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UNLV's entertainment engineering and design program helps boost student resumes with real-world projects and industry collaborations.
This landmark performance gathers an extraordinary community of choreographic voices whose works celebrate where UNLV Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.
The internationally recognized architect and College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year has built a practice inspired by Southern Nevada while mentoring the next generation of designers.
The bachelor's in creative practice gives students the flexibility to build a career as creative as they are.
The season-opening program features a cinematic work inspired by the composer’s travels and a guest performance by Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon.
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Axel Rodríguez Olivas nervously steps on stage, carrying a violin. He raises his bow and begins to play, his nerves melting away. Mariachi music explodes throughout the room as violins, trumpets, the guitarrón, and a stringed instrument called the vihuela launch into an upbeat melody. There they are joined by a warm voice as a tenor begins to sing. The 20-year-old musician is set to become the first student to graduate with a minor in mariachi from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, one of the only universities in the country to offer such a niche specialization.

Valley sees rising cinema interest while UNLV educators say legislative support is key to keeping film talent in Nevada.

The Elisa Gastelum Memorial Foundation is keeping young musicians' dreams alive by awarding mariachi scholarships to Las Vegas students, including one UNLV student who hopes to become a teacher himself.
For 50 years, UNLV Dance has helped shape the artistic landscape of Las Vegas through movement, creativity, and collaboration. The milestone will be celebrated not by looking backward, but by embracing new possibilities as Golden Glow opens the anniversary season October 2-3 at the Judy Bayley Theatre, bringing together an acclaimed group of choreographers whose work connects the program’s rich history with its evolving future.

International Workplace Group is adding eight new coworking centers to Nevada, bringing its statewide total to more than three dozen locations.

A group of Las Vegas neighbors weighed in and gave feedback on a longtime challenge facing their community: how should Huntridge Circle Park reopen? Wednesday night, the non-profit Friends of Huntridge Park invited neighbors to meet with UNLV Landscape Architecture students to provide feedback for a possible redesign and reimagining of the area. City officials were present to listen as well.
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