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NIU Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico to perform at White Sox Mexican Heritage Night

NIU Mariachi and Ballet Folklórico have have been selected to perform at the Chicago White Sox Mexican Heritage Night, Friday, June 6. The NIU groups will perform during the break between the bottom of the third and top of the fourth innings. Game time is 6:40 p.m. as...

More Amor, featuring Bobby Broom reaches #1 on Jazz Week’s charts

 UPDATE: MAY 22, 2025 - After four weeks at number two, More Amor is now the number one song on Jazz Week's chart! The album More Amor, a tribute to Wes Montgomery by the Chicago Jazz Orchestra and featuring Bobby Broom, has reached the number two spot on Jazz Week's...

Theatre and Dance’s Tracy Nunnally serving as flying director for Paramount Theatre’s Cats

Tracy Nunnally, professor and head of design and technology in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance is serving as flying director for the Paramount Theatre in Aurora's production of Cats.  Cats continues its run at the Paramount Theatre through June 15....

Help send NIU students to Turkey to study theater!

Your support of an NIU Crowdfunding initiative will help send students to Turkey to study classical theater! A learning experience has been developed to use use the study of ancient and modern theatre practices in Turkey as a tool to broaden students' perspectives on...
Commencement profile – Jalen Charles, Master of Music

Commencement profile – Jalen Charles, Master of Music

Congratulations to all of the spring 2025 College of Visual and Performing Arts graduates! Jalen Charles, who earned his master of music performer's certificate was profiled in the graduate ceremony. Jalen talked about his love of the steelpan, growing up in a family...

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CVPA announces first six Simpson Schatzle Fellows

CVPA announces first six Simpson Schatzle Fellows

NIU's College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced the first six recipients of a fellowship that will provide financial support and recognition for some of the university's most promising graduating students in the arts. The Simpson Schatzle Fellowship will...

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Dance Concert opens April 24 in Black Box Theatre

Dance Concert opens April 24 in Black Box Theatre

The annual Spring Dance Concert brings a close to the 2024-2025 NIU School of Theatre and Dance production season. More than 20 student dancers will perform works by guest choreographer Vershawn Sanders-Ward of Red Clay Dance Company and NIU faculty choreographers...

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