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Project explores Octavia E. Butler novel through discussions, art, music

Nov 11, 2021 1:30 pm535 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 am308 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 am433 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 am1028 views

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

Oct 20, 2021 12:00 pm223 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 pm923 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 pm977 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 am633 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 pm334 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 am903 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 am611 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 pm681 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.
Illinois artist Ben Grosser's solo show imagines 'Software for Less'

Aug 23, 2021 2:00 pm305 views

An exhibition of work by Ben Grosser, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of new media, considers what software might look like if its underlying philosophy was not the creation of more, but less.
Graphic novel illustrated by Illinois art professor portrays thriving Black community before, after Tulsa massacre

Aug 17, 2021 1:00 pm446 views

Artist Stacey Robinson illustrated the graphic novel to portray the prosperity of the Black community.
Illinois artist's virtual 'Museum of Us' lets everyone tell their stories

Jul 1, 2021 7:45 am725 views

Art education professor Jorge Lucero created a virtual “Museum of Us” in which participants created a cabinet of curiosities by displaying objects that are important to them.
Illinois architecture professor awarded Graham Foundation grant

Jun 1, 2021 11:15 am875 views

Architecture professor emerita T.F. Tierney will examine the role that federal lending practices played in maintaining racially segregated suburbs.
Anti-racist framework created by Illinois art professor helps identify racialized design

Apr 29, 2021 8:45 am1411 views

The Racism Untaught framework is used in the classroom and in workshops for universities and corporations to identify design that perpetuates racism.
Illinois composer's new work, performed by the Jupiter String Quartet, depicts pandemic experience

Apr 1, 2021 9:00 am1030 views

Illinois music professor Stephen Andrew Taylor writes music that represents scientific data, including some of the coronavirus proteins.
Illinois researchers to digitally preserve history of live musical performances, including Krannert Center events

Mar 25, 2021 11:45 am947 views

The digital scholarship project involving University of Illinois and U.K. researchers will work with materials from Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Biography of Egyptian queen shows her influence on Cairo's architecture

Mar 22, 2021 9:30 am721 views

Book uses female sultan’s story to examine the cultural history of medieval-era Cairo and the influence of women in the Islamic world.
Illinois music student part of Grammy-nominated ensemble

Mar 5, 2021 8:45 am2467 views

Sophia Byrd, a University of Illinois senior studying lyric theatre, performed in the oratorio “Place,” nominated for two Grammy Awards.
Krannert Art Museum acquisitions showcase Native American artists

Feb 24, 2021 12:15 pm1238 views

Krannert Art Museum has acquired work by celebrated Native American artists – a painter, a glass artist and Pueblo potters – that will help present the history of contemporary Native American art.
What does poet's Super Bowl performance mean for poetry?

Feb 3, 2021 10:45 am1206 views

Amanda Gorman’s performance at the Super Bowl will give poetry an enormous audience – one that is “unfathomable” for most poets, said poet and Illinois English professor Ángel García.
Illinois dance professor awarded United States Artists Fellowship

Feb 3, 2021 9:00 am2606 views

Dance professor Cynthia Oliver has been selected as a 2021 United States Artists Fellow.
Virtual reality provides new tool for fashion design class

Dec 21, 2020 10:00 am2180 views

Illinois students created dress designs on a mannequin in the virtual world.
Reinstallation of KAM's ancient Andean art collection will show artistic exchange between cultures

Dec 9, 2020 8:45 am461 views

An interdisciplinary group of scholars is researching Krannert Art Museum’s ancient Andean collection in preparation for a major reinstallation.
Krannert Center presenting adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' using puppetry, original music

Dec 2, 2020 1:30 pm551 views

Performances of “Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol” will be livestreamed through Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 5-6.
Illinois theatre department films political satire with COVID-19 safety changes

Nov 23, 2020 11:15 am636 views

“Psh*tter! A Drinking Song for the Year of Our Lord 2020” looks at greed, corruption and the pursuit of power driving an authoritarian ruler. It will be available on Vimeo.
Marching Illini director provides guidance on band safety protocols

Nov 6, 2020 11:45 am3735 views

Marching Illini director Barry Houser helped develop public health guidelines for music classes and designed a face covering that can be used while playing any wind instrument.
November Dance performed on new set, livestreamed

Nov 4, 2020 8:00 am855 views

November Dance will feature one piece presented each evening Nov. 5-8 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and online.
Academy executive featured in Ebert Symposium on media representation

Oct 29, 2020 9:30 am464 views

The chief operating officer for the academy that awards the Oscars will be a featured guest for a discussion of inclusion and equity in the media, part of this year’s online Ebert Symposium.
Krannert Art Museum hosts retrospective of experimental photographer, book artist Bea Nettles

