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The female rappers we can’t get enough of

The female rappers we can’t get enough of

Jasmine Henry of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the success of Sugar Hill Records and “Rapper’s Delight,” both created by entrepreneur Sylvia Robinson, significantly contributed to mainstream acceptance of hip-hop.

Operatic notes: One student’s research on opera in society
Thomas Sharrock standing on the steps outside a building

Sharrock asked patrons to complete the research survey two hours before each of the seven opera performances, and during the intermission.

(Image: Shea Roggio) 

Operatic notes: One student’s research on opera in society

Rising second-year Thomas Sharrock attended seven operas this summer at the Royal Opera House in London, studying audience perceptions of opera in the United Kingdom.
The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants
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The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants

Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony.
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte in 1981.

Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany.

(Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images)

Remembering Harry Belafonte

Tukufu Zuberi describes meeting the musician-turned-activist, plus how Belafonte used his talents for good and what legacy he leaves behind.

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Penn Live Arts 2023-24 season highlights Ukrainian artists, ‘tolls the bell’ for gun violence
Three artists hunched over signs that read "Let me out."

Balaklava Blues, which fuses Ukrainian polyphony and other folk traditions with EDM, will perform as part of the 2023-24 Penn Live Arts season.

(Image: Courtesy of Balaklava Blues)

Penn Live Arts 2023-24 season highlights Ukrainian artists, ‘tolls the bell’ for gun violence

Executive and artistic director Chris Gruits previews what’s to come with Penn Live Arts’ upcoming season.
Scholarship beyond the written word
Juan Castrillon speaking in a classroom

Homepage image: This semester, Castrillón is co-teaching Critical Qualitative Research and Intentional Torts with Regina Austin of Penn Carey Law and Alissa M. Jordan, director of Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography.

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Scholarship beyond the written word

Ethnomusicologist Juan Castrillón, the inaugural Gilbert Seldes Multimodal Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication, is on a quest to get other academics to see multimedia work as he does: on par with scholarly text.

Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane