The “old goddess” is a paradoxical character in Maya mythology. She is the grandmother who raised the infant gods, but in most accounts, she hated them, and finally tried to kill them. Despite her significance, she rarely appears in ancient Maya art.In...
“The Trojan Women,” a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides, depicts the plight of the wives and daughters of Troy, who await their fates after the Greek army has destroyed their city and slaughtered their men.An all-female production of...
Those who enjoy modern dance, are a fan of hip-hop, or simply relish a good, high intensity cardiovascular workout might consider joining Yale Jashan Bhangra, a cultural dance group at Yale that performs the traditional folk dance Bhangra.
Bhangra, which...
” 'Things of Beauty Growing': British Studio Pottery,” a new exhibit at the Yale Center for British Art, is the first major survey of British studio pottery ever organized in the United States.
Bringing together nearly 150 ceramic objects — including...
The response that now world-renowned author Karl Ove Knausgård received to his written work when he was in his 20s — at the start of his career — was far out of alignment with his intense yearning to be a writer.
He shared a manuscript with a friend he...
Before the Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) performed in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory this summer during its first-ever Russian tour, music director Toshiyuki Shimada feared there would not be much of an audience.
The concert was scheduled for 3...
In today’s world, cultural heritage — a term Yale University President Peter Salovey referred to as “the essential record of humanity” — is increasingly under attack by threats ranging from climate change, terrorism, theft, mass tourism, and war. Historic...
