Illinois Shakespeare Festival ticket sales open to the general public on Monday, May 10, 2021, at noon. Individual tickets are $25 per person, with $15 tickets available for preview performances.
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Upcoming changes to Kanopy film streaming service
Due to rising costs, Illinois State University Kanopy users will experience changes to access beginning May 8.
Exposures open at Wonsook Kim School of Art Student Art Gallery
Exposures features the work of five students and reflects work that not only spans the depth and breadth of its student body, but also highlights a range of the photographic medium.
Collaboration in motion: Creative Technologies contributes motion graphics to School of Theatre and Dance innovative Spring Dance Concert
Illinois State University’s School of Theatre and Dance in collaboration with the Creative Technologies program will present the Spring Dance Concert: Pivot on April 29, 30, and May 1 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar.
Vidette looks to future of journalism with learning lab revamp
The Vidette will begin the fall 2021 semester headed in a new direction after a reorganization that will better prepare students for the journalism of the future.
The Black Circus and the Multiplicity of Gazes
While researching African American sideshow musicians for the grant project’s upcoming digital exhibit, it became apparent there was another story that needed to be told: the legacy of Ephraim Williams, the world’s first Black circus owner.
PRESS 254 event launches five books, April 27
Join PRESS 254 at the Publications Unit for a virtual chapbook launch and reading event at 7 p.m. CST April 27 to celebrate the work of current students and alumni authors and the work of English and publishing studies majors for producing the books.
Beyond the Stage Interview: An Act of Faith
Festival Dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm spoke with director Rebekah Scallet about the upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Beyond the Stage: The Bear Necessities
The Winter’s Tale contains many memorable elements that make it unique among Shakespeare’s plays: an oracle that proves a character’s innocence, a sheepshearing festival, and, of course, Hermione’s statue that comes to life. It also has wonderful monologues that actors often use in auditions. But the most famous line in the play is perhaps a little stage direction in the third act.
X-Men writer Chris Claremont joins ReggieCon panel about need for inclusive stories
Acclaimed X-Men comic book writer Chris Claremont spoke to over 100 members of the Redbird community about the importance of telling diverse stories on April 15 during a virtual ReggieCon event.