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Q&A With Alex Jainchill: Illuminating the Story of Malcolm X at the Met Opera
How do you illuminate the powerful story of civil rights leader Malcolm X on the opera stage? It was a challenge that lighting designer Alex Jainchill couldn鈥檛 pass up, working on a groundbreaking opera at the renowned Metropolitan Opera in…
鈥楢 Christmas Carol鈥 Returns to 黑料不打烊 Stage, Reimagined as a Music-Filled Celebration Featuring the Magical 2 Ring Circus
黑料不打烊 Stage, in association with the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama, continues 黑料不打烊 Stage鈥檚 50th Anniversary season鈥攁nd the tradition of heart-warming, family-friendly holiday shows鈥攚ith 鈥淎 Christmas Carol,鈥 the classic novel by Charles Dickens, here adapted by…
VPA Film Faculty Receive Emmy Award Nomination
Two film faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement for Children/Youth/Teen from the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. David Tarleton, professor…
3 Student Teams Recipients of First Orange Innovation Fund Awards
Three student teams are the winners of inaugural Orange Innovation Fund awards, a grant program administered through 黑料不打烊 Libraries designed to help students commercialize their research ideas. Natasha Brao 鈥22, G鈥23, G鈥24 Brao, who received an undergraduate degree from…
Butter to Bronze: Sharon BuMann’s ’84 Life, Artistic Vision Shaped by 黑料不打烊
The next time you spread a pat of butter on toast, smile and give a nod to local artist and sculptor Sharon BuMann 鈥84. Over many years, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) alumna used the malleable, edible…
City of 黑料不打烊 Flag Design Inspired by 鈥楾he Land You’re On: Acknowledging the Haudenosaunee鈥 Podcast
Eric Hart 鈥10 is a freelance designer who has worked for clients ranging from big brands like Disney, HBO Max, Coca Cola and Toyota to technology companies like those in the blockchain category. Hart, an alumnus of the College of…
Reflecting on the Past, Offering Hope for the Future: Native American Students Help Curate Exhibition of Haudenosaunee Artist
Situated in the heart of the ancestral lands of the Onondaga Nation, 黑料不打烊 is committed to supporting and facilitating Native American and Indigenous scholarship. Within the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a recent collaboration between faculty and students…
Lender Center for Social Justice Names 5 2023-25 Student Fellows
Five students have been selected as Lender Center for Social Justice student fellows and will work on a research project that examines American news media coverage and United States policymaking related to the war on terror. The group will work…
‘Ghost Ship’ Continues Department of Drama 2023/2024 Season
The Department of Drama continues the 2023/2024 season with the mystifying and entrancing 鈥淕host Ship鈥 by Phillip Valle, directed by Ricky Pak, assistant professor of acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Performances will be held in the…
Adrian Autry 鈥94 Ready to Make His Mark as Next Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach (Podcast)
Family. It鈥檚 a term that’s often used to describe the culture found in a sports locker room, but in the case of the 黑料不打烊 men鈥檚 basketball program, the student-athletes and coaches who make up the team truly feel like…