Topic: Arts and Culture

coloured woodcut
Arts and Culture | February 8, 2016

Why do we sing the national anthem before a ballgame and hear the same plucking of the koto strings when a movie is set in Japan? Ethnomusicologist Richard Miller explains.

Sarah Chang
Arts and Culture | January 25, 2016

Chang, accompanied by pianist Julio Elizalde, will perform works by Bartok, Brahms, Franck, and Ravel.

Darren Weller as Atticus Finch and Stephon Petteway as Tom Robinson.
Arts and Culture | January 25, 2016

Harper Lee's brilliant coming-of-age story, told from a child's perspective, demonstrates how understanding and courage triumph over hatred.

The Amernet String Quartet
Arts and Culture | January 8, 2016

Praised for their “intelligence” and “immensely satisfying” playing by The New York Times, the Amernet String Quartet will feature soprano Rachel Calloway.

Ai Ja, Min, and Sue Kim
Arts and Culture | December 18, 2015

Long before K-pop, there were the Kim Sisters. Now an Eadington Fellow is exploring what their meteroic rise on Las Vegas entertainment scene has to do with American ideals of beauty, citizenship and capitalism amidst Cold War politics.

Daniella Toscano
Arts and Culture | December 9, 2015

UNLV alumna Daniella Toscano’s task was to do something that’s been done thousands of times, yet make it look new. Go behind the scenes with the costume designer for 'A Christmas Carol.'

Rockapella
Arts and Culture | November 23, 2015

Enjoy your favorite holiday tunes combined with Rockapella's rich five-part vocal sound mixed with rock, jazz, rhythm & blues, and doo-wop.

Poster for a Christmas Carol
Arts and Culture | November 16, 2015

This special production is directed by Utah Shakespeare Festival's Brian Vaughn and stars television's Armin Shimerman as Ebenezer Scrooge.

opening of the Stardust Golf Course
Arts and Culture | November 16, 2015

The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project at UNLV University Libraries documents the rich history of our region’s Jewish people and a city they transformed.

UNLV Wind Orchestra performs
Arts and Culture | November 12, 2015

Proceeds benefit students invited to perform at the grand finale of the Festival des Anches d’Azur. The UNLV Wind Orchestra is the first American organization ever invited.