Oct 29, 2020 8:45 am749 views

“Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory” explores the 50-year career of artist Bea Nettles, who is well-known for her experimental use of photographic techniques and blending of craft and photography.
Prominent documentary filmmakers featured in Ebert Symposium

Oct 14, 2020 9:30 am819 views

Three prominent documentary filmmakers who’ve tackled subjects ranging from biography and history to sexual assault and hip-hop will be featured guests for an online Ebert Symposium discussion, “Documentary Film and Social Change,” on Oct. 22. Kirby Dick, Sacha Jenkins and Dawn Porter have had films aired or streamed on CNN, HBO, Netflix, PBS and Showtime, among other venues. Three documentary filmmakers on the Illinois faculty will also be on the panel.
2020 Ebert Symposium to explore changing times in film, media

Oct 1, 2020 8:45 am578 views

Films and the media industry in changing times will be the subject of this year’s online Ebert Symposium, on Oct. 8 and two later dates, with filmmakers, media professionals and academics part of the discussion. Participants will explore the effects of the pandemic, the racial justice movement and other factors on the media industry, documentary filmmaking and media representation.
'Pressing Issues' at Krannert Art Museum shows WPA printmakers' thoughts on social justice

Sep 24, 2020 12:15 pm623 views

An exhibition of WPA prints shows how artists addressed social issues that remain relevant today.
Campus to host communal crochet coral reef project

Sep 16, 2020 11:45 am2229 views

Community members can help crochet a coral reef, part of a project to bring attention to climate change and demonstrate applied mathematics.
Black girls create a space of their own in 'Homemade, With Love' exhibition at KAM

Aug 25, 2020 11:30 am1413 views

A Krannert Art Museum exhibition includes artwork by local middle school girls as well as prominent Black female artists.
Illinois performing arts adapt teaching for fall classes

Aug 24, 2020 2:45 pm1483 views

The University of Illinois dance, music and theatre departments have found creative solutions to offer in-person classes in safe ways.
'Endless Doomscroller' asks what compels us to keep scrolling through bad news

Aug 13, 2020 2:30 pm685 views

Illinois researcher and artist Ben Grosser’s latest project examines what compels us to keep “doomscrolling,” and who benefits.
2021 Roger Ebert's Film Festival moved to September

Aug 10, 2020 1:45 pm1611 views

The 2021 edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” has been moved to early September due to uncertainties related to COVID-19.
Illinois researcher's work among the pop-ups that invade your online day

Aug 5, 2020 9:45 am578 views

University of Illinois researcher and artist Ben Grosser is part of a unique online exhibition that examines artificial intelligence, algorithms, machine learning, big data and interventions in web-based platforms.
Salon series featuring Black artists kicks off new Black Arts Initiative

Jul 21, 2020 1:15 pm1206 views

A Black Arts Initiative by the College of Fine and Applied Arts kicks off this week with a series of conversations with Black artists.
Will movie theaters survive COVID-19?

May 27, 2020 9:30 am1572 views

Summer is normally a season for blockbusters, but movie theaters will have special challenges this year, starting with a gamble on a few July releases. Derek Long, a professor of media and cinema studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, looks at the present and future of the business.
Virtual exhibitions highlight art and design graduates

May 14, 2020 8:45 am1156 views

Graduates from the School of Art and Design will exhibit their work virtually this spring.
Illinois theatre students move year-end showcase online

Apr 29, 2020 12:00 pm889 views

A live showcase to display the talents of seniors in the University of Illinois acting program was moved to a digital format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival canceled

Mar 12, 2020 5:00 pm1614 views

This year’s Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” has been canceled due to concerns related to the coronavirus.
Ebert Film Fest will get creepy with 'Hereditary' and Hitchcock

Mar 5, 2020 12:00 pm1191 views

Horror will get its due at this year’s Ebert Film Fest with “Hereditary” now in the lineup, which one critic described as “creepy beyond belief.” The 2018 film will be one of at least two from the horror genre at “Ebertfest,” with an Alfred Hitchcock classic due to be announced later along with the rest of the schedule.
Native Artist Series at Krannert Art Museum presents voices, perspectives of Native artists

Mar 4, 2020 2:45 pm518 views

Native artists from North America will talk about their work and contemporary visual culture at three events this month at Krannert Art Museum.
Joint production of 'Cabaret' offers original choreography, fresh take on pre-WWII Berlin

Feb 26, 2020 2:00 pm506 views

The theatre, dance and Lyric Theatre @ Illinois programs are collaborating on a joint production of “Cabaret,” in recognition of their 50-year partnership with Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Ebert Film Fest to feature remastered 'Cotton Club,' Farrelly brothers comedy

Feb 19, 2020 1:00 pm927 views

A remastered “Cotton Club,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and the comedy “There’s Something About Mary” will be featured as part of this year’s Roger Ebertfest’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest.”

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