Five Chosen for J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship
April 19, 2012 Five UCF art students were selected recently to receive J.R. Hopes Art Scholarships, ranging from one who wants “to challenge the audience’s senses” to another who wants “to create positive change.” Chosen to receive the $2,000 scholarships were: Austyn Bynon (sculpture, junior): “There are boundaries present between what may be...
STILLmoving Exhibit Features Art by Graduating Students
April 11, 2012 The works of University of Central Florida fine arts students will be showcased during an art exhibition that debuts this week. Hosted by the UCF Art Gallery and the School of Visual Art and Design, STILLmoving will run from April 12-May 5 at the gallery, located inside of the Visual...
Theatre UCF Summer Season is Sexy, Mysterious
April 09, 2012 Each summer, Theatre UCF brings three productions to its stages. In 2012, the University of Central Florida program is presenting No Sex Please, We’re British; Deathtrap; and Spike Heels. No Sex Please, We’re British is a comedy by Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot. A straight-laced newlywed couple innocently order Scandinavian...
Folse wins National Geographic Award at 2012 TESOL Conference
April 05, 2012 At the 2012 TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo in Philadelphia, Keith Folse was presented with the National Geographic Learning 2012 Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award. This award is given at the annual TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) conference to a National Geographic author who has made a major contribution to the...
Yonetani Performs with Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo in First American Tour
April 02, 2012 Ayako Yonetani will perform with the Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo as they present their first American tour. As a part of a celebration for the Japan-U.S. Cherry Blossom Centennial, the group will play at the Verizon Hall in Philadelphia on April 27, National Gallery in Washington, Harvard University’s Sander’s Theater in...
Yonetani Performs at Japanese Embassy in Panama
March 27, 2012 Ayako Yonetani recently performed in Panama at an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of Japan’s Tsunami/Earthquake. Yonetani played the famous Bach Chaconne from Solo Partita No. 2. The Japanese Embassy hosted the event on March 9, 2011 at the Museo del Canal. Guests included the Vice President of Panama, the...
Flying Horse Editions Exhibit Featured by Mennello Museum of American Art
March 23, 2012 Since the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg in 1440, the process of transferring ink to paper has continued to evolve and integrate the latest cutting-edge technology. Here in Orlando for the past 20 years, the University of Central Florida has nurtured Flying Horse Editions, a collaborative research studio...
Koelble’s Relentless Curiosity About Music
March 20, 2012 As you take the steps down into the belly of Tanqueray’s, an underground bar in Downtown Orlando, you come across a smoky jazz haven adorned with Christmas lights and a wall of mirrors that makes the cramped venue appear twice as big. Cast in a shroud of blue and red...
Researchers, Artists Expand Horizons in UCF Project
March 13, 2012 Some view science and art as heading in opposite directions. But many University of Central Florida research and art students say the two fields are complementary and have come together in a project that “is creating synergies that weren’t there before,” said Michael Georgiopoulos, interim assistant vice president for research...
Virtual 3-D Project to Show Orlando From All Angles
March 13, 2012 Emergency responders, school children, planners and even tourists half way around the globe one day will be able to explore Orlando in 3-D with the click of a mouse. University of Central Florida architecture students, city planners and other agencies have partnered to create the Orlando Virtual City, an interactive...
Poissant Wins First Place in Chapbook Contest
March 06, 2012 David James Poissant has been announced as the winner of the 2011 RopeWalk Press Editor’s Fiction Chapbook Prize. Lizard Man, published this year by RopeWalk Press, received praise from Pulitzer-finalist Lee Martin and Frank O’Connor Award winner and PEN/Faulkner-finalist Ron Rash. The chapbook will be featured in an interview in...
Theatre UCF Brings Home National Honors
March 05, 2012 Two Theatre UCF actors have been recognized by the National Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF) for performances given in 2011. Kevia Goins, a junior in the BFA Acting program at UCF, was awarded “Distinguished Performance by an Actress” for her role as Black Mary in Gem of the Ocean....
Potter to Sing with Sarasota Opera
February 23, 2012 Voice faculty Thomas Potter will sing the role of the Old Doctor in Samuel Barber’s dramatic opera VANESSA with Sarasota Opera. With a libretto written by Gian Carlo Menotti, the performances [March 10, 13, 15, 18, 21, and 24] will be sung in English with English supertitles. Tickets for the...
Nora Lee García joins world-class musicians for idyllic workshops
February 10, 2012 Internationally renowned flutists Deirdre Manning and Nora Lee García-Velázquez are collaborating on two unique workshops. This summer, they are offering weeklong experiences in the foothills of the French Pyrenees and in the quaint lobstering village of Winter Harbor. Participants will spend a week of intensive study with classically trained flutists...
Texts and Technology Students Win Awards for Graduate Studies
February 09, 2012 Congratulations to Texts and Technology student Sonia Stephens, winner of the CAH 2011-2012 Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, and alumni Stacey DiLiberto, Ph.D., winner of the CAH 2011-2012 Award for Innovative Dissertation. Sonia Stephen’s interests are in the broad field of science communication, particularly in using digital tools to...
English M.F.A. Students to Present at USF's First Creative Writing Symposium
February 08, 2012 English M.F.A. students, Kirsten Holt and Leslie Salas, have been invited to present at Blank Pages, USF’s first creative writing symposium, on Friday, February 10. The symposium, a celebration of the written word, will take place over two days on February 9-10. Leslie will be speaking on “Art and Comics...
English M.A. Student Presents Paper at Georgia Conference
February 06, 2012 Current English LCT graduate student, Lindsay Anderson, presented her paper, “Bodily Confinement in Margaret Atwood’s Novels”, at the 12th Annual New Voices Conference: Bodies of Influence at Georgia State University.
UCF Flute Student Wins 3rd Prize at Annual State Competition
February 03, 2012 UCF flute player Kate Nichols recently won third prize at the Florida Flute Association’s annual College Young Artist Competition. She performed Pierre Sancan’s Sonatine for Flute and Piano on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the association’s annual convention. Kate is a junior in the UCF Flute Studio, pursuing a degree...
UCF Art Gallery Holds 1st Open Juried Art Exhibition
February 03, 2012 Artists from around Central Florida are being featured in UCF’s first open juried art exhibition, which opened with a reception Thursday, Jan. 26, at the UCF Art Gallery and will run through Feb. 25. Forty-seven artists were chosen to show a variety of original works, from plaster to painting to...
UCF Theatre Faculty Members Publish Book on Practical Theatre Theory
January 30, 2012 UCF Theatre faculty members Julia Listengarten and Vandy Wood (publishing under M. Van Duyn Wood), along with former faculty member Megan Altruz have published a compilation of essays, "Playing with Theory in Theatre Practice." The process took six years and includes twenty-two contributors including Chair/Artistic Director of the Theatre Department...