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Performance

Photo: A picture of the exterior of Faneuil Hall. There are tents and many people walking outside

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 3 to 6

April 2, 2025

Photo: Valerie Coleman, a black woman wearing an elegant dark outfit, plays a flute in a photo studio

Music

Composer Valerie Coleman Explores the Dark Side of Jubilation

January 30, 2025

Photo: A stock image of fireworks, sparkly and pink in a navy dark sky.

Things-to-do

12 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in and around Boston

December 19, 2024

Ava Cronin (CFA’26) (left) as Anna Antonelli, owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink, and Charlotte Campo (CFA’26) as her daughter, Angel, during a rehearsal for The Rink. Photos by Jake Belcher

Theatre

School of Theatre Presents Tony-Nominated Musical The Rink at Booth Theatre

November 21, 2024

Photo: BU's Trebelmakers pose in a V-formation under pink, artistic lighting.

Music

Listen to BU Treblemakers A Cappella Arrangements of Songs by Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, and More

November 14, 2024

Photo: Yo-El leads his class in body movements in a studio.

Theatre

Yo-EL Cassell’s Students Discover the J.O.Y. in Movement

November 8, 2024

Photo: A memorial for former One Direction star Liam Payne. A woman is holding yellow roses and a black and white framed photo of Liam Payne that says "forever in our hearts"

Child Stars

Liam Payne’s Death Raises Questions about Teenage Stardom

November 7, 2024

Photo: A female and male student practicing for a play. The woman, on the left, is standing with her arms raised towards the male student sitting at a table to her right.

Theatre

Innovation Takes the Stage at 28th Annual CFA Fringe Festival

October 2, 2024

Photo: the BU Pep Band and dozens of other student performers at a recent sporting event

Campus Life

BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week

September 20, 2024

Photo: A bright sunny day with people walking about on a street lined with white tents for a market.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 19 to 22

September 18, 2024

Schanaya Barrows as Chloe, Sydney Jackson (CFA’26) as Dailyn, and Asilinn Brophy as Nat in Kirsten Greenidge’s Morning, Noon, and Night, a Company One production with Boston University. Photo by Ken Yotsukura

Theatre

BU Plays a Big Role in New Production from Boston’s Company One Theatre

April 29, 2024

Photo: A photo with a older Black man sitting in a recording studio with the dials and controls behind him.

Venice Biennale

Louis Chude-Sokei Brings BU, Spoken Word, and Dub Reggae Sounds to Venice Biennale

April 16, 2024

Photo: A small crowd attends a recent comedy show on BU's campus

Arts & Culture

Could This Be the Next SNL? BU Student’s Wicked Smaht Comedy Troupe Performs This Weekend

April 3, 2024

Illustration of a person sitting on a rock, with a large wave of rainbow colors coming out of their head

Faculty

Reasons to be Optimistic About 2024 (Seriously)

January 23, 2024

Photo: A band plays on a stage in front of an indoor winter market full of people in Somerville, MA

Weekender

The Weekender: November 30 to December 3

November 29, 2023

Photo: A young white man wearing glasses, a brown, long sleeved collared shirt and navy blue slacks, stands and poses with the aid of a mobility device. He poses in front of BU's College of Fine Arts.

Music

CFA Student Stages a One-of-a-Kind Concert Drawing on His Life as a Musician with a Disability

November 28, 2023

Photo: A woman in a blue dress next to a woman in a red shirt who appears to be yelling performs in front of a room of students watching from chairs in the background

Theatre

All the World’s a Stage at 27th Annual CFA Fringe Festival

October 12, 2023

Photo: An ornate library with many books are wood/stone carvings

Things-To-Do

The Weekender: September 28 to October 1

September 27, 2023

Photo: Will Lyman (CFA’71), an older white man, sits in the audience chairs as he looks at the camera with a side eye, posed strong. Jesse Kodama (CFA’25), a younger white man with short brown hair, sits across from him, holding his head in his hand.

Arts & Culture

In Huntington Theatre Company’s Prayer for the French Republic, BU Alum and Current Student Play Same Character, 70 Years Apart

September 19, 2023

Photo: A group of people wearing bright, flamboyant Mardi Gras Indian outfits stand and pose in front of a large stoop. Large pink and purple feathers are showcased on outfits and headdresses.

Music Festival

BU Global Music Festival Comes to Tsai Performance Center on Saturday

September 13, 2023

BU Global Music Festival Comes to Tsai Performance Center on Saturday