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The story behind the dance that sent NIU to the Kennedy Center
Students from the NIU Dance program performed at the Central Conference of the American College Dance Association (ACDA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on March 17-18. Their performance was of such high quality that they earned the top honor...
NIU Steelband spring concert features steelpan virtuoso Victor Provost
The world-famous NIU Steelband's 2018 Spring Concert is Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m., featuring an eclectic blend of music styles, and a special guest artist. The NIU Steelband, under the direction of NIU Professor of Music and Director of Steelpan Studies Liam Teague,...
April showers bring lots of concerts
During the academic year there are always lots of School of Music concerts, but April is always the busiest month, and this year is no exception. Check out all of the great music you can hear, in person or via webcast over the next few weeks. Boutell Memorial Concert...
NIU Jazz Orchestra Concert featuring Fareed Haque, April 12
Join the NIU Jazz Orchestra for its Spring Concert, Thursday, April 12 at 8 p.m. at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on NIU's main campus in DeKalb. The Jazz Orchestra is directed by Reggie Thomas, and they will be joined by modern guitar virtuoso,...
NIU is where Joe Minoso learned to learn, and how to follow his calling
Brooklyn born actor Joe Minoso has played firefighter Joe Cruz on NBC's hit series Chicago Fire for the past six seasons. He credits his career success to a fateful decision to come to DeKalb to earn his Master of Fine Arts in Acting. "NIU is almost single-handedly...
Expert on Roman monuments shares insights with NIU Art History students
Dr. John Osborne, one of the foremost experts on Roman architecture and monuments was at NIU March 21 and 22 as part of the Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History series. Osborne presented the lecture, "The Monuments of Ancient Rome in the Medieval...
All We are Breaking are Stones opens April 6 at the NIU Art Museum
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum opens All We are Breaking are Stones, an exhibition of work by Chicago artist Shaurya Kumar who reflects on loss, destruction, iconoclasm and marginalization. The raw materiality of his installations combined with the...
Steelpan in The Last Jedi influenced by NIU’s Liam Teague
A distinctive part of the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the steel drum on the music that played during the movie's scenes on the planet of Canto Bight. That influence, it turns out, can be traced back directly to NIU's Liam Teague, Professor of Music...
Art History professor Sinclair Bell to lecture at ISU
School of Art and Design Professor Sinclair Bell is lecturing this spring as part of Illinois State University's Speaker Series. Race and representation in the Roman Empire Sinclair Bell Classical archaeologist and art historian “Race and Representation in the Roman...
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