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Recent NIU graduate Blanca Rosa Jimenez (Blanca Rosa), who received her B.F.A. degree with an emphasis in 2-D studio illustration in Dec. 2016, cum laude, was surprised to learn that her artwork was accepted into the annual Society of Illustrators Student Competition Exhibit. The exhibit features the works of over two hundred top college-level illustration students chosen from...
NIU Associate Professor Bart Woodstrup was recently commissioned to produce the visual components of a piece performed this month at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. “The Sarajevo Haggadah: Music of the Book” was performed at the National Gallery of Art on April 15. Conceived and performed by Merima Ključo, the piece is...
The NIU Guitar Ensembles, directed by Fareed Haque, will hold a free concert recital that is open to all on Saturday, April 22, at 5 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Haque is a widely known professor of guitar and jazz for the School of Music and was voted “Best World Guitarist 2009” by Guitar Player...
NIU’s Cliff Alexis is retiring, and he’s going out on a high note. The longtime co-director of the world-renowned NIU Steelband – and master of the art of building steel drums – will be feted during a concert in his honor beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 30, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The...
Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance and The Third Onion presents “Curious Light on the Last Moments of Naive Mind,” an original performance piece devised by Evan Forbes, Nyssa Lowenstein and Madeleine Lyons. “Curious Light on the Last Moments of the Naive Mind” will be performed Saturday, April 29 through Sunday, April 30, in the...
The NIU School of Art and Design’s Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series presents “Fantasies of Neglect: Imagining the Urban Child in American Film and Fiction,” a lecture by Dr. Pamela Robertson Wojcik, Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Notre Dame. The lecture will take place Wednesday, April 5,...
NIU’s Doug Boughton has added another national recognition to his growing list of accolades for his leadership and excellence in art education. This month, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) named him the 2017 National Higher Education Art Educator. The prestigious award – determined through a peer review of nominations – recognizes the exemplary contributions,...
NIU’s 2017 World Music Festival “Roots & Blossoms” is approaching. The NIU Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, directed by Omar al Musfi will kick off this year’s festival at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the NIU School of Music Recital Hall. Guest soloist Rabie Azar (violin) will join the musicians as they perform a wide...
The NIU School of Music is pleased to announce a concert of music by NIU student & faculty composers on Monday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Recital Hall. The public is cordially invited, and admission is free. This diverse program will feature music by undergraduate student composers Sam Doran, Will Kirby,...
The Northern Illinois University Opera Theater will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte this weekend. The comedy takes place in late 18th century Naples, when two officers argue with an older friend, Don Alfonso, about the faithfulness of their girlfriends. Throughout the opera, Don Alfonso tricks the two into a plot to prove their...
Take a journey into the underworld through the NIU School of Theatre and Dance production of “Eurydice,” a retelling of the Greek myth about Orpheus and his wife. According to director Stanton Davis, the story is “a legend that speaks to the sorrow and joy of people today.” This production will open on March 30...
The NIU Jazz Ensemble is wrapping up a busy year with the release of a new CD that is already garnering international acclaim. The new CD, entitled “Footprints,” was recorded live at NIU last April. The NIU Jazz Ensemble has nine musicians, all of whom are undergraduate students. Postproduction work was done by two NIU...
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