Couple shares experiences in Chicago film scene after attending Northwestern
Emily Chin, A&E Editor
April 13, 2017
Filed under Alumni, Arts and Entertainment, Television and Film
Neither Joe Chappelle (Communication ’86) nor Colleen Griffen (Communication ’88) knew they wanted to enter the film industry after leaving Northwestern. But now, both are at the heart of Chicago’s growing film industry as Griffen works as a producer and Chappelle busies himself on the explosive...
More than 200 Bienen students sign petition to diversify music curriculum
Madeleine Fernando, Assistant A&E Editor
April 13, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Music, Students
Steven Banks, a second-year graduate student in the Bienen School of Music, recalls playing just two pieces by black composers in his life. One of the pieces was written by his best friend and member of his chamber ensemble, and the other composition was written by himself. Over two months ago, Banks...
Vertigo Productions play to feature all-Asian, female cast
Jane Yun, Reporter
April 13, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories
As Hollywood continues to face criticism for using white women to play Asian roles, a group of Northwestern students will put on a play featuring an all-Asian, female cast this week. Vertigo Productions play “This Is Not a True Story” features three Asian women who have been misrepresented and d...
Block Museum receives gift of Edward Steichen photographs
Amelia Langas, Reporter
April 12, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Latest Stories
Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art received a gift of 44 Edward Steichen photographs from art collectors Richard and Jackie Hollander late last year. Steichen is a 20th-century American artist who pushed photography’s potential, Block’s associate director of curatorial affairs Kathleen Berzock...
Bienen doctoral student to compete in international piano competition
Elizabeth Byrne, Reporter
April 12, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Latest Stories, Music
When she touched a piano for the first time 24 years ago, EunAe Lee had no idea she would one day be performing for hundreds of people at one of the most prestigious international piano competitions in the world. After that fateful day in the early 1990s, Lee continued to take piano lessons casually...
Communication professor wins award for documentary on Sonoran Desert
Jane Yun, Reporter
April 12, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Staff, Television and Film
Communication Prof. J.P. Sniadecki endured 115-degree heat and risked ruining film, but ended up with an award-winning film about the Sonoran Desert. Sniadecki and Ithaca College Prof. Joshua Bonnetta won the Caligari Film Prize for their film “El mar la mar” at the 67th Berlin International Film...
Two Bienen students selected to compete in renowned Queen Elisabeth competition
Madeleine Fernando, Assistant A&E Editor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Music
Two Bienen students qualified to compete in the first-ever Queen Elisabeth cello competition in Brussels, Belgium in May. More than 200 cellists worldwide submitted audition tapes to be considered for the competition, according to the competition’s website. First-year graduate student Sihao He and...
Former Northwestern professor premiers staged reading of Syrian war drama
Rachel Holtzman, Reporter
April 6, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Latest Stories, Theater
After reading a New Yorker article about the conditions in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, former Communication Prof. Mia McCullough knew she wanted to write a story that captured their personal experiences. Her play, “Wisdom From Everything,” premiered in its first staged reading at the Local...
Songwriter Thomas Mapfumo to speak about musical resistance
Aaron Boxerman, Reporter
April 6, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Music
Zimbabwean songwriter Thomas Mapfumo will speak at Northwestern on Friday about his use of song as a form of resistance. Mapfumo, who wrote music as a way to protest the white-nationalist government of Rhodesia in southern Africa, will speak on a panel in Harris Hall organized by the Program of African...
Q&A: Bosnia and Herzegovina gets a taste of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Jennifer Hepp, Reporter
April 6, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Latest Stories, Students, Theater
A modified cast and crew of this year’s Dolphin Show, “Little Shop of Horrors,” performed in four cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina over Spring Break. Elizabeth Blumenthal (Communication ’92), organizer of the 50th annual Dolphin Show, is now an assistant cultural affairs officer in Bosnia and...
Northwestern improv group performs at Chicago Improv Festival
Emily Chin, A&E Editor
April 6, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Latest Stories, Students
“Musical on!” shouts someone from backstage. McCormick sophomore Muhammed Patel immediately begins to sing. The audience is hysterical. This is a typical performance for Out Da Box, an improv and sketch group on campus. The group does short form improv, which is a high-energy performance that...
Spektral Quartet to play concert featuring student compositions
Madeleine Fernando, Assistant A&E Editor
April 5, 2017
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Latest Stories, Music, Students, Top Stories
The Grammy-nominated Spektral Quartet will perform the works of eight Bienen students in a concert this Sunday. With a repertoire list spanning a wide variety of genres, centuries and styles, Spektral Quartet was formed more than seven years ago and seeks to “pursue a conversation” between modern...
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