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New Latin American Ensemble diversifies musical offerings at Illinois

Apr 19, 2023 9:15 am644 views

The Latin American Ensemble, a partnership between the School of Music and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, plays a wide variety of music from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Illinois performing arts programs taking the stage downtown

Mar 30, 2023 12:15 pm701 views

The Illinois dance and Lyric Theatre programs will perform at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign this spring for “Krannert Center at the Virginia,” a collaboration between Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and the Virginia Theatre.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition explores suibokuga and watercolor paintings by Shozo Sato

Mar 21, 2023 12:00 pm1380 views

The paintings by Shozo Sato, the founder of Japan House and an emeritus professor of theatre and of art at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explore American landscapes, floral motifs and memories of postwar Japan.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition examines how pattern helps make sense of the world

Feb 13, 2023 2:30 pm822 views

A new exhibition at Krannert Art Museum, “Pattern and Process,” examines how artists use pattern to understand natural, physical and personal realms.
Exhibition of art professor's work examines human impulses, culture and the environment

Feb 9, 2023 12:30 pm601 views

A new exhibition, “Deep Well,” features University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign art professor Laurie Hogin’s work, including installation and sculptural pieces that are exhibited less often than her paintings.
Why are so many tall and supertall buildings being built?

Feb 3, 2023 8:15 am1958 views

Very tall buildings are attractive options in cities where land is at a premium, but they come with construction challenges, said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign architecture professor Abbas Aminmansour.
Four women choreographers to present at Studiodance 2023

Jan 25, 2023 11:45 am382 views

Four women choreographers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign dance department will present their work at Studiodance 2023.
Reinvented decorative arts gallery at Krannert Art Museum tells diverse stories

Dec 12, 2022 9:00 am714 views

Krannert Art Museum has reinstalled its Moore Gallery of Decorative Arts to highlight new acquisitions and tell the stories of diverse artists, as well as examine the history of decorative arts collecting.
Architecture professor's book examines cultural tourism that began in Depression-era Mississippi

Nov 30, 2022 8:30 am880 views

Architecture professor Paul Hardin Kapp writes about how the women of Natchez, Miss., preserved their city’s antebellum architecture and created our image of the Old South.
Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, renowned sitar player Niladri Kumar performing at Krannert Center

Nov 10, 2022 8:30 am759 views

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain and sitar player Niladri Kumar will perform together Nov. 16 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts during their first tour as a duo.
Pianist Rochelle Sennet, Sinfonia da Camera to perform work by Pulitzer Prize-winning Black composer

Nov 9, 2022 11:15 am326 views

Pianist Rochelle Sennet and Sinfonia da Camera will perform a work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth.
October Dance features premieres of dances from diverse perspectives

Oct 12, 2022 12:15 pm787 views

October Dance – the dance department’s fall performance – will feature premieres of dances by choreographers from diverse backgrounds.
Illinois alum's film about his brother's life and death in Vietnam to be screened on campus

Oct 6, 2022 1:30 pm593 views

The documentary “Jimmy in Saigon,” by Champaign native and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumnus Peter McDowell, explores the life and death of McDowell’s older brother Jimmy in Vietnam in the early 1970s.
Experimental composer headlines events examining art-science connections

Sep 27, 2022 11:15 am704 views

David Rosenboom, a pioneer in experimental music, will lecture, perform and conduct workshops with students during a two-week series of events beginning Oct. 3. “Experimental Arts & Sciences at UIUC” is hosted by the School of Music.
Art about Black experiences headlines faculty exhibition at Krannert Art Museum

Sep 22, 2022 9:00 am602 views

The “Black on Black on Black on Black” exhibition at Krannert Art Museum showcases the work of Black art and design faculty members in a new approach to the annual faculty art event.
New playwright residency program allows theatre students to work on new plays

Sep 21, 2022 12:00 pm350 views

Illinois theatre students are presenting the first public readings of a new play during the inaugural workshop performances of the department’s Daniel J. Sullivan Playwright-in-Residence Program.
Krannert Center performance combines art, science to examine what makes us human

Sep 15, 2022 2:30 pm600 views

“The Joy of Regathering” combines science, music and movement to explore humanity’s place in the universe in a Sept. 17 performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition depicts Dutch prints as the original social media

Aug 17, 2022 8:15 am1106 views

A new exhibition at Krannert Art Museum, “Fake News & Lying Pictures: Political Prints in the Dutch Republic,” examines the visual strategies of Dutch printmakers and the ways they used images to promote political interests.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announces 2022-23 artists

Jul 21, 2022 9:45 am2585 views

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ upcoming season will include touring artists, rescheduled performances that were canceled due to COVID-19 and work from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s dance, music and theatre departments.
Book examines role of racial justice work in progressive policy changes

Jul 11, 2022 9:30 am357 views

Grassroots organizing efforts strengthen their campaigns for economic policy changes by collaborating with racial justice groups, says urban planning professor Marc Doussard in his new book “Justice at Work: The Rise of Economic and Racial Justice Coalitions in Cities.”
Art and Design seniors' work featured in Krannert Art Museum exhibition

May 5, 2022 11:30 am685 views

The annual exhibition includes work from a variety of disciplines and allows students to highlight their senior projects.
School of Music celebrating its 125th anniversary with weekend concerts

Apr 28, 2022 5:00 pm579 views

The concerts will show the breadth of the school’s music programs, with performances by jazz ensembles, choirs, orchestras and others.
Three Illinois professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Apr 8, 2022 9:00 am1810 views

Illinois chemistry professors So Hirata and Prashant Jain and dance professor Cynthia Oliver received 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships.
Theatre department premiering reimagined 'Peter Pan' centered on Indigenous identity

