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Art and Design presents Fall BFA Show, Nov. 30 – Dec. 3
The NIU School of Art and Design presents the Fall 2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Show, an undergraduate exhibition, Tuesday, November 30 through Friday, December 3 in the Annette and Jerry Johns Gallery (Room 214) in Jack Arends Hall, the Visual Arts Building on...
Fall Dance Concert runs from November 18-21
A celebration of Broadway musicals is the theme of this year's NIU School of Theatre and Dance annual Fall Dance Concert. The Best of Broadway opens with a performance Thursday, October 18 at 7 p.m. with subsequent performances Friday, October 19 at 7 p.m., Saturday...
Art and Design’s Kelly Gross to present on artistic process and scientific principles at STEM Cafe
We often think of art and science as very different processes. But for Kelly Gross and Jolien Genus, art and science share the same processes of investigation, research and relationship building. At the next STEM Café, hear from these two artists and educators about...
2021 NIU Holiday Card Design Contest
NIU President Lisa C. Freeman invites all students to participate in the 2021 holiday card contest. Take advantage of the opportunity to be one of three artists who have their work featured on the official NIU president's electronic holiday card. President Freeman...
Thousands Strong kickoff featured several CVPA students
NIU's annual Thousands Strong day of giving got off to a great start on Wednesday night thanks to the hard work and talents of several students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The kickoff show was hosted by Kate Drury, a BFA acting candidate and dance...
Give today to Thousands Strong to support our students and programs
The Thousands Strong day of giving kicked off last night and we are off to an amazing start. As of 11 a.m. we have raised more than a half million dollars on more than 700 gifts. You can support the university and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Our giving...
David Maki, ’89, One of the Thousands Strong
When David Maki, ’89, sets off for a day’s work as NIU's School of Music’s coordinator of music theory and composition, he knows it will be filled with beautiful melodies. Teaching music theory and aural skills classes, as well as private composition lessons, a...
Second annual Thousands Strong event begins Nov. 10 at 5:30 pm
Thousands Strong is an opportunity for alumni and friends to engage with NIU in an exciting, virtual initiative that will increase and expand alumni pride and engagement, and celebrate the impact of philanthropy at Northern Illinois University. This year, this day of...
125th Anniversary event: Celebration Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts
Don't forget the NIU 12th Anniversary event: Celebration Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, Friday, November 5 at 7 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on the NIU main campus.
New adaptation of “Three Sisters” opens in School of Theatre and Dance
A new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's classic "Three Sisters" opens Friday, November 5 in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. This world-premiere of a new adaptation translated and directed by Alexander Gelman, the school's Distinguished Engagement Professor and Head...
Concerto Competition Final Round – November 6
A long running tradition continues when the NIU School of Music holds the final round of its annual Concerto Competition, Saturday, November 6 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Performances start at 4 p.m. Admission is free of charge. Here are the performers and...
NIU Steelpan students crowdfunding receives attention in Trinidad and Tobago
A crowdfunding campaign supported by the NIU School of Music and the NIU Foundation to help support the expenses of three NIU Steelpan Studies graduate studies from Trinidad and Tobago was recently featured in their home country's largest newspaper, The Guardian....
From wayang to gamelan, NIU presents a Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, Nov. 5
Ever since last spring’s pandemic shutdown, NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies associate Jui-Ching Wang, professor of world music, looked forward to rescheduling what was going to be a showcase of Southeast Asian performing arts to celebrate NIU’s 125th...
AAPI Faculty and Staff reception to follow Classical Guitar recital by An Tran, Nov. 16
Immediately following a faculty recital, Tuesday, November 16, by the NIU School of Music's internationally acclaimed classical guitarist An Tran, an AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) faculty and staff reception will be held in the lobby of the Boutell...
Theatre and Dance presents Twelfth Night Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 4-6
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre, October 29-31 and November 4-6. Did you ever have the urge to run away to the circus? The upside-down world of Illyria is a little like a...
“On the Spot!!!” improv comedy show coming to NIU’s Third Onion Oct. 28-30
Part improvisational theatre, part late-night comedy club, On the Spot invites audience members to shout out ideas for Xavier Smith’s improv troupe to develop on stage and “on the spot.” In between skits and games, three stand-up comedians will perform seven-minute...
Ninth annual NIU New Music Festival to feature guest composer Regina Harris Baiocchi and Haiku Festival Chicago
FEATURING: A composer portrait of music by Chicago-based composer Regina Harris Baiocchi A night of brand new music in conjunction and celebration with Haiku Festival Chicago Premieres of sixteen new works by NIU student and faculty composers NIU School of Music...
Crowdfund established to support three Steelpan grad students from Trinidad and Tobago with their studies
The NIU Foundation has established a crowdfunding campaign to support three School of Music graduate students from Trinidad and Tobago who are earning their master's degrees in music with an emphasis in steelpan performance at NIU. Joshua Bedeau, Jalen Charles and...
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