Arts and Culture

News about UB’s arts and humanities programs and related events. (see all topics)

Zodiaque Dance Company to perform at UB
9/13/19
Audiences will be indulged in various styles of dance, including popular American forms and interpretive expressions of contemporary movement.
UB Arts Collaboratory launches academic year programming
9/12/19
“FEMALE,” the season's unifying theme, encompasses a range of endeavors that include exhibitions, installations, performances, screenings and residencies.
Bestselling author and journalist Matt Taibbi headlines UB’s Humanities Festival
9/10/19
National Magazine Award-winning columnist and author of the forthcoming book “Hate Inc." will speak on Sept. 20 in Asbury Hall in Babeville.
Milletti named executive director of UB’s Humanities Institute
9/9/19
New role provides a broader vehicle to expand on the campus and community programming Milletti has developed curating the English department’s Exhibit X Fiction Series.
David Felder’s new orchestral work to receive its world premiere by the BPO
9/9/19
The extended four-movement work for symphony orchestra to be performed under the baton of the BPO’s Grammy-winning conductor and music director JoAnn Falletta.
UB Theatre and Dance Presents: "Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat"
9/4/19
The UB Department of Theatre and Dance will present the beloved family classic “Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in The Hat.”
UB speakers series to welcome Central Park Five member, “Shark Tank” investor, Pulitzer Prize winner
9/3/19
Nyle DiMarco, Maggie Haberman, Yusef Salaam, Daymond John, Jeff Corwin all part of 2019-20 Distinguished Speakers Series.
Urban Bush Women Walking With 'Trane
8/29/19
The UB Department of Theatre and Dance will host Brooklyn-based professional dance company Urban Bush Women for a public performance.
Templeton Foundation grant-winning philosopher to argue against an afterlife at UB conference
7/8/19
Philosopher John Martin Fischer, recipient of a $5.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study different aspects of immortality, will deliver the keynote address the Romanell Summer Conference, “Death, Disease and Identity.”
UB architect’s latest “habitecture” project uses dead tree to give new life to Australian landscape
6/24/19
Lined with bird shelters and bat boxes, “Life Support” is a living art sculpture that will serve as a functional habitat for a wide variety of bats, birds and reptiles.

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