Luciana Varkevisser
Staff Reporter
luciana.varkevisser@yale.edu
Luciana Varkevisser covers theater and performances. She is a freshman in Saybrook College planning on majoring in history and psychology.
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LUCIANA VARKEVISSER
‘The Fairy Queen’ opera premieres

'The Fairy Queen' — an Opera Theater of Yale College production — premieres this week at the Crescent Underground.

December 7, 2023

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Escape to Wonderland with musical “Alice by Heart”

The musical reinterpretation of the classic children’s book story, “Alice in Wonderland,” is set to run this weekend.

December 1, 2023

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Yale Dramat puts on ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Under director Drewe Goldstein, “Fiddler on the Roof” ran for a total of four shows.

November 27, 2023

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Nothing small about these ‘Little Women’

Yale’s ‘Little Women’ celebrated individuality and reflects women’s strengths in storytelling.

November 13, 2023

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Empowering recovery: Yale researchers awarded $7 million to research opioid use

The grant, which comes from the NIH and NIDA, will allow the researchers to study treatment retention.

November 13, 2023

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Danza Andina: Yale’s first Andean dance group

Yale’s newest Latine dance group, Danza Andina, brings the rich traditions of Andean dance to campus.

October 9, 2023

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From Oscar-winner to professor: Murray hosts Theodore Kim

Head of Pauli Murray College Tina Lu hosted computer animator and Yale professor Theodore Kim for tea with Murray students on Monday.

October 6, 2023

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‘She is a caregiver, she is a mentor’: Jenny Friend and the Children’s Theater Company 

The News spoke to Jenny Friend MFA ’98, the stage production manager at the Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis.

October 5, 2023

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Professor Nontsikelelo Mutiti ART ’12 headlines African Studies lecture series

The Council of African Studies started the season with an enlightening lecture from a Zimbabwe-born Yale artist and professor.

September 29, 2023

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New Yale digital archive, LUX, lights the way for greater access to University collections

The platform, which was released in May, consolidates the University's vast museums and collections into a single online platform.

September 14, 2023