OU’s School of Dance presents Summer Dance this weekend, promising to take attendees “Around the World in 80 Minutes.” The show’s subtitle reflects the variety of dances that will be performed, from classical ballet to contemporary dance and modern dance. During the school year, these styles are usually separated into different shows.
The Daily's Joshua Boydston reviews new albums from Foreign Born and Sunset Rubdown.
I wandered up to Jazz Under the Stars on Friday night to an extreme sense of surprise. I had never been to a Jazz in June event before, and did not necessarily know what to expect. I knew there were going to be a decent number of jazz fans in attendance, but I was shocked by the sheer volume of people lying out across the parking lot of Brookhaven Square.
Guest director Chris Boyd and the University of Oklahoma Summer Stage will present “The Bremen Town Musicians,” opening Wednesday, and Boyd said the musical now has a new timeliness. The show is based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale and was originally set in Germany, but this version is set in the Great Depression-era somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains.
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When Michael Jackson anointed himself "King of Pop" over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with record-setting sales of "Thriller," and yes, he may have had a string of No. 1 hits with smashes like "Billie Jean" and "Beat It," but the KING OF ALL POP MUSIC?
The Octopus Project is making a quick, weeklong jaunt across the South in support of its upcoming EP, “Golden Beds.” Luckily for Norman, they decided to finish the excursion with a quick stop at the Opolis Monday night.
If you absolutely must be one of the 20 million or so moviegoers to subject themselves to “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” this weekend, here's a little advice: Don't even think about operating heavy machinery for several days, have a designated driver waiting outside the theater and prepare yourself a cooling eye salve. I'm serious about the last one.
The recent heat wave has been scorching, but things might get even hotter when the sun sets this weekend for the three-day Jazz in June festival which features sizzling blues and jazz musicians. This year’s Jazz in June marks the 26th anniversary of the free outdoor event, which also includes educational clinics and jams.
