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Lyric Theatre at three venues to perform ‘Fugitive Songs’ about people on the run
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Lyric Theatre program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will take audiences on a road trip throughout the country with a variety of characters on the run when it presents “Fugitive Songs” at the Rose Bowl on April 6, at the Canopy Club on April 13 and at Krannert Center for […]
Study: Historic racial covenants in property deeds linked to disparities in exposure to dangerous heat
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Historic racial discrimination in property ownership is linked to reduced exposure to dangerous heat today, according to the first study to analyze the environmental impact of racial covenants in property deeds. The study looked at the city of Minneapolis and its suburbs and found that places where historic racial covenants existed had […]
Illinois piano professors teach remote lessons using reproducing piano technology
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign piano professor Rochelle Sennet recently commented on a student’s playing, Sennet was seated at a piano in Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts while the student was 135 miles away at Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago. Yet they could experience one another’s playing […]
Illinois theatre production of ‘Airness’ follows journey of air guitarists
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A group of nerds playing air guitar competes in bars across the country, seeking the pinnacle of self-expression that the competitors call “airness.” A play of the same name follows their journey and will be performed by theatre students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “Airness” will be performed at Fat City […]
Illinois student’s ode to house music, street dance to be featured at February Dance concert
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The February Dance 2024 concert of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign dance department will feature an ode to house music and street dance. February Dance will be performed Feb. 1-3 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. A livestreamed performance will be available Jan. 31. U. of I. student Jaymes Crowder-Acres, a […]
Krannert Art Museum hosts first solo exhibition of artist Jen Everett
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Art Museum is organizing the first solo exhibition for St. Louis-based artist Jen Everett, whose work includes photography, collage, video and sound installation. “Could you dim the lights?” opens Feb. 1 and will be on view through Oct. 5. Everett’s artwork involves themes of Black life, family and responses to turmoil. […]
Illinois art professor receives United States Artists Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign art professor Kira Dominguez Hultgren has received a 2024 United States Artists Fellowship. Dominguez Hultgren is one of 50 USA Fellows for 2024 and one of six fellows in the craft field. The competitive fellowships are awarded to artists in 10 creative disciplines in recognition of their contributions […]
Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors – Julie Turnock and Hermann von Hesse – have been awarded 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. Turnock is a professor of media and cinema studies in the College of Media, and von Hesse is a professor of art history in the School of Art […]
Design students’ use of AI in projects teaches career skills
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Several University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graphic design professors incorporated the use of artificial intelligence tools into classes this fall, allowing art and design students to use the tools to design sustainable communities and create retro cookbooks. Students will be using AI in the workplace after they graduate, and the professors said it […]
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts opens ticket sales for spring performances
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ spring season will feature cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott, jazz from Branford Marsalis, dance, theater, classical music, shows appealing to young people and an ELLNORA Reverb performance. Tickets for spring performances went on sale Nov. 15 online only. In one of the highlights of […]
Illinois professor’s book uses design research process to examine, reimagine racialized design
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign design professor is a guide to talking about racism, identifying how it is perpetuated through racialized design and developing anti-racist approaches to counter it. Lisa Mercer, a professor of graphic design and design for responsible innovation, wrote “Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized […]
October Dance features historic Martha Graham work
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The dance department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will stage a signature work by the influential dancer and choreographer Martha Graham at its October Dance performance. “Steps in the Street: Devastation – Homelessness – Exile” is part of a larger work, “Chronicle,” that Graham created in 1936. It depicts the physical […]