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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


Danceworks 2019 showcases a variety of styles and inspirations

March 1, 2019

Four choreographers and 24 students participate in this year’s Danceworks concert, showcasing their diverse talents and creative spirit.

Evanston Dance Ensemble rehearses for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The world premiere performance will feature a score by Emmy-winning composer Steve Rashid.

Local dance ensemble presents adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

March 7, 2018

A&E One particular quote from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” rings true throughout Evanston Dance Ensemble’s adaptation of the classic comedy: “Though she be but little, she...

Performers rehearse for the upcoming production of “In the Red and Brown Water.” Northwestern’s first fall mainstage production premieres Thursday in the Louis Theater.

NU’s fall mainstage play premieres as part of Black Arts Initiative conference

October 11, 2017

A&E When Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “Moonlight,” was a student at DePaul University, Communication Prof. Henry Godinez was one of his acting teachers. Some...

Students rehearse for an upcoming production of “Stick Fly.” The play will begin this Friday and will explore issues of race and privilege.

Northwestern alum’s renowned play “Stick Fly” to premiere on campus

May 10, 2017

After a Broadway run in 2011, “Stick Fly” will premiere at Northwestern this weekend in Josephine Louis Theater. Put on by The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, the show aims...

The Patrick G. and Shirley Ryan Center for the Musical Arts is one of the buildings that Northwestern theater students often perform in. Communication senior Carter Liebman published a blog this summer criticizing the theater department.

New Arts Circle website highlights Northwestern performances, exhibits

February 24, 2016

A&E Students, faculty and Evanston residents will now be able to discover all of Northwestern’s arts-related events on one website. The Arts Circle website, which launched last week, is a...

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