Theatre and Dance Archives

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...

Theatre and Dance’s Marc Macaranas present’s STEM Cafe on Dance, Movement and Media

Join Marc Macaranas, assistant professor and head of dance in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance for a STEM Cafe, Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Fatty's Bar and Grille. Dancing Bodies and Digital Interfaces: Dance, Movement and Media, is presented by NIU STEAM in...

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...

Lighting design student Kev Kollmann featured in video about accessibility improvements for theater technicians

Kev Kollmann, an M.F.A. in lighting design in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance is featured in the Winter 2025 edition of Protocol Magazine, the journal of the entertainment technology industry. The feature and accompanying video focus on inclusion and innovation...
Theatre and Dance faculty updates

Theatre and Dance faculty updates

The spring and summer were a busy time for the faculty of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Here's a look at just...

NIU presents annual Fall Dance Concert, Nov 30-Dec. 3

NIU presents annual Fall Dance Concert, Nov 30-Dec. 3

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents the annual Fall Dance Concert, Thursday, November 30 through December 3 on the stage of O'Connell Theatre in the NIU Stevens Building. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. from November 30 through December 2, with 2 p.m. matinees...

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Theatre and Dance presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Theatre and Dance presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

The School of Theatre and Dance at NIU presents William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Black Box Theatre of the NIU Stevens Building with performances Friday, November 10, Saturday, November 11, Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17 at 7:30...

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NIU featured with cover story in Protocol

NIU featured with cover story in Protocol

Last summer, Northern Illinois University was selected as the site of the second annual Midwest Rigging Intensive, a weekend-long event, held August 17-19, with a focus on practical learning for entertainment riggers. Sessions were held in the Stevens Building and the...

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Tracy Nunnally named one of ESTA’s volunteers of the year

Tracy Nunnally named one of ESTA’s volunteers of the year

Tracy Nunnally, Technical Director/Head of Design and Technology in NIU's School of Theatre and Dance was recently honored as a Frank Stewart Volunteer of the Year for 2022-2023 by ESTA (Entertainment Services and Technology Association). Nunnally is one of nine ETCP...

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