A chance encounter with another choral composer in southern Ohio set off a chain of events that will result in School...
xFeatured Archives
SoTD alumni J. Nicole Brooks and Matthew C. Yee to be interviewed by Stephen Colbert as part of Lookingglass Theatre’s Lunch Show, June 16
A pair of NIU School of Theatre and Dance alumni will be interviewed by CBS' The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, as...
New Art and Design graduate Quinn Sedig illustrates the unique opportunities for students at NIU
When Quinn Sedig transferred to the NIU School of Art and Design from Sauk Valley College, she knew she wanted to...
Apply by October 21 to audition for CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition 2019
The Community School of the Arts at Northern Illinois University invites musicians eighteen years old and younger to audition in the annual CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition. Audition applications must be received by October 21. Auditions are scheduled in the...
“The Destruction of Memory” film first up in the Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series
The Destruction of Memory, an 85-minute documentary on the increase in the destruction of culture and artifacts, kicks off the 2019-2020 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series. The film will be shown, free of charge and open to the public, Tuesday,...
Tips on how to successfully photograph the first Friday the 13th full moon in 19 years
A rare confluence of events will occur this week when not only will we see the first Friday the 13th full moon in the Central Time Zone since 2000, it's also what's known as a "harvest moon" because it's the full moon closest to the September 23rd autumnal equinox....
Theatre and Dance’s Studio Series begins with Something, Like Happiness
The 2019-2020 NIU School of Theatre and Dance's Studio Series kicks off, Thursday, September 13, with a new, developmental production. It is a new and moving work by playwright Caridad Svich titled, Something, Like Happiness. The description of the work on The New...
NIU honors world-renowned cellist and former faculty member Raya Garbousova, Sept. 25
On what would have been her 110th birthday, the Northern Illinois University Libraries and the Friends of the NIU Libraries are hosting an event to celebrate and honor the life of world-renowned cellist and former NIU faculty member, Raya Garbousova, and her...
NIU’s Anthony Devroye and Notre Dame’s Daniel Schlosberg present “Viola Century” at NIU, Sept. 24
Anthony Devroye, professor of viola at the NIU School of Music, and guest pianist Daniel Schlosberg, from the University of Notre Dame, present a recital titled “Viola Century,” Tuesday, September 24, at 8 p.m. in the NIU Recital Hall. The program features three...
‘Our Lives in Letters’ brings letters from World War II, and their writers, to life
Northern Illinois University will be the home for a one-night performance of an original work created using actual letters between soldiers and loved ones during World War II. Our Lives in Letters: A World War II Perspective will be performed in the Carl Sandburg...
NIU alumnus dances his way to principal acting role and cast album
James Monroe Števko, Chicago native and graduate of NIU's School of Theatre and Dance, is a featured principal on the upcoming original cast album of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. He originated the role of Mendl, under the direction of Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe...
CVPA welcomes students, faculty and staff back with Sundaes on Saturday
Summer is winding down, and there's no surer sign of it than the announcement of Sundaes on Saturday, the fourth annual welcome back event in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Join fellow CVPA students, faculty and staff for free ice cream, music, prizes and...