Blog - Feature Stories
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On February 10, the Bing Concert Hall audience will become immersed in an unprecedented re-creation of 11th century Christian ritual and belief. Through music, poetry, art, architecture, light, computer simulation, and other portals to the heart and senses, we will re-experience the power of chant, faith, and place to animate the spirit of Ste. Foy—Santa Fides in Latin / Saint Faith in English—a 12-year girl who was tortured and martyred for her faith.
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A growing unease about humans’ tenuous relationship with nature settles in as storms ravaged the Bay Area in the past week. We are faced with the task of reckoning with the damage that humans have wreaked on the environment and finding a symbiosis between ourselves and nature. Two upcoming performances at Stanford Live, EDEN and The Lost Birds, celebrate the power of human voices to strengthen our connection to nature and to each other. Art addressing environmental issues runs the risk of ringing empty, but these two performances take advantage of music’s emotive resonance to mourn all that we have lost and awaken audiences to hope within.
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The Circa production celebrates circus artistry and the power of interdependence and collaboration in two performances at Memorial Auditorium.
By Chiara Giovanni
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By Brian Smith
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By Betty He
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By Stanford Live
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By Thomas May
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By Yoshi Kato
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By Thomas May
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By Lusciana Gomez