It’s good being Travis Blackwell these days. It’s hasn’t been that long since Blackwell was at the University of Memphis earning his bachelor of fine arts degree in theater design and technical production with an emphasis in stage management. But since his 2015 graduation, Blackwell’s quick ascension as a professional…
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In quick fashion, University of Memphis alumna Rebekah Wineman (pictured) has achieved a lofty space within her chosen field of audio engineering. Next month, she may add a Grammy Award to her already impressive resume. Wineman, who graduated from the U of M’s Rudi E. Scheidt Department of Music in 2013…
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Tickets for the upcoming performances of “Be More Chill,” a musical directed by University of Memphis theater student Justin Braun, are now on sale. The regional premier of the musical is scheduled for six dates next month at the U of M’s Department of Theatre and Dance: Feb. 7, 8…
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For months, students at the University of Memphis interviewed more than 20 civil-rights activists and other key figures in Memphis for a documentary timed around the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. That documentary, “Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM,” premiered Tuesday night…
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The winter 2019 edition of Voices, the magazine of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at the University of Memphis, is out. Inside, you’ll find news and information about: The Mighty Sound of the South. U of M graphic-design students who designed video projection sets for the Midtown Opera…
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Antonio Tirado’s thesis at the University of Memphis’ Department of Architecture focused on creating Memphis ABLE, a learning center that would provide creative and appropriate environments for children with autism. Tirado earned his Master of Architecture degree in 2018. And now his thesis, “Empathic Design: Using Kinesthetic Architecture to Empower…
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A faculty member and a Ph.D. graduate student in the University of Memphis’ Department of Communication and Film have written a journal article about a pop-culture icon and musical heritage that has been published in the December 2018 edition of Communication, Culture and Critique. In “‘I Think of Him as…
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If you’re lucky, William Plenk, director of athletic bands at the University of Memphis, might unlock the storage-room door and allow a quick peek at the new uniforms The Mighty Sound of the South will wear next football season. If so, the first thing you’ll notice are the details. The…
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Jerre Dye (above), who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Memphis in 1993, is the librettist (writer of an opera’s text) for Taking Up Serpents, an hour-long opera about the daughter of a Pentecostal snake-handling preacher who is dying of a snakebite. It was performed last weekend…
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A graduate of the University of Memphis’ Department of Art has published a book of her photography and been featured on CNN.com, and her band, PIMO, has released its first album. Pixy Liao earned a masters of fine arts in photography from the U of M and now lives and…
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