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Posters of the films honored at the 2025 Redstone Film Festival. The annual festival is hosted by Boston University’s Department of Film and Television, sponsored by the Sumner Redstone Foundation and features BU student films. PHOTO BY TATE HAM

Meet the films honored at 2025 Redstone Film Festival and the students behind them

Tate Ham April 7, 2025
Audience members cheered their way through screenings of the films awarded as finalists at the annual Redstone Film Festival Friday. The student films depicted dynamic narratives ranging from identity, end of life, immigration and young adulthood. 
Oli Ruzic as Juliet (left) and Jonathan Sullivan as Romeo (right) in the production of “Romeo and Juliet” produced by the BU Shakespeare Society. The show was directed by sophomore Megan Amato and ran from April 3-5. COURTESY OF ELLIE WATSON

BU Shakespeare Society’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ breathes new life into a classic

John Tatum April 6, 2025
Everyone knows the story of “Romeo and Juliet”: two star-crossed lovers in fair Verona, deeply enthralled with one another — but torn apart by their family’s feud.
Banners for the Museum of Fine Arts’ Van Gogh exhibition on display outside the museum. The exhibition focuses on Van Gogh’s time in Arles, France, where he formed a friendship with the local postman, Joseph Roulin, and his family. ANGELICA VIVAS/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

First Van Gogh exhibition at MFA in 25 years offers fresh perspective on artist, friendship

Sophia Bartlett April 2, 2025
“Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits” exhibition, which opened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston March 30, is the first exhibition dedicated to Van Gogh at the MFA in 25 years. 
The webpage for John Wilson’s exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts. Wilson is a former Boston University professor and his exhibit includes memorabilia from BU’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU joins MFA to honor legacy of artist, educator John Wilson

Jack Schwed March 31, 2025
John Wilson, born in Roxbury in 1922, was an artist whose work centered mostly around the challenges he faced as a Black American, depicting these issues through paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings.
Mimi Brown as Juror 8 in Boston University’s Stage Troupe’s production of “Twelve Angry Jurors.” The show ran March 27 to March 29 in the Student Theater at Agganis Arena. TALIA LISSAUER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Stage Troupe stuns beyond a reasonable doubt in ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’

Paris Hugley March 30, 2025
What is justice? How long does it take for an old man to get down the hall? How do you skillfully stab a man? 
Poster for the Multiple Formats Art Book Fair and Symposium on Boston Center for the Arts website. In a collaboration between Boston University’s School of Visual Arts and the BCA, the Multiple Formats was brought to life this past weekend with more than 150 exhibitors. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Cultures, creations collide at Boston University’s Multiple Formats Art Book Fair and Symposium

Ellen Dong March 27, 2025
Books, posters, zines and more lit up the first floor of the Howard Thurman Center Saturday afternoon. 
Paulette Jones, sister of Champion Honoree Raynya Simmons; Diana DiZoglio, Massachusetts State Auditor;Pam Allara, Champion Honoree; Denella Clark, president and CEO of Boston Arts Academy Foundation at the BAA Foundation’s ninth annual Champions Reception. Raynya Simmons, a Boston University College of Communication alum, was honored at the reception March 20 as a person who has continuously given back to the community. COURTESY OF THE BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION

BU alum honored at Boston Arts Academy Foundation Champions Reception

Elaina Fuzi March 27, 2025
Raynya Simmons, a 1990 Boston University College of Communication alum, was honored at the Boston Arts Academy Foundation March 20 as someone who has continuously given back to the community.
The 2025 Boston University College of Fine Arts Carnegie Hall showcase performers. The annual concert in New York City features BU School of Music student performers who are chosen through a rigorous competition and selection process. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

BU musicians, singers take center stage at Carnegie Hall

Samantha Genzer March 25, 2025
The stage of Carnegie Hall in New York City has long been synonymous with musical excellence, and on Tuesday night, a select group of Boston University School of Music students will add their names to the prestigious roster of performers who have graced its halls. 
Boston Ballet in George Balanchine’s “Mozartiana.” The artists of the Boston Ballet opened their “Winter Experience” Thursday night, delivering a bill of four strong performances that combined elements of neoclassical American ballet and modern performance. COURTESY OF ROSALIE O’CONNOR

Boston Ballet’s “Winter Experience” toes the line of classic, contemporary dance

Karyna Cheung March 25, 2025
The artists of the Boston Ballet opened their Winter Experience Thursday night, delivering a bill of four strong performances that combined elements of neoclassical American ballet and modern performance.
The cast of Boston University on Broadway’s “Alice by Heart” during the song, “Down the Hole.” The show was held at the Agganis Arena Student Theater March 20 to 22 in a sold-out run. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU On Broadway’s ‘Alice by Heart’ makes audience mad with wonder

Lauren Albano March 23, 2025
On the surface, “Alice by Heart” seems like an affectionate character adaptation of a beloved children’s classic. But once you go down the rabbit hole, it’s a gut wrenching exploration of madness, grief and courage.
Hannah Shanefield performs with the Vivaldi Orchestra for White Snake Projects’ Sing Out Strong concert March 14. The Sing Out Strong concert series features local community members performing pieces about activist topics. COURTESY OF WHITE SNAKE PROJECTS

White Snake Projects, Boston Music Project host concert bringing opera and activism into harmony

Mohan Zhang March 21, 2025
Music has become a powerful voice to express the fight for the environmental crisis. Local Boston music groups have combined performance with activism in an effort to empower younger generations.
The band Cut the Kids in Half. Cut the Kids in Half released its debut album Jan. 31. COURTESY OF KYLIE MORGAN

Boston students form Cut The Kids In Half, release debut album “What We Became”

Brian Chan March 19, 2025
Ever since they were kids, brothers Charlie Silver, a freshman in Boston University’s College of Engineering, and Jack Silver, a sophomore majoring in writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College, listened to the lyrics and guitar sounds of artists like Bob Dylan, The Strokes and Leonard Cohen.
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