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The NKU Womens Choir, led by Katie Barton.

Women’s choir to perform at Kentucky Music Educators Association

Aaron Magee, Contributor February 6, 2020
This weekend, the NKU Women’s Choir will perform at the 62nd annual Kentucky Music Education Association (KMEA) conference.
SOTA Senior Exhibition brings mummy, marketplace to campus

SOTA Senior Exhibition brings mummy, marketplace to campus

Alyssa Weber, Reporter December 13, 2019
One of the only places where you could view a mummy and a marketplace under the same roof resided in SOTA this week. 
Dancers with dance coordinator and assistant professor of dance Tracey Bonner.

Emerging Choreographers Showcase supports the artistic growth of women

Alyssa Weber, Reporter November 19, 2019

NKU’s dance program holds an Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase every year to spotlight student talent. This year the ECS will be entirely produced and choreographed by female students.  When BFA...

Sylvia begins to teach Billy—portrayed by Halee Hood and Barrett Minks—sign language.

Newest Henry play addresses prejudice against disabled individuals

Haley Millay, Reporter November 18, 2019
The Henry Konstantinow Theatre’s adaptation of “Tribes” sheds light on the lives of those living with a disability and the prejudice that people in disabled communities can face, sometimes even from their own families.
NKUs Keyboard Plus Festival was in Greaves Concert Hall on Saturday.

Keyboard Plus Festival draws in musicians young and old

Megan Bechtold, Reporter November 3, 2019
NKU’s Keyboard Plus Festival brought pianists from ages five to 50 to the stage in Greaves Concert Hall on Saturday.
Students painting The Red Horses with chalk.

SOTA Showcase brings the arts outdoors

Corinne Byrne, Assistant Arts & Life Editor October 21, 2019
The air is warm and the sun is shining—perfect weather for an outdoor concert at Loch Norse that draws students and community members alike to campus on a Saturday afternoon. Black, yellow and white balloons line the sidewalk, along with chalk art, leading visitors from a do-it-yourself screen printing station to the live performances of Broadway songs, musical theatre previews, jazz ensembles and rhythm and blues groups.
Japanese musical troupe performs in Otto Budig Theater

Japanese musical troupe performs in Otto Budig Theater

Emily Broyles, Contributor October 11, 2019

“The good old chindonya, changing the world from dark to light, people both young and old clap their hands, chinchira dondon chin dondon ….”  This simple line from a chindonya troupe in Kumayama,...

NKU faculty brass trio takes the stage in Greaves Concert Hall

NKU faculty brass trio takes the stage in Greaves Concert Hall

Megan Bechtold, Reporter October 7, 2019

The faculty brass trio took the stage last night in Greaves Concert Hall for their inaugural first performance as a collective. In addition to the trio performances, they took turns at solo performances...

New media art major Zack Hargrove cuts away at a piece of metal for use in Light Streams.

BLINK festival encourages collaboration between students, faculty, alumni

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor October 2, 2019
BLINK, a free, light-based art festival, is easily the biggest event in Cincinnati. The inaugural BLINK in 2017 drew more than a million people to the Queen City—almost 400,000 more than Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. After the roaring success of the festival’s first year, Brad McCombs, associate professor of art and music program head, knew that NKU’s School of the Arts had to get involved somehow.
Megan Henson reading her poems from her book What Pain Does

Two professors release collaborative poetry book

Haley Millay, Reporter September 30, 2019
Students, faculty, staff and personal friends gathered on Friday to celebrate the release of NKU professors Megan D. Henson and J. Michael Skaggs’s new book entitled “What Pain Does.”
Student’s goal shifts from Broadway to local band

Student’s goal shifts from Broadway to local band

Corinne Byrne, Assistant Arts & Life Editor September 27, 2019
Senior musical theatre major Kali Marsh had everything figured out for post-graduation life. She had plans for the Disney College Program, moving to New York City and pursuing a career on Broadway. But after finding a home in Cincinnati-based pop rock band Rosewood Coast, Marsh’s goals have shifted. 
Disney classic ‘Freaky Friday’ graces SOTA stage

Disney classic ‘Freaky Friday’ graces SOTA stage

Raven McNeal, Reporter September 26, 2019
“Freaky Friday,” a 2003 film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan about a mother and daughter whose bodies are magically switched, is a memorable Disney live-action film of the current generation’s earlier years. Now, NKU’s School of the Arts will be one of the first programs in the region to perform the new musical adaptation.
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