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‘Illinois Artists’ documentary showcases talented faculty members, students and alumni
Aug 16, 2018 8:30 am206 views
A pioneering ballerina, a groundbreaking theater company and nationally known jazz musicians are featured in a new program on the Big Ten Network. “Illinois Artists” captures University of Illinois performing arts professors, students and alumni performing in New York, Chicago and Urbana. The 30-minute documentary premieres Aug. 21 at 11 p.m. CT on BTN.
Krannert Art Museum programs to bring art and students together
Aug 15, 2018 8:00 am193 views
Krannert Art Museum aims to attract more students with new programs that include social activities, internships and free student memberships.
Krannert Center residency gives choreographer Jessica Lang resources to create new work
Aug 14, 2018 8:00 am181 views
Choreographer Jessica Lang’s new dance piece, created during a residency at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, was inspired by the cultures and layers of history making up urban landscapes.
Illinois lecturer receives Eisner Award for ‘Kindred’ graphic novel adaptation
Jul 31, 2018 9:15 am674 views
University of Illinois lecturer and alumnus Damian Duffy won an Eisner Award for the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s science fiction novel “Kindred” that he created with U. of I. alumnus John Jennings.
Krannert Art Museum’s $10 million campaign supports acquisitions of work by female artists
Jul 25, 2018 9:45 am408 views
Krannert Art Museum has expanded its collection by acquiring more works by female artists of the 20th century, with the support of a recently concluded five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative.
Summer concerts by string musicians part of music workshop at Illinois
Jul 20, 2018 9:15 am454 views
Several world-class string musicians will perform at the University of Illinois as part of a summer string workshop.
Using an electronic device counteracts benefits of taking a break in nature, researchers find
Jul 18, 2018 8:45 am1735 views
Using a laptop negates the benefits that nature offers in recovering from mental fatigue, according to research from the University of Illinois.
Work by Illinois dance student performed at national festival
Jul 6, 2018 9:30 am1235 views
University of Illinois dance student Krystal Collins choreographed a dance that celebrates black girlhood. It was performed at the National College Dance Festival in June.
Japan House celebrating 20th anniversary of permanent home with Krannert Center event
Jun 25, 2018 8:45 am1048 views
Japan House at the University of Illinois is celebrating 20 years in its permanent location with a day of Japanese performances.
Krannert Art Museum summer exhibition, events sharpen focus on photography
Jun 6, 2018 12:15 pm516 views
Krannert Art Museum’s landscape photography exhibition looks at our relationship with nature, includes workshops with noted local photographers.
Illinois design students create virtual reality scenarios for those soon to be released from prison
May 22, 2018 8:00 am752 views
University of Illinois design students created immersive reality scenarios to help people who are soon to be released from prison learn how to meet certain challenges.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts kicks off two-season celebration of its 50th anniversary
May 14, 2018 10:00 am887 views
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will kick off a two-season 50th anniversary celebration this fall.
Krannert Art Museum show celebrates work of seniors in art and design
May 7, 2018 10:30 am373 views
An exhibition at Krannert Art Museum will celebrate the work of graduating Illinois seniors in art and design.
MFA Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum to feature work by art and design graduate students
Apr 19, 2018 2:15 pm372 views
Krannert Art Museum will feature the work of graduate students in art and design in its MFA Exhibition, opening April 21.
Illinois architecture professor designs transformable, adaptive structures
Apr 11, 2018 8:30 am2064 views
University of Illinois architecture professor Sudarshan Krishnan designs lightweight and transformable structures that can expand and collapse to adapt to a user’s needs.
Artists at Krannert Art Museum want you to use your ears as well as your eyes
Apr 3, 2018 8:00 am199 views
Artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme want you to listen to, and not just look at, their work on view at Krannert Art Museum.
‘Gathering’ concert series features new music to celebrate sesquicentennial
Mar 29, 2018 9:00 am415 views
The University of Illinois Wind Symphony and Chamber Singers will perform a new composition written to celebrate the U. of I.’s sesquicentennial in April concerts at New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and at Urbana’s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Interdisciplinary theater piece gives glimpse into world of quantum physics
Mar 28, 2018 8:45 am815 views
“Quantum Voyages,” an interdisciplinary theater piece created by University of Illinois physics and theatre professors, gives a glimpse into the strange world of quantum physics.
