At BU, the art of protest
This article was originally published in The Boston Globe For an exhibition about taking your space, “Occupancies” comes across as oddly empty. Boston University Art Galleries’ artistic director, Lynne...
View ArticleCFA Stages ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore
This article was originally published by BU Today Incest. Rapier duels. Spies. Poisoned wine. Daggers to the heart. English Renaissance dramatist John Ford’s ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore is a moral...
View ArticleNew Rep Stages Brecht on Brecht
This article was originally published by BU Today A pastiche of dramatic scenes and musical numbers by the prolific and politically brazen 20th-century German playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht, Brecht...
View ArticleAt New Rep, ‘Brecht on Brecht’…on Trump
This article was originally published by The Boston Globe WATERTOWN — In her stirring speech last month at the Golden Globes, Meryl Streep underscored how much Donald Trump’s march to the White House...
View ArticleA Brecht collage to prod and provoke
This article was originally published by The Boston Globe WATERTOWN — Playwright, poet, lyricist, and director Bertolt Brecht wrote dramas designed to provoke audiences to action, not reflection, says...
View Article‘The Honey Trap’: A Twisting Thrill
This article was originally published by The Harvard Crimson After Leo McGann received the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s National Partners of the American Theater Playwriting Award...
View ArticleCFA Mourns the Passing of Dr. Jerrold Pope
BU College of Fine Arts is saddened by the sudden passing of Dr. Jerrold Pope, Associate Professor of Voice in the School of Music. The news has sent a wave of emotion and grief throughout our tight...
View Article$10 Million Gift Names New CFA Theater
This article was originally published on BU Today. When leading global financier and self-described sports zealot Steve Zide stepped up with a $10 million naming gift for the BU theater complex under...
View ArticleFrom Sketch to Screen
In their work on Big Hero 6, Frozen, and other films, CFA alums are stretching the limits of animation and imagination By Lara Ehrlich | Photo courtesy of Disney Banner image: For Big Hero 6, Disney...
View ArticleRenaissance Women
They command armies, slay enemies, and lead nations. Playing the bard’s most famous men makes the actresses of Femina Shakes more confident women. By Julie Butters | Photo by Cydney Scott Mackenzie...
View ArticleFirst year OI soprano advances to Metropolitan Opera National Council finals!
Gabriella Reyes, first year Opera Institute soprano and student of Penelope Bitzas, has just advanced to the Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions! The Finals will be held in New...
View ArticleCFA Presents Spectral Music Festival
Boston University College of Fine Arts Presents Spectral Music Festival BU Center for New Music conducts 10-day music festival showcasing early works by Grisey and Murail and recent works by Leroux...
View ArticleThe Language of Movement
On the stage (and in the classroom), Yo-El Cassell approaches accessibility through movement. by Denae Wilkins (COM’18) Dancer, choreographer, and educator Yo-El Cassell first discovered the power of...
View ArticleFor the Love of Trombone
Don Lucas + a global following. by Anna Whitelaw (COM ’19) What does it mean to be musical? For some people, musical expression is something they can’t quite describe. For Don Lucas, Chair of the...
View ArticleSpace Exploration
How identities and the politics of visibility impact the physical and conscious state. by Daniella Weiss (COM ’19) Occupancies, an exhibition exploring how individual and collective bodies create,...
View ArticleLetting Art Speak
Eva Gallagher (CFA ’19), a sophomore graphic design student, discusses how a class assignment captured a movement. by Brooke Yarborough How did your passion for photography begin and how has it...
View ArticleARTiculated Changemakers
Arts leadership minor educates cultural producers who see the big picture. by Logen Zimmerman On November 11, 2016, nearly 100 Boston University students, faculty, and staff members joined with more...
View ArticleBringing Neverland
Peter Pan trunk show uses found objects and a small cast to encourage youthful imagination. by Brooke Yarborough This spring, MFA Production Management candidate Danielle Taylor (CFA’17) is hitting the...
View ArticleClassical Gaming
Ivan Linn Fuses Classical Music with Video Games. by Sydney Narvaez (COM ’19) and Priscilla Valdez (COM ’19) Classical pianist and CFA DMA candidate, Ivan Linn, both embraces and defies tradition. As a...
View ArticleColor Matters
With Spark, Marshall Lambert demonstrates that when it comes to color, it’s all relative. by Brooke Yarborough For Marshall Lambert (CFA’15), Founder of the curious and processual design and art...
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