Arts & Entertainment

Each photo shot by Jaquan Brooks, a senior sociology major, tells a unique story. Brooks focuses on the realm of celebrity photography. Often, he travels around neighboring states to concerts capturing behind-the-scenes and live on-stage experiences. He started taking photos in high school, gaining inspiration from an art teacher who told him to continue with his photography. Although...

https://youtu.be/39aCmnzgdXs Creating, collaborating and connecting brings a group together to develop unique and special music. Akaash Vincent, a junior psychology major, has helped create a music production company, Kultura Studios. He has worked with of Kultura CEO and CFO Kabilan Sugumaran and Kathiravan Ramasamy, respectively, to take the company further. Vincent, an aspiring artist, has created and produced...

https://youtu.be/GfJoTYudvsA Lexi White has been sharing her music on various platforms, gaining millions of streams on Spotify. White, a sophomore journalism major, has been singing for as long as she can remember. Releasing her first official song and music video titled “Hurricane” in the sixth grade. “I did with Robbie Rosen who was a finalist from season 10...

https://youtu.be/utYzSJ6rOQY Studying, practicing and competing in the art of Latin ballroom dancing has been Juliette St. George’s life for the past 11 years. St. George, a senior art history major, started her dancing journey at the age of two, studying tap and jazz dancing. She began learning Latin ballroom dance at the age of nine due to its...

Wedged among the neighborhoods of New Haven are various arts treasures, including museums, theaters, art galleries, rare book libraries and historical archives.  Connecting to the many arts opportunities across the state is the goal of a new minor on campus.  The Arts Administration and Cultural Advocacy minor offers students career training in the arts and humanities in ways...

https://youtu.be/fchpH47-s9A His fingers fidget around the board, twisting knobs and spinning the revolving discs.   As the volume fades in and out, and the pitch fluctuates, the sounds vibrate through the machine giving way to various loops and melodies.   The neon lights emanating from the turntable illuminate Dean Cruz’s face as he gazes through the crowd of onlookers dancing...

Combining a love for music, with a desire to help others, aspiring music therapists are finding their calling on campus. The new Music Therapy program emphasizes clinical training to prepare graduates for future careers.  Music Therapy is any use of various musical engagements to help people of all different needs and backgrounds.  Started in Fall 2022, it is...

https://youtu.be/8fHfscevOtQ Video| Rafaela Martinez Business may bring to mind images of cubicles, black coffee and long meetings. But for student Zoe Pringle, owner of Pringle Painting Plus, business is a powerful form of creativity and self-expression.  Zoe Pringle wearing her creations.PHOTO | TYRESE ABDUL-SHAKOOR Pringle is a junior psychology major with a minor in studio art. She holds...

Drag shows are a subcultural phenomenon. But the term “drag queen” is a common term in pop culture.   Thanks to the success of recording artist and drag queen superstar, RuPaul Charles, more people are connected with the drag queen culture. Charles hit the charts with the song “Supermodel (You Better Work)” in 1992.  https://youtu.be/bkb8DU1ODqE Video by: Rafaela Martinez...