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January 17, 2024
‘Bartok’s Monster’ challenges conventions of theaterIn ‘Bartok’s Monster,’ an interdisciplinary collaboration, Daedalus Quartet will perform Bartok’s String Quartet No. 3 and other string pieces mixed with acting, choreography, and an array of striking visuals. 'Bartok's Monster' was supported in part by a grant from The Sachs Program for Art Innovation in 2023.
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January 9, 2024
Through first-year seminar, a glimpse of Black queer traditionsDagmawi Woubshet, an associate professor of English, led a new first-year seminar in the fall that explores Black queer media and its intersection with history and politics.
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December 15, 2023
Announcing a new West Philadelphia Arts InitiativeThe Sachs Program for Arts Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania and the Paul Robeson House and Museum are thrilled to announce they have received a lead grant from the William Penn Foundation to launch a new collaboration to support West Philadelphia artists.
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October 20, 2023
A new season of the arts at PennJoin the arts community at the University of Pennsylvania for a new season of exhibitions, performances, public art and visiting artists. A range of artists will be featured across campus including David Antonio Cruz, Moyra Davey, Dorrance Dance, Mikel Elam, Khaled Mattawa, Christian McBride, Laurence Salzmann, Evie Shockley, Barbara Earl Thomas, Jessica Vaughn, and many more.
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October 19, 2023
Sachs Program 2024 Grants Information SessionsThe Sachs Program for Arts Innovation will host information sessions to review our 2024 grant opportunities and we encourage all interested applicants to attend for a chance to learn about each opportunity in discussions with Sachs Program staff and former grantees.