Apr 7, 2022 9:30 am1230 views

Mohegan playwright Madeline Sayet’s adaptation is a work of Indigenous futurism about building a world where all people and cultures are valued.
New Awakenings concert series reflects on civil rights issues, aims to provide healing and hope

Apr 4, 2022 12:45 pm338 views

Barrington Coleman, the director of the Varsity Men’s Glee Club and a professor of vocal jazz studies, initiated the New Awakenings concert series. It will include a work that was commissioned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Coleman’s directorship of the Varsity Men’s Glee Club.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition showcases Art and Design graduate student work

Apr 1, 2022 8:45 am461 views

The School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition opens April 2 and runs through April 23. It will be the first in-person MFA exhibition since 2019.
Book examines history of Mexico City's public square, evolution of Mexican spatial identities

Mar 9, 2022 1:45 pm660 views

Benjamin Bross used the public square and historic events that took place there to explain the emergence and evolution of Mexican identities over time.
Illinois choirs, C-U Symphony to present oratorio rarely performed in US

Mar 1, 2022 9:30 am391 views

The oratorio depicts the events of Kristallnacht. The music includes five spirituals that express hope and reconciliation.
Illinois musicians, chemists use sound to better understand science

Feb 17, 2022 9:30 am2265 views

The use of sonification to understand the physical mechanisms of protein folding led to a new discovery about the ways a protein can fold.
Exhibition of art by the formerly incarcerated emphasizes shared humanity, art's power to connect

Feb 11, 2022 11:00 am1168 views

“Reckless Law, Shameless Order: An Intimate Experience of Incarceration” explores shared experiences of detention.
Adaptation of classic play examines issues of politics, greed, public trust

Feb 10, 2022 3:00 pm679 views

Illinois theatre students’ adaptation of “An Enemy of the People” considers how the truth gets told (or not told) during a public health crisis.
February Dance features choreography by four Illinois faculty members

Feb 3, 2022 3:30 pm748 views

The dance concert will be performed Feb. 3-5 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition of Pueblo pots shows connections to ancestral land, community

Jan 28, 2022 9:15 am917 views

The exhibition features work from family pottery lineages and shows how women were inspired by previous generations of artists while developing their own interpretations of the designs.
Illinois artist's portrait of student advocate Albert Lee will be formally dedicated Feb. 1

Jan 25, 2022 9:15 am826 views

Lee’s portrait is installed near a display of the history of housing on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
Krannert Art Museum exhibition of sacred, supernatural prints celebrates printmakers' technical skills

Jan 24, 2022 2:45 pm751 views

The works include Christian imagery, as well as devils, demons and monsters.
Illinois urban planning professor awarded NEA research grant

Jan 12, 2022 1:45 pm1079 views

Jennifer Novak-Leonard will use the NEA grant to examine the experiences of artists and arts alumni regarding racial inclusion in higher education and the impacts of the pandemic.
Artist's solo show emphasizes Black resilience through historic vigilantism

Dec 20, 2021 11:30 am501 views

Patrick Earl Hammie’s show combines celebratory drawings from “Soul Train” with painted images of lynch mobs.
Viewing artists as community problem-solvers increases support for public funding for artists, study shows

Dec 6, 2021 8:45 am905 views

The study is the first to look at how perceptions of artists in local communities affect opinions toward public funding for artists.
Project explores Octavia E. Butler novel through discussions, art, music

Nov 11, 2021 1:30 pm1297 views

The project includes a community read, book discussions, an art exhibition and an opera based on the novel.
November Dance features work inspired by Russian choreographer, dances by visiting artist and graduate students

Nov 10, 2021 11:30 am436 views

November Dance is Nov. 11-13 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Theatre department production of 'Origin Story' looks at millennials' post-college life

Nov 4, 2021 9:15 am641 views

“Origin Story” was written by Illinois theatre alumnus Nathan Alan Davis. The theatre department’s production will be the Midwest premiere of the play.
Dance professor Cynthia Oliver receives Doris Duke Artist Award

Oct 21, 2021 8:15 am1150 views

The $275,000 award invests in the creative potential of exemplary artists.
Studiodance showcases dance students' work

Oct 20, 2021 12:00 pm322 views

The performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will feature six dances and a short dance film.
'Crip*' exhibition at Krannert Art Museum centers experiences with disability, access

Oct 18, 2021 2:30 pm1251 views

The exhibition features the work of artists with disabilities or non-normative identities. It is part of a collaborative project “Cripping the Arts” that includes increasing accessibility in art institutions.
Illinois theatre season reimagines the American story

Oct 7, 2021 12:45 pm1087 views

The theatre department will feature a diverse group of playwrights in its 2021-22 season.
Krannert Art Museum hosts retrospective of photographer Hal Fischer

Sep 15, 2021 9:30 am724 views

“Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics” features his well-known photographic series focused on gay life in 1970s San Francisco, as well as his early work as an Illinois student.
CAS, McKinley Foundation hosting art exhibit, presentation about transgender older adults

Sep 14, 2021 1:15 pm408 views

“To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults” documents the life stories of transgender older adults through photographs and interviews.
New recording pairs music of Bach with works by Black composers

Sep 8, 2021 9:30 am1230 views

Pianist Rochelle Sennet said she wants her “Bach to Black” project to show that classical music is for everyone, regardless of race or cultural background.
Krannert Art Museum retrospective of Louise Fishman's drawings an unexpected memorial

Aug 31, 2021 11:00 am954 views

“A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing” is the first retrospective of Fishman’s works on paper, and features many works of art that have never been shown.
ELLNORA guitar festival marks Krannert Center's return to in-person performances

Aug 25, 2021 12:00 pm857 views

ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival will feature influential guitarists playing a wide range of musical styles. The festival will take place on a smaller scale than in past years.

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