‘With You’

By Nick Barberio, Office of Communications on Feb. 28, 2013, noon

Music major Tanya Tawengwa, a native of Zimbabwe, performs “With Me” — the title song from her first CD, which hit the charts in the capital city of Harare — in Princeton’s Richardson Auditorium.

Princeton junior and music major Tanyaradzwa Ashleigh Tawengwa, a 2012 recipient of an Alex Adam ’07 Award from Princeton’s Lewis Center for the Arts, spent last summer in her native Zimbabwe studying ethnomusicology and recording a CD, which hit the pop charts. This video feature chronicles how she has embraced numerous performance opportunities at Princeton — and found her own voice.

‘A Princeton Story — Songs from the Heart’ .

Princeton junior Tanya Tawengwa talks about the many ways in which Princeton has helped her pursue her dream to become a performer.

In McCarter Theatre’s ‘Dreaming Zenzile,’ an accomplished alumna’s own dream comes true .

Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, a Princeton alumna and current Hodder Fellow who’s a composer, vocalist and scholar, has come full circle since the day she sat in a McCarter audience 10 years ago and made a wish to one day be up on that stage.

‘Cardboard Canoe Race’ .

Campus Recreation recently held a cardboard canoe building and racing competition where students were given 90 minutes and limited supplies to build a successful canoe. The pressure was on as the time ran down and supplies ran short. Here is a look at what happened.

‘How to Write a Song’ .

“How to Write a Song” was a Princeton Atelier course at the Lewis Center for the Arts taught by Paul Muldoon and John Wesley Harding where students explored the art of songwriting and performed in public.

University will host Handel Festival, April 19-21 .

International scholars and performers dedicated to honoring the life and works of Baroque composer George Frideric Handel will gather at the University for the American Handel Festival and Meeting on Thursday through Saturday, April 19-21. This is the first time the American Handel Society will hold its biennial festival at Princeton.

‘David Dobkin: Amateur Artist’ .

This video features a unique exhibition of sculptures, photo collages and site-specific installations by Princeton University Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin, a self-identified amateur artist who collects and creatively repurposes a vast array of things from daily life. The exhibition, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts and titled “Myself, I Think We Should Keep Collecting Titles,” is on display through Oct. 4 at the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau St.