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Students’ music, channeled through the Mivos Quartet

February 27, 2025

The acclaimed ensemble showcases new works by Bienen School student composers

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The Mivos Quartet has performed to critical acclaim in the U.S. and around the world. In recognition of their work in championing new music, the quartet has received the Interpretation Prize at the Darmstadt Summer Courses, as well as the 2019 Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Prize for Interpreters of Contemporary Music. Photo by Melanie Ahn

Stained glass image of child with dreadlocks transforming into tree roots while paper lanterns float in the air

Dittmar exhibition investigates the boundaries of art

February 10, 2025

‘Metamorphosis’ features works by Northwestern students and local community members

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prayer for the french republic

Mining the stories of our past to examine antisemitism today

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man of la mancha

A daring new ‘Man of La Mancha’ kicks off spring at the Wirtz Center

April 7, 2025

rafael palacios

‘Dance is a sacred place’

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