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Live Improv Showcase closes inaugural ‘Reflection Project’ course

The Reflection Project: Looking at Who WE ARE, the theme for a group of interdomain general-education courses sponsored by the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and funded by Th

A musician wearing traditional native costume looks out into the ocean holding a wooden wind instrument.
Small Island Big Song film marks Asian-American awareness month

The Center for the Performing Arts marked Asian American and Pacific Islander Month in May by offering a free School-Time Virtual film screening and discussion to schools throughout central Pennsyl

Two pieces of artwork hang on a wall. Left: an elderly Black man holds a cat. Right: a Blak girl holds a string instrument. The continent of Africa is painted behind the two figures.
Center for the Performing Arts-commissioned painter Tiara Zhané conjures a troubled future in An Adjustment

As a child in New York City, Tiara Zhané realized she possessed artistic talent. 

Sita Frederick smiles in front of Eisenhower Auditorium.
Real talk with Sita Frederick
Director of Center for the Performing Arts faces ‘wonderful challenges’

As a dance artist and educator, Sita Frederick brings a fresh energy and perspective to the position of director of the Center for the Performing Arts.

Frankel looks at the city from the corner of an intersection.
A Marvelous Order animator-director Josh Frankel to discuss multimedia opera Feb. 10

A Marvelous Order tells a tale of industrial conflict, when the highway dreams of a land developer infringe on the comings and goings of a peaceful community.

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