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Deeply personal or ridiculously comedic, Choreolab 2023 has it all
By ALEX NOVAK | Apr. 5, 2023The show’s diverse numbers saw dancers moving to loon sounds, hip hop and Bollywood-style choreography.
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UB’s ‘Eurydice’ breathed new life into theatre… and the dead
By ALEX NOVAK | Mar. 15, 2023Lights in the Black Box Theater dimmed before whirring back to life on a vibrant beach scene, plunging theatergoers into a haze of nostalgia.
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‘Dreams can come true’: Zodiaque’s seniors bid company adieu
By MERET KELSEY and ALEX NOVAK | Mar. 8, 2023The Sunday show’s sendoff was especially important for the seniors in the group, affectionately referred to as “Zeniors,” as each took their final bow with Zodiaque.
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‘It felt like a dream’: Students tell cultural stories through dance at 2023 International Fiesta
By JULIA MARCOTULLIO , ALISHA ALLISON and ALEX OLEN | Mar. 2, 2023International Fiesta, UB’s annual dance competition showcasing international clubs and organizations on campus, took place Saturday in the CFA Mainstage Theatre.
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Practice before the party: UB dance groups ahead of International Fiesta
By MERET KELSEY and ALEX NOVAK | Feb. 22, 2023UB’s international clubs and cultural organizations will take the stage this Saturday for International Fiesta, an annual dance competition held at the Center for the Arts.
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28 years of brotherhood, sweethearts and a capella
By ALEX NOVAK | Feb. 22, 2023This past Friday, the Chips commemorated the a cappella group’s 28th anniversary with a Valentine’s Day concert filled to the brim with swoon-worthy ballads, upbeat anthems and a healthy dose of humor.
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Broadway actress Karen Burthwright wants UB’s actors of color to eclipse her success
By ALEX NOVAK | Dec. 9, 2022UB’s Dreams Affirmed club sold Karen Burthwright with just five words: “Black musical theatre student group.”
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The seamless chaos of ‘Noises Off’
By JULES EVANS and ALEX NOVAK | Nov. 22, 2022Three of the play’s five showtimes were canceled due to last weekend's snowstorm, but the cast rebounded for a stellar final showing.
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Emerging Choreographers Showcase highlights undiscovered student talent
By ALEX NOVAK | Nov. 17, 2022UB’s Emerging Choreographers Showcase presented dance works by BA, BFA and MFA dance students.
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UB’s ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ is sweet like honey
By REBECCA BUXTON and ALEX NOVAK | Nov. 9, 2022“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” may be a mouthful of a title, but UB’s fall musical certainly gave audiences a lot to chew on.
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UB k-pop group brings energy and attitude
By ALEX NOVAK | Nov. 2, 2022Mix’n’Max rehearsals aren’t your traditional dance classes.
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Zodiaque Dance Company brings feminism and artistry to the forefront
By ALEX NOVAK | Oct. 19, 2022This past Friday, dance enthusiasts crowded into the Center for the Arts’ Drama Theatre for UB Zodiaque Dance Company's 48th showcase.
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Inside the performance of ‘Twelfth Night’
By ALEX FALTER | Apr. 27, 2022UB’s Department of Theatre and Dance put on a rendition of “Twelfth Night,” a play from the bibliography of William Shakespeare, last weekend in the Center For the Arts’ Black Box Theatre.
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Choreolab returns to the stage for the first time since the start of the pandemic
By ALEX FALTER | Apr. 6, 2022For the first time since the start of the pandemic, UB’s Center for the Arts Drama Theatre showcased an array of displays last weekend in the form of Choreolab, a showing of dances by various choreographers from UB’s Dance Program.
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UB’s Theatre and Dance Department releases spring semester events calendar
By ALEX FALTER | Feb. 23, 2022Last Monday, UB’s Theatre and Dance Department sent out a university-wide email announcing its events calendar for the semester.
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‘It felt so good to be back on stage’: Students return to the physical stage for ‘Red Bike’
By KARA ANDERSON and ALEX FALTER | Dec. 8, 2021As the lights die down on the stage, audience members cannot help but wonder what is about to take place. The objects around the stage seem to have no connection, and the confusion is only amplified when the actors run onto the stage wearing vastly different outfits.
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Emerging Choreographers Showcase returns to UB
By ALEX FALTER | Nov. 9, 2021From Nov. 6-7, the Center for the Arts hosted UB’s first Emerging Choreographers Showcase performance since before COVID-19.
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Zodiaque Dance Company returns for first in-person show since March 2020
By ALEX FALTER | Oct. 19, 2021“My career has been a quest, a search for roots,” the narrator says, his voice filling the auditorium with the words of the dance pioneer Pearl Primus to begin “Walking with Pearl,” the first dance of the show.
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‘We made the best of it’: UB Theatre and Dance Department stream first-ever ‘MFA Dance Thesis Concert’
By ANASTASIA WILDS | Apr. 22, 2021The MFA Dance Thesis Concert — the first of its kind at UB — was streamed from April 16-18 on the UB Center for the Arts YouTube channel.
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UB’s latest spring musical reflects the current ‘topsy turvy’ world
By ANASTASIA WILDS | Apr. 1, 2021UB’s Theatre and Dance Department streamed this year’s spring semester musical, “Living in a Topsy Turvy World: The Theatre of Gilbert and Sullivan,” from March 26-28.
