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Dungeons & Dragons meets “Macbeth” in reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy

By KADEN ZHONG | Mar. 10

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.

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Paris, the artistic melting pot of the 1900s

By KADEN ZHONG | Mar. 3

The CFAs’ “Martha Jackson in Paris” exhibit opened on Sept. 4, 2025, and runs through May 17, 2026.

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The stories they tell

By KADEN ZHONG | Feb. 24

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.

Photo: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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The Grammys 2026: A night of important conversation

By KADEN ZHONG | Feb. 10

On the evening of Feb. 1, Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena buzzed with the chatter and hubbub of celebrities, academy members and the press for the 86th annual Grammy Awards show.

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‘The Pajama Game’ - a labor of love and loungewear

By KADEN ZHONG | Apr. 29

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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Review: ‘The Secretaries’ takes audience through a chaotic chain(saw) of events

By KADEN ZHONG | Apr. 15

On the nights of April 11 and 12, “The Secretaries” came to life at UB’s Center for the Arts Rehearsal Workshop.

Photo: BarberJP / Wikimedia Commons

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UB art professors weigh in on the AI debate

By KADEN ZHONG | Apr. 8

The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has only become more and more popular amongst the general population as it continues to advance and adapt to user preferences and requests.

Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey & Jessica Chastain at the ‘Interstellar’ European premiere.

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Movie Review: Interstellar’s beyond-stellar exploration of the existential & the theoretical

By KADEN ZHONG | Apr. 8

The 2014 film, directed by Christopher Nolan, tells a heart-wrenching story of family, humanity and risk, mixed with a healthy dose of theoretical science. Set on a decaying Earth in the year 2067, the human population is dwindling under a second Dust Bowl. In response, a group of scientists unified under NASA attempt to find a different planet to facilitate human life.

80 members of the Buffalo Chips took the stage

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Seven eras of the Buffalo Chips reunite in a grand chorus

By KADEN ZHONG | Feb. 25, 2025

Over 80 members of the Buffalo Chips took the stage in Slee Hall to commemorate 30 years since the founding of the all-male a cappella group.

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Student-led production hatches rock musical “A Crack in the Egg”

By KADEN ZHONG | Feb. 11, 2025

After a year of tireless production, the long-awaited “A Crack in the Egg,” created by Jeremy Meyers and John DellaContrada, made its debut in UB’s Katharine Cornell Theatre on Feb. 7 and 8.

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The Stories We Tell

By KADEN ZHONG | Feb. 24

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

Dungeons & Dragons meets “Macbeth” in reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy

Paris, the artistic melting pot of the 1900s

The stories they tell

The Grammys 2026: A night of important conversation

‘The Pajama Game’ - a labor of love and loungewear

Review: ‘The Secretaries’ takes audience through a chaotic chain(saw) of events

UB art professors weigh in on the AI debate

Movie Review: Interstellar’s beyond-stellar exploration of the existential & the theoretical

Seven eras of the Buffalo Chips reunite in a grand chorus

Student-led production hatches rock musical “A Crack in the Egg”

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