http://news.stanford.edu Latest Arts and Creativity news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/stanford-shakespeare-company-052212.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/stanford-shakespeare-company-052212.html The all-student theater company tweaks the classic tale by staging a ceremony of remembrance for the dead lovers. Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/boland-woman-poet-051712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/boland-woman-poet-051712.html Through poetry and prose, Stanford professor and acclaimed poet Eavan Boland shares how being a woman, wife and mother influenced her work. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/nigeria-cantor-exhibit-051612.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/nigeria-cantor-exhibit-051612.html Sculptural works in Cantor Arts Center exhibition tell stories, reflect values and express the relationships between Benue River peoples and their environment. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/hip-hop-blackfest-051412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/hip-hop-blackfest-051412.html Popular music continues to be the big draw at the annual spring festival. Kendrick Lamar and E-40 are to perform at BlackFest 2012, which will take place at Frost Amphitheater. This year's event is expected to draw record crowds. Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/native-american-powwow-050712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/native-american-powwow-050712.html The 41st Annual Stanford Powwow, which will be held May 11-13 in the Eucalyptus Grove, is the largest student-run powwow in the nation.  Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/anna-deavere-smith-050412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/anna-deavere-smith-050412.html Through a series of moving monologues, Anna Deavere Smith demonstrates the many manifestations of 'grace' at the Heyns Lecture on Religion and Society. Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/occupy-movement-art-042712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/occupy-movement-art-042712.html Students and members of the community explore how artists have occupied spaces in order to transform them, and consider the role of the arts in economic, immigrant, political and social justice struggles. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/outdoor-sculpture-tours-042512.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/outdoor-sculpture-tours-042512.html Docent-led tours of Stanford's outdoor sculpture collection cover several acres and highlight works spanning more than 100 years of art history. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/poetry-month-mantis-042412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/poetry-month-mantis-042412.html Poetry and poetics from around the globe is featured and translated in the multicultural, student-run poetry journal Mantis, now celebrating its 10th year at Stanford. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/trustees-windhover-oliveira-042412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/trustees-windhover-oliveira-042412.html With its recent approval of a site for the Windhover Contemplative Center, the Stanford Board of Trustees has taken the first step toward fulfilling the late Nathan Oliveira's dream of creating a campus center where people could rest in quiet reflection while viewing his large paintings inspired by birds in flight. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT