The University of Rhode Island theater helped bring the Roaring ‘20s back to life through their latest production of “The Great Gatsby.” Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy, URI hosted musical numbers from the Jazz age and dances such as the Charleston, Foxtrot, and Tango. While the play and the novel have some differences,…
The University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center will be showcasing The Annual Student Juried Exhibition at the main art gallery now through May 1. Every year the URI Art Department hosts the Juried Student Exhibition in the main gallery during the spring semester to showcase the best of student’s work. The department brings in…
Jackie Bouchard, a senior at the University of Rhode Island, is a fine arts major with a passion for photography. Bouchard discovered her knack for photography during the junior year of high school when she received a camera as a birthday present. Since then she has taken art classes to enhance her photography skills and…
The University of Rhode Island’s music department will be hosting the “Piano Extravaganza! 2017” On April 1 and April 4. The event will feature piano performances by student and faculty pianists at URI and young honors students. “The idea of a festival was formed when our second Steinway concert grand piano arrived on campus,” said…
The University of Rhode Island Theatre’s latest production of “The School For Lies” is a hilarious reworking of Molière’s “The Misanthrope.” The dialogue consists entirely of rhyming couplets which is reminiscent of Molière’s past works, but David Ives’s “The School For Lies” is a modern retelling of the old tale, making it accessible to a…