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The winner receives $5,000 and is invited to work with College of Fine Arts students in the fall.
The festival brings a full day of vibrant music, culture, and extraordinary performances to the UNLV Performing Arts Center.
The free concert features several world premieres of music ranging from miniature vibraphone interludes to compositions for mixed ensemble.
The classic Baroque opera seria dazzles with vocal fireworks and larger-than-life mythic figures.
Students learn to match the right notes to create perfect atmosphere for guests.
Formed in 2013, the musical group brings an equal passion to the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike.
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The festival is in partnership with Women in Film Nevada and the UNLV Department of Film.
The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum is hosting a musical event featuring UNLV faculty and students. "Ancient Echoes: Baroque and Modern Resonance" is set for Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m.
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Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Film, the festival transforms theaters, auditoriums, and classrooms into screening rooms, while hallways and patios turn into lively networking corridors. For four days, campus energy shifts into cinematic celebration, showcasing an unprecedented 72 films from 15 countries—all by and about women. Conversations spark about creative trends, career paths, and what's next for global storytelling. In short: this is where stories and storytellers meet.
Now in its 50th year, UNLV’s dance department is among Southern Nevada’s oldest arts programs. Led by department chair Louis Kavouras, UNLV Dance has performed -- and sent its graduates -- all around the world. On February 27 and 28, it will produce a show called Universal Motions, featuring nine works by seven different choreographers. It will also highlight the work of a cultural icon who has loomed large in UNLV Dance’s curriculum, choreographer and dancer Erick Hawkins.
Though Black History Month is winding down, experts examine why HIV/AIDS rates among Black Nevadans continue to climb disproportionately; how gaming regulations and more locals casinos might be playing into Strip tourism declines; and a look behind the curtain at UNLV Dance, as it marks its 50th anniversary. All that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.
