Arts

IMRC Center to host regional art, technology conference discussions

The University of Maine’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center will host panel discussions as part of the Northeast Connection Art and Technology Conference, May 23 and 24. The panel discussions will address “Current Ideas in Art and Technology” and “Rethinking Instruments in the Digital Age.” Both presentations are free and open to the […]

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Dante Baskett

Dante Baskett: Creating music in the community

On Dante Baskett’s first day of classes in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, he attended a recital lab overseen by Beth Wiemann. During the lab, Wiemann mentioned a local woman, Pat Steward, who writes country songs and was looking for help putting her lyrics to music. Baskett, who has mostly made music […]

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Grad student, environmental journal founder featured in Press Herald

The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Kaitlyn Abrams as part of its “Meet” series. Abrams, who is pursuing a master’s degree in English, is the founder and editor-in-chief of “Spire,” a new online journal of conservation and sustainability based at UMaine. The student-produced journal seeks to promote […]

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WABI reports on new student-produced journal featuring conservation photography

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the photography featured in the inaugural edition of “Spire,” an online journal of conservation and sustainability based at the University of Maine. The student-produced journal seeks to promote awareness-raising dialogue to unite Maine communities to effect positive environmental change. “How do we engage with these issues of conserving of the […]

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Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal advance ‘Pippin’ at CCA

The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported the musical “Pippin” will be staged at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The musical is the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. “Pippin” features choreography by Tony […]

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School of Performing Arts to present Spring Dance Showcase May 4

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ Spring Dance Showcase will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the Hauck Auditorium, with subsequent performances Friday and Saturday, May 5–6. The showcase will feature more than 50 student dancers and choreographers presenting original performances across a variety of dance styles, including hip-hop, tap, ballet […]

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Pippin

High-energy ‘Pippin’ to take flight at CCA

Experience the high-flying 2013 Tony Award-winning musical “Pippin” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. “Pippin” has been thrilling audiences for more than 40 years with a beloved score by Tony nominee Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked”). It’s the story of a young prince on a […]

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Camp chosen for MDI Biological Lab’s ‘Art Meets Science’ exhibit, media report

The Republican Journal and Mount Desert Islander reported Susan Camp, a printmaker, sculptor and adjunct assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, has been named one of the MDI Biological Laboratory’s four 2017 Maine artists-in-residence. The artists’ work will be the subject of the laboratory’s sixth annual “Art Meets Science” exhibit. Instead of […]

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IMRC Center to present experimental performance showcase April 28

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center at the University of Maine will host an evening of experimental performance beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28. Studio Ajar: Performance Edition, titled “Four Aspects: Contemporary performance in practice” is a showcase of performative works developed by UMaine Intermedia MFA students over the course of several […]

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Annie

‘Annie’ finds a home April 26 at CCA

Annie, Sandy and Daddy Warbucks are back for this new incarnation of the original “Annie” to be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Collins Center for the Arts. The smash Tony Award-winning production about a spirited red-haired orphan’s search for a loving home is directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin […]

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