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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Isabel Wallace-Green in Alvin Ailey's "Night Creature".

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater returns to Bass Concert Hall to perform iconic dances ‘Revelations’

Helen Li, General Life&Arts Reporter February 23, 2024

In 1981, the curtains of Bass Concert Hall rose for the first time on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, opening for an unforgettable night of stunning and emotional performance. Forty-three years...

UT New Theatre Festival highlights collaboration between graduate, undergraduate programs

UT New Theatre Festival highlights collaboration between graduate, undergraduate programs

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 22, 2024

Participating in a theater production requires an “all hands on deck” approach, and UT Theatre and Dance takes this concept to a new level. Every year, the department hosts the UT New Theatre (UTNT)...

Vince Young speaks to students in the WCP on Tuesday.

Vince Young distinguished speaker at Campus Events and Entertainment’s Black History Month Event

Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter February 22, 2024

Over 100 students filed into the William C. Powers Auditorium to hear from the man who led the Longhorns to their first Rose Bowl victory 19 years ago, and now sits in the College Football Hall of...

Alumni association uses Texas Spirit performance to cheer on students, encourage further support

Alumni association uses Texas Spirit performance to cheer on students, encourage further support

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 22, 2024

When Amy Porter cheered at UT, she worked three different jobs while balancing rehearsals, performances and classes. Despite UT’s Spirit Program’s decades of history, 2022 proved the first year an...

Longhorn artist Farah Narejo poses in front of her self portrait hanging in Medici Roasting on Feb. 16, 2024.

Studio art sophomore explores collective history through multimedia art

Layla Dajani, General Life&Arts Reporter February 21, 2024

Amidst the steady hum of study groups with a view of pedestrians walking along The Drag, Farah Narejo researched her culture’s history from a corner table in Cafe Medici, half a world away from where...

Senior Kate Snedeker cheers for runners in the Austin Marathon running for Snedeker’s charity, Gray for Glioblastoma, on Feb. 18, 2024.

Senior’s nonprofit ‘Gray for Glioblastoma’ raises over $10,000 at Austin Marathon

Chloe Ching, General Life&Arts Reporter February 20, 2024

At a booth stationed on Guadalupe Street, youth and community studies senior Kate Snedeker cheered on runners during the 5K, half-marathon and full marathon. Alongside volunteers, she gave out water and...

Creative Arts + Theatre Committee presents ‘Deadly Night at the Opera’ improv show

Creative Arts + Theatre Committee presents ‘Deadly Night at the Opera’ improv show

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 20, 2024

Ten suspects stand on the stage shrouded in dark curtains, eager to prove their innocence and not so eager to reveal the motives they might have for the murder. Campus Events + Entertainment’s Creative...

Geocaching — a parallel world hidden beneath the surface of everyday life, not exempt from same racial biases

Geocaching — a parallel world hidden beneath the surface of everyday life, not exempt from same racial biases

Layla Dajani, Life&Arts General Reporter February 14, 2024

For Adrian Fernandez, geocaching and history go hand-in-hand. His journey began with his first cache at a museum 10 years ago and extends to the present with his adventure lab that guides cachers to locations...

Where to celebrate Black History Month in Austin

Where to celebrate Black History Month in Austin

Isabella Capuchino, General Reporter Life&Arts February 13, 2024

During Black History Month, the annual observance honoring Black history in the U.S., Austin hosts events ranging from educational panels to entertainment festivities. The Daily Texan curated a list of...

Recreation Committee hosts Comic Con, Super Smash Bros. tournament, cosplay contest

Recreation Committee hosts Comic Con, Super Smash Bros. tournament, cosplay contest

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 13, 2024

Generations of friends and fans alike flip through the ink-scented, vivid pages of a comic book. Passed-down collections allow beloved characters like Superman and Spider-Man to fight the same villains...

4 insightful articles about love to read this Valentine’s Day

4 insightful articles about love to read this Valentine’s Day

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter February 13, 2024

As heart-shaped chocolate boxes and pink and red balloons fill up stores, Valentine’s Day makes its annual appearance. Celebrated every Feb. 14, the holiday serves as a day to honor love, particularly...

Skai Stubblefield performs a self-written song entitled “Matter and Mass” at the KDWC Talent Show on Wednesday, February 7th.

UT dorms showcase student talent at KDWC RHC Talent Show

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter February 12, 2024

Vocalist Julie Poupon and violinist Adriana Rizk first planned to perform “I See the Light” at the University Residence Hall Association talent show as a duet. However, Poupon, who primarily sang in...

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