Mason Gross School of the Arts, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the School of Arts and Sciences have partnered to launch a new minor, Creative Expression and the Environment, in fall 2023. The minor is a multidisciplinary program in which...
The Marching Scarlet Knights marched down Fifth Avenue in front of a crowd of 3.5 million—with another 27 million watching from the comfort of their couches—as they performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. For the 360 members of the band, it was a...
Jessie Mersinger remembers her high school band days as “life changing.” “I had a beautiful experience,” says Mersinger, a 2018 Rutgers graduate who earned a doctoral degree in French horn from Mason Gross School of the Arts. “I had a great band director, who I still...
On November 15, 2023, Rutgers University’s Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes (CACP) honored Julia Baumanis (second from left, above) Torchbearer Award. According to CACP, the Torchbearer Award recognizes those who work to further “diversity,...
The BFA Senior Solo Dance Concert continues through November 4, 2023, with performances featuring new choreographic works by dance majors in collaboration with visual artists, lighting and costume designers, composers, animators, and filmmakers. “Ruminate”...
Rutgers Filmmaking Center has been ranked #7 among public institutions (and #27 overall) by TheWrap.
BFA Costume Design & Technology alum Tori Sterling’s costume work is all about impressive tricks and visual treats, from a full-body Velcro suit to a candy-colored re-creation of roller-skating Barbie. As Resident Costume Designer for The Walt Disney Company/ABC Television’s LIVE, Sterling oversees a variety of special episodes, including LIVE’s Halloween special. Sterling takes us behind the scenes of LIVE’s most-viewed show of the year.
Donovyn Diaz recently struck a nerve with America’s Got Talent viewers – and judges – with his heartfelt performance of a dance he choreographed in honor of his mother, who is battling cancer.
Filmmaker, media, and performance artist Natalie Romero’s photo series Transitions I, II, and III, made in collaboration with CUNY theater and performance PhD student Melissa Flower-Gladney, explores the connection between humans and the natural world. Photos are arranged on a wall above a semicircle of fresh soil. The images depict fallen trees and free-flowing hair; subjects stand with their feet in the sand or in a bathtub. One photo was taken in the wake of the devastation that Hurricane Maria wrought upon Puerto Rico; another was taken moments after the birth of Flower-Gladney’s child.
Art & Design alum Marissa Paternoster has been named one of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone. Paternoster is the co-founder of the rock band Screaming Females, which was formed in New Brunswick in 2005 while Paternoster was a student....