240+ performers under 1 baton for Verdi’s Requiem

The Illinois State University Symphony, Concert Choir, and Civic Choir are collaborating to perform Messa Da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi under the baton of Maestro Maurizio Colasanti from Italy and featuring faculty vocalists Michelle Vought (soprano), Kathryn Leemhuis (mezzo soprano), Justin Vickers (tenor), and John Michael Koch (baritone). The concert will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, October

The Coffee Bar and The Walls at Westhoff Theatre

image of a woman silence and blindfolded.

The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance and the Crossroads Project will present Ali Salem’s The Coffee Bar and Griselda Gambaro’s The Walls opening October 21, in the University’s Westhoff Theatre.

Screening of film Eva Hesse with director Q&A, October 27

Image from the Eva Hesse documentary of the artist.

A screening of the film Eva Hesse will take place on Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. in Schroeder Hall, room 138. Director and producer, Marcie Begleiter and Karen Shapiro will take part in a Q&A after the screening. On Friday morning, October 28, from 10 a.m.-noon at the University Galleries, there will be a presentation about the film by Begleiter

Friends of the Arts helps Micah Zavacky embark on mini art adventure

Life as a student can be difficult, especially the cost of going to school. Micah Zavacky, a current Master of Fine Arts student, was able to offset this cost through the support from the Friends of the Arts (FOA). Micah talks about how he used the funds from FOA to make creative works below: “The support from