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From the page to the stage
students performing on stage

(Homepage image) Five students portray Dohhkin Rai, a tiger demon that convinces villain Dhona to sacrifice his own nephew in exchange for riches from the forest. “There’s a lot being said about the nature of lust and greed, about forgiveness, and about the bonds between parent and child, human and non-human, and the Earth and those who dwell on it,” Sethi says.

From the page to the stage

In collaboration with author Amitav Ghosh, musician Ali Sethi, and Penn’s Brooke O’Harra, 14 students brought to life a parable Ghosh wrote about the world’s largest mangrove forest, human greed, and the environment.

Michele W. Berger

On stage at Carnegie Hall
four students dancing on a stage

Seven Penn student performing arts groups took the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the Toast to Dear Old Penn showcase on Dec. 10. The event featured Dischord and Penn Yo acapella, Onda Latina (above) and Penn Dhamaka dance, Bloomers and Mask and Wig comedy troupes, and the spoken-word Excelano Project. 

On stage at Carnegie Hall

The third-annual “Toast to Dear Old Penn” showcase featured more than 100 performers in Dischord and Penn Yo a capella, Onda Latina and Penn Dhamaka dance, Bloomers and Mask and Wig comedy troupes, and the spoken-word Excelano Project. 

Louisa Shepard

‘Ten Thousand Birds’ merges nature with classical music
Man with cello outside with child dancing

Alarm Will Sound will perform at the Morris Arboretum in September. (Image: Alan Pierson)

‘Ten Thousand Birds’ merges nature with classical music

Penn Live Arts kicks off its fall season with the local premiere of “Ten Thousand Birds” given by modern chamber music ensemble Alarm Will Sound in an outdoor performance at Morris Arboretum’s Bloomberg Farm

Kristina Linnea García

ICA debuts first major retrospective of pioneering video artist
Video screen and photographs hung on a wall

Behind-the-scenes photographs of Ulysses Jenkins at work and a monitor displaying a video piece, located inside the ICA for the retrospective exhibit “Without Your Interpretation.” (Image: Eric Sucar)

ICA debuts first major retrospective of pioneering video artist

In ‘Without Your Interpretation,’ the Institute of Contemporary Art showcases the work of Ulysses Jenkins, a pivotal influence on contemporary art for more than 50 years.
Penn announces plans for new student performing arts center
Architectural rendering of site map of proposed performing arts space.

Map of the proposed site for the student performing arts center at 33rd Street and Woodland Walk.

Penn announces plans for new student performing arts center

The University has begun the planning process to build a new student performing arts center, with Platt Student Performing Arts House providing leadership in the creation and implementation of arts programming for students at Penn.
The Sachs Program announces winners of AAPI grants
Palawan seascape and boat with clouds in distance

A photo of Palawan. Islands in the province of Palawan were the first to come under Spanish influence and is where archaeologists have found the first signs of human life in the Philippines. The region serves as a starting point for telling indigenous stories in Jo Tiongson Perez’s children’s book that will retell eight indigenous Philippine stories. (Image: Michael Perez)

The Sachs Program announces winners of AAPI grants

Fourteen projects will be funded as part of the program’s responsive call for proposals in support of Asian-American and Pacific Islander artists at Penn.