Graduate Student from Tbilisi Hitting the Right Keys in the US

From the UA News Center | Aslan Chikovani has been playing the piano since he was 6 years old. The first-year piano performance master’s student in The University of Alabama School of Music is already a well-known name around the Republic of Georgia, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands, where he has been winning awards and accolades for years. He was even considered by many as a virtuoso at the age of 13. Now Chikovani is continuing his rise in the […]

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The Beauty in the Stitching

From the UA News Center | As the curtain parts, fog fills the air and a ballerina steps through the haze. Her purple bodice and tutu twinkle in the stage light and as she begins to dance the fabric bounces with every delicate step. Hours upon hours of work went into making that single costume and, as she glances into the wings, 12 other dancers clad in tutus and bodices wait for their cue. A costume like the one the […]

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UA Student Receives Boren Scholarship to Study in Brazil

From the UA News Center | University of Alabama student Sean Atchison has received a Boren Scholarship for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad. Atchison, of Chatom, will study Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with an emphasis on Brazilian culture, history and politics. Atchison is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a depth study in Latin American studies and a minor in Spanish. He’s part of the UA Honors College, […]

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December Events Make End of the Year Merry and Bright

Art Exhibits Cedric Smith: Horsepower Through Dec. 9, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Paul R. Jones Museum, FreeCedric Smith’s work draws on a wide range of influences and sources, traditional and contemporary, to express his poignant observations of African American life. Annual West Alabama Juried Art Show Through Dec. 16, Mon.-Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., The Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, FreeThe Arts Council of Tuscaloosa is sponsoring its annual juried show/exhibit for West Alabama artists. Clay+/Invitational Through Dec. 21, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., […]

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