Stravinsky's Masterpiece The Rake's Progress Shines at the Met

Protagonists should be wary of shifty characters offering aid and fortune but not expecting payment for a year. Overbearing fathers with worries about their daughter's suitors are usually correct.

By Robyn Schwartz | Apr 17 12:00 am ET

My Mother Is a Fish Narrates the Love's Many Facets

Using Faulkner's words as a catalyst, My Mother is a Fish brought a unique display of student dance to the Lerner Black Box theater last weekend.

By Robyn Schwartz | Mar 14 12:00 am ET

We Can't Make Love if There's War: The Lysistrata Project

What do inflated balloon phalluses, pro-peace activism, and next Monday's lunchtime all have in common?

By Robyn Schwartz | Feb 27 12:00 am ET

French Fluff Fantastique

Comic opera may appear to be an oxymoron. Opera with a set that looks as though it detached itself from a Frank Gehry building may seem even more anachronistic.

By Robyn Schwartz | Oct 31 12:00 am ET

Governor's Island to House CUNY Campus, Broadcast Tower

The multi-year debate over the future of Governor's Island may finally be reaching its conclusion with an innovative plan set out by Governor George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to transfer

By Robyn Schwartz | May 3 12:00 am ET

Dept. of Homeless Services Revitalizes Hotel Ellington

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By Robyn Schwartz | Apr 18 12:00 am ET

You Is My Woman Now

Unpretentious in its opening notes, Porgy and Bess begins as barflies gather around a piano, and jazz beats and smooth moves reveal themselves through a foggy screen, displaying the coolness of the

By Robyn Schwartz | Mar 28 12:00 am ET

Hillel Provides New Drama Opportunities

A play about supposed misunderstanding is the vehicle through which the newly-formed Hillel Drama Society hopes to bridge its own internal gaps while fostering dialogue on campus.

On May 2, 4 an

By Robyn Schwartz | Feb 21 12:00 am ET

Competitive Academic Groups Ask For Funds

They researched. They practiced. They pounced on their opponents and won a bid to the national championship.

By Robyn Schwartz | Feb 13 12:00 am ET

The Discourse of “Dangerous Women”

This past Sunday, performance artists Sarah Jones and Karen Finley and authors A.M.

By Robyn Schwartz | Jan 24 12:00 am ET