Origami at Matsuri

Japan House regularly holds Matsuri, a cultural festival to showcase kimonos, martial arts, calligraphy, food, music featuring taiko drums and plucked kotos, and origami.

Why Did Desdemona Love the Moor?

Although the planned production of Why Did Desdemona Love the Moor? at the 2020 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival had to be scrapped, noted Williams scholar Tom Mitchell directed a staged reading of this early work with sexual and racial themes inside a tent outside Krannert Center.

Photo by Darrell Hoemann.

The Adventures of Little Sharp-Ears

Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, November 2019

Photo by Darrell Hoemann

Modern Dance Class

In fall 2020, the Department of Dance extended its rehearsal and class spaces to include the outdoors. With masks, appropriate distancing, and fresh air, the safety and exuberance displayed during Jan Erkert's modern class—plus others throughout the semester—encouraged everyone on campus to innovate and continue pursuing their research, studies, and career paths.

Photo by Natalie Fiol.