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"She Kills Monsters," currently being staged by the Drama Department, explores grief and teenagehood through the fantasy roleplay game Dungeons and Dragons.

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'She Kills Monsters' tackles grief in a new and unfamiliar world

By Eva Sirotic | November 20, 2019

"She Kills Monsters" runs through Saturday Nov. 23 in the Ruth Caplin Theatre.

ReMix, the University's resident hip-hop a cappella group, hosted their fall concert last Friday in the Runk Green Room.

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ReMix brings new energy to grounds

By Keyandra Morris | November 19, 2019

The 11 member hip-hop a cappella ensemble put on a lively show, filled with renditions of classic songs and more contemporary hits.

Ariana Grande performed a slew of crowd-pleasing hits at JPJ Nov. 15 as part of her international Sweetener tour.

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Ariana Grande lights up the night at JPJ

By Omari John | November 18, 2019

Ariana Grande put on an entertaining and wide-ranging show for Charlottesville — while making everyone in the audience feel a whole lot sweeter.

A poster produced by the New American Story Project by artist Micah Bazant. Bazant worked from a photograph of a Mayan women who received asylum.

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Storytellers react to and interact with the Central American refugee crisis

By Elliot Van Noy | November 15, 2019

The U.Va. Centro de las Americas Fall Symposium was an interdisciplinary dive into the framework surrounding migrants fleeing Central America and a view at the compelling documentation of movement, strife and hope.

Miranda Lambert headlined a show featuring Maren Morris, Pistol Annies and Tenille Townes at JPJ on Nov. 7

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Miranda Lambert leads night of female talent at JPJ

By Leah Erwin | November 14, 2019

The performance featured acts spanning different decades but stood unified by true musical talent in a show highlighting female skill and ease.

The Fall Dance Concert had performances from Last Thursday to Saturday at Culbreth Theatre and featured the work of student choreographers and performers.

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Dancers confront media, self-image at Fall Dance Concert

By Caitlin Woodford | November 14, 2019

The Fall Dance concert features the work of student choreographers and performers who work closely with department faculty members to bring their visions to the stage.

Hippo Campus frontman Jake Luppen, performing with the band at the Jefferson on Monday.

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Hippo Campus shines at the Jefferson

By Quincy Stiles | November 8, 2019

When Hippo Campus emerged for their set, the audience was ready.

Actor and legend Paul Giamatti has yet to be honored with a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in New York City — an injustice being fought by the Wax Paul Now movement.

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It's time to 'Wax Paul Now'

By Robin Schwartzkopf | November 1, 2019

Madame Tussauds has no wax statue of actor Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti. If this bothers you as much as it should, Wax Paul Now is the movement for you.

Céline Sciamma's latest film,

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The spellbinding nature of the female gaze

By Joanna Ashley Clark | October 30, 2019

Moments of blissful and tragic hope are what drive the film and its plot, but what makes the film are the details.

Actor, director and writer Ethan Hawke spoke on Saturday at The Paramount in a conversation moderated by Elizabeth Flock of PBS NewsHour.

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Ethan Hawke talks time, truth and art at the Virginia Film Festival

By Robin Schwartzkopf | October 30, 2019

Actor, director and writer Ethan Hawke shared in a screening and conversation at the Virginia Film Festival.

Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude's documentary

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'General Magic' tells the captivating true story of a revolution before its time

By Max Patten | October 30, 2019

Critics bemoan the invasion of smartphones and technology into everyday life, but not long ago the tech industry was seen as a well of optimism and dreams.

Peter Strickland's satirical horror film "In Fabric" was shown at the Virginia Film Festival.

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'In Fabric' is a whirlwind of laughter and terror

By Anna Miller | October 30, 2019

Satirical horror film is arguably the weirdest showing of the 2019 Virginia Film Festival.

"Always in Season," a harrowing documentary directed by Jacqueline Olive, was shown as part of the Virginia Film Festival on Saturday.

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'Always in Season' tackles grief and racist American History

By Darryle Aldridge | October 30, 2019

The film is a difficult but necessary watch.

Sterling K. Brown, seen here at San Diego Comic Con in 2018, is the well-intentioned but overbearing Ronald in "Waves," which played at the Virginia Film Festival Thursday.

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'Waves' is a beautiful, musical portrayal of life's agonies and joys

By Eme Massarelli | October 29, 2019

No moment captured is unnecessary and no time is wasted in "Waves" — the viewer is inserted into the interiority of the characters and is never released.

The screening of "Harriet" at the Virginia Film Festival was followed by a discussion moderated by The New York Times writer Jamelle Bouie.

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'Harriet' hits home given Virginia's history of enslavement

By Loree Seitz | October 28, 2019

Producer Daniela Taper Lundberg and actress Vanessa Bell Calloway discussed the intensity of filming on plantations as the film likely reflected true history that occurred there.

Co-director of "Western Stars" Thomas Zimny spoke on stage with Miller Center Director William Antholis following the screening.

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'Travel On, Pilgrim' to Bruce Springsteen's vision of the new American dream

By Cate Pearce | October 28, 2019

"Western Stars" is everything Springsteen is — eloquent, raw, concise and beautiful.

Michael B. Jordan plays civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson in "Just Mercy," which opened the Virginia Film Festival Wednesday night.

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VAFF's 'Just Mercy' is just captivating

By Dan Goff | October 27, 2019

VAFF nailed it three years ago by selecting "Loving," and this year, with Bryan Stevenson biopic "Just Mercy," they have again hit upon the perfect film for the occasion.

Writer and former U.Va. professor Ann Beattie read at Old Cabell Hall Oct. 17.

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Ann Beattie succeeds in pleasing writing crowd

By Elliot Van Noy | October 27, 2019

One-time University professor Ann Beattie shared her short fiction in an Old Cabell reading and masterclass with MFA students and creative writing undergraduates.

Performers from the Charlottesville Ballet previewed "The Nutcracker" and shared other dances for the crowd at the Beer and Ballet event.

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Charlottesville Ballet's classical kickback

By Sarah Howorth | October 24, 2019

Locals were welcome to both pilsners and pirouettes while contributing to the Charlottesville Ballet and enjoying a preview of "The Nutcracker."

Artist Bayeté Ross Smith talks on Oct. 16 at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center with Kevin MacDonald, the University's Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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Artist Bayeté Ross Smith is tired of monolithic identity

By Max Patten | October 22, 2019

Artist Bayeté gave a talk Oct. 16 that spanned his multimedia art career of sculpture, photography, video and interactive technological elements.

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