The Midwest Institute of Opera presents its 2016 season, a season of comedy and tragedy, from July 25 through July 31. All performances take place in the Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.
Unit: Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
MIO offers aspiring opera coach world-class training
Not many high school students know they want to be an opera coach. Lauren Koszyk did, and she found out she could become one at Illinois State.
Concerts on the Quad performances Mondays in July
From contemporary jazz to a sing-along with favorites from operatic and Broadway stages, the 2016 Concerts on the Quad series begins June 27.
2016 Alumni and Friends Night at Shakespeare Festival, July 16
Illinois State University alumni and friends are invited to the annual evening at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival with a performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher.”
Rob Swainston’s exhibition on view at University Galleries through September 11
New York-based artist Rob Swainston’s solo exhibition—We thought they thought what we thought, but they didn’t.—is on view at University Galleries of Illinois State University through September 11, 2016.
Black Lives Matter: Listening to Our Ancestors, July 12
The historical and cultural program Black Lives Matter: Listening to Our Ancestors will connect the dots from pre-slavery to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Alumni night at Concerts on the Quad to feature ISU jazz director
Concerts on the Quad series will host annual evening of jazz and a special Illinois State alumni night.
Interview with alumnus and BuzzFeed video producer Keith Habersberger
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures development partner Keith Habersberger graduated from Illinois State University in 2008 with an acting degree from the School of Theatre and Dance.
‘But that’s not Shakespeare!’ Brief history of Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 3rd show
Here are the five most recent examples of contemporary plays connected to the Bard that have helped the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s “third play” develop its reputation as one not to miss.
Michael Wille named director of the School of Art
The College of Fine Arts has named Michael Wille as director of the School of Art effective July 1, 2016.