Category: Visual and Performing Arts
For its second program of the year, NIU Opera Workshop presents a concert highlighting some of opera’s most colorful characters. Performances are at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. Included in the NIU cast of characters are the Roman emperor Nero (from Monteverdi’s...
Students in NIU’s Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies Program and ART 655 Curatorial Practice are presenting “Tattoo: An American Evolution” through Friday, Nov. 19. The exhibition opened today in Gallery 214 of the Visual Arts Building. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to noon...
Alumni and students of NIU’s Interdisciplinary Certificate of Graduate Study in Museum Studies continue to receive awards from the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM), bringing recognition to the program and their museums. The recognition came at the IAM’s annual conference, held in Naperville from Wednesday, Nov. 3, through Friday, Nov. 5, when the organization announced the...
NIU’s Interdisciplinary Certificate of Graduate Study in Museum Studies continues to receive awards from the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM). The latest recognition came at the IAM’s annual conference, held from Wednesday, Nov.3, through Friday, Nov. 5, in Naperville, when the organization announced the winners of its 2010 awards for the state’s museums. An IAM...
NIU’s Jack Olson Gallery earned top awards at the 2010 Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) conference, held Nov. 3 to Nov. 5 in Naperville. The gallery earned two Superior Achievement Awards tied to the “Crafting Maya Identity” exhibition. The Superior Achievement Awards goes to projects that are a model for the profession and reach a greater audience...
NIU’s School of Music will welcome The Georgia Guitar Quartet for a 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, performance with voice professor Robert Sims at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. The concert will take place in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building. The Georgia Guitar Quartet delivers a high-energy blend of breathtaking virtuosity and imaginative programming while taking an...
The NIU Steelband and All University Steelband present its 2010 fall concert under the direction of Cliff Alexis and Liam Teague at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The concert will feature steelpan artiste Victor Provost, NIU faculty member Greg Barrett on clarinet and Brazilian...
NIU’s Art Museum is ready to help teens and adults to revitalize their wardrobes and have fun doing it. Artist Erin Coleman-Cruz will lead a “Clothing Rebirth Workshop” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, in Room 211 of the Stevens Building. Participants will learn how to customize or revitalize their clothing by mending,...
The holiday season is one full of tradition. Among the classic holiday entertainment loved by all is the celebrated ballet, “The Nutcracker.” Opening Thursday, Nov. 11, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet of magic and wonderment at the historic Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, commissioned by the...
Director Ron Carter and the legendary NIU Jazz Ensemble and will welcome internationally acclaimed jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon for a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Admission is free. Gordon enjoys an extraordinary career as a performer, composer, arranger, educator and conductor, receiving high praise and multiple...
Clarinetist and NIU School of Music faculty member Greg Barrett will join NIU’s Avalon String Quartet as they continue their 2010-11 season at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. They will play Stravinski’s “Three Pieces for String Quartet,” Tchaikovsky’s “String Quartet No. 1 in D Major” and the Brahms “Clarinet Quintet.” Barrett,...
Artist Manuel Pardo will conduct a lecture, a workshop and studio critiques during a three-day residency next week at the NIU School of Art. Pardo’s lecture is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in Room 103 of the Visual Arts Building. He will hold a workshop from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov....