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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Daniel Burnett in front of his mural inside Reprise Coffee Roasters.

Evanston artist Daniel Burnett paints to bring awareness to the city

April 14, 2024

Daniel Burnett, an Evanston artist whose work fills various coffee shop walls, draws inspiration from everything from Pablo Neruda to stories of acid trips. His unique style of bright colors is easily...

A piece of artwork with scribbles of warm colors.

Alum Matt Irie’s “Arresting Gestures” at Evanston Art Center explores tension between reality and simulation

November 22, 2021

Matt Irie (TGS ’02) always had a passion for manipulating the mundane. The artist has transformed items as simple as a saucepan, bath towel and even a stop sign into works of art. “There's something...

Director Brendan Yukins elicits emotion from his actors both on- and off-stage. “Midnight’s Dream” transforms Shakespeare’s woodland setting into an S&M dubstep club on the outskirts of Chicago.

Q&A with Brendan Yukins, director of ‘Midnight’s Dream’

January 23, 2013

Northwestern theater group Lovers & Madmen typically performs classical plays but often adds a little twist. “Midnight’s Dream,” based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” certainly...

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