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The opening reception for "One and Many Chairs" bustled with guests, artists, and potential buyers.
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From trash to treasure to art

“One and Many Chairs,” a new exhibit held from Sept. 1 to Oct. 17 in the UB Department of Art’s Lower Gallery at the Center for the Arts (CFA), showcases the sheer resourcefulness of student artists, faculty and the UB Sustainability team. The exhibit displays 35 different works of art, all of which began at the exact same point: old discarded leather chairs from the university’s Lockwood Library.  


2026-2027 UB Productions graphic
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New year, fresh productions

With the start of a new school year comes a brand new set of productions presented by UB’s Department of Theatre and Dance, and the 2026-27 season looks to be a deeply contemplative yet riveting year of performances. 


Macbeth at the Center for the Arts.
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Dungeons & Dragons meets “Macbeth” in reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy

Adapted and directed by Assistant Professor Danielle Rosvally, this reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” introduces a modernized element to the popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), as well as a dose of campy fun. The costuming, set design and fight choreography hit it out of the park and perfectly blended the classic tragedy of “Macbeth” with queer expression.


"The Stories We Tell" exhibit at the Center for the Arts.
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The stories they tell

UB’s Center for the Arts hosted its annual first-year MFA exhibition, which remained on display from Feb. 10 to Feb. 21, offering the world a peek at what its cohort of eight talented Master’s candidates had been rigorously working on over the past year.  


The logo of the play, The Pajama Game.
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‘The Pajama Game’ - a labor of love and loungewear

UB Theatre and Dance unveiled its 2025 rendition of “The Pajama Game” with its opening night on Friday, April 25, at the UB Center for the Arts. As the lights in the glamorous Drama Theatre dimmed, Vernon Hines, played by sophomore musical theatre major Ty Burgess, wasted no time breaking into a musical number, introducing the audience to the world of Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory and rambling about his obsession with time efficiency.


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