Illinois theatre department, alumni celebrating program’s 50th anniversary
Mar 1, 2018 8:45 am600 views
The University of Illinois theatre department is celebrating its 50th anniversary with events March 3-5.
Portrayals of doctors in comics have become more realistic, nuanced
Feb 20, 2018 8:45 am457 views
Depictions of medical doctors in comics have become less stereotypical and more realistic, says Carol Tilley, a University of Illinois professor of information sciences and a comics historian and scholar.
Illinois graphic design professor fights human trafficking with app, education
Feb 19, 2018 9:00 am921 views
A University of Illinois graphic design professor has developed a cellphone app that enables users to report suspected cases of human trafficking anonymously.
Art and music harmonize at Art Remastered performances at Krannert Art Museum
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 am225 views
Krannert Art Museum will host Art Remastered, a performance by six local musicians who composed new music in response to a piece of art at the museum.
February Dance to reflect recent crisis responses
Jan 26, 2018 9:00 am508 views
February Dance, presented by the University of Illinois dance department, will include performances that explore responses to crisis, look at protest in an airport setting and celebrate the music of Tom Petty.
Krannert Art Museum exhibitions rethink colonial narratives, cultural heritage
Jan 23, 2018 8:15 am337 views
Krannert Art Museum will open two exhibitions on Jan. 25: Artist Allan deSouza looks at the legacy of colonial imperialism, and Palestinian artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme will have the U.S. premiere of their work, which offers new narratives from the Middle East.
U. of I. Symphony Orchestra concert to celebrate Mozart’s birthday
Jan 18, 2018 9:45 am686 views
The University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra will perform some of Mozart’s best-loved works and less familiar pieces in celebration of the composer’s Jan. 27 birthday.
Nathan Gunn to make directorial debut, sing lead with Lyric Theatre at Illinois’ ‘Don Giovanni’
Jan 17, 2018 10:00 am1145 views
Opera singer and University of Illinois School of Music alumnus Nathan Gunn will make his directorial debut at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts with Lyric Theatre at Illinois’ production of “Don Giovanni,” in addition to singing the title role.
Six Illinois faculty members awarded NEH Fellowships
Dec 13, 2017 3:00 pm3179 views
Six University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty members have been awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for 2018. It is the third year in the last four that the Urbana campus has garnered more fellowship awards than any other single institution.
U. of I. students propose designs to rehab Chicago industrial area
Dec 13, 2017 8:00 am1066 views
University of Illinois students developed ideas to revitalize an industrial area in Chicago, as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration involving graduate students in architecture, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning.
Museum curator, art historian named Krannert Art Museum director
Dec 8, 2017 1:30 pm1364 views
Jon Seydl, an art historian and currently the senior director of collections and programs and curator of European art at the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts, has been named the new director of Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois.
Krannert Art Museum wins prestigious award, adds 16th-century print to its collection
Nov 30, 2017 8:00 am522 views
Krannert Art Museum has added a 16th-century print by Albrecht Durer – one of the world’s most skilled engravers – to its collection. The museum was awarded the 2017 Richard Hamilton Acquisition Prize, given by the International Fine Print Dealers Association, which provided funds for the purchase.
Choreographer wrestles with notions of masculinity in new dance-theater work
Nov 28, 2017 8:00 am215 views
The latest work by dancer-choreographer Cynthia Oliver looks for an expansive view of black masculinity. “Virago-Man Dem” considers male behaviors within Caribbean and African-American cultures, and how black men find themselves restricted by societal codes and taboos.
Krannert Art Museum to screen short films on World AIDS Day
Nov 27, 2017 9:45 am172 views
Krannert Art Museum will show seven short films about the impact of the AIDS crisis in black communities as part of Day With(out) Art. It is the first year the museum is hosting the film program in recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
Illinois music school, Krannert Center celebrating Thelonious Monk
Nov 10, 2017 11:30 am403 views
The University of Illinois School of Music and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Thelonious Monk’s birth by staging performances of Monk’s music and looking at his impact through a graduate seminar.
November Dance features dance exchange program piece
Nov 6, 2017 9:30 am206 views
The November Dance performance will feature a work by Latvian choreographer Olga Zitluhina, created during a cultural exchange with the University of Illinois dance department.
