EventFlying in Place
The PVCC Division of Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences will present a physical theatre voyage vividly interpreting manuscripts, poems and essays written by PVCC students incarcerated in Virginia prisons. The work …
EventBetween Silence & Sound
The video play production is a documentary made up of stories of the lives of persons living with hearing loss in which they confront frustrations and experiences and tell of …
NewsSpooky Season
Could a centuries-old curse be to blame for the infamous slap between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Academy Awards?
NewsSet the Stage
This week, With Good Reason dives into the theater: Veterans re-entering civilian life, incarcerated women’s performance art about toilet paper, how the pandemic affected theaters, and a museum auditorium turned into a public programming TV set.
EventOTU: The Healing Quilt
A Multimedia Storytelling Event A Norfolk youth development organization, Teens With a Purpose, dedicated to empowering young people through creativity, reflection, and action will be hosting a storytelling, poetry, and …
EventSouth Hampton Roads In[HEIR]itance Project
The In[HEIR]itance Project is a national arts organization that helps unconnected neighbors navigate challenging civic conversations through collaborative theatre projects. Their work brings people together to listen, learn, and collaborate …
EventExploring Coastal Virginia’s Racial Legacy of Place and Displacement
This event is part of an open play-making process, which shows how the arts can be particularly effective in reflecting on the history of social challenges and exploring their connections …
NewsThe Art of Space
Skip to show segment MOXIE Bob Ash (Old Dominion University) In the blockbuster hit, The Martian, Matt Damon escapes Mars by using a spacecraft based on real-life technology created years …
NewsJamestown & Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’
By Nora Pehrson Hannah Wojciehowski is a Virginia Humanities Fellow in Residence this fall researching the connection between the Virginia Company’s venture in Jamestown and Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Hannah teaches …
NewsFrom the Archives to the Stage
By David Bearinger Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Pitts was born into slavery near Onancock, on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. In 1853, she married Parker Pitts, a free man, although the state did …
