Stanford theater directors, computer scientists and electrical engineers created a new tool to help performers who are located in different spaces come together in online performances.
A strong collaboration motivated by the desire to address critical issues of the day compels Stanford’s professional theater company to mount its 21st summer festival.
Stanford’s iconic amphitheater reopens after extensive renovations and upgrades that make it one of the premiere music venues in the Bay Area and a place for university pomp and circumstance.
Students, faculty and staff collaborate on an exhibition and a grand opening that Leonardo would have appreciated. University photographer Linda A. Cicero captured some of the highlights of the opening reception.
The stellar line-up includes pianist Lang Lang, banjo and bluegrass virtuoso Rhiannon Giddens, acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell, Afro-Cuban jazz exponent Chucho Valdés and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson.
In Hecuba/Helen, Stanford Repertory Theater brings together two iconic heroines for the first time. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, through Aug. 19.
In anticipation of the Stanford Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Eleven Eleven, students had the rare opportunity to work closely with its prominent composer, Danny Elfman.
