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Jack-o-lanterns sitting outside a Boston University residence building. The BU Campus Activities Board is putting on several Halloween-themed events to get students in the spooky spirit this year. ELLEN CLOUSE/ DFP FILE

Halloween celebrations on campus return in-person with COVID-19 guidelines

Ashley Soebroto October 28, 2021
BU is hosting the Halloween Boo Bash and the Class of 2023 Masquerade event at the House of Blues this weekend.
people participate in an alexander technique class

CFA students reflect on Alexander Technique courses

Caroline Bowden April 7, 2021
The Alexander Technique is used to help improve performance arts for many musicians and actors.
build lab at boston university

BU students win sustainability innovation grants, tackle climate change from new angles

Divya Sood March 23, 2021
Seven student projects won grants from Innovate@BU and BU Sustainability to tackle climate change.
Three women in the Queens of Syria film

BU screens ‘Queens of Syria’ doc highlighting universality of Greek plays, stories of refugees

Ilana Keusch March 9, 2021
The 2014 documentary "Queens of Syria" was screened at a BU virtual event March 2 with a following Q&A session Thursday. The film depicts how dozens of refugee women fleeing Syria banded together to perform a Greek tragedy "The Trojan Women," creating art through their grief.
Chelsea Cutler. Cutler and Jeremy Zucker performed songs from their EPs “brent” and “brent ii” in a virtual concert Wednesday. COURTESY OF JOHN HUTCHINGS

REVIEW: Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler fall victim to the ‘pit’falls of a virtual concert

Ilana Keusch February 12, 2021
Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker performed their new EP "brent ii" for the first time in a virtual concert with Moment House on Wednesday, which was a pleasant but not outstanding experience.
The Boston Ballet is offering a streamed “Look Back, Focus Forward” performance and a monthly at-home studio program to virtual audiences this year in place of its usual in-person productions. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Boston Ballet keeps dancing with virtual ‘BB@yourhome’ program

Nicole Bartuch January 28, 2021
While nearly all live performances are on hold, Boston Ballet's "BB@yourhome" program gives new audiences the opportunity to discover dancers’ talent and be entertained — at a time when the industry demands creativity. The “Look Back, Focus Forward” performance joined in its first ever virtual season Jan. 21, and will be available until the end of the month.
John Legend and Sam Smith perform Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” during Global Citizen’s “One World: Together at Home” virtual benefit concert for coronavirus relief Saturday. COURTESY GLOBAL CITIZEN VIA YOUTUBE

REVIEW: One World benefit concert brings false words of hope from privileged voices

Abby Mills April 21, 2020
Global Citizen hosted a virtual benefit concert, “One World: Together at Home," on Saturday, bringing together music and entertainment’s biggest names to offer words and lyrics of hope and recognize everyday heroes.
FRILOT: Life of performer in “La La Land”

FRILOT: Life of performer in “La La Land”

Madison Frilot February 20, 2017

After the debut of the “modern, original” musical “La La Land,” theatre students and professionals everywhere were left feeling conflicted. On one hand, we rejoiced to see that musical theatre...

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