Arts
Categories
Not sure where to start? Choose a topic below.
Krannert Center performance combines art, science to examine what makes us human
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An interdisciplinary performance combining science, music and movement will explore humanity’s place in the universe, ranging from the microscopic level to the expanse of the cosmos. The world premiere of “The Joy of Regathering” is Sept. 17 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The recurring theme of the piece is coming […]
Krannert Art Museum exhibition depicts Dutch prints as the original social media
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Internet memes and editorial cartoons use humor and satire to put a particular spin on events, fuel political divides and persuade people to believe a certain version of history. Those images have their origins in the work of 17th-century Dutch printmakers. A new exhibition at Krannert Art Museum, “Fake News & Lying […]
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announces 2022-23 artists
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will bring a variety of touring artists to its stages for the 2022-23 season, although at a smaller scale than during its pre-COVID-19 seasons. The performances include several rescheduled events whose original dates had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Last year, Krannert Center featured […]
Book examines role of racial justice work in progressive policy changes
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By working together, economic and racial justice organizers in the last decade have brought about policy changes to address economic inequality, researchers report in a new book. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign urban planning professor Marc Doussard and his co-author, Portland State University urban studies and planning professor Greg Schrock, examine grassroots organizing […]
Art and Design seniors’ work featured in Krannert Art Museum exhibition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An annual exhibition at Krannert Art Museum will showcase the work of graduating seniors in the School of Art and Design. The School of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition will present the work of students in art history, art education, graphic design, industrial design, new media, painting, photography, sculpture […]
School of Music celebrating its 125th anniversary with weekend concerts
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a weekend of concerts. The concerts, from April 29-May 1, will show the breadth of the school’s music programs, with performances by jazz ensembles, choirs, orchestras, the Jupiter String Quartet, voice and violin faculty members and Lyric Theatre […]
Three Illinois professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Three University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors have been awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships. This year’s fellows are dance professor Cynthia Oliver and chemistry professors So Hirata and Prashant Jain. They are among 180 artists, writers, scholars and scientists who were chosen through a rigorous peer-review process from almost 2,500 applicants, according to the […]
Theatre department premiering reimagined ‘Peter Pan’ centered on Indigenous identity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A modern-day adaptation of “Peter Pan” imagines Neverland as a refuge for marginalized people who are told there is no place for them in the world. “The Neverland,” by playwright Madeline Sayet, takes the original escapist journey told from a colonial viewpoint and makes it a work of Indigenous futurism about building […]
New Awakenings concert series reflects on civil rights issues, aims to provide healing and hope
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new concert series featuring two performances this spring will touch on themes of hope, reconciliation and healing. Barrington Coleman, a professor of vocal jazz studies in the School of Music and the director of the Varsity Men’s Glee Club, initiated the New Awakenings concert series. He said it arose out of […]
Krannert Art Museum exhibition showcases Art and Design graduate student work
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — School of Art and Design graduate students will present artwork that represents the culmination of their graduate education in an exhibition at Krannert Art Museum. The School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition will feature the work of 13 MFA students in design for responsible innovation, industrial design and […]
Book examines history of Mexico City’s public square, evolution of Mexican spatial identities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For 700 years, Mexico City’s public square, known as the Zócalo, has been the place where many of the nation’s most significant events unfolded. Benjamin Bross, an architecture professor and urban historian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, wrote an urbanism-based cultural history of the Zócalo, using the public square and historic […]
Illinois choirs, C-U Symphony to present oratorio rarely performed in US
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two choral ensembles from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music will sing an oratorio that is rarely performed in the U.S. The Oratorio Society and the Chamber Singers will perform “A Child of Our Time” with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra on March 5 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. […]