The annual High School Invitational art exhibition at the NIU School of Art and Design will open Monday, November 4...
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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...
Help support the M.F.A. acting program’s residency in Canada
The Master's in Fine Arts in acting program in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance is crowdfunding donations to help...
From wayang to gamelan, NIU presents a Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, Nov. 5
Ever since last spring’s pandemic shutdown, NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies associate Jui-Ching Wang, professor of world music, looked forward to rescheduling what was going to be a showcase of Southeast Asian performing arts to celebrate NIU’s 125th...
AAPI Faculty and Staff reception to follow Classical Guitar recital by An Tran, Nov. 16
Immediately following a faculty recital, Tuesday, November 16, by the NIU School of Music's internationally acclaimed classical guitarist An Tran, an AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) faculty and staff reception will be held in the lobby of the Boutell...
Theatre and Dance presents Twelfth Night Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 4-6
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre, October 29-31 and November 4-6. Did you ever have the urge to run away to the circus? The upside-down world of Illyria is a little like a...
“On the Spot!!!” improv comedy show coming to NIU’s Third Onion Oct. 28-30
Part improvisational theatre, part late-night comedy club, On the Spot invites audience members to shout out ideas for Xavier Smith’s improv troupe to develop on stage and “on the spot.” In between skits and games, three stand-up comedians will perform seven-minute...
Ninth annual NIU New Music Festival to feature guest composer Regina Harris Baiocchi and Haiku Festival Chicago
FEATURING: A composer portrait of music by Chicago-based composer Regina Harris Baiocchi A night of brand new music in conjunction and celebration with Haiku Festival Chicago Premieres of sixteen new works by NIU student and faculty composers NIU School of Music...
Crowdfund established to support three Steelpan grad students from Trinidad and Tobago with their studies
The NIU Foundation has established a crowdfunding campaign to support three School of Music graduate students from Trinidad and Tobago who are earning their master's degrees in music with an emphasis in steelpan performance at NIU. Joshua Bedeau, Jalen Charles and...
Art and Design presents visiting artist/scholar presentation on Learning in the Making
The NIU School of Art and Design presents "Learning in the Making" a visiting artist/scholar presentation by Dr. Kimberly Sheridan, co-director of the Mason Arts Research Center at George Mason University. The presentation will be held Monday, Oct. 18 in Room 110 of...
“Edward II” opens Friday in School of Theatre and Dance
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents Edward II a new adaptation of the play originally written in 1592 by Christopher Marlowe, opening Friday, October 15. Frankie DiCiaccio authored this adaptation and serves as both director and choreographer. In recent...
Theatre and Dance presents: “Kernel of Sanity” opening this weekend
The 2021-2022 performance season the NIU School of Theatre and Dance opens Friday, October 1 with Kermit Frazier's, Kernel of Sanity in the Sally Stevens Players Theatre, in the Stevens Building on the NIU main campus. The production is directed by School of Theatre...