Prominent Japanese cultural figures to visit University of Illinois’ Japan House
Oct 12, 2017 9:30 am675 views
Japan House at the University of Illinois will host two prominent cultural figures from Japan this month -- Senko Ikenobo, the first female headmaster designate of the Ikenobo Ikebana School of Floral Art, and bamboo artist Noboru Fujinuma, a Living National Treasure of Japan.
Research looks at white working-class views on identity, race and immigration
Oct 10, 2017 9:00 am1429 views
A new research study presents a perspective on the social and political views of white working-class communities.
Allerton Music Barn Festival to feature music of Dizzy Gillespie, contemporary Broadway show
Sep 26, 2017 8:00 am419 views
This fall’s Allerton Barn Music Festival will feature a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie and a production of the contemporary Broadway musical “[title of show].”
Unique 1937 steel guitar to be demonstrated, displayed at ELLNORA guitar festival
Sep 14, 2017 8:00 am498 views
A one-of-a-kind electric console guitar created by steel guitar performer Letritia Kandle in the 1930s will be demonstrated and on display at ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival.
Flatlands Dance Film Festival to screen ‘Bronx Gothic,’ short dance films
Aug 29, 2017 9:30 am518 views
The Flatlands Dance Film Festival at the University of Illinois will screen a new documentary film about performer Okwui Okpokwasili and her one-woman show “Bronx Gothic.”
Illinois campus explores legacy of the Russian Revolution in its centennial year
Aug 29, 2017 9:15 am613 views
The Russian Revolution marks its centennial this year and the University of Illinois, a leading center of Slavic studies, is exploring the revolution’s legacy through a series of fall events.
Art exhibition encourages discussions about revolution during Russian Revolution centennial
Aug 29, 2017 8:45 am270 views
An exhibition at Krannert Art Museum uses the centennial of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and contemporary artworks to spark conversations about the broader concept of revolution.
Exhibition on Swahili arts will feature objects shown in the U.S. for first time
Aug 25, 2017 8:30 am833 views
The first major traveling exhibition in the U.S. on the arts of the Swahili coast of Africa will premiere at Krannert Art Museum this fall. “World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean” will include objects loaned from the National Museums of Kenya and the Bait Al Zubair Museum in Oman that will be exhibited for the first time in the U.S.
Krannert Center residency offers choreographer resources to develop opera productions
Aug 23, 2017 9:00 am325 views
Choreographer and visual artist Jonah Bokaer recently spent a two-week residency at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts as he develops two opera productions. He was participating in Krannert Center's Intensive Development Lab, a program funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that offers artists space and resources to develop a new work.
Japan House festival shares Japanese culture
Aug 17, 2017 8:45 am1426 views
Japan House at the University of Illinois is preparing for its third Matsuri Festival on Aug. 27. It has become the organization's biggest event.
Illinois choreographer Abby Zbikowski garnering attention, honors
Aug 16, 2017 8:45 am728 views
The highly physical choreography of University of Illinois dance professor Abby Zbikowski has earned her a 2017 Juried Bessie Award and recognition in the dance world.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition celebrates early images of nature, female artists
Aug 9, 2017 9:15 am360 views
A new exhibition at Krannert Art Museum celebrates images of nature, with an emphasis on female artists.
Researchers look at lessons learned from disaster recovery around the world
Jul 31, 2017 9:30 am492 views
A new book by Robert Olshansky, the head of the University of Illinois department of urban and regional planning and an expert in post-disaster recovery, details the lessons learned from disaster recovery all over the world that can guide governments in better responding to a large disaster.
What can fans of 'Doctor Who' expect with a woman in the lead role?
Jul 31, 2017 6:00 am672 views
Lynne M. Thomas, the incoming head of the Illinois' Rare Book and Manuscript Library, says one thing has been consistent about 'Doctor Who' – it keeps changing with the times
Book celebrates planning, building of University of Illinois campus
Jun 22, 2017 10:45 am4255 views
A new book, “An Illini Place – Building the University of Illinois Campus,” covers the history of the planning and building of the University of Illinois campus and why the campus looks the way it does.
Summer Band Twilight Concerts a 107-year tradition at Illinois
Jun 22, 2017 10:15 am679 views
For more than 100 years, the University of Illinois Summer Band has performed free Twilight Concerts on the Main Quad.

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