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NIU Opera Theatre features “Iphigénia en Aulide” March 27 and 29

The Northern Illinois University School of Music presents its annual spring opera, Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigénia en Aulide with performances at 7 p.m., Friday, March 27 and 3 p.m., Sunday, March 29 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building....

Theatre and Dance presents Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors”

One of Shakespeare's earliest and most loved works, The Comedy of Errors, opens Friday, March 27 in the Black Box Theatre in NIU's Stevens Building at 7:30 p.m. The final play, and second to last production, of the School of Theatre and Dance's 2025-2026 production...

NIU Jazz Combo Day sees record attendance

NIU hosted its annual Jazz Comb Day in the School of Music, Tuesday, March 17. The event features high school jazz combos from around the region. This year's showed the largest turnout in the history of the event, which included Kamyrn Cederholm, a senior at South...

Huskie Spotlight: Alma Perrote, Music Education and Steelpan Performance

Alma Perotte, who is majoring in music education and steelpan performance in the School of Music is the subject of a Huskie Spotlight. Alma says she knew as a child growing up in Belize City, Belize that she wanted music to be an essential part of her life. When I was...
Commencement profile – Khadija Nagi

Commencement profile – Khadija Nagi

Khadija Nagi, a DeKalb native, and now a proud graduate of the NIU School of Music is the subject of the fall 2025 commencement video profile. Khadija says she chose to stay in town to study music in part because of the accomplished alumni who are so supportive of...

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BFA Acting Freshmxn Actors Showcase – Dec. 6

BFA Acting Freshmxn Actors Showcase – Dec. 6

First-year students in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present a showcase titled "The Final Note" in the Corner Theatre in NIU's Stevens Building with shows at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Saturday December 6. Admission is free of charge.        ...

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Huskie Spotlight: Reece Deidrick, Theatre Arts

Huskie Spotlight: Reece Deidrick, Theatre Arts

Theatre Arts major Reece Deidrick was the subject of a recent Huskie Spotlight on NIU's website. Deidrick is from Boise, Idaho and is also minoring in electrical engineering. A member of the class of 2028, Reece's theatre arts emphasis is design and technology. "I...

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In Passing: Ron Modell and more

In Passing: Ron Modell and more

by Antonio Garcia Jazz education lost a giant in the field with the passing on June 10 of my friend and colleague Ron Modell. Ron joined Northern Illinois University’s faculty in 1969 after a performance career that had already included touring as a teenager with...

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Fall Dance Concert explores styles and experiences

Fall Dance Concert explores styles and experiences

The annual Fall Dance Concert in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance always puts an entertaining capper on the semester's worth of productions. The talented dancers perform in a variety of styles sure to appeal to a broad range of audiences. This year's Fall Dance...

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An open window led Zachary Good to the clarinet and to NIU

An open window led Zachary Good to the clarinet and to NIU

A familiarity with the school and a desire to teach music at a state university made NIU the perfect place for new School of Music faculty member Zachary Good. Good had previously worked with NIU's recording arts team on some projects in the Recital Hall and Boutell...

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Two casts in one for Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Two casts in one for Accidental Death of An Anarchist

A double cast will bring Dario Fo's 1970 play, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, to the stage in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance's Black Box Theatre beginning Friday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. The play is based on the 1969 bombing of Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy,...

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