JAWAN JENKINS, Baritone and Assistant Professor of Voice at UNLV. He received his training early as a member of the Boys Choir of Harlem. He has performed with Opera San José, Seattle Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Atlanta Opera, Kansas City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Las Vegas, Vegas City Opera, Albany Symphony and Georgia Symphony. An…
Dear Campus Community: I hope the semester is starting off very well for everyone! On behalf of the College of Fine Arts, I am delighted to share news of a new project that we are launching this semester. In the spirit of One UNLV, and with the goal of bringing members of our campus community together through a celebration of the arts, we are inviting all faculty and staff on campus to join us…
Professor Nate Bynum has joined the creative team at Medical Cyberworlds, a company that uses AI-enabled "virtual human" simulation technology, called MPathic-VR™, to train healthcare professionals in communication and empathy. Medical Cyberworlds partners with members of the Screen Actors’ Guild and the Writers Guild of America…
UNLV professor emeritus in UNLV’s theatre department and faculty athletics representative Brackley Frayer has been named the Mountain West Dr. Albert C. Yates Distinguished Service Award winner for 2024-25! Only 16 individuals have earned the distinction throughout the Conference’s 26-year history. Frayer is the first from UNLV to receive the honor. Congratulations! DR.…
The CFAColab production of That Show About the Hot Dog, one of the top 10 most eye-catching shows according to What's On Stage, is now being included in the Edinburgh Fringe Marketplace! "On behalf of the College of Fine Arts, I am incredibly proud of the work being done in the college's CoLab," said Dean Nancy Uscher. "Thirteen students, mentored by…
This year's College of Fine Art's graduation ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 18 in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. A small reception on the plaza will follow. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2025 graduating class. Q: Where and when does the ceremony take place? A: The Graduation…
Professor Emeritus Brackley Frayer recently traveled to Minneapolis to design a production of 'Rhinocerous' for Pangea World Theatre. Directed by Dipankar Mukherjee, Pangea's artistic director. Department alumni Kurt Jung (2013) lives in Minneapolis and was the head electrician for the show. "Pangea World Theatre strives to build a just world by creating multi-disciplinary Theatre that…
Dear CFA Colleagues and Community Friends: Welcome back for the Spring 2025 semester! I hope all of you had wonderful and restorative holidays. The College of Fine Arts community has a very exciting spring semester on the horizon. Most importantly, we continue to value and encourage thinking about the concept of abundance in our educational and artistic work, and in the way we perceive life’s…
Join the LIGHT TALK hosts as they speak with UNLV Theatre assistant professor Christina Watanabe and special guest, retired UNLV lighting design professor Brackley Frayer, as they discuss the early days of discovering lighting design; hitting the pavement in NYC; the "Christina Questions"; Christina's Knights of Illumination Award project; most challenging productions; issues with Zactrack;…
The Seance Room, produced through NCT and the EED program, is an intimate and immersive experience that lasts approximately 30 minutes long, and is free of charge. RSVPs are required.
Congratulations to assistant professor Christina Watanabe and the team of José Rivera's 'The Hours are Feminine' at Intar Theatre in NYC. The show won the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Award for Best Overall Production. Christina was the lighting designer on this show, which was her second collaboration with José and her fourth show at Intar.