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Alum Sebastián Pinzón Silva (left) and Timothy Fryett pose at the Locarno International Film Festival last year. Earlier this month, their documentary “Palenque” was selected for the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Awards student film shortlist.

NU alum’s documentary included on BAFTA shortlist for student films

May 16, 2018

Even when Sebastián Pinzón Silva (Communication '17) traveled thousands of miles from his native Colombia to study at Northwestern, he didn’t forget his roots. After moving to Chicago in 2011, Silva...

Aayisha Ruby Humphrey, director of 2nd Act Players’ #MeToo Play Festival. The festival features six short plays highlighting issues surrounding the #MeToo movement.

Local theater company features #MeToo stories in annual play festival

May 16, 2018

When TIME Magazine named the “Silence Breakers” of the #MeToo movement as its 2017 Person of the Year, John Frank (Medill ’76) and Carolyn Calzavara (Kellogg ’87) said they knew the stories of...

Two actors perform in a rehearsal for “Chainsmokers: The Musical!” The show premieres Friday, featuring an original script and songs by The Chainsmokers.

‘Chainsmokers: The Musical!’ parodies social media, millennial culture

May 16, 2018

When Communication senior Devon Kerr first listened to the song “Closer” by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey, he thought it seemed straight out of a musical. “It kind of sounded like a musical number...

Students rehearse for Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show “Where the Water Meets the Rocks.” The show opens Thursday and is based on real stories of NU students, staff and faculty.

Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show explores connections on campus

May 16, 2018

As someone who just wants to “lay in the grass and make art,” Communication sophomore Shane Eichstaedt said they struggle to navigate the fast-paced “culture of productivity” at Northwestern. When...

Piano duo Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe. The pair will perform the closing concert of Bienen’s third Skyline Piano Artist Series this Saturday.

Piano duo to perform sold-out concert to close Bienen’s Skyline Piano Artist Series

May 9, 2018

A&E The only thing better than one world-famous pianist, is two world-famous pianists — who also happen to be best friends. Enter Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe, a piano duo that aims to...

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