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Fair Admission: Episode 6 - Subjectivity

Fair Admission: Episode 6 – Subjectivity

Edward Sturm April 1, 2021

Auditioning for college seems like the height of subjectivity. Maybe it is. But admissions are subjective at every level. From essay writing to questions of race and self-worth, understanding subjectivity...

College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young hosted a virtual webinar with Boston University alumnus Michael Chiklis Thursday to discuss Chiklis’ new show “Coyote.” HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Coyote’ star, BU alumnus Michael Chiklis reflects on acting career, its difficulties

Emma Vacirca January 26, 2021
After Emmy winner, executive producer and Hollywood star Michael Chiklis’s new show “Coyote” premiered on CBS, the actor virtually “came back” to his roots. Chiklis, a 1985 alumnus of CFA, discussed the new drama and the highs and lows of his career in a webinar last Thursday with the college's dean, Harvey Young.
Boston University On Broadway, an on-campus musical theater organization, hosted its “OB Online Showcase” on Saturday, which featured performances by 15 students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU On Broadway highlights campus talent in online showcase

Daily Free Press Staff November 10, 2020
Classical show tunes and modern Broadway hits soared through theater lovers' homes this weekend as Boston University students belted from their dorm rooms.
For its Alumni Weekend, Boston University’s College of Fine Arts showcased students whose performances at Carnegie Hall were postponed until next year. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

College of Fine Arts brings Carnegie Hall performers to Alumni Weekend

Rachel Do October 8, 2020
After their performance at Carnegie Hall was delayed until next year, CFA instrumentalists and vocalists took to the stage in Boston for BU alums and the rest of the BU community.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston University’s School of Music has adapted performances to suit both remote and in-person learning. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

School of Music adapts performances, auditions in accordance with pandemic

Anne Jonas September 30, 2020
The show must go on, according to faculty and students in the CFA School of Music, who are taking increased health and safety precautions to keep music alive this semester across remote and in-person classes.
A scene from Boston University Stage Troupe’s production of Alan Ball’s “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” which showed at the BU Student Theater last Fall. Stage Troupe plans to implement “Stage Troupe From Anywhere,” which will allow students the flexibility to participate in auditions, workshops and productions remotely or in-person. COURTESY OF ROBERT BRANNING

Campus performance groups to audition virtually this season

Varsha Subramanian September 9, 2020
BU's talent-based groups have to reimagine what their recruitment and eventual performances will look like without the lights, costumes and live audiences.
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