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BFA/MFA Actor Showcase on campus, April 1 and 2

The Meisner-based, classically trained actors of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance present contemporary scenes and monologues in this free showcase. Performances will be held in the Corner Theatre in the NIU Stevens Building, Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2...

NIU CVPA to present live staged reading of Waiting For Godot, March 19

Forty years ago four Miami University of Ohio acting students performed in a production of Waiting For Godot.  Four decades later, those performers are reuniting for lived stage readings of the play Wednesday, March 19 at Northern Illinois University and Monday, April...

NIU Art Museum Announces upcoming exhibitions opening March 19

While so much has seemed unknown for so many of late, the NIU Art Museum took a stab at a mysterious suite of exhibitions. “Windows to the Subconscious” is a juried exhibition exploring the meaning of dreams. It features the work of 13 artists selected from applicants...

US Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus to perform at School of Music, April 6

The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus will perform a free concert, Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. The theme of the concert is Sea to Shining Sea.    The United States Army Field Band from...
Fall Dance Concert features Paquita and two world premieres

Fall Dance Concert features Paquita and two world premieres

The fall semester production season in the School of Theatre and Dance concludes with the Fall Dance Concert featuring the ballet Paquita and a pair of world premiere dances choreographed by NIU School of Theatre and Dance faculty members. Paquita was originally...

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Machinal next up at the NIU School of Theatre and Dance

Machinal next up at the NIU School of Theatre and Dance

Sophie Treadwell's 1928 true crime account of a murder and its prosecution is the next production in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance's season lineup. Machinal opens Friday, November 1 in the Black Box Theatre in NIU's Stevens Building. Treadwell, a playwright and...

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Art From Home – David F. Driesbach Engravings

Art From Home – David F. Driesbach Engravings

The engravings of David F. Driesbach are the subject of this edition of Art From Home: A Personal Collection, a series of videos where Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum shares information about works and artists in his personal collection. To see...

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