Arts & Humanities
CU Boulder theater instructor Jordan Feeler learned how to troubleshoot sparkly homages to Michael Jackson and illuminated magician props while working with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.
This summer, young string musicians from across the country came together at CU Boulder’s College of Music to hone their craft and advance a culturally diverse future of music at the Sphinx Performance Academy summer camp.
In her latest research, Brianne Cohen, a contemporary art history professor, examines the intersection of art and environmental activism.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival staffers shared the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program with scholars and practitioners in England, including at Shakespeare’s Globe theater.
As we round out Mental Health Awareness Month, faculty from the Musicians’ Wellness Program in the College of Music discuss the importance of developing a strong physical and mental health foundation for music students to excel in their professional careers and beyond.
A first edition of a rare, pedagogical music book by Giovanni Battista Martini was identified by music professor Robert Shay and now resides in Rare and Distinctive Collections.
A student worker restored historic ice flow charts in the University Libraries collection, saving irreplaceable data that is part of the climate record while making progress toward her own goal of a career in art conservation and restoration.
A new grammatical database documents the enormous diversity of current languages on the planet, which ones are at risk and why they're worth saving.
Joseph Dupris, a visiting assistant professor at CU Boulder, is a linguist and “maqlaqsyals” user who helped integrate the Modoc language into the short film This Is Their Land. It was recently screened on campus, and a 150th anniversary remembrance is set to be held in Tulelake, California.
For Professor of Musicology Robert Shay, the many mysteries of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas are too important to ignore. His critical edition of the English composer’s score provides fresh answers to a number of questions.