department of Dance and School of Music collaboration promises an exciting program of new music and choreography.
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College of Fine Arts Presents "Music & The Brain" Symposium Feb. 21
The symposium is presented by professor Lawrence Zoller from the School of Dental Medicine.
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Barrick Museum Presents Art & Science of Color Theory Feb. 12
Find out what it means to think about vision as an active process in the brain, not just the eye.
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UNLV Hosts 2nd Annual Las Vegas Baroque Festival Feb. 15-18
The festival's featured ensemble is the New York-based House of Time.
15th Fine Arts Hall of Fame Celebration Set for April 3
Founded in 2003, the hall honors people who have made significant contributions to the visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.
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New Face: Norma Saldivar
This new department chair says the move to UNLV allows her to continue her commitment to developing new generations of theater devotees.