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Title image from "Gaieties 2020: Unprecedented Times"

‘Gaieties 2020: Unprecedented Times’ brings Stanford to life on screen

Carissa Lee
  •  
Nov. 18, 2020
Arts & Life
scene from Yasmina Reza's "Art"

SF Playhouse brings Yasmina Reza’s brilliant, blistering, Tony Award-winning play ‘Art’ right to you

Olivia Popp
  •  
Nov. 17, 2020
Arts & Life
Gaieties 2020 promises to be unlike any other through its remote production process and its centering of historically-underrepresented communities. (Graphic: Chloe Chow)

‘Zoom Gaieties’: An opportunity for creative and institutional change

Vivian Jiang
  •  
Sept. 3, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: YEJIN SONG/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford TAPS’s play ‘Cerulean’ explores vulnerability and human connection in a society reliant on technology

Yejin Song
  •  
Aug. 25, 2020
Arts & Life
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‘Devised at Dink’: Producer Chloe Chow ’23 on revamping Gaieties 2020 to open-air sketch comedy

Vivian Jiang
  •  
July 17, 2020
Arts & Life
Eve La Puma '20 majored in TAPS with a minor in music (bassoon performance) and is a highly valued member of the Stanford Arts community. She celebrates her graduation this weekend with the class of 2020 and will be dearly missed. (Photo courtesy of Eve La Puma)

Artist Spotlight: Eve La Puma ’20, actor-musician

Natalie Francis
  •  
June 13, 2020
Arts & Life
The Off the Farm Benefit Cabaret was live-streamed at 7 p.m. PT on Friday, May 8. The event simultaneously showcased the talents of many Stanford performers and fundraised for the Stanford Students for Worker's Rights Fund. (Graphic: Vincent Nicandro)

The Off the Farm ‘Benefit Cabaret’: Finding permanence in a time (and art form) of transience

Justine Sombilon
  •  
May 25, 2020
Arts & Life
Sarah Mergen '19 always knew she wanted to produce a show that pushed the artistic limits of Shakespeare, so she wrote and directed TheaterLab's "HAL" (2020) — until it was cancelled by COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Mergen)

Voices of Canceled Stanford Shows: Sarah Mergen ’19 on adapting Shakespeare and directing ‘HAL’

Natalie Francis
  •  
May 1, 2020
Arts & Life
The actors took to the stage from the audience to emphasize that anybody could be Everybody. (Photo courtesy of Stephen Hitchcock)

Everybody can be everybody, but only in the cast of ‘Everybody’

Khuyen Le
  •  
March 16, 2020
Arts & Life
Pioneering aviator Jerrie Cobb (Sarah Mitchell) undergoes a tough flight with Jack (Craig Marker) on radio in "They Promised Her the Moon," which was presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. (Photo: Kevin Berne)

Women lift women in ‘They Promised Her the Moon’

Anupriya Dwivedi
  •  
March 15, 2020
The Grind
Sarayu Pai got the opportunity to see "Hamilton," the musical, with her dorm, and from her perspective, this raved-about production certainly lives up to its phenomenal reviews. (Photo: Pexels)

On history, humor and ‘Hamilton’

Sarayu Pai
  •  
Feb. 5, 2020
Arts & Life
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Indie folk musical Hadestown is a noteworthy 2020 Grammys nominee

Natalie Francis
  •  
Jan. 24, 2020
Arts & Life
Gaieties 2019 centers around a romance between two characters with underrepresented narratives, and the whole cast and crew abounds with talent and aplomb. (Photo: Cole Griffiths / The Stanford Daily)

Gaieties takes a step forward in its 2019 rendition

Khuyen Le
  •  
Nov. 19, 2019
Culture
Dan Wheetman, Tony Marcus, Chic Street Man, Valisia LeKae, and Rondrell McCormick (left to right) in “Mark Twain’s River of Song,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley from October 2 to 27 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo: Kevin Berne/TheatreWorks Silicon Valley)

A trip down ‘Mark Twain’s River of Song’

Anupriya Dwivedi
  •  
Oct. 18, 2019
Arts & Life
The Cardinal Ballet Company performs "The Nutcracker" in 2018 with tremendous aplomb. (Photo: Alvaro Ponce)

Tap into TAPS and other student groups for dance opportunities

Leilani Tian
  •  
Sept. 28, 2019
Arts & Life
"Polar Bears" characters Shemeka Davis (Gianna Clark '19), Tom Castle (Jake Harrison '19), Jaquan Wallace (Victor Ragsdale '19) and Molly Castle (Emma Rothenberg '19) dance in a scene from the play. (Photo Courtesy of Frank Chen)

‘Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids’ boldly explores race, class and environmental themes

Michele Wells
  •  
July 23, 2019
Arts & Life
Actor Sarah Bockel stars as the songwriter Carole King in the touring production of "Beautiful." She brings natural nuance and warmth to the role (courtesy of Joan Marcus).

A ‘Beautiful’ look at the life of Carole King

Chloe Wintersteen
  •  
June 3, 2019
Arts & Life
Chris Yoon ('19) conducts the fourteen-person "Cabaret" orchestra, decked out in party hats (THERESE SANTIAGO/The Stanford Daily).

In TAPS’ ‘Cabaret,’ even the orchestra is beautiful

Natalie Francis
  •  
May 20, 2019
Arts & Life
Ram's Head's "The Addams Family" is an enjoyably over-the-top romantic comedy with a gothic aesthetic. Courtesy of Ram's Head / Frank Chen

‘The Addams Family’ is a macabre marvel

Jacob Kuppermann
  •  
April 15, 2019
The Grind
Courtesy of Pixabay.com

Cinderella in San Jose

Sarayu Pai
  •  
April 9, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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