For the second straight year, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will host a live reading of works by Ukrainian...
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“Local Visions II” and “Americans in Burma: The Art of Collecting” to open at NIU Art Museum
Two exhibitions featuring the collections of objects from local residents and from the Burma Art Collection at NIU are...
Support the College of Visual and Performing Arts through Huskies United
The Huskies United day of giving is going on until midnight, March 23. Now is your opportunity to join other Huskies...
Richard Jenkins tells Theatre and Dance students to believe you are enough
"Be yourself. There's nobody else like you. If you try to act like somebody else you can't be yourself." If there was an over-arching theme in a 90 minute question and answer session between Oscar nominated actor Richard Jenkins and a crowd of more than 120 students...
School of Theatre and Dance to host Q and A with award-winning actor Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins, a DeKalb native and Emmy Award winning, and Oscar nominated actor, will be at NIU on Tuesday, October 30 at 2 p.m. for a Q and A with students in the Stevens Building's O'Connell Theatre. Jenkins won the 2015 Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Limited...
Steelband fall concert features Faye Seeman on harp, tributes to Ellie Mannette and Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore
The NIU Steelband presents its fall 2018 concert Sunday, November 11 at 3 p.m. at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. The event will be dedicated to the memories of steelband legends, Dr. Ellie Mannette and Ken “Professor” Philmore, both of whom...
Opera Theatre open auditions December 4 and 6
The NIU School of Music has announced an open call for auditions, casting all roles in NIU Opera Theatre's spring 2019 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance." Auditions will be held December 4 and 6 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in Music Building Room...
NIU Percussion Ensemble to perform at PASIC in Indianapolis
The NIU Percussion Ensemble has been invited to perform at PASIC 2018 (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday, Nov. 17, the NIU Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Gregory Beyer and Ben Wahlund will present the 2018...
NIU Art History alumni Thomas Russo to lecture on sculpture in the Romanesque Church
Thomas Russo, associate dean of international programs and professor of art history at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., will speak on "Defining Sacred Spaces: Sculpture in the Romanesque Church," Wednesday, October 17 as part of NIU's 2018-2019 Elizabeth Allen...
NIU Jazz Orchestra presents a Swing Dance!
For one night only, the iconic Altgeld Hall Auditorium on the NIU Campus will be transformed into a jazz dance club as the NIU Jazz Orchestra presents a Swing Dance, Sunday, October 21 at 6 p.m. Everyone's invited to join the Jazz Orchestra for a one-of-a-kind evening...
Cor Cantiamo announces dates for fall concert “Catalyst”
Cor Cantiamo, a professional chamber choir in residence at NIU School of Music, will present their fall concert "Catalyst” in three Illinois locations over the next few weeks. The concert provides a fusion of art and ideas to connect with the DeKalb community and the...
NIU drawing alum Chris Peuler of Scientific Games to present October 11
The Drawing Area in the School of Art and Design is sponsoring a presentation by NIU alum Chris Peuler. Peuler is the Core Artist at Scientific Games in Chicago, and a 2010 BFA graduate of the NIU School of Art and Design in Drawing. Some of his original artwork can...